Roman shipwreck reveals history of repairs
View of the excavation of the bow area of the Ilovik-Paržine 1 shipwreck. In the foreground, the cargo of logs and amphoras can be seen. Archaeologists are working near the structure of the bow complex. Credit: Adriboats © L Damelet, CNRS/ CCJ. A Roman shipwreck has...
World’s oldest arrow poison identified
Both sides of one of the arrowheads analysed. The left-hand image shows the organic remains in which the arrowhead residues were identified. Credit: Marlize Lombard. Researchers have identified the world’s oldest arrow poison with 60,000-year-old traces revealing...
New clues to mysterious origin of Hjortspring boat
The Hjortspring boat as currently displayed at the National Museum of Denmark. Photo by Boel Bengtsson. Credit: Fauvelle et al, 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Researchers have uncovered clues to the mysterious origin of the...