Mark Milligan

Mark Milligan is multi-award-winning journalist and the Managing Editor at HeritageDaily. His background is in archaeology and computer science, having written over 8,000 articles across several online publications. Mark is a member of the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), the World Federation of Science Journalists, and in 2023 was the recipient of the British Citizen Award for Education, the BCA Medal of Honour, and the UK Prime Minister's Points of Light Award.

The extraordinary 2,000-year-old computer that you’ve never heard of…

The Antikythera mechanism was designed to predict movements of the sun, moon and planets. Why isn't it better known?

Ceramics Tell the Story of an Ancient Southwest Migration

Another look at a nearly 80-year-old pottery collection at the Arizona State Museum is yielding new information about migrants who abandoned the Four Corners region.

The Heritage Case for the Preservation of HMS Plymouth

HMS PLYMOUTH (1959-88) is a vessel of notable historic interest. This paper provides the compelling heritage case for preservation, in addition to supporting her inclusion in the National Register of Historic Vessels.

Historic Warship under threat from Scrap Heap

The HMS Caroline, a WW1 C Class light Cruiser of the British Royal Navy and last remaining survivor of the Battle of Jutland is under threat from the scrap heap, destined for a future as razor blades.

People, population and diseases in the Middle Ages

Interreg-Project “Bones4Culture“: the first analyses of 700 skeletons from the city of Schleswig

Proof of a Thousand Years’ Use of a Sicilian Farmland

Archaeological excavations have provided the first substantiation that a farmland estate in Sicily boasts a history which reaches back over a thousand years. Numerous finds demonstrate the continuous use of the land complex as a nexus of settlement and economic and religious life between the 5th and 16th century.
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