The Theban Epics reveal the bloody side to the Ancient Greeks
An Oxford academic has pieced together fragments of ancient epic poetry, revealing a new side to Ancient Greek culture in scenes of startling brutality, blasphemy, and even cannibalism.
5,000 year old beer brewing pottery discovered in Israel
Archaeologists working Israel’s capital city Tel Aviv have discovered pieces of ancient Egyptian beer-brewing pottery dating back to over 5,000 years ago.
How Tourist Photos at Pompeii stay the same
‘I think we have a very powerful imagined idea of what an ancient city should be like, which is a romantic empty ruin that stands in mute testament to the past.’
Jesus Lived Here? Archaeologists discover ancient house in Nazareth
A building thought to be where Mary and Joseph raised Jesus has been found by an archaeologist from the University of Reading. While…
Dirt provides new insight into Roman burials
The first scientific evidence of frankincense being used in Roman burial rites in Britain has been uncovered by a team of archaeological scientists led by the University of Bradford.
DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
Published in the journal Science, the researchers suggest that the most plausible explanation for the wheat reaching the site is that Mesolithic Britons maintained social and trade networks spreading across Europe.
What was a day at school like for Julius Caesar? Europe’s oldest children’s book reveals daily life in the Roman Empire
Why did Roman parents send their child to school with a slave? How did the Greeks and Romans learn each other’s languages? Any why did the Romans need a shower and a scrape after a visit to the bathhouse?
Ancient skull from Galilee cave offers clues to the first modern Europeans
The discovery of a 55,000-year-old partial skull in Northern Israel provides new insights into the migration of modern humans out of Africa.
5,000-year-old Iceman had 61 Tattoos
Ötzi, a human who lived around 3300 BC, had at least 61 tattoo markings on his body when he died and his body was frozen in a glazier along the Italian-Austrian border.
Volcano-charred Roman scrolls may be read again
Hundreds of papyrus scrolls that were found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, long believed to be too damaged to be ever read again, are now being deciphered thanks to a new non-invasive X-ray imaging technique.