Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology revealed significant Roman artifacts at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, Gloucester, giving new insights into life and construction practices under Roman occupation in Britain. Excavations between September 2020 and February 2021 revealed the remains…
An extremely well-preserved mummy found in the crypt of a village church in Austria not only has its identity confirmed but also provides a new, previously unknown method of embalming. The body, which had long been referred to as the…
Archaeologists have unearthed the grim final moments of a Pompeii family in the House of Helle and Phrixus, offering a poignant glimpse into life—and death—during the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The discoveries, published in the E-Journal…
In a milestone study published in Nature on April 30, northern New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo has, for the first time, led a genetic study confirming their ancestral connection to the famous Chaco Canyon — a monumental site central to Pueblo…
A groundbreaking new paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science has discredited a long-standing theory about one of the most famous royal tombs from ancient Greece. Long believed to be the grave of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander…
In a fascinating intersection of Egyptology and astronomy, Dr. Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth, has uncovered compelling evidence that suggests that ancient Egyptians may have visually represented the Milky Way in artwork on funerary…
A remarkably rare stone capital, unlike any other that has been unearthed, was unveiled for the first time by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem. This…
A recent study led by Dr. Ana Paula Motta, in collaboration with the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, has uncovered a previously unknown style of rock art in Australia’s north-east Kimberley region. The findings, recently published in Australian Archaeology, propose the addition…
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient stone tools on the Isle of Skye that shed new light on Scotland’s oldest known human inhabitants. Dated to 11,500 to 11,000 years ago, the tools come from the Late Upper Palaeolithic (LUP) and show early…
A newly published study by researchers from the University of Cambridge reveals that a catastrophic three-year drought led to a massive rebellion known as the “Barbarian Conspiracy” in Roman Britain around 367 CE. This period of severe climate hardship, combined…
