A Greek statue has been found during an illegal excavation in the western province of Kütahya’s Simav district. The statue, which is 610 kg in […]
Category: Archaeology
Anglesey: Mysterious artefact discovered at Neolithic tomb – Daily Post
The discovery of a mysterious copper artefact at a Neolithic tomb on Anglesey could help to answer one of archaeology’s burning questions.Dr George Nash, who […]
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Secrets of graveyard two centuries on from executions
A PENNINE hillside was the backdrop for an archaeological dig which witnessed the exhumation of human remains in an attempt to solve a mystery dating […]
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Leicester dig reveals 2,000-year-old dog’s paw prints in Roman tiles
Archaeologists in Leicester have unveiled the paw prints of a dog left on Roman tiles 2,000 years ago. The discovery was made at Blackfriars – […]
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Feet of Iron Age burial woman were chopped off to prevent her coming back from the dead
Zombies might be something you associate with modern popular culture.But for our ancestors in the Iron Age, it appears they too were fearful of ‘the […]
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Loggers find 200 year old face carved in tree
A face carved into a tree trunk was discovered by forestry workers in a remote location up Toba Inlet. It had been staring down an […]
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Suffolk Bronze Age axe and ring hoard ‘undervalued’
A man who found a Bronze Age axe and four gold rings in Suffolk is disappointed with their £550 valuation.Steven Walker discovered them in a […]
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Legends of human fish and archaeological findings.
The most primeval reference to a human figure with fish’s tail dates far back into 5000 BC. Latest archaeological findings reveal that there was a […]
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Hoard Hunters looking for treasure in Vinkovci region
Members of Britain’s group of amateur archeologists – Hoard Hunters – have been staying in the eastern Croatian region of Vinkovci for the past five […]
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Treasure of El Carambolo reignites row in Seville
Three pieces of ancient golden jewellery, part of the Treasure of El Carambolo, are due to travel from Seville to the Metropolitan Museum of Art […]
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Naughty money: clippers and coiners in 16th-century England.
Four and a half centuries ago, Elizabeth I made the reform of currency one of her government’s top priorities. Invested as queen in 1558, she […]
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Metal detecting: the treasure principle
Drenched. Deflated. All words Gus Patterson and Derek McLennan might use to describe themselves at 3pm on December 19, 2013. The rain was lashing down, […]
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Bronze Age skeleton of dagger-clutching Racton Man could have been a King or priest buried in Sussex | Culture24
Amy Roberts, the Collections Officer at the Novium in Chichester, introduces the Bronze Age Racton Man who could have national importance via Bronze Age skeleton […]
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Vikings ‘were warned to avoid Scotland’
Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th […]
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Replica of Tutankhamun’s Tomb Nearly Finished.
LUXOR, EGYPT—A full-sized replica of Tutankhamun’s tomb, crafted with the help of new technology that recorded every inch of the original in its present state, […]
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Bamburgh wreck is listed – Berwick Advertiser
A Bamburgh shipwreck has been designated by English Heritage as of national importance.It follows research work carried out by the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust MAST […]
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700-year-old coin found during Bannockburn dig – The Scotsman
A 700-YEAR-OLD English coin has been found near the abbey where the victorious Robert the Bruce took booty from the Battle of Bannockburn.The silver penny […]
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Drone Images Reveal Buried Ancient Village in New Mexico | LiveScience
Thermal images captured by an small drone allowed archaeologists to peer under the surface of the New Mexican desert floor, revealing never-before-seen structures in an […]
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These Viking artefacts and logboats have been found in Galway
ARCHAEOLOGISTS SURVEYING LOUGH Corrib in Galway have made what is being described as an “important” discovery of Viking artefacts and logboats. via These Viking artefacts […]
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Jesus’ Wife Papyrus Fragment ‘Is Not Fake’
A faded papyrus fragment, known as the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” which the Vatican declares a fake, is most likely an ancient document and not […]
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14,000 year old tools unearthed in South Lanarkshire are earliest evidence of humans in Scotland | Herald Scotland
The discovery follows a study of more than 5,000 flint artefacts recovered from fields at Howburn, near Biggar, from 2005 to 2009.Experts observed striking similarities […]
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Pharaonic seal found in ancient coffin in Israel | Reuters
Reuters – Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday a 3,300-year-old coffin containing a signet ring bearing the name of an Egyptian pharaoh among the remains of […]
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Mummy scans reveal gruesome details – Yahoo News UK
Researchers at the British Museum made a gruesome discovery when a scan of an ancient mummy revealed a spatula had been left lodged in its […]
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What Happened to the Mysterious Humans of the Sahara 7,000 Years Ago?
The Sahara in central Africa is the largest hot desert on Earth, its blistering sands practically lifeless. But just a few thousand years ago, it […]
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The Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc | Ancient Origins
The Nebra Sky Disc is a 3,600-year-old bronze disc which, according to UNESCO, features “the oldest concrete depiction of cosmic phenomena worldwide.” The disc is […]
