Analysis Of Cheddar Man’s DNA Reveals First Britons Were Black

Scientists at the Natural History Museum have analysed DNA from Cheddar Man, who lived 10,000 years ago, and found that he had blue eyes, dark skin and dark curly hair. In 1903, the almost…

Western Gateway: The Roman Fort Lurking In A Basement Carpark

Wherever you go, you can be sure that someone else was there hundreds or thousands of years before you. There are incredible ancient places hiding all around us. Let’s go find them! Built around…

If Ancient Civilisations Were Jocks, Nerds, Preps And Goths

If ancient civilisations were categorised as jock, prep nerd or goth, this is what you’d get. Seems legit. Ancient Athenians would be preppy nerds, Ancient Egyptians would be nerdy goths, and Spartans would be…

LIVE FROM THE LAB / Investigating Bronze Age Artefacts From Lancashire

It’s not every day that you get to peek into an archaeologist’s lab and watch as they examine a pair of very delicate Bronze Age artefacts, but today you can… What happens to artefacts…

Amazing Artefacts: Minoan Octopus Vase

We love this Minoan Octopus Vase. Made around 1500 BC, it was accidentally smashed by a visitor to the Heraklion Museum. But archaeologists then found out that it appear to have been smashed and…

Archaeologists Say They’ve Found One Of The World’s Oldest Crayons

Get your colouring books out! Archaeologists say they may have discovered one of the earliest examples of a ‘crayon’ – possibly used by people 10,000 years ago for applying colour to animal skins or…

Why Do These Little Cups Keep Showing Up In Britain’s Bronze Age Burials?

  Accessory cups, incense cups, funerary cups, chafing cups, pygmy cups… archaeologists call these enigmatic little pots all sorts of things. Found in Bronze Age burials all over Britain, the truth is we still…

Amazing Artefacts: The Amber Bear Of Slupsk

Finally, A Solution To The Stonehenge Tunnel Problem

I’ve solved the #Stonehenge Tunnel problem pic.twitter.com/daPsgsy5Fe — Gabe Moshenska (@GabeMoshenska) January 15, 2018 The Stonehenge Tunnel has been aggravating archaeologists for years. Now, it seems like the perfect Sharknado-themed solution has arrived.

Loughton Camp: The Iron Age Hillfort Hidden In North London

Wherever you go, you can be sure that someone else was there hundreds or thousands of years before you. There are incredible ancient places hiding all around us. Let’s go find them! Take a…

Amazing Artefacts: The Hindsgavl Dagger

An exquisite piece of stonecraft from Denmark

10+ Reasons Why I’m Supporting DigNation

DigNation is oh-so-nearly funded and people from all over the world have been emailing us to say why they’re supporting it. Some of the reasons are so moving, we just HAD to share. Last…