Figure 1. Oyster shell recovered by archaeologists at the late 19th-century home of Black watermen in Calvert County, Maryland. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab. The …| Maryland History by the Object
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent archaeological excavations in Benin City, Nigeria, conducted prior to the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), have revealed previously unexplored areas of the pre-colonial palace of the Kingdom of Benin. A Benin Bronze plaque on display in the British Museum. Image credit: Michel wal - CC BY-SA 3.0 […]| Ancient Pages
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - For decades, numerous scientists held the view that dinosaurs had already been declining in both population and diversity well before the asteroid impact that marked their extinction 66 million years ago. But new research in the journal Science from Baylor University, New Mexico State University, the Smithsonian Institution and […]| Ancient Pages
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists working at the Topraktepe site, formerly known as the Byzantine city of Eirenopolis, have uncovered a carbonized loaf of bread dating back to the 7th or 8th century. This discovery is particularly significant due to its exceptional preservation and unique features. Archaeologists have discovered a very rare depiction of […]| Ancient Pages
Sardis, Türkiye, has a history marked by frequent changes in rule, from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire. Despite this dynamic past, archaeological research at Sardis has maintained notable continuity.| Ancient Pages
On the occasion of the national anniversary of October 28th, 1940, the National Archaeological Museum (NAM) has published online a selection of valuable archival photographs documenting the concealment of antiquities during World War II. In the shadow of war and throughout the Nazi occupation the employees of the first museum of the country were assigned the task of safeguarding the archaeological treasures against destruction and looting. (Cover photo: NAM 1940-41. The Kouros statue (inv. no...| Greek News Agenda
The Portal of Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments of the Ministry of Culture (National Archive of Monuments) includes objects – movable monuments that primarily originate from the collections of the Ephorates of Antiquities and the Museums of the Ministry of Culture and the broader Public Sector. The portal is being gradually updated and provides access to approximately 710,000 registered entries through the Integrated Information System (IIS) of the Ministry of Culture. (Cover photo: A...| Greek News Agenda
Archaeologists uncovered a stone idol and urnfield cemetery in Argištiḫinili, revealing Urartian life and rituals.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New evidence of ochre use by Neanderthals from Crimea and Ukraine indicates that these substances were used not only for practical purposes but also for symbolic or artistic activities. In a study published in Science Advances, 16 ochre fragments from Middle Paleolithic sites of up to 70,000 years old were analyzed, showing that some of […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Over seventy artifacts from the internationally renowned Burray Hoard will go on display for the first time at the Orkney Museum from Saturday, November 1, thanks to a special loan from the National Museums Scotland. The items form part of an exhibition in the museum’s newly developed Groundwater Galleries, which were made possible by a […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a Hellenistic-era cult structure and additional sections of a Bronze Age pile dwelling in the Pertosa-Auletta Caves of southern Italy. Located in the Salerno province, this karst cave system—also known as the Grotte dell’Angelo—is about 2,500 meters long and includes Italy’s only navigable underground river. Human occupation of the caves dates back […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have discovered solid genetic evidence linking western European Neanderthals with those who lived thousands of kilometers to the east in Siberia, casting new light on their long-distance migrations across Ice Age Eurasia. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is centered on a small bone fragment that was excavated […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Beneath the turquoise waters of northern Israel’s Gan Ha-Shelosha National Park, archaeologists have uncovered the remarkable network of a medieval tunnel system that once powered sugar mills in the Mamluk period. Carved into soft tufa rock along Nahal ‘Amal, the tunnels reveal how 14th- to 15th-century engineers transformed brackish spring water into mechanical energy—turning a […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Researchers for generations have tried to understand why Australia’s Ice Age giants — enormous kangaroos, car-sized wombat-like creatures, and massive flightless birds — went extinct. Many have thought that the arrival of humans in Sahul — the ancient landmass that once linked Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea — sometime around 65,000 years ago may have […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study suggests that a hidden genetic mismatch between Neanderthals and early modern humans may have caused reproductive issues in their hybrid offspring—possibly contributing to the Neanderthals’ extinction around 40,000 years ago. Researchers at the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine in Zurich examined