Anthropology News

Lincoln Fox, an instructional media systems engineer at Northern Illinois University, shows Cheryl Ross, Dave Ross and Kristy Ross on Sunday the features of a smart classroom in Jameson Auditorium in Cole Hall.

Professional archaeologists, educators, avocational archaeologists, students, members of the community and other interested attendees at the 19th annual East Texas Archeological Conference studied developments in archeology throughout the region.

Moa bones and other relics of Maori settlement around Redcliffs have been found during excavations at the Main Rd for a wastewater pipe.

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures.

According to legend it was St. Patrick who single-handedly brought Christianity to the Irish.

South Korea's Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik on Saturday promoted the country's traditional culture at the opening ceremony of a Korean antiquities exhibition room at a museum here.

1500 years of Arab and Muslim rule and culture in Palestine are trivialized, evidence of its existence is being destroyed and all this is done to make the absurd connection between the ancient Hebrew civilization and today's Israel.

In a recent post, Kerim does excellent work tracing the Savage Minds engagement with Jared Diamond , which dates to the establishment of this blog as a scrappy band of Davids taking aim at Goliath.

It has been used by WKU's anthropology department since 1996 as a teaching and research laboratory and as a place to house archaeological collections.

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)