Horses Arrived in Sicily Earlier Than Previously Thought

What may be the largest recorded Neo-Assyrian winged bull (aka lamassu) has been uncovered at Tell Nabi Yunus in Mosul, Iraq, the famed ancient city of Nineveh. Located in the remains of the throne room built by King Esarhaddon (681-669 B.C.), the lamassu is six meters (20 feet) high, towering over the renown examples at … Read the full post →"Largest lamassu discovered in Mosul"

EAST LOMOND, SCOTLAND—The University of Aberdeen announced that an incredibly rare carving depicting a human […] The post Rare Carved Stone May Portray Pictish Face appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, carved face, East Lomond, hillfort, Picts, Portrait, Scotland

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI—Today, the adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is cultivated throughout much of East Asia […] The post New Research Highlights Importance of Adzuki Beans in Early Neolithic East Asia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, adzuki, beans, China, neolithic farming, Shandong Province, Xiaogao, Yellow River

TEBA, SPAIN—A team of archaeologists from the University of Cádiz (UCA) unearthed an extraordinary 5,000-year-old […] The post 5,000-Year-Old Monumental Prehistoric Tomb Found in Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andalusia, dolmen, La lentejuela, Malaga, megalithic tomb, seashell, Spain, Teba

The Siege of the Alamo (23 February to 6 March 1836) was an engagement of Texian forces with the Mexican Army, leading up to the Battle of the Alamo on the morning of 6 March 1836. The 13-day siege and battle has become legendary and is among the most famous military conflicts in history. The Battle of the Alamo is regarded as one of history's greatest last stands, as between 185-250 defenders...

The Schlieffen Plan, prepared by German Chief of Staff General Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913) in 1905, was a secret plan of attack by German armed forces against France, should the two countries go to war. The objective was to quickly defeat France in the west to avoid facing Russia in the east at the same time. The plan required German forces to quickly move through the neutral Low Countries...

A 5,000-year-old dolmen, a pre-historic monument with upright stone walls and a stone roof usually containing numerous burials, has been discovered in Teba, near Malaga in southern Spain. It is in an outstanding state of preservation and promises to add new information about the funerary practices of the southern Iberian Peninsula during the 3rd millennium … Read the full post →"5,000-year-old dolmen discovered in Spain"

MORAVIA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Thousands of years ago, an Ice Age hunter set down a small pouch […] The post Personal Toolkit of Ice Age Hunter Recovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Czech Repubic, Gravettian, hunter gather, Ice Age, Milovice IV, Moravia, projectile points, toolkit

MOSUL, IRAQ—According to a report by the Assyrian International News Agency, Iraqi authorities announced the […] The post Colossal Neo-Assyrian Sculpture Unearthed in Mosul appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Esarhaddon, Iraq, lamassu, mosul, Nabi Yunus, Neo-Assyrian, nineveh

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was an American military officer and politician who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. From humble beginnings as a frontier lawyer in Tennessee, he rose to national prominence after his victory at the Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815). He ran for president on a populist platform, supported by the new Democratic Party, and won election...

The Heroic Remains of Homer’s Odyssey JamesHoare Wed, 09/24/2025 - 08:00

The drawing of the barking dog used by Rembrandt as the model for his barking dog in The Night Watch has been identified in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The pup is in a 1619 drawing by Adriaen van de Venne (1590–1662), and while there are some differences in the two designs, the dogs share … Read the full post →"Original drawing of Night Watch dog found" Modern(ish), Museums

SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA—More than two decades ago, Ukrainian and Polish archaeologists unearthed an exquisitely carved marble […] The post Scholars Determine Identity of Chersonesus Statue appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Chersonesos, Crimea, Laodice, marble statue, sculpture, Sevastapol

HUQOQ, ISRAEL—Israeli archaeologists discovered a rare hoard of coins hidden deep in an underground complex […] The post Rare Coin Hoard Linked with Jewish Revolt appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bar Kokhba Revolt, coin hoard, Constans, Constantius II, Gallus Revolt, Hukok, Israel, Jewish

RECHNITZ, AUSTRIA—According to a report from All That’s Interesting, a team from Archäologie Burgenland unearthed […] The post Major Neolithic Monuments Identified in Austria appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Austria, circular enclosure, ditch, Neolithic, Rechnitz

La Malinche, or Malintzin, was the primary interpreter in the retinue of Hernn Corts during his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century and has become one of the most divisive women in Mexican history. Though she was called Malintzin by the Nahuatl-speaking peoples of the Aztec Empire, she was known as Doa Marina or Malinche to the Spanish conquistadors, and modern scholars typically refer...

The January Uprising of 1863 was a conflict between Tsarist Russia and Polish insurgents striving for independence. The uprising continued until October 1864, when it was suppressed by the Russian forces, effectively erasing the already limited autonomy of the Kingdom of Poland. The uprising failed due to factors such as the inability of factions like the radical Reds and the moderate Whites...

‘The Medieval Moon’ by Ayoush Lazikani review JamesHoare Tue, 09/23/2025 - 09:00