Paleonthropology

Ever-More Ancient Evidence of Life on Earth

Rutgers sleuth finds new plant species locked in ancient amber 

by Tom Avri, FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Lena Struwe, associate professor of botany in the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences,  discovered a new flower species that has been perfectly preserved in amber for at least 15 million years.

Pottery and Household Implements

Ancient Food Storage. Archaeologists Dig Up An 800-Year-Old Native American Pot, find seeds for thought-to-be-extinct squash. When seeds were planted, they grew.

Ancient Human Remains