Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island

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

STONY BROOK, NEW YORK—According to a Science News report, a study of hand and wrist […] The post Fossil Study Suggests Early Hominid May Have Made Tools appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fossil, hominid, hominin, P. boisei, Paranthropus boisei

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—Archaeologist Hannes Schroeder and geneticist Anna White of the University of Copenhagen and their […] The post Neolithic Birch Bark Tar Analyzed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alpine, birch bark tar, Europe, Neolithic

EXETER, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Exeter, traces of 76 stone […] The post Stone-Wall Hunting Traps Identified in Chile appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andes Mountains, chacu, Chile, vicuna

It all began with a farmer shooting at a 'something' in a field. Or it may have started from a dispute with a neighbor. Or it may have never happened at all. However it began, the legend of the Bell Witch has been a popular tale in the United States since the mid-19th century, and today, it attracts an international audience. The feature film An American Haunting (2005), though panned by critics...

What is Environmental History? JamesHoare Thu, 10/16/2025 - 09:12

ZALASZENTGRÓT, HUNGARY—Roman-era wells that may have been part of the ancient settlement of Maestriana have […] The post Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hungary, Maestriana, Roman, well

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign (September-December 1864) was the last major military operation in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After the Southern stronghold of Atlanta fell to Union forces, Confederate General John Bell Hood marched his army into Tennessee to disrupt the enemy supply lines and liberate Nashville from Northern occupation. It was a desperate gambit that...

BUYEO, SOUTH KOREA—The Chosun Daily reports that an ice-storage facility has been found at the […] The post Baekje Kingdom Ice House Found in South Korea appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Busosanseong Fortress, ice house, South Korea

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant shipping and a secret telegram which suggested Germany and Mexico would become allies so that the latter could grab control of three southern states. The US government was also motivated...

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant shipping and a secret telegram which suggested Germany and Mexico would become allies so that the latter could grab control of three southern states. The US government was also motivated...

The Radical John Wilkes JamesHoare Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:51

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Live Science reports that a man digging for worms near his summer home in […] The post Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, bishop's coin, hoard, Knut Eriksson, medieval, pearls, silver, Sweden

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—Phys.org reports that Santiago Rosas-Plaza of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and […] The post Ancient Microbiome of Mexico’s Zimapán Man Analyzed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Mexico, Microbiome, Zimapan Man

MUĞLA, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that an investigation of an area near the harbor of […] The post Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, hospital, Kaunos, monstery, Roman, Turkey

Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a general, politician, and six-time president of Mexico. Although he is best-known in the United States for the role he played in the Texas Revolution, the Battle of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre, and his defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto, he played a much larger role in his nation's history, so much so that the period between 1821 and 1855 is known...

‘Killing the Dead’ by John Blair review JamesHoare Tue, 10/14/2025 - 08:57

ROME, ITALY—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, early humans in […] The post Did Central Italy’s Hominins Develop a Strategy for Butchering Elephants? appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, elephant, hominin, Italy, Middle Pleistocene, Palaeoloxodon