Excavations at Adie's Brae - Destination Tweed Excavations at a scooped settlement north of Moffat in October 2024 have helped shed light on life in Southern Scotland in prehistory.

Exciting Iron Age discovery near Moffat ⛏
Archaeologists have uncovered cremated human remains dating back c.2,000 years during a community-led excavation at Adie’s Brae, part of our Uncovering the Tweed project.
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Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead.

📰 'Webs of descent': ancient DNA analysis of skeletons in Neolithic Scotland reveals how people organised the burial of their dead

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Plague outbreaks in the Early Modern period hit working youths the hardest Excavations beneath Basel’s Stadtcasino uncovered graves from the 17th century, including plague burials. Analysis by researchers at the University of Basel shows that it was primarily young people…

📰 Excavations in Basel 🇨🇭 uncover 17th century plague burials, indicating those who fell victim to the disease were predominantly young people from lower social strata

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Revived Nubian royal robes shed light on prestige and authority in a lost Christian kingdom A recent archaeological project has physically reconstructed the ceremonial dress of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy, offering a rare glimpse into how clothing shaped and communicated authority in…

📰 Reconstruction of the ceremonial dress of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy signify the complex relationship between the Church and state in Christian Nubia

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A building fit for a council, not a king Digging at the ancient Mayan city of Ucanal, in Guatemala, Christina Halperin finds evidence of a new kind of political architecture that reflect a shift away from divine rule over 1,000 years ago.

📰 Evidence of a new kind of political architecture at #Maya Ucanal, Guatemala, reflects a shift away from divine rule to more consensus-based leadership over 1000 years ago

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A mound on a small Norwegian island contains a pre-Viking-era ship burial that matches the Sutton Hoo graves in England in age Beneath a huge mound of earth measuring 62 meters in diameter and more than 12 meters in its original height, on the small island of Leka, off the Norwegian coast, a team of archaeologists discovered…

📰 Pre-Viking-Age ship burial in Norway is one of the oldest in Scandinavia, providing a chronological bridge between earlier English ship burials, such as Sutton Hoo, and later Viking ones

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📰 "A Powerful Place of Pictland": new book sheds light on the major Pictish power centre of Rhynie, confirming early medieval Northern Scotland was politically sophisticated and connected to the wider world.

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What did Pompeii smell like before it burned? Ash from Roman incense burners indicate families burned tree resins from thousands of miles away.

📰 What did Pompeii smell like?

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The Aromas of Pompeii’s Household Altars An international team of researchers from the University of Zurich, LMU and further partners investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network.

📰 'Sacrifice Before the Cataclysm: The Aromas of Pompeii’s Household Altars'

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Sanxingdui discovery suggests use of meteorite iron in Ancient China A newly studied artefact from south-west China is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists after laboratory tests revealed a composition unlike typical Bronze Age materials. - HeritageDaily -…

📰 Analysis of a unique iron artefact from Bronze Age Sanxingdui, China suggests craftspeople in ancient China made use of meteorite iron ☄️

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📰 Uranium-thorium dating of coral buildings in French Polynesia could "revolutionise the study of undocumented architecture"

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‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built The results reveal new patterns in how Pacific societies shaped their built environment after European contact.

‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built

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A Bronze Age Loom Sheds New Light on Mediterranean Textile Practices This 3,500-year-old warp-weighted loom was surprisingly preserved by a fire that destroyed multiple buildings in an ancient Iberian settlement

📰 3,500-year-old loom, preserved by fire, sheds light on Bronze Age textile production

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Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds Research suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age

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'Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds'
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How archaeology is preserving evidence of the Yahidne war crime Archaeology is not just a powerful tool for revealing insights into the ancient past, but it can also be applied to more recent events. In a new paper published in the journal Antiquity, scientists…

📰 Archaeological techniques help document and preserve evidence of the 2022 Yahidne war crime in Ukraine

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Archaeologists uncover earliest layers of ancient Nea Paphos New findings from the 2025 excavation season in Cyprus’s ancient city of Nea Paphos have shed fresh light on some of the site’s earliest urban phases, dating back to the late Hellenistic period. - Her...

'Archaeologists uncover earliest layers of ancient Nea Paphos'

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Neolithic trackway discovered amid mission to recreate ancient wetlands They say pollen, plant remains, insects and microscopic organisms were preserved underneath peat.

📰 6000-year-old #Neolithic trackway uncovered in Somerset, England, preserved under layers of peat.

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The latest 'A Whole Lot of History' features new research in Antiquity on the Yahidne war crime in Ukraine. Once you've read about the latest #ArchaeologyNews, check out the research article free: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

10,000-year-old settlement challenges traditional views on the origins of sedentary life Archaeologists working in southeastern Türkiye have uncovered a 10,000-year-old settlement that may reshape current theories about how and when humans began living in permanent communities. The site,…

📰 10,000-year-old settlement uncovered in Mardin province, Türkiye may reshape our understanding of the origins of sedentary life

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Ancient Cypriot jug returns home after online auction intervention A rare Cypriot antiquity dating back nearly 2,700 years has been successfully repatriated from the United Kingdom, marking another important step in the ongoing effort to combat the illicit traffickin...

'Ancient Cypriot jug returns home after online auction intervention'
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A complete Bronze Age loom with carbonized wood found in Alicante reveals how textiles were made 3,500 years ago The image we usually have of Prehistory rarely includes looms. Stone tools, pottery, or bones tend to take center stage in museums, while wood, plant fiber, and cloth—materials that are perishable by…

📰 3500-year-old textile workshop preserved by fire opens a window into understanding the 'textile revolution' of the Bronze Age

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📰 Melsonby Hoards "are reshaping understanding of wealth, technology and ritual practices in ancient Britain"

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What Did Beachy Head Lady Look Like? A Crucial Case Study

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Two Medieval Men Found Buried in Prehistoric Site - Medievalists.net DNA analysis of two medieval men buried at the prehistoric Menga dolmen in Spain reveals new insights into ancestry, religion, and the long reuse of ancient monuments.

📰 #Medieval burials in a #Neolithic monument at Antequera, Spain indicates it was a sacred place across five millennia, shaping culture and rituals long after its original builders were gone.

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1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains a mystery.

📰 Red pigment made from cinnabar, found for the first time in a Late Scythian burial, may have been used as decoration or to slow decay.

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Following on from our excavation of a prehistoric cemetery in Northumberland in September last year, we returned recently to complete the topsoil stripping and encountered a further three graves!
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New Excavations Suggest Greece’s Samikon Temple May Have Served as an Ancient Archive - GreekReporter.com Greece excavation at Samikon suggests a sixth-century BC temple hall may have stored sacred or official records in antiquity.

📰 Excavation at the 6th-century-BC temple at Samikon, Greece finds inscribed bronze sheets, possibly public and sacred documents, indicating the temple was an archive for official or religious records.

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How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in shaping civilisation

📰 Ancient DNA reveals the pivotal role fungi played in prehistory, used by #Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans as food, medicine, fuel and even in brewing some of the world's first beers! 🍄‍🟫

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