the PIEZO1 gene, which affects how red blood cells transport oxygen. While […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists from the Szent István Király Museum have unearthed the grave of a high-ranking Avar warrior near the border between Aba and Székesfehérvár in Hungary. The burial dates from between CE 670 and 690, during the Middle Avar era, when the region was part of the Avar Khaganate—a powerful nomadic empire that dominated the Pannonian […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recent study has decoded how Maya astronomers forecasted solar eclipses with astonishing accuracy more than a thousand years ago, revealing a sophisticated system of mathematics and observation that kept their predictions accurate for centuries. The research, published in Science Advances, examines the famous eclipse table of the Dresden Codex, a 12th-century CE Maya manuscript. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s ecosystems tens of thousands of years before the rise of agriculture. Rather than being passive foragers in an unspoiled wilderness, these early populations actually influenced vegetation patterns across the continent. The international research team, comprising archaeologists, ecologists, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study published in Science Advances suggests that humans and their ancestors were exposed to lead nearly two million years ago — and that this toxic element may have shaped the evolution of our brains and language. An international team led by researchers from the University of California San Diego and Southern Cross University […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new article published in Archaeometry has uncovered the first direct evidence of deliberate arsenical bronze production in ancient Egypt, demonstrating that Middle Kingdom metalworkers were much more technologically advanced than previously believed. The discovery, which was made on Elephantine Island near Aswan, dates to around 2000–1650 BCE. The researchers identified “speiss,” a metalworking by-product […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new archaeological study has shed light on the early development of the Scythian “animal style,” one of the most iconic art traditions in the ancient world. Researchers led by Dr. Timur Sadykov have analyzed finds from Tunnug 1, a monumental burial mound in the Republic of Tuva, Russia, dated to the late ninth century […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Astuvansalmi in Ristiina, Finland, has the largest known prehistoric rock painting collection in the Nordic countries. Some 80 motifs of animals, humans, and abstract figures have been discovered on the cliff that faces Lake Yövesi and date back about 5,000 years. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland are using advanced imaging and artificial intelligence […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In the Himalayan region of Dolpo in northwestern Nepal, researchers have undertaken an ambitious mission to digitally document the centuries-old Buddhist monasteries in the region. Combining advanced 3D technology with architectural and geodetic expertise, the initiative offers the first comprehensive record of Dolpo’s religious structures—those that have been exposed for so long to earthquakes, landslides, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new multidisciplinary study led by the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH), in collaboration with IPHES-CERCA and other institutes, challenges conventional assumptions about the role of scavenging in human evolution. In a study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the researchers argue that the consumption of carrion was not a marginal […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have identified Ix Ch’ak Ch’een as one of the rulers of the ancient Maya city of Cobá, and uncovered the city’s dynastic history during the 6th century CE. The discovery comes from the “Foundation Rock,” a limestone monument found near a natural water reservoir (aguada) in the Nohoch Mul Group, which is home to […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new radiocarbon dating analysis has finally settled one of archaeology’s most contentious debates: when the massive eruption of Thera (Santorini) volcano occurred in relation to the dynastic timeline of ancient Egypt. The research, published in PLOS ONE by an international team of scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Groningen, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new paper recently published has provided the most detailed analysis to date of the way in which early Australian boomerangs combined engineering expertise with rich cultural meaning. Researchers working with Indigenous communities in southeastern Australia have analyzed a 19th-century wangim (boomerang) unearthed from a reported burial near Yarra Junction, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, to shed […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary Assyrian inscription from the First Temple period in Jerusalem—the first of its kind to be discovered in the city. The tiny fragment of pottery, just 2.5 centimeters in diameter and inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, was discovered close to the Temple Mount’s Western Wall in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in South Korea have uncovered the first ice storage facility ever recorded from the Baekje Sabi period (538–660 CE) at the Busosanseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province. The discovery