Archaeologists are conducting a search for the legendary elephant beast from the Bostock and Wombwell’s menagerie travelling ‘beast show’. Menageries featuring wild and exotic animals were a fashionable form of…
Category: Archaeology
British WW2 Hurricanes found in Ukrainian forest |
The remains of 8 WW2 British Hurricane fighter planes have been found buried in a forest south of Kiev. The Hurricane is a single-seat aircraft used by the Royal Air…
Study of the Cañada Real dolmen reveals existence of other underground structures |
A recent study of the Cañada Real dolmen has revealed evidence of further underground structures using geophysical prospecting. The Cañada Real dolmen is an ancient funerary monument found in a…
Ivory bag rings found in Anglo-Saxon burials have origins in Africa |
Ivory bag rings found in more than 70 Anglo Saxon cemeteries in England have origins from African elephants according to a new study. Bag rings are commonly found in high…
Ancient ritual centre discovered in Poland |
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient ritual centre near the village of Kaczków in east-central Poland. The site was identified while conducting a drone survey of several fields adjacent to Kaczków.…
Fresco depicting a still life uncovered in Pompeii |
Excavations in Pompeii’s Regio IX has led to the discovery of a 2,000 year-old fresco painting depicting a still life scene. Pompeii was a Roman city, located in the modern…
Stone head found in Lake Nemi may be from Caligula’s Nemi ships |
A stone head found at the bottom of Lake Nemi in Italy’s Lazio region may be from Caligula’s Nemi ships. The discovery was made by the Municipal Civil Protection of…
Remains of 400-year-old wooden ship found in Mexico |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered the remains of a 400-year-old wooden ship during a rescue excavation in the city of Chalco de Díaz…
Face of Anglo-Saxon teen VIP revealed with new evidence about her life |
The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge (UK) in the 7th century with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross (the ‘Trumpington Cross’) has been reconstructed following analysis of…
Evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism found in Spanish cave |
Archaeologists conducting excavations in the Coves del Toll de Moià have uncovered evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism from more than 52,000-years-ago. The Coves del Toll de Moià is a cave system…
