Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! This weekend is Easter weekend and we’re examining cocoa as a currency! […]
RIP Time Team, you were a national treasure
Let’s celebrate the memory of a show that charmed and educated through bejumpered boffins at toil in soil
QoD: The ‘Culture’ Conundrum?
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, we examine the meaning of ‘culture’… […]
GB: RE: WarblesOnALot – Spitfires (Not) in Burma!
Gindiana Bones is pleased to highlight an inimitable video re: the Spitfires in Burma… Re: Spitfires (Not) in Burma: http://youtu.be/nwSpwKyK-8Y Tags: […]
Early Evidence of Growing Legumes and Cultic Sexual Symbols Uncovered in a Stone Age Site in Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority conducted an archaeological excavation prior to the construction of the new railroad line to Karmiel by the National Roads Company of […]
QoD: The Best We Can Be?
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, we ask ‘has humanity’s evolution peaked’? […]
AF: A Spoon Full of Sugar…
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today we examine the origins of the boiled sweet! […]
Stonehenge may have been burial site for Stone Age elite, say archaeologists
Dating cremated bone fragments of men, women and children found at site puts origin of first circle back 500 years to 3,000BC
The Search for Richard III wins prestigious award as Research Excavation of the Year following a record number of votes from the general public
Top honours for Research Excavation of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards went to University of Leicester Archaeological Services’ international headline-grabbing discovery of Richard III under […]
Flight of the Valkyrie: the Viking figurine that’s heading for Britain
Thumb-sized figurine discovered in Denmark by amateur archaeologist is the only 3D representation of a Valkyrie ever found – and will arrive at British Museum in 2014