Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Archaeology: Basilica from the time of Constantine the Great found at Sofia’s Serdica West Gate

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Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have found a basilica said to date from the time of emperor Constantine the Great in the...

Gallic elite prospered from Roman occupation

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I n 2010 French archaeologists carried out excavations on a 3.5 hectares site in Bassing , Moselle. Over a period of one thousand years ...

First Harbor of Ancient Rome Rediscovered

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Aerial view of Ostia and the position of its filled in ancient harbour basin (in the foreground). On the left of the picture, the Tiber ...

Winter of discontent as we await the truth

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In the New Year we’ll learn if bones from a city car park really are those of Richard III. Michael Hickling reports on the future for th...

Roman road uncovered in York

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This is the 10,000th post on the  Archaeology in Europe News Blog! Ian Milstead Lead Archaeologist from YAT cleaning Ro...
Saturday, December 08, 2012

Lottery grant could help buy Bath Roman coin hoard

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A coin from 32 BC similar to the one pictured was the oldest identified so far A £50,000 lottery grant ...

European Romani Exodus Began 1,500 Years Ago, DNA Evidence Shows

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Europe's widespread Romani population shares a common, if complex, past, beginning in northwestern India about 1,500 years ago, acco...

Classics professor unearths archaeological clues about ancient Roman vineyards

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They may not look like much to the untrained eye, but these ancient Roman grape seeds, believed to back to the 1st century A.D., could ...

Maori stones hold magnetic clues

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Scientists are studying the Earth's magnetic field using the stones that line Maori steam ovens. The cooking process gener...

Resurrecting the ancient city of Laodicea

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Cranes, excavators, teams of workmen in hard-hats and foremen shouting into their mobile phones are a ubiquitous feature of today's...

Greek island to be declared an archaeological site

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The 'chora' or main town on the Aegean island of Serifos is to be declared an archaeological site, according to a decision of G...

New way to protect historic limestone buildings

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Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from pollution by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant co...

Gypsies arrived in Europe 1,500 years ago, genetic study says

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Gypsies in a shanty town in Madrid, Spain. Photograph: Navia/Cover/Getty Images Migrants from India came to continent much earlier than...

Norwich Castle Museum set to acquire 'curious' treasure

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A gold earring disc, found in Norfolk by a metal detector enthusiast, has left treasure experts baffled as to the exact meaning of its...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

Archaeologist of the Year – Nominees

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We always look forward to escaping from the office to meet archaeologists working in the field: their hard work and dedication is inspiri...

Researchers find evidence of early man in caves near Naples

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Remains of both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in same caves Rome, December 4 - Researchers are poring over thousands of tiny artifacts...

Experts uncover medieval moat in Havel Library's future seat

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Experts have uncovered a medieval trench filled with ground layers coming from a cemetery and containing a number of human bones during res...

Tracing Wine's "Turkish" Roots

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Do French merlots or German rieslings have Turkish ancestors? That's the intriguing proposition raised by a Swiss botanist, who, using...

Genome of the Black Death reveals evidence for an antique bubonic plague pandemic

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Black death: Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis in the foregut of a flea vector  [Credit: Rocky Mountai...

Gladiator's Tomb to Be Reburied

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The tomb of the ancient Roman hero believed to have inspired the Russell Crowe blockbuster "Gladiator," might be returned to o...