CSI Jamestown: Anthropologists lay out evidence of colonial cannibalism Experts have provided the grisly goods to back up 17th-century accounts of cannibalism during the Jamestown colony's "starving time" — including a skull that shows signs of being chopped at and pried apart. "Our team has discovered partial human remains before, but the location of the discovery, visible damage to the skull and marks on the bones immediately made us realize this finding was unusual," Bill Kelso, chief archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project in Virginia, said in a news release issued Wednesday. More
Scientists gain insight into long-extinct South African creature that had mix of human, apelike traits A series of studies released today show that a long-extinct South African creature had an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits. But scientists say they still haven’t figured out where it fits on our evolutionary family tree. The human branch of the evolutionary tree, called Homo, is thought to have arisen from a group of ancient species called australopithecines. More
Obama to Unveil Initiative to Map the Human Brain President Obama on Tuesday will announce a broad new research initiative, starting with $100 million in 2014, to invent and refine new technologies to understand the human brain, senior administration officials said Monday. More
Unlocking Roman Secrets: How Modern Science Analyzes Ancient Wood Groundbreaking research involving nuclear magnetic resonance has revealed the secrets of ancient Roman wooden structures. This non-invasive technique helped scientists analyze submerged wood from a ... 01/19/2025 - 6:30 pm | View Link
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