Ingenious Neanderthal Bone Tool Found in Belgian Cave

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...

‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review JamesHoare Mon, 07/14/2025 - 08:42

‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton review JamesHoare Mon, 07/14/2025 - 08:42

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

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

ÇANAKKALE, TURKEY—Since the rediscovery of ancient Troy at the site of Hisarlik in the nineteenth […] The post New Evidence Alludes to Military Conflict at Ancient Troy appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Hisarlik, Homer, sling stone, Trojan War, Troy

HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, CZECH REPUBLIC—Prior to construction of a highway through eastern Bohemia, archaeologists unearthed a […] The post Major Celtic Settlement Discovered in Czech Republic appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Amber Road, Bohemia, Celtic, Czech Repubic, Hradec Kralove, La Tene

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor who flourished during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. Known as the 'Bard of Avon,' he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and three longer narrative poems. His plays, often written in blank verse and composed in iambic pentameter, were incredibly popular in their day and continue to be performed around the world; they...

God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature JamesHoare Thu, 07/10/2025 - 09:08

An iron scale and weights have been discovered in the ancient city of Uzuncaburç in Mersin, southern Turkey. It consists of a scale, still articulated, and five weights in the shape of Greek letters. They date to Late Antiquity (4th-7th centuries A.D.) and are estimated to be around 1,600 years old. Uzuncaburç is one of … Read the full post →"1600-year-old iron scale, weights found in Turkey"