WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- California State University Long Beach campus plans to repatriate the remains of four Native American individuals and three associated funerary objects to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. A notice issued through the National Park Service states that the university completed an inventory and determined there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains, funerary objects, and the tribe. Rep more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Geology majors rock their research in diverse landscapes * The following story originally appeared on the website for the Charles Center. - Ed. Bridging gaps between human and natural histories, William & Mary geology majors are proving that undergraduate research "rocks" -literally. Seniors in the geology department are conducting theses on geologic phenomena spanning diverse settings and landscapes. Su more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * German TV highlights UC expert's ancient Maya discoveries 'Unsolved Cases' talks to biology professor about ancient Maya ballcourts By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu German Public Television highlighted the archaeology research of a University of Cincinnati expert who studies the ancient Maya. UC College of Arts and Sciences paleoethnobotanist David Lentz uses the lates more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, March 3 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * DFG Funds Research Project in Galactic Archaeology Heidelberg astrophysicists develop novel algorithms to reconstruct the formation history and "growth" of the Milky Way * To reconstruct the formation history and "growth" of the Milky Way using novel methods in computational astrophysics, Dr Tobias Buck and Dr William Oliver are receiving funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The two  more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 3 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Life and death in Late Bronze Age Central Europe New study reveals how people lived in a period characterised by change To the point * Insights into the lives of people in the Late Bronze Age: Interdisciplinary analyses (DNA, isotopes) shed light on the ancestry, mobility, diet, health, and burial practices of people in Central Europe during this period. * Genetic ancestry: Genetic data reveal gradual, regi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- Mississippi State University is preparing to repatriate the remains of 16 Native American individuals following an inventory completed in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The action was published by the National Park Service as part of its administrative responsibilities under the law. According to the notice, the determinations are the sole responsibility of Mississippi State University, which conducted the inventory and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP officers intercept Bronze Age swords and arrowheads from the northeastern region of Iran * PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers had a chance to touch history recently in Philadelphia after they encountered swords and arrowheads that date back to the Bronze Age, almost 4,000 years ago. CBP officers seized 36 copper-allo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, plans to repatriate the human remains of at least one Native American individual after completing an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The notice states that Rutgers determined the remains represent an individual of Native American ancestry and that a cultural affiliation has been identified based on geographical loca more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * The Maya engineering paradox: masters of water, prisoners of mercury The Maya of Ucanal, in present-day Guatemala, kept their water free of biological contaminants for a millennium--but their ritual use of mercury created a toxic taint. By Virginie Soffer Under the supervision of Universite de Montreal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, PhD student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 20 more PR