Archaeology & Human Origins

15+ min ago   (557+ words) Ancient Chinese musical instruments from tombs dating back more than 2,000 years will go on display in the United States this November. The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix will open Unearthed Musical Masterpieces from the Southern Kingdoms of Ancient China on…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (693+ words) In 1910, a woman in Salem mailed a letter to her sister. The message included mundane notes about the weather, a car ride and a dress she made, along with an ominous complaint about a swollen neck. Nothing about it would…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (210+ words) www.advertisernewssouth.com History, craft groups gather for day of exhibits, talks and cemetery tour Newton. Historical societies, reenactors, craftspeople and community organizations gathered for a day of exhibits, presentations and entertainment, including a tour of the Old Newton Burial…...

59+ min ago   (680+ words) Discover what an ancient aqueduct can tell us about the rise and fall of “the French Rome” under Roman rule. The French city of Nîmes gets its name from an ancient Celtic water deity: Nemausus. While the word has been…...

55+ min ago   (227+ words) A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history of the Aztecs in pictograms went on display Thursday in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was whisked off to France. The Codex Azcatitlan recounts the history of the Aztec…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (593+ words) image: At least on the surface, the decorated pottery appeared to be Mississippian, but scientists needed to look at the chemical and material makeup of the pottery to determine where it originated from. view more A cultural revolution spans the…...

53+ min ago   (294+ words) The extraordinary grave reveals how seriously 17th-century Poles could fear the restless dead....

57+ min ago   (405+ words) While many students were away for the summer, 12 University of South Dakota students spent two weeks unearthing history. The Archaeology Field School, led by Anthony Krus, chair of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, spent its time at the Bear…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (381+ words) Ghosts, demons, witches, shape-shifters, and even the ancient equivalents of vampires and zombies will take center stage when Profs & Pints Annapolis returns to the Graduate by Hilton Annapolis on Tuesday, October 13. “Ancient Terrors of the Night” will explore what frightened…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (354+ words) Scholars in Shaanxi believe that a royal tomb adjacent to the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport may be the enduring resting place of Empress Dowager Huayang, the woman who influenced the succession that gave power to the first emperor of China....