Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we we take a look at wigs…
WSU anthropologist leads genetic study of prehistoric girl
Research sheds light on first people of the Americas PULLMAN, Wash.—For more than a decade, Washington State University molecular anthropologist Brian Kemp has teased out […]
QoD: What is an Ancestor?
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, we examine whether there is an […]
Microbes from 1,500-year-old feces support archeological theories
By evaluating the bacteria and fungi found in fossilized feces, microbiologists are providing evidence to help support archeologists’ hypotheses regarding cultures living in the Caribbean […]
ES: Finding Archaeology with Maps
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 […]
Tomb raider: enter the British Museum’s underground mummy store
From Edgar Allan Poe to Scooby Doo, culture is cursed with the ancient Egyptian dead. Jonathan Jones visits the British Museum’s mummy store to unwrap our fascination
AF: Keeping a Secret
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we examine the art of keeping a secret. From Caesar to Tanks!
Divers stage emergency excavation of historic Thames shipwreck
Archaeologists fear climate change could destroy preserved remains of the London, which blew up off Essex coast in 1665
IF: The Great Orme
Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology. Today, we […]
Five great shipwrecks that came back from the deep
Marine archaeologists think they have located the remains of Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, off the coast of Haiti. It joins an impressive list of other historic wrecks that have been found recently