• Home
  • Featured
  • Archaeology

    In the Footsteps of the Missing Ninth Legion Hispana : Part One

    helemt

    Image Source : Istock

    The Ninth Legion ‘Hispana’, the

    • Archaeology News
    • Archaeology Videos
    • Archaeology Directory
    • HeritageDaily Tours
    • Archaeology Jokes
    • Spitfires in Burma – FREE EVENT
  • Palaeontology
  • Palaeoanthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Heritage
  • Natural World
  • About
    Welcome to HeritageDaily, an academic journal and online magazine featuring the latest news on the natural world and sciences from across the globe.
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Partners
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Featured
  • Archaeology
    • Archaeology News
    • Archaeology Videos
    • Archaeology Directory
    • HeritageDaily Tours
    • Archaeology Jokes
    • Spitfires in Burma – FREE EVENT
  • Palaeontology
  • Palaeoanthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Heritage
  • Natural World
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Partners
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Contact Us
  • Sort:
  • Date
  • Name
  • Rating
  • Popular
HeritageDaily
About the author

Heritage Daily is an independent online archaeology magazine, dedicated to the heritage and historical sector. We identified the need for a central resource offering the latest archaeological news, journals, articles and press releases.

Anthropology
6664221
June 13, 2013 0 Comments

Unraveling the genetic mystery of medieval leprosy

Scientists reconstruct the genome of medieval strains of the pathogen responsible for leprosy by exhuming centuries-old human graves.

Archaeology
131864
June 13, 2013 0 Comments

Excavations begin on Roman Temple at Maryport

A team of archaeologists and volunteers led by Newcastle University’s Professor Ian Haynes with site director Tony Wilmott has started work in Maryport until 22 July.

Archaeology Videos
June 12, 2013 0 Comments

Eye on the Needle

Eye on the Needle is a non-profit documentary focussed on the conservation of ‘Cleopatra’s Needle’, an Ancient Egyptian obelisk situated

Archaeology
4477
June 12, 2013 0 Comments

Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee

TAU research says unique structure is the product of skilled construction

Archaeology
4466
June 12, 2013 0 Comments

New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings

WHEN did modern humans settle in Asia and what route did they take from mankind’s African homeland? A University of Huddersfield professor has helped to provide answers to both questions. But he has also had to settle a controversy.

Anthropology
4455
June 12, 2013 0 Comments

Over 120,000-year-old bone tumor in Neandertal specimen found

Croatian rib of a Neandertal reveals ancient example of now-common bone tumor

Palaeoanthropology
A1431
June 5, 2013 0 Comments

Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study

Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study

Archaeology
a1112
June 5, 2013 0 Comments

New biomolecular archaeological evidence points to the beginnings of viniculture in France

9,000-year-old ancient Near Eastern ‘wine culture,’ traveling land and sea, reaches southern coastal France, via ancient Etruscans of Italy, in 6th-5th century BCE

Archaeology
5112
June 5, 2013 0 Comments

A grassy trend in human ancestors’ diets

Tooth enamel shows surprising change in our ancient buffet

Palaeontology
776665
May 30, 2013 0 Comments

Discovery of subfossil wood opens new research avenues

A Sunday walk led to the discovery of a subfossil forest which has remained intact for over 13,000 years in the Zurich clay, opening new doors for Central European dendrochronology.

Natural World
1211121
May 30, 2013 0 Comments

Human activity echoes through Brazilian rainforest

The disappearance of large, fruit-eating birds from tropical forests in Brazil has caused the region’s forest palms to produce smaller, less successful seeds over the past century, researchers say.

Palaeontology
4211
May 30, 2013 0 Comments

Scientists discover that turtles began living in shells much earlier than once thought

Unique among Earth’s creatures, turtles are the only animals to form a shell on the outside of their bodies through a fusion of modified ribs, vertebrae and shoulder girdle bones.

Archaeology
432111
May 30, 2013 0 Comments

Ancient Egyptians accessorized with meteorites

Researchers at The Open University (OU) and The University of Manchester have found conclusive proof that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories.

Palaeontology
6542222
May 28, 2013 0 Comments

Incisors of primitive rhino found from the Early Miocene

Aprotodon is a large-sized primitive rhinocerotid form, distinguished by relatively robust and strongly curved lower incisors, and the specialized wide mandibular symphysis, which is similar to that of the hippopotamus.

Archaeology
234211
May 28, 2013 0 Comments

Aphrodite and Her Famous Nudity

An Analysis on The Origins of Praxiteles’ Creation of the Aphrodite of Knidos – Written by Londyn Lamar

Archaeology
11321
May 28, 2013 0 Comments

The Mummy of Herakleides – Roman Egypt at the Getty Villa

The Getty Villa in Malibu, California is the beautiful educational center dedicated to housing the artifacts and antiques from the ancient Etruscan, Greek, and Roman periods. Written by Londyn Lamar

Archaeology Videos
May 27, 2013 0 Comments

Digital Dwelling at Skara Brae

Palaeoanthropology
42342
May 26, 2013 1 Comment

The ascent of man: Why our early ancestors took to 2 feet

A new study by archaeologists at the University of York challenges evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and scrambling.

