The Australian government still plans to build a four-lane bridge in Tasmania, on an Aboriginal meeting site where archaeologists estimate there are more than three million artifacts dating back 40,000 years.  Hardened lava from Indonesia’s Mount Merapi covers ancient temples in the historic city of Yogyakarta. Scientists are using remote sensing equipment to locate them.   […]

The oldest wooden structure ever uncovered on London’s Thames River has been dated to 7,000 years ago. Erosion on the river bank exposed the timbers last February. “The find is very interesting, because in the Mesolithic period the people were nomadic hunter-gatherers, living in temporary camps – not at all given to building substantial structures […]