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Burnt Twigs From 15,000 Years Ago Show How Hunter-Gatherers Started To Settle

Archaeologists excavating in Jordan have got some incredibly accurate new dates that challenge old ideas about where and when hunter-gatherers started to settle. Around 15,000 years ago, the Natufian culture appeared in the Levant,…

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…

FOUND: Carved Human Skulls At Göbekli Tepe – The World’s Oldest Temple

Three pieces of carved human skull provide new evidence about the world’s oldest temple, and the beliefs of the people who built it Constructed about 12,000 years ago (around 10,000 BC), Göbekli Tepe is…

FOUND: Tiny Wooden Figurines Of People Weaving From 2,000 Years Ago

Credit: Tao Xie; Copyright Antiquity Publications Ltd. Archaeologists have found a bunch of miniature wooden figurines still weaving at their tiny looms after 2,o00 years. The miniature scene, made up of 15 tiny weavers,…

FOUND: Beautiful Bone Harpoons From 13,000 Years Ago

Archaeologists have collected over 500 absolutely stunning bone harpoons, some of which are 13,000 years old and may have been used for hunting hippo. We often hear about the prehistoric people who hunted woolly…

From The Lab: Can Archaeologists Do DNA Analysis On Cremated Bones To Tell Where They Came From?

It’s time to start getting forensic on the cremated human bones from Morecambe Bay and figure out where they came from. But is DNA analysis possible, and if not, what else is? Over the…

From The Lab: The Curious Case Of The Burnt Stone

Careful examination of the stone tool found inside the Morecambe burial urn raises a surprising question about the body it was buried with. We’ve heard a lot about the rare Bronze Age burial urn…

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…

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Were Bronze Age Burial Practices All That Different?

As archaeologists, we use the term ‘Bronze age burial’ to describe a range of burial practices that date from the Bronze Age. But what does that actually mean? Why are archaeologists so fascinated by…

10 Stone Circles That Aren’t Stonehenge

You’ve heard of Stonehenge, probably Avebury, and maybe even the Ring of Brodgar. But there are hundreds across the world, from Australia to West Africa, that even your average archaeologist has likely never heard…

Why This 8,000 Year-Old Piece Of Wood Is Blowing Archaeologists’ Minds

Mesolithic carpenters left stone tools, wood chippings and a partially constructed boat on a site that’s now 11m below the sea. What’s more, there’s evidence that they were using woodworking techniques not otherwise seen…

Archaeology Ahoy! 7 Incredible Ancient Sites Now Submerged Underwater

Grab your snorkel, because we’re going down to take a look at the ancient remains lying on the seafloor. From ancient hunter-gatherer villages to vast and wealthy cities, underwater archaeology is as expansive as…

This 8000 Year Old Underwater Village Was Discovered By A Lobster

Bouldnor Cliff is now completely submerged below a shipping lane just off the Isle of Wight. DigVentures will be tracking the progress of Garry Momber and his team of underwater archaeologists as they dig…

Did Prehistoric People in Russia Drill Holes in Their Skulls Just for Show?

You’d think that most people would need a hole in their head like, well, a hole in the head, but new research suggests that prehistoric people in Russia carried out complex cranial surgery as…

This Ancient Sauna Is Changing How We Think Britain’s Neolithic Henges Were Used

Imagine you’re in a sauna, eyes closed and breathing in the hot steam. Feeling cleansed, relaxed and having achieved your zen, you get up and step out of the steam house into the middle…

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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