War of 1812 Soldier’s Remains Unearthed in Burlington, Vermont Human remains discovered in Burlington have been identified as some of Vermont’s first war veterans. 10/7/20 0
Scotland Digs Digital Campaign Brings Archaeological Discoveries from Lockdown Excavations Across Country to Life Archaeological discoveries made across Scotland during the coronavirus lockdown have been brought to life by three digital artists. 9/23/20 0
Irish DNA Goes Back to Vikings as well as Niall of the Nine Hostages A group of residents in County Mayo just discovered that they not only have the blood of an ancient high king but a little Viking too, thanks to a National... 9/23/20 7
World’s Largest DNA Sequencing of Viking Skeletons Reveals They Weren’t All Scandinavian Invaders, pirates, warriors—the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid... 9/23/20 1
Cambridge Researchers Uncover 500-Year-Old Murder Mystery in Scrolls The story of a body hidden in an earthenware jar buried in a gravel pit is one of the extraordinary cases found by researchers uncovering the secrets of... 9/7/20 0
Over 600 Unmarked Graves Discovered Beneath The Surface of Historic Charlottesville, Virginia, Cemetery For years, a great deal of mystery surrounded the Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville. Now, a new radar survey by NAEVA Geophysics shows more... 9/1/20 0
Remains Dug from Japan Mass Grave Suggest Epidemic in 1800s Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, who were buried in a 19th century... 8/27/20 1
Medieval Texts Reveal False Royal Navy Origins Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 to 899, is widely touted as establishing England’s first Royal fleet... 8/27/20 0