Archaeology

Archaeologists in Mexico City have uncovered an ancient ceremonial platform in the ruins of the Templo Mayo in the former Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

Göbekli Tepe, the ancient temple complex located in Turkey considered to be the world's oldest temples are actually ancient dwellings, not temples, according to Ted Banning of the University of Toronto.

A team excavating in El Salvador have excavated Maya ruins that were buried in a volcanic eruption 1400 years ago

Language: a systematic means of communication. It may be the foremost feature when comparing Neanderthals to us as it is one factor which distinctly separates modern humans from animals. The cranial capacity of a Neanderthal man (1520cm3) is larger than that of a modern human (1400cm3) and can give indication into speech ability of these species (Jurmain et al., 2000).

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) announced today that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters.

A granite cross discovered by walkers in Dartmoor returned to the location of discovery.

The genome of Aboriginal Australians has been mapped to piece together an understanding and re-interpret the prehistory of our species.

Population groups in the Americas have less frequent exchanges than groups that fanned out over Europe and Asia.

Harbor at the multi-period site of Yavneh-Yam was a hub for hostage exchange.

I welcome you back to this journey where we attempt to follow in the footsteps of the armoured shadows of the Roman empire. Defeated men yet still potent in their violent majesty, taken at the battle of Carrahe in 53BC and marched by exotic dragons dripping with silk into the soft and dangerous mirage. And as with so many over the millennia, their souls destined to be lost amongst those of the remembered. But as we have seen before, maybe this isn't quite true.

In the lastest instalment, we set the scene and introduced the players. Now it is time for us to delve ever deeper into the mystery and enter the murky world where science and legend may walk hand in hand once more. Welcome to the 2nd act of a lost Roman legion in China.

It all started in 1957 when a well respected yet gloriously eccentric Sinologist by the name of Homer H Dubs published a paper entitled: ‘A Roman City in Ancient China’.

Periwinkle Hill is situated between the villages of Reed and Barkway, in Hertfordshire, overlooking the old London to East Anglia road, with views that stretch as far as Ely. Located on this hill are the remains of a structure ploughed out from the surface, but believed to be a "proposed motte and bailey castle."

Excavations on African- American slavery in the 1960’s marked the beginning of a new research field, evolving into what could be argued as one of the foremost historical topics of the present day. Archaeological studies of everyday detritus can provide new perspectives of African- American lives that are generally absent in historical documents.

A new project has launched that uses archaeology as an aid in the recovery of soldiers injured in conflict.