California Museum Repatriates Remains and Artifacts The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History turned over to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians the partial remains of about 1,000 Chumash and pre-Chumash people who had lived throughout the South Coast over a time span of 13,000 years. In addition, UCSB turned over the human remains … Continue reading California Museum Repatriates Remains and Artifacts →

An ancient skeleton with a prosthetic eye was discovered 15 years ago Believe it or not, fake eyes have existed for thousands of years. Besides improving the physical appearance of the patient needing the artificial eye, fake eyes also prevent tissues in the eye socket from overgrowing and prevent foreign debris from entering the eye … Continue reading An ancient skeleton with a prosthetic eye was discovered 15 years ago →

Ancient mystery in NC: Judaculla Rock holds 1,500-year-old petroglyphs In the mountains of Jackson County in North Carolina lies a large mysterious rock covered in petroglyphs that have yet to be deciphered. For the Cherokee Indians, the rock and surrounding area is a sacred site where ceremonies used to take place. Indeed, Judaculla Rock is … Continue reading Ancient mystery in NC: Judaculla Rock holds 1,500-year-old petroglyphs →

3-D Photogrammetry Reveals 1,000-Year-Old Etchings in Alabama Deep in a damp cave in northern Alabama, archaeologists have made a giant discovery. On a subterranean ceiling just half a meter high, researchers have uncovered the largest cave art discovered in North America: intricate etchings of humanlike figures and a serpent, carved by Native Americans more than … Continue reading 3-D Photogrammetry Reveals 1,000-Year-Old Etchings in Alabama →

Defiant message discovered in Cuban Missile Crisis bunker Sixty years ago during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a defiant individual — likely a Cuban soldier — wrote a message in a system of bunkers and trenches on the Cuban coast declaring that surrender was not in the cards, new research finds. Archaeologists discovered the graffiti while … Continue reading Defiant message discovered in Cuban Missile Crisis bunker →

Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in an asteroid strike, scientists claim Scientists have presented a stunningly preserved leg of a dinosaur. The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it’s not just their exquisite … Continue reading Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in an asteroid strike, scientists claim →

Possible 18th-Century Tavern Uncovered in Eastern Virginia After three years of searching, archaeologists think they may have found the remnants of an 18th-century tavern. “We found a substantial rubble deposit of handmade brick and oyster shell mortar with some evidence of burning [that may be chimney soot],” said Fairfield Foundation lead archaeologist Dan Brown. “We … Continue reading Possible 18th-Century Tavern Uncovered in Eastern Virginia →

East Bay’s mysterious rock walls: Paranormal? American Stonehenge? Theories abound If walls could speak, what a tale these mysterious huge boulders would tell. Perched high atop the lonely, windswept ridges of the Diablo Range, chains of stacked stones stand sentry above East Bay cities — yet they delineate nothing. Long the subject of intrigue — … Continue reading East Bay’s mysterious rock walls: Paranormal? American Stonehenge? Theories abound →

Remains of Ancient American Dogs Identified at Jamestown Dogs first came to the Americas about 16,000 years ago, likely on the heels of ice age hunters crossing a bygone land bridge from Siberia. These indigenous canines remained on the continent for thousands of years as furry friends and hunting companions—until, suddenly, they were gone, replaced … Continue reading Remains of Ancient American Dogs Identified at Jamestown →