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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

A small ceramic pot unearthed by authorized metal detectorists in a forest near Bochnia in southern Poland has been found to contain more than 600 silver coins and four gold ducats from the 15th century. When the vessel was first discovered by members of the Bochnia Treasure Hunters’ Association STATER on March 16th, three loose … Read the full post →"Medieval hoard of silver coins, gold ducats found in Poland" Medieval, Treasures

LANCASTER, ENGLAND—The early Middle Ages in England were a period of increased immigration, as settlers […] The post DNA Analysis Reveals West African Ancestry in Early Medieval England appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancestry, Anglo Saxon, DNA analysis, England, Medieval England, Updown, West Africa, Worth Matravers

GRUTAS TZABNAH, MEXICO—Archaeologists have long debated why Maya communities in the Southern Lowlands suffered a […] The post Mexican Cave Stalagmites Suggest Droughts Helped Fuel Maya Collapse appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cave, drought, Grutas Tzabnah, Maya, Maya collapse, Mexico, stalagmite, Yucatán

BAIAE, ITALY—For centuries, the waterfront resort of Baiae on the Bay of Naples was the […] The post Baiae Bath Complex May Belong to Cicero's Villa appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, baiae, bath, Bay of Naples, Cicero, Italy, Rome, underwater archaeology

Patrick R. Cleburne (1828-1864) was an Irish-born Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Having immigrated to Arkansas in 1850, Cleburne fell in love with his adopted state and volunteered to fight for the Confederate States in 1861. He fought in several significant campaigns in the western theater of the war and steadily rose through the ranks to become a major general...

An illustrated poem eulogizing a deceased squirrel written by James Hadfield, imprisoned in Bethlem psychiatric hospital after attempting to assassinate King George III, has gone on public display for the first time. Hadfield’s epitaph for his squirrel friend Jack is being shown alongside other previously unseen works from the Bedlam archives at the Bethlem Museum … Read the full post →"Bedlam regicide’s eulogy for a squirrel to go on display"

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A restored section of the lid of the iconic Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses has been returned to its display case at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. The section encompasses the bare feet of the groom, the pointed toe-shoes of the bride and their lower half of their elaborately draped garments. … Read the full post →"Restored section of Sarcophagus of the Spouses back on display" Ancient, Museums

A rare cast bronze figurine of an armed warrior was one thousands of artifacts unearthed in the recently-concluded excavation of the Celtic oppidum of Manching in Bavaria. He is depicted lunging with a shield raised on his left arm and a sword in his right hand. There’s a loop at the top of the figure’s … Read the full post →"Cast bronze Celtic warrior figurine found in Bavaria"

EIN GEDI, ISRAEL—When researchers entered a cave high above the Dead Sea, they intended to […] The post Rare Aramaic Inscription Discovered in Dead Sea Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aramaic, Bar Kokhba Revolt, cave, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, inscription, Israel

UŞAKLI HÖYÜK, TURKEY—According to a La Brújula Verde report, excavations at the site of Uşakli […] The post Remains of Young Children Hint at Hittite Rituals appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Anatolia, Child burial, Hittite, rituals, Turkey, Usakli Hoyuk, Zippalanda

BERLIN, GERMANY—Popular Science reports that German scientists used advanced technology to virtually unroll a delicate […] The post Ancient Buddhist Prayer Scroll Digitally Unwrapped appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, artificial intelligence, Buddhist, dharanis, gungervaa, Mongolia, prayer scroll, X-ray tomography

The Amistad Seizure (also known as the Amistad Incident, the Amistad Rebellion, the Amistad Mutiny, and Amistad Revolt) was a conflict aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad in July 1839, off the coast of Cuba, during which free Blacks, who had been illegally kidnapped from Africa to be sold as slaves, took over the ship, killed crew members, and demanded return to their home in Mendeland (modern-day...

Two rare carved heads have been found in the ruins of a pre-Hispanic Chachapoya culture structure in Peru’s Amazonas region. Carved heads linked to the Chachapoya culture were known to exist, but this is the first time any of them have been found in their original archaeological context. The heads were made of sandstone and … Read the full post →"Pre-Hispanic carved heads found in Peru"

AISHMUQUAM, JAMMU AND KASHMIR—Renovations to the Karkoot Nag spring in Aishmuquam revealed a series of […] The post Sculptures Pulled from Sacred Spring in Kashmir Valley appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aishmuquam, Hinduism, Jammu and Kashmir, Karkoot Nag, Karkota Dynasty, Kashmir Valley, Shivling