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First excavated in the 1970s and now mostly eroded into the sea, the settlement of Buckquoy in Orkney has frequently been used as an example of how the Pictish-Viking transition occurred in
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Published: February 28, 2026
Apart from the Black Death, there is not another historical disease that piques public interest quite like syphilis. The question of whether the bacterium responsible was brought to Europe from the Ne
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Published: February 28, 2026
This is an early medieval stirrup mount made of copper alloy, which was found late last year by a metal-detectorist near Wick St Lawrence in northern Somerset. It would have once been
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Published: February 28, 2026
Analysis of a sediment core from Doggerland – the prehistoric landscape that once connected Britain to mainland Europe – has provided the clearest chronology yet for when this area became submerged be
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Published: February 28, 2026
Historically, the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland did not permit the burial in consecrated ground of stillborn babies and infants who died before they could be baptised (a rule that ended with
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Published: February 28, 2026
Excavations near Skipsea Castle in East Yorkshire have uncovered a series of high-status early medieval buildings, suggesting this site may have been a ‘lordly centre’. The project, which is led by Dr
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Published: February 28, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Templo Mayor continues to provide valuable insights into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico City, serving as a significant testament to the grandeur of ancient Me
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Published: February 28, 2026
Excavations at Harden Quarry, an active hard-rock quarry that is operated by Tarmac at Biddlestone in the Cheviot Hills of Northumberland National Park, has revealed a near complete view of Bronze Age
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Published: February 28, 2026
Excavations along the A66 in Cumbria are revealing how this area formed a vital corridor for transport, travel, and trade over millennia. After an initial evaluation in 2022-2024 and ahead of proposed
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Published: February 28, 2026
Monumental finds in Mexico Excavations at Aguada Fénix in Tabasco, south-east Mexico, have revealed a large complex that was constructed c.3,000 years ago, making it possibly the oldest Mayan monument
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Published: February 28, 2026
Tudor Heart saved for the nation The British Museum’s campaign to raise £3.5 million to acquire a heart shaped pendant bearing imagery associated with the court of Henry VIII and Katherine of
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Published: February 28, 2026
SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY—According to a statement released by Saarland University, repeated lines, notches, dots, and crosses […] The post Computer Study Tracks Paleolithic Marks and Symbols appeared firs
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Published: February 28, 2026
BAGICZ, POLAND—Researchers led by Marta Chmiel-Chrzanowska of the University of Szczecin conducted dendrochronological analysis of […] The post New Dates Obtained for Poland’s “Princess of Bagicz” app
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Published: February 28, 2026
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR—According to a statement released by the Polytechnic School of the Coast, between 1,500 […] The post Study Pushes Back Occupation of Southern Argentina Site by 500 Years appeared fi
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Published: February 28, 2026
MADISON, WISCONSIN—Tradition holds that the eldest son of Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, […] The post Who’s Related to Genghis Khan? appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .
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Published: February 28, 2026
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent discovery offers further evidence that our ancient ancestors possessed greater intelligence than previously believed. At multiple archaeological sites in south
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Published: February 27, 2026
Archaeology at Emesa (modern Homs, Syria) does not give a single dramatic moment of religious revolution. Instead, it offers something more historically valuable: layers. Coins, […] The post Archaeolo
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Published: February 27, 2026
Today, the Hula Valley, north of the Sea of Galilee, is one of the most fertile agricultural regions in Israel. In the biblical period, however, […] The post What Is the Hula Valley? appeared first on
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Published: February 27, 2026
Dear Friends, “What small potatoes we all are, compared with what we might be!” — Charles Dudley Warner, My Summer in a Garden (1870) As an idiom, and in Charles Warner’s usage above, the phrase “smal
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Published: February 27, 2026
SWANSEA, WALES—Swansea Bay News reports that Libby Langlands of Black Mountains A RCHAEOLOGY and her colleagues […] The post 19th-Century Copper Industry Site Explored in Wales appeared first on Archa
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Published: February 27, 2026
WARSAW, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that the remains of four children sacrificed in Inca capacocha […] The post Inca Child Victims Examined with CT Scans appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .
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Published: February 27, 2026
CAIRO, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, rock-cut tombs dated to Egypt’s Old Kingdom (ca. […] The post Old Kingdom Tombs Discovered in Upper Egypt appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .
