Thursday, November 26, 2020

Swedish runestones open gateway to ancient Viking civilization

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The Jarlabanke Bridge is a common starting point for a tour of Runriket, a collection of ancient runestones in Sweden that sheds light on th...
Monday, November 16, 2020

Archaeologists Discover ‘Amazing’ Iron Age Grave In Lofoten

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Norwegian archaeologists have found a remarkably well-preserved skeleton believed to date from the Iron Age during an excavation on the Lofo...

Nächste Runde im Streit um das Alter der Himmelsscheibe von Nebra

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Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra gilt als die älteste konkrete astronomische Darstellung der Welt. Lange Zeit war sich die Fachwelt einig, dass ...

Stonehenge

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Stonehenge in southern England ranks among the world's most iconic archaeological sites and one of its greatest enigmas. The megalithic ...

Construction Workers Unearth Ancient Greek Gem in Downtown Athens

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credit: Facebook.com/KostasBakoyannis Α spectacular ancient Greek sculpture was unearthed in the downtown Agia Irini (St Irene) Square of At...
Friday, November 06, 2020

Slaves in the Viking Age: how prevalent were enslaved people in Viking societies?

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“The Vikings were not only slavers, but the kidnapping, sale and forced exploitation of human beings was always a central pillar of their cu...
Friday, October 30, 2020

The Roman Balneum In Rafina: A Monument Reveals Itself

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The olive press [Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica] What can the excavation of a Roman bath and its surroundings reveal? If the...

‘Lost’ medieval bridge discovered under the River Teviot

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Ancrum Bridge has been hidden beneath the waters of the River Teviot for centuries. Archaeologists deem the Ancrum Bridge one of the 'mo...

How dogs tracked their humans across the ancient world

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Libyan rock art that may date back 7000 years depicts a hunter and his dog. JOE AND CLAIR CARNEGIE/LIBYAN SOUP/GETTY IMAGES Sometime toward ...

Five distinct types of dog existed by end of last ice age, study finds

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While DNA from modern European dogs has contributed to breeds around the world, traces of other ice age groups remain, including in chihuahu...

Archaeologists reveal human resilience in the face of climate change in ancient Turkey

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Microscope image of Iron Age oak twig from Tell Tayinat in Hatay, Turkey. Credit: Brita Lorentzen An examination of two documented periods o...

Dutch Archaeologist Discovers Traces of Four Submerged Medieval Settlements

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A satellite image of the Noordoostpolder, a Dutch municipality where the four settlements were found (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons) A...
Saturday, October 24, 2020

CBA Festival of Archaeology

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The Council of British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology runs from 24 October to 1 November.  The situation with the Corona Virus means ...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Humans And Climate Drove Giants Of Madagascar To Extinction

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Investigating the drivers of extinction: By analyzing stalagmites from the La Vierge Cave located on Rodrigues the scientists reconstructed ...

VAST ‘CHANGING ROOM’ FOUND IN ROMAN THERMAE (PUBLIC BATHS) OF ANCIENT SPA RESORT DIOCLETIANOPOLIS IN BULGARIA’S HISARYA

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The spacious changing room, or apodyterium, of the main mineral water public baths of the ancient spa resort of Diocletianopolis in Bulgaria...

Medieval Black Death May Have Sped Up Because of Droplets in the Air

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And some people complain about having to wear a mask in the 21st century... Credit: illustrissima / Shutterstock.co Disease about which we k...

HS2: Medieval graffiti to 'ward off evil spirits' found

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It is believed the markings are "witches' marks", created to ward off evil spirits HS2 LTD/PA WIRE Medieval graffiti associate...

'Long-lost' medieval monastery in Gloucester rediscovered

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The monastery was founded in about 1270 but was mostly demolished in the 16th Century COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY A "long-lost" medieval ...

FOUILLE D’UN HABITAT CAROLINGIEN À BIGNICOURT-SUR MARNE

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À Bignicourt-sur-Marne, l'Inrap met au jour les vestiges d'un site carolingien (VIIIe-IXe siècles). Autour des bâtiments construits ...

Archaeologists strike gold on Crete

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“I feel this year’s findings have been a vindication for [Yannis A.] Sakellarakis. He always claimed – and I did not believe it at the time ...