Saturday - April 19, 2025
Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday April 04, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Assistant Professor Rubina Salikuddin Uses Stories to Connect to the Past
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Rubina Salikuddin Uses Stories to Connect to the Past Growing up in Cincinnati, Rubina Salikuddin was a bookworm, reading almost anything she could get her hands on. Even as a child, she recognized that stories were a powerful source of enjoyment, information, and knowledge. Now an assistant professor and director of Bryn Mawr College's Middle Eastern, Central Asian and North African S  more

Binghamton University: Exhibit Showcases Scientists' Creativity
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Exhibit showcases scientists' creativity Art of Science show will be unveiled April 30 during Research Days By Katie Liu The scientific process doesn't simply yield answers or breakthroughs, but also some stunning sights along the way. Nowhere is this more evident than in Binghamton University's annual Art of Science competition. This year, more than 30 researchers, professors, staff and students from ar  more

Historic Camden Foundation to Repatriate Human Remains From Revolutionary War Site in South Carolina
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The Historic Camden Foundation in Camden, South Carolina, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains discovered on a Revolutionary War battlefield and is preparing for their repatriation in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The announcement, published April 4, 2025, by the National Park Service, marks a significant development in the acknowledgment of Native American presence and heritage at hist  more

Peabody Museum to Repatriate Hair Samples Linked to Muscogee (Creek) Teens
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced its intention to repatriate human remains in the form of hair clippings taken from six Native American teenagers who attended the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Kay County, Oklahoma, during the early 1930s. In a notice published April 4, 2025, in the Federal Register, the National Park Service confirmed the museum's determination of a cultural af  more

Technical University of Denmark: New AI Models Possible Game-changers Within Protein Science and Healthcare
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 3 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * New AI models possible game-changers within protein science and healthcare Researchers have developed new AI models that can vastly improve accuracy and discovery within protein science. Potentially, the models will assist the medical sciences in overcoming present challenges within, e.g. personalised medicine, drug discovery, and diagnostics. In the wake of broadly available AI tools, m  more

UE ChangeLab Course Supports the Preservation of Historic Evansville Cemetery
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 4 -- University of Evansville issued the following news: * * * UE ChangeLab Course Supports the Preservation of Historic Evansville Cemetery A ChangeLab course at the University of Evansville (UE) is supporting a meaningful initiative that honors and preserves a vital part of the city's history. Student, Olvia Horn, BA Archaeology '27, has collaborated with the Evansville African American Museum, Cultural Resource Analysis, INC, and the Vanderburgh County Historica  more