sheds new light on the technological progress and royal authority of one of Korea’s earliest kingdoms. It was found […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have completed the fifth and most fruitful excavation season at Bremenium Fort in High Rochester, Northumberland National Park, and have uncovered the largest range of artifacts and architectural remains to date. The project, run by the Redesdale Archaeological Group (RAG) and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, continues to deepen understanding of this […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A genetic study has now reconstructed the maternal ancestry of Iron Age Iberians in north-eastern Spain, revealing a population deeply embedded in local continuity but influenced by long-distance female movements. The research, conducted by Daniel R. Cuesta-Aguirre, Cristina Santos, of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and their colleagues, is published in the Journal of Archaeological […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recently analyzed set of 1.5-million-year-old Kenyan fossils has provided the most complete view yet of the anatomy of Paranthropus boisei, an ancient hominin known for its massive jaw and teeth. The fossils, discovered near Lake Turkana between 2019 and 2021, include hand, wrist, and foot bones, and fragments of a skull and teeth. They […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in eastern Croatia have unearthed a horrific scene from the Roman Empire’s turbulent past — a mass grave of seven men, likely Roman soldiers, interred deep in an ancient well. The discovery, made in 2011 during the construction of a university building in Osijek (ancient Mursa), has now been thoroughly studied and published in […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a massive stone-lined basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, situated about eleven miles east of Rome. The structure, partially cut into the bedrock and dating to about 250 BCE, can be described as one of the earliest examples of Roman monumental architecture beyond temples and city walls. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a vast Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in central Jordan, offering fresh insights into how early communities responded to major social and environmental changes more than 5,000 years ago. Located southwest of Madaba, Murayghat is dated to Early Bronze Age I (around 3500–3000 BCE), a […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Classic Maya household complex buried on the Punta Ycacos Lagoon seafloor in southern Belize, offering an entirely new look at how ordinary Maya families lived and worked more than 1,200 years ago. The discovery, analyzed by Dr. Heather McKillop and Dr. E. Cory Sills and published in Ancient Mesoamerica, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Modern archaeology follows a linear timeline of human development, with early hominins appearing around 4 million BCE, Homo sapiens around 300 000 BCE, and the rise of agriculture and complex civilizations after roughly 10 000 BCE. In this model, progress is viewed as steady and cumulative, moving from primitive tools to metallurgy and monumental architecture. By contrast, ancient Indian texts describe a cyclic model, where civilizations rise and fall repeatedly over vast ages. The period tra...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Ix Ch’ak Ch’een was one of at least four women who oversaw the city of Cobá. The post Mystery Mayan ruler was no king appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Conny Waters - AncienPages.com - Lake Mezzano, situated in Tuscany, Italy, is a small volcanic crater lake that formed around 400,000 years ago. Historians associate it with the ancient Lacus Statoniensis, referenced by Seneca and Pliny. The lake has long attracted underwater archaeologists due to evidence of settlements on its floor. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti […]| Ancient Pages
For many years, researchers have discussed two main theories about how people first migrated to North America: one suggests migration across the Siberian land bridge known as Beringia around 13,000 years ago, while the other proposes an earlier migration along a Pacific coastal route, possibly as early as 20,000 years ago.| Ancient Pages
Excavations also revealed a large bread oven and fossilized dough. The post Archaeologists discover massive ancient Egyptian fortress appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
I’ve really enjoyed all three of Michelle Paver’s previous supernatural novels for adults; Dark Matter, Thin Air and the Gothic Wakenhyrst, Thin Air – the one I read first being my favourite, so I was really looking forward to reading Rainforest, and it didn’t disappoint with its gorgeous cover, and also fits in with #RIPXX Read More| AnnaBookBel
What is a good book for studying Paul's missionary journeys? A review of Journeys of the Apostle Paul (Lexham 2019). The post Allan Chapman, The Victorians and the Holy Land: Adventurers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Lands of the Bible appeared first on Reading Acts.| Reading Acts
It wasn't typhus that plagued his troops. The post The real killer of Napoleon’s army revealed by DNA testing appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Part of the empire’s strength was drawn from its different populations. The post Ancient Roman mass grave shows its army’s ethnic diversity appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
