Valley of lost cities found in the Amazon – technological advances in archaeology are only the beginning of discovery

More discoveries are being made with the use of technology, but that’s just the start of the investigation.

Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology , Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2024 ~7 min

New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own

New England has thousands of miles of stone walls. A geoscientist explains why analyzing them scientifically is a solid step toward preserving them

Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Earth Science, University of Connecticut • conversation
Dec. 4, 2023 ~10 min


Climate change: effect on forests could last millennia, ancient ruins suggest

Scientists have uncovered Roman farms beneath what was thought to be prehistoric forest in France.

Tommaso Jucker, Research Fellow and Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 ~8 min

A metropolis arose in medieval Cambodia – new research shows how many people lived in the Angkor Empire over time

Combining archaeological evidence, aerial scans and machine learning algorithms, researchers modeled how this medieval city grew over time.

Alison Kyra Carter, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon • conversation
May 7, 2021 ~11 min

How do archaeologists know where to dig?

Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.

Stacey Camp, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University • conversation
Dec. 4, 2020 ~10 min

Autonomous vehicles can be fooled to 'see' nonexistent obstacles

Driverless vehicles rely heavily on sensors to navigate the world. They're vulnerable to attack if bad actors trick them into 'seeing' things that aren't there, potentially leading to deadly crashes.

Z. Morley Mao, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan • conversation
March 6, 2020 ~6 min

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