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SANDAY, SCOTLAND—Last year, when winter storms revealed a previously-unknown shipwreck on a beach on Sanday […] The post Researchers Track Down Identity of Scottish Shipwreck appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Earl of Chatham, French and Indian War, HMS Hind, Orkney Islands, Revolutionary War, Sanday, shipwreck, whaling ship

HUACA YOLANDA, PERU—Peruvian authorities announced the discovery of a uniquely decorated ancient wall at the […] The post Pre-Inca Temple Wall Uncovered in Peru appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Huaca Yolanda, Peru, pre-Incan, relief sculpture, temple, wall paintings

The Polish-Lithuanian Republic (1569-1795) was one of the largest and most populous states in Early Modern Europe, yet in 1795, its last remnants were partitioned between Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Here we take a look at the reasons why this mighty power ended up so weak that the neighbours who once feared it could now consume it. The Noble Republic The reason why Poland-Lithuania was called...

Shakespeare’s Lost Years JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14

Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14

A rare piece of a bronze breastplate from the Bronze Age have been discovered at an undisclosed location in South Moravia. It is only the second example of bronze armor ever discovered in the Czech Republic. A folded sheet of metal was found in a 2023 excavation buried together with a spearhead, a sickle, a … Read the full post →"Piece of Bronze Age chestplate found in Moravia"

A CIBDÁ DE ARMEA, SPAIN—An exceptionally rare amulet was unearthed at the Roman-era site of […] The post Rare Fossil Was Made Into Roman Jewelry appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, A cibda de armea, amulet, fossil, Galicia, Romans, Spain, trilobite

MAREE, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that archaeologists from the University of Galway have uncovered a […] The post Ringfort Belonging to Powerful Irish Early Medieval Rulers Unearthed in Galway appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Galway, Ireland, Iron Age, Maree, medieval, Rathgurreen, ringfort

TRIPOLIS, TURKEY––The ancient city of Tripolis, near the town of Baldun, is one of the […] The post Extravagant Roman Villa Had Its Own Fishpond appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fishpond, Roman villa, Tripolis, Turkey

‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:08

The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:06

When Alfred the Great – often presented as Englands founding father – died in 899, much of England was still under Viking rule. His kingdom was restricted to the southern realms of Wessex (south of the Thames) and western Mercia (West Midlands). Yet, by 927, his grandson, Aethelstan (reign 924-939), would claim sovereignty over all England. What happened in the intervening three decades to allow...

A unique silver gilt and amethyst jewel has been unearthed from the moat of Castle Kolno in Stare Kolnie, southwestern Poland. Found embedded in the sediment of the moat between timber posts from a defunct bridge, the jewel can be dated by dendrochronological and stratigraphic evidence to between the early 14th century and the mid-15th … Read the full post →"Medieval amethyst jewel found in castle moat"

LAKE LEDNICA, POLAND––Notes from Poland reports that when underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University retrieved […] The post Beam with Carved Human Face Retrieved from Polish Lake appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, face, House of Piast, Lake Lednica, Mieszko I, Ostrow Lednicki, Poland, wooden carving

ASIAB, IRAN––Modern etiquette mandates that guests invited to a holiday gathering should bring something to […] The post Dinner Guests Brought Pigs to Neolithic Party appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Asiab, boar, Iran, Neolithic, pigs, Zagros Mountains

FORDINGBRIDGE, ENGLAND—Cotswold ARCHAEOLOGY announced that a team of their archaeologists uncovered evidence for hundreds of […] The post Rural Iron and Roman Age British Village Uncovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fordingbridge, grain processing, Iron Age Britain, quern stone, Roman Britain, roundhouses

Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:13

Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:00