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• DNA study suggests Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics Early Humans
  An international team of researchers studying DNA patterns from modern and archaic humans has uncovered new clues about the movement and intermixing of populations more than 40,000 years ago in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
• Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics
  Imagine tapping into the mind of a coma patient, or watching one’s own dream on YouTube. With a cutting-edge blend of brain imaging and computer simulation, scientists at the University of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
• Female promiscuity can rescue populations from harmful effects of inbreeding
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics
  Females in inbred populations become more promiscuous in order to screen out sperm from genetically incompatible males, according to new study by the University of East Anglia... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ot...
• Researchers greatly improve evolutionary Tree of Life for mammals
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Early Mammals Evolution Breakingnews Genetics
  An international research team led by biologists at the University of California, Riverside and Texas A&M University has released for the first time a large and robust DNA matrix that has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo...
• Fluid equilibrium in prehistoric organisms sheds light on a turning point in evolution
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics
  Maintaining fluid balance in the body is essential to survival, from the tiniest protozoa to the mightiest of mammals. By researching recent genomic data, Swiss researchers have found genetic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo...
• Scientists probe Indian Ocean for clues to worldwide weather patterns
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Environment Oceans Climate Change Breakingnews
  An international team of researchers will begin gathering in the Indian Ocean next month, using aircraft, ships, moorings, radars, numerical models and other tools to study how tropical weather brews... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
• Getty Museum to return ancient pieces to Greece
  on Sep 23, 2011 in USA Southern Europe Heritage Breakingnews Europe Greece ArchaeoHeritage
  The J. Paul Getty Museum said Thursday that it will return two ancient artifacts to Greece as part of a new agreement with the country's ministry of culture. The museum said the agreement was signed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
• Digging up a new look of a famous old site
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Western Europe UK Breakingnews Archaeology Europe ArchaeoHeritage
  Startling new evidence of one of the most famous ancient sites in the world has been uncovered by a mid-Somerset archaeologist – without setting foot on site.  Wells-based digital... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo...
• The importance of archaeology in India
  on Sep 23, 2011 in India Asia Breakingnews Archaeology South Asia ArchaeoHeritage
  Archaeology in India has progressively changed from antiquarian pursuit to rigorous science. Leading this transformation has been the Archaeological Survey of India. Since its establishment in 1861,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
• Dark age 'CSI' project to close
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Western Europe UK Breakingnews Archaeology Europe ArchaeoHeritage
  An archaeology project which probed scores of Anglo Saxon graves in Kent is closing because it has run out of cash.  Members of the public were allowed to go in and watch the conservation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
• Japanese sword unearthed bearing Chinese sign for year 570
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Asia East Asia Breakingnews Archaeology Japan ArchaeoHeritage
  An ancient sword bearing kanji characters that show the year 570 according to the Chinese sexagenary cycle has been unearthed from an ancient burial mound here, the local education board announced on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
• Can Maya sites jump-start Mexico tourism?
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Destinations Breakingnews Travel Mexico
  The ancient Maya calendar ends Dec. 21, 2012, and Hollywood has wasted no time portraying the coming date as the trigger of a worldwide cataclysm.  Tikal was the largest of the Maya cities... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
• Aboriginal Australians: The first explorers
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics Early Humans
  In an exciting development, an international team of researchers have, for the first time, pieced together the human genome from an Aboriginal Australian. The results, now to be published in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
• DNA study suggests Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration
  on Sep 23, 2011 in Evolution Breakingnews Genetics Early Humans
  An international team of researchers studying DNA patterns from modern and archaic humans has uncovered new clues about the movement and intermixing of populations more than 40,000 years ago in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
• Getty Museum to return ancient pieces to Greece
  on Sep 23, 2011 in USA Southern Europe Heritage Breakingnews Europe Greece ArchaeoHeritage
  The J. Paul Getty Museum said Thursday that it will return two ancient artifacts to Greece as part of a new agreement with the country's ministry of culture. The museum said the agreement was signed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
• Bird disease migrates from UK to Europe
  on Sep 22, 2011 in Environment Endangered Species Breakingnews
  A deadly disease responsible for a sudden decline in two of Britain's most popular garden birds has now spread to Europe. Trichomonosis, a disease normally associated with pigeons, apparently "jumped... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
• Ancient shipyard uncovered near Rome
  on Sep 22, 2011 in Italy Southern Europe Breakingnews Archaeology Europe ArchaeoHeritage
  University of Southampton and British School at Rome (BSR) archaeologists, leading an international excavation of Portus – the ancient port of Rome, believe they have discovered a large Roman... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
• Ancient treasure found... and sold
  on Sep 22, 2011 in South East Asia Malaysia Asia Heritage Breakingnews ArchaeoHeritage
  Agents of scrap metal dealers have been selling old Portuguese coins, bullets and religious amulets that were unearthed during a recent landslip along the banks of the Malacca River to antique... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
• Archaeological sites in Syria vandalized and looted
  on Sep 22, 2011 in Syria Near East Greater Middle East Heritage Breakingnews ArchaeoHeritage
  Several archaeological sites in the ancient city of Apamea were vandalized and pillaged by groups taking advantage of the events in Syria to excavate secretly, dig randomly and steal artifacts in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...
• Architect warns Albania against damaging Heritage
  on Sep 22, 2011 in Southern Europe Heritage Breakingnews Europe ArchaeoHeritage Albania
  Giora Solar, an Israeli perseveration architect who led a joint fact-finding mission with UNESCO last year aimed at identifying the impact a road expansion would have on Albania’s Butrint... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...

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