Massive blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, an ancient wonder, hauled up from the Mediterranean. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
Massive blocks from the Lighth...
Discovery of rare medieval music brings sounds of monks back to Devon abbey for first time in 500 years. Via @physorg.news #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
Discovery of rare medieval mus...
1,900-year-old Roman-era lion-head discs reveal burial customs and cultural symbolism
A group of four exquisitely crafted bronze lion-head discs dating back nearly 1,900 years has been unearthed in central Israel, giving a glimpse into the Roman-era burial ceremony and the universal appeal of lion symbolism...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/1900-year-old-roman-era-lion-head-discs/
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What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank. Via @live_science #History #archeology #sociology #Anthropology
What did ancient Rome smell li...
25 #ArchaeologicalFindings that are surprisingly well-preserved https://zorz.it/GRpfO | #ShanilouPerera #ArcheologicalDiscoveries #archeology #artefacts #HistoricalArtifacts #HistoricalPhotos #history
Shakespeare’s famous “upstart crow” insult may have come from collaborator Thomas Nashe, new research reveals
A team of literary scholars has reignited controversy surrounding one of English literature’s most renowned insults—”upstart crow”—long believed to be a jealous jibe at William Shakespeare by fellow playwright Robert Greene...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/shakespeares-famous-upstart-crow-insult/
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Ancient sloth heel bone from Uruguay shows signs of possible human-inflicted trauma thousands of years before humans thought to be in the Americas. #archeology
« A 33,000-year-old right calcaneus (heel bone) of the giant ground #sloth Lestodon armatus, discovered in Arroyo del Vizcaíno in southern #Uruguay, shows a deep indentation that may have been created by a human-made weapon. »
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/sloth-bone-shows-possible-human-inflicted-trauma/
New evidence suggests Neanderthals were rendering fat nearly 100,000 years before other early humans. Via @newscientist #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
New evidence suggests Neandert...
Awe!! What a fun read!
Know what Pareidolia is?
Want to bathe your mind in non-jaded, non-cynic humour, look at funny photos, and on the side, enjoy learning something surprising and rather useless?
Look no further, I found it for you.
Mike Sowden reminisces about the loss of ... his hiking boots.
Wonderful!
https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/why-everywhere-we-look-there-we-are
1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy linked to Chancay culture unearthed during gas work in Lima
A team of gas utility workers laying pipes in northern Lima, Peru, stumbled upon an ancient discovery during their work, uncovering a 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy. The find was just 20 inches (50 centimeters) beneath the ground when workers came upon the trunk of a huarango tree...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/pre-inca-mummy-unearthed-during-gas-work-in-lima/
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1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in Bolivia. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
1,400-year-old temple ruins th...
European Huns were not of Turkic origin but had ancient Siberian roots, linguistic study reveals
A newly published linguistics study suggests that the European Huns, previously thought to have Turkic origins, instead shared a common Paleo-Siberian language with the ancient Inner Asian Xiongnu...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/european-huns-had-ancient-siberian-roots/
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Iron age settlement found in Gloucestershire after detectorist unearths Roman swords
When Glen Manning discovered two cavalry swords, a later dig revealed two distinct chapters of British history
Massive blocks of Lighthouse of Alexandria raised from sea – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73549
"Twenty-two of the largest stone blocks, including door lintels, the threshold, base slabs and a pylon with a door crafted in the Ptolemaic era in ancient Egyptian style, have been lifted out of the water."
Lost Tiwanaku temple unearthed in Bolivia reveals ancient Andes trade and ritual network
Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown temple complex in Bolivia, belonging to the Tiwanaku civilization, one of South America’s oldest and most influential ancient cultures. The temple, built on a hill in the Caracollo municipality...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/lost-tiwanaku-temple-unearthed-in-bolivia/
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"Scanning the roman underworld"
A 2022 project in collaboration with 5th-grade students and the archeology center in Normandy
Cameraless photography created using a scanner.
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'Alien' skull of toddler is actually evidence of long-standing practice of head shaping. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
'Alien' skull of toddler is ac...
