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Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Science
- Miami Herald
5,000-year-old homes — a first-of-their-kind find — unearthed in China. See them
In Xianyang, China, on the banks of the Weihe River, the remains of ancient homes have been unearthed for the first time in thousands of years. During recent excavations at the Xiejiahe village site, a joint team from the Xianyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the School of Cultural Heritage at Northwest University uncovered nearly an acre of land, according to a June 5 news release from the organizations. Beneath the surface were cultural remains from multiple time periods, but the most interesting finds were a collection of house foundations from the middle to late Yangshao period, according to the release. A total of 19 foundations were unearthed, composed of circular homes in either single-room, double-room or multi-room constructions, researchers said. The Yangshao Period spanned from 5000 to 3000 B.C., making the houses at least 5,000 years old. Seven single-room houses have circular shapes and are partially built into the ground, according to the release. Post holes are built along the walls, and some houses had post holes at the base of the walls, likely to hold a raised platform. These houses had three types: homes with steps along the wall or that form a passageway, homes built into two levels with higher places with scorched soil for cooking areas and lower spaces for living, and flat-bottomed homes used as living spaces. The double-rooms were similar in style, but the ten houses fell into five different categories of construction, researchers said. They were likely made of one living space and one room for storage. The first version includes two irregular shaped circular spaces that were joined together. The second style had a pouch-shaped room connected to a cylindrical pit, and included an extra passage. Another style showed a shallow cylindrical chamber covered in scorched blocks used for cooking with a second side chamber that could have been used as storage or the living space. The last variation was a shallow pit built around the pouch-shaped rooms opening, where the shallow space would have been used for cooking and living and the pouch area used for storage, researchers said. Only two homes with three rooms were discovered, and both had a combination of a deep space and a high activity area with a passageway, according to the release. The styles of home from this period are the first of their kind ever discovered, researchers said, and help shed light on the daily lives of people from this era. All of the homes show some sign of function division — raised cooking areas, deep storage areas or additional pouch-shaped rooms — that show a practical intelligence among the Yangshao people. The homes were a significant find, researchers said, and was named one of the top six archaeological discoveries in Shaanxi Province in 2024, according to the release. The site in the Xiejiahe Village of Xianyang City is in the central region of the Shaanxi Province in east-central China. Chat GPT, an AI chat bot, and Google Translate were used to translate the news release from the Xianyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the School of Cultural Heritage at Northwest University.
CBS News
11-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Northwestern University women's tennis coach Claire Pollard gets 600th career win
Northwest University women's tennis coach Claire Pollard has become just the ninth women's tennis coach ever to reach 600 career victories. When Pollard made the decision to come over from England to play college tennis at Mississippi State, she expected it to just be a quick layover in America. "One year turned into four, four turned into quite a lot," she said. After a decorated playing career with the Bulldogs that included winning a national championship in doubles, Pollard started what would be perhaps an even more impressive coaching career. She's now in her 27th year leading the Northwestern women's tennis program, which has included 13 Big ten titles and NCAA Tournament berths in all but one season. Earlier this season, Pollard hit a career milestone, becoming just the ninth women's tennis coach ever to reach 600 career victories. The players and assistant coaches had a celebration planned for the milestone 600th on their, even though they knew that Coach Pollard probably wasn't going to be a big fan of it. Pollard said she'll continue coaching as long as she still loves doing it, and she still has one big career goal she's chasing. "I want to win a national champion," she said. And that would be something to celebrate, whether Pollard likes it or not.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
'Road rage' case involving handgun results in arrest in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE – A 43-year-old woman with children in her vehicle was arrested over the weekend in what police described as a 'road rage' case when she was accused of pulling a pistol on other motorists, a police spokesperson said. Nicolle Marie Peith was jailed on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill following the Saturday incident in the area of Northwest University and Northwest California boulevards in St. Lucie West. Officer Brittany Holly, Port St. Lucie Police spokesperson, said Monday that Peith indicated she was driving a Nissan sport utility vehicle 'at a lower rate of speed than what was posted … because there was a vehicle in front of the suspect that was going slower.' 'The vehicle behind her, our victims, allegedly were honking the horn at her,' Holly said. Holly said the victims, two women in a four-door Kia, couldn't see the slower vehicle in front of Peith. 'It escalated from there … hence the road rage incident where she eventually brandished a firearm out of the window and then proceeded to exit her vehicle and threaten them with the firearm,' Holly said. Peith believed the women were following her, but the women indicated they they were headed to a nearby event. The women pulled over to call 911. Peith said she brandished a firearm, a Glock handgun, according to Holly. Holly said Peith had children with her. 'She did say that she was on her way to drop children off at a sleepover,' Holly said. Holly suggested motorists try to de-escalate any 'road rage' type incidents. Detained, then arrested: One student arrested at Sebastian River High School Fatal crash: Deadly crash late Tuesday on Florida's Turnpike in Port St. Lucie 'Don't engage,' she said. "Call 911, provide plate, make, model of vehicle, and we can handle it from there.' It wasn't immediately clear Monday whether Peith had obtained legal representation in the case. Peith was released Saturday from the St. Lucie County Jail on $10,000 bond, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Will Greenlee is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Will on X @OffTheBeatTweet or reach him by phone at 772-267-7926. E-mail him at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: 'Road rage' case with gun lands woman in jail in St. Lucie County
