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WYSKOĆ, POLAND—Notes from Poland reports that during a routine archaeological survey of Chlapowski Landscape Park […] The post 5,500-Year-Old Polish "Pyramids" Discovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, funnelbeaker culture, megalithic tomb, Poland, pyramids, wyskoc

Zeppelin airships were used by Germany to attack its enemies on all fronts during the First World War (1914-18). Bombing raids, usually conducted at night, targeted key infrastructure like railways and docks, dropping both explosive and incendiary bombs. For the first time in warfare, it was possible to bypass a nation's armed forces and attack the civilian population directly, opening up a new...

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More than 200 leather shoes from the Middle Ages have been discovered in the Bjørvika neighborhood of Oslo, and those are just the ones they’ve counted so far. Archaeologists estimate there will be more than a thousand in the final tally. The shoes, between 600 and 700 years old, are hand-stitched from leather. Some of … Read the full post →"Medieval leather goods found in Oslo"

ASWAN, EGYPT—La Brújula Verde reports that a recently discovered rock art panel near Aswan in […] The post Engraved Rock Art May Be Linked to Egypt's Earliest Rulers appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aswan, Egypt, Egypt unification, First Dynasty, rock art

GANTANGQING, CHINA—Humans have been making and using wooden tools for over one million years, but […] The post 300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in China appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, China, Gantangqing, hominins, plant processing, wooden tools

TELL ES-SAFI, ISRAEL—More than a decade ago, archaeologists working at the Early Bronze Age (ca. […] The post Sacrificed Donkeys Were Part of Mysterious Bronze Age Ritual appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, animal sacrifice, donkey, Early Bronze Age, Egypt, Gath, Israel, Tell es-Safi

Herod the Great was the king of Judea from 37-4 BCE. As a client king of Rome, Herod's moniker as "Great" was due more to his grand building program throughout the eastern Mediterranean world. Herod's building program generally ran from 35 to 10 BCE, with major works at Caesarea Maritima, Jerusalem, Herodium, Samaria, Jericho, and the desert fortresses of Judea. Revenue & Projects After becoming...

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An enormous area of marble pavement has been discovered intact in the agora of the ancient city of Magnesia near Aydın on the Aegean coast of Turkey. The uninterrupted pavement covers an astonishing 10,000 square meters (2.5 acres). The marble floor of the agora has survived in such exceptional condition because it was covered by … Read the full post →"Vast marble pavement of ancient agora found in Turkey"

A unique 10th century structural beam carved with the image of a face has been recovered from Lake Lednica in west-central Poland. Dendrochronological analysis has found the tree used to make the beam was cut down between 960 and 975 A.D., a period when human faces used as decorative elements were very rare. This is … Read the full post →"Unique 10th c. timber with face carving found in Poland"

Three bags elaborately decorated with dog teeth have been discovered in the graves of Neolithic women near the village of Krauschwitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The women belonged to the Corded Ware Culture (ca. 2800–2200 B.C.), and are believed to have been part of the social elite who regularly wore these bags adorned with pierced dog … Read the full post →"Neolithic dog tooth bags found in Germany"

UZUNCABURÇ, TURKEY—During the Hellenistic and Roman periods, the ancient city of Diocaesarea, known today as […] The post Unique Weights Shaped Like Greek Letters Unearthed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Diocaesarea, Greek letter, litra, Turkey, Uzuncaburc, weights

SCLADINA CAVE, BELGIUM—Evidence continues to mount that Neanderthals were a much more intelligent species than […] The post Ingenious Neanderthal Bone Tool Found in Belgian Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Belgium, bone tools, cave lion, Neanderthal, Scladina Cave, Swiss Army knife

ANTIKYTHERA, GREECE—According to a statement released by The Swiss School of ARCHAEOLOGY in Greece, renewed […] The post New Discoveries from Famed Antikythera Shipwreck appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Antikythera, Antikythera Mechanism, boat building, Greece, mortar, shipwreck

Emma of Normandy (died 1052), the wife of King Aethelred the Unready from 1002 to 1016 and then the wife of King Cnut from 1017 to 1035, was a dominant player in English politics for nearly 50 years. Emma is the first English queen depicted in contemporary artwork, and she also commissioned her own work of history, the Encomium Emmae Reginae. Her lengthy career saw her outlive both of her husbands...

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first king of the Maya city-state of Caracol in Belize and founder of its royal dynasty. Dating to 350 A.D., it is the first identifiable ruler’s tomb ever found in Caracol. Te K’ab Chaak (Mayan for “Tree Branch Rain God”) ascended the throne in 331 … Read the full post →"Tomb of Maya city’s first king discovered"

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS—Ocean Exploration Trust announced that a team of scientists, explorers, and archaeologists located […] The post Severed Bow of U.S. Navy Cruiser Located Off Guadalcanal appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Guadalcanal, USS New Orleans, World War II