Nanodiamonds in the soil are strong evidence that a comet exploded on or above North America some 13,000 years ago, killing off many humans and animal species, and cooling the climate for a period known as the Younger Dryas.   The New York Times also has an article on nanodiamonds.

British archaeologist Colin Renfrew will accept the Beacon Award from the organization Saving Antiquities for Everyone on January 10 in Philadelphia.  

Archaeologists have unearthed a decorated “circle stone” at what is thought to be a Mogollon settlement in Arizona. Pottery, tool-making debris, an ax, and pit houses were also found.  

Here’s an introduction to Vietnam’s ancient citadel of Thang Long, which was the country’s capital from 1010 to 1802. “As we still don’t know how large it is, the only way to preserve the site is to keep covering it with sand while we excavate different areas,” said Tong Trung Tin of the Archaeology Institute.  

Twelve graves have been uncovered in Iran’s 5,000-year-old Burnt City. “Up to now ten different types of burials have been found in Burnt City, seven of which are extremely rare with only three or four examples of them in the area,” said archaeologist Seyyed Mansour Seyyed Sajjadi.

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