Tag: archaeologists
Archaeologists find Roman canal in Leidsche Rijn: ‘I went crazy’
In previous research, it was always just not possible to prove that the watercourse was dug by humans, says Graafstal. Last April, it was announced that the bank was cut…
Archaeologists uncover primeval forest that is 40 centuries old
If you happen to walk past the mountains of peat soil between Oudewater and Montfoort, you will not immediately notice that there is a special find. They are not bone…
in Ivory Coast, archaeologists explore the trafficking routes
This Saturday, December 2, we celebrate the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. What remains of the memory of this dark page of History? In Ivory Coast, with the…
archaeologists make a gruesome discovery in the slave chamber
For decades, excavations have been carried out in Pompeii. Recent discoveries reveal the terrible living conditions of slaves. Archaeological digs often reveal surprising details about the lives of people in…
Archaeologists finally know how the Egyptians moved the huge stones of the Giza pyramids
How did the Egyptians manage to transport some 2.3 million stones, each weighing 2,500 kilograms, to their current location? Let’s immerse ourselves for a moment in the mysterious Egypt, land…
High hopes for the archaeologists’ find puzzle – will awaken Västmanland’s history
The objects from the excavations prior to the construction of E18 in the 60s have been untouched for many years. But when the archaeologists are now going to bring them…
Amateur archaeologists find hundreds of burial mounds on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Citizen aid tastes like more. A similar project was recently completed on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and in ‘t Gooi, where citizen scientists searched online for traces of the Second World…
In Saudi Arabia, with French archaeologists in search of the country’s memory
A lush oasis amidst a Grand Canyon landscape. At the beginning of December, temperatures were close to 30°C under the sun of AlUla, in the western Saudi desert, but this…
Archaeologists uncover ancient duck decoy: ‘Duck was often on the menu’
The large, square center of the former duck decoy, which is now grassland, was a pond in the seventeenth century, where domestic ducks lived. “They eventually lured the mallards into…
The wreck “Annie” outside Holmsund is now being examined by marine archaeologists
– We will go out and inspect the wreck Annie, says Patrik Höglund who is a marine archaeologist at the Wreck – Museum of Wrecks in Stockholm. The cargo ship…