Archaeologists Found 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Under One of England’s Most Hallowed Buildings

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of ...
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Archaeologists Reveal Ancient, Single-Log Boats Used to Navigate Prehistoric England

Flag Fen Archaeology Park sits in the midst of a unique Bronze Age landscape east of Peterborough, in England. Some 3,500 ...
Durham University

Vote to make Melsonby Hoard Current Archaeology’s Rescue Project of the Year

The Melsonby Hoard has been nominated for a national award by one of the UK’s leading archaeological publications. The hoard, ...
New Scientist

Was a little-known culture in Bronze Age Turkey a major power?

Archaeologists have gathered evidence from hundreds of Bronze Age sites in western Turkey that could be remnants of a ...

Women and men were both sacrificed in ancient China – but for different reasons

Archaeologists suspect the ancient society carried out two types of human sacrifices – one that involved mass burials of men ...
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Fundraising begins to protect Britain’s most anatomically confident archaeological asset

The National Trust announced Thursday it’s raising funds to acquire 138 hectares surrounding Britain’s most anatomically ...
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A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sun Hat From Cleopatra’s Egypt Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

Secrets beneath the Chesapeake Bay: 8,000 shipwrecks and lost treasures

Thousands of shipwrecks lie in the 4,080 square miles of the Bay and its feeder waters. The archaeologists, divers, and other ...

Easter Island's giant heads breakthrough finally SOLVES the mystery of who built them

Easter Island's iconic moai statues have long puzzled the world, but new research hints at a surprising twist in their ...

Humanity’s history of eating ‘processed’ food goes back much farther than you would think

Researchers reviewed a number of studies pointing to the early use of plant foods by prehistoric humans and discovered that ...

What happens if you find 'treasure' on a walk in Merseyside

An expert has shared advice if you come across 'treasure' in the North West. Heather Beeton works as a finds liaison officer ...

Where did house cats come from? Ancient DNA shakes up their origin story

The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...