Saturday, April 11, 2015

Ancient abbey dig set to resume at Leiston

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Archaeologists are hoping to unearth more hidden secrets when they return to Leiston Abbey in search of a lost infirmary this July.  ...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Vikings Survived Greenland’s Harsh Weather for Centuries

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Vikings in Greenland survived the Little Ice Age for much longer than previously thought, according to comprehensive studies of the lands...

L’australopithèque Little Foot a 3 670 000 ans

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Des chercheurs d’institutions américaines, canadiennes, sud-africaines, et françaises publient cette semaine dans la revue Nature la data...
Friday, March 27, 2015

DNA map of UK migration history shows Vikings drew the line at pillaging

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Analysis shows less Viking DNA than expected, and no single group of Celts. A fine-grained genetic analysis has created a detailed ma...

The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Conquest

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The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Conquest: A Commemoration of 1066 5 - 7 Feb 2016 2016 is the 950 th  anniversary of the mome...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Row over plans to use ancient Spanish amphitheatre as tennis court

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Critics say padel tennis tournament will damage monument in Mérida while official insists plans pose no risk to roman structure In Mé...

Local cults of saints played a role in Scandinavian Christianisation

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Parchment fragment of a medieval church book. Image:  Sara Ellis Nilsson/University of Gothenburg There is a clear link between the c...

Acropolis of Athens built to withstand earthquakes

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“This is an incredible construction, using ingenious solutions to insurmountable engineering and construction problems,” said Professor of ...

Defining beauty - the body in ancient Greek art

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Defining beauty - the body in ancient Greek art 26 March – 5 July 2015 Experience the brilliance and diversity of ancient Greek ar...

Richard III DNA tests uncover evidence of further royal scandal

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Latest genetic tests reveal another break in the male line, potentially undermining the legitimacy of the entire House of Plantagenet ...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Human parasites found in medieval cesspit reveal links between Middle East and Europe

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Analysis of a latrine in Jerusalem that dates back over 500 years finds human parasites common in northern Europe yet very rare in Middle E...

Woolly mammoth could roam again as extinct DNA merged with elephant

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Harvard University spliced recreated genes from a woolly mammoth into the DNA of an elephant and found they functioned normally A m...

Richard III returns to Bosworth Field for final time

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The last time Richard III was at Bosworth Field the outcome proved less than satisfactory for the King. The battle, which was the l...

Did a volcanic cataclysm 40,000 years ago trigger the final demise of the Neanderthals?

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The Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) eruption in Italy 40,000 years ago was one of the largest volcanic cataclysms in Europe and injected a signif...

Romano-British roundhouse unearthed in Devon field

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After a dig launched to culminate years of theorising by Howard Jones, a local archaeologist and former Royal Marine whose suspicions were ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

DNA study shows Celts are not a unique genetic group

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A depiction of the Celtic Queen Boudicca from AD 1. Why are Celts' descendents not a single genetic grouping? A DNA study of Brito...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Anthropocene: New dates proposed for the 'Age of Man'

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The Anthropocene - a new geological time period that marks the "Age of man" - began in 1610, a study suggests. Scientists be...

New research indicates homosexuality prevalent in early Christian Rome

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Dr Mark Masterson, from Victoria’s School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, has analysed communications of all kinds from the...

Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries reopens

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Pompeii's biggest house, the Villa of the Mysteries, is set to reopen in its entirety on March 20, following nearly two years of restor...

Wealth and power may have played a stronger role than 'survival of the fittest'

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Th e DNA you inherit from your parents contributes to the physical make-up of your body -- whether you have blue eyes or brown, black hai...