Archaeology & Paleontology

Magazine articles on archaeology, paleontology, artifacts, prehistoric origins.

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Chemistry World November 22, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Scientists Crack Ancient Crucible Recipe Archaeologists have revealed the secret of the exceptionally heat-resistant crucibles that were exported all over the world from Hesse, now in modern Germany, by the 15th century. The secret was mullite.
Geotimes November 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Neanderthal DNA Unraveled Probing fossil DNA for the genetic information of a long-extinct species might sound like a feat fit for Hollywood. For two research teams, however, the stunt is starting to become reality, as they have begun to unravel the genetic code of Neanderthals.
Smithsonian November 2006 Eric Jaffe	Teeth Tales Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets.
Geotimes October 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Debate Continues Over Dinosaur Demise Analysis of new core samples support previous research from that the Chicxulub meteor struck about 300,000 years prior to the K/T extinction event and, therefore, did not cause extinction of the dinosaurs.
Chemistry World October 25, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Oldest Pigments Found in Ancient Fossils Researchers have extracted colourful organic molecules from the fossilized remains of 350-million-year-old sea creatures. The orange and yellow pigments may provide a new way of tracking the evolutionary history of the ancient crinoids, or sea lilies, which still swim around ocean reefs today.
Geotimes October 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Fossil Embryos Exposed in 3-D For the first time, advanced X-ray imaging technology has captured a 3-D look inside tiny fossil embryos, revealing details that confirm one animal's place on the evolutionary tree.
Geotimes October 2006 Carolyn Gramling	David Fastovsky: Dinosaur Virtuoso The paleontologist has played the viola in some of the finest dinosaur fossil sites in the world.
Smithsonian October 2006 Steve Olson	Neanderthal Man Svante Paabo has probed the DNA of Egyptian mummies and extinct animals. Now he hopes to learn more about what makes us tick by decoding the DNA of our evolutionary cousins.
Scientific American October 2006 Michael Shermer	Darwin on the Right Why Christians and conservatives should accept evolution
Geotimes September 2006 Callan Bentley	Summer Roadtrip: A Fossil Aquarium in Wyoming Fossil Butte National Monument is located in southwestern Wyoming, near the town of Kemmerer. It is the best place in the world to see freshwater lake fossils from 50 million years ago.
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