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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 20h

A pillar carved with a face has been discovered at the Neolithic site of Karahantepe, similar to pillars found nearby at Göbeklitepe. The going theory is these served as architectural elements—some 12,000 years ago.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/07/12000-year-old-carving-found-in-turkey/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

In Norway, hunter-gatherers began to settle down 9,000 years ago, and the discovery of a dwelling from that time is providing glimpses. Fishhooks, a tool made of rock crystal, and an ax blade point to new technologies.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/03/paleolithic-dwelling-uncovered-in-norway/

Paleolithic Dwelling Uncovered in Norway

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

The countdown is on! Just two weeks to go until #InternationalArchaeologyDay. Join the global celebration of archaeology with fairs, tours, digs, hands-on activities, and more. The Archaeological Institute of America has the details:

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

In 1872, 50 to 60 Modoc warriors held off a larger force of U.S. Army soldiers for half a year amid volcanic walls, boulders, and holes in northern California. Archaeologists have recently returned to the stronghold.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2018/letters-from/california-modoc-war/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 2d

Long before the Greeks and Romans arrived, Sicily had a vibrant Bronze Age culture. The 4,000-plus rock-cut tombs at the dramatic Necropolis of Pantalica date as far back as the thirteenth century B.C.

archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/off-the-grid/necropolis-of-pantalica-italy/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 2d

Around 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers were on the move through the inhospitable Nefud Desert. Researchers recently encountered more than 130 life-size images of animals that they carved into the cliffs.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/animal-rock-art-likely-marked-arabian-desert-water-sources/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 3d

How, when, and where did people figure out how to make iron? Archaeologists have reexamined materials found at a site in Georgia where copper smelters began using hematite in their work.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/copper-workers-experiments-might-have-helped-usher-in-iron-age/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

The Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland: You may have seen it in Highlander. New excavations there have uncovered a rare thirteenth-century hair-styling tool known as a gravoir.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/medieval-hair-styling-tool-recovered-at-scottish-castle/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

Archaeologists excavated a remote sanctuary in Tajikistan and discovered that ancient Bactrians invented distinct ways to worship their gods 2,300 years ago. Check out photos of the mountain sanctuary!

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

Researchers have discovered the earliest known traces of blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old stone artifact from central Germany. Archaeologists identified the residue as the mineral azurite.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/earliest-use-of-blue-pigment-in-europe-identified/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 5d

Archaeologists found the mummified remains of four people in the Colombian Andes, and now we know what they looked like: researchers have virtually reconstructed their faces using death masks.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/02/faces-of-four-mummified-andean-people-reconstructed/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 5d

An Assyrian weaver 4,000 years ago did not appreciate her husband's commentary on her work. “Who is this man who lives in your house and who is criticizing the textiles?” she snapped in response, delivered via tablet.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2023/features/assyrian-women-of-letters/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 5d

A gold brooch, a rare piece of jade, and a bronze pin dated to approximately 2500 B.C. have been uncovered in Turkey at the site of Hisarlik—also known as ancient Troy. The brooch is one of only three known in the world!

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/02/rare-objects-unearthed-in-ancient-troy/

Rare Objects Unearthed in Ancient Troy

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 6d

Pompeii's famous Villa of the Mysteries continues to surprise. New excavations there have uncovered a more prosaic side of the lavish frescoed mansion: a waiting bench on the street opposite the villa's main gate.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/waiting-room-found-outside-popular-pompeian-villa/

"Waiting Room" Found Outside Popular Pompeian Villa

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

Stories about the Three Yan emperors, who ruled parts of China from “Dragon City,” are now legendary. But when archaeologists began discovering the magnificent tombs from this era, they began to see a picture that's as fabulous as the myths.

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

The 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill is known to all American schoolkids, but ordinary civilians also suffered when Charlestown burned. New excavations are now revealing life there before the blaze.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/boston-dig-reveals-neighborhood-burned-during-battle-of-bunker-hill/

Excavations Reveal Boston Neighborhood Burned in Battle of Bunker Hill

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

Evidence for tattooing among the Indigenous cultures of the American Southwest is rare. But at the Ancestral Puebloan site of Turkey Pen, Utah, one archaeologist found a 2,000-year-old tattooing tool.

archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2019/artifacts/artifact-utah-ancestral-pueblo-tattoo-needle/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

The site of Göbeklitepe in Turkey, dating back 12,000 years, is the world’s oldest known monumental religious sanctuary. Archaeologists there have uncovered a life-size human statue, the first ever found at the site.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/29/life-size-human-statue-found-at-gobeklitepe/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

Who was the mystery woman carved in marble at the Crimean Peninsula site of Chersonesus? New analysis suggests she was a real person who made a critical power play in the city 2,200 years ago!

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/23/scholars-determine-identity-of-chersonesus-statue/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

How were Egypt's pyramids built? Archaeologists are finding clues at the ancient harbors where these massive projects started—including a newly discovered cache of papyri.

archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2022/features/egypt-wadi-el-jarf-port-papyri/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

The West African Kingdom of Dahomey had a reputation for swordcraft. Who, exactly, made the blades, and where did the metal come from? Researchers are using advanced tools such as neutron-beam imaging to find out.

archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/digs-discoveries/african-swordcraft/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

Measuring more than 40 feet long, a 5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain has archaeologists abuzz. The dolmen's grave goods include artifacts made from ivory, amber, and seashells.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/25/5000-year-old-monumental-prehistoric-tomb-found-in-spain/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 9d

Around 30,000 years ago, a hunter set down a pouch containing survival tools beside a campfire. Archaeologists are now studying the 29 blades and points to determine how the hunter used them.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/24/personal-toolkit-of-ice-age-hunter-recovered/

Personal Toolkit of Ice Age Hunter Recovered

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 10d

The deepest part of the Unnamed Caves of Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky is the "dark zone." There, archaeologists and Cherokee scholars are bringing ancient artwork to light. Fantastical figures now appear.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2019/features/america-southeast-cherokee-caves/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 10d

Around 1347 B.C., the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten established a new capital city—and a police force to monitor sacred areas there. Archaeologists have recovered a cow-bone whistle likely used by one such guard.

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/09/15/egyptian-police-officers-bone-whistle-found/

Egyptian Police Officer's Bone Whistle Found

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