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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · 8h ago
Rare medieval seals reveal the hidden power of a Russian princess from the age of the Rurik dynasty Archaeologists have identified two medieval lead seals found in Vladimir as belonging to Princess Maria Vsevolzhaya, wife of Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest and mother of his twelve children. The rare seals once closed documents from the late 12th and early 13th centuries... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/medieval-seals-hidden-power-of-russian-princess/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medieval
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · 1d ago
A latrine at Hadrian’s Villa shows how Roman concrete survived for 2,000 years For centuries, Roman buildings have outlasted many modern structures. Temples, bridges, aqueducts, and walls still stand after nearly 2,000 years, while some concrete buildings from the last century already show serious damage. A new study points to another reason for this long life... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/hadrians-villa-roman-concrete-survived/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archaeologynews #romanarchitecture #romanempire
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · 2d ago
First named Maya mathematician identified from 1,200-year-old wall inscription in Guatemala For the first time, researchers have identified an ancient Maya mathematician by name after decoding a painted wall text from the archaeological site of Xultun in northeastern Guatemala. The finding links a mathematical formula to an individual named Sak Tahn Waax... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/first-named-maya-mathematician-guatemala/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #maya
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · 4d ago
Three forgotten Assyrian kings identified in ancient texts For more than a century, historians believed the Neo-Assyrian Empire’s royal line was well known. A new study argues three kings were left out of the official record. The finding changes a long accepted view of how one of the ancient world’s greatest empires passed power from one ruler to the next... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/three-forgotten-assyrian-kings/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #AssyrianHistory #Assyriology
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 18, 2026
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared culture for over 20,000 years, cave study suggests Neanderthals and modern humans appear to have shared far more than the same landscape. A new study from a cave in southern Türkiye suggests both groups lived in strikingly similar ways and even shared symbolic traditions over thousands of years.... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/neanderthals-and-homo-sapiens-shared-culture/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #homosapiens #neanderthal
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 16, 2026
Lost Ming Dynasty goldworking technique recreated after nearly 500 years Chinese goldsmiths during Ming Dynasty produced fine jewelry found in Hubei province tombs. A recent study in NPJ Heritage Science examined earrings from Prince Zhu Zairong tomb, died 1545. Researchers studied a lost method named Jin zhe si. The method creates filigree appearance without using wire... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/ming-dynasty-goldworking-technique-recreated/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archaeologynews #ancientchina #mingdynasty
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 16, 2026
Byzantine city with 200 written records uncovered in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine residential city in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis, offering a rare look at life in the Western Desert during the fourth and fifth centuries CE. The find comes from the Ain Al-Sabil archaeological site in the New Valley Governorate... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/byzantine-city-with-written-records-in-dakhla-oasis/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #byzantine #egyptology #ancientegypt
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 13, 2026
Ancient Herculaneum scroll read for the first time after nearly 2,000 years Nearly 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman town of Herculaneum, researchers have read an ancient scroll without physically opening it. Using advanced X-ray scans and artificial intelligence, they recovered the full surviving text from a sealed papyrus for the first time... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/herculaneum-scroll-read-for-the-first-time/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #herculaneum
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 12, 2026
Ancient Egyptian settlement from the Second Intermediate Period with tombs and silos found at Tell el-Ku’a Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a large settlement from the Second Intermediate Period at Tell el-Ku’a in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta. The site includes tombs, homes, storage areas, ovens, and work spaces... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/egyptian-settlement-with-tombs-and-silos-at-tell-el-kua/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #egyptology #ancientegypt
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 11, 2026
1,000-year-old Viking textile production center uncovered near Aarhus in Denmark Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a large Viking Age production site that supplied textiles and other goods to one of the region’s main trade centers over 1,000 years ago. The site sits near Søften in eastern Jutland, about 10 kilometers north of modern Aarhus... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/viking-textile-production-center-near-aarhus/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #vikings #vikingage
