Earliest Evidence of Indigo Processing Identified on Paleolithic Tools

‘Zbig’ by Edward Luce and ‘Henry Kissinger’ by Jérémie Gallon review JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:37

The Lin Biao Incident JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:36

Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges in a patriarchal society, Razia distinguished herself as an able and courageous leader. She held a formidable position of authority in one of the most politically significant Islamic kingdoms of medieval...

A rare clay cinerary urn shaped like a house discovered in 2023 was presented to the public last month for the first time. The rare artifact is only the fourth house urn discovered in Poland since World War II, and this one is unique in design. It is a rectangular model house on nine legs … Read the full post →"Rare 2,600-year-old house urn found in Poland"

A helmet from the mid-3rd century B.C. in exceptional condition has been recovered from the waters of the Egadi Islands off the western coast of Sicily. The bronze helmet is complete and undamaged with both cheekpieces, an extremely rare survival. It is one of the most complete ever recovered. Montefortino type helmets were semicircular at … Read the full post →"Complete helmet from First Punic War found"

Lost in the Kennedy Files JamesHoare Sat, 09/06/2025 - 16:06

A copper alloy ingot from the from the Scandinavian pre-Roman Iron Age that emerged from Särdal on the west coast of Sweden, in 2022 is the first of its kind ever found in Sweden. An analysis of its composition has found it is also a metallurgic twin to metal hoards from the same period found … Read the full post →"Unique copper alloy ingot found in Sweden"

JERASH, JORDAN—The world’s first pandemic, known as the Plague of Justinian after the sitting Byzantine […] The post Ancient DNA Pinpoints Culprit Responsible for World's First Pandemic appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Ancient DNA, Black Death, Jerash, Jordan, pandemic, Plague of Justinian, Yersinia pestis

PERUGIA, ITALY—During routine restoration work at the ancient Palazzone Necropolis in Perugia, Italy workers found […] The post Etruscan Urn with Carved Medusa Head Puzzles Experts appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Etruscan, funerary urns, Hypogeum, Italy, Medusa, necropolis, Perugia

People have been sending letters to each other ever since paper and pen were invented, but it was not until 1840 that a new idea was introduced where people could prepay the cost of delivering their letter to their chosen destination using a Penny Black postage stamp. This was the Universal Penny Post. No longer did the recipient have to give money to the person who delivered the letter or pay a...

A Roman-era tomb with a rare bilingual funerary inscription has been discovered in Strikçan, northern Albania. It dates to the 3rd or 4th century A.D. Measuring 9 by 6 meters (30 by 20 feet) with a burial chamber 2.4 meters (8 feet) high, it is the first monumental tomb from the Roman period discovered in … Read the full post →"Roman tomb with bilingual inscription found in Albania"

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