Sunday, May 31, 2020

Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house

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The couple were pulling up the floor to install insulation. Photo: Nordland County Council A couple in northern Norway were pulling up ...

Coal Mine in Serbia Gives up New Roman Treasure

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An archaeologist looks at parts of a wooden Roman ship dated to the 3rd century AD, at the ancient city of Viminacium, near Kostolac, Ser...

Well-preserved Roman mosaic unearthed in Italian vineyard

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SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Archaeologists have briefly revealed a well-preserved mosaic floor of an ancient Roman villa first discovered almost ...

Antiques Roadshow presenter stunned to discover ancient Roman site in garden

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Antiques Roadshow expert Marc was shocked to make the discovery (Image: SWNS) Antiques Roadshow expert, Marc Allum is on hand to guide...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Early Iron Age burials discovered in France

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General view of the site with a circular enclosure from the Early Iron Age in the foreground [Credit: Philippe Alix, Inrap] Several e...

Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard

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Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago COMUNE DI NEGRAR DI VALPOLICELLA A ...

Melting ice reveals an ancient, once-thriving trade route

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Upper left: an object interpreted as a tong (a clamp for holding fodder on a sled or wagon), dated to the Late Roman Iron Age; right: a s...

Butchery Marks Suggest Paleolithic Hunters Ate Large Carnivores

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Courtesy Piotr Wojtal) KRAKÓW, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that Piotr Wojtal of the Polish Academy of Sciences identified butchere...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Neolithic Skeleton “Lovingly Buried” in Fetal Position

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A “lovingly” buried Neolithic skeleton is offering archaeologists new insights on burial practices 4,500-years ago. The gravesite is lo...

Britain’s historic ghost villages

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The former Seagram’s Farm in Imber, the Wiltshire village requisitioned for second world war training. Photograph: Jane Tregelles/Alamy ...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

Norfolk discovery of 1,100-year-old brooch 'will remain a mystery'

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Experts at the British Museum say the brooch is of "national significance" Image copyright NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL The origi...

A 5,000-year-old mystery: recording rock art within the Dolmen de Soto

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The Dolmen de Soto from above, showing both the low earth mound covering the megalithic corridor, and the reconstructed entrance way besi...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Migration patterns reveal an Eden for ancient humans and animals

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An artist rendering of the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain during the Pleistocene. Home to some of the richest evidence for the behavior and cultu...

Archaeologists uncover Iron Age tomb of woman adorned with jewellry

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Archaeologists are planning to excavate the tomb along with the woman's remains. (Inrap) The tomb of a woman dating back about 2700...

Endangered cultural heritage on the seafloor: Underwater archaeology in the North and Baltic Seas

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Credit: Sarah Katharina Heuzeroth In many regions of the world, the seafloor contains a fascinating archive of human history. This also...

European Ice Age Hunters Ate Wolf Meat

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New study reveals that hunters during the Palaeolithic (approx. 30,000 years ago) ate wolf meat. Archaeologists excavating in the Czech ...

Homo Sapiens caused Neanderthal extinction according to computer models

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Using computer models, climate scientists from the IBS Centre suggests that Homo Sapiens are responsible for the demise of the Neanderthal...
Monday, May 18, 2020

Fungus is destroying a buried Viking ship. Here's how Norway plans to save it.

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Image: © Lars Gustavsen/NIKU) Archaeologists are racing against the clock to save the remains of a buried Viking ship from a ruthless f...

Ancient Tap O' Noth hillfort in Aberdeenshire one of 'largest ever'

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Tap O' Noth overlooks Rhynie UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN A hillfort in Aberdeenshire is one of the largest ancient settlements ever di...

Hillfort revealed to be the largest Pictish site ever discovered in Scotland

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Drone view of the Tap O’ Noth Hillfort [Credit: University of Aberdeen] A spectacular hillfort overlooking a tiny Aberdeenshire village...