Urartian Women May Have Held Administrative Roles

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A riveting lost Sumerian myth was recently rediscovered thanks to University of Chicago Sumerologist […] The post Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cuneiform tablets, enlil, fox, Iraq, Ishkur, myth, nippur, sumerian

CUEVA DEL REY KONG-OY, MEXICO—Recent research has shed new light on the enigmatic clay sculptures […] The post Mysterious Unfired Clay Sculptures Found in Mexican Cave appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, clay sculpture, Cueva del Rey Kong-Oy, Devil's Cave, Mexico, Oaxaca

ODESSA, UKRAINE—A monument to the French statesman the Duke of Richelieu stands in a prominent […] The post Italian Fortress Uncovered Beneath Odessa Square appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, fortress, Genoa, italian, Odessa, Richelieu, Ukraine

Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305) served as queen of Navarre and countess of Champagne and Brie between 1274 and 1305. In 1285, she also became queen consort of France following her marriage to Philip IV of France (reign 1285-1314). Between 1289 and 1297, she had four children, three of whom would become kings of France while one became queen consort of England. In the last year of her life, Joan founded...

‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:00

Democracy and security have never gotten along in American society; even as nearly everyone agrees that some information should be kept from the public, just as many agree that secrecy opens the door to corruption, tyranny, and conspiracy. Perhaps there is no better example of this tension than the nuclear establishment, where the stakes of failure are measured in millions of deaths. But despite...

A rare bronze cauldron from Late Antiquity has been unearthed in the courtyard of the Roman-era residential complex in Pergamon, modern-day Bergama in western Turkey. The cauldron is intact and in its original condition. It is estimated to date to the 7th century, when the luxury home, a peristyle villa known as Mosaic House after its … Read the full post →"1,400-year-old bronze cauldron found Pergamon’s Mosaic House"

Large ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs that have been hidden under the sands of Oahu’s western Waianae Coast for years have reemerged due to shifting of sediment in the waves. The petroglyphs were carved into the shoreline sandstone 1,000 years ago in front of what is now the Pililaʻau Army Recreation Center. U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii’s cultural … Read the full post →"Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs exposed on Oahu shore" Medieval, Treasures

A Middle Bronze Age burial mound containing the remains of man of impressive height has been discovered in Azerbaijan. Preliminary examination of his skeleton estimate his height at 6’7″ (2 meters), and he was buried in a semi-flexed position holding a four-pronged bronze spearhead in his hand, an exceptionally rare find not just in Azerbaijan, … Read the full post →"Remains of extra tall warrior found in Bronze Age kurgan"

KODAD, INDIA—The Deccan Chronicle reports that the Archaeological Survey of India recently recovered an important […] The post Rare Inscribed Copper Plates Illuminate Indian Dynasty's History appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, copper plates, Deccan, India, Kakatiya dynasty, kodad, Vikramaditya II

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...