Ancient History
Early Human Ancestor Disproved?, October 30, 2009, National Geographic News
Maybe it was “Out of Asia” after all.
An Ancient Textile Factory?, October 2, 2009, Creation Ministries (Queensland, Australia)
Another challenge to the “Out of Africa” theory.
Prehistoric Man 'Used Crude Sat Nav', September 18, 2009, Telegraph (London)
Ancient Britons not quite as barbaric as supposed.
A Skull That Rewrites the History of Man, September 9, 2009, Independent (London)
Out of Eurasia?
World's Oldest Map: Spanish Cave Has Landscape From 14,000 Years Ago, August 11, 2009, Telegraph (London)
World’s oldest map is found in Europe.
Prehistoric Flute In Germany Is Oldest Known, June 25, 2009, AP
Europeans were making music 35,000 years ago.
Domestication Led to Horse Color Explosion, May 8, 2009, MSNBC
In horses, color can indicate temperament.
Revealed: Face of First European As Fragments of 35,000-Year-Old Skull Are Made Flesh, May 4, 2009, Daily Mail Reporter
Of course, it’s not white.
14,000-Year-Old Hunting Kit Found in Scotland, April 13, 2009, MSNBC
Pushes earliest occupation of Scotland back 3,000 years.
Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite, October 6, 2008, Discovery Channel
Complete with remains from human sacrifices.
Making Sense of the Past, May 30, 2008, AR Classic Article
AR reviews Michael Hart’s Understanding Human History.
Vikings Did Not Dress the Way We Thought, February 27, 2008, Eureka Alert
Our dapper forebears.
Study Shows Lice Were Carried From Africa, February 7, 2008, Reuters
Lice in Peruvian mummies’ heads came from Africa, not Europe.
One Common Ancestor Behind Blue Eyes, January 31, 2008, LiveScience
You, too, may be related to Brigitte Bardot.
Black Pharaohs, January 28, 2008, National Geographic
The ancient world was devoid of “racism,” of course.
Ancient Maya Sacrificed Boys Not Virgin Girls: Study, January 25, 2008, Reuters
Mayan victims skinned and dismembered alive before sacrifice.
Chinese Skull Discovery May Cause Human Origins Rethink, January 24, 2008, RIA Novosti
Skull may disprove Africa-origin theory.
Dashing Finns Were First to Get Their Skates On 5,000 Years Ago, December 26, 2007, London Times
First skates made for ease of travel, not for sport.
Archaeologists Stumble on Sensational Find, October 4, 2007, B92 (Belgrade radio)
The metal age may have begun much earlier than previously suspected.
Tutankhamun was not Black: Egypt Antiquities Chief, September 26, 2007, AFP
Egyptian specialist angers blacks by depicting King Tut as white.
King Tut Exhibit Prompts Debate On His Skin Color, August 29, 2007, NPR
Blacks want ancient Egyptians to look “African.”
Abstract: The Dawn of Art, August 21, 2007, Archaeology
The history of European innovation goes back a long way.
Skulls Confirm We’re All Out Of Africa, July 19, 2007, ABC News
Article claims that original African population was stable and varied.
Fossil Tooth Belonged to Earliest Western European, Experts Say, July 6, 2007, National Geographic News
Ancestors of modern-day Europeans arrived earlier than believed.
European Man Found in Ancient Chinese Tomb, Study Reveals, May 29, 2007, National Geographic News
DNA proves white descent.
How Europeans Got To Europe, May 4, 2007, Discover Magazine
45,000-year-old bone and ivory carvings found in Russia.
Ancient Child Sacrifices Found In Mexico, April 18, 2007, AP
Remains of two dozen children (5 to 8 years old) sacrificed at a single time found.
Experts Doubt Clovis People Were First In Americas, February 23, 2007, Reuters
Research puts “final nail in the coffin” of the “Clovis first” theory of New World.
Clues Found For Early Europeans, January 15, 2007, BBC News
Discovery suggests that man first entered Europe through the Levant 44,000 years ago.
Moment 600 Years Ago that Terror Came to Mummies of the Amazon, January 11, 2007, ThisIsLondon.co.uk
Extinct Andean “cloud people” may have originated in Europe.
Enigma Of Ancient World’s Computer Is Cracked At Last, November 30, 2006, Agence France Presse
The Greeks had a technological sophistication far beyond anything heretofore imagined.
Did First Americans Come From Europe?, February 21, 2006, MSNBC
Archaeologist thinks first Americans may have been seal hunters from France and Spain.
India Acquired Language, Not Genes, From West, Study Says, January 12, 2006, National Geographic News
New findings suggest that Indians and Europeans not substantially genetically related.
Europeans Descended From Hunters, Not Farmers, Study Says, November 11, 2005, National Geographic News
Agricultural revolution spread from Near East but left little mark on European genome.
Kennewick Man, Meet Your Distant Cousins, November 9, 2005, Seattle Times
Archaeologist believes first Americans may have come from Spain.
Collapsing the Maya, October 12, 2005, Roger Sandal, The Culture Cult
Pundit believes the Mayans are overrated.
Scientists Detail Study of Kennewick Man, July 11, 2005, AP
9,000 year old skeleton found in Oregon has “European-style features.”
Outraged Black Activists Protest that King Tut Has Been Whitewashed, June 16, 2005, AFP
Exhibit displays King Tut as light brown; blacks outraged.
Early Humans ‘Followed Coast’, May 13, 2005, BBC News
Humans settled Australia before the Middle East, according to new research.
CT Scans Show What King Tut Looked Like, May 11, 2005, AP
Scans of King Tut’s mummy show he was Caucasian.
Caucasians Preceded East Asians in Basin, April 21, 2005, AFP
Genetic study proves Caucasians the first inhabitants of western China.
Bison Bone Discovery Turns B.C. History Upside-Down, January 3, 2005, Penticton
More evidence that North America was inhabited before the Indians came here.
First Americans May Have Crossed Atlantic 50,000 Years Ago, November 19, 2004, Christian Science Monitor
Archaeological find suggests the first settlers of Americas came from Europe.
Scientists Find Prehistoric Dwarf Skeleton, October 28, 2004, AP
Hominid skeleton find shows how large the variation among sub-species can be.
Did the First Americans Come From, Er, Australia?, September 8, 2004, Yahoo! News
The first Americans were racially different from American Indians.
Study: Gypsies Came Out of India, September 8, 2004, ABC Science Online
Genetic research shows gypsies descended from a small band 1,000 year ago.
Ancient European Remains Found In Qinghai, July 12, 2004, Chinaview
Ancient European skeletons found in a new area of China.