The 2,000-year-old woman wears ink of prowling tigers and a fantastical griffin-like beast. Her tattoos were inked by two artists — a beginner and an expert.| Science News Explores
A recent radiocarbon dating study has provided new insights into the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose. This significant research highlights his pivotal role in reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt, marking the beginning of the New Kingdom era.| Ancient Pages
Yonatan Adler has posted on his academia.edu page that from today we are able to download his new book for free.Free to download for two weeks only!Starting today, you can download for free my new book: Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)Download it now, and read … Continue reading "Yonatan Adler’s New (Free) Book Relating to Hellenistic Period and the Hebrew Bible" The post Yonatan Adler’s New (Free) Book Relating to ...| Vridar
Such problems are never discussed. It is obvious that the inscription has been accepted in modern Israel as a kind of magna carta for the relations between the modern state and ancient Israel, a holy text, even more holy than the Hebrew Bible and as such beyond discussion – including any discussion about the meaning … Continue reading "The Tel Dan Inscription — (The Sacred “House of David” Inscription — “proof” of the biblical Kingdom of David)" The post The Tel Dan Inscriptio...| Vridar
Pinworm, bacterial E.coli, Blastocystis, and more. The post Ancient poop from Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’ teems with parasites appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Cahokia emerged as the largest city north of modern-day Mexico around 1050 CE, with a population exceeding 20,000. It was composed of three connected precincts located in the central areas of the northern "American Bottom," a floodplain along the Mississippi River within what is known as "Greater Cahokia."| Ancient Pages
Scholar Stephen A. Murphy’s latest book shines a light on the archaeology of Buddhism in northeast Thailand from the 7th to 11th centuries. The post Rivers of Dharma: Buddhism on the Khorat Plateau appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.| Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
Last December, flames engulfed Ohio’s Overfield Tavern Museum. Now archaeologists get to dig beneath the floorboards. The post Rare 19th-century coins found after fire at historic tavern appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Gabii was a once powerful city, but was largely abandoned by 50 CE. The post Forgotten rival of Ancient Rome featured an impressive water basin appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
October is Octobering – with changing leaves, lovely golden light, fall theatre and a visit from my parents. Between all that and Gala prep at ZUMIX, here’s what I have been reading: Dear Miss Lake, A.J. PearceI’ve adored Pearce’s series following the WWII adventures of journalist Emmy Lake, her best friend Bunty, and Emmy’s colleagues […]| cakes, tea and dreams
Airborne laser scanning over the Karst Plateau, on the border between Slovenia and Italy, has revealed a network of prehistoric stone constructions unparalleled in Europe. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study identifies four dry-stone monumental megastructures that are the largest and most probably the oldest large-scale hunting system […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Conservation work on one of Scotland’s greatest archaeological finds has uncovered an unexpected secret: Bronze Age artifacts with a silvery sheen from an age when silver itself was virtually unknown. The discovery comes from the Peebles Hoard, which was discovered in 2020 south of the town of Peebles by metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien. After 3,000 […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
When Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, went to clear weeds behind their home in New Orleans’ Carrollton neighborhood, they discovered a heavy marble slab with an inscription in Latin. Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, was at first concerned that her house was sitting atop a forgotten local cemetery. But what she and […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In Neolithic Europe, long before writing or metal tools, people relied on an incredible substance—birch bark tar. A new study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, reveals that this black, sticky substance, found at lakeside settlements around the Alps, has retained an impressive molecular record of how early farmers lived, ate, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
About 42,000 years ago, early modern humans across Europe and the Near East began producing remarkably similar types of stone tools. Archaeologists had long assumed that these shared designs reflected a single tradition of technology—one passed west across the continent as Homo sapiens migrated from the Near East to Europe. But a new report published […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists from the University of California at San Diego and the University of Haifa have discovered the oldest known Iron Age ship cargoes found in a known port city in Israel, yielding direct, rare evidence of maritime trade in the eastern Mediterranean. The discovery, published in Antiquity, redefines what was known about seaborne trade during […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in southwestern Turkey have uncovered an astonishing architectural transformation in the ancient city of Kaunos—one that spans more than a millennium of