Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...
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Andrew Blackall argues why Britain's heritage should have greater public access, such as with Corton Longbarrow ...
Older, larger, and more mysterious than Stonehenge, Avebury’s massive rings remain largely unexplained. The layout hints at ritual, but the full story is lost in time... Pulte purge: Hundreds replaced ...
The term "culture" has a bad reputation in archaeological research—and for good reason. In the early 20th century, the German archaeologist Gustaf Kossinna argued that archaeological cultures were to ...
On the centenary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Pope Leo XIV published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology as a work capable of ...
In new document, the Pope says archaeology not only provides historical data but also allows theology to remain rooted in the concrete reality of the people of God, capable of ‘bringing to light ...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low tide in the western Alaska community of Quinhagak. Wooden spoons, toys, a ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. JUNEAU, Alaska — A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a ...
Excavations at Bremenium Fort, the northernmost fort along Hadrian’s Wall in England, revealed a host of Roman artifacts. A wide variety of pottery, metalwork, soldiers’ tools, and more shed some ...
Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's ...