Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded. Measuring 4 metres x 5 metres, it is one of eight baths known at the Roman Baths site and is beneath York Street next to the main suite of … Continue reading Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years →

Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England Over 50 burials unearthed by archaeologists in the Lincoln Cathedral included a remarkable medieval priest burial. A skeleton is believed to be that of a medieval priest found, who had been buried in the area that is now the building’s West Parvis. The priest had been carefully buried with a pewter chalice … Continue reading Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England →

Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan LONDON, ENGLAND—BBC reports that a sculpture stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan some 30 years ago has been identified at a London auction house and will go on display at the British Museum before it is returned to Kabul. Members of the Art Loss Register spotted the … Continue reading Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan →

Secrets of an astonishingly well-preserved 2,600-year-old human brain Experts who researched an iron-age skull brain of 2,600 years of old have found evidence to explain why it survived until modern times in a mud pit. The answers could shed light on the treatment of brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. The brain, that came from a … Continue reading Secrets of an astonishingly well-preserved 2,600-year-old human brain →

Remains of 50 skeletons from the dawn of Britain’s Roman occupation 2,000 years ago unearthed by construction workers building a new school in Somerset Building workers in the UK have unearthed a large  Roman-era cemetery. The burials are of an unusual type, showing spectacular changes in the funerary customs of locals in the 1st century AD. … Continue reading Remains of 50 skeletons from the dawn of Britain’s Roman occupation 2,000 years ago unearthed by construction workers building a new school in Somerset →

Archaeology shock: Ancient Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts found near UK airport “Breathtaking” Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts have been discovered in burial sites near the edge of an airport. Pots, jugs and jewellery were found in Baginton, next to Lunt Roman Fort and Coventry Airport in Warwickshire. Archaeologists believe two of the graves contained a “high … Continue reading Archaeology shock: Ancient Roman and Anglo-Saxon artifacts found near UK airport →

Ancient anti-witchcraft potion found at old Northamptonshire pub Throughout Western Europe, about 200,000 witches were murdered, burned, or hanged, between 1484 and 1750 according to historians, while between 1644 and 1646, around 300 so-called witches were killed. In the 1560s, the practice of witchcraft was a major offense. Many witches in Britain were often old … Continue reading Ancient anti-witchcraft potion found at old Northamptonshire pub →

Roman Fort Discovered Hidden Beneath English Bus Station The local town council reported that archeologists surveying Exeter, England, a bus station had found evidence of a defensive fort dating back to Britain’s Roman conquest. Per a press release, workers excavating the structure—built during the early 1960s and scheduled to be replaced by a new station and accompanying leisure … Continue reading Roman Fort Discovered Hidden Beneath English Bus Station →

Breakthrough in Translating Proto-Elamite, World’s Oldest Undeciphered Writing Specialists claim that the world’s oldest undeciphered writing system will be decoding 5,000-year-old secrets Jacob Dahl, a fellow at Oxford Wolfson’s College and director of Ancient World Research Cluster, said, “I hope we’re actually about to make a breakthrough. Live Science has confirmed that Dahl’s secret weapons can … Continue reading Breakthrough in Translating Proto-Elamite, World’s Oldest Undeciphered Writing →