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ARCHAEOLOGY

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2017
Ancient tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape: researchers
Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the vast Amazon rain forest than previously known, according to a study showing how tree species domesticated by humans long ago still dominate big swaths of the wilderness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2017
Swedish archaeologists discover 12 ancient Egyptian cemeteries near Aswan
Swedish archaeologists have unearthed a dozen burial sites near the southern city of Aswan that date back almost 3,500 years to the New Kingdom era of ancient Egypt, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 24, 2016
Egypt unearths city and cemetery over 7,000 years old
Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2016
Anglo-Saxon, tree-trunk coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians
A rare discovery of 81 Anglo-Saxon coffins made from the hollowed-out trunks of oak trees may provide new insights into how people lived in the early days of Christianity in Britain, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2016
Chile seeks help to protect world's oldest mummies
Chilean researchers are seeking conservation aid to protect a collection of mummified human remains found in northern Chile, the oldest mummies discovered in the world to date.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2016
Explorers to sail reed boat across Pacific in bid to prove ancient journeys
An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous Bolivians is getting ready to cross the Pacific from South America to Australia, in a fresh attempt to prove that ancient mariners were capable of making the journey.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2016
Piltdown breakdown: New study unearths details of famed scientific hoax
Researchers applying modern forensic techniques to a century-old puzzle have laid bare intriguing new details about one of the most notorious scientific hoaxes on record, the so-called Piltdown Man, and are confident in the culprit's identity.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2016
Tiny bead from Bulgaria may be world's oldest gold artifact
It may be just a tiny gold bead — 4 mm (1/8 inch) in diameter — but it is an enormous discovery for Bulgarian archaeologists who say they have found Europe's — and probably the world's — oldest gold artifact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2016
How dogs became man's best friend — twice over
Ancient humans made dogs their best friend not once but twice, by domesticating two separate populations of wolves far apart in Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 14, 2016
Evidence of some of the first humans in the Americas is found in Florida
Researchers who dove hundreds of times into a sinkhole beneath the murky waters of Florida's Aucilla River have retrieved some of the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas, including stone tools apparently used to butcher a mastodon.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2016
South America's prehistoric people spread like 'invasive species': study
When the first prehistoric people trekked into South America toward the end of the Ice Age, they found a wondrous, lush continent inhabited by all manner of strange creatures like giant ground sloths and car-sized armadillos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2016
Syria government says it will restore ancient Palmyra as city is taken back from Islamic State
Palmyra's ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by Islamic State fighters last year, will be restored, the head of the antiquities authority said on Saturday before Syria recaptured the city, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamist group, which had controlled the desert city since May last...
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2016
Homo sapiens had adventurous sexcapades in dim, distant past: analysis
Our species, Homo sapiens, has a more adventurous sexual history than previously realized, and all that bed-hopping long ago has left an indelible mark on the human genome.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2016
'Humans caused extinction' of huge bird 50,000 years ago
The mystery behind the extinction of a huge flightless bird called Genyornis that flourished in the grasslands and woodlands of prehistoric Australia may have been solved, with burned eggshells as the clue and people as the culprits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2016
Study finds ancient Babylonians employed complex geometry
Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, using sophisticated geometric techniques that until now had been considered an achievement of medieval European scholars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2016
Century-old artifacts left by pioneer Antarctic explorers uncovered
Conservationists in Australia's oldest Antarctic outpost have scraped away a hundred years of snow and ice to find items, from bullets to a bowl of peas, that reveal the harsh conditions battled by early explorer Douglas Mawson and his team.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2015
Modern science detects disease in 400-year-old embalmed hearts
In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2015
Tut tomb may conceal Egypt’s lost queen; new evidence headed to Japan for analysis
Chances are high that the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun has passages to a hidden chamber, which may be the lost last resting place of Queen Nefertiti, experts said on Saturday.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Tokyo police seek public's help on Setagaya family murder 24 years ago
Police seek information from the public on a high-profile murder case, in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.

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