Excavations News
Lecture on Peru at county museum (Redlands Daily Facts) REDLANDS - Guest lecturer David Earle will speak on "Excavations in Peru" at 7:30 p.
Diamonds suggest comets caused killer cold spell (Manila Bulletin) WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a ‘’swarm’’ of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported on Friday.
Briefs: Lecture on Phoenix's Chinatown (The Arizona Republic) Burton Barr Central Library will present ''Archaeology of Phoenix's Chinatown,'' a free lecture and slide presentation hosted by archaeologist Todd Bostwick, from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Diamonds suggest comets caused killer cold spell (Stuff) Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, sending the planet into a cold spell and driving mammoths and other creatures into extinction.
18th century ship found (News 24 South Africa) The remains of an 18th century Spanish galleon have been found in a marshy area near Buenos Aires during excavations for a parking lot.
'Ancient necklaces' reveal early man's intelligence (New Kerala) London, Jan 5 : Researchers have determined that necklaces dating back to almost 100,000 years, found in southern Africa and the Middle East, represent intellect among early modern humans that allowed them to migrate out of Africa and determined their evolutionary success.
Archaeologist to speak about dig near San Pedro (The Sierra Vista Herald) TUBAC — Archaeologist Maren Hopkins will talk on Thursday about working in the U.S.-Mexico political borderlands environment and the results of the archaeological excavation she conducted at the border in Southeast Arizona near the San Pedro River last year.
The 'indian tombs' of Gold Hill (The Mail Tribune) With each flick of Cressman's whisk broom, 200 pairs of gawking eyes silently watched as one bone after another was unearthed from centuries-old dirt.
'Circle stone' a puzzle at ancient Sierra Vista site (Arizona Daily Star) SIERRA VISTA — A mysterious "circle stone" is puzzling archaeologists who unearthed it with an ancient village in Sierra Vista's west end.
Comets sent earth into cold spell (The Times of India) WASHINGTON: Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, told scientists.
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