Western Digs | Science news about discoveries in archaeology (human history), anthropology and paleontology (dinosaurs and fossils) in the American West

mammals
Ancient Cougars Survived Ice Age Extinction By Not Being Picky Eaters, Study Finds
Posted by Blake de Pastino on April 22, 2014 in cats, fossils, Ice Age, mammals, nature, news, Paleontology, predators, Recent, science
fossils
Earliest Ancestor of Plant-Eaters on Land Discovered in Kansas Fossil
Posted by Blake de Pastino on April 16, 2014 in evolution, fossils, Kansas, mammals, nature, news, Paleontology, science
Cahokia
Sacrificial and Common Graves Alike Reveal Diversity in Ancient City of Cahokia
Posted by Blake de Pastino on April 14, 2014 in anthropology, archaeology, burials, Cahokia, Cahokia Mounds, dead, death, graves, human migration, human sacrifice, Illinois, Indians, mass graves, Mound 72, Native Americans, news, prehistoric, Recent, science, violence, women
Southwestern Archaeology
‘Hidden Architecture’ of 1,000-Year-Old Village Discovered in New Mexico
Posted by Blake de Pastino on March 31, 2014 in anasazi, ancestral pueblo, anthropology, archaeology, Chaco Canyon National Park, New Mexico, news, Recent, ruins, science, Southwestern Archaeology
anthropology
Earliest Evidence of Gigantism-Like Disease Found in 3,800-Year-Old California Skeleton
Posted by Blake de Pastino on March 24, 2014 in anthropology, archaeology, burials, California, Early Californians, health, mass graves, Native Americans, nature, news, Paleoindians, prehistoric, Recent, science, Windmiller Phase
dinosaurs
Giant Crested Bird-Like Dinosaur Discovered in the Dakotas
Posted by Blake de Pastino on March 19, 2014 in birds are dinosaurs, caenagnathids, dinosaurs, feathers, fossils, nature, North Dakota, Paleontology, Recent, science, South Dakota
Historic Archaeology
First Evidence Found of Storied Battle That Stopped Spain’s Eastward Expansion
Posted by Blake de Pastino on March 17, 2014 in 18th Century, archaeology, Historic Archaeology, Indians, Native Americans, Nebraska, New Mexico, news, Oto, Pawnee, pottery, Pueblo, Recent, science, violence, warfare
Paleontology
‘Bizarre’ Porpoise With Giant Underbite Is First Mammal of Its Kind in Fossil Record
Posted by Blake de Pastino on March 13, 2014 in California, fossils, mammals, nature, news, Paleontology, porpoise, Recent, science

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