Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, I tackle a popular, iconic, myth. […]
Ancient Viking code deciphered for the first time
Runologist cracks the mysterious jötunvillur code – and discovers medieval ‘text messages’
AF: Potatoes – Forbidden Fruit?
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we hear of the dubious status of the potato in Stuart Scotland.
Retreating Alpine glacier gives up another body after 34 years
Jonathan Conville, 27, vanished from the Matterhorn in 1979. Now, as the ice melts, his remains join finds dating back 5,000 years
AiO: Historical Archaeology (Pt.3)
Welcome to Archaeology in Oceania. In this series Rhys Booth will discuss new discoveries, shed lighthttps://archaeosoup.com/wp-admin/post-new.php on current theories and phttps://archaeosoup.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpose topical debates surrounding the […]
850,000-year-old human footprints found in Norfolk
Happisburgh prints believed to have been left by small group of adults and children are the oldest discovered outside Africa
AF: Are We Slaves to Myth?
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we examine the myth of slave labour on a massive scale.
Israel brings Dead Sea scrolls to life with upgrade of digital archive
Website includes 10,000 new images, more manuscript descriptions and translated content, and a faster search engine