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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 …
Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient textsThe ruins of Nero’s Theatre, an imperial theatre referred to in ancient Roman texts but never found, have been discovered under the…
DNA analysis of tooth enamel solves puzzle of 2,000-year-old grave on Bryher also containing sword and mirrorScientists have solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old grave on the Isles of Scilly, raising intriguing questions about warfare in iron age Bri…
‘Polissoir’, discovered in Valley of Stones nature reserve, was used about 5,000 years ago to hone tools such as axesAt first glance it looked like nothing more than a rugged boulder jumbled among many others on the floor of a valley in the West Countr…
THE sunken bounty of a 300-year-old shipwreck off the British coast has been revealed after it was dragged up from the deep.
A cache of coins and sabres are among the 2,500 artefacts recovered from the wreckage of the 18th-century Dutch ship, the R…