Thursday, September 01, 2005

Ancient and modern man lived side by side - study

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Did Neanderthals and the first ancestors of modern man ever meet? The argument has raged among archaeologists and palaeontologists for deca...

Bronze Age dig's finds revealed

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Archaeologists who have been working on one of the UK's largest Bronze Age digs of the summer are set to reveal their discoveries on Thu...

Roman army on show at Segedunum

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THE Roman army will once more be on guard in Segedunum this weekend. Visitors to the fort will be able to see spectacular displays of milita...

Amulets Discovered in Ancient Bulgarian Capital

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Two ancient amulets were discovered in Bulgaria's old capital Pliska, archeologists announced. One of the amulets was made from the toot...

Balloons help spot ancient sites

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Archaeologists are to take to the skies above north Wales in hot air balloons in an attempt to spot long-lost ancient sites. Balloonists pre...

For sale: one megalithic tomb (if buyer passes muster)

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BAGNEUX, France (AFP) - Pascal Normand has decided to sell his 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb, but he is being very choosy about who gets it...

IXth Century Monastery Remains Unearthed in Bulgaria

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Well-preserved monastery vault arches dated back to the IXth century were found during excavation works in the Karaach Tepe area near Varna....

Grave reveals medieval Caesareans

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The medieval remains of a mother and daughter found in North Yorkshire shows signs of an attempted Caesarean operation, scientists have reve...

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1874932005

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Archaeologists have uncovered 17 ancient Celtic coins in a field in the south of the Netherlands, the first hoard o...

History rises from the ashes

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THOUSANDS of everyday items from the 15th century homes of bishops, lords and ladies have been uncovered in a four-metre deep seam of archae...

Big knight out for youngsters at the Castle

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YOUNGSTERS will go back to the 13th century to take part in a special "knight school" at Edinburgh Castle. The Historic Scotland e...
Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Medieval appetite suppressant could be new slimming aid

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An 800-year-old herbal potion used by medieval monks to curb the appetite could soon find new popularity among 21st century dieters. Archae...

Oldest homes were made of mammoth bone

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY archaeologists are joining Czech colleagues to study the world’s oldest-known houses, some of them built from mammoth b...

Second rare burial unearthed at Minehowe

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A second Iron Age burial has been found at the Minehowe (Orkney, Scotland) site. The latest find follows last year's discovery of a woma...

Prehistoric remains discovered in south Wales

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Students from Lancashire discovered 5,000-year-old human remains on an archaeological dig in south Wales. The remains of seven humans were f...

Stone Age site uncovered in the heart of Surrey

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An excavation in East Surrey (England) has turned up flint tools and cooking pots from about 10,000 years ago. The area, which bears the rem...

Anatolia's largest Roman bath waiting to be excavated

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ARTICLE SUMMARY The Herodes Atticus Hamam, situated in Çanakkale’s ancient ruins of Alexandria Troas, is believed to be the largest bath fro...
Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Rome's Greatest Brickmakers Identified

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Two brothers are behind Rome's greatest monuments, according to Italian archaeologists who have discovered two furnaces that provided th...

Roman ruins to remain under rainwater canal

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Finding themselves in a catch-22 situation, the authorities have decided to forge ahead with the construction of a "removable" can...

Roman road dug up after council error

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A COUNCIL has been accused of vandalism after allowing a 2000-year-old stretch of Roman road to be dug up in error. The criticism was levell...