Ancient human remains and a medieval mystery unearthed in southern England
Excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England leads to the discovery of an intact 4,000 year old human cremation as well as evidence of unaccountable activity from the medieval period on the same site.
2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy actually a stillborn baby, scan reveals
A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term, severely malformed fetus
Italy’s oldest olive oil discovered in peculiar pot
Olive oil is a staple of Italian cuisine. It’s been that way for thousands of years. And new chemical analysis conducted on ancient pottery proves the liquid gold has existed in Italy hundreds of years longer than what anthropologists have previously recorded.
Lead pollution in Greenland ice shows rise and fall of ancient European civilizations
To learn about the rise and fall of ancient European civilizations, researchers sometimes find clues in unlikely places: deep inside of the Greenland ice sheet, for example.
Answer These Random Questions And We’ll Tell You Which Greek Philosopher “Gets You”
Which Greek Philosopher jives with your morals? Take this quiz and find out!
10 Tips for Historians from Ancient Writers
Are you thinking of becoming a historian? Here is some advice from ancient Greek and Roman writers, on what they thought are the traits and practices of being a good historian, as well as some of the pitfalls of the craft.
The Roman Army on the British Frontier in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD
Discussing recent excavations at the fort of Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall
How a third-century Roman soldier named Carausius was behind the first ‘Brexit’
From the first to the fifth centuries AD, Britain – though not officially Scotland, which lay beyond the frontier at Hadrian’s Wall – was part of the Roman Empire.
Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons
An extinct strain of the human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been discovered in Bronze Age human skeletons found in burial sites across Europe and Asia.
Cuneiform tablets reveal location of ancient royal city of Mardaman
It existed between 2,200 and 1,200 years BC, was at times a kingdom or a provincial capital and was conquered and destroyed several times.