Science-based archaeology news http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ Science-based archaeology news en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:44 GMT Natural Environment Research Council http://www.nerc.ac.uk/images/logos/nerc/nerclogo125transpwhite.gif http://www.nerc.ac.uk 125 39 Dwindling green pastures, not hunting, may have killed off the mammoth The findings of a new study challenge the theory that human beings were the primary cause of the extinction of mammals such as the woolly mammoth. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/32-mammoths.asp Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:28:26 GMT Stone Age remains are Britain's earliest house Archaeologists working at a site in North Yorkshire say it contains Britain's earliest surviving house, dating back to at least 8,500 years BC. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/31-stoneage.asp Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:51:02 GMT Valuation of Natural Resources and Biodiversity NERC invites tenders to undertake scoping studies that will provide a review of the state of the science regarding the valuation of biodiversity and natural resources. The outputs will inform the development of detailed plans for research activities in the 2009 Theme Action Plans. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/news/080811natural-resources-biodiversity.asp Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:47:59 GMT EFCHED end of programme event Results from the EFCHED end of programme event were discussed in November 2006 at the British Museum, London, at a science conference and a public day. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/efched/events/meeting.asp Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:45:41 GMT Science may hold the clue to an ancient riddle A project to enhance carbon dating accuracy and the remains of an olive tree may help resolve the chronology of ancient Greece. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2006/bronzeage.asp Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:54:26 GMT