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Archaeologist sails Viking replica for 3 years and discovers lost trade routes and harbors

After three years and more than 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of sailing in a Viking replica vessel, archaeologist Greer Jarrett from Lund University in Sweden has authored a trailblazing report on Viking seafaring...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/archaeologist-discovers-lost-viking-harbors/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medieval #vikings #vikingage #vikingship #history

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Earliest use of psychoactive plant ‘harmal’ uncovered in ancient Arabia for health and healing

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of the use of the medical and psychoactive plant Peganum harmala, also referred to as Syrian rue or harmal, for fumigation around 2,700 years ago in an oasis settlement in northwestern Saudi Arabia...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-harmal-in-ancient-arabia/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #Oasis #harmal #archaeobotany #ironage #history

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High-tech deep ocean mission unveils never-before-seen images of lost WWI submarine

In a remarkable blend of cutting-edge technology, historical curiosity, and deep-sea exploration, a recent expedition has uncovered the most detailed imagery ever captured of the USS F-1 submarine—more than a century after it sank off the coast of San Diego in 1917...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/never-before-seen-images-of-wwi-submarine/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #worldwarone #WWI #submarine #history

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#freePalestine

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#anticolonial #colonialism #antiimperialism #imperialism
#eugenics #history

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Sex workers in medieval brothel: infant burial reveals unexpected maternal care

A recently published study offers a poignant and thought-provoking glimpse into life inside a 14th-century brothel in Aalst, Belgium. Far from the stereotypical tales of neglect and infanticide that have long dominated narratives surrounding medieval prostitution, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence of maternal care...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/sex-workers-in-medieval-brothel-imaternal-care/

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#archaeology #medieval #history

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Rare winged Roman goddess statue unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall at Vindolanda

A rare stone relief of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, has been unearthed at Vindolanda, a Roman fort south of the famous Hadrian’s Wall. The artifact was discovered by longtime volunteers Jim and Dilys Quinlan of Merseyside...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/winged-roman-goddess-statue-at-vindolanda/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #hadrianswall #romanempire #romanart #romangoddess #Victoria #Vindolanda

#history

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Rare facial tattoos discovered on 800-year-old South American mummy

A recent discovery from the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography at the University of Turin introduced new data on South American tattooing practices during ancient times. A team of researchers has identified facial and wrist tattoos on an 800-year-old female mummy, with patterns never before seen in the archaeological record...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/rare-facial-tattoos-on-south-american-mummy/

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#archaeology #mummy #tattoo #history

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Ancient Hellenistic sculpture workshop with unfinished statues unearthed at Floga site on Paros island, Greece...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/ancient-hellenistic-sculpture-workshop-floga-greece/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #floga #ancientgreece #GreekArt #hellenistic #history

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Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history

A new study has re-ignited academic debate over the origins of the world’s earliest star chart, placing an ancient Chinese manuscript—the Star Manual of Master Shi—at the forefront of world astronomical history...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/chinese-star-chart-may-be-the-oldest-ever/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #AncientChina #archaeoastronomy #starchart #astronomy #history

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Ancient gold ring from Second Temple period unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David

A 2,300-year-old gold ring set with a polished red garnet stone was uncovered in the City of David in Jerusalem, shedding more light on the wealth and practices of the city’s inhabitants during the Hellenistic era...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/ancient-gold-ring-unearthed-in-city-of-david/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #cityofdavid #GreekArt #hellenistic #history

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Six centuries-old shipwrecks unearthed in Sweden reveal secrets of medieval maritime history

Archaeologists in southwest Sweden, in the coastal town of Varberg, have unearthed six historic shipwrecks near the original shoreline during an excavation connected to the construction of the Varberg Tunnel. The archaeological remains, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th century...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/six-medieval-shipwrecks-unearthed-in-sweden/

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#archaeology #medieval #maritimehistory #shipwreck #history

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Medieval man with crippled knee reveals disability care in Sweden

