Tuesday, September 26, 2017

New scientific dating research unravels the story of life in prehistoric Orkney Read

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A new study, published today in Antiquity journal, is challenging the previously understood narrative for prehistoric life on Orkney. It was...

Rare tiles found near Basingstoke shed insight on Roman history

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Evidence of one of the Roman Empire’s best-known rulers has been discovered near Basingstoke. A team of archaeologists from the Univ...

House “older than Stonehenge” found in East Ayrshire field

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The field near Kilmarnock where man settled some 6,000 years ago. PIC: Scottish Water. The remains of a pre-historic dwelling older than...

Storytelling flints and the original Oxen Ford: Oxford flood scheme archaeology begins

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THIS tiny piece of flint is barely an inch long, but it tells an incredible story. A stone flake reveals that 6,000 years ago, for just...

Viking Boat Burial Found In Norway

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On one of the last days of the excavation in the market square, archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (...

Bronze Age Arrows and a Viking Sword – The 2017 Fieldwork Was Awesome!

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Finally, the long wait was over and we were so ready for fieldwork! We had chosen two large sites for the main fieldwork in 2017 – the Lau...

Neanderthal brains 'grew more slowly'

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The skeleton of a boy that shattered our view of Neanderthal brain development A new study shows that Neanderthal brains developed more...

Ancient DNA sheds light on African history

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Burials at Mount Hora in Malawi yielded DNA used in the study DNA from ancient remains has been used to reconstruct thousands of years ...

Lakes of mercury and human sacrifices – after 1,800 years, Teotihuacan reveals its treasures

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When archaeologists found a tunnel under Mexico’s ‘birthplace of the gods’, they could only dream of the riches they would discover. Now its...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Ancient British stone circles were used for ‘Neolithic parties’, study finds

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The Ring of Brodgar originally had 60 stones, but now has 27  Colin Richards, Historic England Orkney is home to a host of Neolithic ...

Spanish researchers discover 30,000 year-old cave paintings

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Cave drawings at Altamira.Museo de Altamira/D. Rodríguez Researchers have discovered four new sets of cave paintings in Cantabria, nor...

Secrets of ancient Irish burial practices revealed

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Carrowkeel neolithic passage tomb in Co. Sligo. A new analysis of bones taken from a century-old excavation at Carrowkeel in County...

Medieval porpoise 'grave' on Channel island puzzles archaeologists

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Dr Phil De Jersey, right, and Mike Deane alongside the skeleton of a medieval porpoise. Photograph: Guernsey Press / SWNS.com View ...

'Exceptionally rare' crucifix found by metal detectorist in England

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An "exceptionally rare" ancient crucifix has been unearthed by an amateur metal detectorist. The 2cm (0.78in) tall lead object, wh...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

The enigma of early Norwegian iron production

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Ancient Norwegians made top-quality iron. But where did the knowledge to make this iron come from? A professor emeritus from the Norwegian U...

Unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall: lost secrets of first Roman soldiers to fight the barbarians

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Dig team stumble across thousands of pristine artefacts at ancient Vindolanda garrison site in Northumberland Dig volunteer Sarah Bake...

Breaking News: A Viking Sword Found at High Altitude

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On Friday, we received the incredible news that a sword had been found at high altitude in our county. The discovery was made during reinde...

Cache of Roman cavalry weapons found at Vindolanda

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Swords, arrow heads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artefacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda. ...

UN VASTE DOMAINE ANTIQUE À CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ

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À Cesson-Sévigné (Ille-et-Vilaine), en amont de l’aménagement des ZAC Atalante ViaSilva et Les Pierrins, une prescription de l’État (Drac...
Monday, September 11, 2017

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade

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One of the ancient Viking cod bones from Haithabu used in the study. Credit: James Barrett Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from ...