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Learning from the past while digging in the present. A journal and educational portal for archaeology students and interested minds.



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 New research method shows that the material likely comes from northern ItalyThe almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. It is made of a rock called "oolite" which is not found in...

ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS – Ancient Digger brings you the latest archaeology news and headlines everyday of the week!Underwater archaeologists have discovered a huge, centuries-old shipwreck and a destroyed World War II bridge in a river in P...

ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS – Ancient Digger brings you the latest archaeology news and headlines everyday of the week!How Jesus died: Extremely rare evidence of Roman crucifixion uncovered in ItalyA lesion on the foot of a 2,000-year-old skeleton d...

ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS – Ancient Digger brings you the latest archaeology news and headlines everyday of the week!Washington's birth site more mysterious than thoughtOn Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, park rangers tell visitors that “George Washing...

ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS (August 2, 2016)– Ancient Digger brings you the latest archaeology news and headlines everyday of the week!Prehistoric Native American Fishing Camp Found in New JerseyAncient hearths and some 1,300 artifacts, including unglazed cer...

Morning Ancient Diggers. I was contacted about a wonderful opportunity for those of you interested in digs pertaining to prehistory. The archaeological fieldschool in Jersey, Channel Islands is located at Les Varines, a Magdalenian settlement site ap...

Even before I began my education in anthropology and archaeology, I had read several books on theory and method, as well as researched diverse cultures and multiple religions. However, once I started taking classes, the required course books became s...