Dr Harry Sidebottom is a Fellow of St Benets Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art. He has an international reputation as a scholar, having published widely on ancient warfare, classical art and the cultural history of the Roman Empire. Harry…
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Reconstruction of Mexico Ice Age Woman suggests Several Migration Waves
Scientists have made a reconstruction of a 10,000 year old ancient woman, based on the skeletal remains found near Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Surprisingly, the reconstruction resembles people from Southeastern Asia,rather than Northern Asia. In 2002, divers discovered the remains of an Ice Age woman at an underwater cave 4.5 km…
Impromptu Dance Performance in the British Museum
It was with odd reluctance that I took the hand of a pretty young girl in Room 17 of the British Museum on Saturday afternoon as she dragged me to the opposite side of the hall containing the stunning Nereid Monument, but through her broken English, she assured me I…
Tutankhamun’s Chariot on its Way to New York City
News that King Tut’s chariot will leave Egyptto join the final leg of the ‘Tuankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs’ exhibition in New York its first trip abroad has been confirmed by an SCA press release. In the same release Dr Hawass and his team say they continue…
Marden Henge Excavations Reveal Prehistoric Building
ripple flaked arrowhead, An Update on the dig at Marden Henge – Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,500 year old dwelling! According to the BBC, English Heritage volunteer archaeologist Jim Leary was excited by the discovery, saying “It’s exceeded all of our expectations”. The dwelling appears to have been constructed between…
Neolithic Henge Discovered at Stonehenge
A second henge has been discovered near Stonehenge, less than one kilometre away from the iconic stone circle. A cutting edge archaeological survey (view images), part of the ‘Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project‘ has uncovered the henge-like monument. Because of the circular monument’s shape, the archaeologists believe the henge to be…
Meet-Up at the Valley of the Kings for Live Music
Each week we bring you musicians from around the world to perform live in our virtual destinations. Last week, we had three great musicians with a wonderful audience for more then three hours of live music. This week all our live music events will be held in the Valley of…
Meet the Driver Challenge
Meet the Driver Challenge Your chance to win 1,000 in travel with Addison Lee Travel to Heritage Key’s virtual Valley of the Kings before the 26th of August 2010 and you could win a prize worth 1,000. In the valley, meet up with the virtual Addison Lee driver to be…
Second Neolithic ‘Venus’ Unearthed at Orkney, Scotland
The Venus of Orkney, a 4,500-year-old Neolithic sandstone figurine hailed as Scotland’s earliest depiction of a human face, has been a darling of British archaeology since it was excavated last year on the remote island of Westray. Now, the Venus, which earned a nomination at the recent British Archaeology Awards,…
Contests in King Tut Virtual
We had a busy start to the week with the launch of an exciting new contest to give our readers a chance to win 1,000 worth of travel with Addison Lee – Just imagine taking the cab to jet around London whenever you want! As well as wonderful prizes we…