DNA Analysis Reveals West African Ancestry in Early Medieval England

The Hunt for Martin Marprelate JamesHoare Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:12

HALIN, MYANMAR—Ancient Chinese written documents record that by the second century a.d., a vast trade […] The post "Rising Sun" Coins Reveal Extensive Ancient Trade Networks Across Southeast Asia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bangladesh, Cambodia, coinage, Myanmar, rising star, trade networks, Vietnam

BOLTON, ENGLAND—The Bolton News reports that an exceedingly rare, once decrepit ancient Roman sun hat […] The post Restored Roman Sun Hat Goes on Display appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bolton Museum, Conservation, Egypt, England, Flinders Petrie, hat, Roman, sunhat

ZWOLEN, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that archaeologists have uncovered a site in the Mazovia region […] The post Neanderthal Tool Workshop Uncovered in Poland appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, butchery, flint, mazovia, Neanderthal, Poland, tool making, workshop, zwolen

The Creole Mutiny/Creole Rebellion (1841) was an insurrection aboard the brig Creole on 7 November 1841 during which 19 enslaved men (of the 135 men, women, and children held as slaves on board), led by Madison Washington, took the ship by force. The Creole had been sailing from Virginia to the slave markets in New Orleans, but, after its seizure by Washington and his men, it was redirected to the...

The Bolshevik Revolution occurred on 7 November 1917 (old calendar 25 October) and established a new republic: Soviet Russia. The Bolsheviks were radical socialists led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose goal was a fairer society where workers and peasants were not exploited by wealthy capitalists. Following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) on 2 March and the inability of the...

‘The Invention of the Eastern Question’ by Ozan Ozavcı review JamesHoare Tue, 08/19/2025 - 08:29

The Ancient Greek World at War JamesHoare Tue, 08/19/2025 - 08:28

A small ceramic pot unearthed by authorized metal detectorists in a forest near Bochnia in southern Poland has been found to contain more than 600 silver coins and four gold ducats from the 15th century. When the vessel was first discovered by members of the Bochnia Treasure Hunters’ Association STATER on March 16th, three loose … Read the full post →"Medieval hoard of silver coins, gold ducats found in Poland" Medieval, Treasures

GRUTAS TZABNAH, MEXICO—Archaeologists have long debated why Maya communities in the Southern Lowlands suffered a […] The post Mexican Cave Stalagmites Suggest Droughts Helped Fuel Maya Collapse appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cave, drought, Grutas Tzabnah, Maya, Maya collapse, Mexico, stalagmite, Yucatán

BAIAE, ITALY—For centuries, the waterfront resort of Baiae on the Bay of Naples was the […] The post Baiae Bath Complex May Belong to Cicero's Villa appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, baiae, bath, Bay of Naples, Cicero, Italy, Rome, underwater archaeology

Patrick R. Cleburne (1828-1864) was an Irish-born Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Having immigrated to Arkansas in 1850, Cleburne fell in love with his adopted state and volunteered to fight for the Confederate States in 1861. He fought in several significant campaigns in the western theater of the war and steadily rose through the ranks to become a major general...

An illustrated poem eulogizing a deceased squirrel written by James Hadfield, imprisoned in Bethlem psychiatric hospital after attempting to assassinate King George III, has gone on public display for the first time. Hadfield’s epitaph for his squirrel friend Jack is being shown alongside other previously unseen works from the Bedlam archives at the Bethlem Museum … Read the full post →"Bedlam regicide’s eulogy for a squirrel to go on display"

On the Spot: Natasha Wheatley JamesHoare Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:56

What Birmingham Taught Muslim India JamesHoare Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:56

A restored section of the lid of the iconic Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses has been returned to its display case at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. The section encompasses the bare feet of the groom, the pointed toe-shoes of the bride and their lower half of their elaborately draped garments. … Read the full post →"Restored section of Sarcophagus of the Spouses back on display" Ancient, Museums

A rare cast bronze figurine of an armed warrior was one thousands of artifacts unearthed in the recently-concluded excavation of the Celtic oppidum of Manching in Bavaria. He is depicted lunging with a shield raised on his left arm and a sword in his right hand. There’s a loop at the top of the figure’s … Read the full post →"Cast bronze Celtic warrior figurine found in Bavaria"

EIN GEDI, ISRAEL—When researchers entered a cave high above the Dead Sea, they intended to […] The post Rare Aramaic Inscription Discovered in Dead Sea Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aramaic, Bar Kokhba Revolt, cave, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, inscription, Israel