First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...
‘Lost’ home depicted in iconic Bayeux Tapestry found – all thanks to an 11th century toilet
King Harold II, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby ...
What will get more expensive, parents’ screen time, artsy ‘potheads’: Catch up on the day’s stories
4️⃣ ‘Love at first sight’: Alex Matisse’s fans call themselves “potheads,” and they collect and trade his rustic pottery ...
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Archaeologists Say They've Located Harold II's Lost Manor House
Archaeologists say they’ve finally uncovered the site of the English king Harold II’s long-lost residence, thanks to an unlikely clue: a centuries-old toilet. The manor house’s location had been a ...
Dolní Vĕstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological site of Dolní Vĕstonice in the Czech Republic in the 1920s, is considered ...
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Archaeology breakthrough: 'Unique' 1,500-year-old hidden Bible chapter unearthed in Vatican manuscript
Scientists have discovered a hidden chapter of the Bible dating back nearly 1,500 years in an ancient Vatican manuscript. The ...
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1,000-Year-Old Bayeux Tapestry Depicts William the Conqueror’s Victory
Bayeux Tapestry shows 58 scenes from William’s 1066 conquest Features Harold's death and William’s victory in the Battle of Hastings Preserved medieval artwork to be housed in a new museum by 2027 ...
Archaeologists Use Toilet to Track Down Manor Depicted in Famous Medieval Tapestry
One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains.