Sunday, November 17, 2019

EMAS Archaeological Study Tour to Orkney

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EMAS Archaeological Study Tour to Orkney 14 – 23 April 2020 Guide: David Beard MA, FSA, FSA Scot The 2020 EMAS spring study tour...

Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey

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An ancient historical site dating back 11,800 years was unearthed on Thursday in southeastern Turkey. Now part of the province of Mardi...

3000-year-old sword discovered in north-east Bohemia

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Credit: David Tanecek, CTK A sword dating back to the early Bronze Age has been unearthed in the region of Rychnov nad Kneznou in north...

Caithness Iron Age stone tower to be conserved

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Over the years Ousdale Burn Broch has fallen into a poor state of preservation CAITHNESS BROCH PROJECT An Iron Age drystone tower dam...

Römischer Münzschatz auf dem Zugerberg entdeckt

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. Gut versteckt in einem abgelegenen Waldstück auf dem Zugerberg: Zwölf römische Silbermünzen geprägt zwischen 241 und 255 nach Christ...

Sunken Ships Reveal Iceland’s Trading History

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Photo: Image: A screenshot from RÚV. An abundance of shipwrecks off the coast of Eyrarbakki, South Iceland, suggest it was likely Icela...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy

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Fresh clues have emerged about the final journey of a European glacier mummy shot dead by an arrow before his body was preserved in ice...

Many imperial Romans had roots in the Middle East, genetic history shows

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Many people from the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East settled in the city of Rome, with its famous Forum, during the imperial period...

Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey

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Sewer system dating back 11,800 years, over 20 architectural structures found in Mardin province An ancient historical site dating back...

New human ancestor discovered in Europe

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A male Danuvius guggenmosi probably looked something like this [Credit: Universitat Tubingen] Our upright posture may have originate...

Stave churches in Norway older than thought

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Hopperstad Stave Church in Sogn og Fjordane county is dendro-dated to 1131-1132. Previously,  the date was estimated at 1125-1250  [Cr...

Whale bone DNA gives new clues to Iron Age Orkney life

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The vessel - made from a fin whale vertebra - contained a human jaw bone and two newborn lambs UHI ARCHAEOLOGY INSTITUTE When they fi...

DÉCOUVERTE D’UN LIEU D’EXTRACTION DE LA POIX VIEUX DE 1500 ANS À BOLQUÈRE

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Sur le site de La Serra de les Artigues à Bolquère, situé à 1600 mètres d’altitude en Haute-Cerdagne (Pyrénées-Orientales), les archéolog...

Mittelalterliche Häuser und Kanäle

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Mit Kellen legen die Archäologen Mauern aus Bruch- und Backstein frei.  Foto: Archäologie am Hellweg eG/U. Holtfester Schon in einer ...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Space Archaeology and Remote Sensing Are Revolutionizing Archaeology

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Michael Davias/Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists are literally peeling back the sands of time using images taken from space. Space arc...

Archaeology breakthrough: 2,000-year-old Roman discovery offers major new insight into era

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The remains of a horse perfectly in order was found (Image: Daily Star) The chariot, thought to be around 2,000 years old, was discover...

New technique reveals lost splendours of Herculaneum art

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Herculaneum is much better preserved than its neighbour Pompeii [Credit: Andreas Solaro/AFP] One of the best preserved Roman houses a...
Sunday, November 03, 2019

'One of the greatest finds': experts shed light on Staffordshire hoard

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Items from the Staffordshire hoard of gold, weapons and ornaments found by a metal detectorist in 2009. Photograph: David Jones/PA First...

The Viking warrior WOMEN: Scientists reconstruct the face of 1,000-year-old female with a 'battle wound' on her skull who was buried with a hoard of weapons in Norway

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Scientists reconstructed the face of the female warrior who lived more than 1,000 years ago by anatomically working from the muscles and ...

Meet Erika the Red: Viking women were warriors too, say scientists

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Ella Al-Shamahi comes face to face with the Viking woman’s skull. Photograph: Eloisa Noble/National Geographic Think of a Viking warri...