ARCHEOLOGY

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—According to a statement released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, analysis of 780,000-year-old […] The post Planned Tool Production in Israel Dates Back Some 800,000 Years app…

SAN VINCENTE DEL RASPEIG, SPAIN—According to a Gizmodo report, a new evaluation, including radiocarbon dating, […] The post Medieval Helmets Found Off Spanish Coast Identified appeared first on Archae…

Last summer, the AIA started getting a few questions about archaeology from youth robotics team around the world. What started as a trickle quickly developed into a deluge as robotics […] The post Tea…

BARCELONA, SPAIN—IFL Science reports that analysis of dental calculus samples taken from 18 Neanderthals, 745 […] The post Did Early Humans Eat Bugs? appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

Read Master’s College professor Bill Schlegel’s commentary on the location of Zoar along with Steven Collins’s response. The post Locating Zoar appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society .…

In the study of Biblical archaeology, Biblical texts and archaeological finds must be examined critically and independently, but ultimately, they must be interpreted together. Such an approach can be …

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery during a construction project near Bad Camberg, Germany. Guided by both instinct and chance, they uncovered one of Hesse'…

BEHEIRA, EGYPT—Excavations near the coast of northern Egypt, at the site of at Tell Kom […] The post Greco-Roman Cemetery Excavated in Northern Egypt appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

ROME, ITALY—A second-century a.d. villa has been rediscovered under Cavour Scientific High School, which is […] The post Archaeologists Explore Villa Beneath High School in Rome appeared first on Arch…

A recent article by archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef has reignited debates about nomadic societies, the kingdom of Edom, and, by implication, how the Bible has been […] The post Was Edom Originally Nomadi…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists have identified this as the best-preserved shipwreck cargo of its kind in northern Europe, marking a significant discovery. In September las…

Archaeology tells us a lot about the Hittites—and the Neo-Hittites too. But it’s hard to reconcile this with the Hittites of the Bible. The post Who Were the Hittites? appeared first on Biblical Archa…

In 1979, archaeologist Gabriel Barkay discovered two miniature silver scrolls from a late Iron Age (seventh century B.C.E.) tomb in Ketef Hinnom outside of Jerusalem. When unrolled, the scrolls had ti…

BURGOS, SPAIN—Researchers led by Sonia Díaz-Navarro of the University of Burgos examined the skeletons of […] The post Signs of Respiratory Illness Found on 5,000-Year-Old Children's Bones in Spain ap…

FUKUI, JAPAN—The Asahi Shimbun reports that a piece of iron with a bent end unearthed […] The post Possible Early Saw Technology Uncovered in Japan appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

BENI SUEF, EGYPT—La Brújula Verde reports that a reused stone block carved with the name […] The post Ancient Egyptian Capital City Investigated appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

A rare shell seal has been discovered at Tel Hadid in central Israel with religious imagery involving a moon standard, a worshiper, and a possible […] The post Rare Shell Seal Shows Moon Imagery in Is…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Several thousand years ago, extensive excavations took place throughout Denmark. Thousands of holes, each 30 to 40 centimeters deep, were dug in belts three to six mete…

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Stephen Dyson and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. Stephen, Professor Emeritus of […] The post …

PERTH, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by Curtin University, the central Altar Stone at Stonehenge […] The post How Did Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Arrive at Salisbury Plain? appeared first o…

MUNICH, GERMANY—According to a Science News report, four species of ancient yeast have been identified […] The post Ancient Yeasts Identified on Ötzi the Iceman appeared first on Archaeology Magazine …

The Berlanga Cup: piecing together Roman views of Hadrian’s Wall Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found Investigating Roman York’s gypsum burials New perspectives on a Neolithic crannog on the Isle o…

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…

This is the fourth edition of a book that was first published by Betty Willsher (1915-2012) in 1985, with subsequent updates in 1995 and 2005. The original publication came about due to…

What do the Dead Sea Scrolls say about Jesus? What do they say about the world in which Jesus lived? In BAR , James C. VanderKam examines the overlap between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament…

Learn how to read the Book of Amos in context and how the prophet Amos’s message is relevant today. The post Minor Prophets in the Bible: Amos appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society .…

