The tourism of detectorists

The tourism of detectorists

Tourists from the US, Australia and Canada are paying thousands of pounds to hunt for treasure on historical sites across the UK using metal detectors.
Powerful Icelandic Vikings were buried with stallions

Powerful Icelandic Vikings were buried with stallions

All horses in 150 Viking Age graves found in Iceland turned out to be male.
The Viking invasion was not as massive as the Anglo-Saxon one

The Viking invasion was not as massive as the Anglo-Saxon one

Recent research indicates that the invaders who had the worst impact on England were the Anglo-Saxons, rather than the Vikings, as it is widely thought.
Kissonerga-Skalia excavations

Kissonerga-Skalia excavations

The areas excavated all have evidence for large-scale cooking/heating or processing working areas.
Visit to the ancient fortress of Aigosthena

Visit to the ancient fortress of Aigosthena

The fortress’s most spectacular feature is the south east tower of the acropolis which has been completely restored today and is a valuable example of ancient fortification art.
Scientists discover over 450 fossilized millipedes in 100-million-year-old amber

Scientists discover over 450 fossilized millipedes in 100-million-year-old amber

Since the success of the Jurassic Park film series, it is widely known that insects from the Age of the Dinosaurs can be found exceptionally well preserved in amber, which is in fact fossilised tree resin.
A cemetery and banquet area have been unearthed in Peru site

A cemetery and banquet area have been unearthed in Peru site

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a cemetery with a banquet area, where feasts were held.
Villages and small towns inside the Thermaic Gulf

Villages and small towns inside the Thermaic Gulf

In this exhibition, finds are being exhibited for the first time from the excavations of four of these small towns which are today an organic part of modern Thessaloniki.
Could the world’s oldest pyramid be hidden in an Asian mountain?

Could the world’s oldest pyramid be hidden in an Asian mountain?

A new research claims that underneath a mountain in Indonesia lies the world's oldest pyramid.
Returning indigenous remains to their ancestral lands, thanks to ancient DNA

Returning indigenous remains to their ancestral lands, thanks to ancient DNA

Genomic analyses can reveal the geographic origins of indigenous Aboriginal Australian remains currently held in museums, a new study reports.
Fossil evidence suggests fearsome shark ‘took down’ flying pterosaur

Fossil evidence suggests fearsome shark ‘took down’ flying pterosaur

It was a prehistoric clash of the ages that didn't end pretty when a monster in the sky clashed with a beast of the deep.
Some prehistoric horses were homebodies

Some prehistoric horses were homebodies

The findings suggest Florida was something of a horse paradise 5 million years ago, providing everything the animals could want in a relatively small area.
The Archaeological Society at Athens celebrates its 180th Anniversary

The Archaeological Society at Athens celebrates its 180th Anniversary

McCabe has selected 53 images out of this rich collection of black and white photographs mainly from 1954 and 1955, like a travel in time.
A complex of two churches discovered at Katalymata ton Plakoton

A complex of two churches discovered at Katalymata ton Plakoton

The 12th excavation season at the site of Katalymata ton Plakoton, which lies on the western coastline of the Akrotiri Peninsula, is completed.
Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67 million-year-old brain

Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67 million-year-old brain

First ever endocast reconstruction of the nearly complete brain of the hominin known as Little Foot reveals a small brain combining ape-like and human-like features.
Flowers originated 50 million years earlier than previously thought

Flowers originated 50 million years earlier than previously thought

Analysis of fossil specimens of a flower called Nanjinganthus from the Early Jurassic (more than 174 million years ago) suggests that flowers originated 50 million years earlier than previously thought, a study published in eLife reports.
Ancient Japanese pottery includes an estimated 500 maize weevils

Ancient Japanese pottery includes an estimated 500 maize weevils

The rare discovery of a vessel with a high number of weevils provides clues to life in ancient Japan.
Royal priest’s tomb discovered in Saqqara

Royal priest’s tomb discovered in Saqqara

The tomb is exceptionally well-preserved with walls decorated with colored scenes depicting royal priest Wahtye with his mother, wife and family.
New findings of the Mazotos shipwreck

New findings of the Mazotos shipwreck

The objective of this year’s field season was to continue and complete the excavation of the bow area of the ancient ship.
Scientists overhaul corn domestication story with multidisciplinary analysis

Scientists overhaul corn domestication story with multidisciplinary analysis

Semi-wild proto-corn spread from Mexico to South America before becoming fully domesticated, offering new clues to its future.
Satellite data exposes looting

Satellite data exposes looting

More than 2,500 years ago, horse riding nomads expanded their cultural realm throughout the Eurasian steppe from Southern Siberia to Eastern Europe.
“Stolen Goods Tour” in the British Museum

“Stolen Goods Tour” in the British Museum

Speaking during the “Stolen Goods Tour” were members of the group with heritage from Cyprus, the Australian Aborigines, Iraq, Hawaii and the Maori of New Zealand.
A Roman Minerva figurine was revealed among other treasures in the UK

A Roman Minerva figurine was revealed among other treasures in the UK

A Roman statuette and a gold bulla were among the finds from the UK found by people who were not involved in archaeological research.
The Future as a Project, Doxiadis in Skopje

The Future as a Project, Doxiadis in Skopje

The exhibition presents for the first time Doxiadis’s work  in Skopje, which includes  a detailed survey of the affected  areas, strategic plans for the city and a new outline for the master plan.
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