Archaeology News

Scientists use modern technology to understand how ochre paint was created in pictographs . Popular Archaeology Ancient Egyptians gathered birds from the wild for sacrifice and mummification . Popular Archaeology Mysterious Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway . Heritage Daily Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water Cult '. Live Science Centuries-old bodies to be dug up from under Constitution Street in early 2020 . Edinburghlive A pair of infant skeletons were found wearing other children’s skulls as helmets in a 2,000-year-old grave site. Business Insider Strange Skeletons Found in Wales May Be Shipwreck Victims . Geek Climate change may be behind fall of ancient empire, say researchers. The Guardian Incredible Native American Settlement Uncovered in Florida with High Shell Walls . the Vintage News Early Rome featured a surprising amount of genetic diversity. UPI Two Traps Where Woolly Mammoths Were Driven to...

45,000 years ago in Sri Lanka: The oldest microlith technology in a rainforest setting . Eurekalert Dishing the dirt on an early human cave . Popular Archaeology Did a common childhood illness take down the Neanderthals? . Heritage Daily Builders make fascinating archaeological finds on the site of Leeds' oldest street . Yorkshire Post Excavations at Sisi, Crete Bring to Light Very Important Archaeological Finds . The National Herald Mesolithic maritime discovery at Bouldnor Cliff . Current Archaeoloy Mesolithic Human Remains Identified in England. Archaeology Archaeologists Are Using Drones to Find Good Places to Dig: The Search for Potsherds . Drone Life New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land . The Conversation

Long lost human relative unveiled . Eurekalert Extinct human species gave modern humans an immunity boost . Popular Archaeology Teeth offer vital clues about diet during the Great Irish Famine . Heritage Daily A digital archaeologist helps inaccessible collections be seen . The Conversation Ancient Tablets May Reveal What Destroyed Minoan Civilization . Haaretz Archaeology: 6th century BCE bronze statuette found on Bulgaria’s Cyricus island . The Sofia Globe 4,500-year-old copper dagger, ancient artifacts, discovered at burial cave in northern Israel . Fox news 'Lovers of Modena' Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men . Live Science 'Six-headed burial' of the Highland clan era probed by archaeologists . The Scostman In search of the ‘white jaguar’: Archaeologists travel deep into the jungle to find a lost Maya city . Science Mag Georgia/ Archaeologists discover fragments of an ancient floor mosaic . Science in Poland Spectacular discoveries during...

Archaeological assessment reveals Earth's early transformation through land use . Eurekalert Archaeological site reveals humans arrived in the Americas more than 16,000 years ago . Popular Archaeology Largest coin hoard of the post-Conquest period found near Somerset . Heritage Daily 15,000-year-old Idaho archaeology site now among America’s oldest . National Geographic Monoliths Discovered in Central France . Archaeoloy   Marine Archaeologists Reveal Submerged Wooden Structure From the Stone Age . Gizmodo   Ancient Skeletons with Alien-Like Heads Unearthed in Croatia . Live Science Biblical War Revealed on 2,800-Year-Old Stone Altar. Live Science   Mural from 3,800 years ago unveiled by Peru archaeologists. BBC   Archaeologists in Pompeii find amulets and charms that may have been used by Roman sorcerer. The Telegraph   Archaeology: Tomb of Palaiologos nobleman discovered at Bulgaria’s Kaliakra . The Sofia Globe  

Neanderthals commonly suffered from 'swimmer's ear'. Eurekalert Not just genes: Environment also shaped population variation in first Americans . Eurekalert Uncovering Zedekiah’s Destroyed City . Popular Archaeoloy Mysterious new objects found at Pompeii . Heritage Daily Archaeologists Investigate The Alamo . Archaeology International archaeological team to examine place of Napoleon's crossing of Berezina . Belarus News Ancient Turkic stamp, statues discovered in Mongolia . Daily Sabah Unique intact Hellenistic tomb found in Kozani of northern Greece . Tornos News Mayans conducted ‘total war’ much earlier than thought. Cosmos Remains of Graeco-Roman Senate building uncovered in North Sinai. Egypt Independent Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of an Ancient High-Altitude Human Dwelling . Smithsonian Fragments of 12th century Polotsk princely residence unearthed in Belarus . Belarus News Unearthed Viking ‘drinking hall’ offers ‘unparalleled’ oppor...

The road to Scandinavia's bronze age: Trade routes, metal provenance, and mixing . Eurekalert Pottery related to unknown culture was found in Ecuador . Eurekalert Archaeological evidence verifies long-doubted medieval accounts of First Crusade . Popular Archaeology Ancient Egypt: Underwater Archaeologists Uncover Destroyed Temple in the Sunken City of Heracleion . Newsweek Beautiful Mosaics and Misspelled Inscriptions Uncovered at Archaeological Site in Northern Israel . Haaretz Why Archaeologists and Volcanologists Are Clashing Over Excavations at Pompeii . Smithsonian Why is this ordinary looking stone a precious archaeological finding? The Slovak Spectator How are tree rings used to help date an archaeological site ? National Geographic Ochre Detected on 115,000-Year-Old Engraved Bone in China . Archaeology     Marble Pyramid Island Uncovered, Revealing Origins of Ancient Greece . Greek Reporter     A number of stone, pottery and w...

Murder in the Paleolithic? Evidence of violence behind human skull remains . Eurekalert Ancient DNA sheds light on the origins of the Biblical Philistines. Eurekalert Newly-discovered 1,600-year-old mosaic sheds light on ancient Judaism . Heritage Daily Archaeologists at Tigris Uncover Grand Palace Ruins of a Mysterious Ancient Empir. Science Alert Archaeological treasures revealed in Edinburgh hotel groundwork . BBC An archaeologist in Alaska: how working with a Yup'ik community transformed my view of heritage. The Conversation Remains of Britain’s largest prisoner of war camp uncovered by archaeologists . Big Stamp Shaped Skulls Discovered in Northeastern China . Archaeology A chance to view a medieval chapel excavation, with burials dating back 1,500 years . Tivy Side Viking men were buried with cooking gear. Science Nordic 4,000-Year-Old Burial Revealed on Britain's 'Island of Druids'. Live Science Late Iron Age chariot pieces found in P...