Cousins Ellie and Lucie were reunited – and introduced to metal-detecting – during the COVID-19 lockdown. The result is this absorbing account, tracing their adventures in the past, from their first b…

In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted, producing one of the largest volcanic eruptions in modern history, and causing extreme weather events for several years. Violent storms in winter 1816-1817 eroded a ser…

This volume celebrates the career of Professor Simon James and his contributions to archaeological scholarship. Following Simon’s lead for innovative approaches to the study of Rome’s armies and their…

This comprehensive site report details the excavation that was carried out by Oxford Archaeology, on behalf of the Isle of Man Airport division (part of the Isle of Man government’s Department of…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists recently uncovered inscriptions linked to King Senusret III, the remains of a Roman basilica, and a rare marble head of Aphrodite at Ehnasiya Al-Medina…

In last month’s column, I examined a series of sites associated with William the Conqueror and the legacy of the Norman Conquest. One of these was Westminster Abbey, which I will now cover in more det…

Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most of which are thought to depict Hadrian’s Wall and in some cases are inscribed with the names of forts along its line, have been dis…

Why were dozens of people from Roman York coated with liquid gypsum as part of their funerary rites? An ongoing interdisciplinary project at the University of York is exploring this enigmatic practice…

This appears to be a relatively ordinary cosmetic container, probably dating to sometime between the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. Inside, however, is a sinister note that may…

As the oldest antiquarian organisation in Scotland, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has been deeply involved in documenting the nation’s past for almost 250 years. Deborah Roe is our guide to t…

The ways in which archaeologists and historians analyse economies in the past often do not align with how economies are assessed today. Modern economics is primarily based on GDP, which is inherently…

Last autumn’s excavations at Culloden Battlefield, near Inverness, had already rewritten our knowledge of how the engagement unfolded (see CA 430), but further insights continue to emerge, including t…

Congraulations to the 3 recipients of the AIA’s Elizabeth Bartman Museum Internship Scholarship, meant to support undergraduates, graduate students, or those who have recently completed a master’s deg…

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the AIA’s Field School Scholarships! These awards support undergraduate juniors, seniors, and first-year graduate students as they attend their first archa…

Iron age mining rituals in Germany Evidence of Iron Age ceremonial activity associated with quartz mining has been discovered at the Bruchhauser Steine, a prominent rock formation in the Sauerland reg…

A second season of excavations at Bodiam Castle in Sussex has revealed extensive evidence of a Roman presence, with tiles and pottery confirming that the site was home to a port for…

Excavations beneath the floor of St Cuthbert’s Church in Darlington, Co. Durham, have revealed the foundations of an 11th-century predecessor. The work, part of the ‘Opening Doors’ project, was recent…

Members of Go Detecting (Midlands) Ltd, carrying out a routine metal detecting survey in the parish of Bickmarsh in Worcestershire, have helped to uncover a coin hoard dating to the 9th century.…

Dozens of items from the largest hoard of Iron Age metalwork ever found in Britain have gone on display for the first time at the Yorkshire Museum in York. Carly Hilts visited to learn more about this…

This is the third edition of a book which first appeared in 1999 and was first revised ten years later. Much has happened since then, and even the editors have changed. The…

Community Archaeology reveals 19th-century house A recent community excavation in Belfast has revealed the remains of a 19th-century house and the partial layout of the Victorian streets in the area. …

Since the early days of archaeology, people have been analysing the architecture of burial monuments, seeking connections between them to understand better how ancient populations were related. The ad…

In the New Testament, community is central to Christianity. In Acts, believers devote themselves to shared teaching, prayer, and the breaking of bread, while also […] The post Were Early Christians Cl…

A geophysical survey carried out in the grounds of Crookston Castle, with the aim of learning more about the Glasgow site’s medieval and post medieval history, has unexpectedly revealed the remains of…

Banias is, without a doubt, one of the more breathtaking natural archaeological sites in the Holy Land, a large spring-fed cavern surrounded by the ruins […] The post Excavating Banias appeared first …

The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.…

One of the most important surviving Anglo-Saxon royal seals, belonging to Edward the Confessor, was thought to be lost after it went missing 40 years ago. CA reports on newly published research which …

This month’s selection of summer digging opportunities includes projects from across Scotland, Wales, and England.…

