News Round Up

  When Christopher Donnan began studying the art created by Peru’s Moche culture more than 50 years ago, he wasn’t sure how much it reflected ancient reality. From about A.D. 200 to 850, the Moche lived in the arid valleys of Peru’s northern…

University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute student Paul Jack is preparing to start his exciting Carnegie Vacation Scholarship project at The Cairns dig in a few weeks time. Paul took a few minutes out from his busy day… Continue…

Perth College UHI students gathered on 21st May 2019 to celebrate the prestigious OBI Awards which recognise Outstanding, Best and Inspiring staff and students. There is a vibrant social side to the student experience at the University of the…

NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA—The Siberian Times reports that the skulls of large birds and at least 30 beaks were found in a 5,000-year-old grave in a cemetery belonging to the Odinov Culture in western Siberia. The birds’ species have not been identified by…

VARNA, BULGARIA—Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that a fortress gate and tower have been discovered in the Byzantine-era wall at the site of the ancient city of Odessos, which is located on the coast of the Black Sea. The gate, on the southwestern…

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—According to a Live Science report, a new study of a burial mound discovered on the grounds of a kindergarten in southern France suggests that at least 20 adults and 10 children were interred there over a period of 2,000 years,…

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—According to a report in The Times of Israel, 400,000-year-old bits of flint once thought to have been byproducts of the toolmaking process may have instead been knapped by modern human relatives for specific purposes. The 609…

A dog that solves murders, a manticore with a lion’s body, human head and venomous tail, and Adam naming the animals – these are just some of the wonders you might find in a medieval bestiary. Looking at Westminster Abbey’s gloriously bonkers…

SOFIA, BULGARIA—Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that a dwelling dating to the Late Bronze Age was discovered in northwest Bulgaria during investigation of the proposed route of a natural gas pipeline stretching from Russia, through Turkey and…

ROME, ITALY—According to a report in The Local, a 2,000-year-old white marble head has been discovered in a medieval-period wall near the Roman Forum. The sculpture depicts a young and graceful figure, and is thought to represent Bacchus, the god of…

The ARIADNEplus project invites archaeological researchers and data managers to participate in an online survey on community needs regarding data sharing and access, new services and tools, and related training needs.

‘What is an animal?’ A new exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History will challenge visitors to ponder this question Six hundred million years ago the Earth experienced an evolutionary event which has never been repeated. The…

DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND—According to a Baltimore Sun report, state archaeologist Julie Schablitsky and a team of researchers recovered a pill bottle, a whetstone, broken tea cups, buttons, combs, crab claws, chicken bones, and toy parts from…

AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND—According to a report in The Herald, evidence of a Roman army marching camp has been found at a construction site in southwest Scotland. Archaeologist Iraia Arabaolaza said the camp may date to the first century A.D., and the…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Stars and Stripes reports that South Korean excavations in the Demilitarized Zone, the buffer area between North and South Korea created by the Korean Armistice Agreement at the end of the Korean War in 1953, have recovered more…

HEFEI, CHINA—Xinhua reports that 300,000-year-old fossils of as many as 16 individual human ancestors and other mammals, as well as stone tools, have been found in a collapsed cave in east China. Wu Xiujie of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology…

HEFEI, CHINA—Xinhua reports that 300,000-year-old fossils of as many as 16 individual human ancestors and other mammals, as well as stone tools, have been found in a collapsed cave in east China. Wu Xiujie of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology…

Rarely seen treasures from the Paper Museum amassed by a seventeenth century Roman antiquarian go on show this summer at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham During the 17th century the antiquarian Cassiano dal Pozzo embarked upon an epic…

The Bodleian Libraries celebrates maps and the stories they tell about people and place Drawing on a world-renowned collection of more than 1.5 million maps, the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford’s exhibition Talking Maps focuses on the powerful, and…

Congratulations to University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute undergraduates Gary Lloyd and Paul Jack, who have been awarded Carnegie Vacation Scholarships to complete research at the Ness of Brodgar and The Cairns. The Carnegie…