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DNA reveals extended hunter-gatherer family ties in 5,500-year-old Stone Age graves on Gotland
A 5,500-year-old cemetery on Gotland is offering a close look at family life among one of the last hunter-gatherer groups in northern Europe. Researchers studied graves at Ajvide, a major site linked to the Pitted Ware Culture...
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How coral buildings are helping archaeologists date colonial-era sites in French Polynesia
Archaeologists working in the Pacific have found a new way to date colonial-era buildings by studying the coral blocks used to build them. The method offers a more direct way to estimate construction dates in regions where written records are limited or incomplete...
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Ancient DNA study rewrites fall of Rome, reveals small migrations shaped Central Europe
A large genetic study of early medieval burials in southern Germany is changing how historians describe the end of Roman rule in Central Europe...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/fall-of-rome-small-migrations-central-europe/
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Earliest shipwreck in Singapore reveals 14th century trading port and massive ceramic cargo
A four-year maritime excavation off the coast of Singapore has produced the earliest known shipwreck in the country’s waters and strong evidence of a busy trading port in the 14th century. The vessel, known as the Temasek Wreck, sank sometime between 1340 and 1352...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/earliest-shipwreck-in-singapore-trading-port/
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Historic cannon unearthed during Hull’s Queen’s Gardens restoration in England
Construction workers uncovered a large cast-iron cannon while restoring Queen’s Gardens in Hull. The cannon appeared on 13 February when CR Reynolds contractors were digging for a water storage tank...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/historic-cannon-hull-s-queen-s-gardens/
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7,000-year-old beaver bone pit discovered in Germany reveals Neolithic fur hunting practices
Archaeologists in central Germany have uncovered an unusual 7,000-year-old pit packed with beaver bones, offering a rare look at hunting practices and clothing materials used by some of Europe’s earliest farming communities...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/7000-year-old-beaver-bone-pit-in-germany/
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New study reveals how Londoners used weekly death data to survive the Great Plague of 1665
A study in Accounting History examines how Londoners relied on weekly death totals during the Great Plague of 1665 and how those figures shaped both private choices and public policy...More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/weekly-death-data-of-the-plague-london/
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Rare Roman Medusa cameo unearthed in Hallstatt, Austria
Archaeologists working in the alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria, have uncovered an extremely rare piece of Roman jewelry: a finely carved cameo depicting Medusa, the mythical Gorgon from Greek mythology...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/roman-medusa-cameo-unearthed-in-hallstatt/
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Study finds Levantine ivory came from Africa through Nubian trade, not Egypt
The recent research tracking the origin of southern Levantine ivory artifacts has revealed that most of the material came from African elephants, and Nubian merchants were involved in sustaining long-distance exchange networks for nearly a thousand years. Covering the period from 1600 to 600 BCE...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/levantine-ivory-came-from-africa/
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Rare Roman sarcophagus showing Dionysus defeating Hercules found in Caesarea
Excavations in the coastal city of Caesarea, Israel, have revealed a rare 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus from the Roman era. It is carved with a detailed scene of a drinking contest between the wine god Dionysus and the mythological hero Hercules...
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1,500-year-old stone capital with rare menorah unveiled in Jerusalem
A 1,500-year-old limestone capital featuring a rare eight-branched menorah was unveiled for the first time. The stone was found lying upside down on the floor of a Byzantine-period building dating to the 6th or 7th century CE...
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Rare bilingual inscription discovered in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk province
During a recent excavation in the village of Alqan, located in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk province, archaeologists uncovered a bilingual inscription featuring two lines of Thamudic script alongside one line in early Arabic...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/bilingual-inscription-in-saudi-arabia/
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