Roman archaeology uncovered under UK motorway
Archaeologists at a major project to upgrade the A1 to a motorway in North Yorkshire have uncovered several significant discoveries.
Rescue Archaeology Mission provides instrumental findings during rehabilitation of earthquake damaged heritage
The 2015 earthquakes that hit Nepal were not only human catastrophes of enormous proportions, they also triggered a cultural catastrophe damaging Nepal’s unique heritage. Playing a central role in the lives of thousands and forming a major source of tourist income, the heritage sites will be rebuilt.
Bronze Age stilt houses unearthed in East Anglian Fens
Large circular wooden houses built on stilts collapsed in a dramatic fire 3,000 years ago and plunged into a river, preserving their contents in astonishing detail.
New digital tools could help speed up cultural heritage work
Archaeologists will soon have access to new digital tools for reassembly and erosion, while advances in predictive scanning could open up new market opportunities.
Ancient burial rituals prove you can take it with you… and what you take says a lot
Death is inevitable, but what death shows us about the social behaviors of the living is not.
Archaeologists recover Iron Age pottery at site in Welford
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) has carried out an archaeological excavation of an Iron Age settlement at Newlands Road in Welford, Northants on behalf of Mears New Homes.
USC archaeologist discovers Maya royal burial site
Tom Garrison, lead investigator at the El Zotz site in Guatemala, encourages USC students to go with him when he returns next field season
Roman toilets gave no clear health benefit, and Romanization actually spread parasites
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation technology to Europe around 2,000 years ago, including public multi-seat latrines with washing facilities, sewerage systems, piped drinking water from aqueducts, and heated public baths for washing. Romans also developed laws designed to keep their towns free of excrement and rubbish.
Were Panamanian islanders dolphin hunters?
Precolombian seafarers left what is now mainland Panama to settle on Pedro González Island in the Perlas archipelago about 6,000 years ago, crossing 50-70 kilometers (31-44 miles) of choppy seas -- probably in dugout canoes.
Remains of lost 1800s whaling fleet discovered off Alaska’s Arctic coast
NOAA archaeologists have discovered the battered hulls of two 1800s whaling ships nearly 144 years after they and 31 others sank off the Arctic coast of Alaska in one of the planet's most unexplored ocean regions.
Archaeological discovery yields surprising revelations about Europe’s oldest city
Recent fieldwork at the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete finds that during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the city was rich in imports and was nearly three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations.
Could this be the face of a 16th Century pirate?
The remains were found by the City of Edinburgh Council at the Capital’s oldest working Primary School last year while survey work was being undertaken to build an extension.
The first European farmers are traced back to Anatolia
Human material from the Anatolian site Kumtepe was used in the study. The material was heavily degraded, but yielded enough DNA for the doctorate student Ayca Omrak to address questions concerning the demography connected to the spread of farming. She conducted her work at the Archaeological Research Laboratory.
Amenhotep III Statue found in raid in Edfu
The Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt has announced that a statue of the 18th Dynasty King, "Amenhotep III" has been discovered during a house raid in al Nakhl Edfu.
Site of the Luna settlement, the first multi-year European settlement in the U.S. identified
The artifacts discovered are evidence of the Spanish settlement by Tristán de Luna y Arellano from 1559 to 1561, the earliest multi-year European colonial settlement ever archaeologically identified in the United States.
