Tikal: The iconic ancient Maya city in Guatemala (Live Science 08/7/2022)
Dozens of Maya elite are buried within Tikal’s temples.
Ancient Egyptian temple to the sun cult uncovered near Cairo (Live Science 08/5/2022)
The temple had been ritually demolished in ancient times.
New discovery may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian “sun temples” (Heritagedaily 07/30/2022)
Archaeologists excavating in Abusir, south of Cairo near Saqqara, Egypt, have discovered the ruins of what may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian “sun temples”.
Prehistoric footprints found in Utah desert (Heritagedaily 07/27/2022)
Ghost tracks found in salt flats have been identified as prehistoric footprints from the last ice age.
Ice age children frolicked in ‘giant sloth puddles’ 11,000 years ago, footprints reveal (Live Science 07/25/2022)
More than 11,000 years ago, young children trekking with their families through what is now White Sands National Park in New Mexico discovered the stuff of childhood dreams: muddy puddles made from the footprints of a giant ground sloth.
Floors in ancient Greek luxury villa were laid with recycled glass (Phys.org 07/25/2022)
Although this 1700 years old luxury villa was excavated and examined both in 1856 and in the 1990s, it still has secrets to reveal.
Lunch Break Science #45 | Dr. Carol Ward
Meet Dr. Carol Ward, a scientist from the Leakey Foundation, and hear from her what fossils tell us about the evolution of the way we move and more!
Lunch Break Science #44 | Dr. Erin Vogel
Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Erin Vogel and learn about orangutan diet, nutrition, and conservation in this special Earth Day episode.
Lunch Break Science #43 | Onja Razafindratsima
Meet Baldwin Fellowship Scholar Onja Razafindratsima and learn about the complex interaction between lemurs and their environment. She also discusses lemur conservation in Madagascar.
New insights into Monks Mound at Cahokia (Heritagedaily 07/21/2022)
New insights have been revealed about Monks Mound, a giant earthwork at the ancient city of Cahokia.
Maya chocolate vessel found in cave (Heritagedaily 07/19/2022)
Archaeologists have recovered a Maya chocolate-type vessel from the Cueva de la Cruz, near the coastal resort of Playa del Carmen, in Mexico’s Yucatán.
Clay figurine discovered in Germany may represent a prehistoric water goddess (Heritagedaily 07/14/2022)
Archaeologists have discovered a unique clay figurine that may represent a prehistoric water goddess in Bavaria, Germany.