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fediboard_culture
FediBoard Culture @fediboard_culture@flipboard.social · 3d ago
Divers find hundreds of ancient ceramic amphorae in a Roman-era shipwreck off Sicily's coast https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/divers-discover-hundreds-ancient-ceramic-vessels-shipwreck-coast-sicily-1234794628/ The wreck was first spotted by a local freediver and spear fisherman. #culture #archaeology #maritime
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fediboard_science
FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social · 3d ago
A Roman-era shipwreck packed with wine amphorae discovered off Sicily offers clues to ancient trade routes https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/off-the-coast-of-sicily-divers-discovered-a-roman-era-shipwreck-with-hundreds-of-amphorae-ancient-jars-frequently-used-to-hold-wine-180989307/ The site could offer fresh insights into Mediterranean trade routes more than 2,000 years ago #science #archaeology #maritime
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fediboard_science
FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social · 4d ago
Ancient Maltese mariners used stars in the southern cross for celestial navigation 5,000 years ago https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ancient-maltese-seafarers-likely-navigated-by-the-stars Ancient Maltese seafarers had both a complex cosmology and likely at least rudimentary skills in celestial navigation. It's thought that they used stars in the southern constellation of Crux to make… #science #archaeology #navigation
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ninawillburger
Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · 5d ago
One of my favorite #Roman objects: World's oldest known "Swiss army knife", including a hinged knife, fork, spoon, spike, prick, sieve, spatula. Unfortunately, there is no provenance of this multi-tool, but it’s not a unique item: There are a few more examples, e.g. one was found in a Roman tomb in Albintimilium, Italy, dating 2nd/3rd century AD. 📷Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge #archaeology #romanarchaeology
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mrundkvist
Martin Rundkvist @mrundkvist@archaeo.social · 5d ago
In planning a week on Runmarö Island, I've made a map of what it looked like 1100 years ago. The shoreline displacement and the inland lake basins' last points of contact with the Baltic are key to my understanding. There are no known pre-modern sites on Runmarö, but the island is huge and has in all likelihood been at least utilised before 1500, probably also inhabited. #archaeology #history
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ninawillburger
Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · 5d ago
A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association with two lead anchor and an additional lead structure, the function of which remains to be determined. https://cultura.gov.it/comunicato/29255 #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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fedifind
FediFind @fedifind@flipboard.social · 6d ago
A 2,300-year-old papyrus fragment of Homer's Odyssey — with three lines not in the modern text — goes on show at the Met https://hyperallergic.com/2-300-year-old-fragment-of-homers-odyssey-now-on-view-at-the-met/ #culture #archaeology #literature
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fediboard_culture
FediBoard Culture @fediboard_culture@flipboard.social · 6d ago
A 2,300-year-old papyrus fragment of Homer's Odyssey — with three lines not in the modern text — goes on show at the Met https://hyperallergic.com/2-300-year-old-fragment-of-homers-odyssey-now-on-view-at-the-met/ The papyrus fragment contains three lines from Book 20 of the epic that don’t appear in the modern text. #culture #archaeology #literature
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ninawillburger
Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Aug 05, 2026
An #IceAge masterpiece: This small carving (4.7cm) of a water #bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago. It's thought to be a #diver, #cormorant, or #duck. Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the Swabian Jura. It's the oldest known representation of a bird. On display at Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren. #archaeology
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archaeology
Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Aug 04, 2026
First Roman Republican silver coin hoard found in Saxony-Anhalt rewrites central Germany’s ancient history Silver coins from the Roman Republic rarely turn up in central Germany. Archaeologists have now confirmed the first documented hoard of Roman Republican silver denarii in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/first-roman-republican-silver-coin-hoard-in-saxony-anhalt/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #romancoins
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ancientorigins
Ancient Origins @ancientorigins@mastodon.social · Aug 04, 2026
?? VIRAL STORY: What Went Wrong? The Real Story of the Battle of Thermopylae ?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! ?? https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/what-went-wrong-real-story-battle-thermopylae-006954 #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Civilization #MustRead #DidYouKnow
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jcrabapple @jcrabapple@dmv.community · Jul 31, 2026
📜 For nearly 2,000 years, the Herculaneum scrolls were considered unreadable—carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD into brittle lumps that crumbled when touched. Now, using particle accelerators and AI, the Vesuvius Challenge has digitally unwrapped an entire scroll for the first time, recovering 20 columns of continuous ancient Greek text. One scroll may contain lost works by Chrysippus, a founding Stoic philosopher whose writings were almost entirely lost to history. Another revealed a previously unknown 8th book of On Gods by Philodemus. With 400+ scrolls still buried in the Villa of the Papyri, this is just the beginning of recovering antiquity's lost library. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-roman-scrolls-destroyed-by-mount-vesuvius-digitally-unrolled-in-full-for-first-time/ #Archaeology #AI #History #AncientRome
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 30, 2026
Roman villa with rare polychrome mosaic and bathhouse uncovered beneath Devon farmland A rare Roman mosaic made from thousands of colored stone cubes has been uncovered beneath farmland in Devon, England, during excavations at a large Roman villa. Archaeologists also found an elaborate bathhouse, fine jewelry, painted wall plaster, and other luxury objects... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/roman-villa-with-mosaic-beneath-devon/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire
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