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How to impress an archaeologist with LEGO

Ok, to put things in context, let’s start with something simple. When I make LEGO, it looks a bit like this: But fine, other people make better LEGO pyramids with stuff inside, like this:…

Top 10 Things to Find on a Roman Dig

Matt Beresford is the brains and (some) of the braun behind #ResearchingRomanSouthwell – a super exciting crowdfunded community archaeology project that’s open to everyone to get involved in, online or in the trenches. We…

10 Christmas Cracker Jokes No Serious Archaeologist Will Ever Laugh At (But Silly Ones Will)

Future archaeologists, shoveling through the stinking heaps of 21st century landfill may look with wonder at the small scraps of paper that constitute the physical evidence of our Christmas comedy tastes, struck by their…

10 Photos Taken While Flying Over Iron Age Hillforts Covered in Snow

Buzzing over the landscape in a light aircraft is a brilliant way to spot archaeological features. In the snow, they stand out even more. Here’s 10 of Britain’s most impressive Iron Age hill forts…

7 Classical Statues Taking Selfies

These days, the big trend for arts and culture buffs is #museumselfie. But we’ve noticed that not all museum artefacts are content with merely being in the background – since the summer, the statues…

7 Ancient Statues That Show Just How Much Animals Really Mean To Us

Humans have always had a close connection to animals, whether for food, transport or just a nice sloppy kiss and wagging tail after a hard day’s work. The earliest human-with-dog burial dates back 14,000…

Five Haunted Archaeological Artefacts that You Will Never Want to Lay Hands On

Halloween should really be the worst time of the year for archaeologists. After all, we’ve disturbed more dead souls than most. How can we relax and enjoy the bat’s blood punch when we’re constantly…

Friday Five… Reasons Why Our Ancestors Got Tattoos

Earlier this week, the striking tattoos of an ancient Siberian princess hit the headlines. Now, you may think of tattoos as something to cover up when grandma comes to visit to avoid unnecessary tutting…

Five of the World’s Most Fascinating Lists

What excuses did Egyptians make for taking a day off work? What was on Galileo’s shopping list? How much compensation could a Barbarian claim for having an eye or tooth knocked out? Ahh lists….

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Five Things You Need to Know about the Real Downton Abbey

As millions of fans tune into the new series of Downton Abbey, few will know the secrets of its real-life counterpart and filming location, Highclere Castle. From television to Tutankhamun, there’s more to this…

Five World Heritage Sites We Don’t Want to Lose

Teetering on the edge of a changing environment, under threat from conflict, facing the encroaching claws of developers or just got a leaky roof, there are many reasons why it’s an ongoing struggle to…

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…

Friday Five … Rediscoveries

We’ve all done it before – whether on a night out, down the side of the sofa or hiding in our handbags all along – the things most important to us are the things…
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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…

Friday Five… Lost Treasures that Still Need to Be Found

No wonder humans are so obsessed with having their own share of such a precious element… According to recent calculations, all the gold that has ever been discovered in the world could fit under…

Five… Terrible Taxes From the Ancient World

  Just when we feel we can’t possibly hand over a penny more of our hard earned cash to those fellas at Westminster, we hear mention of a 31% flat tax rate. Think that’s…

Five… Real Life Archaeological Murder Mysteries

Now we all love a good murder mystery, who doesn’t? But we’ve dug up a few ancient cases that would put even Miss Marple to the test. We’ve just got one question… who dunnit?…

Friday Five… Archaeological Cave Sites

  When someone says ‘archaeology’, we tend to think of wet, muddy fields or dry, dusty plains. But from Indiana Jones to Prometheus, the new stereotypical archaeologist hang out seems to be ‘the cave.’…

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