Today the term “antiquarian” is often used to refer to an excessively narrow focus on factual historical...
Archaeology
The club’s excavations, despite their inherent limitations, were carefully and properly conducted. The Yorkshire Antiquarian Club was...
Neither antiquarianismās detractors nor its devotees have told the whole story about what it can entail. In...
Bordes was one of a kind. He was a sturdy, vigorous, restless, volatile man. Introduction This is...
Connecting with the past in the form of preserved bodies and unearthing long-lost legendary cities. Introduction If...
Inscriptions are the closest things we have to authentic, first-hand reports from the past. But they can...
A complicated picture in which dynamics of enchantment and disenchantment stimulate and discipline the imagination simultaneously. Abstract...
How discoveries have changed the traditional understanding of the origins of Chinese culture and civilization. Introduction More...
There are rock carvings and paintings in some unexpected locations around the country. Introduction Finding petroglyphs (rock...
The archaeological team that excavated the tomb in 1980 determined it to be from the Second TempleāHerodian...
The ancient pathogens in old graves are as dead as the people they once infected. Still, they...
Ukrainian authorities are now unable to monitor archaeological work at ancient Tauric Chersonesos by the Black Sea....
Vikings were working their way up and down the river systems of Russia and Ukraine more than...
Religious artifacts are items that are regarded as having religious significance. They are usually associated with a...
Recent archaeology has deepened understanding of other ship designs made for coastal sailing and frequent portaging. In...
Ever since moviegoers saw the first āJurassic Park,ā millions have wondered if scientists could make a dinosaur...
People tell tales to explain what they see ā centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths...
Using the “Gish Gallop” – spouting off a series of misinterpretations and falsehoods to bury his opponent...
Completely incorrect, intentionally deceptive, and outright fabricated. Video Presentation from Frederik Larsen In this three-hour presentation, Chris...
Where, exactly, the idea of ancient aliens building the pyramids began – and why it’s all bunk....
His interest in Iron Age Britain and Europe generated a number of publications and he became an...
Established by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the edge of the river has always been...
London has been home to a huge diversity of cultures, inhabitation, patterns and events since the ancient...
Finkelstein has carried out his own fieldwork in a variety of sites and regions in Israel and...
There are many scenarios where reburial is the best option for an excavated heritage site. Introduction When...
It has been called the most important discovery since tomb of Tutankhamun and a window into the...
The tombs were found almost completely undisturbed. A Golden Discovery In 1987, Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva received...
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find from obvious visual clues. Technology...
Analyzing the bones and teeth of individuals can give us insights into the details of their lives....
Despite the scientific rigor of archaeology today, archaeological exploration is still an art and an adventure of...