A recent archaeological study in southern Sweden has revealed new insights into the medieval disability experience. The study by Lund University researchers has examined a skeleton belonging to a man who had a disabling knee injury, revealing both the harsh realities and the unexpected compassion that characterized medieval disability attitudes...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/medieval-man-with-crippled-knee-reveals-disability-care/

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#archaeology #medieval #history

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Viking age DNA reveals 9,000-year-old HIV-resistant gene originating near the Black Sea

A recent study published last year in the journal Cell has identified the ancient origins of a genetic mutation that confers resistance to HIV, and how it first appeared in an individual who lived near the Black Sea between 6,700 and 9,000 years ago...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/viking-age-dna-reveals-9000-year-old-hiv-resistant-gene/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #AncientDNA #anthropology #HIV

#history

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Rare 1,500-year-old African-style figurines unearthed in southern Israel reveal ancient trade links

Archaeologists discovered a set of rare 1,500-year-old figurines in the Negev Desert of Israel that hold the promise of new insights into the religion and cultural diversity of early Christian communities...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/african-style-figurines-in-southern-israel/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #AfricanArt #ancientfigurine #christianity #history

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Homo erectus in Java: 140,000-year-old fossils found in submerged river valley

A recent discovery in the seas off Java’s northeast, in the Madura Strait, is giving a previously unimaginable insight into the life of Homo erectus in the late Middle Pleistocene...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/homo-erectus-in-java-140000-year-old-fossils/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #fossils #pleistocene #anthropology #homoerectus #history

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4,000-year-old cemeteries and rock art reveal forgotten ritual landscape of Morocco’s Tangier Peninsula

Archaeologists working in Morocco’s Tangier Peninsula have uncovered a lush and previously underappreciated prehistoric landscape filled with ancient cemeteries, rock art, and standing stones that together present a complex picture of ritual life in the area between 3000 and 500 BCE...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/forgotten-ritual-landscape-of-moroccos-tangier-peninsula/

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#archaeology #rockart #ancientrituals #history

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Roman coin hoard discovered by Romanian metal detectorist is among the country’s largest

A Romanian metal detectorist has uncovered a vast hoard of ancient Roman silver coins near the village of Letca Veche.

Marius Mangeac, who regularly goes out with his metal detector for relaxation and exercise, stumbled upon the treasure accidentally. He discovered an amazing 1,469 Roman silver denarii...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-coin-hoard-discovered-by-romanian-metal-detectorist/

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#archaeology #romanempire #romancoins #history

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Assyrian relief of King Ashurbanipal unearthed in Nineveh

Archaeologists from Heidelberg University unearthed a groundbreaking find in Iraq’s city of Nineveh: an ancient Assyrian monument relief that contributes significantly to our current knowledge of the Assyrian Empire’s political and religious symbolism...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/relief-of-ashurbanipal-unearthed-in-nineveh/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #assyrianempire #Nineveh #ishtar #ashurbanipal #history

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Pregnancy in the Viking Age: new study reveals hidden power, politics, and social inequality

A groundbreaking new study has found that pregnancy in the Viking period was far more complex, politicized, and socially significant than previously assumed. The research, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, is the first such in-depth interdisciplinary study of pregnancy in Viking societies...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/pregnancy-in-the-viking-age-hidden-power/

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#archaeology #vikings #pregnancy #history

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"In line with its ‘timeful’ approach, the book starts working towards its end once we arrive at financialization in the form to which we are accustomed. By this point, Bicocca is almost completely stripped of its old working-class identity. Though the authors do not write in a melodramatic tone here, it’s sad to see that, after a century of struggle, the area is now known as a ‘no-man’s-land’. It was not always planned like this; in the 1980s, Pirelli’s plan was to turn Bicocca into a leading centre of high-tech industrial development named ‘Technocity’. But already by the 1990s, company management realized that basing the neighbourhood’s development entirely on real-estate speculation was much more profitable. In stark contrast, then, with the supposedly ‘dynamic’ financial markets determining the rhythm of its development, Bicocca is now best described by the authors as ‘decaffeinated urbanity’.

