Heritage
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8.4KLinguistic analysis finds Dravidian language family is approximately 4,500 years old
The origin of the Dravidian language family, consisting of about 80 varieties spoken by 220 million people across southern and central India...
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3.9KFirst evidence of live-traded dogs for Maya ceremonies
Ashley Sharpe, an archaeologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, and colleagues combined clues from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and strontium...
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7.7KResearchers add 700 years to Malta’s history
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that the first people to inhabit Malta arrived 700 years earlier than history books indicate.
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15.0KFall of Troy: the legend and the facts
The legendary ancient city of Troy is very much in the limelight this year: a big budget co-production between the BBC and...
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6.1KFrom Hearing to Signing: What’s Happened While Libya Awaited Their MOU
The Arab Spring marked the beginning of a cultural crisis across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The looting and trafficking...
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12.9KWhat Vikings really put in their pillows
Not too many people are able to identify birds by examining a single feather. But a number of folks need to know...
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9.9KCool Britannia: TV drama doesn’t capture the story being unearthed of the Roman invasion
The new TV series Britannia airing now (produced for Sky Atlantic in the UK, screening on Foxtel’s Showcase in Australia) is undoubtedly...
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11.3KAni – The Ruined City of 1001 Churches
On the eastern borders of Turkey in the province of Kars lies the ruined Armenian city of Ani. Renowned as a cultural and...
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65.2KMedicinal and Ritualistic Uses for Chocolate in Mesoamerica
Chocolate finds its way onto even the most simplistic dessert menus today to satisfy the sweetest sweet-tooth. In ancient Mesoamerica, chocolate was...
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18.7KPyramids of the Kingdom of Kush – Map
The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom located in Nubia, a region along the Nile rivers encompassing the areas between...
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37.8KÆthelred the Unready – The Lost King
Æthelred II, also dubbed the Unready was King of Saxon England during 978–1013 and 1014–1016. Under his father Kind Edgar, England had...
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29.8KRoman Britain – Street Map
"Roman Britain - Street Map" is a mapping tool created by HeritageDaily that enables the user to view the street layouts of...
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101.6KThe Roman Empire – Interactive Map
Map of Roman Empire - The Roman Empire was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed...
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39.6KLondon’s Iron Age Forts & Fortifications
A hillfort or hill fortification is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a...
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12.3KPet-Keeping and Animal Sacrifice as Seen Economically and Archaeologically
Pet-keeping and animal sacrifice in antiquity were common practices. How the animals were treated can often be seen archaeologically.
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24.9KA History of Harta
Harta is a village located 100 km south of Budapest on the banks of the River Danube, famed for its bespoke artisan...
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34.1KLondon’s Viking Lineage
London is generally associated with the Romans, Saxons and Normans, but a lesser known part of London’s history is intertwined with that...
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13.1KThe Pop-Cultural Heritage of Terrorism, Treasure Hunters, and Trafficking: Entertainment versus Reality
The looting and destruction of antiquities and archaeological sites has plagued countries facing terrorism, conflict, and instability for decades.
