Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like
In 1932, the musicologist Wilfrid Perrett reported to an audience at the Royal Musical Association in London the words of an unnamed professor of...
Making thread in Bronze Age Britain
A new study has identified that the earliest plant fibre technology for making thread in Early Bronze Age Britain and across Europe and the Near East was splicing not spinning.
Native bison hunters amplified climate impacts on North American prairie fires
Native American communities actively managed North American prairies for centuries before Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World, according to a new study led by Southern Methodist University (SMU) archaeologist Christopher I. Roos.
Old Theban port of Chalcis: A medieval maritime crossroads in Greece
Showcased in museums the world over, Byzantine ceramics are the vestiges of an ancient empire that dominated the Mediterranean region for nearly ten centuries.
Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms Map c. 800
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, their descendants, and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language.
Organic components of Levantine rock art investigated for the first time with massive DNA and protein analysis techniques
The aim of the project was to identify the organic binding agents and the bacterial communities of the sites through omic technologies, that is, those that study the totality of genes, organisms or proteins.
Illegal trade in antiquities: a scourge that has gone on for millennia too long
Looting of artefacts has always been a sign of military might or economic power. Over millennia, conquering generals would take away with them trophies to adorn their cities.
New research unveils true origin of ancient turquoise
New research overturns more than a century of thought about the source of turquoise used by ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica, the vast region that extends from Central Mexico to Central America.
10 Ukrainian Castles
Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe that was once a key centre of East Slavic culture within the federation of 'Kievan Rus' - forming some of the basis of Ukrainian identity.
Research reveals origins of the altarpieces
It was previously believed that altarpieces from the late Middle Ages were made in Germany. New research shows that several of them were made in Norway.
10 Underground Cave Cities & Settlements
Cave dwellings can be found across most of the world and served as sites for religious practice, protection or just habitation.
New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia
A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancestry of modern populations.
Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction
The Flaminian Obelisk was carved at the height of Egypt’s New Kingdom, during the reign of Seti I (1290 to 1279 BCE), the father of Ramesses the Great. “Carved” is a rather clinical expression for an astounding feat of engineering. Quarrying and moving a 263-ton chunk of granite – with the additional issue of not having access to any metal harder than bronze – is no mean feat.
Look Up London wins arts and culture blog of the year at UK Blog Awards 2018
Look Up London, London history blog and walking tour company wins national award celebrating excellence in content creation.
In the UK Blog Awards 2018 Look...
POW graffiti discovered on the walls of Sissinghurst Castle
Long lost graffiti carved into the walls by French prisoners of war over 250 years ago has been discovered at a National Trust property in Kent.
