Archaeologists have found that Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
An analysis of the oldest archaeological sites on the island suggests that the first human occupation occurred…
Category: 9. Environment
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Underwater scans reveal lost submerged landscape
Researchers from the Life on the Edge project, a collaboration between the University of Bradford and the University of Split, has revealed a lost submerged landscape off the coast of Croatia using underwater scans.
Using state-of-the-art…
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Study identifies a succession of climatic changes one million years ago in Europe
A study of the Quibas site in Murcia, Spain, has revealed new data to suggest that one million years ago there was a succession of climatic changes in Europe.
The Quibas site, located in Sierra de Quibas, was discovered in 1994 after a group of…
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Neolithic coastal settlements were resilient in the face of climate change
A study of the submerged site of Habonim North indicates that Neolithic coastal settlements were resilient in the face of climate change.
Habonim North is located 200 metres south of Tel Nami in Israel’s Carmel Coast. It was first identified…
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Climate change threatens thousands of Native American and colonial sites in coastal Georgia
Thousands of Native American and colonial sites in Georgia are under threat from increasing storm surges caused by climate change, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One.
The study has identified 4,200 sites at risk of flooding…
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US Navy ships from WWII provide new climate evidence
Researchers have recovered the logbooks from US Navy ships stationed at Pearl Harbour, providing new evidence for understanding how the global climate is changing.
The ships were bombed during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese…
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Extreme cooling caused extinction of early humans in Europe
Study led by the University College London (UCL) suggests that an extreme cooling period approximately 1.1 million years ago likely contributed to the extinction of early human populations in Europe.
Based on palaeoclimate evidence, the…
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Chimú Culture constructed 10 km wall to protect capital against El Niño events
Archaeologists conducting a study of the Muralla La Cumbre, a 10 km wall in northern Peru, have concluded that the Chimú Culture constructed the wall to protect the capital of Chan Chan against El Niño events.
The Chimú culture emerged around…
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Arid regions of South Africa were once home to ancient lakes
Recently discovered evidence supporting the existence of ancient lakes in remarkably dry areas of South Africa indicates that Stone Age humans may have inhabited a more extensive range across the continent than initially believed.
A study led by…
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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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