Anthropology News

In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 photo, associate professor Justin McDaniel gestures towards an artifact during a class trip with his religious studies students at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, in Philadelphia.

In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 photo, a student in a religious studies class taught by associate professor Justin McDaniel takes notes during a class trip at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, in Philadelphia.

Looking for a wild-and-crazy time at college? Don't sign up for Justin McDaniel's religious studies class.

Patna, Feb 11 : The Archaelogical Survey of India is set to begin excavation of a newly-found ancient stupa that was badly damaged and has been lying neglected for centuries in Bihar's Begusarai district, an official said Saturday.

A new study of tropical forests will provide a 50,000-year perspective on how animal biodiversity has changed, explored through an archaeological investigation of animal bones.

But now the secrets of the Pharaohs are set to be unravelled as visitors are taken back in time at Leeds Museum.

People camp in protest next to ruins on the outskirts of Amecameca, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb.

French archaeologists discovered the bodies of 21 German soldiers who fought in World War I. The men were buried alive in 1918 after an Allied shell exploded over their underground shelter and caused the structure to cave in on them.

Archaeologists found Aztec ruins during construction work in 2007. A new exhibition has spurred talk about the current education system When the Spanish cultural center in downtown Mexico City wanted to expand, excavations uncovered a Smith & Wesson revolver, a partial figurine of Jesus - and the ruins of an ancient Aztec school.

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The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Bodies of 21 German soldiers buried alive in World War One trench found perfectly preserved in northern France 94 years later Men were killed when a huge Allied shell exploded above the tunnel in northern France in 1918, causing it to cave in Scene likened to Pompeii after skeletal remains found in same positions ... (more)

Lee County is a goldmine for archaeologists with Native American artifacts dating back 10-thousand years.

Archaeologists and volunteers from the tribe have been digging and researching the movements of the tribe; they lived in Christian County for roughly ten years in the early 1800s.

With a weight that rivals a baby elephant, a meteorite that fell from space some 30,000 years ago is likely Britain's largest space rock.

Domestication and years of living with humans have likely given dogs an evolved ability to pay attention to, and understand, human visual communication.

The remains of a buried ship have been found on a construction site at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

After having seen Athens and Corinth, I couldn't resist visiting one of the other great city-states of ancient Greece: Sparta .

The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle.

They belong to a relict lineage of primates that gave rise to monkeys and apes about 60 million years ago, and for the past 45 million years tarsiers have been largely unchanged.

Picture: Tony Robinson and Sir Terry Pratchett at the book launch of 'Snuff' held at The Elizabethan Paddle Steamer London, England .... Mary-Ann Ochota, the television presenter and former model, has been named the new co-host of popular Channel 4 archaeology show Time Team.