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Published: February 27, 2026
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Published: February 26, 2026
Who was Phoebe? That’s a good question! This first-century C.E. leader of the early Christian community makes a cameo appearance in Romans 16:1–2. Paul graciously […] The post Who Was Phoebe? appeared
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Published: February 26, 2026
The identification of the beings known as “Rephaim” in biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources has caused much bewilderment throughout the years. Biblical dictionaries and […] The post The Riddle of
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Published: February 26, 2026
NOVI SAD, SERBIA—A genetic study of 3,000-year-old bones recovered from the Gomolava burial pit in […] The post Genetic Study Offers New Insight Into Massacre 3,000 Years Ago appeared first on Archaeo
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Published: February 26, 2026
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—According to a statement released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a new study […] The post Dating of Early Human Site in Jordan Valley Pushed Back by 300,000 Years appeared fi
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Published: February 26, 2026
ISTANBUL, TURKEY—According to a statement released by Koç University, textile workshops at Beycesultan Höyük, a […] The post Burnt Bronze Age Fabrics Discovered in Anatolia appeared first on Archaeolo
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Published: February 26, 2026
16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric
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Published: February 26, 2026
16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric
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Published: February 26, 2026
CPAC March 2026 The meeting of CPAC in March will be discussing the proposed extension of the cultural property agreement with Greece. The webpage is illustrated with an image of a Cycladic figure cur
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Published: February 26, 2026
16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric
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Published: February 26, 2026
16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric
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Published: February 26, 2026
16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric
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Published: February 25, 2026
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The precise location of the Temple of the Sun, whose high priest became the Roman emperor Elagabalus in the third century AD, has been a subject of scholarly debate for
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Published: February 25, 2026
In joining an excavation for the first time, many dig volunteers might dream of discovering the Ark of the Covenant, the next Rosetta Stone, or […] The post More Than Meets the Trowel appeared first o
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Published: February 25, 2026
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological team has discovered the royal tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II (r. 1513–1500 BCE), marking the first discovery of a pharaoh’s tomb […] The post Tomb of Pharaoh Thutm
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Published: February 25, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Paleolithic artifacts dating back 34,000 to 45,000 years feature intriguing sequences of signs—such as repeated lines, notches, dots, and crosses. Many of these objec
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Published: February 24, 2026
Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity. Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerc
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Published: February 24, 2026
Pharaoh Akhenaten, who abolished the Egyptian pantheon and instituted worship of a single deity, the sun-disk Aten, in the mid-14th century B.C., may have established the world’s first monotheism. Did
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Published: February 24, 2026
One of our 2025 Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment Grant recipients, Rachel Horowitz, provides us with an update: With support from the Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment Fund for Fieldwork […
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Published: February 24, 2026
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent storms along Britain’s coastline have uncovered 2,000-year-old footprints on Angus’s Lunan Bay beach, marking it as one of the few sites in the UK where such anc
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Published: February 23, 2026
Biblical archaeology is not a niche offshoot of archaeology. It was there at the beginning. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, excavations in Egypt, […] The post Why Biblical Archaeology Still Matt
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Published: February 23, 2026
Different Strokes for Different Folks Thanks to BAR, readers hear from real experts in the field, not a summary or a version of an event […] The post More Queries and Comments Spring 2026 appeared fir
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Published: February 23, 2026
In this handsome little volume from 1854 the author attempted to produce what we would call a biblical background commentary for the Old Testament, as he makes clear in his preface: The design of the
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Published: February 20, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A burial pit discovered on the outskirts of Cambridge offers significant insight into a turbulent period in English history, possibly dating to when the region served
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Published: February 20, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University are currently excavating timbers from a suspected 17th-century shipwreck that surfaced on a beach following winter
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Published: February 19, 2026
Purple fever: was this just a Middle Kingdom fad? Terenouthis: a Roman town in Egypt Dows Dunham and the tomb of Queen Hetepheres Cancer in ancient Egypt The development of the postal system in ancien
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Published: February 19, 2026
James A Harrell investigates the peculiar popularity of purple during the Middle Kingdom.
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Published: February 19, 2026
Dr Joseph L Thimes traces the development of the postal system in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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Published: February 19, 2026
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists began their excavations, they were aware that the site had witnessed a significant catastrophe in the past. However, the true extent of its historic
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Published: February 18, 2026
The post ASOR Receives Award from Gerda Henkel Stiftung for Access Project at the Sudan National Museum appeared first on American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) .
