Archaeologists Locate Lost Maya "Land of the White Jaguar"

A socketed sickle of British manufacture has been discovered at the Suret site in Val-de-Reui in France’s lower Seine valley. The sickle dates to the Atlantic Late Bronze Age (1200–600 BC) and is a very rare find in France, one of only ten known. The sickle is made of copper alloy and is complete, although … Read the full post →"Late Bronze Age British sickle found in France"

LAODICEA, TURKEY—Turkish archaeologists unearthed a remarkably well-preserved ancient assembly hall in Laodicea that functioned as […] The post Roman Assembly Hall Unearthed in Ancient Anatolian City appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Anatolia, assembly hall, Laodicea, theater, Turkey

GOA, INDIA—The Indian Express reports that construction work near the Basilica of Bom Jesus in […] The post Former Portuguese Colonial Arsenal Excavated in India appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Albuquerque, arsenal, cannonballs, Goa, India, Portugese conquest

COOKHAM, ENGLAND—When University of Reading archaeologists began excavating a cemetery at an eighth-century Anglo-Saxon monastery […] The post Anglo-Saxon Monastery Was England's Earliest Hospice appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Anglo Saxon, cancer, cemetery, Cookham, England, hospice, monastery

Soviets, often called Soviets of Workers' Deputies, were worker councils first formed during the Russian Revolution of 1905 when a general strike was called against the Tsarist regime. Factory and other types of workers across the newly industrialised Russian Empire elected some of their number to manage the strikes and represent worker interests, such as improving working conditions and pay. Soviets...

What’s in a Pope’s Name? JamesHoare Wed, 08/06/2025 - 09:03

An excavation in Topolovgrad, Bulgaria, has unearthed the tomb of a Thracian warrior and his horse so richly furnished that archaeologists think he was a local ruler. The burial dates to the second half of the 2nd century B.C., and the goods in his grave are so exceptional in craftsmanship and materials that it is … Read the full post →"Richest Hellenistic Thracian grave in Bulgaria found"

MURAYGHAT, JORDAN—According to a report by La Brújula Verde, archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen […] The post Jordanian Site Served as a Communal Gathering Spot During Crisis appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Copper Age, crisis, dolmen, Jordan, Murayghat, ritual feast

NONG RATCHAWAT, THAILAND—Chewing betel nuts is a popular custom today for millions of people, especially […] The post Dental Analysis Reveals Earliest Evidence of Chewing Psychoactive Betel Seeds appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, betel seeds, dental calculus, Nong Ratchawat, psychoactive, Thailand

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was the most prominent Confederate general of the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia for much of the war and was named general-in-chief of all Confederate forces in 1865. Lee was beloved by his men, leading them to a string of brilliant victories in the campaigns of 1862. His defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863) is...

The Hindenburg disaster occurred on 6 May 1937 when the German Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg attempted to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, but burst into flames. The airship's gas cells were filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas, and the Hindenburg crashed to the ground in just 32 seconds. 35 people on board and one member of the ground crew died in the disaster; there were 62 survivors...

The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax JamesHoare Tue, 08/05/2025 - 09:06

Three new prehistoric Domus de Janas tombs have been discovered in the necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu in northern Sardinia. These finds bring to total number of tombs found in the necropolis up to 20. Domus de Janas (meaning “home of the fairies in Sardinian) are rock-cut chamber tombs carved out by several of Sardinia’s pre-Nuragic … Read the full post →"3 new Domus de Janas tombs found in Sardinia"

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...