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Sardinia’s prehistoric chamber tombs (Domus de Janas)

They're over 5000 years old, and locally known as 'fairy houses'

3300 Year Old Cheese Found in Egyptian Tomb

It's claimed to be the oldest solid cheese ever found

Amazing Artefacts: 250,000 Year-Old Hand-Axe Knapped Around a Shell

Ancient toolmakers enjoyed the aesthetics of their work

Ancient Places: Addaura Cave

Unlike other famous caves, Addaura is filled with images of people.

Explore an Early Roman Settlement in Yorkshire

Take a Virtual Site Tour with Indie ans see how one region has changed over the course of 1000 years.

Amazing Artefacts: Box of ‘Charms’ from Ancient Pompeii

This tiny treasure trove may have been used for fortune telling and to bring good luck

Archaeology Workshop #2 – Animal Bones!

Animals have been essential to people for thousands of years - and their bones can tell us so much about the past!

Ancient Places: Mehrauli Archaeological Park

A medieval city which eventually became modern Delhi.

Archaeology Workshop #1 – Pottery

What do archaeologists do with pottery? And how do you identify it? In this workshop, Community Archaeologist Johanna introduces the basics.

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Amazing Artefacts: King Offa’s Gold Dinar

An Anglo-Saxon coin, with an Arabic inscription

Derinkuyu, Turkey’s Ancient Underground City

Thousands of people once lived in this ancient underground city

Archaeology Pub Quiz #4 – Pyramids, Movies & Anagrams

Can you crack the archaeological anagrams in this week's quiz?!

Archaeology Pub Quiz #3 – Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece

This week's quiz is hosted by DigVentures' co-founder, and all-round archaeological superhero, Lisa (with help from Site Dog Monty).

Archaeology Pub Quiz #2 – Who, What, Where, When

This week's rounds include who, what, where, when, plus a brand new mystery object, and loads more Archaeology Trivia.

Stunning 1,200 year-old glass boardgame ‘King’ piece found on Lindisfarne

It's only the second such piece ever found in the British Isles

How to watch Time Team talks from DigNation ’18

New videos will be available every Sunday at 18:30 GMT

Top 10 Discoveries by Junior Archaeologists in 2019

All over the country, kids and teens are making their own discoveries

Our Best Archaeological Discoveries of 2019

It's been another stand-out year for archaeology

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