May 16, 2023
Congratulations to this year’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients from the Robotics Institute!
Rohan Choudhury
Siva Kailas
Seth…
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Congratulations to our 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients
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Skeleton found in rock shelter corresponds with the relatively unknown Janambre Culture
The Janamabre were an ethnic group of nomadic hunter-gatherers that opposed the colonisation of the northeast of New Spain, Mexico, between the 17th and 18th centuries.
At the time, the Kingdom of New Spain was a territorial entity of the Spanish…
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Periods of prolonged droughts caused downfall of Indus megacities
A new study by the University of Cambridge has found new evidence locked away in stalagmite formations in a Himalayan cave, suggesting that the downfall of the Indus megacities was caused by periods of prolonged droughts.
The Indus Civilisation…
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Study reveals new secrets of the Maya calendar
A team of anthropologists from Tulane University have deciphered new secrets of the Maya calendar.
Maya monuments and glyphs record an 819-day count in the Maya calendar, with each group of 819 days being associated with one of four colours and…
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SlothBot
SlothBot is a solar-powered, cable-driven, environmental monitoring robot. It is designed to be present in natural ecosystems, primarily under tree canopies, over long periods of time without any human intervention while measuring microclimate…
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Libyan archaeological sites in danger due to coastal erosion
A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, reveals that escalating coastal erosion poses a threat to the preservation of archaeological sites located along the Libyan shoreline.
Eastern Libya’s Cyrenaican coast, spanning from the…
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Evidence of prehistoric glue used 20,000-years-ago during the Palaeolithic period
Researchers from UNED and the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) have found evidence of adhesives being used to fasten lithic hunting heads to arrow shafts approximately 20,000-years-ago.
In a paper, published in the Journal of Archaeological…
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Lessons for a secure food future can be drawn from the Medieval ‘Green Revolution’
Archaeologists aim to uncover how societies in the Western Mediterranean region overcame environmental obstacles and sparked a ‘green revolution’ that lasted for a millennium.
A group of scientists from the universities of Reading, Barcelona,…
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Direct evidence of ancient Bronze Age drug use found in Menorca
Human consumption of mind-altering substances can be traced in the archaeological record back to prehistoric times; however, this is based on indirect evidence such as the typology and function of certain artefacts related to their preparation or…
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Ancient mummy labels help to reconstruct climate of Roman Egypt
A project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is using mummy labels to help reconstruct the climate of Roman Egypt.
Mummy labels are small labels made of wood, faience, or ivory, that were attached to mummies during the…
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