Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Roman Imperial leaders had wine empire away from the battlefield, study suggests

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Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered a unique insight into the life of one of the Roman Empire’s most prominent l...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Neanderthal Y chromosome offers clues to what kept us separate species

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CELL PRESS—Researchers reporting in the  American Journal of Human Genetics , published by Cell Press, have completed the first in-depth...

Rare chess piece found in back yard of museum

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THE smallest medieval Arabic chess piece to be discovered in the country has been unearthed in an archaeological dig at Wallingford ...

Modern men lack Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals

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Although it's widely known that modern humans carry traces of Neanderthal DNA, a new international study led by researchers at the Stan...

'Cremation pits' found at Vale of Glamorgan housing site

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Work on part of a Vale of Glamorgan housing development has been suspended after human 'cremation pits' were uncovered during ...

New spectroscopy method to offer on-site carbon dating

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Researchers from Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO), within Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy have demonstrated a new compact...

Viking Treasures seen for the first time in a thousand years

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More than ten centuries after being buried in a field in Galloway, conservators are releasing images that reveal the contents of a pot...

Neanderthals may have died of diseases carried by humans from Africa

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Diseases and infections passed on by the ancestors of modern humans when they moved out of Africa and into Europe may have helped wipe o...

Christian sects drop their differences, and their fists, to restore Jesus's tomb

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 The Aedicule at the heart of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is in need of repairs  Credit: GALI TIBBONGALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Microbiologists unmask the Hannibal route enigma

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Microbiologists based in the Institute for Global Food Security and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast have re...

Curse Tablets Discovered in 2,400-Year-Old Grave

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Written in Greek, the curse on this lead tablet targets Demetrios and Phanagora who were husband-and-wife tavern keepers who lived in Ath...

Bronze Age treasure discovered in Poland

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Treasure of bronze objects has been discovered on the outskirts of a Polish town in Lubuskie Province. The objects are probably associated ...

Study shows human sacrifice was less likely in more equal societies

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This lithograph from 1819 by Jacques Arago shows human sacrifice under the direction of a Hawaiian priest. Photograph: Alamy Ritual hu...

Has Hannibal's route across the Alps been uncovered? Scientists use 2,000-year-old trail of dung to track legendary general

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The Col de la Traversette, a narrow pass between Grenoble in France and Turin in Italy  CREDIT: GOOGLE It was one of the most outrage...

Stone Age humans 'brought deer to Scotland by sea'

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Scientists say red deer were transported "considerable distances" by boat to Scottish islands. CREDIT: ALAMY Stone Age human...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Ancient theatre of Larissa opens to public

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One of the largest ancient Greek theatres, the ancient theatre of Larissa dated back to the 3rd century BC, has opened its doors to the pub...

Did Alabama space archaeologist just help rewrite history of Vikings in North America?

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Sarah Parcak revealed her plan for a $1 million grant to the world during an impassioned speech on stage at the TED2016 event in Vancouve...

A Viking village in Canada, spotted from space

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Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak on the site of a possible Viking settlement on the southern coast of Newfoundland in July 2015. Credit: ...

Discovery Could Rewrite History of Vikings in New World

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Archaeologists have unearthed a stone hearth that was used for iron-working, hundreds of miles away from the only other known Viking site...
Friday, April 01, 2016

New evidence of Viking life in America?

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A new discovery has revealed that the Vikings may have travelled hundreds of miles further into North America than previously thought....