http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/hHfTibhFJxY/ The world's earliest sophisticated stone tools have been found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Kenya ]]> 2011-09-01T22:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/exciting_stone_tool_find_in_kenya/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/vQiHcr_F9Rc/ Archaeologists have uncovered as many as 17 buried pyramids in Egypt with the help of NASA satellite imagery, according to a documentary to be aired by the BBC on Monday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Egypt ]]> 2011-05-29T02:46:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_satellite_helps_find_17_egypt_pyramids/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/aax-xSg1uBw/ Nestled in the mountain foothills of a remote province in central Vietnam, one of the country's most important archaeological discoveries in a century has recently come to light. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Viet Nam ]]> 2011-01-27T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vietnams_own_great_wall_uncovered/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/r5Sz2D9K-G0/ A previously unknown kind of human—the Denisovans—likely roamed Asia for thousands of years, probably interbreeding occasionally with humans like you and me, according to a new genetic study. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries ]]> 2010-12-24T03:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_type_of_ancient_human_found_descendants_live_today/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/1PquCZK1Pas/ The pre-Columbian Indian societies that once lived in the Amazon rainforests may have been much larger and more advanced than researchers previously realized. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, South America, Brazil ]]> 2010-10-26T04:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_discoveries_concerning_pre_columbian_settlements_in_the_amazon/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/62HvO4PGTJU/ A recent touring exhibition is turning a long held common belief on its head. The common perception is that the great statues and buildings of ancient Greece and Rome were all pure unpainted stone or green tarnished bronze, but researchers have been arguing that this may not been what these classic monuments really looked like back in the era of their creation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, Italy ]]> 2010-08-21T15:43:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ultraviolet_light_reveals_how_greek_statues_really_looked/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/yfqoXYxPaxw/ A tunnel is discovered beneath temple ruins in Teotihuacan, Mexico, that experts believe lead to tombs and an underground city dating back to 100 B.C. News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, North America, Mexico ]]> 2010-08-09T18:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mysterious_tunnel_discovered_under_mexican_ruins/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/gIjMZ-Vxnx0/ Archaeologists have discovered a second henge at Stonehenge, described as the most exciting find there in 50 years. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England ]]> 2010-07-25T20:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/archaeologists_unearth_neolithic_henge_at_stonehenge/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/qpELf8QW_AE/ Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur at what is said to be the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, state media said Wednesday. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, East Asia, China ]]> 2009-10-17T10:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/huge_dinosaur_find_in_china_may_include_new_species/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/z3Nry9DwQpk/ A 2,000-year-old synagogue from the Second Temple period was discovered this month during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Migdal near the Sea of Galilee. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Middle East, Israel ]]> 2009-10-11T09:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/one_of_the_worlds_oldest_synagogues_uncovered_near_the_sea_of_galilee_in_is/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/uDbiv2ZT8qU/ Remains of a dinosaur, nicknamed the "giraffe of the Mesozoic" due to its long neck and forelimbs, were recently discovered in China, according to a paper in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B.' Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, East Asia, China ]]> 2009-09-04T13:04:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giraffe_of_the_mesozoic_dinosaur_unearthed_in_china/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/YSti_Gfa88A/ The Stone Age equivalent of a cathedral has been unearthed in Orkney, the largest structure of its kind found in Britain. It dates to the Neolithic period (7000-1700BC) and was found not far beneath the surface of the narrow strip of land that divides Harray Loch from Stenness Loch on the Orkney mainland. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland ]]> 2009-08-31T15:02:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/neolithic_temple_revealed_at_site_on_orkney/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/pTlLvnWATKs/ Nanostructures preserved in feather fossils more than 40 million years old show evidence that those feathers were once vivid and iridescent in color, paleontologists say. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Germany, North America, United States, Connecticut ]]> 2009-08-28T10:36:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_bird_feathers_had_iridescent_glow/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/TWygpqYHUpU/ A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Germany ]]> 2009-06-25T11:38:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/prehistoric_flute_in_germany_is_oldest_known/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/VOr7vD6u45A/ If only all of us could age so gracefully. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Germany ]]> 2009-05-29T13:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_figurine_said_to_be_oldest_depiction_of_the_human_form/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/TkkH5ynjzpI/ Elaborate symbols drawn on to amulets and tablets by an ancient civilisation belong to an unknown language, according to a new analysis by researchers. World, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Finland, Indian Sub-Continent, India, North America, United States, Washington ]]> 2009-05-13T08:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_claim_to_have_found_language_of_ancient_indus_civilisation/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/qqAr20ie0SQ/ Cleopatra and Mark Antony were immortalised as two of history’s greatest lovers, but their final resting place has always been a mystery. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Egypt ]]> 2009-04-16T10:36:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/egyptians_hope_to_find_cleopatras_tomb/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/oczyAligUXo/ Researchers in Germany have used a modern medical procedure to uncover a secret within one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured artworks — the bust of Nefertiti has two faces. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Technology, Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, England ]]> 2009-04-04T10:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ct_scan_reveals_hidden_face_under_nefertiti_bust/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/GPoOhHHjkX8/ I could swear we already blogged about this .... Science, Ancient Discoveries, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Texas ]]> 2009-03-07T11:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/civil_war_era_shipwreck_discovered_during_search_for_hurricane_ike_debris/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ikTm/~3/2ixeCjpC4AY/ When Alan Pradel of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris CAT scanned a 300-million-year-old fossilized iniopterygian from Kansas, he and his colleagues saw a symmetrical blob nestled within the braincase. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Technology, Regions, Europe, France, North America, United States, Kansas ]]> 2009-03-05T01:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oldest_fossil_brain_found_in_kansas_and_imaged_in_france/?source=rss