Saturday, December 07, 2019

Celtic warrior from 2,000 years ago buried in chariot with weapons and ponies hailed as most important find of its kind in UK

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A Celtic warrior’s grave containing weapons and upright pony skeletons has been described by experts as a unique and significant discover...

What caused this great warship to sink?

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Heralded as the greatest warship of its time, the Vasa sank within 20 minutes of its maiden voyage. Nearly 400 years later, no-one knows ...

Iron age shield found in Yorkshire burial is the find 'of the millennium'

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The conserved bronze shield found at Pocklington which has been hailed as 'the most important British Celtic art object of the millen...

Londinium Romans’ blood lead levels so high they may have lowered birth rates

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A team of archaeologists and health scientists has found that lead poisoning could have afflicted city dwellers in Londinium, the Roman ...

Neolithic burial chamber discovered in northeastern France

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First layer of skeletons in the burial chamber [Credit: INRAP] A team from Inrap announced that it has discovered a collective underg...

'Only complete' 1,700-year-old Roman egg at Aylesbury dig

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This egg was cast into a watery pit, possibly as part of a Roman funeral rite OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY The only complete chicken's egg ...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Roman Secret Society Lodge Discovered in Pompeii

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Stone and tile diagrams in an ancient Pompeii building have been linked to Roman surveyors and their sophisticated measuring tools and hi...

Ancient Caithness settlement investigated by archaeologists

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Dwellings at Wag of Forse were homes to people over different period of time,  say archaeologists UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN Archaeolo...

Alcohol may have saved humanity from extinction, scientists claim

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Our species’ ability to hold its booze may have stopped us dying out and enabled our conquest of Planet Earth (Picture: Getty) Humanity...

An ancient outbreak of bubonic plague may have been exaggerated

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A sixth century Eurasian plague, depicted in this painting as suddenly striking the Italian man on the left, was nowhere near as deadly a...

Long-distance timber trade underpinned the Roman Empire's construction

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Some of the oak planks in situ in the foundation of the portico [Credit: Bernabei at al., 2019] The timber requirements of ancient Ro...

DÉCOUVERTE D’UNE « VÉNUS » PALÉOLITHIQUE À AMIENS

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À l'occasion d'une fouille programmée sur le site d'Amiens-Renancourt, une équipe de l'Inrap, en collaboration avec le CN...

Metal detectorist makes pretty penny after ancient coins he found in Suffolk field sell for £90,000 at auction

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Builder and metal detectorist Don Crawley holds a collection of Anglo Saxon silver pennies which form part of a hoard of 99. ( PA ) An...
Wednesday, December 04, 2019

UNKNOWN CHAINMAIL ARMORS DISCOVERED IN ROMAN COLONY DEULTUM NEAR BULGARIA’S BLACK SEA COAST

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Two or three chainmail armors from the Late Antiquity previously unseen in Bulgaria have been discovered in the ancient and medieval city...

Savoring the Danger: Romans Loved Toxic 'Sugar of Lead' Wine

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How far did ancient people go to enhance the flavor of their food and drinks? Would they consume toxic substances if it made things a lit...

Ancient necropolis discovered during roadworks in Sicily

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The excavation site in Gela. Photo: Regione Sicilia Workers installing cables under a road in the Sicilian town of Gela have uncovered ...
Monday, December 02, 2019

1,400-Year-Old Skeletons Reveal Location of Anglo-Saxon Enlightenment

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Detailed isotope analysis was done on the Bamburgh skeletons.  (Bamburgh bones / Facebook) 110 Anglo-Saxon skeletons dating to 1,400...
Friday, November 29, 2019

It Cleans Up Nicely: Scottish Viking Hoard Reveals New Secrets

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Around the time the Irish were stamping out the Viking presence in their country, local lore says the Scots and Vikings also fought a bat...
Thursday, November 28, 2019

Bad luck may have caused Neanderthals' extinction – study

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Scientists broadly agree that the Neanderthals died out about 40,000 years ago.  Photograph: IanDagnall Computing/Alamy Stock Photo H...

Siberia: 18,000-year-old frozen 'dog' stumps scientists

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Researchers say the animal could be a dog, a wolf or something in between Researchers are trying to determine whether an 18,000-year-ol...