Thursday, June 30, 2016

The prehistoric tombs that may have been used as 'telescopes'

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Researchers think that the entrance passages to 6,000 year-old tombs could have been used to enhance visibility for ancient stargazers ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

THE DAY OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2016 WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 29 JULY!

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We are looking for people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate with us in a “Day of Archaeology” ...

Metal detectorist who struck gold with Bronze Age ring during illegal search is fined after touting it to a museum

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The Penannular ring, a gold ring with a small section missing, found on a Surrey bridle path by Ricky Smith CREDIT: SWNS A  metal detec...

German 'Stonehenge' Opens To The Public

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One of the most important relics of the Bronze Age, an ancient site known as the German Stonehenge, has opened to the public after years of...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Archaeology in the Round?

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A new website providing links to archaeological photo spheres is now online. The purpose of the site is to make these photo spheres ...

Study: Stone Age migrants introduced agriculture to Europe

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This undated picture provided by the Paliambela Excavation Project Archive, shows a human burial from the archaeological site of Paliambe...

44 Celtic Gold Coins Found In Austria

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Archaeologists have unearthed gold treasure in Austria thought to be worth as much as €50,000. The 44 Celtic gold coins, weighing 7.5 grams...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Stop Destruction Of British Archaeology

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Click here to sign this important petition
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Women In Southern Germany Corded Ware Culture May Have Been Highly Mobile

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Women in Corded Ware Culture may have been highly mobile and may have married outside their social group, according to a study published Ma...

Neanderthals Were Stocky From Birth

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If a Neanderthal were to sit down next to us on the underground, we would probably first notice his receding forehead, prominent brow ridge...

LA RICHE HISTOIRE DU SITE DE LAVALLOT NORD À GUIPAVAS

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L'In rap mène, depuis le 11 janvier 2016, une fouille préventive aux portes de Brest, sur le site de Lavallot Nord à Guipavas. Prescr...

Neanderthal stone ring structures found in French cave

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The structures were found deep inside the cave, so the builders would have needed fire to see  Researchers investigating a cave in Fra...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

'Stone Age Art' in Bavarian cave not carved by humans after all

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The Mäanderhöhle cave near Bamberg was previously regarded as an archaeological sensation. It was thought to contain some of the oldest ...

Bronze Age Burial Found in England

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EVESHAM, ENGLAND—Archaeologists surveying a future development site in England’s West Midlands region were surprised to find a Bronze A...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Two finds in one at Harray chamber

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County archaeologist Julie Gibson at the entrance to the underground chamber. (Archaeology Institute UHI) A prehistoric underground st...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Hominins may have been food for carnivores 500,000 years ago

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Tooth-marks on a 500,000-year-old hominin femur bone found in a Moroccan cave indicate that it was consumed by large carnivores, likely...

Neandertals and Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens had different dietary strategies

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This is an image of a fossilized human molar used in the study of dietary habits of Neandertals and Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens. Credi...

DNA secrets of Ice Age Europe unlocked

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  study of DNA from ancient human bones has helped unlock the secrets of Europe's Ice Age inhabitants. Researchers analysed the ge...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Stonehenge may have served as a cremation cemetery

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Towering above the grassy Salisbury Plain, its eerie rock monoliths are steeped in myth and magical stories, yet despite decades of researc...

Historic flint axes found in Denmark

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The flint axes date back to the early Stone Age (photo: Viborg Museum) A pair of old friends have found the largest flint axes in Dan...