Sentences with phrase «at archaeological sites»

The signatures are added to a database which, when large enough, can be used to determine the geographic origin of material found at an archaeological site.

They left their mark on four continents — not just at archaeological sites, but also in the flora and fauna, the languages and local populations.

We start our visit with a 2 hour guided tour that will bring us to the most important locations at the archaeological site.

Despite their widespread, modern - day importance, chicken remains are found in small numbers at archaeological sites.

The earliest evidence of the animals» domestication is from bones found at archaeological sites in the Peruvian Andes, dating to at least 6,000 years ago.

The fossilized remains of at least five individuals discovered at the archaeological site of Jebel Irhoud in Morocco have been dated at 315,000 years,...

Researchers reporting in the journal Geoarchaeology discovered that the interior of the container, which was found at an archaeological site on southern Baffin Island, contains fragments of bronze as well as small spherules of glass that form when rock is heated to high temperatures.

They discovered at an archaeological site in Armenia that these types of tools already existed there between 325,000 and 335,000 years ago, suggesting that local populations developed them out of a more basic type of technology, known as biface, which was also found at the site.

An ornamented bâton percé, or pierced rod, unearthed at the archaeological site of Gołębiewo in Poland, may provide evidence of interregional contact...

People have found stone tools at archaeological sites, and they have found bones lying close by, but McPherron points out that no one ever finds a million - year - old hand still holding a tool.

«We therefore decided to investigate whether hominin DNA may survive in sediments at archaeological sites known to have been occupied by ancient hominins.»

«We therefore decided to investigate whether hominin DNA may survive in sediments at archaeological sites known to have been occupied by ancient hominins,» said lead researcher Matthias Meyer from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

We will then pass a tall waterfall before arriving at the archaeological site called Wiñay Wayna at (2,650 m / 8,700 ft), which is named after an orchid and means Forever Young in Quechua.

«People have made guesses about turkey domestication based on the presence or absence of bones at archaeological sites, but now we are bringing in classes of information that were not available before.

Fossils and stone artifacts unearthed at the archaeological site Jebel Irhoud display close links to later H. sapiens skeletons and tools.

Evidence dates back to the Neolithic Period; plum remains have been excavated at archaeological sites associated with this era.

DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt.

Flood sediment settled over collapsed buildings and crushed bodies some 15 miles downstream at the archaeological site of Lajia.

At archaeological sites across Europe, the remains of our species are associated with an array of sophisticated artefacts not found at Neanderthal sites, including projectile weapons, cave paintings and sculptures.

The report urged Egyptian authorities to convene a meeting «to analyze the security at archaeological sites, on how to deal with emergency situations, and how to create contingency plans using the Egyptian example.»

In this virtual space, the researchers hope to track patterns of movement of the astronauts and objects over time, which might allow them to understand patterns of life on the station in the same way that they might when looking at an archaeological site on Earth.

Once they used clusters of dates to track patterns of population growth and decline at archaeological sites in Europe, they calibrated their method by studying patterns in the types and dates of pollen found at the sites, which reflect when farmers cleared land of trees to grow crops.

Working with evolutionary geneticist Mark Thomas at UCL, Shennan developed a statistical method to trace the rise and fall of population numbers by using calibrated radiocarbon dates at archaeological sites in Europe.

Author's Note: Earlier this month the UK Daily Mail reported on continued excavation at an archaeological site near Prague where researchers described an individual with an alternative gender identity.

My training will be in identifying these secondary types of sources, based on the way the outer surface of flint cobbles changes during the process of first formation, erosion and later exposure at archaeological sites.

Scientists have discovered another set of ancient footprints at an archaeological site in Tanzania, which is already home to the earliest footprints belonging to human ancestors.

Be sure to walk up Andriyivsky Uzviz, Kiev's main thoroughfare, and to check out the Desyatynna Church ruins at the archaeological site just beyond the street.

After spotting each other at an archaeological site and later at a train station and a cafe, Jake works up the courage rot approach Mati, and they embark on a night of carefree intimacy.

Michelle has traveled around the world, from Zimbabwe to India, she also got married in India inspiring her seventh book: Rebel Queen, and her experiences at archaeological sites were what inspired her to write historical fiction.

His temple remains can be seen at the archaeological site of Raqchi, where you'll see the adobe wall of the temple and many administration houses.

At the archaeological site El Rey, you can still see the remains of brightly colored mural paintings as iguanas zip across the weathered stones.

Learn more about the history of the Mayans at the archaeological sites of Tikal in Guatemala; Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba and Palenque in Mexico.

We started early in the morning, around 6:00 am and we arrived at the archaeological site at about 08:30 am.

Many structures at this archaeological site are not well preserved and have yet to be excavated, but incredible temples, pyramids, and castles are still visible.

Make a stop at the archaeological site of Raqchi, also known as Temple of Viracocha where Inca storehouses and parts of the main building can be seen.

Ancient Mayan ruins can be found today spanning across country, like the ones at the archaeological site of Tazumal, slightly West of Santa Ana.

A permit is required if you want to use a tripod to take photographs at the archaeological site.

On this independent tour of Chichen Itza, you can spend as much of the day as you wish at the archaeological site, admiring the majestic observatory, the...

From 9 September until 31 October, NEON presents the exhibition A Transfer, by Maria Loizidou at the archaeological site of Kerameikos, as part of the CITY PROJECT program for 2o15

The other three large works are stratigraphic layerings built up at the archaeological sites which inspired them, their earthy tones considerably weathered by the practical necessity of being left out during the months of their formation on Welsh hill forts.

This image was based on evidence from butchered meat bones and hunting tools at archaeological sites, as well as from studies of carbon, nitrogen, and other chemicals in the fossilized teeth of Neandertals, which can reveal their diets.

The film includes footage shot on location at archaeological sites in Greece — Delphi, Corinth, and Olympia — and was made possible by the HRH Foundation.

To find out where the deer might have come from, Stanton and his colleagues analyzed genetic material from 74 red deer bones — some up to 7500 years old — that had been found at archaeological sites on the Scottish mainland, Orkney, and the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

They used the DNA from bones, teeth, skin, and hair of over 200 cats found at archaeological sites in the Near East, Africa, and Europe.

«Remains of barley (Hordeum vulgare) grains found at archaeological sites in the Fertile Crescent (in the near east which spans present day Israel, northern Syria, Southern Turkey, eastern Iraq and western Iran) indicate that about 10,000 years ago the crop was domesticated there from its wild relative «Hordeum spontaneum».

Terry Powis, associate professor of anthropology and colleagues at Kennesaw State University in Georgia have chemically analyzed the residue in 13 pottery vessels, including spouted jars, pots and vases dating from 1700 — 2400 years ago that were found at an archaeological site in the state of Chiapas, which was at that time inhabited by the Mixe — Zoquean people.

Based on debris found at archaeological sites, Clovis people broke about 15 to 20 percent of their points while trying to flute them.

Remains of food found at archaeological sites may be a misleading indicator of diet, because some things are more perishable than others.

At some archaeological sites, turkey bones begin to appear in food waste just as the remains of other animals begin to disappear.