Archaeology Press Release

Archaeologists search for missing WWII Pilot at P-47 crash site in Essex

A six-week recovery project is underway in North Essex to investigate the crash site of a US Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt that went down during World War II.

Study reveals arsenical bronze production during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom

A new open-access study published in Archaeometry unveils the first direct evidence of arsenical bronze production on Elephantine Island, Aswan, dating to Egypt’s Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1650 BCE).

Archaeology community mourns the passing of John Ward

John Ward was a British archaeologist from Hereford, who co‑founded the Gebel el‑Silsila Survey Project in 2012 alongside his wife, Dr. Maria Nilsson of Lund University.

Tribute to Tim Darvill: One of the foremost archaeologists of his generation

It is with genuine sadness that we announce the death of Professor Tim Darvill OBE, Chairman of Cotswold Archaeology, on 5th October, after a brief battle with cancer.

New findings at world-famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr

A recent study by archaeologists from the University of York and the University of Newcastle has revealed new insights into the domestic activities of the Mesolithic inhabitants of Star Carr.

Explore the Cutty Sark in new immersive virtual reality (VR) experience

The Cutty Sark, one of the world’s most famous ships, has been recreated in virtual reality by experts at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Smartify.

Study reveals ‘cozy domesticity’ of prehistoric stilt-house dwellers in England’s ancient marshland

A major report on the remains of a stilt village that was engulfed in flames almost 3,000 years ago reveals in unprecedented detail the daily lives of England’s prehistoric fenlanders.  

The British Citizen Award Releases June 2023 People’s Honours List

On Thursday 29th June at the Palace of Westminster, 26 individuals from around the UK will be awarded the prestigious British Citizen Award for their exceptional endeavours which have positively impacted communities up and down the country.

HeritageDaily joins the Climate Heritage Network

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) announced that 92 additional organisations have joined the Network following approval of their membership applications by the Network’s international Steering Committee.

Fragment of comb is made from a human skull

Archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have uncovered a comb made from a human skull at Bar Hill near Cambridge, England.

HeritageDaily sponsors Chiltern Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC)

HeritageDaily has become the official sponsor of a branch of the Young Archaeologists’ Club in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire.

Viking Age grave containing remains of shield uncovered

Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking Age grave containing the remains of a shield and several grave goods during preliminary works for the construction of a house in Oslo, Norway.

The Heritage Magazine launches to a world-wide audience

The Heritage Magazine, a new publication by the team behind the popular HeritageDaily website has launched to a world-wide audience.

Purposeful fragmentation of ornaments during the Stone Age

According to a study by the University of Helsinki, not all objects have necessarily been broken by accident, instead some were fragmented on purpose to maintain social relations, bartering or ritual activities.

Digging for Roman riches on trans-Pennine route

A team of more than 40 archaeologists are working at sites along the A66 hoping to understand more about the route’s rich Roman history.

Ancient human relative “walked like a human, but climbed like an ape”

New lower back fossils are the “missing link” that settles a decades-old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans.

Archaeologists discover Mercian monastery from Anglo-Saxon period

Archaeologists from the University of Reading have excavated a ‘lost” Anglo-Saxon monastery, in the present-day Berkshire village of Cookham, England.

Plague in Medieval Cambridge

DNA analysis has revealed the presence of ‘Yersinia Pestis’ – the pathogen that causes plague – in skeletal remains from individual burials in medieval Cambridgeshire, confirming for the first time that not all plague victims were buried in mass graves.

New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypotheses about the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in Australia's Western Desert.

Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light

Stone tools have been made by humans and their ancestors for millions of years. For archaeologists these rocky remnants - lithic artefacts and flakes...

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