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Review: The Archaeology of Seeing 15th April 2021
We, as modern humans, tend to look at ancient art with a 21st-century mindset. It is all too easy to stare (in wonder) at Palaeolithic rock art and conceive some idea, however complex, and consider it to be a plausible interpretation. In recent times, a handful of researchers have begun to deconstruct ancient art using […]
Travel: An Etruscan Renaissance in Florence 14th April 2021
What? Go to Florence to visit an archaeological museum? What about the great monuments of the Renaissance, or the museums and galleries stuffed with masterpieces that changed the world? A good question – though if you are in Florence, then I would heartily endorse a visit to one of Italy’s least known great collections of […]
Richard Hodges: Sailing to Ithaca? 12th April 2021
Perpetually basking in a blazing luminous light, Ithaca boasts fine if unexceptional archaeological sites. With its well-signposted walking trails and numerous fish tavernas, the island is scarcely less than magical. Yet is Ithaca in fact Odysseus’ island, where Penelope faithfully weaved, steadfastly waiting for her mischievous prince in their well-appointed palace? The post Richard Hodges: […]
Special Report: Save Burlington House 8th April 2021
New Burlington House, a large Palladian building in Mayfair, has been home to the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Linnean Society, the Geological Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry since the 19th century; now, rising rents set by the government may force these societies to find other headquarters. The […]
Lost Dixon Relic 6th April 2021
This cigar box, containing several wooden splinters that make up a piece of cedar discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza, was recently found in the University of Aberdeen’s collections. The piece of wood is one of just three objects ever recovered from the pyramid. The post Lost Dixon Relic appeared first on World Archaeology.
Sunken treasures 1st April 2021
A cargo of ancient African ivory recovered from a 16th-century shipwreck is shedding light on early trade networks and historical elephant populations. The post Sunken treasures appeared first on World Archaeology.
‘Tower of skulls’ in Tenochtitlan’ 30th March 2021
Excavations in Mexico City have discovered a new section of the Aztec skull rack known as the Huei Tzompantli. The post ‘Tower of skulls’ in Tenochtitlan’ appeared first on World Archaeology.

Cache of 1,500-Year-Old Gold Pendants Found in Norway 5th May 2021
ØSTFOLD, NORWAY—Science Norway reports that seven gold pendants, or bracteates, estimated to be 1,500 years old have been unearthed in southeastern Norway by archaeologists Jessica Leigh McGraw, Margrete Figenschou Simonsen, and Magne Samdal of the University of Oslo Museum of Cultural History. Such pendants, they explained, were inspired by medallions from the Roman Empire. In […]
Child’s Coffin Discovered at the Real Alcázar of Seville 5th May 2021
SEVILLE, SPAIN—El País reports that the remains of a child were discovered under the floor near the main altar in the chapel at the Real Alcázar of Seville, a royal palace in southern Spain. The burial was found during work to restore the palace’s sixteenth-century ceramic tiles. The child, who was approximately five years old […]
Marble Head of Augustus Unearthed in Southern Italy 5th May 2021
ISERNIA, ITALY—ArtNews reports that a marble head of the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 B.C.–A.D. 14) was unearthed in southern Italy’s region of Molise by a team of researchers led by archaeologist Francesca Giancola. The team members were excavating the walls of the town of Isernia, which are located on the Via Occidentale, when they […]
Evidence of 19th-Century Parasites Found in New Hampshire 4th May 2021
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—According to a statement released by Dartmouth College, evidence of parasitic infection has been found in a privy that belonged to an affluent, nineteenth-century rural household. The layers of waste in the stone-lined privy contained fine imported ceramics, exotic peanut and coffee remains, mineral water bottles, medicine bottles for digestive ailments, and fecal […]
1,200-Year-Old Children’s Hand Prints Found in Mexican Cave 3rd May 2021
MERIDA, MEXICO—Reuters reports that 137 handprints have been found on the walls of a subterranean cave on the northern tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The artworks have been dated to between A.D. 800 and 1000, during a time of severe drought. Many of the red and black prints belong to children who were entering puberty, […]
Britain’s Medieval Population Suffered From Cancer 3rd May 2021
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—According to a Gizmodo report, Piers Mitchell of the University of Cambridge and his colleagues used advanced medical imaging equipment to look for tumor lesions on the bones of 143 people who were buried in cemeteries in the city of Cambridge, England, between the sixth and sixteenth centuries A.D. “We think the total proportion […]
Lidar Survey Reveals Puuc Region’s Maya Communities 3rd May 2021
DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA—According to a Live Science report, a lidar survey of a 90-square mile area in Mexico’s hilly Puuc region, which is located on the northern Yucatan Peninsula, has revealed nearly 8,000 stone housing platforms, more than 1,200 ovens thought to have been used to make lime from limestone, artificial reservoirs to collect water […]

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