Mark Milligan

Mark Milligan is multi-award-winning journalist and the Managing Editor at HeritageDaily. His background is in archaeology and computer science, having written over 8,000 articles across several online publications. Mark is a member of the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), the World Federation of Science Journalists, and in 2023 was the recipient of the British Citizen Award for Education, the BCA Medal of Honour, and the UK Prime Minister's Points of Light Award.

Rock-cut cellars discovered beneath Paderborn’s historic centre

Archaeologists from the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL) have uncovered several cellars and a quarry beneath the historic centre of Paderborn, a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Remains of US airman identified in WWII-era aircraft wreckage

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has officially confirmed the identification of 2nd Lt. Robert T. McCollum, who had been missing in action since 1944.

First Bronze Age settlement in Africa’s Maghreb region discovered

University of Barcelona archaeologists have discovered the Maghreb region’s first known Bronze Age settlement.

Archaeologists uncover rare civil war defences at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists excavating Sheffield Castle have uncovered the first surviving examples of 17th-century wooden stake defences from the English Civil War.

Hermes statue among sculptures discovered in Aspendos excavation

Excavations in ancient Aspendos, part of the “Heritage to the Future” project, have discovered a statue depicting the image of Hermes and fragments of sculptures from the Ancient Greek pantheon of dieties.

Rare monolithic menhir discovery near Halberstadt

Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt have discovered a menhir during excavations near Halberstadt in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.