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Sam Watkins was only 21 when his home state of Tennessee seceded from the Union in the spring of 1861. Swept away by the patriotic fervor and thirst for adventure that gripped an entire generation of unfortunate young men, Watkins and most of his childhood friends enlisted in the Confederate Army, joining Company H of the 1st Tennessee Regiment. They marched off to war, little knowing that four...

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Archaeologists have discovered an unfired clay figurine of conjoined toads at the ancient site of Vichama in Peru’s Caral Archaeological Zone (ZAC). About 12 cm (4.7 inches) long, the figurine depicts two small frogs or toads joined at their hind legs. This is the first time a clay figurine like this one has been found … Read the full post →"Unique ancient figurine of conjoined toads found in Peru"

An excavation at Breedon’s Leyburn Quarry in North Yorkshire has uncovered a high-status Bronze Age cremation urn burial. It dates to between about 2000 and 1700 B.C. The limestone quarry is located in an area of the Yorkshire Dales known for Bronze Age remains. Metal hoards have been found there, as well as burials and … Read the full post →"Bronze Age cremation urn burial found in Yorkshire quarry"

A rare Bronze Age funnel-shaped axe that legends suggest may be made of meteorite iron has been found in Paau Village on the island of Borneo. It is approximately 3,000 years old and is the first Bronze Age axe head of its kind found in Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo). Paau Village is in … Read the full post →"3,000-year-old funnel axe found on Borneo"

LUND, SWEDEN—Recent research into the famous wreck of the Danish-Norwegian ship Gribshunden has revealed new […] The post Study Examines Ship Artillery from Europe's Age of Exploration appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Age of Exploration, artillery, carvel, Gribshunden, guns, King Hans, shipwreck, Sweden

SAINT-ROMAIN-EN-GAL, FRANCE—French archaeologists were surprised to find an unknown and extraordinary Roman mausoleum in Saint-Romain-en […] The post Mausoleum Modeled After Roman Emperor's Found in France appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, France, Gaul, Lyon, mausoleum, Mausoleum of Augustus, Saint-Romain-en-Gal, Tomb, Vienna

IBRI, OMAN—The Oman News Agency announced that rescue excavations carried out by the Department of […] The post 5,000-Year-Old Tombs Reveal Links Between Mesopotamia and Ancient Oman appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, burials, Ibri, Jemdet Nasr, Mesopotamia, Oman, pottery, tombs

Frederick Douglass (circa 1818-1895) was an abolitionist orator, minister, writer, editor, reformer, and statesman, who had been born a slave in Maryland, escaped to New York at around the age of 20, and became a talented orator and writer. Owing to the power of his condemnation of slavery and his skill in presenting it, Douglass was among the most popular speakers on the lecture circuit, became...

A 1642 will that bequeathed William Shakespeare’s home to someone entirely unrelated to him that caused much courtroom drama has been rediscovered in the U.K.’s National Archives. Legal records specialist Dan Gosling found the will in a box of unlabeled chancery court documents dating from the 17th century and earlier. It was first described by … Read the full post →"Shakespeare family will that caused legal drama found in National Archives"

AARHUS, DENMARK—Toward the end of the last Ice Age around 8,500 years ago, melting glaciers […] The post Settlement Located on Seafloor Beneath Danish Waters appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aarhus, Denmark, Ice Age, Mesolithic, Stone Age, submerged settlement, underwater archaeology

AIGAI, TURKEY—According to a report by Hürriyet Daily News, archaeological work at the site of […] The post Hundreds of Miniature Water Jugs Found in Aigai's Temple of Demeter appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aigai, Demeter, Hellenistic age, hydriae, temple, Turkey, votive offerings, water jugs

LICAPA II, PERU—Excavations at the monumental Moche site of Licapa II in northern Peru's La […] The post 1,400-Year-Old Moche Palace Excavated in Northern Peru appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, brick, elite, Licapa II, Moche, palace, Peru

"What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?" is Frederick Douglass' masterwork of oration, delivered on 5 July 1852 at the Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York. Also sometimes given as "What, to the Slave, is your Fourth of July?", the piece has long been recognized as among the greatest speeches in American history and what scholar David W. Blight calls "the rhetorical masterpiece of American...

A new examination of a small Viking-era gaming piece in the collection of the National Museum of Denmark has found that the hairstyle is so detailed that researchers believe it depicts a coiffure that was actually fashionable in the 10th century. “It’s exceptional that we have such a vivid depiction of a Viking, even a … Read the full post →"Game piece reveals Viking hairstyle"

MOTYA, ITALY—As Phoenician sailors ventured into the waters of the western Mediterranean Sea to establish […] The post Phoenician Colonists Traveled with the Scents of Home appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ceramic vessels, fragrant oils, Italy, Motya, perfume, Phoenicians, Sicily

GUARDBRIDGE, SCOTLAND—The Herald Scotland reports that prior to the construction of a new housing development […] The post Scottish Field Encapsulates 10,000 Years of Local History appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Bronze Age, Fife, Guardbridge, hill fort, Iron Age, Neolithic, Paleolithic, Scotland

TODA CAVE, UZBEKISTAN—While the development of agriculture is often associated with the Fertile Crescent, past […] The post Early Harvesting Technology in Uzbek Cave Complicates Narrative About Spread of Agriculture appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, agriculture, early farming, Fertile Crescent, prehistoric harvesting, stone tools, toda cave, Uzbekistan, wild barley