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.

Teotihuacan influenced altar found at Tikal

Archaeologists have unearthed a painted altar in the Maya city of Tikal, revealing architectural and artistic influences from the powerful Teotihuacan empire of central Mexico.

Modern technology unlocks Merlin’s secrets

Fragments of a medieval manuscript dating to the 14th century have been identified as containing rare stories of Merlin and King Arthur.

Buddha statue discovery in North Korea

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has announced the discovery of a Buddha statue in North Korea.

“House of Life” among new discoveries at the Ramesseum

A joint French and Egyptian archaeological mission has made several major new discoveries at the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple for Ramesses II (also known as "Ramesses the Great").

Extensive Roman settlement found beyond the borders of the Roman Empire

Archaeologists excavating in Delbrück-Bentfeld, northwestern Germany, have uncovered evidence of an extensive Roman-era settlement beyond the borders of the Roman Empire.

AI assists archaeologist in mapping Angkorian-period structures

Archaeologists have created deep learning models, specifically with DeepLab V3+, for semantic segmentation to identify previously unknown reservoirs from the Angkor period.