World first as 3,000-year-old Chinese oracle bones go 3D
21 March 2016A 3000-year-old ox bone - inscribed with the earliest-known example of Chinese writing - has become the world's first 'oracle bone' to be scanned and printed in 3D.
Knowing me, knowing you
20 October 2015What can museum collections tell us about people and their stories? On Sunday 25 October 2015, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will host an event that asks profound questions about objects and identities with the focus on West Papua.
New single-step method for conserving waterlogged wooden artefacts
11 November 2014A safer, greener material for conserving waterlogged wooden artefacts, such as those recovered from Henry VIII’s ship Mary Rose, could preserve important pieces of our history for generations to come.
Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter
22 May 2013Maori paddles presented to Captain Cook’s crew on their first voyage of discovery capture the spirit of a first encounter between two cultures.
Cambridgeshire Quarry throws up 4,500-year-old find
16 July 2010A remarkable piece of Neolithic rock art, unlike anything previously found in Eastern England, has been unearthed in the Cambridgeshire village of Over.
