Evidence for Oldest Prehistoric Textiles in Scotland Discovered at the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney
Evidence of woven Neolithic textile has been confirmed at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research excavation at the Ness of Brodgar.
Archaeologists Excavate Roman Villa at Pompeii
Archaeologists at the Roman city of Pompeii have recommenced excavations working on the Civita Giuliana, a large villa in the ancient city suburbs.
Heightened interaction between neolithic migrants and hunter-gatherers in Western Europe
Analyzing the first archaeogenetic data from the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Western Europe, a team of French and German researchers documents levels of admixture between expanding early Neolithic farmers and local hunter-gatherers seen nowhere else.
9th century sandstone Shiva Linga discovered in Vietnam
A team from the Archaeological Survey of India have announced the discovery of a monolithic sandstone Shiva Linga dating from around the 9th century AD in the Quảng Nam province, Vietnam.
Viking Boat Grave Found on Edøy Island
After further georadar surveys, archaeologists have now discovered a second Viking ship burial as well as the remains of several houses and mounds.
Underwater archaeologists from INAH discover 200-year-old wreck
Underwater archaeologists from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia have announced the discovery of a shipwreck off the coast of Quintana Roo state in Mexico.
Archaeologists Discover Giant Defensive Minefield From Roman Iron Age
Archaeologists from the Museum Lolland-Falster have discovered a large 770-metre-long defensive earthwork belt that dates from around the Roman Iron Age near Rødbyhavn on Lolland, Denmark.
Roman Iron Age Gaming Pieces Found in Norwegian Cairn
Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen have excavated a grave cairn in Western Norway and discovered several gaming pieces from the Roman Iron Age.
Wirral’s Industrial Past Unearthed at Former Docks
Insights into the Wirral’s industrial past have been unearthed at Peel L&P’s Wirral Waters, with the remains of various alkali, iron, lead and copper works being among the early industrial operations discovered.
Initial Upper Paleolithic technology reached North China by ~41,000 years ago
A wave of new technology in the Late Paleolithic had reached North China by around 41,000 years ago, according to a study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Fei Peng of the Minzu University of China, Beijing and colleagues.
Large Roman Mosaic Discovered Under Vineyard
A large relatively intact Roman mosaic has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy near the city of Verona.
Early Muslims in Africa had a cosmopolitan halal diet
Excavations by archaeologists in Ethiopia have discovered that early Muslim communities ate a cosmopolitan diet as the region became a trading centre for luxury goods.
Unusual Rock Art Discovered in Australia by Archaeologists
The discovery was made at the Yilbilinji rock shelter at Limmen National Park in northern Australia, a site that is traditionally owned by the Marra Aboriginal people.
New Discovery Suggests Neolithic Society Was More Hierarchically Organised
Archaeologists working on a 6000-year-old site, have discovered that Neolithic societies in the region were much more hierarchically organised.
First exhaustive study of the Paleolithic site of El Provencio
The researcher Davinia Moreno, a geochronologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has conducted the first exhaustive study of El Provencio, a Paleolithic site in the province of Cuenca, situated in the La Mancha plain on the banks of the Záncara River.
