Rural Iron and Roman Age British Village Uncovered

MAREE, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that archaeologists from the University of Galway have uncovered a […] The post Ringfort Belonging to Powerful Irish Early Medieval Rulers Unearthed in Galway appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Galway, Ireland, Iron Age, Maree, medieval, Rathgurreen, ringfort

TRIPOLIS, TURKEY––The ancient city of Tripolis, near the town of Baldun, is one of the […] The post Extravagant Roman Villa Had Its Own Fishpond appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fishpond, Roman villa, Tripolis, Turkey

Benito Mussolini (18831945) was the founder of fascism and dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He led the country into a highly authoritarian regime and then dragged it into the Second World War (1939-45) on the side of Nazi Germany. Mussolini was captured and shot by Italian partisans in April 1945. Fascism is a complex ideology to define. Fascism's main characteristics include a cult of the...

‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:08

The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:06

When Alfred the Great – often presented as Englands founding father – died in 899, much of England was still under Viking rule. His kingdom was restricted to the southern realms of Wessex (south of the Thames) and western Mercia (West Midlands). Yet, by 927, his grandson, Aethelstan (reign 924-939), would claim sovereignty over all England. What happened in the intervening three decades to allow...

A unique silver gilt and amethyst jewel has been unearthed from the moat of Castle Kolno in Stare Kolnie, southwestern Poland. Found embedded in the sediment of the moat between timber posts from a defunct bridge, the jewel can be dated by dendrochronological and stratigraphic evidence to between the early 14th century and the mid-15th … Read the full post →"Medieval amethyst jewel found in castle moat"

LAKE LEDNICA, POLAND––Notes from Poland reports that when underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University retrieved […] The post Beam with Carved Human Face Retrieved from Polish Lake appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, face, House of Piast, Lake Lednica, Mieszko I, Ostrow Lednicki, Poland, wooden carving

ASIAB, IRAN––Modern etiquette mandates that guests invited to a holiday gathering should bring something to […] The post Dinner Guests Brought Pigs to Neolithic Party appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Asiab, boar, Iran, Neolithic, pigs, Zagros Mountains

Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:13

Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:00

For the first time, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a Tang Dynasty hostage prince from the Silla Kingdom of Korea in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, northwest China. An epitaph found in the tomb names the occupant as Kim Young and provides a full biography of his life. It is only the second Silla hostage tomb … Read the full post →"Tomb of 8th c. Silla hostage prince found in China"

LIN, ALBANIA—Studies have shown that Lake Ohrid, on the Albanian and North Macedonian border, is […] The post Archaeologists Continue to Investigate Europe's Oldest Lakefront Settlement appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Albania, lake, Lake Ohrid, lakefront, Lin, Neolithic

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—For well over a century, excavations at Canaanite sites throughout modern-day Israel have […] The post Study Identifies Possible Origins of Peculiar Canaanite Rituals appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Azekah, bowl, Canaanite, Egypt, house, Israel, lamp, Levant, ritual

KESHIKCHIDAGH, AZERBAIJAN—Aze.Media reports that a team of researchers from several Azerbaijani institutions unearthed a remarkable […] The post Burial Mound of Bronze Age Warrior Revealed in Azerbaijan appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Azerbaijan, Bronze Age, Keshikchidagh, kurgan, warrior burials

Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States. An ambitious and cunning man whose political tricks earned him the nickname 'the Little Magician', Van Buren was a talented organizer, establishing such political machines as the Albany Regency in New York and the Democratic Party on a national level. The handpicked successor...

‘Make the Foreigner Pay’: When Britain Tried Tariffs JamesHoare Mon, 07/21/2025 - 09:23

Rosebud, the iconic red sled whose name Charles Foster Kane uttered with his last breath triggering the plot of Orson Welles’ 1941 cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane, has sold at auction for $14.75 million. It is the second most expensive object of movie memorabilia ever sold, after the pair of Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of … Read the full post →"Rosebud sells for $14.75 million"