At a settlement in what is now southern Germany, the menu turned gruesome 7,000 years ago. Over a period of perhaps a few decades, hundreds of people were butchered and eaten before parts of their bodies were thrown into oval pits, a new study suggests.
Cannibalism at the village, now called Herxheim, may have occurred during [...]
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6 Dec
Contested signs of mass cannibalism
30 Nov
Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard valued at £3.3m
The largest and arguably most beautiful hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found in Britain has been valued at nearly £3.3m by a panel of experts, a reward that will be shared between the amateur metal detectorist who found it and the Staffordshire farmer in whose pasture it lay hidden for 1,300 years.
Professor Norman Palmer, chair [...]
28 Nov
Archaeologists to restore the Ancient Theatre of Dionysos
The ruined theatre under the Acropolis in Athens, considered as the birthplace of classical theatre, will be partially restored over the next six years, Greek authorities announced recently.
The project, worth 6 million euro, includes extensive modern additions to the surviving stone seats of the theater, where works of Euripides and other classical ancient playwrights were [...]
23 Nov
Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA) and life after PPG16
Kathryn Whittington [PR Coordinator, Institute for Archaeologists] on the major changes to the profession of the last 20 years:
There has been a great deal of change over the past few years in archaeology with far reaching effects on the way archaeologists view themselves and work both with each other, other parts of the heritage [...]
14 Nov
The Lewis Chessmen may not have been chessmen at all
New research has cast doubt on traditional theories about the historic Lewis Chessmen.
The 93 pieces – currently split between museums in Edinburgh and London – were discovered on Lewis in 1831.
But the research suggests they may have been used in both chess and Hnefatafl – a similar game that was popular in medieval Scandinavia.
It [...]
