Ancient Sardinian Tombs Uncovered

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA—BBC reports that new high-resolution imaging of a 2,500-year-old “ice mummy” held in […] The post Scans Reveal 2,500-Year-Old Siberian "Ice Mummy" Had Intricate Tattoos appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Altai Mountains, ice mummy, Pazyryk, Russia, Siberia, tattoos

TELL EL-BURAK, LEBANON—Phoenician builders invented a type of waterproof plaster long before the Romans popularized […] The post Phoenicians Recycled Broken Pottery to Create Special Hydraulic Plaster appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, hydraulic, Lebanon, Phoenician, plaster, Tell el-Burak, wine press

OXFORD, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Oxford, researchers resolved a decades-old […] The post Researchers Identify Traces of Honeycomb in Sixth-Century B.C. Bronze Jars appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bronze, Greek vases, honey, Italy, Paestum

The Mensheviks ('Minoritarians') and Bolsheviks ('Majoritarians') were two rival factions within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), also known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party (RSDWP). The split occurred in 1903 and continued until the 1920s. The more moderate and cautious Mensheviks were led by Julius Martov (1873-1923), while the more revolutionary and pragmatic...

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) often appears as a flawed genius. A genius, he dominated his generation. Flawed, he was murdered for the way in which he did so. Caesar changed Rome, destroying the centuries-old Republican form of Roman government based on annually elected magistrates. He also changed the shape of Europe by attaching France to the Mediterranean world. It is not at all clear whether the...

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Archaeological surveys along the route of Germany’s SuedOstLink high-voltage power project have unearthed sacrificial pits of the Salzmünde culture (3400-3050 B.C.) near Gerstewitz, eastern Germany. Twelve sacrificial pits were discovered containing offerings including the remains of burned houses, ceramics, dog bones and human skulls. The pits are all similar in size, ranging from 2-3 meters … Read the full post →"Neolithic ritual pits unearthed in Germany"

A 900-year-old ceramic ceremonial vessel has been discovered at Harran Archaeological Site in southeastern Turkey. The bowl was fired three times to create a sophisticated multicolored lusterware glaze that gives it a metallic shine. This is the first complete example of lusterware discovered in Harran and represents the peak of medieval Islamic ceramic craftsmanship in … Read the full post →"Rare 900-year-old ceramic bowl found at ancient city of Harran"

A complete handprint has been discovered on the base of a clay funerary model house in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It was left by the potter who crafted the miniature clay building between 3,400 and 4,000 years ago, likely by accident when the artifact was moved from the workshop to a … Read the full post →"Ancient Egyptian handprint found under clay “soul house”"

CASTULO, SPAIN—The Guardian reports that archaeologists excavating at the ancient Roman settlement of Castulo in […] The post Possible 1,700-Year-Old Synagogue Identified in Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bathhouse, Roman, Spain, synagogue

KIRYAT GAT, ISRAEL—According to a statement released by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), archaeologists unearthed […] The post Early Bronze Age Flint Workshop Discovered in Israel appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Canaanite, flint blades, flint workshop, Israel, Kiryat Gat

Archaeologists have discovered the long-sought remains of an 18th century Ottoman fortress on top of artifacts from the 14th century Genoese fortress on the Primorsky Boulevard in the historic center of Odessa, Ukraine. Its location has been debated for 200 years, even though it only disappeared when Imperial Russian troops blew it up in 1789. … Read the full post →"Remains of Ottoman, Genoese forts found in Odessa"

TEPE CHALOW, IRAN—Phys.org reports that a team led by archaeologist Ali Vahdati has excavated the […] The post Rich Bronze Age Burial Unearthed in Iran appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bactria, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, Bronze Age, Iran

SABHA, LIBYA—Archaeologists are investigating engravings that a citizen noticed were carved on rock faces in […] The post 10,000-Year-Old Rock Art Identified in Libyan Mountains appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Libya, rock art

MOHOVO, CROATIA—Archaeologists have unearthed a watchtower on the Danube along the Roman Empire's northern border, […] The post Roman Border Watchtower Excavated in Croatia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Croatia, Danube River, Marcomannic Wars, Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empire, watchtower

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Sticky residue inside bronze vessels found in an underground shrine in Paestum, southern Italy, has been identified as honey. A new method of analysis identified the substance 70 years after it was discovered, contradicting previous analyses and confirming the hypothesis of the archaeologists who first excavated the shrine. Paestum was an important Greek colony founded … Read the full post →"2,500-year-old honey identified in ancient offering"

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—When Egyptologists from the Fitzwilliam Museum examined the bottom of an ancient Egyptian “soul […] The post Egyptian Clay Artifact Preserves 4,000-Year-Old Handprint appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Cambridge, clay, Egypt, England, Fitzwilliam Museum, handprint, Soul House