In that sense, Class Meets Land reminds more of the financial markets it takes issue with than of present-day Bicocca: it’s a fast-paced book, in the best sense of the word, and nowhere do the authors trip into excessive theoretical reflection. Yet, its biggest strength lies in Kaika and Ruggiero’s methodological insistence: the struggle between class and capital is never lost sight of, and each historical event is neatly related to what preceded and followed it. As such, they make a convincing case for approaching financialization in its specific historical context and from the perspective of local class struggles."

https://marxandphilosophy.org.uk/reviews/22135_class-meets-land-the-embodied-history-of-land-financialization-by-maria-kaika-and-luca-ruggiero-reviewed-by-victor-stout/

#Italy #Milan #Operaismo #Manufacturing #Financialization #History #Marxism #ClassWarfare #Bicocca

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Chopped-up human remains in Guatemala’s ‘blood cave’ reveal ancient Maya sacrificial rituals

In a flooded cave in the north of Guatemala, archaeologists discovered gruesome evidence of human sacrifice rituals among the ancient Maya. Under the ancient city of Dos Pilas, the location known as Cueva de Sangre, or “Blood Cave,” contains over a hundred fragments of human remains...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/human-remains-in-guatemalas-blood-cave/

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#archaeology #archeology #mayacivilization #Chaac

#history

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I recommend watching this older #documentary about #Zionist #colonizers / #racist land thieves.

The #Settlers is a 2016 #Israeli documentary film directed by Shimon Dotan.
The #film takes a critical look at the Israeli settlements in the #WestBank. “The Settlers” traces the #history of Israeli settlements in the West Bank & their growth through both individual action & tacit encouragement of Israeli #politicians.

Not to be confused with Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025).

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

Film Review: ‘The Settlers’.
Shimon Dotan's documentary on Israeli settlements in the West Bank has the power to provoke strong reactions wherever it plays.
https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-settlers-review-sundance-1201687337/

#BoycottIsraeliApartheid #IsraelIsATerroristState #Apartheid #WarCrimes #ZionismIsACult #BDSMovement #USRael #AbolishAIPAC #AbolishADL #BanZionistLobbyists #FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #BoycottUSA #Israel #Palestine #ColonialViolence #Colonialism #Geopolitics #WarCriminals #InternationalLaw #Colonizers #WhiteSupremacy #AntiZionist

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New study uncovers vast obsidian trade networks of the Aztec Empire

A recent study by Tulane University and Mexico’s Proyecto Templo Mayor has revealed new information regarding the complex obsidian trade networks of the Mexica, popularly referred to as the Aztecs. By analyzing 788 obsidian artifacts recovered from the Templo Mayor—the main temple of Tenochtitlan...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/vast-obsidian-trade-networks-of-the-aztec-empire/

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#archaeology #archeology #obsidian #aztecs #aztecempire #history

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Ancient Roman baths transformed into early Christian church unearthed near Rome

Archaeologists at the Villa di Sette Bassi on Rome’s southeast rim have found evidence of a deep transformation that occurred in Late Antiquity: a Roman bath complex, the Baths of the Tritons, was transformed into an early Christian church...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-baths-transformed-into-christian-church/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanbaths #christianchurch #christianity #history

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5,500-year-old Küsterberg megalithic tomb restored in Germany

A 5,500-year-old megalithic tomb has been brought back to life in the heart of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt region. Located in the forest near Haldensleben, the Küsterberg tomb—one of Central Europe’s most prominent Neolithic burial monuments—was officially inaugurated on April 27, 2025, to coincide with the annual Day of Megalithic Culture.

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/kusterberg-megalithic-tomb-restored-in-germany/

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#archaeology #neolithic #megalithic #history

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