Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death JamesHoare Wed, 07/30/2025 - 09:02

Archaeologists have discovered a double-sided polychrome mural carved in high and low relief at the ancient site of Huaca Yolanda in the La Libertad region of Peru. It is between 3,000 and 4,000 years old, dating to before the production of ceramics in the region. It is unique on the Peruvian archaeological record for its … Read the full post →"Unique 3D mural 3,000-4,000 years old found in Peru"

AIN AL-KHARAB, EGYPT—Egyptian authorities announced that excavations in the Western Desert uncovered the remnants of […] The post Coptic City Unearthed in Egypt's Western Desert appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Ain al-Karab, Coptic, early Christianity, Egypt, kharga oasis, Western Desert

WAIANAE, HAWAII—AP News reports that ocean swells and shifting coastal sands exposed ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs […] The post Shifting Sands Reveal Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hawaii, Oahu, petroglyphs, Waianae

SKAILL FARM, SCOTLAND—As an ARCHAEOLOGY student from the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) […] The post Viking-Era Sculpted Head Found on Scottish Island appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Orkney Islands, Rousay, Scotland, sculpted head, Skaill Farmstead, Viking Age

Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm JamesHoare Tue, 07/29/2025 - 08:43

A gold pendant of a pseudo-Byzantine solidus coin discovered by a metal detectorist in Thaxted, Essex, is shedding new light on the presence of a wealthy elite in early medieval Essex. The gold coin is an imitation of a known issue by Emperor Justin II (r. 565-578 A.D.). The obverse features a portrait of the … Read the full post →"Pseudo-imperial solidus reveals Essex elite" Medieval, Treasures

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A riveting lost Sumerian myth was recently rediscovered thanks to University of Chicago Sumerologist […] The post Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cuneiform tablets, enlil, fox, Iraq, Ishkur, myth, nippur, sumerian

CUEVA DEL REY KONG-OY, MEXICO—Recent research has shed new light on the enigmatic clay sculptures […] The post Mysterious Unfired Clay Sculptures Found in Mexican Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, clay sculpture, Cueva del Rey Kong-Oy, Devil's Cave, Mexico, Oaxaca

ODESSA, UKRAINE—A monument to the French statesman the Duke of Richelieu stands in a prominent […] The post Italian Fortress Uncovered Beneath Odessa Square appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fortress, Genoa, italian, Odessa, Richelieu, Ukraine

Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305) served as queen of Navarre and countess of Champagne and Brie between 1274 and 1305. In 1285, she also became queen consort of France following her marriage to Philip IV of France (reign 1285-1314). Between 1289 and 1297, she had four children, three of whom would become kings of France while one became queen consort of England. In the last year of her life, Joan founded...

‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:00

Democracy and security have never gotten along in American society; even as nearly everyone agrees that some information should be kept from the public, just as many agree that secrecy opens the door to corruption, tyranny, and conspiracy. Perhaps there is no better example of this tension than the nuclear establishment, where the stakes of failure are measured in millions of deaths. But despite...

A rare bronze cauldron from Late Antiquity has been unearthed in the courtyard of the Roman-era residential complex in Pergamon, modern-day Bergama in western Turkey. The cauldron is intact and in its original condition. It is estimated to date to the 7th century, when the luxury home, a peristyle villa known as Mosaic House after its … Read the full post →"1,400-year-old bronze cauldron found Pergamon’s Mosaic House"

Large ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs that have been hidden under the sands of Oahu’s western Waianae Coast for years have reemerged due to shifting of sediment in the waves. The petroglyphs were carved into the shoreline sandstone 1,000 years ago in front of what is now the Pililaʻau Army Recreation Center. U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii’s cultural … Read the full post →"Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs exposed on Oahu shore" Medieval, Treasures

A Middle Bronze Age burial mound containing the remains of man of impressive height has been discovered in Azerbaijan. Preliminary examination of his skeleton estimate his height at 6’7″ (2 meters), and he was buried in a semi-flexed position holding a four-pronged bronze spearhead in his hand, an exceptionally rare find not just in Azerbaijan, … Read the full post →"Remains of extra tall warrior found in Bronze Age kurgan"

VAN, TURKEY—According to a report by The Anadolu Agency, Turkish archaeologists working at the Urartian […] The post Urartian Women May Have Held Administrative Roles appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, burial, Cavustepe, necropolis, Sarduri II, seal, Turkey, Urartian, women

KODAD, INDIA—The Deccan Chronicle reports that the Archaeological Survey of India recently recovered an important […] The post Rare Inscribed Copper Plates Illuminate Indian Dynasty's History appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, copper plates, Deccan, India, Kakatiya dynasty, kodad, Vikramaditya II

TYROL, AUSTRIA—When the well-preserved body of the famous Ötzi the Iceman was recovered from the […] The post New DNA Study Examines Ötzi the Iceman's Neighbors appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancestry, Austria, DNA analysis, genome, Neolithic, Otzi the Iceman, Tyrol, Tyrolean Alps

‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples JamesHoare Fri, 07/25/2025 - 09:36