Sunday, September 29, 2019

Viking Age mortuary house found in central Norway

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The construction style of the mortuary house is similar to that used for stave churches.  Credit: Raymond Sauvage, NTNU University Muse...

Did a common childhood illness take down the Neanderthals?

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MAGE: THIS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE STRUCTURE OF THE EUSTACHIAN TUBE IN NEANDERTHAL MAN AND IT'S SIMILARITY TO THE HUMAN INFANT. BROO...
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Roman fort accidentally discovered under bus station

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Archaeologists called the find a ‘very important’ part of the history of the Roman empire  (Picture: PA) Builders were surprised to u...

A Warming Climate Threatens Archaeological Sites in Greenland

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The site of Brattahlid, the eastern settlement Viking colony in southwestern Greenland founded by Erik the Red near the end of the 10th c...

Somerset human remains 'as old as Cheddar Man'

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The human remains were found to be as old as Britain's oldest complete skeleton, the Cheddar Man SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST Two bo...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Roman bronze cauldron unearthed in central Norway burial cairn

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The cauldron has been uncovered, and Heidi Fløttum Westgaard, Ellen Grav Ellingsen  and Kjell André Brevik carefully clean it off.  P...

Historic find suggests bottle-feeding not a modern phenomenon

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A reconstruction of a baby being fed using a vessel.  Photograph: Helena Seidl da Fonseca/PA Babies from prehistoric cultures were fe...

Prehistoric babies fed animal milk in bottles

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Prehistoric family scene ARCHOLOGIEDERSCHWEIZ Prehistoric babies were bottle-fed with animal milk more than 3,000 years ago, according ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Neanderthal footprints found in France offer snapshot of their lives

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The excavation site of the footprint layer in Le Rozel, France.  Photograph: Dominique Cliquet/AFP/Getty Images Scientists find 257 p...

Giving birth two million years ago was 'relatively easy'

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Human childbirth can be a long, painful, drawn-out process, needing assistance  and sometimes taking days. GETTY IMAGES Human childbi...

Rare 800-year-old figure of Christ returned to York

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The statue is embellished with stone settings on the crown, eyes and loincloth PA MEDIA An 800-year-old figure of Christ that once ad...

‘Ghostly outlines’ of woman who died 1,400 years ago discovered

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Ghostly outlines of a woman who died 1,400 years ago have been discovered. (Picture PA)  Archaeologists have discovered the ‘ghostly ou...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Large '1,400-year-old cemetery' uncovered in Highlands

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The possible Pictish cemetery is being excavated in a field in the Black Isle ANDY HICKIE What could turn out to be one of Scotland...

'Lovers of Modena' Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men

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Two men were buried holding hands in an ancient cemetery in Modena, Italy. (Image: © University of Bologna/EPA/Shutterstock) The "l...

Earliest direct evidence of milk consumption

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The evidence comes from dental plaque from Neolithic remains SOPHY CHARLTON / DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM Scientists have discovered the ea...

Country diary: an old map provides new insight

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Every detail of this field was captured by cartographers in 1882.  Photograph: Sarah Niemann Sandy, Bedfordshire: This single field i...

New finds beef up case for redrawing map of Roman empire

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The remains of a high-quality Romano-British butcher’s business and centre for crafts have been unearthed by archaeologists in Devon. Pho...

Church of Scotland sues for share of $2.5 million Viking treasure trove unearthed on church land

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Treasures from the Galloway Hoard are displayed at the National Museums of Scotland on  October 26, 2017 in Edinburgh. The Church of ...

Treasure hunter sued by Church of Scotland over record £2million haul of Viking relics he found on their land

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Derek McLennan is being sued by the Church of ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association The metal detector buff now faces a legal challenge ...

Church sues metal detectorist for share of £2m Viking treasure trove unearthed on its land

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The Church of Scotland is taking legal action for a share of a Viking hoard  The Church of Scotland is taking legal action for a share ...