Sentences with phrase «new archaeological research»

A new archaeological research found that dogs were a fundamental part of the Mayan civilization, a symbol of power, and an instrument during tribal ceremonies.

However, new archaeological research has revealed that — for all their apparently hygienic innovations — intestinal parasites such as whipworm, roundworm and Entamoeba histolytica dysentery did not decrease as expected in Roman times compared with the preceding Iron Age, they gradually increased.

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Terrell has been doing archaeological and anthropological research in this coastal region of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, since 1990.

The international research team, including researchers from the University of Exeter, created a new database of historical and archaeological information using data on 414 societies spanning the last 10,000 years.

The chronology was pieced together during a six - year research project by building mathematical models that combine the new radiocarbon dates with established archaeological stratigraphic evidence.

The research therefore offers the opportunity for new insights into the archaeological and ethnographic context of the engravings.

This led to the suggestion that ARCUS (the University of Sheffield's new archaeological consultancy) should submit a research proposal for an archaeological evaluation of an area of the moors.

The archaeological research project at Ziyaret Tepe (Turkey) undertaken by the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies of Mainz University, which was set up 10 years ago, adds a new field archaeological portfolio alongside the excavations in Haft Tappeh and Tchogha Zanbil (Iran).

The increasing accuracy of the various new techniques has brought about major changes in archaeological research.

San Salvador's many attractions include the archaeological site where its earliest inhabitants, the Lucayan Indians, lived; five monuments at Landfall Park commemorating Columbus» arrival here, one underwater; the Dixon Hill Lighthouse; Watlings Estate, the ruins of a late 18th - century Loyalist plantation house, and other historical ruins; the New World Museum, with a display of artifacts from the time of the indigenous people and the life of Christopher Columbus; and the Bahamian Field Station, a center for research in archaeology, biology, geology and marine sciences.

During a residency at the Penumbra Foundation, I will continue research and begin working on a new body of work utilizing the archaeological «squeeze» technique, producing paper negatives with the Foundation's large format cameras and learning how to make salted paper prints.

If current trends in global warming continue unmitigated, some of the world's most well - known and historically significant cultural landmarks — including the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the Tower of London in the United Kingdom, and the archaeological sites of Pompeii in Italy — could be destroyed by rising global sea levels over the next 2,000 years, according to new researNew York City, the Tower of London in the United Kingdom, and the archaeological sites of Pompeii in Italy — could be destroyed by rising global sea levels over the next 2,000 years, according to new researnew research.