Palaeoanthropology
52342
May 26, 2013 0 Comments

Monkey teeth help reveal Neanderthal weaning

Most modern human mothers wean their babies much earlier than our closest primate relatives. But what about our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals?

Archaeology
RICHARDiii
May 26, 2013 0 Comments

King Richard III found in ‘untidy lozenge-shaped grave’

World first academic peer-reviewed paper on the University of Leicester’s Search and Discovery of Richard III reveals slain king was buried in hastily dug grave.

Archaeology
23421
May 26, 2013 0 Comments

New archaeological ‘high definition’ sourcing sharpens understanding of the past

A new method of sourcing the origins of artefacts in high definition is set to improve our understanding of the past.

Palaeontology
43232
May 26, 2013 0 Comments

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago

Nowadays, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia: As many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist, although no more than two or three ever live alongside one another at the same time.

PREVIOUS

HeritageDaily

Heritage Daily is an independent online academic magazine, dedicated to the heritage and history of the world.

We identified the need for a central resource offering the latest news in archaeology, palaeontology and associated disciplines.

Popular
Recent
Comments
  • Stonehenge - Salisbury Plain Image Source: Flickr : Creative Commons License (See Photo Gallery for Source Link)

    Stonehenge: geologists overturn standing theory about the standing stone

    April 7, 2011
    Paranthropus Boisei : Image Source : Wiki Commons

    New technologies challenge old ideas about early hominid diets

    October 14, 2011
    HMS VICTORY 1744 WIKI COMMONS

    Odyssey Marine and Cameron Peer Out of Control on HMS Victory

    August 3, 2012
    Roman Londinium

    The Myth of Roman Britain? – Part One

    July 19, 2012
    Book of the Dead : Image Source : Wiki Commons

    An Interpretation of the Ancient Egyptian Concept of Death and Dying

    May 29, 2011
  • 6664221

    Unraveling the genetic mystery of medieval leprosy

    June 13, 2013
    131864

    Excavations begin on Roman Temple at Maryport

    June 13, 2013

    Eye on the Needle

    June 12, 2013
    4477

    Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galil ...

    June 12, 2013
    4466

    New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findin ...

    June 12, 2013
  • Super thoughts! Not to forget the ongoing IfA W ...

    June 3, 2013

    amazing piece of information. One would imagine th ...

    May 30, 2013

    those crazy trend setting ancient Egyptians!

    May 30, 2013

    So much or our modern day interpretation of life a ...

    May 29, 2013

    Evolution hasn't come very far when we still have ...

    May 26, 2013

Latest News

Discovery of subfossil wood opens new research avenues

Discovery of subfossil wood opens new research avenues

May 30th, 2013

Thanks to close cooperation with the building-site management, the WSL researchers were able to obta[...]

Excavations begin on Roman Temple at Maryport

Excavations begin on Roman Temple at Maryport

June 13th, 2013

Roman Temples Project on site at Maryport A team of archaeologists and volunteers led by Newcastle [...]

A grassy trend in human ancestors' diets

A grassy trend in human ancestors' diets

June 5th, 2013

A set of new studies from the University of Utah and elsewhere found that human ancestors and re[...]

Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee

Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee

June 12th, 2013

TAU research says unique structure is the product of skilled construction The shores of the Sea of [...]

Over 120,000-year-old bone tumor in Neandertal specimen found

Over 120,000-year-old bone tumor in Neandertal specimen found

June 12th, 2013

Micrograph showing fibrous dysplasia with the characteristic thin, irregular (Chinese character-like[...]

Human activity echoes through Brazilian rainforest

Human activity echoes through Brazilian rainforest

May 30th, 2013

The disappearance of large, fruit-eating birds from tropical forests in Brazil has caused the region[...]

New biomolecular archaeological evidence points to the beginnings of viniculture in France

New biomolecular archaeological evidence points to the beginnings of viniculture in France

June 5th, 2013

Image Source : Wiki Commons 9,000-year-old ancient Near Eastern 'wine culture,' traveling land and [...]

Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study

Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study

June 5th, 2013

Paranthropus-boisei-Nairobi : Wiki Commons Grasses and sedges a key menu item in hominid survival[...]

New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings

New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings

June 12th, 2013

Illustration of what the eruption might have looked like from approximately 26 miles (42 km) above. [...]

Unraveling the genetic mystery of medieval leprosy

Unraveling the genetic mystery of medieval leprosy

June 13th, 2013

Medieval image of face disfigured by leprosy : Wiki Commons Scientists reconstruct the genome of me[...]

Archaeology News

HeritageDaily Instagram

#archaeology #archeology - Mortimer Wheeler excavation of roman Verulamium in 1930#archeology #archaeology - Roman pottery face pot#archeology #archaeology - Roman Theatre St Albans
#man #archeology #museum #archaeology #dude - Me giving a tour of the roman town of Verulamium#archeology #archaeology - Roman dressing room for the theatre at St Albans#art #archaeology #archeology - Roman mosaic St Albans
TAP

Social

1950
followers
15121
fans

Latest Tweets


    Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/archnews/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/flyingnews/framework/widgets/jwtwitter.php on line 63

Newsletter

Please enter your email address

Archive

Copyright © 2013 Powered by HeritageMedia.