Archaeologists Stunned by Discovery of 5,000-Year-Old ‘Scottish Pompeii’ Settlement Duncansby Head lighthouse marks the most northeasterly point of the British mainland. It’s almost 880 miles from Land’s End in the southwest of England. Just beyond here are the Orkney islands, over 70 of them,…
Archaeologists Discover 6,000-Year-Old Neolithic Island Settlement off Croatian Coast Croatia, June 24 – Archaeologist Mate Parica was examining satellite images of Croatia’s coastline when he spotted something unusual. “I thought: maybe it is natural, maybe not,” said Parica, a professor…
2,700-Year-Old Iron Age Loch Village Discovered in Scotland’s Wetlands During a small-scale dig, archaeologists discovered what was initially believed to be a crannog – a loch shelter, a loch-dwelling often found on the banks of a loch or sited on an…
Ancient Canadian Village Predates Egyptian Pyramids by 8,000 Years Archaeologists on British Columbia’s Triquet Island have excavated an ancient settlement dating back some 14,000 years, to the last ice age. Archaeologists working with the support of the Hakai Institute began…
Unveiling Ancient Huastec Civilization: Discoveries at El Naranjo in Tamaulipas, Mexico Recent excavations at a site in the state of Tamaulipas included analysis of large earthen mounds that were used for burials and everyday activities. Archaeologists in the northeastern state…
