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FLEETWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA—Appalachian State University announced that archaeologists were recently summoned to a university property […] The post Archaeologists Locate Significant Native American Campsite in North Carolina appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Appalachian State, Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm, campsite, Native American, North Carolina, projectile points

John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (16-18 October 1859) was carefully planned and, at first, perfectly executed until he made the mistake of letting the physician John Starry go (who then raised the local militia) and allowing the train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which had stopped there, to continue on thereby giving the train's conductor the chance to sound the alarm outside...

Women actively participated in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the two revolutions of 1917, which deposed the tsar and established a Bolshevik government. Women worked both within the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and in the many opposition groups and in non-political organisations. Seeking to improve the rights and opportunities of women of all classes, women agitated for change...

‘The Graces’ by Breeze Barrington review JamesHoare Tue, 08/12/2025 - 08:23

A floppy felt sunhat worn by a Roman soldier in Egypt 1,800 years ago has been painstakingly restored and put on display at the Bolton Museum. One of only three known to survive in the world, and now the best-preserved of the three, the hat has been in storage at the museum for 114 years. … Read the full post →"Roman soldier’s floppy sunhat goes on display" Ancient, Museums

KAPITAN PETKO VOIVODA, BULGARIA—A richly adorned grave of a Thracian warrior and his horse was […] The post Ornate Horse Harness Uncovered in Thracian Warrior's Grave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bulgaria, grave, Hercules, horse harness, Kapitan Petko Voivoda, Thracian warrior, Topolovgrad

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—It has been difficult for archaeologists to accurately estimate the ancient Maya population […] The post New Research Suggests Maya Population May Have Topped 16 Million appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Belize, Guatemala, lidar, Maya, Maya Lowlands, Mexico, population, Yucatán Peninsula

SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA, SPAIN—Hundreds of human bone fragments found at El Mirador Cave in Sierra […] The post Evidence of Neolithic Cannibalism Found in Spanish Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cannibalism, El Mirador Cave, Neolithic, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Often referred to as 'A. P. Hill' to distinguish him from fellow Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill (D. H. Hill), he was one of Robert E. Lee's most valued officers, playing a vital role in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg...

‘The Blood in Winter’ by Jonathan Healey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/11/2025 - 08:55

A group of amateur archaeologists hit not one literal jackpot but three of them in the woods near Kalisz, Poland. Over the course of just five weeks, they discovered three ceramic vessels one after the other, each from different periods with different contents. The third one held a single treasure: a bright yellow gold torc … Read the full post →"Three treasure pots, one with heavy gold necklace, found in Poland" Ancient, Medieval

An unprecedented grouping of rare bipyramidal ingots has been discovered in the Sava River in Tolisa, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina near the border with Croatia. This shape of ingot dates them to between the La Tène culture and the beginning of the Roman era, the 2nd or 1st century B.C., and is exceptionally rare in … Read the full post →"Largest group of bipyramidal ingots found in Bosnia"

A rare brooch dating to the late Migration Period (475-550 A.D.) has been discovered in Kemi, Lapland, northern Finland. The gilded bronze fibula is engraved with stylized zoomorphic figures. It is a unique find for Finland. The brooch is 2.6 inches long with extensive surviving gilding in the front. The back may have originally been … Read the full post →"Iron Age gilded brooch found in Finland"

PARIS, FRANCE—When Napoleon marched his Grand Army of 600,000 troops into Russia in 1812, he […] The post New DNA Analysis Reveals Maladies That Ravaged Napoleon's Troops appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, disease, DNA analysis, Grand Army, Lithuania, Napoleon, paratyphoid fever, relapsing fever, Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi C, Vilnius

ULPIANA, KOSOVO—Vox News Albania reports that Kosovan Minister of Culture Hajrulla Çeku announced that a […] The post Mosaic Inscription Connects Justinian to Ancient City in Kosovo appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, basilica, Byzantine, inscription, Justinian, Justiniana Secunda, Kosovo, Theodora, Ulpiana

POMPEII, ITALY—When Mount Vesuvius erupted in a.d. 79, it famously buried Roman towns around the […] The post Some of Pompeii's Residents Returned Home After Vesuvius Eruption appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, eruption, Italy, Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii

The Russian Provisional Government of 1917, really a series of unelected coalitions, briefly held power from March to November, that is between the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and the Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Lacking legitimacy from the outset and without the backing of the army, the government faced a series of severe crises, not least of which...

New excavations at Pompeii have uncovered archaeological evidence that the city was reoccupied after its destruction in the 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius. Former residents of the city who had no resources to move away and likely wanderers from other locations made homes for themselves in the ruins of the upper floors of buildings that … Read the full post →"Pompeii reoccupied for 4 centuries after its destruction"