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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 13h

Until now, archaeologists had only seen traces of central Germany's Mesolithic structures in soil discolorations. That’s what makes this wooden post exciting. It’s 10,500 years old, for starters ... archaeology.org/news/2026/10/02/mesolithic-lumber-recovered-in-germanys-lake-arendsee/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 15h

Has Peruvian cuisine always been inventive and delicious? At one coastal site, researchers found bundles of seaweed—prepared 3,400 years ago. At another, archaeologists turned up Inca-era freeze-dried potatoes! archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/peru-foodie-tour/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In a desert 1,000 years ago, the Chimú people built a city that would become the biggest in the Americas. Chan Chan was an engineering marvel, and at last, Peru’s great urban experiment has archaeologists’ attention. archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2023/features/peru-chimu-chan-chan/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On one mural in Chajul, Guatemala, a dancer wears Spanish trousers and shoes, but also accoutrements of the Ixil Maya. As archaeologists uncover the murals, the story of a fraught but creatively rich moment is emerging. archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2025/features/dancing-days-of-the-maya/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A sixth-century A.D. monastery on the tiny Scottish isle of Lismore was a thriving center of worship, craftsmanship, and learning whose importance may have rivaled some of the top monasteries in Britain. archaeology.org/news/2026/10/02/early-medieval-monastery-studied-in-scotland/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Archaeologists in South Korea recently found a nine-inch bronze device that they’ve identified as a Hwangja Hwatong—a 600-year-old firearm. The early handheld gunpowder weapon would have fired arrows or pellets. archaeology.org/news/2026/10/01/early-gunpowder-weapon-from-south-korea-identified/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Roman soldiers played a type of horn called the cornu, 10 feet long and shaped like the letter G. Archaeologists at Vindolanda, near Hadrian’s Wall, recently unearthed the mouthpiece of one! archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2023/digs-discoveries/digs-england-hadrian-cornu/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The nature of Teotihuacan’s system of writing has long been debated, but archaeologists studying glyphs recently gained new insights. One glyph depicts a mountain flanked by speech scrolls ... archaeology.org/news/2026/10/01/cave-paintings-may-have-been-part-of-mesoamerican-writing-system/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can you spot the medieval fortress in this picture? Roebuck Castle in Dublin appears to be a Victorian creation. But archaeologists have now discovered traces of thirteenth-century walls hidden under the plaster! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/21/surviving-medieval-fortress-identified-in-dublin/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What was Egypt like before the pharaohs? Archaeologists at the 6,000-year-old site of Tell el-Farkha are finding hints of the grandeur that would come—and some incredible artifacts with few parallels at all. archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/features/where-was-ancient-egypt-born/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A Maya city deep in the forests of the Yucatán lay untouched for 1,000 years after it was abandoned. But after a grueling journey, archaeologists located it. Palatial buildings and a 40-foot-tall pyramid awaited! archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/world/?location=mexico-12

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

According to Pliny the Elder, the Garden of the Hesperides—where Hercules is said to have slain a dragon—was in what’s now Morocco. Specifically, at the site of Lixus, a port city that became entangled in the intrigues of Caligula … archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2024/off-the-grid/lixus-morocco/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

During the last Ice Age, the Clovis and Cumberland people fashioned many, many stone spearheads. Archaeologists researching 500 projectile points discovered something surprising, however: Quite a few were resharpened and reused! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/30/did-early-americans-reuse-spearpoints/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In a grisly but remarkable discovery, archaeologists found a mass grave of at least 25 men who died defending Christian-held Sidon during the Crusader era. archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2022/collection/lebanon-crusader-mass-grave/top-10-discoveries-of-2021/

Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looting at an Etruscan tomb in Vulci caused its roof to collapse—which, in fact, protected many artifacts. Now archaeologists have found weapons, chariot fittings, a bronze tripod, women’s footwear, and more! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/artifacts-in-etruscan-tomb-reflect-mediterranean-trade/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did ancient Egyptian strummers “go electric”? In a way! Archaeologists have discovered that in the New Kingdom era, musicians began playing a new kind of harp that had more range than the old one. archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/collection/accompanying-the-afterlife/the-music-of-time/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One dingo lived 1,000 years ago, and when he died, he was buried in a midden by ancestors of Australia's Aboriginal Barkindji people. For the next 500 years, people continued tending to the canine's grave! archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/dearly-beloved-dingo/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Music was a key ingredient in Egyptian religion, and the Tomb of the Chantress, one of the most remarkable recent discoveries in the Valley of the Kings, has given archaeologists insights into the life of a priestess-musician. archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2012/features/tomb-of-the-chantress/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A prince in sixth-century A.D. Germany was buried with a sword on his right side and a lyre in his left arm. One archaeologist believes that such medieval warlords were often also bards! archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/collection/medieval-warrior-troubadours/the-music-of-time/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ambrosio Cave, near Havana, harbors 70-plus petroglyphs of geometric shapes, human figures, and mythological creatures—as well as a smugglers’ hideout. Archaeologists believe the oldest artworks date to 2,000 years ago! archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2024/off-the-grid/ambrosio-cave-cuba/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Archaeologists at the hunter-gatherer ritual center of Göbekli Tepe have found two graves dated to between 8700 and 8000 B.C.! The site is famed for its T-pillar stones, but this discovery suggests people lived there as well. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/intact-burials-excavated-at-gobekli-tepe/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Archaeologists in Norway uncovered this fantastic wooden figurine. They’ve dated it to the thirteenth century, but who is it? The person is carrying a falcon—so possibly King Haakon Haakonsson, a known falconer. archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/digs-discoveries/digs-norway-falconer-figurine/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Gallic tribe called the Parisii inhabited Lutetia more than 2,000 years ago. The town would go on to big things—it’s known today as Paris. Now comes news of a discovery near Notre Dame ... archaeology.org/news/2026/09/24/is-this-ancient-wall-under-central-paris-from-the-citys-earliest-settlement/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If a Roman legionary saved all his disposable income for six years and buried it near the Rhine River … well, its intended inheritor might not find it, but archaeologists just did. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/23/roman-coin-hoard-unearthed-in-germany/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Before the Inca Empire, communities in the harsh Andes carved 3D maps of their landscape into massive boulders. Archaeologists now want to know: Were they symbolic, practical, sacred, all of the above? archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/features/cultivating-fields-of-stone/

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Cultivating Fields of Stone

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Archaeologists in Russia have unearthed an intriguing eleventh-century pendant. On one side, it bears the image of a possible Christian warrior-saint carrying a spear; on the other, a Medusa-like figure with snakes. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/18/medieval-serpentine-pendant-uncovered-in-russia/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A mile from the Great Wall of China lies a cemetery. Excavating one of graves, archaeologists discovered a 2,300-year-old sealed bronze vessel. Inside, a gallon of liquid had been preserved! archaeology.org/news/2026/08/17/2300-year-old-alcoholic-beverage-discovered-in-china/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When the Romans encountered Celtic armies, they were aghast—many of the fighters were naked and raising an almighty ruckus. The unearthly shrieking noise? Probably from the carnyx, a war horn tall as a man ... archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/collection/war-pigs/the-music-of-time/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Traitor or inside man? Udjahorresnet was a remarkable Egyptian adviser who helped the conquering Persians govern as pharaohs. But archaeologists are now learning how his savvy helped save the culture of his home. archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2023/features/egypt-persian-period-udjahorresnet/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An area first inhabited in the Neolithic period is the setting for the beginning and end of Ireland’s national epic. Now, archaeologists at Rathcrogan have found barrows, ringforts, and standing stones. archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2019/off-the-grid/trenches-ireland-rathcroghan/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Archaeologists at a New Kingdom fortress in Egypt have made some head-turning discoveries recently. Top among them: a stela carved with an image of a prisoner, and the remains of a particularly fast horse. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/17/3000-year-old-fortress-excavated-in-northern-egypt/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tasmanian devils once roamed Australia and coexisted with humans. At one rock shelter, archaeologists found tooth and bone fragments of the animals dating to between 7,000 and 47,000 years ago. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/16/humans-and-tasmanian-devils-coexisted-millennia-ago-in-western-australia/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Bronze Age people of Sardinia built cone-shaped stone towers called nuraghi—some 7,000 of them. Were they homes? Defensive structures? Ritual centers? Archaeologists recently made an intriguing find at one … archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/sardinian-ritual-summit/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Once ancient people learned to make bronze, they quickly got the idea for cymbals. This pair is at least 4,000 years old! Back then, one could hear the clash of cymbals in dances from Ur to Mohenjo-Daro. archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/collection/musical-melting-pot/the-music-of-time/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Archaeologists are trying to bring to light a Soviet gulag in Kazakhstan, which operated from 1948 to around 1956. They found guard towers and layers of dense barbed wire. The camp was used to imprison some 20,000 people. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/17/soviet-gulag-site-in-kazakhstan-examined/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One Roman soldier headed home to sunny Spain after a tour of duty at Hadrian’s Wall, but he had fond enough memories of his time on the cold, damp frontier that he had a keepsake of his time in Britain made ... archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/hadrians-wall-keepsake/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The ancient city of Odirmon, Uzbekistan, thrived around 2,000 years ago, and archaeologists recently unearthed an altar and ossuary there. Fires were lit at the altar—possibly for the rites of Zoroastrianism. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/18/possible-zoroastrian-fire-altar-unearthed-in-uzbekistan/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The wines of Spain and Portugal may be more popular than ever—but archaeologists have discovered they were up and coming 3,000 years ago. New research shows that Phoenicians first cultivated vines in Iberia. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/16/phoenicians-brought-first-cultivated-grapevines-to-iberia/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Iconic sites—Egyptian tombs, Chauvet Cave, the Duomo in Florence—were often filled with music hundreds or thousands of years ago. How were the acoustics in these venues? Archaeologists are recreating the spaces and sounds as they were! archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/#music-online

