All posts tagged "Breaking Ground Heritage"
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65.2KHeritageMedicinal and Ritualistic Uses for Chocolate in Mesoamerica
Chocolate finds its way onto even the most simplistic dessert menus today to satisfy the sweetest sweet-tooth. In ancient Mesoamerica, chocolate was...
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101.6KEducationThe Roman Empire – Interactive Map
Map of Roman Empire - The Roman Empire was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed...
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51.0KEducationRoman Forts & Fortlets in Wales – Interactive Map
The history of Wales in the Roman era began in 48 with a military invasion by the imperial governor of Roman Britain....
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39.6KHeritageLondon’s Iron Age Forts & Fortifications
A hillfort or hill fortification is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a...
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12.3KHeritagePet-Keeping and Animal Sacrifice as Seen Economically and Archaeologically
Pet-keeping and animal sacrifice in antiquity were common practices. How the animals were treated can often be seen archaeologically.
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41.7KEducationThe Giza Pyramid Complex – Interactive Map
The Giza pyramid complex is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramid...
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43.0KEducationThe Roman Forts of Hadrian’s Wall – Interactive Map
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in...
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86.8KEducationIron Age Tribes of Southern Britain – Interactive Map
The Iron Age of the British Isles covers the period from about 800 BC to the Roman invasion of 43 AD
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39.8KEducationIron Age tribes of Northern Britain (Caledonia) – Interactive Map
The names of the Iron Age tribes in Northern Britain were recorded by Roman and Greek historians and geographers, especially Ptolemy. Information...
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20.4KHeritageNew research indicates that Alfred the Great probably wasn’t that great
The Last Kingdom – BBC’s historical drama set in the time of Alfred the Great’s war with the Vikings – has returned...
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72.4KArchaeologyArchaeologists Find 12th Dead Sea Scrolls Cave
Hebrew University archaeologists working near the Dead Sea have found a cave that previously contained Dead Sea scrolls, which were looted in...
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24.3KArchaeologyArchaeologists throw new light on Shakespeare after uncovering the stage at The Curtain Theatre
A three-month detailed excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre by MOLA archaeologists has revealed details of a stage that is much longer than...
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21.6KArchaeologySantorini eruption: new theory says ‘pyroclastic flows’ caused devastating Bronze Age tsunamis
Take the ferry to the beautiful Greek islands of Santorini and you will sail into a truly unique landscape forged by a...
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11.3KArchaeologyMaritime archaeology expedition in Black Sea
An expedition mapping submerged ancient landscapes, the first of its kind in the Black Sea, is making exciting discoveries.
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29.4KArchaeologyThe Roman shoe hoard of Vindolanda
1,800 years ago the Roman army built one of its smallest but most heavily defended forts at the site of Vindolanda, which...
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17.4KHeritageDid your ancestor fight in the Hundred Years War?
If you’ve ever wondered whether your ancestors served as a medieval soldier in the Hundred Years War, a newly launched website from...
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18.6KArchaeologyAncient Britons’ teeth reveal people were ‘highly mobile’ 4,000 years ago
Archaeologists have created a new database from the teeth of prehistoric humans found at ancient burial sites in Britain and Ireland that...
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8.8KArchaeologyGate shrine from 1st temple period discovered during excavations at Tel Lachish National Park
An important and unusual discovery has been made during archaeological excavations at Tel Lachish National Park: a gate-shrine from the first Temple...
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4.8KPalaeontologyResearch to answer a ‘crushing’ evolutionary question
Studying the physical features of long-extinct creatures continues to yield surprising new knowledge of how evolution fosters traits desirable for survival in...
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12.8KArchaeologyArchaeologists uncover massive 2500 year old Iron Age Mound
Archaeologists have discovered that a 40-foot mound in Yorkshire, thought to be a Norman castle motte, is actually a unique Iron Age...
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21.8KAnthropologyHow science is giving voice to mummies such as Ötzi the Iceman
Researchers recently managed to recreate the voice of 5,300-year-old Ötzi the iceman by recreating his vocal tract. The technology is promising and...
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27.8KArchaeologyLord of the Rings: UC archaeologists unveil new findings from Greek warrior’s tomb
When University of Cincinnati researchers uncovered the tomb of a Bronze Age warrior -- left untouched for more than 3,500 years and...