Laura Alvarez, recipient of ASOR's 2025 Study of Collections Fellowship, examines ancient Near Eastern concepts of identity through museum collections, analyzing mirrors from Mesopotamia and the Levan…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Jalisco is a region in western Mexico with a long and rich history. Nomadic groups first arrived there around 15,000 years ago. The name Jalisco comes from the Náhuat…

The Outer Hebrides are home to over 170 crannogs (small, human-made islands), some of which are proving to be much earlier in date than suspected. Recently published research centred on Loch Bhorgasta…

Currently home to the National Museum of Flight, RAF East Fortune near Edinburgh is one of the UK’s best-preserved Second World War airfields. Re-examination of finds from previous excavations, on the…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Piasts were a royal dynasty that influenced the political landscape of 10th-century medieval Europe. Although they founded and ruled early Poland, little is known a…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Olympos, an ancient city on the eastern coast of Lycia, is a significant archaeological site. The earliest known written reference to Lycian Olympus is found in Strab…

Temperance traditions The interesting article about the Temperance movement (CA 434) reminded me of the Cornwall temperance connection at the Padstow ’Obby ’Oss festival, which takes places every May …

Rising high above the floor of the Taff Valley, north of Cardiff, the conical towers of Castell Coch are a familiar sight to travellers driving along the A470. The Victorian architect William Burges d…

An ancient tree is one that is in the final stage of its life and is exceptionally old for its species. Such trees typically have a wide girth and a hollow trunk…

Worthing Museum recently reopened following a year-long transformation. Carly Hilts visited its new-look archaeology galleries with their curator James Sainsbury.…

Strap-ends from belts and other attachments are common finds from the early medieval period. This example was found by Cotswold Archaeology during an excavation in the market town of Halesworth in Suf…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study by the University of Turku and partners provides fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, at the turn of the 16th and…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Workers discovered archaeological structures dating to the 4th century BC while building a stormwater overflow basin north of the Willigis Bridge in Aschaffenburg, Germ…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Tepantitla mural is a renowned 1,500-year-old fresco discovered in a residential compound at Teotihuacan, Mexico. It depicts a complex mythological landscape and …

Dear Friends, Earlier this week I attended my twin sons’ graduation ceremony from East High School in Denver. Nearly 600 students matriculated. Unbelievably, the ceremony was just over two hours. The …

The recipient of this year’s Site Preservation Grant is: The Kanjera Archaeological Site Preservation Project The Site Preservation Grant provides $15,000 to fund innovative conservation projects that…

The recipient of the Nancy Wilkie Emergency Funds for Heritage Preservation is: The Axum Archaeological Site The Nancy Wilkie Emergency Funds for Heritage Preservation provides rapid support to safegu…

To celebrate our 2026 Research Grant recipients, we connected with this year’s awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of […] The post 2026 Booche…

To celebrate our 2026 Fellowship recipients, we connected with this year’s awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of archaeology. […] The post 20…

Ramses the Great: how a pharaoh built his legacy Roman siege warfare: republican strategies in Hispania and Gaul Ancient ivory trade: rethinking its scope and impact Monuments of kingship: power, memo…

Why is Ramses II considered to be ‘the Great’? An exhibition focusing on his life and times sheds light on how Ramses earned this accolade. Matthew Symonds shares what he learnt.…

Study of ivory use in the early medieval world is revealing fresh insights into how this material was viewed. The results have important implications for our understanding of the scale of the trade, a…

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexandra Pappas and Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski as the next joint Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of […] T…

An exhibition exploring ancient Egyptian funerary texts and traditions returns to the Getty Villa Museum.…

Across 8 Mexican state, location of Mitla archaeological site (6)9 Ancient stringed musical instrument (8)10 People conquered by the Assyrians in 1157 BC (8)11 Central European Neolithic culture (6)12…

Rock Art and its Legacy in Myth and Art is an illuminating and deeply engaging exploration of humanity’s earliest artistic expressions, brought vividly to life by Christoph Baumer and Therese Weber. F…

This volume examines the later phases of the Early Bronze Age and the Middle Bronze Age in the central Balkans, offering a comprehensive review of the archaeological evidence from the region. The…

