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Beyond Mesopotamia: A radical new view of human civilization reported in Science
A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia, is reported by journalist Andrew Lawler in the 3 August issue of Science. view more (2007-08-03)
Earliest evidence for large scale organized warfare in the Mesopotamian world
A huge battle destroyed one of the world's earliest cities at around 3500 B.C. and left behind, preserved in their places, artifacts from daily life in an urban settlement in upper Mesopotamia, according to a joint announcement from the University of Chicago and the Department of Antiquities in... view more (2005-12-16)
Lapis Lazuli as blue unexpected pigment in Iran L'˘jvardina ceramics
Blue colour has always attracted people. To date United Nations and Europa flags are blue ! The blue colour is rather rare in nature; blue-green is more frequent. The main "true blue" mineral is lazurite, an aluminosilicate belonging to the sodalite group, associated with some other... view more (2003-04-15)
Fetal fat and “red spots” in newborn babies a defense against bacterial attacks
It is common that babies are born with fetal fat and develop red spots on their skin. Pediatricians have always explained this as a passing and normal skin reaction in newborn children. Now Giovanna Marchini at the Karolinska Hospital, Sweden, together with her research team, has discovered that... view more (2003-03-03)
Early Bronze Age mortuary complex discovered in Syria
An ancient, untouched Syrian tomb that wowed the archaeological world on its discovery by Johns Hopkins University researchers nearly six years ago has revealed another secret: It is not alone. view more (2006-10-25)
Cosmic impacts and civilisation collapse @ the London Catastrophes meeting
At some time around 2300 BC, a large number of the major civilisations of the world collapsed, simultaneously it seems. The Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, the Old Kingdom in Egypt, the Early Bronze Age civilisation in Israel, Anatolia and Greece, as well as the Indus Valley civilisation in India,... view more (2002-08-22)
The Middle East Crisis - 2200 BC @ the London Catastrophes conference
Around 2200 BC, something strange happened in the Middle East. An abrupt change in climate caused the sudden collapse of rain-fed agricultural societies in Egypt, the Aegean, the Levant, Mesopotamia and the Indus valley of India. According to Professor Harvey Weiss, people returned to pastoral... view more (2002-08-17)
Biologists Discover Why 10% Of Europeans Are Safe From HIV Infection
Biologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered how the plagues of the Middle Ages have made around 10% of Europeans resistant to HIV. view more (2005-03-09)
Climate change rocked cradles of civilisation
Severe climate change was the primary driver in the development of civilisation, according to new research by the University of East Anglia. view more (2006-09-07)
The First Domesticated Donkey Was Born in Africa
An international team of researchers, with the participation of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona professor, Jordi Jordana, has published in Science magazine the results of their investigation into the origins of the domesticated donkey. The authors have discovered by using genetic analysis... view more (2004-06-23)
UCLA-Dutch team uncovers Egypt's earliest agricultural settlement
Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be... view more (2008-02-13)
Archaeologists find silos and administration center from early Egyptian city
A University of Chicago expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life. view more (2008-07-02)
Archaeologists rescue clues to ancient kingdom from the rising Nile
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan... view more (2007-06-19)
University of Chicago researchers find human brain still evolving
Human evolution, University of Chicago researchers report, is still under way in what has become our most important organ: the brain. view more (2005-09-09)
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