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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 15h

New study reveals Shackleton knew Endurance was structurally unfit for Antarctic ice

A century after the Endurance sank under the Antarctic ice, new research has revealed that the ship was never as strong as legend suggested...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 19h

Homo habilis under threat: AI study reveals leopards hunted our ancient ancestors

Almost 2 million years ago, early humans were not the hunters they are typically imagined to be — they were the hunted...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 1d

Karnak Temple’s origins revealed: geoarchaeological study shows how the Nile shaped Egypt’s sacred landscape

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 1d

Ancient gold brooch and jade stone unearthed at Troy push the city’s history back by centuries

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Troy in Turkey have discovered a gold brooch, a valuable jade stone, and a bronze pin dating to around 2500 BCE

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 2d

650-year-old sandal and other medieval artifacts found in centuries-old vulture nests in southern Spain

Archaeologists in southern Spain have discovered over 200 human-made artifacts inside centuries-old bearded vulture nests...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 2d

Ancient lakes in the Gobi Desert supported human life 8,000 years ago

The Gobi Desert today is one of the driest and harshest landscapes on Earth, stretching over northern China and Mongolia. Yet, a recent study reveals that thousands of years ago...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 3d

Over 1,000 silver and gold coins recovered from the legendary 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet

A remarkable discovery has been made off the east coast of Florida, where divers have recovered more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from one of the...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 3d

Early Neolithic farmers in Central Europe diversified cereal cultivation earlier than expected, study finds

A new study has revealed that early farming communities in Central Europe began diversifying their cereal crops much earlier than previously thought...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 4d

Scientists digitally reconstruct faces of Colombian mummies, removing death masks for the first time

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 4d

Early South American hunters primarily hunted megafauna, including giant sloths, new study reveals

A new detailed analysis of archaeological evidence demonstrates that early human populations of southern South America relied on extinct megafauna...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 5d

Well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Croatia reveals ancient trade and seafaring insights

A team of underwater archaeologists is unearthing fresh information regarding Roman maritime life after unearthing a well-preserved shipwreck in Barbir Bay...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 5d

Study finds Levantine ivory came from Africa through Nubian trade, not Egypt

The recent research tracking the origin of southern Levantine ivory artifacts has revealed that most of the material came from African elephants...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 7d

Earliest evidence of blue pigment in Europe unearthed at Paleolithic site in Germany

Archaeologists in Germany have found evidence that contradicts long-held views about the colors available to Europe’s Paleolithic populations...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 7d

Ancient life-size rock art in Saudi Arabia reveals earliest human presence and desert oases

Archaeologists have unearthed monumental rock art and artifacts in northern Saudi Arabia that contradict conventional assumptions about when human beings...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 8d

Rare medieval hair-styling tool unearthed at Eilean Donan Castle reveals personal grooming practices in Scotland

A rare 13th-century hair-styling implement has been unearthed at Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 8d

Rare 30,000-year-old personal toolkit reveals life of a Stone Age hunter

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and remarkably preserved collection of stone tools, dating to around 30,000 years ago, at the Paleolithic site of Milovice IV...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 9d

Hidden in pottery: ancient Japanese fishing nets resurrected with X-ray CT scans

Japanese archaeologists digitally and physically reconstructed prehistoric fishing nets dating back more than 6,000 years, a leap in the exploration of the Jomon period’s

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 9d

Mollusc shells from Saqqara reveal ancient Egyptian life, rituals, and beliefs

Archaeologists at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis have uncovered mollusc shells that shed light on aspects of life in ancient Egypt, from everyday existence to religious rituals

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 10d

Unique Egyptian family statue discovered in Saqqara redefines Old Kingdom art

Archaeologists have made a breathtaking find at Saqqara that is transforming the study of artistic traditions in ancient Egypt...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 10d

1 million-year-old Yunxian skull redefines human evolution and Denisovan origin

A crushed and distorted skull discovered in central China nearly 35 years ago is now redefining our understanding of early human evolution in Asia...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 11d

5,000-year-old dolmen tomb unearthed in southern Spain

University of Cádiz archaeologists have discovered one of the greatest megalithic discoveries of recent decades: a monumental dolmen in the town of Teba, in Málaga province...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 11d

Oldest hippopotamus ivory object unearthed in Iberian Peninsula reveals Copper Age trade

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest hippopotamus ivory artifact in the Iberian Peninsula, confirming the presence of long-distance relations in the Mediterranean...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 12d

Earliest evidence of horses in Bronze Age Sicily reveals ancient rituals

Archaeologists have revealed shocking new findings that horses were present in Sicily much earlier than previously believed...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 12d

2,500-year-old Iberian solstice sanctuary uncovered in Jódar, Spain

Archaeologists have unearthed an impressive Iberian sanctuary near the Spanish town of Jódar in the province of Jaén, where stone, sunlight, and myth converged 2,500 years ago..

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 13d

Secrets of 3,000-year-old Bronze Age hoard from Rosemarkie revealed

Archaeologists have cast new light on an incredible Bronze Age find on the Black Isle, where a hoard of beautifully crafted bronze ornaments was deliberately buried...

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