Submitted by Harald_Platta on Sunday, 27 April 2025 (25 reads)
Roman, Greek and ClassicalThe Römerbrücke is a Roman bridge that crosses the Moselle River in Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). It is the oldest standing bridge north of the Alps. Image submitted by Creative Commons
Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 19 April 2025 (399 reads)
Roman, Greek and ClassicalA discovery underneath the basement of an office block near Leadenhall Market has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history unearthed in the city of London. Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made. Image submitted by Dodomad
Details of London’s new Roman Basilica museum revealed in new planning application Read Article | 2 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by XIII on Friday, 28 March 2025 (1283 reads)
Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierIn 1965, a farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth while in the process of expanding his cellar. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been shelters known to have been constructed by pre-historic man, usually attributed to Cro-Magnon. Also found on the site: a map inscribed onto a bone, presumably showing the area around the settlement remains of a "drum", made of a mammoth skull painted with a pattern of red ochre dots and lines amber ornaments and fossil shells. Image submitted by Creative Commons
Submitted by AKFisher on Monday, 24 March 2025 (1419 reads)
Pre-ColumbianVelda Mound (8LE44) is a Native American archaeological site located in northern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. The site was first occupied by peoples of the Fort Walton Culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture) in the late prehistoric period and during the protohistoric period was part of the extensive Apalachee Province of the panhandle. The site is now owned by the State of Florida and managed as a park. Image submitted by AKFisher
The Southeast Archaeological Center, home to more than eight million artifacts in nearby Tallahassee could be closing its doors soon due to President Trump’s recent federal spending cuts, more in the comments Read Article | 2 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 22 March 2025 (43 reads)
Multi-periodPuscus hut circle was excavated by Pool and Russell in 1960 and 1961, They examined the interior of the hut and cut four radial sections across its walls. The walls are built of granite slabs and rubble and are 3ft 6in - 4ft (1.07m - 1.22m) thick. The present internal diameter of the hut varies between 13ft and 16ft (3.47m and 4.89m), but the excavators stress that the hut was probably originally built as a circular structure 13ft (3.97m) in diameter as the distortion may be caused by the collapse of one of the wall faces. Image submitted by Bladup
Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 18 March 2025 (619 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeTim Daw writes: This is the site that Mike Parker Pearson's team has been, and will continue to, excavate. The three aligned rings appear to be aligned to the Mid Summer Solstitial Sunrise. In recent talks he has outlined that underneath the bronze age ditches there are older ones, and under the banks there are stone sockets. Intriguing, the publication of the results and analysis are eagerly awaited. Could it be the missing bluestone circle? Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by bat400 on Friday, 14 March 2025 (3707 reads)
Pre-ColumbianTransylvania may have had as many as twelve mounds that formed two plazas, with the largest mound shared by each plaza. Mapping in 2000 identified six remaining mounds. The tallest mound is 10m (34 feet) high, with the others that remain at 5.5m (18 ft), 2.7m (9 ft), 2m (6 1⁄2 ft) and the others less than thisl. 2m mound has a barn on top and was modified for the building. Other mounds are no longer visible because their smaller size may have made them more vulnerable to ploughing. Testing in the 1960s indicated that occupation began about AD 700–1200 (Coles Creek period), and ceramics recovered from the site date to AD 1200–1541 (Plaquemine/Mississippi period). A radiocarbon sample near one of the mounds dates to between AD 1048 and 1411. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by bat400 on Sunday, 09 March 2025 (2832 reads)
Pre-ColumbianThis large and complex site on the edge of Maçon Ridge once may have contained as many as 13 mounds. Two large mounds (Md. B and Md. D) are clearly visible from the marker. Another very low mound (Md. C) is nearby, but it’s more difficult to recognize. Three other possible mounds are to the east; seven possible mounds to the west were leveled before their status could be determined. Image submitted by stonetracker
Submitted by AKFisher on Friday, 07 March 2025 (651 reads)
MuseumsLeeds City Museum, originally established in 1819, reopened in 2008 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick in Cookridge Street (now Millennium Square). One of nine sites in the Leeds Museums & Galleries group. Image submitted by AKFisher
Part of a Viking Age cross found during c19th rebuilding work in Leeds Minster. One of five examples of stone sculptures in Yorkshire that seem to show Wayland the Smith strapped into the ‘flying contrivance’ he used to escape King Níðuðr Read Article | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 (1647 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeAn Early Bronze Age structure in Spurness, excavated in 2018 and planned to be re-opened this August. The dig confirmed “double house” architecture as well as several other interesting elements. Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark has created a 3D model showing the Bronze Age structures excavated in 2018, see the comments for details. Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by AKFisher on Monday, 17 February 2025 (826 reads)
Multi-periodThe history of the Church of St Hilda stretches back to Norman times, as shown by the tower and nave, plus there are some fragments of Saxon sculpture and medieval glass. It was extensively restored in the last century and the completion of the work was celebrated by the erection of a memorial cross in the village. Image submitted by AKFisher
The only surviving stone in England showing the face of Wayland the Smith. He is strapped into his flying device with his hands grasping on to a female figure who has her waist wedged into the beak of a headpiece that the Flying Smith is wearing. 3D model by Roger Lang, University of Durham Read Article | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by AKFisher on Friday, 14 February 2025 (563 reads)
MuseumsDurham Cathedral Museum is spread out over three rooms, each with unique displays from the cathedral’s historic collections. Today, inside the church are pre-Norman items, including three of the early 10th century hogback tombstones with flanking sitting bears, and two crosses. Image submitted by AKFisher
Roger Lang, a Research Student in the Department of Archaeology at Durham has uploaded 3D models of all the Brompton Hogbacks & cross shaft fragments, around half of which are in Durham Cathedral Museum, more details in the comments on our page Read Article | 2 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 27 January 2025 (13843 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe late afternoon sunlight in this photo reveals the slight outline of this henge near the city of Ripon, North Yorkshire. Not visible on the ground but a decent view over to the Dales and North York Moors, but there would probably have been tree cover in the Neolithic. With thanks to Yorkshire Archaeological Aerial Mapping for the use of the images and Bladup for uploading them. Image submitted by Bladup
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 23 January 2025 (508 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeKurd Qaburstan is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. The site is strategically located between the Upper and Lower Zab rivers, a single-period site dating to the early 2nd millennium BC. Kurd Qaburstan has been proposed as the location of the ancient city of Qabra. Image submitted by Dodomad
Ancient artefacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on the hidden history of Mesopotamia - evidence that Kurd Qaburstan could be the ancient city of Qabra, mentioned in Babylonian inscriptions. Read Article | 2 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages