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TADIM MOUND, TURKEY—Excavations at the site of Tadım Mound near Elaziğ in eastern Turkey have […] The post 6,000-Year-Old Temple in Turkey Provides Evidence of Human and Animal Sacrifice appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, animal sacrifice, blood channel, human sacrifice, religious rituals, Tadim, temple complex, Turkey

LOBAMBA, ESWATINI—Thousands of years ago, it was so essential that craftspeople in southern Africa had […] The post African Craftspeople Journeyed Long Distances to Obtain Perfectly Colored Stones appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Africa, chalcedony, chert, Eswatini, jasper, Lobamba, Mesolithic, stone age technology

John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was an American lawyer and statesman, one of the key political figures of the Antebellum Era. Initially a nationalist, Calhoun spent his early career trying to strengthen and modernize the federal government, but by the 1830s, he had become a strong advocate for states' rights and slavery, leading South Carolina into the Nullification Crisis (1832-33). Calhoun served...

How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves JamesHoare Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:05

New information has been released about the 7th century B.C. sealed Etruscan chamber tomb discovered this summer in the necropolis of San Giuliano near Viterbo in central Italy. A team of archaeologists and students from Baylor University working for the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project (SGARP)discovered and opened the tomb and has been documenting its … Read the full post →"Update on sealed Etruscan tomb"

KRAUSCHWITZ, GERMANY—During construction of new powerlines through Saxony-Anhalt, workers uncovered numerous ancient burials from various […] The post Bags Decorated with Dog Teeth Recovered from Ancient Graves appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bag, canine, Corded Ware culture, dog teeth, Germany, Krauschwitz

CARACOL, BELIZE—According to a statement released by The University of Houston, archaeologists working at the […] The post Tomb of First Maya Ruler of Caracol Unearthed in Belize appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Belize, Caracol, Maya, maya king, Te K'ab Chaak, Tomb

WYSKOĆ, POLAND—Notes from Poland reports that during a routine archaeological survey of Chlapowski Landscape Park […] The post 5,500-Year-Old Polish "Pyramids" Discovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, funnelbeaker culture, megalithic tomb, Poland, pyramids, wyskoc

Zeppelin airships were used by Germany to attack its enemies on all fronts during the First World War (1914-18). Bombing raids, usually conducted at night, targeted key infrastructure like railways and docks, dropping both explosive and incendiary bombs. For the first time in warfare, it was possible to bypass a nation's armed forces and attack the civilian population directly, opening up a new...

More than 200 leather shoes from the Middle Ages have been discovered in the Bjørvika neighborhood of Oslo, and those are just the ones they’ve counted so far. Archaeologists estimate there will be more than a thousand in the final tally. The shoes, between 600 and 700 years old, are hand-stitched from leather. Some of … Read the full post →"Medieval leather goods found in Oslo"

ASWAN, EGYPT—La Brújula Verde reports that a recently discovered rock art panel near Aswan in […] The post Engraved Rock Art May Be Linked to Egypt's Earliest Rulers appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aswan, Egypt, Egypt unification, First Dynasty, rock art

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"