Archive for June, 2009

The Khmer Empire in Ancient Thailand

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Icon of Khmer civilization, Angkor Wat in Cambodia endures as a revered religious shrine. A watery path leads to the West Mebon temple on an artificial island in the West Baray. Only fragments remain of the temple’s former centerpiece, a magnificent 20-foot-long bronze statue of the reclining Hindu god Vishnu.

Chinese fossil revives bird-dino link

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

From : Latest Ancient News in Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) A young dinosaur that fatefully wandered into a mudpool around 155 million years could help explain the mysterious evolution of birds, say Chinese researchers. – Please Ream More.. www.TarikheMa.ir

Ancient Arctic beasts ate rotting matter

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

From : Latest Ancient News in Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Creatures roaming the balmy swamps and forests of the prehistoric Arctic survived the long dark season by switching diets, according to a new study. – Please Ream More.. www.TarikheMa.ir

Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

From : ScienceDaily: Ancient Civilization News Archeologists have uncovered an ancient and previously unknown Maya agricultural system — a large manioc field intensively cultivated as a staple crop that was buried and exquisitely preserved under a blanket of ash by a volcanic eruption in present-day El Salvador 1,400 years ago. – Please Ream More.. www.TarikheMa.ir

Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

From : ScienceDaily: Ancient Civilization News More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stony ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes. – Please Ream More.. www.TarikheMa.ir

Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In Britain

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

From : ScienceDaily: Ancient Civilization News A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by archaeologists. The researchers found the previously undiscovered Neolithic tombs, also known as long barrows, at a site at Damerham, Hampshire. – Please Ream More.. www.TarikheMa.ir