Monday, February 27, 2023

The end of Roman Britain | HistoryExtra podcast series

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The end of Roman Britain: introduction, and a mystery mosaic Join us for episode one in our series examining what happened in Britain as Rom...

Wulf and Eadwacer: why I think I’ve solved the mystery of this Old English poem

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Odoacer (left) and Theoderic (right) in a woodcut from the Hartmann Schedel (1493).  INTERFOTO / Alamy Stock Photo Wulf and Eadwacer occupie...

William The Conqueror: Ruthless And Powerful Ruler Who Changed Britain Forever

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William the Conqueror & Harold II swearing - 11th century.  Image: Adobe Stock - Erica Guilane-Nachez William was the son of Herleva and...

10 Burial Excavations That Unveil Incredible Viking Women

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What was a Viking? The Vikings emerged from Scandinavia in the late eighth century as marauding raiders and traders with fantastic ships. Fr...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Vikings and Scotland: 10 Interesting facts about ancient Vikings and their history in Scotland

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Scotland rests just over the North sea from Scandinavia which made it a prime entry point for Vikings entering the British Isles back when t...

Dwarfie Stane: Mysterious 5,000-Year-Old Rock-Cut Tomb On Dark Enchanted Island Of Hoy, Scotland

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The Dwarfie Stane with the entrance to the tomb. Credit: Grovel - CC BY 3.0 A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - The "Dwarfie Stane" ...

Modern Humans With Bows and Arrows Invaded France 54,000 Years Ago

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Reproduced arrowheads made using the same flint and shot from a bow, to compare fracturing with the points found in Grotte Mandrin. Experime...

Grave of Elite Bronze Age Brothers With Mystery Disease Discovered

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Photo of Tel Megiddo National Park in modern-day Israel. This was the site of the ancient city of Megiddo.  JAVAX/GETTY The bodies of two Br...

54,000-Year-Old Stone Points Are Oldest Signs of Bow and Arrow Use in Europe

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The site of Grotte Mandrin, in France Artifacts discovered in a rock shelter suggest Homo sapiens was launching stone projectiles in Europe ...

When in Rome: Archaeologists discover ancient wooden phallus that may be exactly what it looks like

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HEXHAM, United Kingdom — Vindolanda served as an ancient Roman auxiliary fort in the north of what is now the United Kingdom for nearly 300 ...

This Man Underwent Brain Surgery 3,500 Years Ago

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Two brothers’ remains were found buried together under the floorboards of their home. One had a hole in his skull consistent with surgery. K...

Centuries Before Stonehenge, This Settlement Housed the First European Stone Monument Builders

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Whether its Stonehenge, the pyramids, or a myriad of other ancient places, we’ve long been fascinated by impressive monuments from the dista...

Neanderthals spread diverse cultures across Eurasia (before we came along)

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This artist's conception shows how Neanderthals might have faced down the mammoth task of butchering a freshly-killed elephant. Two rece...

Did Byzantine Christian Icons Conceal Pagan Gods?

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Early Christian icons may have derived some of their stylistic elements from pagan religious portraits, according to some historians. Credit...

Interview: Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic tribes on the Banks of the Rhine

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JBW: Many thanks for speaking with me yet again, Dr. Esaù Dozio. For thousands of years, people have viewed the Rhine River as a boundary of...
Sunday, February 19, 2023

The Meols Pub Boat: a hypothesis

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Satellite view of the Railway Inn Pub. The position of the vessel is marked by an ellipse.  In 2007 Ground Penetrating Radar confirmed the e...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Artist’s impression of the viking camp established in 873 at Repton (Derbyshire, England). Compost Creative, Author provided Hideouts, harbours and homes: how vikings may have owed their success to their encampments

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Artist’s impression of the viking camp established in 873 at Repton (Derbyshire, England). Compost Creative, Author provided For many years,...

Could there be a Viking boat buried underneath a Wirral pub carpark?

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80 years ago when the pub was built, workers made a discovery which is thought could be a Viking boat Dominga Dett, Chair of Wirral Archaeol...

Standing Swords

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(Arkeologerna Statens historiska museer)Upright swords, Köping, Sweden While excavating a Viking cemetery near the Swedish town of Köping, a...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATE ANCIENT BOAT BURIED BENEATH CAR PARK

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM ARE INVESTIGATING AN ANCIENT BOAT BURIED BENEATH A PUB CAR PARK IN WIRRAL, ENGLAND. The boa...