By: Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, NC (REUTERS).- North Carolina archeologists will attempt to retrieve an anchor this week from the wreckage of the notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge — just as its resurrected on the big screen in the new movie release…
Study Says Use of Fire Relatively Recent in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP).- A new study is raising questions about when ancient human ancestors in Europe learned to control fire, one of the most important steps on the long path to civilization. A review of 141 archaeological sites across Europe shows habitual…
Archaeologists at Jamestown Unearth a Trove of 400-Year-Old Pipes Personalized for Patron
B>RICHMOND, VA. (AP).- Archeologists at Jamestown have unearthed a trove of tobacco pipes personalized for a who’s who of early 17th century colonial and British elites, underscoring the importance of tobacco to North America’s first permanent English …
Armenian Archeologists: 5,900-Year-Old Skirt Found
YEREVAN (AP).- An Armenian archaeologist says that scientists have discovered a skirt that could be 5,900-year-old. Pavel Avetisian, the head of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography in Yerevan, said a fragment of skirt made of reed was found du…
Ship Lost for More than 150 Years is Recovered in Canada
TORONTO (AP).- Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday…
Workers in New York City Begin to Dismantle Ground Zero Ship
NEW YORK (AP).- Plank by plank, archeologists on Monday began the delicate process of dismantling a section of an 18th century ship that was found buried across the street from the World Trade Center site. Each plank will be freeze-dried so that the fr…
Archeologists in Guatemala Discover King’s Well-Sealed Tomb that Yields Mayan Secrets
GUATEMALA CITY (REUTERS).- Archeologists in Guatemala have discovered a Mayan king’s tomb packed with a well-preserved hoard of carvings, ceramics and children’s bones that cast fresh light on the vanished civilization. Researchers uncovered the burial…