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Rare Dacian stonemason’s tool kit unearthed in Romanian quarry

An amazing archaeological discovery in Romania is throwing new light on the advanced stoneworking skills of the Dacians, an ancient civilization that thrived in the Carpathian region prior to the Roman conquest...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/dacian-stonemasons-tool-kit-unearthed-in-romania/

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Roman wooden water pipe unearthed beneath the Belgian city of Leuven

In a rare discovery, archaeologists working in Leuven, Belgium, unearthed a Roman-era wooden water pipe that was remarkably preserved from the Roman imperial period, dating back between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-wooden-water-pipe-unearthed-in-leuven/

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Ancient wooden spears found in Germany were likely made by Neanderthals 200,000 years ago, study reveals

A set of prehistoric wooden spears found over two decades ago in Schöningen, Germany—then estimated to be between 300,000 and 400,000 years old—may be as young as 200,000 years old, according to new research published in Science Advances...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/wooden-spears-in-germany-made-by-neanderthals/

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Hidden fort, tree-lined road, and moat uncovered at ancient Egyptian fortress in the Sinai Desert

Archaeological excavations at Tell Abu Saifi, Egypt’s long-time “Fortress of the East,” have revealed a sophisticated system of fortifications, a tree-lined limestone road, soldiers’ quarters, large lime kilns, and the possible remnants of a much older fort...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/hidden-fort-tree-lined-road-in-the-sinai-desert/

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1,300-year-old Buddhist treasures unearthed in northeastern Thailand

A stunning collection of ancient artifacts from the Dvaravati period has been discovered at the historic Wat Thammachak Sema Ram temple complex in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima Province...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/buddhist-treasures-in-northeastern-thailand/

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At its peak in the 1700s, the 25-square-mile Kōhala Field System on the northern tip of the Big Island of Hawai'i fed between 30,000 and 120,000 people. Then came the Europeans, bringing disease that decimated the Hawaiian population and destroyed the traditional knowledge of how to cultivate the 50 or 60 varieties of sugarcane and 50 types of sweet potato that once grew there. A non-profit, Ulu Mau Puanui, is now researching the system, guided by culturally centered science, with the goal of restoring that lost knowledge. Atlas Obscura's Sarah Lohman spoke to Ulu Mau Puanui's Kehaulani Marshall about the work she and her team are doing, and the question she wishes she could answer: What would the land have looked like without colonization? "We wonder, what the heck was coming up next in their plans. Because we know all ancestors plan for generations ahead,” she says.

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#Hawaii #History @histodon@a.gup.pe #Colonization #Agriculture #Science #AANHPIHeritageMonth #Farming

Neanderthals’ intelligence and toolmaking skills revealed by modern technology

In a new paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have discovered that Neanderthals had precise control over the angle at which they struck stone cores to produce tools...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/neanderthals-show-advanced-toolmaking-skills/

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Asian American media platform @Joysauce is usually focused on celebrating joy in the AANHPI community. "But how do we do that when things seem so bleak?" wrote editor Samantha Pak in her introduction to our Good Life newsletter last week. Here's the collection of stories she curated, which center on stories of activism — think Wong Kim Ark, the man who is responsible for the birth of birthright citizenship in the U.S., Hawai’i’s Queen Liliʻuokalani, and the immigrant women of the Jung Sai factory strike. "From organizing and creating new laws, to breaking down barriers and using art to spread awareness, these AANHPIs are reminding us to not lose hope, and to keep fighting the good fight," Pak concludes. Here's the @Flipboard@flipboard.social Storyboard she created.

https://flipboard.com/@joysauce/fight-back-this-aanhpi-month-with-joysauce-q58v9npns2ct362v

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First ancient Maya tattoo tools discovered in Belize cave

Archaeologists have unearthed what may be the oldest known tattooing tools linked to the ancient Maya civilization. Found at Actun Uayazba Kab—Handprint Cave—in central Belize, the two stone artifacts seem to have been used for puncture-style tattooing...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/first-ancient-maya-tattoo-tools-in-belize-cave/

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Ancient secrets of Maya blue revealed: a second method for creating the iconic pigment discovered

An amazing new find is expanding our understanding of Maya Blue—one of the most enigmatic and enduring pigments of the ancient world...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/ancient-secrets-of-maya-blue-revealed/

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Hidden optical secrets of the Parthenon revealed by Oxford archaeologist

In a remarkable breakthrough blending archaeology and advanced 3D technology, Oxford University archaeologist Professor Juan de Lara has shown how the ancient Greeks used advanced lighting techniques to transform the inside of the Parthenon into a stage of divine spectacle...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/hidden-optical-secrets-of-the-parthenon-revealed/

