Today, we sit down and talk with Professor Peter Rowley-Conwy of Durham University.
Viking versatility: pillagers cum pirates recast in subtle light by British Museum
Biggest Viking show in 30 years aims at new appraisal revealing Nordic seafarers as traders – and, latterly, museum visitors
ES: Pottery Taphonomy (A Smashing Time)
Welcome to Experimental Soup! In this series we will be conducting experimental archaeology to better understand various aspects of the past. Why not have a […]
Gathered around the bronze age Hurlers
Minions, Cornwall: Kneeling volunteers work with trowels, intent on uncovering the mysterious pathway of quartz, last revealed in the 1930s, that seems to link two of the stone circles
AF: Richard II, Father of Curry?
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today we examine probably the first cook book written in the English language.
UC Davis research finds Neandertals, not modern humans, made first specialized bone tools in Europe
One day in 2011, undergraduate student Naomi Martisius was sorting through tiny bone remnants in the University of California, Davis, paleoanthropology lab when she stumbled […]
A-S: Prehistoric Moisturiser?
Welcome to Archaeo-Scope. In this series we take an archaeological perspective on modern culture; asking questions about current trends and observations from around the world. […]
AF: In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two…
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today we examine another event in the auspicious year 1492…
Paleorivers across Sahara may have supported ancient human migration routes
Paleoclimate simulations reveal potential ‘green corridors’ across North Africa Three ancient river systems, now buried, may have created viable routes for human migration across the […]
MTA: Chris Scarre
Today, we sit down and talk with Professor Chris Scarre of Durham University.