Ice Age art hidden by graffitti
Tübingen archaeologists discover over 12,000-year-old images of animals in eastern France.
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Study casts new light on fishing throughout history
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed new insights into ancient fishing throughout history, including what type of fish people were
Experts find that stone tools connected communities
The tools - mainly blades and backed knives from the Howiesons Poort - were found in various layers in the Klipdrift Shelter, in the southern
Orkney’s Oldest Wooden Bowl Unveiled
A remarkable, perfectly preserved, wooden bowl unearthed from a two-thousand-year-old well has been revealed during conservation work being undertaken on the artefact this week.
Ancient quarry ramp system may have helped workers build Egypt’s Great Pyramids
University of Liverpool academics have discovered what may be the remains of a 4,500 year old ramp system to transport the huge alabaster blocks used
German Fleet Salvage Sites Project Nears Completion in Scapa Flow, Orkney
The wrecks of the First World War German High Seas Fleet that lie on the seabed in Scapa Flow, Orkney are famous throughout the world
Major corridor of Silk Road already home to high-mountain herders over 4,000 years ago
Using ancient proteins and DNA recovered from tiny pieces of animal bone, archaeologists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH)
When the Syrians bathed like the Romans
Classical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the WWU have explored a rare bathing facility in southeastern Turkey from the time
The Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon were using cocoa 5300 years ago
Traces of cocoa dating back 5300 years have been found in ancient pots in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This is the oldest proof of cocoa use
First evidence of stomach-turning medieval delicacy found in London
Keratin ‘teeth’ belonging to the gruesome lamprey fish have been identified in London’s archaeological record for the first time.
Conservation of the King’s Bath
The King’s Bath lies at the heart of the Pump Room complex in Bath, built over and around the hot water rising up from the
HS2 begins archaeology work exploring over 10,000 years of British history
Archaeologists on the HS2 project have begun work on Europe’s largest archaeological dig, exploring over 10,000 years of British history along the 150 mile route
“Booth” of Ramses II discovered by Egyptian archaeologists
Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have announced the discovery of an ancient booth and seat where Pharaoh Ramses II sat during public events.
New projectile point style could suggest two separate migrations into North America
Through excavation of a site in Texas, researchers have identified a particular style of projectile point - or triangular blade often attached to a weapon
World’s ‘Oldest Intact Shipwreck’ found in Black Sea
A Greek merchant ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found off the Bulgarian coast in the Black Sea.
Residues on prehistoric pottery reveal secrets of early cheese making
Analysis of food proteins preserved in 8,000 year-old bowls and jars has revealed early cheese making at the prehistoric site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
America’s archaeology data keeps disappearing – even though the law says the government is supposed to preserve it
Archaeology – the name conjures up images of someone carefully sifting the sands for traces of the past and then meticulously putting those relics in
Bodies preserved in salt for over 2,000 years
Since 1993, several bodies and body parts have been accidentally discovered in a salt mine near the village of Hamzehlu in north-western Iran.
Georadar detects a Viking ship in Norway
Archaeologists armed with a motorized high resolution georadar have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds and longhouses in Østfold County
‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave
The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria,
Yorkshire Charities Unite to Locate ’The Missing Nunnery’
A unique project which uses archaeology to help vulnerable people integrate better into mainstream society is taking place at the site of a lost medieval
Humans may have colonized Madagascar later than previously thought
New archaeological evidence from southwest Madagascar reveals that modern humans colonized the island thousands of years later than previously thought.