Sunday, February 28, 2021

Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning

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A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to derive 4D building models using historical maps and machine learnin...

Rare Bronze Age spearhead discovered intact in Jersey

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The piece was dated from the remains of the wood shaft it was attached to JERSEY HERITAGE A rare and complete metal spearhead dating back th...

The World’s Oldest Woman Doesn’t Look Like You’ve Been Told

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Almost 50 years ago, on a Sunday morning in late November 1974, a team of archaeologists in Ethiopia unearthed a 3 million-year-old skeleton...

The story of Warwickshire's lost villages

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Wolfhampcote Church (Image: Wikipaedia/G-Man) The span of a human life doesn’t seem like much in the course of history, but you may feel tha...

Archaeologists Uncover First Recorded Tier List in Ancient Rome

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ROME — After reconstructing an ancient piece of pottery featuring various Roman gladiators categorized by their perceived strength, ability,...

Pompeii: Archaeologists unveil ceremonial chariot discovery

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Experts believe the chariot may have been used in ceremonies such as weddings HANDOUT VIA EPA Archaeologists in Italy have unveiled a ceremo...

Archaeologists find unique ceremonial vehicle near Pompeii

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A detail of the decoration of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralised wooden remains, that was found in Civita...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Romanian Authorities Recover ‘Unique’ Stolen Viking Helmet

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Romanian police specialising in heritage crimes on February 7 recovered a medieval helmet “of Viking origin” that disappeared a decade ago, ...

From skeletons to secret gardens - most amazing finds from Birmingham archaeological digs

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 View from space in 2020: The 1837 roundhouse off Curzon Street pictured next to the railway lines out of New Street Station (Image: Google ...

Viking Warriors in Poland: Overcoming Identity Crisis

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Viking Warriors in Poland: Overcoming Identity Crisis Paper by Leszek Gardeła Given at the 2019 European Association of Archeologists confer...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Moustache on Wimpole Estate statue linked to '1st Century trends'

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It is believed the figure could represent Cernunnos, the Celtic god of fertility NATIONAL TRUST/OXFORD ACHAEOLOGY A tiny statue's mousta...

Reversal of Earth's magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction -- and it could happen again

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During this time, Earth's inhabitants would have been subjected to some dazzling displays -- northern and southern lights, caused by sol...

The Bredon Hills Roman Coin Hoard, Birmingham Museums: a window onto grassroots archaeology

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Birmingham Museums On Demand (Photo: Press) The story of the discovery of a stash of 3,800 Roman coins is part of a paid-for programme of ta...

Zombie infection threat as country unlocks 50,000-year-old viruses

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Russia is seeking to unlock unknown prehistoric viruses up to 50,000-years-old by extracting biological material from carcasses of ancient a...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Viking age artefacts discovered on Isle of Man declared treasure

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Kath Giles, left, who found the hoard, and Allison Fox, curator for archaeology at Manx National Heritage, with the Viking age items. Photog...

Hundreds of stone age tools found on Denbighshire housing site

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An archaeological dig was carried out before building could begin JEZ HEMMING An archaeological dig at a site earmarked for housing has unco...

Islamic 12th-century bathhouse uncovered in Seville tapas bar

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The bathhouse was discovered in a popular tapas bar in the heart of Seville.  Photograph: Paco Puentes/El Pais  Dazzling geometric motifs da...

Long-Lost Neanderthal Tooth Reveals a Surprising Unknown Link to Modern Humans

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(Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London/Blinkhorn, et al., 2021) In 1928, the renowned British archaeologist, Dorothy Garrod, excava...

A14 upgrade: Ancient relic engraved with giant phallus found by archaeologists

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An ancient millstone engraved with a giant penis was found by A14 archaeologists  (Image: Highways England) An ancient relic engraved with a...

Isle of Man Viking jewellery found by metal detectorist

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The items, dating back to 950 AD, include a rare gold arm ring MNH A "stunning" collection of 1,000-year-old gold and silver Vikin...