Latest articles on Archaeology

Our starch cravings date back to cave dwellers

Article Matthew Taub - 31 May 2019

Starches have been dietary staples for even longer than we thought

Class fluidity ruled in ancient Zim

Article Bongekile Macupe - 31 May 2019

A UCT academic has won a top award, highlighting the role of local researchers in uncovering Africa’s rich history

Can you spell ‘man bun’ in Futhark?

Article Shaun De Waal - 18 Jan 2019

'In fact, combs are among the most frequently discovered relic of Viking society, indicating that they paid a lot of attention to their hair'

Finding Rhapta, East Africa’s lost Roman-era city

Africa Kevin Davie - 2 Feb 2018

Forgotten by history, the ancient city of Rhapta is among Africa’s most enduring archaeological mysteries

Gaza Bronze Age remains disappearing under concrete

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Oct 2017

Archaeologists and preservation activists in the Gaza Strip have managed to halt the destruction of a Bronze Age site for now

‘The world must see our golden rhino’

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Aug 2015

Considered the equivalent of Tutankhamun's mask, this symbol of precolonial civilisation could leave South Africa for the first time.

Developers threaten cave of humankind

Article Lyn Wadleyjhdwcm - 24 Jul 2015

An important heritage site may be ruined if plans to build low-cost houses on its doorstep go ahead.

‘Vampire’ skeletons dug up in Bulgaria

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jun 2012

Archaeologists have unearthed two skeletons from the Middle Ages pierced through the chest with iron rods to keep them from turning into vampires.

Curious about the past

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Mar 2012

Itumeleng Masiteng is passionate about archaeology because it is has no limit.

Europe’s ‘oldest readable writing’ found in Greece

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Apr 2011

A clay tablet over 3 000 years old that is considered Europe's oldest readable text has been found in an ancient refuse pit in southern Greece.

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