Neanderthals Created "Fat Factories" 125,000 Years Ago

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"

CASAS DEL TURUÑUELO, SPAIN—A fragment of marble column dating to the fifth century b.c. unearthed […] The post Oldest Greek Marble Altar in Western Mediterranean Uncovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, altar, Casas del Turuñuelo, Greek, Iberia, marble, Spain, tartessians, tartessos

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND—Scottish archaeologists recently unearthed the largest ancient timber building ever found in the country, […] The post Scotland's Largest Early Neolithic Timber Hall Unearthed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, carnoustie, Neolithic, Scotland, timber hall

PEÑICO, PERU—Reuters reports that Peruvian authorities announced the discovery of a major lost ancient city […] The post 3,500-Year-Old City Located in Peruvian Andes appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andes Mountains, Caral, Peñico, Peru

‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review JamesHoare Wed, 07/09/2025 - 08:54

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

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

The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club JamesHoare Tue, 07/08/2025 - 08:23

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

James K. Polk (1795-1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eleventh president of the United States. A protg of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), he was the dark-horse candidate of the Democratic Party in the US Presidential Election of 1844, running on a platform of expansionism and 'Manifest Destiny'. During his single term, Polk settled a boundary dispute with Britain over the...

‘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"