Blog Profile / Archaeology in Europe
| URL : | http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Academics / Archaeology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 2129 | |
| Posts / Week: | 7.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 13, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
'Entire streets' of Roman London uncovered
An archaeological dig in the heart of the City "will transform our understanding" of Roman London, experts claim. About 10,000 finds have been discovered, including writing tablets and good luck charms.The area has been dubbed the "Pompeii...Show More Summary
Team reconstructs 'human ancestor'
The most complete view yet of a possible human ancestor uncovered in South Africa has revealed an intriguing mix of human and ape traits. The two-million-year-old remains of several partial skeletons belonging to a previously unknown humanlike species were found in 2008 near Johannesburg. Show More Summary
Grabungen am Danewerk gehen weiter
Das Museum Sønderjylland hat von dem dänischen Fond A.P. Møller og hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal eine großzügige Bewilligung in Höhe von gut 300.000 Euro zur Durchführung eines gemeinsamen deutsch-dänischen...Show More Summary
Team reconstructs 'human ancestor'
The researchers were able reconstruct the species using bones from three different individuals The most complete view yet of a possible human ancestor uncovered in South Africa has revealed an intriguing mix of human and ape traits.Show More Summary
Terahertz scanner reveals hidden fresco at Louvre
#A technique based on the same kind of technology used in airport scanners has revealed images beneath a fresco held at the Louvre museum in Paris. Trois Hommes Armes de Lances was known to be a fresco forged by Giampetro Campana on a wall from Roman times. Show More Summary
Robes and Shovels: Medieval Monks Cultivated Wetlands
The excavation of foundations of medieval monastery buildings; there was no sign of the foundations at the surface. CREDIT: © Ghent University, Philippe De Smed A medieval monastery in Belgium went to major effort to drain wetlands on its land, building structures on artificially raised soil, a new study finds. Show More Summary
DigVenturesheader Crowdfunding the past: is this the future of archaeology?
The rise of crowdfunding in the United Kingdom has taken another step forward as UK-based DigVentures launches the world’s first archaeology crowdfunding platform. DigVentures was started in 2012 as a response to the dwindling of traditional sources of funding for archaeology. Show More Summary
Investigating Bronze Age stone ships on Gotland
Ship Stones in Gannarve, Gotland. Image: Jerzy Kociatkiewicz (Flickr, used under a CC BY-SA 3.0) In the middle of the Bronze Age, around 1000 BCE, the quantity of metal artefacts traded in the Baltic Sea region increased dramatically. Show More Summary
Ancient monument 'damaged by cattle'
One of the Westcountry's most famous archaeological landmarks is being threatened by grazing cattle permitted by the Government's environment watchdog, campaigners have warned. The Bronze Age stone monument, known as Men-an-Tol, has stood near Morvah, in West Cornwall, for up to 4,500 years. Show More Summary
First Love Child of Human, Neanderthal Found
The skeletal remains of an individual living in northern Italy 40,000-30,000 years ago are believed to be that of a human/Neanderthal hybrid, according to a paper in PLoS ONE. If further analysis proves the theory correct, the remains belonged to the first known such hybrid, providing direct evidence that humans and Neanderthals interbred. Show More Summary
The Vengeance of Ivarr the Boneless
A section from the Stora Hammars I stone, preserved at Gotland in Sweden. The carving seems to show a victim about to be cut open from the back; a bird of prey appears behind him. It has been suggested that this depicts the rite of the blood eagle. Show More Summary
Bronze warship ram reveals secrets
Analysis of a bronze battering ram from a 2,000 year-old warship sheds light on how such an object would have been made in ancient times. Known as the Belgammel Ram, the 20kg artefact was discovered by a group of British divers off the coast of Libya near Tobruk in 1964. Show More Summary
Crowdsourcing the search for some missing royalty
Last August, archaeologists raised a goblet of mead in celebration when the skeleton of Richard III was unearthed under a carpark in Leicester. Now, an Irish team of archaeologists are hoping to find an ancestor of Richard III – in a patch of waste ground in Trim, Co Meath, just behind the local supermarket. Show More Summary
Cambridge dig unearths history from Bronze Age to World War II
An archaeological dig in Cambridge has revealed the site's history from the Bronze Age to its role in World War II. Excavation of the site in the north-west of the city began in October, ahead of a large-scale University of Cambridge development. Show More Summary
AFTERLIFE OF EARLY NEOLITHIC HOUSES IN THE POLISH LOWLANDS
First farmers on the Polish Lowland The transition to farming on the Polish Lowland, which is a part of the North European Plain, was a complex process lasting over a millennium. This is partly due to the diversity of the landscapesShow More Summary
'Out of Africa' Story Being Rewritten Again
Our early human ancestors may have left Africa more recently than thought, between 62,000 and 95,000 years ago, suggests a new analysis of genetic material from fossil skeletons. The new findings are in line with earlier estimates, but contradict a more recent study that put humans' first exodus from Africa least 200,000 years ago. Show More Summary
Tony saddened over Time Team axing
Tony Robinson admitted he is sad his show Time Team is being axed Tony Robinson has admitted Channel 4's decision to axe its archaeology series Time Team has left him "frustrated". The show, which has been exported to more than 36 countries, comes to an end this month after almost 20 years. Show More Summary
Roman artefact discovered in Sudeley Castle cupboard
Experts say the sculpture reveals more about the worship of local gods A Roman sculpture of a Cotswold god has been found in a castle cupboard after being missing for over 100 years. The artefact, dated 150-350AD, was first found during an archaeological dig on the estate of Sudeley Castle in 1875. Show More Summary
How Beer Gave Us Civilization
HUMAN beings are social animals. But just as important, we are socially constrained as well. We can probably thank the latter trait for keeping our fledgling species alive at the dawn of man. Five core social instincts, I haveargued, gave structure and strength to our primeval herds. Show More Summary
Ancient Rock Art at Risk, Warn Experts
Chatton. Urgent action is needed to prevent ancient art disappearing, Newcastle University experts have warned. (Credit: Image courtesy of Newcastle University) Researchers from the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies...Show More Summary