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A metal detectorist in Finland struck silver recently, discovering a hoard of coins and jewelry dated to around A.D. 1000. Archaeologists have identified coins from Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, and the Islamic world! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/14/medieval-silver-hoard-found-in-finland/

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Medieval Silver Hoard Found in Finland

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Archaeology Hour returns, kicking off with Eric Cline! He's got thoughts on “Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context.” Was there really a Trojan Horse? Who were the Sea Peoples, anyway? 📅 Sept. 23 ⏰ 8pm ET | 5pm PT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/76…

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Romans never conquered Ireland, but they did have trade outposts there. Archaeologists at one, the site of Drumanagh, discovered a 2,000-year-old burned fig. Someone had brought it from a warmer clime ... archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/collection/ancient-comfort-food/a-passion-for-fruit/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Nubian king Qashqash was thought to be a figure of legend, but archaeologists have now discovered a letter with his name on it. Here, the king had a concern about some sheep … archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/artifacts/post-makurian-letter-from-dongola/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This mosaic is the biggest ever found on a wall in the Roman world—52 feet long. Now it’s going on display, along with an enormous fresco of a walled city. Both may have once been part of Nero’s palace! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/15/italian-officials-unveil-ancient-romes-largest-wall-mosaic/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The ancient city of Ptolemais in Libya was destroyed—but not abandoned forever. For centuries, shepherds played games on boards they carved atop old city walls. Now archaeologists are trying to figure out what they played … archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/game-on/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As one Egyptian general traveled to the underworld, he passed through gates guarded by demons. Among them: a baboon demon, a lion demon, and a turtle-headed demon named “eater of his own excrement.” archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/collection/egypt-demons-guardians/the-world-of-egyptian-demons/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For the Maya, the sweat bath was a sacred and revitalizing place. Archaeologists in Xultun have discovered that the bath there was painted with images of a goddess who has the features of toads and iguanas! archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-guatemala-sweat-bath/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“FVLGVR SVBMANIVM”—a lightning bolt from the lightning god. That’s the inscription archaeologists have discovered at Hadrian’s Villa. When lightning struck, Romans considered the spot to be consecrated! archaeology.org/news/2026/09/14/roman-inscription-marks-lightning-strike-at-hadrians-villa/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Manatees are magical, and one archaeologist believes ancient people thought so too. He searched records of bones and bone ornaments, millions of them, from sites in Florida—and found only four belonged to manatees. archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2026/digs-discoveries/meet-the-manatees/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Reciting the Rosary prayers with a string of beads is a practice that dates to at least the Middle Ages. This bead was found in a cathedral in England. It depicts a human face and a skull—a memento mori to remember life is brief. archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2017/artifacts/artifact-2/

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