Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we consider the origins of a much-feared phrase… *Back to the Future […]
King Richard III team bids to learn more about the Church that housed a King
Archaeologists who discovered King Richard III under a car park now plan to exhume a second discovery found nearby- a 600-year-old lead lined stone coffin. […]
GB: Spitfires in Burma – Andy Brockman Debrief!
Our resident Archaeological legend is fresh, (well not so much fresh as gin soaked) from his explorations in the grounds of Archaeosoup Towers! Today, ‘Gin’ […]
New excavations indicate use of fertilizers 5,000 years ago
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby outside the town of […]
AF: Dog Collars – What’s the Point?
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we examine the humble dog collar… Tags: archaeology […]
Remains of woman buried 4,500 years ago are discovered near Windsor
Woman dubbed ‘Kingsmead’s queen’ is found with unusual necklace of gold beads and finely decorated cup
Soldiers help excavate Roman site in Wales
An award-winning project is using archaeology to aid the recovery of injured soldiers. Operation Nightingale – which has been recognised by the British Archaeological Awards […]
Pottery reveals Ice Age hunter-gatherers’ taste for fish
Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study led by the University of […]
AF: Ostracism & Electoral Fraud
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, I am left wondering… Which politician would I ‘exile’? Ostraka Image Credits: […]
Archaeologists find 10,000 objects from Roman London
Discoveries include writing tablets, thousands of pieces of pottery and a large collection of phallus-shaped luck charms