Levänluhta jewellery links Finland to a European exchange network
A recently completed study indicates that the material of the jewellery found together with human remains at the Levänluhta water burial site originates in southern
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Angkor Wat archaeological digs yield new clues to its civilization’s decline
Cambodia’s famous temple of Angkor Wat is one of the world’s largest religious monuments, visited by over 2 million tourists each year.
Early Iron Age cultures in Burgundy appropriated Mediterranean products and feasting practices
Early Iron Age cultures in eastern France imported Mediterranean pottery, as well as olive oil and wine, and may have appropriated Mediterranean feasting practices, according
Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics
Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted a census of the Japanese population around 2,500 years ago using the Y chromosomes of men living on
Fresh look at mysterious Nasca lines in Peru
A scientific approach has been used to re-identify huge birds etched into the desert plains of southern Peru around 2,000 years ago.
Planet Knowledge available on Youview and Freeview
Planet Knowledge, the free to watch video on demand channel is available to UK audiences on Youview and Freeview.
Trophies made from human skulls hint at regional conflicts around the time of Maya civilization’s mysterious collapse
Two trophy skulls, recently discovered by archaeologists in the jungles of Belize, may help shed light on the little-understood collapse of the once powerful Classic Maya
The origins of cannabis smoking: Marijuana use in the first millennium BC
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. This
Diet at the docks: Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome
Portus Romae was established in the middle of the first century AD and for well over 400 years was Rome's gateway to the Mediterranean.
Rising sea levels destroyed evidence of shell middens at many prehistoric coastal sites
Archaeological remains of coastal occupation in the form of shell middens are commonly found on today's shorelines, and evidence for shellfish as a food source
Must Farm – Living in the Bronze Age
Must Farm, an extraordinarily well-preserved Late Bronze Age settlement in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England, drew attention in national and international media in 2016
Mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one hundred 1000-year-old massive stone jars possibly used for
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians
Two children's milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived there
Hoard of the rings: Unusual rings are a novel type of Bronze Age cereal-based product
Strange ring-shaped objects in a Bronze Age hillfort site represent a unique form of cereal-based product, according to a study by Andreas G. Heiss of the
Angkor Wat archaeological digs yield new clues to its civilization’s decline
Cambodia’s famous temple of Angkor Wat is one of the world’s largest religious monuments, visited by over 2 million tourists each year.
Lost WW2 Aircraft lifted from sea after more than 75 years
A WW2 plane which crashed into the sea more than 75 years ago, has been lifted from the water. This week, specialist divers and archaeologists
New evidence from earliest Neolithic colonisation of Scotland
Archaeological excavations at Kirkton of Fetteresso near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire have revealed a palimpsest of human occupation and activity spread over at least four and
Digital Heritage through Video Games: A critical view on Ubisoft’s Notre Dame
The 15th April has not just been a dark day for France but probably also for most archaeologists and advocates of monumental architecture around the
Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools
A new archaeological site discovered by an international and local team of scientists working in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool production are
Humans used northern migration routes to reach eastern Asia
Northern and Central Asia have been neglected in studies of early human migration, with deserts and mountains being considered uncompromising barriers.
Early humans deliberately recycled flint to create tiny, sharp tools
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans "recycled" discarded or broken flint tools 400,000 years ago to create small, sharp utensils with
Archaeologists return to Hampole Priory for charity outreach project
HeritageDaily’s nominated charity, Soldier On! secures heritage-based opportunities to improve well-being and support the personal development of disadvantaged, vulnerable, or socially-isolated people.