Rare 2,600-year-old house urn found in Poland

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

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

It was supposed to be just another masquerade. As daylight turned to dusk on 28 January 1393, servants rushed through the halls of the Htel Saint-Pol in Paris, making the final arrangements for what promised to be an evening of fun and revelry. Large spreads of food were set out on tables; musicians readied their instruments. And, in an adjoining room, six young noblemen were being sewn into costumes...

‘Zbig’ by Edward Luce and ‘Henry Kissinger’ by Jérémie Gallon review JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:37

The Lin Biao Incident JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:36

Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges in a patriarchal society, Razia distinguished herself as an able and courageous leader. She held a formidable position of authority in one of the most politically significant Islamic kingdoms of medieval...

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