What do you get when you combine the Sphinx with cleavage? You get a video that looks something like this (Watch the Video). YouTube phenomenon Marina Orlova, a former teacher who presents facts with a slightly risqu twist, gives a lesson on the famous monument. According to her bio she…
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Isotope analysis: Prehistoric Stonehenge visitors came from the Mediterranean and the Alps
The links between the Stonehenge area and the Mediterranean have been debated for years. Recent research suggest that some of the people buried in the area duringthe Bronze Age were not local. Rather, they came from both the snow of the Alps and the heat of the Mediterranean to visit…
Cambridge dig looking for Anglo-Saxon skeletons finds Roman settlement
A dig in search of Anglo-Saxon skeletons has instead unearthed signs of a sprawling Roman settlement. The discovery was made last week, on the grounds of Cambridge’s Newnham College. Evidence of a 16th or 17th century farmhouse that could date back to the reign of Henry VIII was unearthed at…
Rehabilitating the Neanderthals – Accusations Uluzzian Man Took H. Sapiens Tools Prove False
For decades scientists believed Neanderthals developed ‘modern’ tools and ornaments solely through contact with Homo sapiens, and it is often said that the cavemen weren’t able to adapt their hunting techniques to the changing climate quickly enough to prevent their extinction. A new study nowsuggests these sturdy ancients were well…
Exodus Hydrodynamics: How the East Winds Parted the Red Sea
The biblical narrative of the crossing of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. So far, Archeologists and Egyptologists have found little direct evidence to substantiate many of the events described in Exodus, said to have taken place more than 3,000 years ago. Now, a new study…
‘Linn Duchaill’ Viking Settlement Discovered at Annagassan, Ireland
Archaeologists have discovered a 9th century Viking settlement at Annagassan, Ireland. The discovery is the culmination of a long term research project to identify the site of the Viking fortress of Linn Duchaill. It was long time suspected that the stronghold was to be found at Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland….
Taming the Wolf – Domesticating the Dog
The first evidence for domesticated dogs has just got earlier with the recent dating of a dogs skull and teeth from Kesslerloch Cave in Switzerland. That puts the transition from wolf to dog to over 14,000 years ago. Previously, the earliest date was from a single jawbone that was found…
Pavlopetri, ‘the city beneath the waves’ to surface in BBC Two documentary
Discovered over 40 years ago just off the coast of Greece, Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world and the only sunken city in Greece that predates the writing of Plato’s Atlantis myth. Now, for ‘Pavlopetri, The City Beneath the Waves’, BBC Two is to follow the team…
Iron Age Settlement and Roman Remains discovered at Sutton, South London
Evidence of early Iron Age settlements and Roman remains have found at Sutton borough, south London. The infant burials and animal remains uncovered across the site are believed to be over 2000 years old. The discoveries were made by workmen laying the foundations for the new Stanley Park High School…
Cheshire’s Oldest Standing Wall, Newest Roundhouse and Iron Age Open Days
This Saturday, as part of the Iron Age Open Days, Cheshire celebrates the opening of its brand new prehistoric Roundhouse at Burwardsley. The replica Iron Age Roundhouse, built by Chris Park from Acorn Education, will act as a teaching aid helping to bring archaeology to life for children. The free…