Coptic City Unearthed in Egypt's Western Desert

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor JamesHoare Thu, 07/31/2025 - 08:19

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

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI—Missouri State University announced that a team from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) […] The post Archaeologists Locate Historic Missouri Homestead appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, homestead, McKenzie-Townsend, Missouri, Springfield

GDANSK, POLAND—CNN reports that Polish archaeologists made an unexpected find beneath the floor of a […] The post Tomb of Medieval Knight Excavated Beneath Ice Cream Parlor appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Gdansk, grave, ice cream, knight, medieval, Poland, tombstone

Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death JamesHoare Wed, 07/30/2025 - 09:02

Archaeologists have discovered a double-sided polychrome mural carved in high and low relief at the ancient site of Huaca Yolanda in the La Libertad region of Peru. It is between 3,000 and 4,000 years old, dating to before the production of ceramics in the region. It is unique on the Peruvian archaeological record for its … Read the full post →"Unique 3D mural 3,000-4,000 years old found in Peru"

WAIANAE, HAWAII—AP News reports that ocean swells and shifting coastal sands exposed ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs […] The post Shifting Sands Reveal Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hawaii, Oahu, petroglyphs, Waianae

SKAILL FARM, SCOTLAND—As an ARCHAEOLOGY student from the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) […] The post Viking-Era Sculpted Head Found on Scottish Island appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Orkney Islands, Rousay, Scotland, sculpted head, Skaill Farmstead, Viking Age

Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm JamesHoare Tue, 07/29/2025 - 08:43

A gold pendant of a pseudo-Byzantine solidus coin discovered by a metal detectorist in Thaxted, Essex, is shedding new light on the presence of a wealthy elite in early medieval Essex. The gold coin is an imitation of a known issue by Emperor Justin II (r. 565-578 A.D.). The obverse features a portrait of the … Read the full post →"Pseudo-imperial solidus reveals Essex elite" Medieval, Treasures

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A riveting lost Sumerian myth was recently rediscovered thanks to University of Chicago Sumerologist […] The post Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cuneiform tablets, enlil, fox, Iraq, Ishkur, myth, nippur, sumerian

CUEVA DEL REY KONG-OY, MEXICO—Recent research has shed new light on the enigmatic clay sculptures […] The post Mysterious Unfired Clay Sculptures Found in Mexican Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, clay sculpture, Cueva del Rey Kong-Oy, Devil's Cave, Mexico, Oaxaca

ODESSA, UKRAINE—A monument to the French statesman the Duke of Richelieu stands in a prominent […] The post Italian Fortress Uncovered Beneath Odessa Square appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fortress, Genoa, italian, Odessa, Richelieu, Ukraine

Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305) served as queen of Navarre and countess of Champagne and Brie between 1274 and 1305. In 1285, she also became queen consort of France following her marriage to Philip IV of France (reign 1285-1314). Between 1289 and 1297, she had four children, three of whom would become kings of France while one became queen consort of England. In the last year of her life, Joan founded...

‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:00