8 Illuminating Facts About the Vindolanda Tablets
The Vindolanda tablets tell us a lot about life in early Roman Britain.
2023-11-30 05:25
12 Fascinating Facts About the Lewis Chessmen
They're the most famous chess pieces in history—but much of their story is still unknown
2023-11-08 23:48
Archaeologists reveal face of Peru's 'Ice Maiden' mummy
Experts have reconstructed the face of the 'Ice Maiden', an Inca girl sacrificed in the Andes
2023-10-25 19:48
Brazil drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces
The carvings of human faces on the shore of the Amazon are thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
2023-10-24 18:47
Europe's oldest shoe found in Spanish bat cave
The 6,000 year old woven sandals are among dozens of prehistoric objects being analysed by scientists.
2023-09-29 12:21
Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
2023-09-20 23:28
V&A cares for looted Yemeni funeral stones
The stones were reported by an archaeology enthusiast in an interior design shop.
2023-09-13 17:55
Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave
The excellently-preserved weapons are believed to have been hidden by Judean rebels 1,900 years ago.
2023-09-06 19:18
Peru: Priest of Pacopampa exhumed after 3,000 years
The tomb in northern Peru contained the remains of a man dubbed the Priest of Pacopampa, officials say.
2023-08-29 17:58
Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Richard Beale has pleaded guilty over the sales of the $4m Eid Mar and parts of the "Gaza Hoard".
2023-08-27 10:27
15 Things You Might Not Know About the Great Sphinx of Giza
The ancient Egyptian monument, thought to depict the likeness of the pharaoh Khafre, confounds scholars to this day.
2023-08-25 02:51
The Lost Library of Herculaneum: Unravelling the Scrolls That Mount Vesuvius Almost Destroyed
Historians were struck by the tantalizing possibility that this library might contain missing works of some of history’s greatest writers—works thought to have been lost forever.
2023-08-17 05:19