Archaeology & Paleontology

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

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Geotimes February 2005	Paleontologist for a Day Over the last 10 years, approximately 6,000 visitors have participated in pay-to-dig programs and have found well-preserved remnants of Diplodocus, Camarasaurus, Apatosaurus and Allosaurus (the only meat-eater) fossils, as well as clues to the Jurassic environment.
Geotimes February 2005 Martin & Case	Fossil Hunting in Antarctica Expeditions to the continent of Antarctica has brought great information about animals in the distant past and show that the world, and particularly Antarctica, was much warmer around 70 million years ago compared to the present.
Geotimes February 2005 Sara Pratt	Reaching Past Heights A new method of calculating paleoelevations using the stomata, or breathing pores, on fossilized leaves may have promise in constructing the past heights of the landscape.
Geotimes February 2005 Megan Sever	Mummy Tar in Ancient Egypt For millennia, ancient Egyptians used oil tar to preserve bodies. New geologic research shows that the tar came from several sources, shedding light on how trade routes of old compare to those of today.
Geotimes February 2005 Warren D. Allmon	Frontiers of Paleontology Through a combination of new technology, new fossils and theoretical refinement, paleontology is once again in the midst of a ferment of new ideas and opportunities, as well as challenges.
Smithsonian February 2005 Richard Covington	Sicily Resurgent Across the island, activists, archaeologists and historians are joining forces to preserve a cultural legacy that has endured for 3,000 years.
Smithsonian February 2005 Lawrence M. Small	From the Secretary - Our Adaptable Ancestors Recent discoveries of skull fragments and tools testify to the resourcefulness of early humans.
Bio-IT World January 21, 2005 Kevin Davies	Simulated Shades of Jurassic Park? Bioinformatics researchers have re-created part of the genome sequence of an ancestral mammal that lived 70 million to 80 million years ago.
Geotimes January 2005 Megan Sever	Stalagmite Shows Connected Climate Clues from inside caves in Costa Rica and Panama are helping scientists develop temperature and rainfall records for the last 20,000 years
Geotimes January 2005 Joshua Zaffos	Honeybee Survival Stings Impact Theory The buzz over the causes of the mass extinction 65 million years ago is getting louder. Now, a paleontology graduate student has found evidence in the survival of tiny honeybees that could be another sting to that theory.
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