Archaeology of the Americas : Discovery News

Accidental Archaeological Discoveries: Photos

Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 08:38 AM ET | 0

On the anniversary of the chance discovery of the Lascaux Caves in France, take a look at other fortuitous finds. Read more

Shells Show How Children Imitated Parents

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon May 16, 2011 10:52 AM ET | 0

The beads made from the tiny Olivella shell served as currency among the Chumash before the arrival of Europeans in Southern California. Read more

Genocide Wiped Out Native American Population

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Sep 20, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Physical traces of ethnic cleansing that took place in the early 800s suggest the massacre was an inside job. Read more

Nature's Incredible Cover-Up: An Ancient Amazonian Civilization

Posted by Zahra Hirji Wed Sep 8, 2010 07:20 PM ET | 0

Was the thick, intimidating Amazon forest once home to an advanced civilization? A group of archaeologists turn to the vegetated landscape for answers. Read more

Nature's Incredible Cover-Up: An Ancient Amazonian Civilization

'Emperor' Emerald Found in North Carolina: Big Pics

Posted Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:38 PM ET | 0

The largest emerald ever found in North America has been discovered on a farm in North Carolina. Read more

Remnants of Lost Polar Expedition Sought

Posted by Zahra Hirji Sun Jul 25, 2010 09:17 AM ET | 0

A team of Canadian archaeologists is leading an expedition to find two British vessels that shipwrecked in the Canadian Arctic more than 150 years ago. Read more

Remnants of Lost Polar Expedition Sought

Pre-Inca Remains Found in Peru

Posted Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:29 PM ET | 0

Peruvian researchers believe the remains date back more than 1,200 years. Read more

Mayan King's Tomb Found in Guatemala

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:59 AM ET | 0

Guatemala’s jungle-covered Peten region has offered up a Mayan royal tomb packed with a hoard of carvings, ceramics and children's bones. Read more

18th-Century Ship Discovered at World Trade Center Site

Posted Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:20 PM ET | 0

A centuries-old ship was unearthed at the construction site for the new World Trade Center. Archaeologists suspect it may have been used to expand lower Manhattan. Read more

Archaeologists Find Ancient Weapon In Melting Ice Patch

Posted by Zahra Hirji Fri Jul 2, 2010 03:45 PM ET | 0

Archaeologist Craig Lee unearthed a 10,000-year-old ancient hunting weapon in a melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains. Read more

Archaeologists Find Ancient Weapon In Melting Ice Patch

Archaeologists Hot on Trail of Aztec Royalty

Posted by Zahra Hirji Fri Jun 18, 2010 03:35 PM ET | 0

Archaeologists are finding elaborate offerings at a dig site they believe will ultimately yield an elusive prize: the tomb of an Aztec emperor, the first of its kind. Read more

Archaeologists Hot on Trail of Aztec Royalty

Mesoamericans Were The First Polymer Scientists

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed May 26, 2010 01:19 PM ET | 0

Ancient Mesoamerican peoples manufactured rubber from latex some 3,500 years before the modern invention of vulcanization and even compounded it for different applications. Read more

Mesoamericans Were The First Polymer Scientists

'Astonishing' Ancient Amazon Civilization Discovery Detailed

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Jan 15, 2010 03:50 PM ET | 0

Recently, new satellite imagery detected a hidden kingdom in the Amazon that had eluded explorers for nearly 500 years. An aerial picture of traces of earthworks built by a lost Amazonian civilisation. Denise Schaan Some called it El Dorado, others,... Read more

'Astonishing' Ancient Amazon Civilization Discovery Detailed

Ancient Civilization Collapsed After Cutting Key Trees

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM ET | 0

From today’s Discovery News story on the Nazca people: We have important lessons to learn from this ancient civilisation, which exposed itself to floods after chopping down thousand year old trees in order to make way for agriculture. Best known ... Read more