After Hiroshima: The US Occupation of Japan

STONEHENGE, ENGLAND—There are still many mysteries that surround Stonehenge, but one element that archaeologists generally […] The post Cow's Tooth Strengthens Links Between Stonehenge and Southwest Wales appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bluestones, cow, England, isotope analysis, quarries, Stonehenge, teeth, Wales

Slicing through tropical reefs or patrolling Arctic waters, the Calypso gained worldwide fame as the research ship of the French underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Seen by millions on TV documentaries broadcast worldwide, the Calypso helped Cousteau and his team show the world never-before-seen underwater wonders and raise awareness of environmental issues. The Calypso, then known only...

Basque Identity and French Unity JamesHoare Fri, 08/22/2025 - 08:53

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) has acquired an incredibly rare Anglo-Saxon silver penny inscribed with the first known use of the city name “Exeter.” There are only three examples of this coin known to exist, and the other two are in the British Museum, so this is the only coin marking … Read the full post →"Rare 9th c. Exeter coin goes home" Medieval, Museums

HIPPOS, GOLAN HEIGHTS—A mosaic uncovered at the site of Hippos near the Sea of Galilee […] The post Inscription Hints at Oldest Known Nursing Home appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, decapolis, Golan Heights, Greek, Hippos, inscription, mosaic, nursing home

SARDIS, TURKEY—Türkiye Today reports that a sprawling eighth-century b.c. palace was unearthed at the site […] The post 2,800-Year-Old Lydian Palace Unearthed in Turkey appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Anatolia, coins, Lydians, palace, Sardis, Turkey

NYAYANGA, KENYA—Around three million years ago, early hominins developed what is known as the Oldowan […] The post Human Ancestors Transported Large Stones for Miles to Make Proper Tools appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancient humans, homa peninsula, hominins, Kenya, Nyayanga, Oldowan stone tools, tool making

Six armed robbers. One warehouse. Three tons of gold worth around $320 million today. The raid on the Brink's-Mat secure storage facility on the edge of London's Heathrow airport on 26 November 1983 was Britain's biggest ever gold robbery. The crime caused a sensation in the press as headlines posed the question everyone across the country was asking: what happened to the Brink's-Mat gold? An Inside...

When Summer Meant Sea Serpents JamesHoare Thu, 08/21/2025 - 09:11

A heavy black basalt stele decorated with a carved eagle and Greek inscription has been unearthed in Manbij, a town east of Aleppo, Syria. It features an eagle with open wings clutching a wreath in its talons. Archaeologists believe it is about 2,000 years old and is either a funerary stele from a Roman-era grave. … Read the full post →"Roman-era stele with eagle found in Syria"

ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND—Science reports that recent analysis of an Inca recordkeeping device in the collection […] The post Lock of Hair May Change Knowledge About Inca Recordkeeping appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andes, Inca, khipu, Peru, recordkeeping

LAKE CONSTANCE, GERMANY—Artnet reports that researchers seeking to comprehensively document shipwrecks in the alpine Lake […] The post Sunken Vessels in Alpine Lake Documented appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alps, Germany, lake constance, shipwrecks, underwater archaeology

CALGARY, CANADA—Archaeologists returned to the former homestead site of John Ware, which continued to provide […] The post Canadian Archaeologists Excavate Homestead of Black Rancher John Ware appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alberta, Black, Calgary, Canada, cowboy, homestead, John Ware, Millarville, rancher

Abolitionist author, orator and statesman Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is well-known for his speeches, autobiography, and other works addressing the issue of slavery in the United States in the 19th century, but, in 1853, he wrote his only work of fiction the novella The Heroic Slave based on the Creole Mutiny/Creole Rebellion of 1841 and its leader, Madison Washington. Douglass was approached...

The tomb of young Bronze Age woman buried with opulent grave goods including a cosmetics box decorated with snakes and scorpions has been unearthed at the Tepe Chalow archaeological site in northeast Iran. It is one of the richest graves from the Great Khorasan Civilization ever discovered. The Tepe Chalow site, which at the time … Read the full post →"3,000-year-old burial of elite teen found in Iran"

The Church of England’s Great Ejection JamesHoare Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:13

The Hunt for Martin Marprelate JamesHoare Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:12

HALIN, MYANMAR—Ancient Chinese written documents record that by the second century a.d., a vast trade […] The post "Rising Sun" Coins Reveal Extensive Ancient Trade Networks Across Southeast Asia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bangladesh, Cambodia, coinage, Myanmar, rising star, trade networks, Vietnam