AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo7 hours agoMedieval Battle Injuries: What Archaeology Can Tell Us - Medievalists.netmedievalists.net - Medievalists.netArchaeology is transforming the way we understand medieval warfare. One way it is doing this is by revealing what kinds of injuries and wounds …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo18 hours agoArchaeologists in Egypt Uncover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With Rare Inscriptionsartnet.com - by Tim BrinkhofThe 4,000-year-old mastaba was built for a royal administrator and his priestess wife. A joint mission between German and Egyptian archaeologists has …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoAn Ancient Construction Site, Complete With Cement Recipe, Is Discovered in Pompeiiartnet.com - by Verity BabbsThe find offers insights into the building techniques used in ancient Rome. Archaeologists undertaking excavations on Insula 10 (Regio IX)—a central …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoAstonishing 2,000-Year-Old Roman Helmet Goes On Display Over 20 Years After It Was Discovered In Englandallthatsinteresting.com - Amber BreeseTwo decades ago, an amateur archaeologist discovered the fractured pieces of a 2,000-year-old Roman helmet in England, kicking off an intensive …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day ago115,000-Year-Old Bones Found In Poland Reveal Neanderthal Child Was Eaten By Gigantic Prehistoric Birdallthatsinteresting.com - Caroline RedmondResearchers realized the bones were so porous because they'd passed through the digestive system of an enormous bird.The post 115,000-Year-Old Bones …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoEarly Roman Colony Excavated in Southern France - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica Esther SaraceniPARIS, FRANCE—A 100-foot-long section of stone curtain wall and the foundation of a round tower thought to have been part of a warehouse district …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoReplica Wooden Neolithic Well Recreated in Czech Republic - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica Esther SaraceniPARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC—Radio Prague International reports that researchers from the Všestary Prehistoric Archaeology Park are working to create a …
AvatarFuzzyAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe Broken Seal of a Pope's 14th-Century Decree Has Been Found in PolandSmithsonian Magazine - Sonja AndersonA 650-year-old fragment of an engraved lead seal used on a pope’s official communications has been unearthed in Poland. The artifact is the third of …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoDivers uncover trove of precious cargo in 1,500-year-old shipwreck in the Aegean Seamiamiherald.com - By Julia DayeThe weather was bad — less than ideal for diving. But the group kept going. In September 2023, a team of 30 divers did 170 underwater missions in two …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoElaborate 600-year-old castle — complete with moat — unearthed in France. Take a lookheraldonline.com - By Aspen PflughoeftArchaeologists had known for years that a hotel in Vannes, France, was built on the site of a medieval castle. The 18th century mansion-turned-hotel …
AvatarFuzzyAvatarAvatar2 days ago'You could almost see and smell their world': Remnants of 'Britain's Pompeii' reveal details of life in Bronze Age villageLive Science - By Jennifer NalewickiArchaeologists are studying a Bronze Age village built on stilts to better understand the lifestyles of the people who lived there. The remnants of an …
AvatarFuzzyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoArchaeologists Uncover Earliest Known Iron Age House in Greek Villageartnews.com - Daniel CassadyArcheologists from the University of Göttingen working in the ancient village of Thorikos, outside the city of Lavrio in southern Athens, have …