The hidden chamber at Mount Rushmore
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, featuring the figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
The truth behind the crystal skulls
The crystal skulls have been the subject of much controversy and speculation, claimed to be the work of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Aztec and Maya.
WW2 treasure map released to public
A WW2 treasure map has been released by the National Archives, part of the annual Open Access Day in the Netherlands for 2023.
The Art of Mummification
The art of (deliberate) mummification is a long, labor-intensive process, performed by many cultures from across the ancient world.
The mystery of Tutankhamun’s meteoric iron dagger
In 1922, Egyptian excavators led by Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty.
Legio V Macedonica – The Last Roman Legion
Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, countless legions were raised and disbanded, but one legion endured the entirety, remaining in service to the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, and marching on into the Middle Ages - The Legio V Macedonica.
The Viking Berserker
In Old Norse sources, Viking berserkers were warriors who fought in a trance-like fury, that later gave rise to the English word, “berserk”.
Rediscovering Gloucester’s lost castle
Gloucester Castle was a Norman-era royal castle, likely constructed by the Anglo-Norman, Roger de Pitres, the post-Norman Conquest Sheriff of Gloucestershire during the reign of William the Conqueror.
The Lost Pyramid of Athribis
Athribis (Tell Atrib), was an ancient city in Lower Egypt, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf.
The Vikings in Africa
Throughout the Middle Ages, a movement led by Norse explorers, traders and warriors from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), led to the exploration of distant lands in pursuit of wealth and colonisation.
The Halifax Explosion
Halifax Nova Scotia, on Canada’s Atlantic coast, was a bustling harbour city during the Great War.
New study helps reconstruct lost chapel at Westminster Abbey
A new study, published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, reveals the story of how England’s ‘White Queen’, Elizabeth Woodville, once worshipped at the Chapel of St Erasmus.
Dedicated archaeology community launches on Mastodon
Whilst Twitter appears to be going extinct with all the turmoil and public drama, a new haven for archaeology has been launched on the social network, Mastodon.
The dancing plague of 1518
The city of Strasbourg in Alsace (now France) was the site of one of the strangest ‘plagues’ in human history.
Researchers discover lost fragments of the Hipparchus Star Catalogue
Researchers from the CNRS, Sorbonne Université and Tyndale House (affiliated with the University of Cambridge) have discovered fragments of the Hipparchus Star Catalogue, composed by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus during the 2nd century BC.
