We’re all familiar with Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza, but did you know that Skara Brae is older than both?

Three years ago, archaeologists were called to a 24-acre plot of land in central England. They were there on behalf of Bloor ...

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For more information see: ucl.ac.uk/upc. Core modules in the first year provide a grounding in the practical ... There are archaeology optional modules that run on a biennial basis and range from ...

For more information see: ucl.ac.uk/upc. The Archaeology BA and BSc share many of the same core modules in ... There are archaeology optional modules that run on a biennial basis and range from Roman ...

Cast far to Britain's north, the discovery dates back a staggering 5,000 years and offers vital clues about the island's ancient people.

The saddle quern, a hand tool used for grinding grain, lay hidden beneath layers of Early Neolithic pottery shards. This site, dating back to 3600–3200 BC, predates Skara Brae and suggests even ...

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Samples of Majiayao pottery from Majiayao phase. Credit: Gruschke / CC BY-SA 3.0 Archaeologists in China have discovered the largest known settlement of the ancient Majiayao culture in Gansu Province ...

The position has been documented as early as the Later Neolithic era, or about 5500-4700 years ago, and before the early Bronze Age, according to burial archaeology experts. Although some ...

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