history. Excavations near the city’s harbor have unearthed a Roman hospital that was later converted into a Byzantine monastery complex with a remarkably well-preserved church, offering an extraordinary window into the city’s […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Satellite imagery has revealed 76 ancient stone hunting traps and hundreds of previously unseen settlements in the high-altitude Andes of northern Chile—evidence that hunting and gathering persisted at the center of Andean life long after agriculture appeared. The discovery, led by Dr. Adrián Oyaneder of the University of Exeter and published in Antiquity, contradicts centuries […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a large New Kingdom fortress at Tell El-Kharouba in North Sinai, near the town of Sheikh Zuweid and the Gaza border. The site lies along the ancient “Way of Horus,” an important military and trade route that once connected Egypt to Syria, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. The fortress, according to the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study suggests that the Wari, a pre-Inca civilization that flourished in the central Andes between 600 and 1000 CE, may have used a hallucinogenic beer to unify their multicultural realm. The study, published in La Revista de Arqueología Americana, hypothesizes that Wari elites mixed a psychedelic substance called vilca—derived from the seeds of […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A man hunting for fishing worms near his summer house in the Stockholm area has made an amazing discovery: a large hoard of silver coins and jewelry from the early Middle Ages. The hoard, weighing around six kilograms (13 pounds), consists of thousands of silver coins mixed with rings, pendants, and beads. The finder immediately […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Bronze Age burial complex near the ancient coastal port of Yavneh-Yam in Israel, yielding rare evidence of Canaanite funeral practices and elite connections with Egypt around 3,300 years ago. The discovery, described in the journal Antiquity, was unearthed after construction works inadvertently broke through the ceiling of a monumental […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley that was likely used to allow ancient Mesoamerican farmers to track the sun’s path during the summer and winter solstices. The earthen structure, about 205 feet (62.5 meters) long, likely dates to between CE 600 and 1100 and highlights how local communities blended astronomy, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The remarkably well-preserved remains of a man who died in central Mexico around 1,000 years ago have revealed the ancient human microbiome — the community of bacteria that once thrived in his intestines. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, offer a glimpse into the microorganisms that inhabited the bodies of pre-Hispanic Mesoamericans centuries before contact […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study published in Current Anthropology may have solved one of the largest mysteries of ancient Mesoamerica—the language spoken in Teotihuacan, the vast metropolis that dominated central Mexico nearly two thousand years ago. Teotihuacan, founded around 100 BCE and abandoned by 600 CE, was one of the largest cities of the ancient world, home […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new paper published recently in PLOS ONE has uncovered evidence that early humans who inhabited the region near present-day Rome butchered a giant elephant around 404,000 years ago, ate its meat as food, and used its bones as tools. The discovery, at the Casal Lumbroso site in northwestern Rome, is one of the most […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists excavating a Roman civilian settlement at Turda, Romania, have unearthed many artifacts, including a rare bronze box with a relief of a classical temple façade. It was found within the canabae legionis—the settlement that developed around the camp of the Legio V Macedonica during its 3rd-century CE stay at Potaissa. The new excavations, conducted […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study published in Science Advances is reshaping our understanding of early colonial life in North America. By analyzing centuries-old horse and donkey bones unearthed at Jamestown, Virginia, researchers have discovered that English settlers brought not only horses but also at least one donkey to the colony in the early 1600s—decades earlier than previously […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
For centuries, researchers have been captivated by the mystery of how the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—transported their huge moai statues. Now, new research using physics, 3D modeling, and field experiments presents the strongest evidence yet that the gigantic stone statues were not dragged or rolled, but “walked” upright to their […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
AI analysis reveals Homo habilis was preyed on by leopards, reshaping our understanding of early human evolution.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A man digging for worms at his summer house in Sweden has unearthed a stupendous treasure: a silver hoard of up to 20,000 coins from the Early Middle Ages.| Live Science
For Michael D’Ottavio, the CEMML Early-Career Development Program gave him the perfect opportunity to deepen his interest in American military history. Through his job as a cultural resources technician on an Air Force base, he gained useful skills and hands-on experience. Now, he’s excited to continue his storytelling journey in archaeology.| CEMML
