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Climate Change · Ottumwa

Which choices contribute most to climate change? Most people miss the mark, one study found

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It turns out many Americans aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change. A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car that uses gasoline for an electric one, carpooling or reducing food waste, participants weren’t very accurate when assessing how much those actions contributed to climate change, which is caused mostly by the…See the Story

Archaeology · Australia

Scientists discover astonishing razortooth whale which lived 25 million years ago

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Fossils · Ethiopia

Pulling up Roots: Moving to the Kentucky Frontier in the Midst of War- A Program Presented by Nancy O’ Malley

Nancy O'Malley has built a career as a professional archaeologist, specializing in historical archaeology, particularly the late 18th century early settlement in the middle Ohio Valley (early settlement and Revolutionary War Kentucky), African American history and industrial sites (mills and…Archaeologist · Shelbyville Read Article

Submerged thermal baths found in Gulf of Naples

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Archaeologists have discovered a preserved Roman bathhouse in the partially submerged ruins of Baiae on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples. During antiquity, Baiae was a popular Roman resort visited frequently by many notable Roman figures, including Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (also known as Pompey the Great), Julius Caesar, Gaius Marius, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus. The town had a reputation for a hedonistic life…Archaeology · Campania Read Article

Stalagmites in Mexican Caves Reveal Duration and Severity of Drought During the Maya Collapse

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A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexican cave have revealed.Drought · Mexico See the Story

Ancient Incans of All Classes Used Coded Strings of Hair for Record Keeping – New Research

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The author studying a khipu. Author provided, CC BY-SAThe people of the ancient Incan empire kept careful records of their economics, religion, demographics and history. Those records took the form of knotted cords called khipus. Until now, researchers believed that the only people who knew how to make khipus in the Inca empire (circa 1400-1532) were very elite, high-status officials. With little direct evidence about the Inca khipu experts, res…Archaeology · Peru See the Story

First Campus of Louisiana State University Investigated - Archaeology Magazine

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Inscribed marble stone PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA—A fallen tree in central Louisiana led archaeologists to the ruins of a long-forgotten college campus, according to a statement released by Louisiana State University (LSU). The tree was located on the former property of the original Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy. When it toppled, it exposed a slew of historic artifacts buried in its roots, prompting a formal archaeological …Archaeology · Pineville Read Article

Archaeologists use X-rays to distinguish iron from different periods of America's colonial past

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On a dark night in late May 1543, a group of men snuck through the Native American town of Guachoya and stopped at the gated wall, where a body had recently been buried. Working quietly, they disinterred the body and carried it to a nearby river, where they wrapped it in shawls filled with sand and dropped it in the water. Thus ended the brief and brutal history of Hernando de Soto, a Spanish soldier who helped conquer Nicaragua, overthrow the I…Native American · Florida Read Article

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Which choices contribute most to climate change? Most people miss the mark, one study found

Scientists discover astonishing razortooth whale which lived 25 million years ago

ASU Scientists Discover Fossils Suggesting New Species of Ancient Humans

Ancient DNA reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

Study Identifies Islamic Silver in Viking-Age Bedale Hoard

Pulling up Roots: Moving to the Kentucky Frontier in the Midst of War- A Program Presented by Nancy O’ Malley

Submerged thermal baths found in Gulf of Naples

Stalagmites in Mexican Caves Reveal Duration and Severity of Drought During the Maya Collapse

Ancient Incans of All Classes Used Coded Strings of Hair for Record Keeping – New Research

First Campus of Louisiana State University Investigated - Archaeology Magazine

Archaeologists use X-rays to distinguish iron from different periods of America's colonial past

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Ancient DNA reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

Study Identifies Islamic Silver in Viking-Age Bedale Hoard

Pulling up Roots: Moving to the Kentucky Frontier in the Midst of War- A Program Presented by Nancy O’ Malley

Submerged thermal baths found in Gulf of Naples

Stalagmites in Mexican Caves Reveal Duration and Severity of Drought During the Maya Collapse

Ancient Incans of All Classes Used Coded Strings of Hair for Record Keeping – New Research

First Campus of Louisiana State University Investigated - Archaeology Magazine

Archaeologists use X-rays to distinguish iron from different periods of America's colonial past