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…
Category: 9. Environment
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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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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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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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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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Tree ring study suggests drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman Empire
A study of tree rings suggests that the Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman Empire.
Hungary…
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Ancient footprints found on UK beach
Archaeologists and geographers from the University of Manchester have discovered hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints on a beach in Merseyside, England.
The footprint beds show that, as global sea levels rose rapidly after the last ice…
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Archaeologists give new insights into final blow of autonomous Ancient Palmyra
Archaeologists conducting a study to estimate the maximum productivity of the land around Palmyra are revealing new insights that questions the historical narrative.
Palmya is located in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds…
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Sustainability of the Nile since the construction of the Aswan Dam
For thousands of years, the people of North Eastern Africa have relied on the Nile River as their primary source of life sustaining water.
One of the longest rivers in the world, the Nile flows for over 4100 miles from Lake Victoria to the…
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Early humans were drawn to Kalahari during water-rich periods
Evidence of water-rich periods in the Kalahari attracted early humans, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
The Kalahari is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa, named from a Setswana word kgala or “great…
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