Until now, evidence of drug use in prehistoric Europe has mostly been derived from archaeobotanical remains, artistic depictions, and chemical analysis of artefacts…
3D reconstruction work has enabled researchers to put a face to Rameses II, one of Egpyt's most powerful pharaohs, 3,300 years after his death.…
Visitors can craft their own lanterns in a 30-minute workshop, before taking their creations on a tour of the castle whilst accompanied by a storyteller.…
Among the stone tools recovered from the site were 14 complete and fragmentary stemmed projectile points, dated to around 16,000 years ago.…
The exhibition is free, and is running until 23 December 2023. To find out more about it, including opening times, visit: www.museumfreemasonry.org.uk/whats-on/inventing-future.…
Archaeologist and Digging for Britain presenter Dr Cat Jarman with Dr Daniel Young from Wessex Archaeology examining the Sheffield Castle core samples at the Wessex Archaeology labs. Image: Wessex Archaeology.…
The conference, taking place on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 March 2023 in the cathedral's Old Palace, will feature talks from eight internationally renowned scholars.…
Archaeologist working in Egedal, Denmark, have uncovered a set of partial human remains that may represent an ancient bog sacrifice.…
Both wrecks had been crafted outside of Sweden in the mid-14th century.…
The remains, which lie along the original course of the Thames riverside, are likely to be at least 700 years old.…
The relief panels depict interactions between humans and the animal world.…
Scientists identified ancient DNA belonging to the relatives of present-day reindeer, hares, and lemmings.…
It was granted to the museum by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, ‘in recognition of its objectives to educate and inform the public and members of the RAF about the history and traditions of the Royal Air Force'…
Traces of gold residue have been identified on five stone grave goods from a Bronze Age burial in Wiltshire.…
Recent excavations in southeastern Poland have uncovered a wealth of late medieval finds including arrowheads, pottery, and silver denarii…
Researchers have successfully traced the origin of tin ingots found aboard the shipwreck to ore deposits in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.…
The 7th-century grave of an elite woman who had been laid to rest with stunning grave goods – among them a necklace made of gold, garnets, and Roman coins – has been unearthed in Harpole, Northamptonshire.…
The temple is believed to date to around the end of the 6th or beginning of the 5th century BC.…
The musical instrument was crafted from a sheep or goat tibia shaft.…
Research suggests that, for Neanderthals and early modern humans, flavour was an important consideration during food preparation.…
Analysis of Beveled Rim Bowls excavated from a Late Chalcolithic site in Iraq has challenged traditional interpretations that they were used for distributing cereal rations to state-dependent labourers.…