Clotilda, the Last Slave Ship

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—According to a statement released by The National Museum of Denmark, a small figurine […] The post Rare Figurine Illuminates Viking Hairstyles appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, chess piece, figurine, hairstyles, Harald Bluetooth, National Museum of Denmark, Viken, Viking, walrus ivory

SAYBURC, TURKEY—Over the past two decades, archaeological work in southeastern Turkey’s Taş Tepeler, or Stone […] The post Neolithic Structures Found at Site Near Göbeklitepe appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Gobeklitepe, Karahantepe, Neolithic, Sayburc, T-column, Tas Tepeler, Turkey

MIEZA, GREECE—Greek City Times reports that archaeologists renewed excavations at Mieza in northern Greece, a […] The post New Investigation of Aristotle's Ancient School appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Greece, gymnasium, Macedonia, Mieza, Philip II, stylus

Charles VI (lived 1368-1422) reigned as King of France from 1380 to 1422, during an important phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) against England. Known as the 'Mad King' due to his frequent bouts with psychosis, Charles often had to hand power over to regents, which at various times included his corrupt uncles, his wife Queen Isabeau, and his debaucherous younger brother Louis I of Orlans...

Did It Matter That Elizabeth I Was a Woman? JamesHoare Thu, 09/04/2025 - 08:50

The remains of a wooden bridge built over 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Aegerten, Switzerland. More than 300 oak piles from the bridge spans over the Zihl river were unearthed, preserved in the waterlogged soil of the silted-over riverbed. Archaeologists had found remains of Roman military structures on both banks of the Zihl … Read the full post →"2,000-year-old Roman bridge discovered in Switzerland"

HOA LU, VIETNAM—Because of Southeast Asia’s harsh climatic and soil conditions, human remains decay quickly […] The post Oldest Case of Violence in Southeast Asia Identified appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, arrowhead, cave, Hoa Lu, infection, Pleistocene, prehistoric violence, Thung Binh, Vietnam

VICHAMA, PERU—Popular Science reports that Peruvian authorities announced several new discoveries from the Caral civilization […] The post Unique Frog Figurine Unearthed at Peruvian Site appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Caral Civilization, figurine, frog, Peru, statuette, Vichama

NEWE EFRAIM, ISRAEL—The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that archaeologists uncovered rare 4,000-year-old wicks that […] The post 4,000-Year-Old Preserved Lamp Wicks Discovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Israel, Linen, Newe Efraim, oil lamps, wicks

Grattage is a 20th-century painting technique closely associated with the Surrealist movement. The term derives from the French verb gratter, meaning to scrape or to scratch, and refers to a method in which paint applied to a surface is partially removed using pointed tools or everyday objects, revealing underlying textures or colors. The resulting surface exhibits abstract and unpredictable forms...

The grave of a young woman from the La Tène era adorned with a rich collection of bronze jewelry has been discovered 25 miles northwest of Prague. The style of the jewelry dates the grave to the 4th century B.C. Archaeologists from the Archaeological Centre Olomouc excavated the route of planned highway expansion between February … Read the full post →"La Tène burial with rich bronze jewelry found near Prague"

Playing God: Mossad’s Murder of Achmed Bouchiki JamesHoare Wed, 09/03/2025 - 08:50

HUNACTI, MEXICO—The Maya town of Hunacti was established by the Spanish in 1552 as a […] The post How a Maya Town Resisted Spanish Colonial Culture appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hunacti, Maya, Mexico, reisistance, Spanish colonial, Yucatan Peninsula

KHANKE, IRAQ—Al Jazeera reports that a historic drought in northern Iraq has lowered water levels […] The post Drought Reveals Ancient Iraqi Necropolis Beneath Reservoir appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, drought, Hellenistic age, Iraq, Khanke, Mosul Dam, necropolis, reservoir, Seleucid, tombs

LEÓN, SPAIN—Researchers have now studied the remains of an infant unearthed during emergency excavations in […] The post Rare Infant Burial Found at Roman Camp in Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Augustus, Child burial, Iberia, Legio VI Victrix, Leon, roman military camp, Spain

The transatlantic slave trade (also given as the Atlantic slave trade, circa 1492 to 1860) was the practice of enslaving the citizens of African states and transporting them across the Atlantic Ocean to the "New World" of the Americas. Although the Portuguese were the first to initiate the slave trade between Africa and Europe in the 15th century, Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, was the...

Victorian Science’s Duck-Billed Enigma JamesHoare Tue, 09/02/2025 - 08:28

Colditz Castle in Saxony, Germany, sits high on a precipitous cliff face that towers above a tributary of the river Mulde. First built in the 11th century, the forbidding castle was variously used as a lunatic asylum, a sanatorium for the wealthy, and, through the 1930s, as a prison for enemies of Nazi Germany. In 1939, the castle took on its most famous role: a camp for Allied prisoners of war...