Impact of the western settlers on Native Americans revealed in new colorized pictures: Poignant photos from the 1880s and 1890s show the early days of Euro-Americans’ move onto tribal lands in South Dakota and Wyoming The photographs were taken by pioneering photographer John C.H. Grabill between 1887 and 1892 Pictures reveal the impact of the … Read more
Impact of the western settlers on Native Americans revealed in new colorized pictures: Poignant photos from the 1880s and 1890s show the early days of Euro-Americans’ move onto tribal lands in South Dakota and Wyoming The photographs were taken by pioneering photographer John C.H. Grabill between 1887 and 1892 Pictures reveal the impact of the … Read more
More than 160 Israeli settlers are injured and two are killed when West Bank grandstand seating collapses Two were killed and more than 160 injured when grandstand seating collapsed The incident occurred in the occupied West Bank outside Jerusalem ‘Hundreds were congregated’ for the Jewish Shavuot feast on Sunday By Henry Martin For Mailonline and Afp … Read more
Migrants from Asia came to North America some 16,500 years ago, but a new geographic discovery could rewrite history books on how they made the epic journey. Scientists from the US and Italy suggest there was a shifting archipelago that stretched almost 900 miles in the Bering Sea that acted as ‘stepping stones’ for maritime … Read more
The first people to settle in the Americas some 15,000 years ago traveled from northeast Asia and were accompanied by canine companions, a new study reveals. A team of international researches examined at a trove of archaeological and genetic records of ancient people and dogs and found both had traveled together west into the rest … Read more
It is one of America’s oldest unsolved mysterious, but a hobby archaeologist believes to have uncovered the truth behind the Lost Colony of Roanoke. In 1587 a group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island to start a new life, but three years later more than 100 of the colonists vanished – leaving only the … Read more
Native Americans reached Polynesia 800 years ago by raft and interbred with local islanders — centuries before European explorers arrived in the Pacific. Researchers from the US and Mexico used large-scale genetic analyses to show that modern-day Polynesian populations contain traces of Native American DNA. Statistical analysis revealed that prehistoric Polynesian populations first met and … Read more
Native Americans from modern-day Colombia reached Polynesia around 1200 AD on a Kon-Tiki-like voyage, colonising the area before Europeans reached Easter Island. Researchers from the US and Mexico used large-scale genetic analyses to show that modern-day Polynesian populations contain traces of Native American DNA. Statistical analysis revealed that prehistoric Polynesian populations first met and interbred … Read more
In 1587 a group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island to start a new life, but three years later more than 100 of the colonists vanished – sparking one of America’s oldest unsolved mysterious. Now, some four hundred years later, archaeologists have stumbled upon evidence that sheds light on their disappearance. Scott Dawson, a … Read more