Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, I explore whether one can have too many books?
Walking fish reveal how our ancestors evolved onto land
About 400 million years ago a group of fish began exploring land and evolved into tetrapods – today’s amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. But just […]
AF: Honey
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we examine the usage of honey.
A-S: Hadrian’s Wall & Scottish Independence
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. […]
Volunteers help British Museum in crowdsourcing archeology project
Thousands log on to transcribe handwritten catalogue dating back to 18th century and put 30,000 ancient objects online
AF: Herodotus on Baldness…
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today, we hear about Herodotus’ thoughts on Ancient Egyptians and baldness…
Binchester 2014: ‘Pompeii of the North’
Today, I returned to Binchester to revisit Dr. David Petts and take a look at how excavations at Binchester Roman Fort have developed in the […]
AE: Coronation Street (Solution)
Welcome to Archaeologist’s Eye. In this series you are presented with a ‘puzzle’ scenario which you have to solve. Can you think like an archaeologist? […]
A-C: Sexual Harassment in the Field
Welcome to Archaeo-Chat. In this series we record unscripted conversations about archaeology, what it is like to be an archaeologist and related topics. Today, we […]
AE: Coronation Street (Scenario)
Welcome to Archaeologist’s Eye. In this series you are presented with a ‘puzzle’ scenario which you have to solve. Can you think like an archaeologist? […]