JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 18 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Accolades galore for Wits scientists and scholars Prestigious research societies and eminent associations bestow medals, awards and prizes for excellence. * Research powerhouses including the Academy of Science of South Africa, the Royal Society of South Africa, and Clarivate, a British American publicly traded analytics company, all named Wits scientists amongst their awardees in 202 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 19 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * ISAC launches Data Research Center to advance digital discovery in the humanities The University of Chicago's Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures has launched a new initiative, which brings together data science, AI and the humanities to transform how scholars study the ancient world. The ISAC Data Research Center represents a major step forward in the Institute's century-long tradition of pionee more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Mass spectrometry solves mysteries and unearths new questions in the Big Ideas Lab podcast Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are solving cold cases and rewriting our knowledge of human history. Find out how the measurements made at the Laboratory's Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) enable these feats on the latest episo more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Nov. 18 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * McMaster and Woodland Cultural Centre work together to uncover clues about ancient Indigenous diets The year-long project is finding new stories in the Centre's archaeological collection. By Caelan Beard In the collections repository of the Woodland Cultural Centre, you'll find an archaeological trove with tens of thousands of artifacts - from large fragments of pottery to ancient kernels of corn. You could more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers use CT scans to unravel mysteries of early metal production * Around 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the birth of metallurgy. Soon after, people in different parts of the world were using more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 19 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Peru's mysterious 'Band of Holes' By John Dudley, University Communications and Marketing A century after it first baffled explorers and inspired speculation around its origins, one of South America's most mysterious archaeological sites may finally have a pragmatic explanation. An international team of archaeologists has uncovered new evidence that more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 18 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Todd Surovell Named a President's Distinguished Scholar * A University of Wyoming professor of anthropology has been named a President's Distinguished Scholar in recognition of his exceptional scholarly achievements, innovative research contributions and dedicated service to UW. Todd Surovell is an internationally respected archaeologist whose work focuses on early human history in the Americas, hu more PR