Archaeology

Intact Roman helmet from First Punic War discovered

Archaeologists have discovered an intact Roman helmet while conducting an underwater study near the Aegadian Islands off Sicily’s western coast.

Ritual tomb discovered in Northern Peru reveals evidence of human sacrifice

Excavations near the Temple of PuƩmape, an archaeological complex in the San Pedro Lloc district in Peru, have unearthed traces of human sacrifice following the discovery of a ritual tomb.

Archaeologists explore wreck site of revolutionary war gunboat

Archaeologists from the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation (CMAC) at Texas A&M University have carried out a study of the wreck site of the Philadelphia, a Revolutionary War gunboat.

2,000-year-old Roman bridge found in Aegerten

Archaeologists from the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman bridge during excavations near the River Zihl in Aegerten, Switzerland.

Detectorist discovers perfectly preserved posnet

Malcolm Weale, a metal detectorist and self-described history detective, has discovered a perfectly preserved posnet during a survey near Thetford, England.

Archaeologists excavate the Canaanite/Israelite site of Tell Belata

Archaeologists excavate the ancient Canaanite/Israelite of Tell Belata,Ā  in the West Bank of Palestine in Nablus.

Olympia’s destruction caused by tsunamis

A new study on the sedimentary burial of Olympia has revealed that it was possibly destroyed by a series of tsunamis.

The Death Of British Archaeology?….. Not quite yet.

The positions available to archaeologists diminishes all the time, yet people around the world still hear the calling of the dirt. They say now that...

The Ancients’ Greatest Hits – The Music Of Ghosts: The Greeks

Music is a cognitive recognition of the primitive elements in all of us, the exact same primitive elements that have existed all through our evolution, love, greed, loss, jealousy, hate.

The English Civil War, its Fortifications and a ā€˜Modern’ Parliament?

The English Civil was one of those periods in history which is best known for the people who instigated it and the destruction wrought throughout the country.

Did Famine Destroy ā€˜Camelot’?

South Cadbury Castle is well known for its suspected association with King Arthur as the site of his infamous castle, Camelot. Excavations have shown that the site was indeed strengthened in the period formally known as the Dark Ages, at the time of the legendary Arthur

Study Archaeology? We Don’t Dig Dinosaurs

The reasons people choose to go into the field of archaeology are diverse. There is a need to get to know the people who came before us. This is a brief account of one such experience. Please note: This is a non-academic view!

The Vikings’ Finest Failure: Vinland and ā€˜The Field of Jellyfish’

How the Vikings played out a saga of epic exploration and experiment, only for the daggers of reality to seep in and perform their deadly craft as the noose of extreme indigenous un-rest and limited resources slowly cut the throat of the short-lived Viking colony in the New World.

Stonehenge – New theories about the origins of the stones

Stonehenge is a monument that has been standing for around 5,000 years, but new discoveries are overturning established theories about where the rocks used in its construction originated from.Ā 

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