News
Discovery of Saxon sword sheds new light on British population
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Our UK correspondent Liz Williams reports on findings suggesting that individuals buried at Sutton Hoo and similar sites may have been soldiers who served in the Byzantine army
Europe
The Making and Disposing of Ancestors: Researchers say Stone Age Societies had a Process
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Recent archaeological research at the Neolithic site of Masseria Candelaro in southern Italy has unveiled a rare and compelling glimpse into how ancient societies created and interacted with their ancestors.
Culture
Researchers claim building Stonehenge involved Neolithic politics
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New research on the origins of Stonehenge suggests that building the monument may have had political as well as religious motivations for unifying the people of the region.
Europe
Bright Forest Longing
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The woods around my home in Arctic Norway were few and far between, mostly small birches barely taller than your average adult. Here in Åland, I met with real woods: tall bone-white birches, spruce, thick pines, bushy walnut groves. This vibrant life was everywhere, and all the while I was searching for graves.
News
New Research Points to Ritual Murder Practices in the British Iron Age
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New research uncovers disturbing evidence of ritualized killings in the British Iron Age. A burial pit in Dorset and a 2,000-year-old cold case provide, for the first time, clear insight into the shocking, community-sanctioned nature of human sacrifice during this period.