Study uncovers new evidence supporting Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) proposes that a cometary or meteoric body exploded over the North American area sometime around 12,900-years-ago.

Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Archaeologists have found that Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

Underwater scans reveal lost submerged landscape

Study identifies a succession of climatic changes one million years ago in Europe

Climate change threatens thousands of Native American and colonial sites in coastal Georgia

Thousands of Native American and colonial sites in Georgia are under threat from increasing storm surges caused by climate change, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One.

Source of Snowball Earth solved

US navy ships from WWII provide new climate evidence

Researchers have recovered the logbooks from US Navy ships stationed at Pearl Harbour, providing new evidence for understanding how the global climate is changing.

Arid regions of South Africa were once home to ancient lakes

Recently discovered evidence supporting the existence of ancient lakes in remarkably dry areas of South Africa indicates that Stone Age humans may have inhabited a more extensive range across the continent than initially believed.

Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BC

Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the Karako-Kagi site.

Libyan archaeological sites in danger due to coastal erosion

A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, reveals that escalating coastal erosion poses a threat to the preservation of archaeological sites located along the Libyan shoreline.

ANCIENT MUMMY LABELS HELP TO RECONSTRUCT CLIMATE OF ROMAN EGYPT

A project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is using mummy labels to help reconstruct the climate of Roman Egypt.

HERITAGEDAILY JOINS THE CLIMATE HERITAGE NETWORK

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) announced that 92 additional organisations have joined the Network following approval of their membership applications by the Network’s international Steering Committee.

SUBMERGED PREHISTORIC SITE DISCOVERED WITH REMAINS OF EXTINCT SPECIES

Archaeologists from the University of Chile and the Millennium Nucleus Ocean Heritage and Culture (OHC), have discovered a submerged prehistoric site with remains of an extinct species.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER ROMAN SOLDIER’S PAYCHECK AT MASADA

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered a papyrus paycheck belonging to Roman soldier during excavations at Masada.

CLIMATE CHANGE REVEALS ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES IN MELTING ICE

Melting ice patches across Norway are revealing archaeological treasures from thousands of years ago that are under threat from climate change.

Ancient footprints found on UK beach

Archaeologists give new insights into final blow of autonomous ancient Palmyra

Archaeologists conducting a study to estimate the maximum productivity of the land around Palmyra are revealing new insights that questions the historical narrative.

Connections between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya

An extended period of turmoil in the Maya city of Mayapan in Mexico was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict.

DROUGHTS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY PAVED THE WAY FOR ISLAM

Extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar.

Neanderthals of the north

Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more temperate environmental conditions during the last Ice Age?