Archaeology Archive
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Ancient seal discovered in Jerusalem
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe remains of a building dating back to the end of the First Temple Period in Jerusalem (1006 - 586 BCE) has been found and excavated, below the base of an ancient drainage channel. -
Emperor Qin in the Afterlife
Posted on April 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe question that still puzzles scholars and archaeologists is why Emperor Qin had this army of pottery constructed. -
Roman War Camps in Scotland
Posted on April 5, 2012 | No CommentsA new book just published reveals the true extent of the Roman Empire’s attempts to conquer Scotland - and explores the archaeological legacy left behind. -
The Napoleonic Egyptian Scientific Expdition and the Ninetenth-Century Survey Museum
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsIn the eighteenth-century European imagination, however, ancient Egypt was a place of mystery. Three tangible aspects of Egyptian culture contributed to this view- mummies, hieroglyphs and the ancient Egyptian monuments present in Egypt. -
The archaeology of a vampire or digging up ancient Lesbos
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsExamining the archaeological discoveries on the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, close to Turkey. -
Statue, chapels and animal mummies found in Egypt
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsA wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ritual activity associated with the great gods. -
Exploration of Mythical David and Goliath Battle Site Reaches New Depth
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsTel Aviv University launches new archaeological dig in biblical city of Azekah -
Tweets of Antiquity: Project examines ancient graffiti
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsComprehensive new collection illuminates popular history from Alexander the Great to the rise of Islam -
The Economic History of Roman Britain: the Olive Oil Contribution to the Debate
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsRoman Britain is particularly suited for a study of the role of the army in the consumption of olive oil, this important species annonaria. Britain was a frontier province with a strong military presence; olive oil was not produced in the British mainland and was never used by native Britons. -
Jerusalem Tomb Reveals First Archaeological Evidence of Christianity from the Time of Jesus
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe archaeological examination by robotic camera of an intact first century tomb in Jerusalem has revealed a set of limestone Jewish ossuaries or 'bone boxes' that are engraved with a rare Greek inscription and a unique iconographic image that the scholars involved identify as distinctly Christian.