Wednesday, March 02, 2016

More Pompeii houses to open to public from spring

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More buildings than ever will be accessible to visitors to Pompeii from the spring, the site's officials said on Thursday.  More ...

Le cimetière allemand de Boult-sur-Suippe

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Une équipe de l’Inrap vient de fouiller un cimetière militaire allemand de la Grande Guerre. Ces recherches se sont déroulées en amont ...

Glanzstück der Bronzezeit oder Fälschung?

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Eine Tagung zur Goldscheibe von Moordorf  Seit einiger Zeit arbeiten Archäologen und Naturwissenschaftler an der Enthüllung eines G...

Shakespeare's grave scanned in 400th anniversary

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Shakespeare's grave in Stratford - with a warning against anyone who "moves my bones" A radar survey into William Shake...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

No Wool, No Vikings

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Fosen Folk High School students sailing a square-sail-rigged boat in the Trondheim Fjord. Square sails were the norm in Viking days. Phot...

Did the Vikings use crystal 'sunstones' to discover America?

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Vikings may have used the interaction of sunlight with particular types of crystal to create a navigational aid that may even have worke...

World famous ancient Siberian Venus figurines 'are NOT Venuses after all'

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Close microscopic inspection reveals them as being far from idealised female forms.  Picture: Hermitage Museum New groundbreaking res...

Non-Destructive Testing Determines Diet From Teeth

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CANTERBURY, ENGLAND—A team from the University of Kent , led by biological anthropologist Patrick Mahoney, used 3-D microscopic imaging...

Engraved Mesolithic pendant unearthed in the UK

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An 11,000 year old engraved shale pendant discovered by archaeologists during excavations at the Early Mesolithic site at Star Carr in Nort...
Friday, February 26, 2016

France's earliest 'Muslim burials' found

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The individuals appear to have been buried in accordance with Islamic rites Researchers have identified what may be the earliest Musli...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Tourists in their millions are 'wearing out Pompeii'

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The Temple of Apollo, one of the areas most affected by heavy foot-fall.  Photo: Ian Scott/Flickr Tourists on cruises are being advis...

Six breathtaking Roman ruins that you've never heard of

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The bikini isn't as modern as you might think. Photo: Kenton Greening   Italy has so much history that it's hard to know where...

Neanderthals mated with modern humans much earlier than previously thought, study finds

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COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY—Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Using several different methods of DNA analysis, an international research team ...

Dunwich: The storms that destroyed 'lost town'

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In the 11th Century Dunwich was the 10th largest town in England Evidence of violent storms that destroyed a lost town known as Britai...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Remains Found of 7,000-Year-Old Man Buried Upright

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The young man was buried in a vertical pit in a 8,500-year-old cemetery, one of the oldest ever found in Europe. A Mesolithic site i...

Medieval trading ship raised to surface 'almost intact' after 500 years on riverbed in Netherlands

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Divers helped to excavate the "cog" before making it stable for removal   YouTube, Ukraine Today A medieval ship has been r...

Anglo Saxon gold mount 'mystery' in Norfolk

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The triangular gold mount, found near Fakenham, is less that an inch in width and length A "mystery" gold mount found in a ...

Archaeologists Discover Late Roman Graves at Ancient Thracian Tomb Ostrusha near Bulgaria’s Kazanlak

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Two of the three graves from the Late Roman period found at the Ostrusha Tomb near Bulgaria’s Kazanlak and Shipka. Photo: Archaeologist M...

1st Century bar? Archaeological find in France offers glimpse into ancient tavern

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Finally a decent place to eat! Archaeologists digging in southern France have found a restaurant-like structure roughly 2,100 years old,...

Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find'

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A complete Bronze Age wheel believed to be the largest and earliest of its kind found in the UK has been unearthed. The 3,000-year-ol...