Skeletons in Dutch Mass Grave Are British Soldiers More than 80 British soldiers who were buried in a mass grave in the Netherlands 200 years ago died of disease rather than during combat, archaeologists have revealed. The mass grave, which contains 82 skeletons, was found by chance in the town of Vianen in November 2020. … Continue reading Skeletons in Dutch Mass Grave Are British Soldiers →

Major discovery: Iron Age complex found under a house in Turkey village, says study A bungled looting scheme has led archaeologists to an underground Iron Age complex in Turkey that may have been used by a fertility cult during the first millennium B.C., a new study finds. The ancient complex, which has yet to be … Continue reading Major discovery: Iron Age complex found under a house in Turkey village, says study →

18th-Century Bones of Sick Soldiers Identified in the Netherlands Eighty-two skeletons found in a mass grave in the Dutch city of Vianen were mainly British soldiers who died of illness in an 18th Century field hospital, archaeologists say. The remains were found outside the city’s old wall in November 2020 and then researched by forensic … Continue reading 18th-Century Bones of Sick Soldiers Identified in the Netherlands →

These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, bits of pottery and the remains of a possible temple to Athena at an archaeological excavation of the ancient Greek city of Velia, reports Frances D’Emilio … Continue reading These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago →

The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome An ancient manuscript by the French astrologer Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, stolen from a library in Rome has been returned to the Italian capital. The manuscript, entitled Nostradamus M Prophecies and dating back about 500 years, was rediscovered last year when … Continue reading The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome →

Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama The powerful torsos of two boxers, a large flexible shield that covers the stomach and envelops an arm; then ahead, legs and other body parts – just days after the resumption of the latest excavation campaign, the Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras has yielded the remains … Continue reading Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama →

In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman The mysterious 6,500-year-old burial of a woman and several arrowheads in northern France may reveal details of how women were regarded in that society during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, a new study finds. The researchers investigated giant … Continue reading In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman →

New research reveals how the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe – revealing that the rodent colonized the continent on two occasions in the Roman and Medieval periods. The study – … Continue reading New research reveals how the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods →

Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast The remains of a young man and a dog who were killed by a tsunami triggered by the eruption of the Thera volcano 3,600 years ago have been unearthed in Turkey. Archaeologists found the pair of skeletons during … Continue reading Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast →