Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Archaeologists discover ancient snack bar in Pompeii in ‘extraordinary’ find

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Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved snack bar from the ancient city of Pompeii which was destroyed in a volcanic eruption nearly...

Roman road remains uncovered in Northumberland

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The remains are part of The Stanegate - a Roman road which ran east-west south of Hadrian's Wall Northumbrian Water Remains of a Roman r...

Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

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Sixty-six new archaeological sites have been discovered thanks to the combined use of different remote sensing techniques and open access ge...

Iron Age Settlement With Large Roundhouses and Roman Trinkets Found in the UK

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The footprints of some of the Iron Age roundhouses (vans at top for scale). Photo: Oxford Archaeology East Over the course of 2020, a patchw...
Monday, December 21, 2020

£1m grant to investigate secrets of Viking-age Galloway hoard uncovered by metal detectorist

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pieces from the 10th-century treasure trove, known as the Galloway Hoard, which was found by a metal detectorist in a field in Dumfries and ...

A mystery woman dressed in silk and gold found buried under the London streets was from the elite of the Roman Empire, researchers say

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An artist's reconstruction of the burial of the Spitalfields Roman woman. Museum of London Archaeology     A woman who lived in the 4th ...

Early humans may have survived the harsh winters by hibernating

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The site at Sima de los Huesos was a mass grave 400,000 years ago. Photograph: César Manso/AFP/Getty Images Bears do it. Bats do it. Even Eu...

Researchers win £1m grant to unlock secrets of Viking-era treasure trove

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The Galloway Hoard has been acquired by National Museums Scotland. Photograph: National Museums Scotland/PA  Researchers in Scotland hope to...
Monday, December 14, 2020

Neolithic Scotland: the Big Picture and Detailed Narratives in 2020

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Rhind Lectures 2020 December 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Scottish Neolithic clearly fascinated Alexander Henry Rhind and he made important, a...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Radiocarbon dating revealed mosaic at Chedworth Roman Villa was designed and created in the fifth century

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Britain's 5th Century mosaic Archaeologists have discovered Britain's first known 5th Century mosaic at a Roman villa in Gloucesters...

Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds

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An archaeologist works on the mosaic at Chedworth Roman villa. Photograph: Stephen Haywood/National Trust Fifth-century discovery suggests b...

Child's Bones Buried 40,000 Years Ago Solve a Longstanding Neanderthal Mystery

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We don't know whether it was a boy or a girl. But this ancient child, a Neanderthal, only made it to about two years of age. This short ...
Wednesday, December 09, 2020

'Mystery' pit skeleton found during Bishop's Stortford digs

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The skull and collarbone of the body had collapsed into the remains of its ribs, while the rest of the body fell into the pit OXFORD ARCHAEO...

Norway excavates a Viking longship fit for a king

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Pyramids, castles, palaces: symbols of power and status have taken many forms down the ages, and for the Vikings what really counted was the...

Largest Viking DNA Study

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(Dorset County Council/Oxford Archaeology) Viking mass grave, England The largest-ever study of Viking DNA has revealed a wealth of informat...
Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Special Viking grave with beads and brooches found in Central Norway

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Maria Vestvik and Elise Kjørsvik from the NTNU Museum at the Viking grave.  (Photo: Eystein Østmoe, NTNU University Museum) She was placed i...

HUGE 6TH CENTURY AD INDUSTRIAL KILN FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOUND IN BULGARIA’S DANUBE CITY SILISTRA, LINKED TO BYZANTINE EMPEROR JUSTINIAN I

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The huge 6th century AD Roman / Byzantine kiln for the industrial production of construction materials such as bricks and tiles has been dis...

Melting ice patch in Norway reveals large collection of ancient arrows

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An arrow from c. AD 700 as it was found lying on the stones in the scree, close to the melting ice. Credit: Innlandet Fylkeskommune A team o...

Block excavation of early Celtic tomb near the Heuneburg in southern Germany

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The burial chamber can be seen within the bright gravel ring. The burial chamber is filled with humus.  The light gravel ring comes from low...

Pompeii: Dig uncovers remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius

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The discovery was made in a villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city (EPA) Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of two men who ...