Archaeology & Paleontology

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

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Geotimes January 2004 Naomi Lubick	Cooked minerals resemble life A laboratory experiment has given rise to tiny filaments that mimic structures found in ancient rocks identified as microfossils. The findings cast further doubt over whether the oldest known microfossils found in the 3.5-billion-year-old Warrawoona Group in Australia were indeed produced by living organisms, with implications for the search for early life on Earth and elsewhere.
Geotimes December 2003 Naomi Lubick	Vertebrates and tectonics Paleontologists suggested some new twists on tectonics and ecosystems at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP), held mid-October. Their ideas might offer answers to some key conundrums regarding extinction, speciation and the global distribution of vertebrate species.
Geotimes November 2003 Megan Sever	Biblical tunnel timing The Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem, Israel, was actually built when the Bible says it was, according to new geological dating. The first well-identified biblical structure to be radiometrically dated, the man-made tunnel is around 2,700 years old.
Geotimes October 2003 Naomi Lubick	Vertebrates and tectonics Paleontologists suggested some new twists on tectonics and ecosystems at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Their ideas might offer answers to some key conundrums regarding extinction, speciation and the global distribution of vertebrate species.
Geotimes October 2003 Naomi Lubick	David Krause: Kudos at home and abroad This month, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) will recognize David Krause with the 2003 Joseph T. Gregory Award for outstanding service to the welfare of the organization. But his activities in the paleontology community also have a global impact.
Geotimes September 2003 Josh Chamot	Dinosaur skeletons in the closet More than 20 years after unearthing a 215 million-year-old skeleton, paleontologists are realizing the value of their find.
Wired September 2003 Jeffrey M. O'Brien	The Bounty Hunter The richest shipwreck in history has been sitting beneath a half mile of ocean for 300 years. Greg Stemm is sending a robot down to get it.
Geotimes August 2003 William E. Brooks	Mineral Resources of Peru's Ancient Societies The success of at least a half-dozen pre-Columbian societies dating back 3,000 years and subsequent Spanish colonization in the 1400s has rested on the effective use of northern Peru's abundant resources.
D-Lib Jul/Aug 2003 Colleen Whitney	University of California Museum of Paleontology The site encompasses thousands of pages of information on life through time, organized in three major "exhibit halls": geologic time, phylogeny, and evolution. The exhibits are heavily interlinked, offering browsers of all levels opportunities to pursue concepts of particular interest.
AskMen.com June 19, 2003 Salvatore Mann	Top 10: Must-See Archaeological Spots For those who like to enjoy the sights up close and personal, taking in the sounds and the feel of ancient cities and temples, here is a selection of some of the best destinations on Earth, many of which still have archaeological digs to this very day.
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