Neolithic Structures Found at Site Near Göbeklitepe

A helmet from the mid-3rd century B.C. in exceptional condition has been recovered from the waters of the Egadi Islands off the western coast of Sicily. The bronze helmet is complete and undamaged with both cheekpieces, an extremely rare survival. It is one of the most complete ever recovered. Montefortino type helmets were semicircular at … Read the full post →"Complete helmet from First Punic War found"

Lost in the Kennedy Files JamesHoare Sat, 09/06/2025 - 16:06

A copper alloy ingot from the from the Scandinavian pre-Roman Iron Age that emerged from Särdal on the west coast of Sweden, in 2022 is the first of its kind ever found in Sweden. An analysis of its composition has found it is also a metallurgic twin to metal hoards from the same period found … Read the full post →"Unique copper alloy ingot found in Sweden"

JERASH, JORDAN—The world’s first pandemic, known as the Plague of Justinian after the sitting Byzantine […] The post Ancient DNA Pinpoints Culprit Responsible for World's First Pandemic appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Ancient DNA, Black Death, Jerash, Jordan, pandemic, Plague of Justinian, Yersinia pestis

PERUGIA, ITALY—During routine restoration work at the ancient Palazzone Necropolis in Perugia, Italy workers found […] The post Etruscan Urn with Carved Medusa Head Puzzles Experts appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Etruscan, funerary urns, Hypogeum, Italy, Medusa, necropolis, Perugia

IMERETI, GEORGIA—Ca’ Foscari University of Venice announced that when an international team of researchers first […] The post Earliest Evidence of Indigo Processing Identified on Paleolithic Tools appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Dzudzuana Cave, Georgia, indigo, Paleolithic, plant processing, stone tools

People have been sending letters to each other ever since paper and pen were invented, but it was not until 1840 that a new idea was introduced where people could prepay the cost of delivering their letter to their chosen destination using a Penny Black postage stamp. This was the Universal Penny Post. No longer did the recipient have to give money to the person who delivered the letter or pay a...

A Roman-era tomb with a rare bilingual funerary inscription has been discovered in Strikçan, northern Albania. It dates to the 3rd or 4th century A.D. Measuring 9 by 6 meters (30 by 20 feet) with a burial chamber 2.4 meters (8 feet) high, it is the first monumental tomb from the Roman period discovered in … Read the full post →"Roman tomb with bilingual inscription found in Albania"

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—According to a statement released by The National Museum of Denmark, a small figurine […] The post Rare Figurine Illuminates Viking Hairstyles appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, chess piece, figurine, hairstyles, Harald Bluetooth, National Museum of Denmark, Viken, Viking, walrus ivory

MIEZA, GREECE—Greek City Times reports that archaeologists renewed excavations at Mieza in northern Greece, a […] The post New Investigation of Aristotle's Ancient School appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Greece, gymnasium, Macedonia, Mieza, Philip II, stylus

Charles VI (lived 1368-1422) reigned as King of France from 1380 to 1422, during an important phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) against England. Known as the 'Mad King' due to his frequent bouts with psychosis, Charles often had to hand power over to regents, which at various times included his corrupt uncles, his wife Queen Isabeau, and his debaucherous younger brother Louis I of Orlans...

Did It Matter That Elizabeth I Was a Woman? JamesHoare Thu, 09/04/2025 - 08:50

The remains of a wooden bridge built over 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Aegerten, Switzerland. More than 300 oak piles from the bridge spans over the Zihl river were unearthed, preserved in the waterlogged soil of the silted-over riverbed. Archaeologists had found remains of Roman military structures on both banks of the Zihl … Read the full post →"2,000-year-old Roman bridge discovered in Switzerland"

HOA LU, VIETNAM—Because of Southeast Asia’s harsh climatic and soil conditions, human remains decay quickly […] The post Oldest Case of Violence in Southeast Asia Identified appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, arrowhead, cave, Hoa Lu, infection, Pleistocene, prehistoric violence, Thung Binh, Vietnam

VICHAMA, PERU—Popular Science reports that Peruvian authorities announced several new discoveries from the Caral civilization […] The post Unique Frog Figurine Unearthed at Peruvian Site appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Caral Civilization, figurine, frog, Peru, statuette, Vichama

NEWE EFRAIM, ISRAEL—The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that archaeologists uncovered rare 4,000-year-old wicks that […] The post 4,000-Year-Old Preserved Lamp Wicks Discovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Israel, Linen, Newe Efraim, oil lamps, wicks

It began with a bet in 1859 and would end in a burning in 1860, but, for the 110 African men, women, and children who had been illegally smuggled into the United States aboard the Clotilda, the flames that engulfed it were only the beginning of their new lives as slaves. The story of the schooner Clotilda, the last ship to transport slaves from Africa to North America, is a microcosm of the epic...

Grattage is a 20th-century painting technique closely associated with the Surrealist movement. The term derives from the French verb gratter, meaning to scrape or to scratch, and refers to a method in which paint applied to a surface is partially removed using pointed tools or everyday objects, revealing underlying textures or colors. The resulting surface exhibits abstract and unpredictable forms...