Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Stonehenge Precursor Found? Island Complex Predates Famous Site

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On an island off Britain's northern tip, new discoveries suggest a huge Stone Age ritual complex is older than Stonehenge . But a...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Arabia the First Stop for Modern Humans Out of Africa, Suggests New Study

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Q uestions surrounding when and where early modern humans first migrated from Africa to populate the rest of the world have long been a ...

The forgotten Mound of Down

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There are plenty of drumlins in County Down - but have you heard of the Mound of Down?  If not, that is probably because it has been h...

Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Populonia

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A team of archaeologists and students excavate the remains of a major Etruscan center in Italy. A team of archaeologists, students...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Archaeology Courses at the Oxford Experience 2012

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The Oxford Experience Summer School 1 July to 11 August 2012 The 2012 Oxford Experience Programme is now online. The Oxford Exper...

Underwater archaeology: Hunt for the ancient mariner

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Armed with high-tech methods, researchers are scouring the Aegean Sea for the world's oldest shipwrecks. Brendan Foley peels his wets...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Neanderthals used ochre much earlier than previously thought

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Scientists have uncovered evidences that show Neanderthals were using red paint up to 250,000 years ago - thousands of years earlier than...

Facebook in our Genes?

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A new study indicates that social networking is an integral part of humankind's nature, carried down from ancient humans who lived ...

Complex Fish Traps Over 7,500 Years Old Found in Russia

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O ne might argue that the stone age technology among people living in Russia during the Mesolithic and Neolithic ages was relatively unim...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Neanderthals and their contemporaries engineered stone tools

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New published research from anthropologists at the University of Kent has scientifically supported for the first time the long held theor...

Modern flint expert 'reverse engineers' Neanderthal stone axes - and says our ancestors were clever, elegant craftsmen

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Researchers at the University of Kent have recreated the processes Neanderthals used to produce sharp flint axes, and found that our anc...

Star Carr archaeologists given more than £1m in funding

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rchaeologists excavating what they claim is Britain's oldest house have secured more than £1m in funding. The circular str...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Seeing beneath Stonehenge revealed

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Two new 21st century inventions are helping us to understand and visit the wonders of Stonehenge from the comfort of our own homes. ‘Goo...

Bronze Age boat to ride the waves

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A modern day boat builder is being challenged to recreate one of the oldest boats found in western Europe, dating to around 1500 BCE. ...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Archaeologists uncover oldest evidence of ploughing in Czech lands

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Archaeologists in Prague-Bubenec have uncovered a site with the oldest traces of ploughing and a field in the Czech Lands, that date back...

Ancient Greek sites could soon be available for rent

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In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece's culture ministry said Tuesday it will open up some of the debt-stri...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Maritime Museum in Falmouth to build Bronze Age ship

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Academics from the University of Exeter, overseen by a professional boat builder, are to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship. The ship wil...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Must Farm Bronze Age site: Archaeologists at work

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Over three thousand years ago the inhabitants of a small southeast fenland community were skilled boat builders, enjoyed fishing, and practi...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Archaeologist objects - Achill-Henge may be built over prehistoric site - VIDEO Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/news/news_from_ireland/Archaeologist-objects---Achill-Henge-may-be-built-over-prehistoric-site---VIDEO

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Theresa McDonald, Managing Director of the Achill Archaeological Field School, voiced her objections this week over the Achill-Henge wh...

Archaeologists ready for Bronze Age boat build

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The processes behind building the oldest boat ever found in Western Europe will be investigated by a team of modern- day maritime experts...