Skeleton DNA reveals surprising backgrounds of Crusader soldiers
DNA from 13th century remains buried in a pit in Lebanon is shedding light on the lives of Crusader soldiers and how they mixed with the local population, a new study shows.
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Ancient whales walked on four legs and moved like giant otters
The whales we know today look nothing like they did millions of years ago.
Llama sacrifice site found in Lake Titicaca
Sprawling across the Andean mountain border between Bolivia and Peru, Lake Titicaca is a popular spot with travelers who visit the floating reed islands of the Uru people, or the religious festivals of Copacabana.
Norway to return Easter Island artifacts
A Norwegian museum has agreed to return thousands of artifacts and human remains to Easter Island, after they were taken by explorer Thor Heyerdahl during two expeditions in the 20th century.
Elephant birds were blind, nocturnal and taller than Big Bird
You may have thought Big Bird was unrealistically gigantic, but he's still not the largest bird to ever walk the Earth. That honor goes to elephant birds, which stood 10 feet tall and roamed Madagascar thousands of years ago.
Study sheds light on neanderthals' posture
Neanderthals may not have sported the barrel-chested bodies and hunched posture we see in museums and textbooks, according to a new study.
Bones reveal Neanderthal child was eaten by a giant bird
When researchers discovered the oldest human remains ever found in Poland a few years ago, they didn't realize that the bones were hiding a grisly secret.
This 7,200-year-old cheese stands alone among world's oldest
The earliest evidence for cheese making in the Mediterranean has been found in pottery from Croatia's Dalmatian coast, according to a new study.
Bones from Pacific island likely those of Amelia Earhart, researchers say
Bones found on a remote Pacific island almost eight decades ago likely are those of pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart, new research claims.
UWL adds unique academic department
UWL hosted an open house Thursday for its new Department of Archaeology and Anthropology.
