Friday, April 28, 2017

Dog family tree reveals hidden history of canine diversity

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Genetic map showing how dog breeds are related provides a wealth of information about their origins. A new family tree of dogs contain...

Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bones in 'enormous scientific breakthrough'

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Becky Miller sampling sediment for genetic analyses at the archaeological site of  Trou Al'Wesse, Belgium  CREDIT:  MAX PLANCK IN...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Listen to the experts on the Stonehenge tunnel

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Helen Ghosh, Kate Mavor and Duncan Wilson’s response to John Harris’s article about the Stonehenge tunnel ( Letters , 27 April) entirely ...

Iron-age Viking longhouses were burned and buried in funerals

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From the Bronze Age until the Viking Age, burial mounds could be placed on top of the remains of three-aisled longhouses. The internal ...

Digital App Brings To Life One Of Scotland's Key Prehistoric Settlement Sites

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A new online digital resource has been launched to bring to life one of Scotland's most important prehistoric settlement landscapes. ...

Uffington hill carving was worshipped as 'sun horse' in prehistoric Britain

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A huge prehistoric geoglyph depicting a galloping horse is traditionally thought to have been a symbol of ownership, territory or group ...

Indonesian ‘Hobbits’ Not Related To Homo Erectus

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The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 200...

Primitive human 'lived much more recently'

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A primitive type of human, once thought to be up to three million years old, actually lived much more recently, a study suggests. The ...
Friday, April 07, 2017

Why you should take your kids to Britain's smelliest attraction

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Scent is the most underrated element of travel. Consider: lavender-infused Provencal fields or sulphuric water in Iceland. Each smell evo...

Divers search lake for Roman Emperor Caligula's pleasure barge, site of wild orgies

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Today, the serene waters of Lake Nemi make it a quaint getaway, one that is best known for its peaceful landscapes and the area's del...

A Lost Roman City Has Been Discovered in Southern France

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For the first time in over a thousand years, archeologists have laid eyes on the ancient Roman town of Ucetia, which is decked out with s...

Prehistoric cannibalism not just driven by hunger, study reveals

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Humans are less nutritious than other forms of meat, findings show, indicating complex social motivations may be behind our ancestors’ canni...

Rome Metro workers accidentally discovered an ancient aqueduct

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The aqueduct. Photo: Archaeological Superintendency Rome A 2,300-year-old aqueduct uncovered by workers on Rome's new Metro line ha...

Crusader Wreck Tells Tale Of Crusader Holy Land Conquest

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Christian knights and Mameluke warriors were fighting on the walls. Now the wreck of a 13th century ship reveals the desperate bid to save t...

DÉCOUVERTE D’UN SANCTUAIRE GALLO-ROMAIN À MURVIEL-LÈS-MONTPELLIER

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Cette fouille a donné lieu à la découverte des vestiges d’un sanctuaire gallo-romain. Dimanche 9 avril 2017, les archéologues présenteron...
Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Geologists reveal how violent 'Brexit 1.0' separated Britain from Europe

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Bathymetry map of the strait of Dover showing prominent valley eroded through the centre. Note the rock ridge made of chalk in southern B...

Evidence of ancient 'geological Brexit' revealed

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The UK has now started the formal process of leaving the EU, but scientists say they have evidence of a much earlier "Brexit"....
Monday, April 03, 2017

Tiller the Hun? Farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle -- and vice versa

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New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming over a lifetime. Fi...

Rare ‘Coffin Birth' Found At Black Death Burial Site In Northern Italy

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Researchers investigating a 14th century burial ground have identified a rare case of "coffin birth" - a gruesome phenomenon in w...

Rich Roman haul surprises Dutch archaeologists

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A Roman ring, found at the dig. Photo: William Hoogteyling via HH  Archeologists digging at a site in Tiel in the province of Gelderlan...