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Published: February 18, 2026
Geoffrey Lenox-Smith visits the archaeological museum in Alexandria, now reopened after a long period of renovation.
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Published: February 18, 2026
In the last of his series of articles on the Twelfth Dynasty, Wolfram Grajetzki investigates the reigns of Amenemhat IV, and Sobeknefru, Egypt’s first female king.
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Published: February 18, 2026
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT The exhibition traces the daily lives of young ancient Egyptians, with a display of more than 190 pieces from national and international collections in the V
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Published: February 18, 2026
Dear Friends, This past week, I attended celebrations of life for two remarkable women in archaeology and one in applied anthropology. The former two were based in Tucson and had ties to the Universit
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Published: February 18, 2026
Gerrit zur Hausen explains the difficulties of studying cancer in ancient populations, and how such research may help in our fight against the disease today.
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Published: February 18, 2026
Peter Lacovara celebrates the achievements of one of the most important, yet under-appreciated, figures in Egyptian archaeology: Dows Dunham.
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Published: February 18, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Approximately 4,600 years ago, the Shijiahe civilization flourished in China’s Middle Yangtze River region. This society was notable for its advanced culture, featuri
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Published: February 18, 2026
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Published: February 18, 2026
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The oldest human remains discovered in Northern Britain have been identified as belonging to a young female, following their discovery three years ago in a Cumbrian c
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Published: February 17, 2026
Djoser (c.2667-2648 BC), the second ruler of the Third Dynasty, was the pharaoh whose chief minister Imhotep is credited with the idea of creating the first pyramid by layering a series of
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Published: February 17, 2026
Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist Read part 1 here. (Posted February 17, 2026)—I’m hailing readers from Ha’il, in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, at the foot of the Shammar Mountains and the do
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Published: February 17, 2026
Maiken Mosleth King explores life in Terenouthis, an important mining and trade centre that rose to prominence in the Graeco-Roman era.
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Published: February 17, 2026
Hilary Wilson looks at the development of axes, from Palaeolithic flint to ceremonial gold in the Eighteenth Dynasty.
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Published: February 16, 2026
Your opportunity to comment on articles in the magazine or on any Egyptological subject that interests you. Email the Editor peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com with your thoughts.
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Published: February 16, 2026
Where is this? If you know, email the Editor peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com before 30 April with your answer, giving your full name, address, and a contact phone number. One lucky reader’s name will b
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Published: February 16, 2026
Aidan Dodson’s The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt is a detailed reappraisal of one of the most complex periods of ancient Egyptian history. Drawing on his long-standing expertise in Egyptian royal history,
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Published: February 16, 2026
This new publication brings a welcome focus to the creative individuals behind the artistic achievements of the New Kingdom. Building on a 2022 conference in Madrid, the collection’s 12 papers examine
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Published: February 15, 2026
The Nubian empire at its height was one of the largest in the ancient world – a land rich in gold and other resources, with thriving trade. Highly skilled artisans created distinctive
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Published: February 15, 2026
Thomas Sandwith was a British diplomat who served as consul in the Levant from 1855 to 1891. This is the second volume in a biography written by historian and former senior British
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Published: February 15, 2026
This is the companion to an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, which includes objects gathered from many international collections, curated by Helen Strudwick. But it is more than a ca
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Published: February 15, 2026
Campbell Price describes some beautifully preserved ancient Egyptian footwear.
