Tech & Engineering
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6.9KPioneering X-ray technique to analyze ancient artifacts
A pioneering X-ray technique that can analyse artefacts of any shape or texture in a non-destructive way has been developed by an...
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13.8KMultispectral imaging reveals ancient Hebrew inscription undetected for over 50 years
Using advanced imaging technology, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a hitherto invisible inscription on the back of a pottery shard that...
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7.6KImaging helps to spot fake ancient daggers
Since the 19th century, collectors have become increasingly interested in weapons from ancient Asia and the Middle East. In an attempt to...
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4.3KWhat silver fir aDNA can tell us about Neolithic forests
A new technique makes it possible to cost-effectively analyse genetic material from fossil plant and animal remains.
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11.0KDigital app brings to life one of Scotland’s key prehistoric settlement sites
A new online digital resource has been launched to bring to life one of Scotland's most important prehistoric settlement landscapes.
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11.0KFantastic eggs and where to find them
Archaeologists and scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Durham and the British Museum are using cutting edge technology to crack a...
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20.6K‘Brutally murdered’ Pictish man brought back to life by CAHID team
Researchers from the University of Dundee’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) have reconstructed the face of a Pictish man they...
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15.6KAncient jars found in Judea reveal earth’s magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing
Albert Einstein considered the origin of the Earth's magnetic field one of the five most important unsolved problems in physics. The weakening...
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14.5KDigging deeper: using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past
Bournemouth University researchers are using new archaeological techniques and technologies to learn more about an iconic Islamic palace in Southern Spain.
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10.2KPaper spotlights key flaw in widely used radioisotope dating technique
An oversight in a radioisotope dating technique used to date everything from meteorites to geologic samples means that scientists have likely overestimated...
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9.7KMummy visualisation impresses in computer journal
Using visualisation technology developed at Linköping University under the auspices of Visualization Center C, visitors to the British Museum can reveal the...
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26.0KASU scientist finds advanced geometry no secret to prehistoric architects in US Southwest
Imagine you are about to plan and construct a building that involves several complicated geometrical shapes, but you aren't allowed to write...
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8.8KArt and science students at Kingston University London blend cutting-edge technology with creative techniques in research project that delves into the secrets of the Thames Tunnel
London’s iconic Thames Tunnel – the first tunnel ever built under a river – has become the setting for a project that...
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29.7KJordan lead codices not modern forgeries
A lead codex discovered in approximately 2005, in a cave in Northern Jordan, that forms part of the collection of ‘Jordan Lead...
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16.6KDevelopment of new techniques makes it possible to date Australian Aboriginal rock art
A new technique, developed at ANSTO’s Centre for Accelerator Science, has made it possible to produce some of the first reliable radiocarbon...
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9.6KIdentifying age measurements distorted by fossil fuel emissions
Good news for archaeologists and natural scientists! You will be able to continue to use the radiocarbon method as a reliable tool...
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11.3KScans locate historic secret room in walls of Gunpowder plot house
Concealed inside a key building in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, researchers from The University of Nottingham have used the latest scanning...
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6.6KQuestions you should ask yourself before getting cryogenically frozen
A dying 14-year-old child recently won the right to be cryogenically frozen after her death following a UK court battle. In a...
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14.4KEgyptian giant crocodile mummy is full of surprises
The three-metre-long mummified Egyptian 'giant crocodile', one of the finest animal mummies in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden),...
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7.1KFrom dinosaurs to crime scenes – how our new footprint software can bring the past to life
A fossil footprint is one of the most evocative insights into the past. It can tell you not only about presence, but...
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6.8KDiscovery of “lost” early satellite data to aid understanding of the Earth’s climate
Serendipity, expertise, foresight and the equivalent of an Earth observation data archaeological dig have led to recovery of almost-40-year-old satellite imagery -...
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5.7KFrom ancient fossils to future cars
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to create silicon-based anodes for...
