Phoenicians Recycled Broken Pottery to Create Special Hydraulic Plaster

An excavation in Topolovgrad, Bulgaria, has unearthed the tomb of a Thracian warrior and his horse so richly furnished that archaeologists think he was a local ruler. The burial dates to the second half of the 2nd century B.C., and the goods in his grave are so exceptional in craftsmanship and materials that it is … Read the full post →"Richest Hellenistic Thracian grave in Bulgaria found"

MURAYGHAT, JORDAN—According to a report by La Brújula Verde, archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen […] The post Jordanian Site Served as a Communal Gathering Spot During Crisis appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Copper Age, crisis, dolmen, Jordan, Murayghat, ritual feast

NONG RATCHAWAT, THAILAND—Chewing betel nuts is a popular custom today for millions of people, especially […] The post Dental Analysis Reveals Earliest Evidence of Chewing Psychoactive Betel Seeds appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, betel seeds, dental calculus, Nong Ratchawat, psychoactive, Thailand

CHIAPAS, MEXICO—Live Science reports that archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) […] The post Archaeologists Locate Lost Maya "Land of the White Jaguar" appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Chiapas, Lakandon-Ch'ol, Land of the White Jaguar, Maya, Mexico, Sak-Bahlan, Spanish conquest

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was the most prominent Confederate general of the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia for much of the war and was named general-in-chief of all Confederate forces in 1865. Lee was beloved by his men, leading them to a string of brilliant victories in the campaigns of 1862. His defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863) is...

The Hindenburg disaster occurred on 6 May 1937 when the German Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg attempted to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, but burst into flames. The airship's gas cells were filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas, and the Hindenburg crashed to the ground in just 32 seconds. 35 people on board and one member of the ground crew died in the disaster; there were 62 survivors...

The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax JamesHoare Tue, 08/05/2025 - 09:06

Three new prehistoric Domus de Janas tombs have been discovered in the necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu in northern Sardinia. These finds bring to total number of tombs found in the necropolis up to 20. Domus de Janas (meaning “home of the fairies in Sardinian) are rock-cut chamber tombs carved out by several of Sardinia’s pre-Nuragic … Read the full post →"3 new Domus de Janas tombs found in Sardinia"

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA—BBC reports that new high-resolution imaging of a 2,500-year-old “ice mummy” held in […] The post Scans Reveal 2,500-Year-Old Siberian "Ice Mummy" Had Intricate Tattoos appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Altai Mountains, ice mummy, Pazyryk, Russia, Siberia, tattoos

OXFORD, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Oxford, researchers resolved a decades-old […] The post Researchers Identify Traces of Honeycomb in Sixth-Century B.C. Bronze Jars appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bronze, Greek vases, honey, Italy, Paestum

The Mensheviks ('Minoritarians') and Bolsheviks ('Majoritarians') were two rival factions within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), also known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party (RSDWP). The split occurred in 1903 and continued until the 1920s. The more moderate and cautious Mensheviks were led by Julius Martov (1873-1923), while the more revolutionary and pragmatic...

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) often appears as a flawed genius. A genius, he dominated his generation. Flawed, he was murdered for the way in which he did so. Caesar changed Rome, destroying the centuries-old Republican form of Roman government based on annually elected magistrates. He also changed the shape of Europe by attaching France to the Mediterranean world. It is not at all clear whether the...

‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/04/2025 - 09:08

Archaeological surveys along the route of Germany’s SuedOstLink high-voltage power project have unearthed sacrificial pits of the Salzmünde culture (3400-3050 B.C.) near Gerstewitz, eastern Germany. Twelve sacrificial pits were discovered containing offerings including the remains of burned houses, ceramics, dog bones and human skulls. The pits are all similar in size, ranging from 2-3 meters … Read the full post →"Neolithic ritual pits unearthed in Germany"

A 900-year-old ceramic ceremonial vessel has been discovered at Harran Archaeological Site in southeastern Turkey. The bowl was fired three times to create a sophisticated multicolored lusterware glaze that gives it a metallic shine. This is the first complete example of lusterware discovered in Harran and represents the peak of medieval Islamic ceramic craftsmanship in … Read the full post →"Rare 900-year-old ceramic bowl found at ancient city of Harran"

A complete handprint has been discovered on the base of a clay funerary model house in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It was left by the potter who crafted the miniature clay building between 3,400 and 4,000 years ago, likely by accident when the artifact was moved from the workshop to a … Read the full post →"Ancient Egyptian handprint found under clay “soul house”"

BONORVA, SARDINIA—Finestre sull'Arte reports that archaeologists have investigated three newly discovered rock-cut chamber tombs of […] The post Ancient Sardinian Tombs Uncovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Italy, Sardinia, tombs

CASTULO, SPAIN—The Guardian reports that archaeologists excavating at the ancient Roman settlement of Castulo in […] The post Possible 1,700-Year-Old Synagogue Identified in Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bathhouse, Roman, Spain, synagogue