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Roman road, infant burials, and rare artifacts unearthed in ancient Augusta Raurica, Switzerland

In a major archaeological excavation prior to a new construction project in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, archaeologists uncovered well-preserved Roman structures and rare artifacts in the ancient area formerly known as Augusta Raurica...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-road-burials-artifacts-in-augusta-raurica/

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3,400-year-old hoards found on Hungary’s Somló Hill reveal ancient secrets

Archaeologists excavating Somló Hill in western Hungary have unearthed six extraordinary hoards of metal artifacts over 3,000 years old, offering new information on the social and ritual life of Bronze and Iron Age communities in the area...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/3400-year-old-hoards-found-on-hungarys-somlo-hill/

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The Moon: Why We Haven't Been Back by The Vintage Space

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Hidden messages praising Pharaoh Ramesses II discovered on 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk in Paris

A 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk looming over Paris’ Place de la Concorde recently yielded a sequence of secret messages, all thanks to French Egyptologist Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier’s keen observations...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/hidden-messages-on-egyptian-obelisk-in-paris/

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Oldest bone spear tip in Europe, made by Neanderthals, found in Russia

Archaeologists working in the Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia discovered a revolutionary artifact that challenges assumptions held for centuries about Neanderthal technological skill...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/oldest-bone-spear-tip-in-europe-neanderthals-russia/

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Island of strangers? Ah, you must mean the ones who showed up uninvited in other people’s lands and subjugated them for hundreds of years.

#britain #colonialism #xenophobia #racism #KeirStarmer #neoliberalism #fascism #history

Pompeii discoveries reveal family’s tragic final moments in the House of Helle and Phrixus

Archaeologists have unearthed the grim final moments of a Pompeii family in the House of Helle and Phrixus, offering a poignant glimpse into life and death during the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The discoveries reveal a desperate attempt at survival as volcanic forces engulfed the city...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/pompeii-discoveries-familys-tragic-final-moments/

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What do you call a low, collapsible camp bed? And what's the past tense of the word "catch?" If the two answers sound basically the same, you might be from California. For Alta online, Adam Rogers spoke to linguists about the development of the California accent, which is influenced by Spanish, the Gold Rush, migration from within and outside the U.S., "Valley Girl" speak, and more.

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#Linguistics #Language #Culture #History #USHistory @histodons@a.gup.pe #California #Culture #PopCulture

Yesterday, the editors of the #emdiplomacy handbook, @dorotheegoetze@scholar.social and @LenaOetzel@historians.social , were invited to the Global #Diplomacy Network seminar to talk about the #BigPinkBook with experts in the field of Global #NewDiplomaticHistory:

https://www.su.se/english/research/research-groups/global-diplomacy-network

It was a great dialogue between different approaches in the field of diplomatic #history, and a rewarding discussion which settled around three main aspects:

1. How to define diplomacy?
2. The ratio between actors and structures in the historiography on #emdiplomacy as represented in the handbook?
3. The relationship of European and Global #emdiplomacy?
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Well-preserved 18th-century Austrian mummy identified as parish vicar embalmed using previously unknown method

An extremely well-preserved mummy found in the crypt of a village church in Austria not only has its identity confirmed but also provides a new, previously unknown method of embalming...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/well-preserved-18th-century-austrian-mummy/

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Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests.

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A great analysis of why liberal socialist universality (anti woke left) will not liberate us, flattens the class war, hampers solidarity, and, worse, is now also a footsoldier of fascism.

Woke is Dead; Long Live Woke, by John The Duncan

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F7oZwH6oo0A

#JohnTheDuncan #liberal #solidarity #Palestine #Colonialism #AimeCesaire #LiberalSocialists #Capitalism #IdentityPolitics #AntiRacism #feminism #WageLabour #UnwagedWork #DisabilityRights #WorkersRights #ClassWar #ExtremeRight

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Roman limekiln and settlement discovered in Barnwood reveal life and industry in ancient Gloucester

Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology revealed significant Roman artifacts at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, Gloucester, giving new insights into life and construction practices under Roman occupation in Britain...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-limekiln-and-settlement-discovered-in-barnwood/

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Ancient DNA confirms Picuris Pueblo’s ancestral link to Chaco Canyon

In a milestone study published in Nature on April 30, northern New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo has, for the first time, led a genetic study confirming their ancestral connection to the famous Chaco Canyon — a monumental site central to Pueblo culture...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/dna-confirms-picuris-pueblos-link-to-chaco-canyon/

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