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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—For about 400,000 years, humans have consistently relied on fire for various purposes, […] The post New Study Proposes How and Why Early Humans First Used Fire appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cooking, fire, food preservation, hominin, Homo erectus, Israel

MALLORCA, SPAIN—Several ancient Roman writers describe how thrushes were a culinary delicacy, often elaborately prepared […] The post Fried Thrush Was a Popular Roman Street Food appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Mallorca, Pollentia, Roman dining, Spain, street food, taberna, thrush

SHINCLIFFE, ENGLAND—In 1983, archaeological divers located the wooden framework of a structure at the bottom […] The post Archaeologists Solve Mystery of Wooden Structure Submerged in English River appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bridge, Durham, England, Ignatius Bonomi, River Wear, Shincliffe, underwater archaeology

When Sojourner Truth (circa 1797-1883) escaped from slavery, she later said, "I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right" (Delbanco, 142). So it was

Pyotr Stolypin (1862-1911) was a Russian politician who served as prime minister to Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Stolypin ruthlessly quashed anti-Tsarist rebellions after the Russian Revolution

A 6th century B.C. ivory Etruscan sella curulis, the folding seat magistrates sat in during the exercise of their official duties, is newly restored and is back on display at the Civic Archaeological

BASRA, IRAQ—The Shatt al-Arab floodplain outside of Basra is marked with thousands of manmade earthen […] The post Enslaved Africans Built Ancient Agricultural System in Southern Iraq appeared

VALENCIA, SPAIN—Over the past several years, investigation within the Cova Dones cave system in Valencia […] The post Stalagmites in Spanish Cave Display Evidence of Extensive Human Modificati

DRUMANAGH, IRELAND—Last year, Irish archaeologists working at a fort on the Drumanagh promontory north of […] The post First Intact Roman Pot Found in Ireland appeared first on Archaeology Mag

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort by the US Congress to resolve a sectional dispute between the 'free states' of the North and the 'slave states' of the South. Hoping to hinder the westwar

Cannibal Crusaders JamesHoare Thu, 06/05/2025 - 09:05

The Rijksmuseum has acquired a rare condom dating to around 1830 that features an erotic etching on the long side. The thin material is believed to have been made from the appendix of a sheep and prob

ASSIUT, EGYPT—The Egyptian Gazette reports that an archaeological mission working in Manqabad near Assiut unearthed […] The post Coptic Structure with Wall Paintings Found in Egypt appeared fi

KULLUOBA, TURKEY—When archaeologists peered beneath the threshold of a 5,300-year-old house at Küllüoba Höyük, they […] The post 5,000-Year-Old Bread Buried in Bronze Age House appeared fi

TÄBY, SWEDEN—Sweden’s Arkeologerna announced that archaeologists working in Viggbyholm, Täby, outside of Stockholm, unearthed a […] The post Viking Age Silver Treasure Uncovered Near Stock

RMS Lusitania was a British transatlantic liner infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). Struck off the coast of southern Ireland, the ship sank in less t

‘The Illegals’ by Shaun Waker review JamesHoare Wed, 06/04/2025 - 08:04

Dazzling artifacts recovered from the tomb of the Griffin Warrior in Pylos, southwestern Greece, will be exhibited for the first time outside Europe at the J. Paul Getty Museum later this month. A sel