Ancient Microbiome of Mexico’s Zimapán Man Analyzed

What is Environmental History? JamesHoare Thu, 10/16/2025 - 09:12

ZALASZENTGRÓT, HUNGARY—Roman-era wells that may have been part of the ancient settlement of Maestriana have […] The post Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hungary, Maestriana, Roman, well

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign (September-December 1864) was the last major military operation in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After the Southern stronghold of Atlanta fell to Union forces, Confederate General John Bell Hood marched his army into Tennessee to disrupt the enemy supply lines and liberate Nashville from Northern occupation. It was a desperate gambit that...

BUYEO, SOUTH KOREA—The Chosun Daily reports that an ice-storage facility has been found at the […] The post Baekje Kingdom Ice House Found in South Korea appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Busosanseong Fortress, ice house, South Korea

ROME, ITALY—According to a report in La Brújula Verde, the base of a sculpture that […] The post Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Crete, Gortyna, Greece, pig, suid

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant shipping and a secret telegram which suggested Germany and Mexico would become allies so that the latter could grab control of three southern states. The US government was also motivated...

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant shipping and a secret telegram which suggested Germany and Mexico would become allies so that the latter could grab control of three southern states. The US government was also motivated...

The Radical John Wilkes JamesHoare Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:51

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Live Science reports that a man digging for worms near his summer home in […] The post Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bishop's coin, hoard, Knut Eriksson, medieval, pearls, silver, Sweden

MUĞLA, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that an investigation of an area near the harbor of […] The post Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, hospital, Kaunos, monstery, Roman, Turkey

Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a general, politician, and six-time president of Mexico. Although he is best-known in the United States for the role he played in the Texas Revolution, the Battle of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre, and his defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto, he played a much larger role in his nation's history, so much so that the period between 1821 and 1855 is known...

‘Killing the Dead’ by John Blair review JamesHoare Tue, 10/14/2025 - 08:57

ROME, ITALY—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, early humans in […] The post Did Central Italy’s Hominins Develop a Strategy for Butchering Elephants? appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, elephant, hominin, Italy, Middle Pleistocene, Palaeoloxodon

AUSTIN, TEXAS—According to a Live Science report, James Neely of the University of Texas at […] The post Ancient Mesoamerican Farmers Might Have Used Scorpion Mound to Track the Sun appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, astronomy, calendar, Mexico, scorpion, solstice

BEIJING, CHINA—According to a statement released by Peking University, researchers led by Huang Yani and […] The post DNA Study of China’s First Farmers Reveals Population Movements appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Baligang, China, DNA, East Asia, Neolithic

SANLIURFA, TURKEY—Investigation of the eastern and southern slopes of the mound at southeastern Turkey's site […] The post Subsurface Scanning Detects Structures at World’s Oldest Cult Center appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Gobeklitepe, Neolithic, Turkey

The Battle of Nashville (15-16 December 1864) was the last major battle in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After suffering a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Franklin (30 November), Lieutenant General John Bell Hood led the once-proud Confederate Army of Tennessee onward in a desperate attempt to capture Nashville, a major supply and manufacturing center. He clashed...

Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Cremona who achieved considerable fame during her lifetime as the first widely-known female artist. She was invited by the Habsburg King Philip II of Spain (reign 1556-1598) to become the painting instructor and lady-in-waiting to his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois (1546-1568). In 1573, she married an Italian nobleman...