9,000-Year-Old Workshop Yields Insight into West African Toolmaking Practices

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

Wimpy vs McDonald’s: The Battle of the Burgers JamesHoare Tue, 09/09/2025 - 08:00

An Etruscan cinerary urn carved with a high-relief face of Medusa has been revealed to contain no ashes or bones as expected, but rather three terracotta vessels. The vessels, two handled jugs and one cup, are simple and undecorated. The urn is part of the collection of the Palazzone Necropolis, and while it was discovered … Read the full post →"Etruscan Medusa urn contains vases, not ashes"

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA—Common within Maya culture was the practice of dental modification, which usually involved […] The post Maya Children Also Received Dental Inlays appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, children, dental modification, Guatemala, jade, Maya, Popol Vuh, teeth

VIMINACIUM, SERBIA—Scenes of gladiators battling wild beasts before packed crowds in Roman arenas are common […] The post First Direct Evidence of Gladiator Fights Against Brown Bears appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, amphitheater, brown bear, Gladiators, Roman, Serbia, skull, venator, Viminacium

It was supposed to be just another masquerade. As daylight turned to dusk on 28 January 1393, servants rushed through the halls of the Htel Saint-Pol in Paris, making the final arrangements for what promised to be an evening of fun and revelry. Large spreads of food were set out on tables; musicians readied their instruments. And, in an adjoining room, six young noblemen were being sewn into costumes...

‘Zbig’ by Edward Luce and ‘Henry Kissinger’ by Jérémie Gallon review JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:37

The Lin Biao Incident JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:36

Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges in a patriarchal society, Razia distinguished herself as an able and courageous leader. She held a formidable position of authority in one of the most politically significant Islamic kingdoms of medieval...

A rare clay cinerary urn shaped like a house discovered in 2023 was presented to the public last month for the first time. The rare artifact is only the fourth house urn discovered in Poland since World War II, and this one is unique in design. It is a rectangular model house on nine legs … Read the full post →"Rare 2,600-year-old house urn found in Poland"

A helmet from the mid-3rd century B.C. in exceptional condition has been recovered from the waters of the Egadi Islands off the western coast of Sicily. The bronze helmet is complete and undamaged with both cheekpieces, an extremely rare survival. It is one of the most complete ever recovered. Montefortino type helmets were semicircular at … Read the full post →"Complete helmet from First Punic War found"

Lost in the Kennedy Files JamesHoare Sat, 09/06/2025 - 16:06

A copper alloy ingot from the from the Scandinavian pre-Roman Iron Age that emerged from Särdal on the west coast of Sweden, in 2022 is the first of its kind ever found in Sweden. An analysis of its composition has found it is also a metallurgic twin to metal hoards from the same period found … Read the full post →"Unique copper alloy ingot found in Sweden"

JERASH, JORDAN—The world’s first pandemic, known as the Plague of Justinian after the sitting Byzantine […] The post Ancient DNA Pinpoints Culprit Responsible for World's First Pandemic appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Ancient DNA, Black Death, Jerash, Jordan, pandemic, Plague of Justinian, Yersinia pestis