Ornate Horse Harness Uncovered in Thracian Warrior's Grave

Cowboy Diplomacy in the Spanish-American War JamesHoare Wed, 08/13/2025 - 09:02

A mosaic depicting a pair of flip-flops was discovered at Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina in Sicily, adding their modest charm to the iconic Roman mosaics found there previously, including the famous “Bikini Girls” mosaic featuring sportswomen working out wearing bandeau tops and bikini briefs and the action-packed Great Hunt depicting the capture … Read the full post →"Sandal mosaic added to tally of Roman villa in Sicily"

BUCKLER’S HARD, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that an archaeological team from the University of Southampton uncovered […] The post Historic British Shipyard Linked to Battle of Trafalgar Revealed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Battle of Trafalgar, boat ramp, England, HMS Agamemnon, Lord Nelson, shipyard, slipway

MURADIYE, TURKEY—Recent excavations at the site of Körzüt Fortress in eastern Turkey’s Van province have […] The post Inscription Reveals Name of Urartian City appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cuneiform, Haldi, Haldi Patari, inscription, Korzut Fotress, Minua, Turkey, Urartu

FLEETWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA—Appalachian State University announced that archaeologists were recently summoned to a university property […] The post Archaeologists Locate Significant Native American Campsite in North Carolina appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Appalachian State, Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm, campsite, Native American, North Carolina, projectile points

John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (16-18 October 1859) was carefully planned and, at first, perfectly executed until he made the mistake of letting the physician John Starry go (who then raised the local militia) and allowing the train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which had stopped there, to continue on thereby giving the train's conductor the chance to sound the alarm outside...

Women actively participated in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the two revolutions of 1917, which deposed the tsar and established a Bolshevik government. Women worked both within the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and in the many opposition groups and in non-political organisations. Seeking to improve the rights and opportunities of women of all classes, women agitated for change...

‘The Graces’ by Breeze Barrington review JamesHoare Tue, 08/12/2025 - 08:23

A floppy felt sunhat worn by a Roman soldier in Egypt 1,800 years ago has been painstakingly restored and put on display at the Bolton Museum. One of only three known to survive in the world, and now the best-preserved of the three, the hat has been in storage at the museum for 114 years. … Read the full post →"Roman soldier’s floppy sunhat goes on display" Ancient, Museums

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—It has been difficult for archaeologists to accurately estimate the ancient Maya population […] The post New Research Suggests Maya Population May Have Topped 16 Million appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Belize, Guatemala, lidar, Maya, Maya Lowlands, Mexico, population, Yucatán Peninsula

SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA, SPAIN—Hundreds of human bone fragments found at El Mirador Cave in Sierra […] The post Evidence of Neolithic Cannibalism Found in Spanish Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cannibalism, El Mirador Cave, Neolithic, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Often referred to as 'A. P. Hill' to distinguish him from fellow Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill (D. H. Hill), he was one of Robert E. Lee's most valued officers, playing a vital role in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg...

The Chteau d'Amboise, located in the Loire Valley, in central France, was built over several centuries and was the centre of royal power during the Renaissance (from the 15th to the early 17th century). Witness to the heyday of the French monarchy, but also to great tragedies, the chteau welcomed such famous figures as Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Chevalier d'Artagnan (c. 1611-1673), and Charles...

‘The Blood in Winter’ by Jonathan Healey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/11/2025 - 08:55

A group of amateur archaeologists hit not one literal jackpot but three of them in the woods near Kalisz, Poland. Over the course of just five weeks, they discovered three ceramic vessels one after the other, each from different periods with different contents. The third one held a single treasure: a bright yellow gold torc … Read the full post →"Three treasure pots, one with heavy gold necklace, found in Poland" Ancient, Medieval

An unprecedented grouping of rare bipyramidal ingots has been discovered in the Sava River in Tolisa, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina near the border with Croatia. This shape of ingot dates them to between the La Tène culture and the beginning of the Roman era, the 2nd or 1st century B.C., and is exceptionally rare in … Read the full post →"Largest group of bipyramidal ingots found in Bosnia"

A rare brooch dating to the late Migration Period (475-550 A.D.) has been discovered in Kemi, Lapland, northern Finland. The gilded bronze fibula is engraved with stylized zoomorphic figures. It is a unique find for Finland. The brooch is 2.6 inches long with extensive surviving gilding in the front. The back may have originally been … Read the full post →"Iron Age gilded brooch found in Finland"

PARIS, FRANCE—When Napoleon marched his Grand Army of 600,000 troops into Russia in 1812, he […] The post New DNA Analysis Reveals Maladies That Ravaged Napoleon's Troops appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, disease, DNA analysis, Grand Army, Lithuania, Napoleon, paratyphoid fever, relapsing fever, Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi C, Vilnius