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Museum-goers to be transported back to 1450BC by odours of oils, resins and beeswax with which noblewoman was embalmedMuseum-goers are to be transported back more than 3,500 years in a sniff after researchers identified and recreated the scent of balms…
Spot where ancient people scanned the landscape for prey is now farmland near the Devon village of LustleighA stone age viewpoint from which ancient people scanned the landscape for prey has been pinpointed by archaeologists and volunteer helpers on a …
When the Romantic poet’s younger brother John died at sea, marine artefacts helped him bear the loss, research revealsWhen William Wordsworth’s beloved younger brother John died on a ship that sank in rough seas off the coast of Dorset in 1805, the gre…
Campaigners to return to the courts after planned two-mile tunnel near site, blocked in 2021, is greenlit againCampaigners have launched a fresh legal battle after the government once again greenlit plans for a controversial road tunnel at Stonehenge, …
Finding at Civita Giuliana villa throws light on lowly status of slaves in ancient worldArchaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the a…
Genome analysis reveals new physical details of mummified corpse found in ice of Italian AlpsDark eyes, receding black hair, few or no freckles and a darker skin tone. This is how Ötzi the iceman, the mummified corpse found trapped in the ice of the I…
Researchers in Italy uncover inscribed sections of marble chronicle linked to previous finds at Ostia Antica archaeological parkSome of the daily activities of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who built monuments including the Pantheon during his more than t…
Michigan State discovery of building demolished in 1920s provides rare on-campus experience for archaeology studentsConstruction workers at Michigan State University hit something hard earlier this summer while installing hammock poles into the ground …
Archeologists and palaeontologists say legislation needed to protect major finds championed by David AttenboroughLeading British archaeologists and palaeontologists are warning that one of the nation’s most significant palaeolithic sites is under threa…
The vessel, from the first or second century BC, contains hundreds of jars, giving archaeologists insight into ‘ancient maritime trade routes’An ancient Roman cargo ship dating back to the first or second century BC has been found at the bottom of the …