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Have I Just Found a Stone Tool? How to Tell if Your “Worked Stone” Is the Real Deal

Stone tools are among the most insightful links to our prehistoric past. Pick up a piece of worked flint, and you're holding something someone shaped with their own hands thousands of years ago. But how can you be sure that what you've found is a tool, and not just a bit of broken stone that looks like one?

Monumental Moments from the Boyne Valley

Before we set off for our fourth season of discovery in the extraordinary ancient landscape of the Boyne Valley, let's revisit some of the fascinating discoveries helping us explore the mystery of Ireland's prehistory...

Hidden Gems: Neolithic Monuments To Explore Beyond Newgrange

If you're interested in Ireland's Neolithic monuments, sites like Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth in the Boyne Valley will be on your radar. But what next? From monuments filled with art, to the ones you can help archaeologists investigate, here are some nearby alternatives that are well-worth your time...

The results are in: Radiocarbon dates from the Boyne Valley are totally Neolithic!

Thanks to our crowdfunders, we sent four samples from our dig in the Boyne Valley for radiocarbon dating. Now, the results are back from the lab and they're fascinating!

Dorset ‘mega henge’ may have been built in as little as 35 years

New dating evidence from Mount Pleasant site suggests it was constructed in decades, not centuries

Sardinia’s prehistoric chamber tombs (Domus de Janas)

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

The Archaeology of Beer

It’s a five-pint problem

Food residues on 8,000 year old pottery reveal what people ate in Southeast Europe

Chemical analyses have allowed archaeologists to see how prehistoric diets changed.

Pictish Coppersmith’s Greasy Handprints Found All Over Ancient Anvil

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient anvil that still bears a greasy handprint from the Pictish coppersmith who used it. Archaeologists on the Isle of Rousay, Orkney, have been carrying out emergency excavations at an…

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Archaeologists Find That One Of The World’s Earliest Villages Had A ‘Community Hall’

A new study demonstrates that even the world’s earliest agricultural settlements had the Neolithic equivalent of a village hall. The advent of agriculture took place in the Near East over 10,000 years, and sparked…

Amazing Artefacts: The Hindsgavl Dagger

An exquisite piece of stonecraft from Denmark

Winter Solstice At Newgrange Will Be Broadcast Live Online For All To See

A shaft of light will enter the 5,000 year old tomb at sunrise and illuminate it spectacularly. Don’t miss your chance to see it… Just make sure you pray for clear skies! Newgrange (Sí…

Archaeologists Are Intrigued By These 5,000 Year Old Small Carved Stones

Why did Stone Age people carve images of the sun, fields, and spider webs onto small, flat stones? Danish archaeologists have found over 300 small carved stones, covered with motifs made by Neolithic people…

Henge Vs. Hillfort: A history-lovers guide to spotting the difference

Henges (like Avebury) and hillforts (like Maiden Castle) are probably two of the most iconic features of the British landscape. These impressive ancient monuments are nearly as big as they are old, but can…

FOUND: Mysterious Square At Centre Of Avebury Stone Circle

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious square slap bang in the middle of one of the UK’s most well-known Neolithic monuments The associated standing stones, barrow, and avenues near Avebury, located in Wiltshire in the…

In Pictures: Dirty Weekend at Marden Henge

What happens when you take a group people who have never done archaeology before to excavate the biggest Neolithic monument ever discovered in the UK? Marden Henge is an extraordinary site. Halfway between Stonehenge…

We’re Heading to Marden Henge!

At DigVentures, we’re ready to announce another unbelievable archaeological adventure, and this time it’s Neolithic! Tonight on BBC 4, a brand new series of Digging for Britain begins. First up, it’s the team of…

Extraordinary Neolithic Flint Arrowhead Pieced Together After 4500 Years

Four and a half thousand years ago, halfway between Stonehenge and Avebury, an extraordinary flint arrowhead was snapped in two. Now, for the first time in nearly five millenia, the two pieces have been…

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