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

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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

Specialists restore Costa Rica’s mysterious Diquís limestone spheres at Finca 6 Museum

Experts from Mexico and Costa Rica are working together on the restoration of three ancient Diquís culture limestone spheres now preserved at the Finca 6 Site Museum

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

1,900-year-old Roman oil lamp shaped like a mask unearthed in Netherlands cemetery

Archaeologists excavating in a Dutch town called Cuijk discovered a well-preserved Roman oil lamp shaped like a theatrical mask...

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

Excavations reveal Church N1 at Marea (Philoxenite), an outstanding Late Antique pilgrimage church in Egypt

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

1,600-year-old coin hoard unearthed in Galilee tunnels reveals evidence of the last Jewish rebellion against Rome

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

Maya hand signs on 1,300-year-old altar may reveal hidden calendar dates and deeper meaning

For over 1,300 years, Altar Q in Copán, the Maya capital of Honduras, has fascinated scholars. Carved in the late eighth century, it shows 16 rulers of Copán...

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

Etruscan tombs accessible through digital portal with 3D documentation

Thanks to a novel project by Swedish researchers, nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy have been documented digitally and reconstructed as an interactive online portal...

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

Lost port discovery brings Cleopatra’s elusive tomb a step closer

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a massive submerged port off Egypt’s northern coast, a discovery that could shed light on one of...

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Lost port discovery brings Cleopatra’s elusive tomb a step closer

Discovery of a submerged port near Taposiris Magna may reveal clues to Cleopatra’s tomb and Egypt’s Ptolemaic past.

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

La Pileta Cave digitally preserved: 3D LiDAR reveals prehistoric art and morphology

Seville University researchers have set a milestone in archaeological documentation with the creation of an accurate three-dimensional model of La Pileta Cave...

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

Ancient bronze mirrors reveal how politics and industry shaped early Han Dynasty China

A recent study by the University of Science and Technology of China is rewriting history regarding how politics and industry interacted in early imperial China...

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

Ancient Olmec rubber balls to be preserved with anoxia technology

Archaeologists in Mexico are adopting new strategies to preserve a unique set of artifacts linked to the oldest known ballgame found in Mesoamerica...

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

The oldest mummies in the world: ancient Southeast Asian burials rewrite early human history

Archaeologists in Southeast Asia have unearthed what may be the oldest mummies in the world, dating back as far as 12,000 years...

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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 14d

350-year-old mummified head in Switzerland traced to Bolivia’s Aymara people after new study

A mummified head housed in Switzerland for more than a century is rewriting what experts thought they knew about its origins...

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