UW-La Crosse professor creates virtual ancient Egypt exhibit
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - A UW-La Crosse professor is bringing ancient Egypt to life, virtually. David Anderson is an associate professor at UWL.He has created virtual 3D…
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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.
Remains of ancient horse unearthed by archaeologists at Pompeii
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, showering Pompeii with hot rock, volcanic ash and noxious gas, it buried the residents of the ancient city forever, preserving their remains in the ash.
This 'enigmatic' feathered dinosaur didn't fly like modern birds
For more than 150 years, researchers have been studying the fossils of bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx and attempting to answer this question: Did it fly?
Oldest 'tattoo art' discovered on ancient Egyptian mummies
The world's oldest figurative tattoos have been discovered on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt.
Rare find: Mass grave may belong to Viking Great Army
The Viking Great Army may have finally been found.
Truck driver plows into Peru's 2,000-year-old archeological enigma
Peru's world renowned Nazca Lines were damaged when a rig plowed into the ancient site on Saturday, the country's ministry of culture said.
Archaeologist visits Iowa bridge after discovery
Des Moines officials say an archaeologist is visiting the construction site of a city bridge to determine if there's archaeological significance there.
