Treasures from the British Museum and Bristol’s own collection will ‘allow visitors to get close to Roman ancestors’
A tiny corpse by the Devil’s Jumps
South Downs Way, West Sussex: Constructed about 3,500 years ago, these bronze age barrows are oriented upon the setting sun on Midsummer Day
Italian archaeologists have grape expectations of their ancient wine
Scientists plant vineyards with the aim of making wine using techniques from classical Rome described by Virgil
Hadrian’s villa tunnels explored as cavers drop down into hidden city
Amateur cavers map network of passages built by Roman emperor at Tivoli to keep slaves, oxen and victuals below stairs
Rubicon river rivalry in Italy to be settled with mock court case
The Roman gauntlet is thrown down as regional factions argue their river is famous point of no return crossed by Caesar
Crossrail digging unearths diverse and ancient London burial ground
Tunnelling project’s chief archaeologist says up to 4,000 bodies of plague victims and inmates of Bedlam may be discovered
Who else is buried in Richard III’s Leicester car park cemetery?
A stone coffin was found near the Plantagenet monarch’s, and archaeologists think they have a good idea of who it may be
Downside Abbey to open doors on UK’s largest monastic library
Centuries-old library at Benedictine monastery in Somerset contains illuminated manuscripts dating back to the Middle Ages
Bone Tumor Identified in 120,000-Year-Old Rib of Neandertal From Famous Cave Excavation Site of Krapina in Central Europe
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 2013—The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about […]
Mes Aynak highlights Afghanistan’s dilemma over protecting heritage
Quest for copper riches in Mes Aynak develops as battle between culture and commerce