The oldest known evidence of wine production has been unearthed in an Armenian cave. The 6,000-year-old winery consists of a vat to press grapes, fermentation jars, and a bowl and a drinking cup. Grape seeds and traces of skins and vines were also found.

Neanderthals and early modern humans probably had similar life spans, according to a study of the fossil record by Erik Trinkaus of Washington University. It had been thought that Neanderthals died out because of short life expectancy, but perhaps modern humans gained an advantage with higher fertility rates and lower infant mortality. 

A boundary wall dating to the seventeenth century has been discovered at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.  

UNESCO is sponsoring an international team of archaeologists that will examine the World Heritage site of Lumbini, known as the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal.   

What could be the oldest known artifacts in Nepal have been sent to Kathmandu for analysis.  

A student at Michigan Tech is tinkering with a new technique for dating ancient ceramics called rehydroxylation dating.

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