International Colloquia in Madrid and Istanbul (30 October – 1 November 2025)| Pergamon Micro-Region
Dr Lamb will take up the position of honorary professor of environmental geochemistry, with a focus on collaborative research. The post Dr Angela Lamb appointed as honorary professor by the University of Nottingham appeared first on British Geological Survey.| British Geological Survey
Ever wondered how we can peek into the lives of creatures that lived tens of thousands of years ago? Dr. Danielle Fraser, the museum’s Head of Paleobiology, reveals how radiocarbon dating uncovers the ages of fossils and the stories they tell.| Canadian Museum of Nature
Following is a recent assigmnment of mine -- a research plan for an essay -- that I think contains some information that will be of interest to some readers. . . . Russell Gmirkin gets a mention, by the way. Rethinking Scribal Culture in Persian Period Yehud: Evidence and the Formation of the Hebre| Vridar
Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia reveals human settlement 12,800 years ago, challenging beliefs about Arabia’s desert past.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Increasingly, archaeologists are concerned with the here and now. This is evident in a new study, led by researchers from the University of York, which has ...| the-past.com
Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.| Live Science
I’m taking part in the Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) challenge for the fifth time this year! This challenge runs from 1st September to 31st October, and involves reading books classified as mystery, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, gothic, horror or supernatural. You can find my earlier round-ups here: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024. To kick off, I’m reviewing two … Continue reading RIP XX: Short Reads| Laura Tisdall
Oldest blue pigment in Europe found in Germany reveals Paleolithic humans used azurite for symbolic and cultural expression.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Digital reconstruction of the Yunxian 2 skull reshapes human evolution timelines in Asia and Denisovan origins.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
5,000-year-old dolmen discovered in Teba, Málaga, reveals ancient burial practices and trade networks in prehistoric Iberia.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In November, Phillips will be auctioning a juvenile Triceratops skeleton that could fetch up to $3.5 million. Named “Cera“, the skeleton is the first full Triceratops discovered, retaining more than two-thirds of its skeleton. It was excavated in 2016 in South Dakota and contains most of the integral skeletal parts, including limbs and the vertebral […] The post Phillips To Auction Triceratops Skeleton Est. At $3.5M appeared first on The Art Insider.| The Art Insider
Bronze Age hoard in Rosemarkie reveals exquisite ornaments, rare organic wrappings, and insights into ancient Highland life.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In August and early September, our survey team returned to the Pergamon Micro-Region to continue exploring the landscapes that shaped life between the city and the countryside. As part of the project Transformation of the Pergamon Micro-Region between the Hellenistic and the Roman Imperial Period, we aim to understand how Pergamon interacted with its surrounding countryside — e.g., through settlement, land use, cult, and infrastructure. This year’s campaign focused on the Selinus Valley s...| Pergamon Micro-Region
Excavations at Marea reveal Church N1, a Late Antique site showing Justinian-era Christian ritual and pilgrimage life.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
This past week, Global Digital Heritage (GDH) took part in the Digital Heritage – International Congress 2025 in Siena, and what a week it has been! Our president, Dr. Herbert Maschner, delivered one of the most talked–about presentations of the entire congress: “A Guerrilla Manifesto”. His words challenged the prevailing focus on endless debates over standardization and instead […]| Global Digital Heritage
New study suggests Maya rulers' hand gestures on Altar Q encode Long Count calendar dates, revealing a hidden script in Copán.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Discovery of a submerged port near Taposiris Magna may reveal clues to Cleopatra’s tomb and Egypt’s Ptolemaic past.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Our planet hasn’t always looked the way it does. For millions of years, Earth was so drastically different from the world we know that it might as well have been a different planet! In August 2024, paleontologists made an exciting find: matching sets of dinosaur footprints. Simply finding dinosaur footprints, hundreds of millions of years […] The post How Matching Dinosaur Footprints Ended Up on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic Ocean first appeared on History Defined.| History Defined
Archaeologists uncover Kara-Asar, a major Dzhetyasar site, revealing ancient life, architecture, and culture in Central Asia.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient Southeast Asian mummies, up to 12,000 years old, reveal early hunter-gatherer burial practices and smoke-drying techniques.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New study reveals Sardinia’s Bronze Age bronzetti were crafted with local and Iberian copper, showing vast trade networks.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
