Archaeology

New software will let children become underwater sleuths
A new interactive CD-ROM will give primary school children the chance to search shipwrecks.
10:04 Thursday 13th September 2001

Jawbone find shows Neanderthal 'Samaritans' helped the weak
Researchers say Neanderthals may have had the first social services system for the weak and needy.
09:04 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Ancient cave temple discovered
A cave temple believed to be 1,500 years-old has been discovered in India.
12:47 Monday 10th September 2001

Farmhouse discovered 1,000 years older than pyramids
A farmhouse which was built 1,000 years before the pyramids has been unearthed in a Scottish field.
08:26 Friday 7th September 2001

Our ancestors were icier than we thought, say scientists
Archaeologists believe our ancestors survived north of the Arctic circle at least 20,000 years earlier than was thought.
11:18 Thursday 6th September 2001

Iron Age logboats unearthed
Excavations have begun of two Iron Age logboats found buried at a 2,500-year-old centre of moon worship near Lincoln.
09:19 Tuesday 4th September 2001

Historians brew ancient beer flavoured with dung
Historians have brewed a beer flavoured with animal dung after recreating an ancient Orkney recipe.
16:46 Sunday 2nd September 2001

Archaeologists find baby's skeleton
Amateur archaeologists have unearthed the almost perfectly preserved skeleton of a baby which could date back more than 2,000 years.
12:12 Thursday 30th August 2001

Ancient athletic stadium revealed
Archaeologists are beginning to uncover the site of an ancient Greek athletics stadium.
11:33 Thursday 30th August 2001

Museum's 'ancient labyrinth' is 1970s child's play
A Swedish researcher has discovered a stone labyrinth she thought was 500-years-old was actually built by two boys in 1974.
13:00 Wednesday 29th August 2001

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