Tiny skeleton from Indonesia’s Flores island is unique ancient species, insist researchers
QoD: Stone or Stone Tool?
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, I explain why a stone tool […]
The Ajanta cave murals: ‘nothing less than the birth of Indian art’
The paintings are possibly the finest surviving picture galleries from the ancient world. Now, the oldest in two of the caves – hidden for decades – have been painstakingly restored to reveal their true beauty
AF: Too Many Books?
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.
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
A-S: Bulldozing a National Monument!
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: Weird and Wonderful Wigs!
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 […]