Vikings conquered Europe thanks to a technological innovation: tar
Tar may have been the straw that broke Europe's back.
Tar may have been the straw that broke Europe's back.
This makes her the queen, right?
Treasure? Yep, priceless, golden, sparkly treasure.
An amazing finding in the heart of Cologne.
Heat is bringing out ancient features.
An unfortunate centuries-old riddle was solved thanks to an unusual clue: a label.
Ancient burial could tell us a lot about human-animal relationships.
It's not an everyday find.
'Every step you take' meets archaeology.
These ancient populations were impressively resilient.
Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.
It's a rare glimpse into the life of an Egyptian priestess.
The site was first found in the 70's, but couldn't be accurately dated until now.
The settlement, named Dhaskalio, was simply stunning for its time.
The Two Brothers turned out to be, in fact, brothers. But it wasn't an easy feat.
Children in the future will have a much soggier view of their roots.
Caesar's incursion in Britain might have been more successful than we thought.
Among the most intriguing findings are a group of (likely ceremonial) cauldrons that show signs of long-term use and repair.
Ironically, the archaeologist hasn't even visited Saudi Arabia.
You thought we found everything, didn't you?
Canaanites were flourishingly pagan before Joshua came in.
When you can correlate computer models of comets with carvings from 13 millennia ago -- that's got to feel good.
It's the 14th family member archaeologists have found in the area.
Can't spell 'archaeology' without 'alcohol'.
Large, mysterious earthworks built thousands of years ago were discovered in the Amazon basin.
It's way better than Facebook.
The ancient gardens featured fountains, ponds, and a huge swimming pool.
Archaeologists are still divided on what the finding actually means.
The ancient bones could offer valuable DNA information from an ancient shipwreck victim.
Archaeologists have unearthed an intact female figure carved from marble, dating from up to 10,000 years ago.
This is the closest we've come to seeing an ancient Egyptian woman.
Modern archaeology is a lot like crime scene investigation.
It probably didn't go boom, but it's still an impressive find.
It's perhaps the stinkiest cheese in the world right now, after molding at the bottom of a shipwreck for centuries.
Short, round skulls were the norm then.
Who needs Indiana Jones?
‘Theoretically the stuff is still edible - but we wouldn’t say it’s advisable’
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