http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:05:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/unique_gold_earring_found_in_intriguing_collection_of_ancient_jewelry_in_israel Hoard of gold and silver jewelry hidden for thousands of years could have Egyptian origin, say TAU researchers CalTechNews Tue, 22 May 2012 07:07:32 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/ancient_giant_turtle_fossil_was_size_of_smart_car Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool CalTechNews Thu, 17 May 2012 23:49:50 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/32,000-year-old_plant_reborn_from_ancient_fruit Researchers in Russia have revived a fertile plant from the remains of 32,000-year-old fruit that was found buried within the fossilized burrows of ancient squirrels deep in the Siberian ice CalTechNews Thu, 17 May 2012 11:14:11 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/ancient_sea_reptile_with_gammy_jaw_suggests_dinosaurs_got_arthritis_too Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones ... if they're over 2 meters long! A study by scientists has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, an ancient sea reptile that lived 150 million years ago CalTechNews Tue, 15 May 2012 23:13:33 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/earliest_form_of_wall_art_discovered Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art CalTechNews Mon, 14 May 2012 17:14:22 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/archaeologists_discover_lost_language Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists working in Turkey CalTechNews Thu, 10 May 2012 22:36:22 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/maya_inscriptions_suggest_post-2012_calendar A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets. CalTechNews Thu, 10 May 2012 22:14:59 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/ancient_ballgames_in_mesoamerica George Washington University Professor Jeffrey P. Blomster's latest research explores the importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamerican societies CalTechNews Thu, 10 May 2012 08:21:37 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/mystery_of_the_domestication_of_the_horse_solved New research indicates that domestic horses originated in the steppes of modern-day Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan, mixing with local wild stocks as they spread throughout Europe and Asia CalTechNews Tue, 08 May 2012 08:12:16 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/early_north_americans_lived_with_extinct_giant_beasts A new University of Florida study that determined the age of skeletal remains provides evidence humans reached the Western Hemisphere during the last ice age and lived alongside giant extinct mammals. CalTechNews Mon, 07 May 2012 20:24:25 +0100