Megalithic Structures Studied in Jordan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

Sherman's March to the Sea (15 November to 21 December 1864) was a significant military campaign in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Hoping to cripple the Confederacy's ability to make war, as well as to crush its will to keep fighting, Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman led 62,000 men on a march from Atlanta, Georgia, to the coastal city of Savannah. In between, he conducted a 'scorched...

From 985 until sometime in the 1400s, Greenland was the farthest, most isolated outpost of medieval Scandinavian society. For nearly 500 years, the Norse Greenlanders built churches, kept livestock, and wore the same clothes as their contemporaries in faraway Europe. Then, for reasons that are still debated today, they vanished. The disappearance of the Norse Greenlanders apparently without anyone...

‘Peacemaker’ by Thant Myint-U review JamesHoare Tue, 10/21/2025 - 08:14

Bringing Down the Curtain on the Touring Theatre JamesHoare Tue, 10/21/2025 - 08:13

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI—According to a statement released by the University of Missouri, a massive stone-lined basin […] The post Large Pool Discovered in Early Roman City appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, basin, Gabii, Italy, pool, Rome, water

LISMORE, AUSTRALIA—An international team of scientists suggests that human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead […] The post Lead Exposure May Have Influenced Human Evolution appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, evolution, hominin, lead

The Battle of Bentonville (19-21 March 1865) was among the last major battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Having cut swathes of destruction first through Georgia, then through South Carolina, Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman next invaded North Carolina, with the goal of pushing up into Virginia to join forces with Ulysses S. Grant's army outside Richmond. The Confederates...

There was in Mercia in fairly recent times a certain vigorous king called Offa, who terrified all the neighbouring kings and provinces around him, said Bishop Asser, a Welsh monk, in the 9th century, describing the peak of the Mercian Supremacy when the Midland kingdom dominated England. This high point of Mercian power is the subject of Max Adamss latest book, The Mercian Chronicles: King Offa...

On the Spot: Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski JamesHoare Mon, 10/20/2025 - 08:57

The Mongol Khans of Medieval France JamesHoare Mon, 10/20/2025 - 08:56

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA—Phys.org reports that four large, funnel-like hunting traps made up of stone walls leading […] The post Prehistoric Hunting Traps Discovered in Europe appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Europe, hunting, Italy, Karst Plateau, prehistory, Slovenia

YEREVAN, ARMENIA—La Brújula Verde reports that Argishtikhinili, a 2,500-year-old Urartian fortress in western Armenia, is being […] The post Uratian Fortress Explored in the South Caucasus appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Argishtikhinili, Armenia, Uratian

MARDIN, TURKEY—A 1,500-year-old mosaic has been found under an abandoned water mill in the Cag […] The post Mosaic Floor Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Mardin, mosaic, Turkey