Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K., scientists say
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was ...
Does the 'Grave Naiskos' statue show an ancient Greek using a laptop?
"An ancient Greek statue titled 'Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant' depicts a woman who appears to be ...
‘Curse tablets’ addressed to Roman god found at ancient cemetery. What do they say?
Pierre-Yves Lambert, a French linguist and Celtic studies scholar at the National Centre for Scientific Research, suggested ...
Archaeologists dig up 1,600-pound coffin in Roman grave filled with curious material: 'A rare find'
An ancient Roman grave filled with white gypsum was found in England, officials announced last week. The material was reportedly used to make plaster.
The Mystery of Avar Graves: Genetic Study Shatters Long-Held Assumptions
Ancient genomes reveal the integration of genetically distinct groups within the early medieval Avar society in the Vienna ...
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Finland's oldest known church offers clues to how Christianity took root
The ruins of the oldest church ever discovered in Finland are providing new insights about how Christianity spread here, and ...
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The ancient tomb that could solve Britain’s grave problem
“But the rather grim aspect of human sacrifice in those ancient cultures does rather ... and deepen”, where remains are exhumed and graves are re-dug to accommodate more coffins, might lead ...
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Ancient Roman ‘Service Station’ Unearthed In England During Soccer Field Construction
Archaeologists in England just uncovered the ancient Roman equivalent of a rest stop while surveying for a new soccer field.