Cremation burials at Stonehenge may represent a single elite family and its descendents, according to a new study of the burials by Mike Parker-Pearson of the University of Sheffield. “Archaeologists have long speculated about whether Stonehenge was put up by prehistoric chiefs – perhaps even ancient royalty – and the new results suggest that not […]

Increased truck traffic created by an energy company drilling for natural gas is kicking up a lot of dust in Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon, home to thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs. “I don’t think we really know what the damage might be being caused right now. I think the resource is valuable enough that we ought […]