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 06, 2026
Ancient Roman villa found beneath high school gym near the Colosseum For years, students at a high school near Rome’s Colosseum shared stories about hidden rooms beneath their gymnasium. What began as rumors eventually led to the identification of a well-preserved Roman villa dating to the mid-second century CE... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/roman-villa-found-beneath-high-school/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanvilla #romanarchitecture #romanempire
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 05, 2026
Oldest structure at Hadrian’s Villa uncovered beneath imperial palace complex Archaeologists working at Hadrian’s Villa near Rome have uncovered an underground structure dating to the Republican period, a find that could represent the oldest known construction ever identified within the vast imperial complex.... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/oldest-structure-at-hadrians-villa/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanvilla #romanempire #hadrian #romanarchitecture
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 02, 2026
Radiocarbon dating reveals Spain’s largest helmet hoard is medieval, not Roman A group of 43 iron helmets recovered from the seabed off Spain’s eastern coast has been redated to the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, overturning a belief held for more than three decades. Archaeologists once thought the helmets belonged to the Roman period... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/spains-largest-medieval-helmet-lost-weapons-shipment/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #ancientgelmet #romanempire #medieval
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 02, 2026
Mamluk-era water system and mosque uncovered near Cairo’s Saladin Citadel Archaeologists working around Cairo’s Saladin Citadel have uncovered the remains of a large Mamluk-era water supply system and a mosque, offering new evidence about how one of Egypt’s most important medieval centers functioned... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/mamluk-era-water-system-uncovered-near-cairo/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #egyptology #ancientegypt
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 01, 2026
Mystery of 17th-century shipwreck carrying 400 gold coins solved after decades of research A shipwreck found off England’s south coast has finally been identified after nearly 30 years of research. Archaeologists now believe the vessel was the Dom van Keulen, a Dutch merchant ship carrying thousands of Moroccan gold coins when it sank in 1633... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/17th-century-shipwreck-carrying-400-gold-coins/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archaeologynews #shipwreck #maritimearchaeology #underwaterarchaeology
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jul 01, 2026
Archaeologists uncover possible statue of Artemis at ancient Heraclea Sintica in Bulgaria Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered part of a marble statue that could represent Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting. The fragment was found during ongoing excavations near the town of Petrich... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/statue-of-artemis-at-ancient-heraclea-sintica/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #artemis #heracleasintica
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jun 30, 2026
Mithras sanctuary in Močići challenges Roman temple model with open-air ritual landscape Mithras worship in the Roman Empire traces back to an ancient Iranian deity, Mithra, rooted in early Persian religious tradition. In pre-Zoroastrian and later Zoroastrian contexts, Mithra appears as a figure tied to contracts, light, and cosmic order... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/mithras-sanctuary-in-mocici/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #mithras #mithraism #romanempire
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jun 28, 2026
Archaeologists uncover rare 2,500-year-old votive statue bases at lost Apollo sanctuary in Cyprus Archaeologists working at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa in Cyprus have uncovered more than 20 votive statue bases preserved in their original positions, offering rare evidence of how religious offerings accumulated inside an ancient sanctuary over centuries... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/statue-bases-at-lost-apollo-sanctuary-in-cyprus/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #ancientcyprus #apollo
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jun 28, 2026
First shipwrecks linked to Pirates of the Caribbean discovered in Nassau Harbor, The Bahamas Shipwrecks tied to the real pirates of the Caribbean have been found for the first time in The Bahamas, giving archaeologists a rare look into the maritime world behind one of history’s most famous outlaw communities... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/first-shipwrecks-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-in-the-bahamas/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #piratesofthecaribbean #shipwreck #underwaterarchaeology
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Archaeology News :verified: @archaeology@mstdn.social · Jun 26, 2026
17,000-year-old cave paintings in Wales confirmed as the oldest rock art in the British Isles Scientists have confirmed that a series of red markings inside a cave in Wales represent the oldest known rock art in the British Isles, bringing an end to a debate that lasted for more than a century... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/cave-paintings-in-wales-oldest-rock-art-in-the-uk/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #cavepainting #caveart
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