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Published: February 14, 2026
New research published in the British Dental Journal (240, January 2026: 45-50) reveals that, although limited, ancient Egyptian and Graeco-Roman dentistry was surprisingly inventive. Prescriptions re
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Published: February 14, 2026
Workshops from the Late Period and early Ptolemaic era have been discovered by an Egyptian-Italian (University of Padua) team working at the interconnected Kom al-Ahmar and Kom Wasit sites in the West
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Published: February 14, 2026
Dr Hourig Sourouzian, Director of the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project in Luxor, was recently honoured by Sherif Fathy, the Minister of Tourism, for her outstanding cont
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Published: February 14, 2026
The remains of a complete Byzantine monastic residential complex have been discovered by an Egyptian mission working at the al-Qarya archaeological site, in the Tima district of Sohag. The team found
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Published: February 14, 2026
An ancient Egyptian pleasure barge (thalamagos in Greek) has been discovered by Franck Goddio and his team from the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM). The 35m-long boat was found s
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Published: February 14, 2026
The Twenty-second Dynasty Libyan king Sheshonq III (c.825-773 BC) may have been buried in the tomb of a predecessor, Osorkon II, according to a new discovery at San al-Hagar (Tanis). The Tomb
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Published: February 14, 2026
The remains of the Valley Temple from the Sun Temple complex of the Fifth Dynasty king Nyuserra (c.2445-2421 BC) have been uncovered at Abu Ghurab, in the Abusir necropolis. The location of
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Published: February 14, 2026
A 3,000-year-old gold mining operation, including mining tools and residential areas, has been discovered in Egypt’s Sukari Mountains; the entire camp has been moved nearly two miles away to separate
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Published: February 14, 2026
Hi Everyone, Sorry we missed you last week; I was out with a nasty flu and Steve was on the road. Hope you enjoy this week’s edition. Please keep sending us information about upcoming events and webin
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Published: February 13, 2026
One of our 2025 Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship fellows, Carly Henkel, provides us with an update: With the support of the 2025 Pomerance Fellowship I was able to complete […] The post Plant Exp
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Published: February 12, 2026
One of the ideas said to have come out of the Cycladic workshop at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the creation of an online corpus of Cycladic figures. The organisers of the workshop may not
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Published: February 11, 2026
As the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) prepares to meet to review bilateral cultural property agreements, the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting two timely advocacy webina
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Published: February 06, 2026
Courtesy of Christos Tsirogiannis One of largest group of repatriated material from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was dervied from Palladion Antike Kunst and from Mr & Mrs Gianfranco Becchina.
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Published: February 06, 2026
Join us for a virtual presentation and Q&A hosted by the AIA Societies Committee, featuring Jessica Tilley. The presentation will be given at 1pm Eastern/12pm Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacific. Click
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Published: February 06, 2026
In September 2025 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art returned a number of items, including Cycladic, to Greece. The EC collared jar (inv. 2004.342.1 ) was significant enough to include in S. Heming
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Published: February 05, 2026
CA at Paestum The 27th annual Mediterranean Exchange for Archaeological Tourism met at Paestum, Italy, at the end of October and start of November to celebrate archaeological and cultural heritage. To
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Published: February 05, 2026
Exploring the archaeology of Ben Lomond The history of the ‘Hill of Goats’: the Yeavering excavations Surveying rock-art discoveries in the Peak District National Park Tracing the evolution of attitud
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Published: February 05, 2026
Ben Lomond is one of Scotland’s most famous mountains, lying on the edge of the Highland boundary fault, with its shouldered profile dominating the skyline of the Central Belt and the Trossachs. Over
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Published: February 05, 2026
More than 70 years ago, Brian Hope-Taylor led excavations at Yeavering in Northu mberland – investigations that have gone down in archaeological history, both for his skill in recording and analysing
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Published: February 05, 2026
In partnership with: Current Archaeology Live! 2026 is coming up quickly, and tickets are selling fast. The conference, held in partnership with University College London’s Institute of Archaeology, w
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Published: February 05, 2026
There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences exploring a wide range of subjects. If you would pr
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Published: February 04, 2026
Recent rock-art surveys in the Peak District National Park have documented more than 40 decorated panels dating to the Bronze Age, as well as two animal carvings that may be even older. Anna Clark and
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Published: February 04, 2026
One of our 2025 Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment Grant recipients, Carolyn Kennedy, provides us with an update: Project Overview The Philadelphia Gunboat Research Initiative (PGRI) is a multi-ins
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Published: February 03, 2026
Diarmaid MacCulloch, the eminently readable author of numerous books on ecclesiastical history, gave his bestselling work on the history of Christianity the provocative subtitle ‘The first three thous
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Published: February 03, 2026
A new exhibition at the British Museum explores Hawai‘ian history and culture, as well as the archipelago’s complex but enduring relationship with the United Kingdom. Carly Hilts visited to learn more
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Published: February 03, 2026
