James K. Polk

For the first time in nearly a millennium, the Bayeux Tapestry will return to England thanks to a historic loan agreement between the UK and France. The iconic tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings will be loaned to the British Museum in the autumn of 2026. In exchange, the … Read the full post →"Bayeux Tapestry to return to England after 900 years"

SOMMA VESUVIANA, ITALY—Japanese archaeologists found further evidence that a large ancient villa buried on the […] The post More Evidence Suggests Villa on Mount Vesuvius Belonged to Rome's First Emperor appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Augustus, Mount Vesuvius, Roman baths, Rome, Somma Vesuviana, villa

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS—Animal fat was a valuable source of nutrition and calories for early human […] The post Neanderthals Created "Fat Factories" 125,000 Years Ago appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bone marrow, Fat Factory, Germany, Neanderthal, Neumark-Nord

MUNICH, GERMANY—According to a statement released by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), LMU researcher […] The post Lost Babylonian Hymn Deciphered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, artificial intelligence, Babylon, cuneiform tablets, hymn, Sippar

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A pottery vessel with an inscription in the Bactrian language has been discovered at the Khalkajar archaeological site in Tajikistan. The inscription reads: “This water jug belongs to the woman Sagkina.” It dates to the Kushan Empire, ca. 1st century B.C. to 3rd century A.D. What would become the Kushan Empire was founded by Indo-European … Read the full post →"Kushan vessel inscribed with woman’s name found in Tajikistan"

NOSY BORAHA, MADAGASCAR—According to a Live Science report, archaeologists from the Center for Historic Shipwreck […] The post Divers Discover Portuguese Shipwreck Off Madagascar appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Goa, ile saint-marie, Madagscar, nossa senhora do cabo, nosy boraha, pirates, Portuguese, shipwreck

SHUYAK ISLAND, ALASKA—Alaska Public Media reports that archaeologists from the Alutiiq Museum have discovered several […] The post 7,000-Year-Old Native American Village Identified on Island in Kodiak Archipelago appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alaska, Alutiiq, Kodiak, Native America, Shuyak Island

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND—A team of geneticists from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University […] The post Scientists Sequence Ancient Egyptian Genome for First Time appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancestry, Ancient DNA, Ancient Egypt, genome, nuwayrat

‘Language and Social Relations in Early Modern England’ by Hillary Taylor review JamesHoare Mon, 07/07/2025 - 09:28

A fisherman on the banks of the Vistula River in Warsaw caught a medieval sword THIS BIG. Angler Andrzej Korpikiewicz was not actually fishing at the time. It was too hot for that, so he was just enjoying a nice walk by the river, checking out what might be visible in its low water levels. He … Read the full post →"Medieval sword fished out of Vistula in Warsaw"

Rescue excavations along the planned route of the expansion of the Bulgaria-Greece gas pipeline have uncovered a wealth of remains dating from the 2nd century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D. in the Western Necropolis of Heracleia Syntica near the village of Rupite in southwestern Bulgaria. A rich double tomb from the 4th century was … Read the full post →"Fine grave goods, inscription found in Heraclea Sintica necropolis"

A follow-up excavation at a site near Willersey in Gloucestershire where a pair of rare Roman cavalry swords from the 2nd/3rd century A.D. were discovered by a metal detectorist two years ago has uncovered the remains of an Iron Age settlement and what appears to be a grand Roman villa built over it. This opens … Read the full post →"Iron Age settlement, Roman villa found at sword find site"

The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, sparked by the US annexation of Texas in 1845. Hoping to seize even more territory from Mexico, US President James K. Polk (served 1845-1849) used the Texas dispute to provoke a war, precipitating the US invasions of California, New Mexico, and the Mexican heartland. After the fall of Mexico City in September...

Massive blocks that were once part of the monumental gate of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, have been raised from the Mediterranean seabed. Twenty-two of the largest stone blocks, including door lintels, the threshold, base slabs and a pylon with a door crafted in the Ptolemaic era … Read the full post →"Massive blocks of Lighthouse of Alexandria raised from sea"

SARBAND, TAJIKISTAN—The Times of Central Asia reports that archaeologists from the National Museum of Tajikistan […] The post Unique Ancient Vessel Labeled with Woman's Name Unearthed in Tajikistan appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ceramic vessels, Khalkajar, Kushan Empire, Sagkina, Tajikistan

BERGEN, NORWAY—The reddish mineral ocher was one of the earliest sources of pigment used by […] The post Researchers Discover Novel Use of Ocher for Stone Toolmaking appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Blombos Cave, knapping, ocher, South Africa, stone tool technology

BACOLI, ITALY—Underwater archaeologists located the remains of a Roman-era breakwater at the site of the […] The post Remnants of Harbor Breakwater Found at Roman Navy Base appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bacoli, Bay of Naples, breakwater, classis misenensis, Misenum, Roman navy