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Richard III Died Without His Helmet

New study gives a blow-by-blow account of Richard III’s death and the injuries inflicted on his body in the Battle of Bosworth Field 529 years ago. Results suggest he had lost his helmet and…

Light in Dark Places: The Role of the Padre in WW1

“My job as a padre – as the Army refers to its priests, chaplains and so on – is not to oil the wheels of war, but to help the humanity caught up in…

Images From Inside Great Pyramid’s Secret Chamber

Robots have been exploring deep inside the Great Pyramid at Giza. Inside, they found a tiny, secret chamber containing graffiti that hadn’t been seen for over 4,500 years. This is their story. In 2011,…

‘We Will Not Be Moved’ Say Archaeological Protesters

Triumph after month-long occupation ‘saves’ 3,000 year old ‘cradle of civilisation’ Protestors occupied a 3,000 year old site for over a month in a bid to save it from a $43 million waterfront redevelopment…
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New Discoveries at Stonehenge and World’s Largest ‘Superhenge’

Archaeologists have discovered 17 previously unknown monuments around Stonehenge, plus remarkable new findings at the world’s largest ‘Superhenge’. Stonehenge did not stand in ‘splendid isolation’, but was surrounded by chapels, huge pits and burial mounds,…

Who Was Brave Enough to Burn Down a Viking Fortress?

South of Copenhagen, on the island of Zealand, archaeologists have done something they haven’t done for over 60 years: discover a new Viking fortress, and a massive one at that. Measuring 145m from side…

Friday Five… Outrageous Ancient Fashions

If you think we’re in an age of extreme fashion with our beards to rival Santa Claus, skirts the size of belts or ears stretched so far you could use it as a basketball…

Prisoners of War in Yorkshire

When a small team of archaeologists went looking for prehistoric remains near Hickleton Hall in South Yorkshire, what they found took them totally by surprise: instead of an ancient site, they unearthed a previously…

Finishing School Gone Wrong! How To Be a Nazi Wife

The Nazi’s oppressive policies against anyone who didn’t fit their Aryan ideal are well known, but to what lengths did they go to uphold these standards within their culture? Women living under the Third…

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3 Big Differences in Archaeology between the UK and China

Archaeologists in both China and the UK use the latest gadgets and gizmos. But does this make them modern? Hinason Wang, Education Officer at DigVentures, takes a look at what’s hot, and what’s not,…
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Friday Five… Theories that are Re-Writing the Story of Human Evolution

Our ancestors started banging rocks together somewhere in east Africa several million years ago. Then came Homo. Smart, competitive and bent on domination, they wiped out other species, including our Neanderthal brethren until there…

Neanderthals not wiped out overnight, new study shows

Far from wiping out Neanderthals overnight, new research claims that instead of suddenly being replaced by modern humans, they died out at different times across Europe. The research suggests that modern humans and Neanderthals…
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20 Striking Photos of Women at Work in WW1

During World War One, more than a million women  went to work in factories, mines, laboratories and offices across the country. So what was it like? Conditions were often poor, the work arduous and…
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Finland’s First Crowdfunded Dig Unearths Rare Iron Age Site

Cold, remote and relatively unknown to archaeologists, few have excavated in Northern Finland; many believed it remained poor and unsettled until the Middle Ages. But now, Finland’s first crowdfunded dig looks set to change…

World’s Oldest Toy Unearthed in Capital of Ancient Kingdom

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Kültepe Kaniş-Karum have discovered a 4,000 year old ceramic rattle, which they believe to be the oldest children’s toy yet discovered. The ceramic rattle, which contains small pebbles,…

1,000 year old Islamic necropolis found in Don Quixote territory

La Mancha, Spain – Researchers have found the buried remains of Spain’s Islamic civilization and a site so full of riches they believe it could take two hundred years to unearth it all. Located…

Time Travel: What’s Cool in 3D Archaeology?

The age of exploration may largely be over, but if one thing’s for sure, most of us don’t have the time, money or expertise for antarctic missions, deep sea dives or interplanetary voyages. And…
Introducing… Our Education Intern!

Introducing… Our Education Intern!

Meet Hinason! Joining us this week all the way from Weihai in Shandong Province, China, Hinason will be working with us on our educational programme this summer. After finishing an undergraduate courses in International…

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