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Digital elevation map of canals at ancient Maya site Belize
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Ancient Maya Farms Revealed by Laser Scanning

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 7 October 20193 November 2021

One agricultural network was 5 times larger than earlier estimates, and the fields may be an early source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

Photograph of an ancient Norse archeological site, called Anavik, in western Greenland
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Global Warming Is Conquering the Vikings

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 27 August 201916 December 2021

Ancient Arctic artifacts are disappearing as warming unfurls.

Man sifts through a tray of pottery sherds.
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Ceramics Trace a 14th Century Indonesian Tsunami

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 17 June 201916 March 2022

Archaeological evidence suggests that communities on the northern coast of Sumatra devastated by a tsunami roughly 600 years ago opted to rebuild in the same area, a process repeated in 2004.

Stromboli island Italy
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Ancient Tsunami Tied to Volcanic Flank Collapse in Italy

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 11 February 201930 March 2023

Stromboli’s volcanic cone may have suffered multiple flank collapses between the 14th and 16th centuries, triggering tsunamis that led to the abandonment of the island.

Rozan Alkhatib-Alkontar surveys a patch of ground at the site of the ancient city of Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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Magnetic Surveying Reveals Hidden Ancient Buildings and Streets

by B. Bedford 11 January 201929 September 2021

Buried buildings subtly distort natural magnetic fields, providing a magnetic surveying team with clues that helped archaeologists map an ancient city.

Neanderthal and human skull
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Neanderthals Likely Ate Rotten Meat

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 10 December 201821 July 2022

Neanderthals have long been painted as meat-eating machines. But could a new look at a dietary proxy and how it changes when meat rots uncover insights into what these extinct hominids really ate?

The Carambolo Treasure
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Fresh Take on a Gold Treasure’s Origins Using Geochemistry

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 May 20189 February 2023

Blending geoscience and archaeology, researchers apply a new technique to pinpoint where ancient and unique gold artifacts were crafted.

Helix pomatia snail shell from Italy
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Boiled or Raw, Snail Shells Keep an Environmental Archive

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 December 201715 November 2021

Snail shells discovered at archaeological sites might still accurately record past weather and vegetation despite being the leftovers of a past meal.

Copper engraving of Lisbon, Portugal, during 1755 earthquake.
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Caribbean Sediment Traced to 1755 Portuguese Quake and Tsunami

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 19 September 201731 October 2024

Archaeologists digging in Martinique chanced upon the first tsunami deposit from the earthquake found in the New World. The tsunami left a strong trace, it seems, because the wave went up a river.

Using fluorescent lights to look for charcoal and shells in sediment layers in a cave in Indonesia to use to radiocarbon date tsunami deposits.
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Indonesian Cave Reveals Nearly 5,000 Years of Tsunamis

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 7 August 201716 March 2022

Researchers explore a coastal cave containing layers of sand deposited by 11 prehistoric tsunamis and demonstrate that the time period between massive waves is highly variable.

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