Sunday, July 24, 2016

Archaeologists find arm bone on dig

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a human arm bone during an excavation of Neolithic buildings at Ness of Brodgar on Orkney. The University of...

What The World's Oldest Calculator Tells Us About The Ancient Greeks' View Of The Universe

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When we talk of the history of computers, most of us will refer to the evolution of the modern digital desktop PC, charting the decades-lon...

Menschen nutzten schon vor 40.000 Jahren spezielles Werkzeug zur Seilherstellung

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Archäologen der Universität Tübingen präsentieren gut erhaltenen Fund aus Mammutelfenbein – Test an der Universität Lüttich bestätigt Fun...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

South Downs pre-Roman 'farming collective' discovered

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The survey revealed the extent of farming on the South Downs before the Romans arrived Evidence of a prehistoric "farming collect...

Neandertaler im Kreis Olpe

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Heimatforscher findet den ersten Nachweis für den Neandertaler Für ungeübte Augen sieht er aus wie ein schlichter dunkelgrauer Stein. ...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

'Britain's Pompeii' was 'Bronze Age new build' site

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The beads found at Whittlesey show this Bronze Age village of the ancient Fens was nevertheless tied into a trade network that may have s...

Earliest Known Village In Cyprus Discovered

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Recent archaeological digs have uncovered more than 20 round buildings in what is believed to be Cyprus' earliest known village, dating...

Treasure trove proves we have been keeping up with the Joneses since the Bronze Age

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Cambridge archaeologists examine a 'pristine' Bronze Age bowl  CREDIT: DAVE WEBB /COPYRIGHT CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT Fr ...

Major Danish museum returns looted antiquities to Italy

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The Glyptotek is due to send artefacts from the tomb of an Etruscan prince back to Italy between December and the end of 2017. Photo: Ny ...

23 More Wrecks Found at Greek Hotspot for Sunken Ships

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Fourni, which is a collection of small islands near Turkey, was a popular anchorage and navigational point for Aegean crossing routes. Us...

Evidence of Scotlands earliest farmers uncovered in Perthshire

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An archaeological dig next to the Perthshire village of Dunning has revealed traces of human activity dating back 10,000 years. This i...

DU MÉSOLITHIQUE AU MOYEN ÂGE, DÉCOUVERTES ARCHÉOLOGIQUES SUR LE SITE DE PARC AL LANN À ERGUÉ-GABÉRIC

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Au lieu-dit Parc al Lann à Ergué-Gabéric, les archéologues de l’Inrap mènent une fouille préventive sur 6 hectares, en amont d’un projet...

Homo erectus ging wie wir

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1,5 Millionen Jahre alte Fußabdrücke geben Einblicke in das Leben von Frühmenschen Fossile Knochen und Steinwerkzeuge verraten uns vie...

Monkeys used stone tools 700 years ago

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Primate archaeology is a new and unusual-sounding field, but it has revealed ancient evidence of some clever and dextrous monkey culture...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Belgian Neanderthals 'were eating each other 40,000 years ago'

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Members of human subspecies also appear to have fashioned tools out of bones of their own kind, researchers say  The Goyet caves near...
Monday, July 4, 2016

Prehistoric Tombs Enhanced Astronomical Viewing

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Astronomers are exploring what might be described as the first astronomical observing tool, potentially used by prehistoric humans 6,000 ye...
Friday, July 1, 2016

Ancient Theatre Of Larissa Opens To Public After 20 Centuries

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One of the largest and well-preserved theatres of Greek antiquity opened to the public for the first time after 2,000 years last week in th...
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...