A new synopsis of the history of Nubia is needed given the increase in new research in recent years; Freed’s focus on the art of the region is a refreshing take that…

Amiella Musser, an undergraduate student at Dickinson College, received a 2025 ASOR Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at Tel Azekah in Israel. The post Fieldwork Report: Amiella Musser …

Study of the monuments at Jelling has revealed much about an extraordinary royal complex in 10th-century Denmark. Olympia Bobou, Ilaria Bucci, Rowan S English, and Rubina Raja explore the evolution of…

President’s Report to ASOR Members May 18, 2026 Dear ASOR Friends, May was an exceptionally busy month for ASOR’s Board and Committees. I write this letter as part of an […] The post President’s Repor…

Evidence of Iron Age ritual activity has been discovered at the Bruchhauser Steine, a prominent rock formation in the hilly Sauerland region of western Germany. This natural landmark, which comprises …

Excavations at the ancient Egyptian port city of Pelusium have identified a unique 2,000-year-old temple believed to be dedicated to the local deity Pelusius. In 2019, archaeologists from Egypt’s Supr…

A remarkable Roman cup discovered in central Spain is revealing links between Hadrian’s Wall and the Hispanic soldiers who served there. The object was uncovered by chance in farmland in Berlanga de…

Analysis of an Iron Age mass grave in northern Serbia reveals surprising new information about the group of individuals buried here. Gomolava is a tell site in the Pannonian Plain that was…

Archaeological investigations at a short-lived 16th-century Spanish settlement in southern Chile have uncovered a coin associated with its foundation. In 1584, colonists led by veteran navigator Pedro…

Analysis of two votive offering vessels from Pompeii is enhancing our understanding of Roman domestic rituals.…

Iron from the stars Experts reveal that an axe-like object found in a sacrificial pit at the Bronze Age site of Sanxingdui (2800-600 BC) in south-west China was made of iron from…

Firsts. I first went to Inis Cealtra – Holy Island in County Clare – with my first girlfriend, Leigh, in 1973. From County Antrim, a northerner, she had an esprit de vie…

Dear Friends, I’ve spent the last three days in Denver at a summit of the Conservation Lands Foundation’s Friends Grassroots Network. It is a biennial gathering of more than 150 dedicated people repre…

To celebrate our 2026 Fellowship recipients, we connected with this year’s awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of archaeology. […] The post 20…

Bill Doelle, President Emeritus & Senior Advisor (May 8, 2026)—“The land has missed you,” said Brandon Wert, a resident of Cascabel, Arizona, as he welcomed members of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s Cult…

Bill Doelle, President Emeritus & Senior Advisor (May 7, 2026)—Indigenous scholar Rebecca Tsosie has a brief and powerful statement that I often return to: “To be Indigenous is to belong to the land t…

Dear Friends, Many Archaeology Southwest staff members have just returned to the Old Pueblo from the City by the Bay (San Francsico!), where we attended the annual meeting of the Society for American …

Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist UPDATE, May 7, 2026: Scroll to the end of the essay to see additional images of the damage, courtesy of Rick and Sandy Martynec (May 1, 2026)—I’ve heard peopl…

“This is beyond mere vandalism,” says rock imagery expert Tucson, Ariz. (April 30, 2026)—Archaeology Southwest has learned that the ground figure known as the Las Playas Intaglio was significantly and…

Good afternoon, Everyone, Many of us and some of you are in San Francisco right now for the annual Society for American Archaeology meeting. Say hi to Steve if you can catch him—he moves pretty fast—a…

April 30, 2026 (Updated May 5) MEDIA and COMMUNITY ADVISORY Scientists discussed the present and potential danger of PFAS at Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve EVENT: Why the Fuss About the Pond? Briefing…

Formerly New York MMA 1991.11.6.1–2. Source: MMA New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another batch of Greek and Roman antiquities as a result of investigations by the Manhattan DA into …

A Roman marble portrait dating to the Antonine period will be returned to Italy [ press release ]. The female head was acquired by the Classics Museum at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand…

Source: Denver Art Museum A fifth century CE Roman portrait excavated in the agora at Izmir in the early 1930s has been returned to Türkiye . The Denver Art Museum acquired the portrait as a bequest f…