This unique and remarkably well-preserved bone box was uncovered during excavations at Milestone Ground in Broadway, Worcestershire. Dating to the late Roman period, it measures 68mm long, 33mm wide,
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Published: February 02, 2026
Last month’s column explored prehistoric mines, and this month I will follow up on the topic by visiting medieval and modern examples that have been examined in past issues of CA. The range is wide: f
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Published: February 02, 2026
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
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Published: February 02, 2026
A routine excavation on the site of a west Norfolk housing development has uncovered a metalwork hoard including two extremely rare Iron Age artefacts: a near-complete carnyx and a boar standard. Cons
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Published: February 02, 2026
Introducing the Palestine Exploration Fund The Palestine Exploration Fund was founded in 1865 by public subscription in order to conduct scientific research in Southern Lavant. Its founding was, in pa
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Published: January 30, 2026
Dear Friends, Vice President of Preservation and Collaboration John Welch and I just completed a 10-day work journey from Denver to Tucson, with stops in Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Las
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Published: January 29, 2026
The following is an excerpt from the introduction to “More than a Pet,” Archaeology Southwest Magazine Volume 37, number 2—coming very soon! If you have made a donation of $50+ in the last year, or ha
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Published: January 28, 2026
Archaeology Southwest Magazine editor-in-chief Kate Sarther spoke with Oscar on January 23, 2026. Kate: Thanks for sitting down with me today, Oscar. Oscar: I’ll just get in your lap. Kate: Aw, thanks
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Published: January 24, 2026
Dear Friends, Beginning January 8, I attended the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) annual meeting in San Francisco. That was my first AIA meeting, ever. I have long been familiar with AIA,
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Published: January 21, 2026
Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 37, No. 2, “More than a Pet: Exploring Canine Cultural Histories in North America” is on press and soon headed to mailboxes and our online bookstore. Guest editor R
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Published: January 17, 2026
I understand that in February there will be a closed conference to explore the Stern collection of Cycladicising objects currently on loan to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the key issu
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Published: January 10, 2026
Welcome to 2026. What lies ahead in terms of cultural property? I note that over 2,000 objects from North American museums, private collections, and galleries have been returned to Italy. Yet I am awa
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Published: January 01, 2026
Near Annapolis, Maryland, a former tobacco plantation dating to the 1730s holds centuries of untold history. In "Belvoir: An Archaeology of Maryland Slavery," Schablitsky leads readers on an archaeolo
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post Sculture del Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano di Verona appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post Colour Schemes in Roman Architecture: Aesthetics, Semantics, and Regional Appropriation appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post From the Palatine to Pirro Ligorio: Architectural, Sculptural and Antiquarian Studies in Memory of Amanda Claridge (1949–2022) appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post Sacred Landscapes, Connecting Routes: Religious Topographies in the Graeco-Roman World appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou VII: The Greek and Roman Pottery, Volume 1 appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post Lycian Families in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods: A Regional Study of Inscriptions, Towards a Social and Legal Framework appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
The post Human Dispersal, Human Evolution, and the Sea: The Palaeolithic Seafaring Debate appeared first on American Journal of Archaeology .
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Published: December 17, 2025
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Published: December 17, 2025
The exhibition AlUla: Wonder of Arabia at the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased the civilizations of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly present-day Saudi Arabia, from prehistory to the modern era, t
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Published: December 17, 2025
This article provides a comprehensive synthesis and re-evaluation of the archaeological evidence for olive cultivation and oil production across Italy from prehistory through the Roman era. Italy is o
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Published: December 17, 2025
Source: San Antonio Museum of Art Among the deaccessioned items from the San Antonio Museum of Art in January 2022 was a marble head of Hermes. The head was excavated on the Caelian Hill in Rome betwe
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Published: December 15, 2025
Source: San Antonio Museum of Art In addition to the objects deaccessioned by the San Antonio Museum of Art in September 2025 , the museum had done the same for another group in January 2022. These we
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Published: December 15, 2025
Source: San Antonio Museum of Art A series of deaccessions has been made in September 2025 by the San Antonio Museum of Art. They consist of mostly South Italian pots and one Etruscan terracotta: Sout
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Published: December 14, 2025
The Manhattan DA has announced that a statue that has resided in the collection of Aaron Mendelsohn has been returned to Türkiye ( Press Release ). The nature of the return is described: The D.A.’s Of
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Published: December 13, 2025
Source: VMFA The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has announced that it has deaccessioned 41 fragments of the Düver frieze that it acquired in the 1970s ( Press Release ). Details of the acquisition were
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Published: December 12, 2025
Head of Demosthenes Source: New York MMA Back in November I noted that New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art had returned a marble portrait of Demosthenes to Türkiye. The head was acquired in 2012 (in
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Published: December 12, 2025
