Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon

TYROL, AUSTRIA—When the well-preserved body of the famous Ötzi the Iceman was recovered from the […] The post New DNA Study Examines Ötzi the Iceman's Neighbors appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancestry, Austria, DNA analysis, genome, Neolithic, Otzi the Iceman, Tyrol, Tyrolean Alps

‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples JamesHoare Fri, 07/25/2025 - 09:36

In the year 1014, Archbishop Wulfstan of York stood before his parishioners and delivered a damming lecture: Nothing has prospered now for a long time either at home or abroad, but there has been military devastation and hunger, burning and bloodshed in nearly every district time and again. Such was his verdict on the long and unfortunate reign of Aethelred the Unready (reign 978-1016). Remembered...

A Hittite cuneiform tablet about interpreting the flights of birds has been discovered at the ancient Hittite settlement of Samuha (modern-day Kayalıpınar) in central Turkey. The tablet and its text are complete and undamaged, which is rare. The cuneiform text covers the front, back and edges of the tablet. Preliminary readings indicate that the text … Read the full post →"Bird divination text found at Hittite settlement"

YORK, ENGLAND—During the Neolithic Revolution, the development of agriculture led to an epic shift in […] The post Introduction of Agriculture Didn't Immediately Alter Japanese Diets appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, agriculture, diet, Japan, Jomon, Kyushu, millet, rice, Yayoi

SANDAY, SCOTLAND—Last year, when winter storms revealed a previously-unknown shipwreck on a beach on Sanday […] The post Researchers Track Down Identity of Scottish Shipwreck appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Earl of Chatham, French and Indian War, HMS Hind, Orkney Islands, Revolutionary War, Sanday, shipwreck, whaling ship

HUACA YOLANDA, PERU—Peruvian authorities announced the discovery of a uniquely decorated ancient wall at the […] The post Pre-Inca Temple Wall Uncovered in Peru appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Huaca Yolanda, Peru, pre-Incan, relief sculpture, temple, wall paintings

The Polish-Lithuanian Republic (1569-1795) was one of the largest and most populous states in Early Modern Europe, yet in 1795, its last remnants were partitioned between Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Here we take a look at the reasons why this mighty power ended up so weak that the neighbours who once feared it could now consume it. The Noble Republic The reason why Poland-Lithuania was called...

Shakespeare’s Lost Years JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14

A rare piece of a bronze breastplate from the Bronze Age have been discovered at an undisclosed location in South Moravia. It is only the second example of bronze armor ever discovered in the Czech Republic. A folded sheet of metal was found in a 2023 excavation buried together with a spearhead, a sickle, a … Read the full post →"Piece of Bronze Age chestplate found in Moravia"

A CIBDÁ DE ARMEA, SPAIN—An exceptionally rare amulet was unearthed at the Roman-era site of […] The post Rare Fossil Was Made Into Roman Jewelry appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, A cibda de armea, amulet, fossil, Galicia, Romans, Spain, trilobite

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"