Archaeology

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Biologist Svante Pääbo describes the thrilling discovery of DNA from the bones of an ancient Neandertal in this excerpt from his new book

The new analysis of "Clovis boy" DNA also stirs an ethics debate about the handling of tribal remains

A convergence of dating analysis for camel bones in Israel finds that the animals arrived in the area long after biblical descriptions of them are thought to have taken place. Cynthia Graber reports

 

The well-preserved nature of the fossils gives scientist a snapshot of life more than 500 million years ago

More than 90 percent of all life on Earth died off in a geologic blink during the Permian mass extinction, and scientists suspect multiple environmental factors were at play

The 40 skulls, first uncovered in 1988, show evidence of violent lives

Archaeologists report the discovery of a 300,000-year-old hearth, the most ancient one known, for making and using fire. Cynthia Graber reports

 

Research in the past 26 years, although not definitive, points to a match with the "Father of Europe"

The 2,000-year-old wreck, off the coast of Sri Lanka, may hold clues about trade between Roman and Asian societies

The chemistry and mineralogy of the rock around extremely well preserved fossils of dinosaurs and other animals suggests that they were indeed entombed by volcanic ash