Cultural heritage has a lot to teach us about climate change
Museums, archaeological sites and historical buildings are rarely included in conversations about climate change, which tend to focus on the wider impact and global threats
Tag : Archaeology
Discoveries in archaeology news and press releases
Parasites from medieval latrines unlock secrets of human history
A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient poo,
Extensive trade in fish between Egypt and Canaan already 3,500 years ago
Some 3,500 years ago, there was already a brisk trade in fish on the shores of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea.
Georadar detects a Viking ship in Norway
Archaeologists armed with a motorized high resolution georadar have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds and longhouses in Østfold County
Using new technology to find shipwrecks on the ocean floor
Throughout the centuries ships have weathered wars, storms, icebergs, and pirates, to name a few. Many ships have been lost in the face of these
‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave
The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria,
Yorkshire Charities Unite to Locate ’The Missing Nunnery’
A unique project which uses archaeology to help vulnerable people integrate better into mainstream society is taking place at the site of a lost medieval
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A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland
Britain’s iconic standing stones are world renown, for their enduring mystery-- intrigue and speculation have flourished around them since recorded history began.
Humans may have colonized Madagascar later than previously thought
New archaeological evidence from southwest Madagascar reveals that modern humans colonized the island thousands of years later than previously thought.
City of Koh Ker was occupied for centuries longer than previously thought
The classic account of the ancient city of Koh Ker is one of a briefly-occupied and abruptly-abandoned region, but in reality, the area may have
Reconstructing the history of mankind with the help of fecal sterols. First test on the Maori
It is now possible to tell the story of mankind's presence and evolution on the planet by analyzing trends in soil and sediment accumulation of
Discovery of the tomb of priest Kaires
The Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Faculty of Arts at the Charles University has discovered a unique burial complex of the royal confidant and priest Kaires within
New light cast on Scandinavia’s most important Bronze Age site
Håga, Scandinavia's most significant Bronze Age site, is relatively unknown. But in a new book, archaeologists at Uppsala University have brought together what is known
Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge in order to survive
Ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) maintained a society of thousands by utilizing coastal groundwater discharge as their main source of "freshwater," according to
Roman settlement discovered during A66 Eden Valley works
As well as foundations of the original Roman road, traces of Roman life – and death – have been identified at the site, where we’re
Dryer, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution
A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according to research
Salt: Mover and shaker in ancient Maya society
Salt is essential for life. As ancient civilizations evolved from hunters and gatherers to agrarian societies, it has not been clear how people acquired this
Modern humans inherited viral defenses from Neanderthals
Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but before vanishing they interbred with another human species that was just beginning its global spread.
UC anthropologist rewrites history using science, art
Art often imitates life, but when University of Cincinnati anthropologist and geologist Kenneth Tankersley investigated a 2000-year-old carved statue on a tobacco pipe, he exposed
Bone knife from Morocco is oldest specialized tool associated with Aterian culture
A single bone artefact found in a Moroccan cave is the oldest well-dated specialized bone tool associated with the Aterian culture of the Middle Stone
Neanderthal-like features in 450,000-year-old fossil teeth from the Italian Peninsula
Fossil teeth from Italy, among the oldest human remains on the Italian Peninsula, show that Neanderthal dental features had evolved by around 450,000 years ago,