Longwood Archaeology

Moundville Archaeological Park near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The second-largest Mississippian mound site was our classroom today.

Moundbuilder course 2026. While some students are at the beach for spring break, these Longwood scholars are examining ancient Moundbuilder sites across the southeastern U.S. . Thursday we visited Etowah mounds in north Georgia.

Students in our Analysis and Presentation of Archaeological Data course working on their research project. When completed, they will co-author a peer-review article on this project with Dr. Bates. Awesome work by awesome students!

Oldest handheld wooden tools ever? Ancient artifacts preserved in mud mystify archaeologists Archaeologists believe they've found the oldest wooden tools ever discovered — potentially 430,000 years old — in Greece's Megalopolis basin wetlands. Here are the details.

Archaeologists uncover eerie Anglo-Saxon 'sand bodies' at nuclear power station site Archaeologists uncovered a rare Anglo-Saxon "princely" grave with two men and a horse at an England nuclear site, revealing ancient elite burial practices.

'Well-preserved' 5,000-year-old dog buried with bone dagger unearthed in ancient bog Archaeologists discovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age dog skeleton buried with a 5,000-year-old bone dagger in a Swedish bog southwest of Stockholm.

World's oldest poisoned arrowheads were coated with toxins from deadly onion-like plant, researchers say The world's oldest poisoned arrows, dating back 60,000 years in South Africa, have been identified by archaeologists. The finds reveal Stone Age hunting techniques.

On our way! Left London a short while ago, hanging out at Heathrow awaiting our flight home.

Queen Elizabeth II Tower

Leaving York…heading back to London

York Minster Cathedral and the Undercroft Museum. Stunning…simply stunning.