The Stonehenge Landscape – Interactive Map
The Stonehenge landscape comprises mainly of chalk grasslands, covering an area of around 2100 acres and centred on Neolithichic monument of Stonehenge.
Mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved
The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more than a half a century.
Ancient ‘Flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites of mid-20th century archaeology: Shanidar Cave, in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
Archaeologists with the University of Cincinnati have discovered two Bronze Age tombs containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts that promise to unlock secrets about life in ancient Greece.
10 of the Largest “Super Volcanoes”
A supervolcano is classified as a volcano with an eruption magnitude of 8, the largest value on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) where the volume of deposits for that eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles).
Archaeologists uncover palace of the Mittani Empire in the Duhok province of the Kurdistan Region/ Iraq
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a Bronze Age palace on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Archaeologists reveal findings of Prittlewell Anglo-Saxon burial
Previously hidden secrets and insights into the Prittlewell princely burial and the man buried have been painstakingly reconstructed by a team of over 40 archaeological experts.
Archaeologists identify first prehistoric figurative cave art in Balkans
An international team, led by an archaeologist from the University of Southampton and the University of Bordeaux, has revealed the first example of Palaeolithic figurative cave art found in the Balkan Peninsula.
Roman Caledonia – The Failed Invasion
Caledonia was the Latin name applied to the lands north of Roman Britannia, roughly corresponding to the territories of modern-day Scotland.
Kirkwall Castle Walls Unearthed During Roadworks in Orkney
A team from ORCA Archaeology unearthed sections of wall and cobbled surface this week while undertaking a watching brief for an Orkney Islands Council infrastructure project in the centre of Kirkwall.
Scientists shed light on preservation mystery of Terracotta Army weapons
The chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons - once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology - derives from a decorative varnish rather than a preservation technique, finds a new study co-led by UCL and Terracotta Army Museum researchers.
Foxes were domesticated by humans in the Bronze Age
In the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, between the third and second millennium BC, a widespread funeral practice consisted in burying humans with animals.
Roman Britain – Street Map
"Roman Britain - Street Map" is a mapping tool created by HeritageDaily that enables the user to view the street layouts of most major Roman settlements of the period, in addition to the main road networks. Simply zoom in on your selected city.
Fortress London – Lines of Communication
During 1642–1651, England was engulfed in a series of civil wars between the Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") to determine England's governance.
Volcanic map of the United Kingdom
There are no active volcanoes in the UK today, but the UK's volcanic past tells a story spanning hundreds of millions of years.
