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  1. Satellite surveys of Sudan’s Atbai Desert have identified 280 monumental stone enclosures built by cattle herders during the mid-Holocene. Each circle sits near ancient water sources, holds human and bovine burials — and outlasted the Green Sahara. #Archaeology #AfricanPrehistory #Pastoralism anthropology.net/p/the-stone-c

  2. Satellite surveys of Sudan’s Atbai Desert have identified 280 monumental stone enclosures built by cattle herders during the mid-Holocene. Each circle sits near ancient water sources, holds human and bovine burials — and outlasted the Green Sahara. #Archaeology #AfricanPrehistory #Pastoralism anthropology.net/p/the-stone-c

  3. The Greek Magical #Papyrus Book „PGM XIII“ – The “Eighth Book of Moses”

    PGM XIII is a comprehensive ritual manual consisting of 28 pages of which 25 were inscribed in Greek.

    This #book comprises the famous “Eighth Book of Moses”, the most extensive ancient #divination ritual preserved in the magical papyri, taking up 41 days for preparations alone.

    4th century, #Egypt
    Photos © Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden

    More details on my blog:
    antikemagie.com/greek-magical-

    #archaeology

  4. A Norwegian hiker uncovered a rare 1,500-year-old gold sword fitting linked to Viking elites. Researchers believe it may have been buried as a sacrifice during the catastrophic climate disaster known as the Fimbulwinter.
    #Vikings #DarkHistory #AncientHistory #Mystery #Archaeology
    Read more: ancient-origins.net/news-histo

  5. An Interactive Timeline of the Greek Magical Papyri - This is a brief overview of the timeline of ritual manuals and magical artefacts from the body of the “Greek Magical Papyri”. Best viewed in full screen mode.

    antikemagie.com/interactive-ti

    #archaeology #openscience #timeline #papyrus #greek #interactive

  6. An Interactive Timeline of the Greek Magical Papyri - This is a brief overview of the timeline of ritual manuals and magical artefacts from the body of the “Greek Magical Papyri”. Best viewed in full screen mode.

    antikemagie.com/interactive-ti

    #archaeology #openscience #timeline #papyrus #greek #interactive

  7. An Interactive Timeline of the Greek Magical Papyri - This is a brief overview of the timeline of ritual manuals and magical artefacts from the body of the “Greek Magical Papyri”. Best viewed in full screen mode.

    antikemagie.com/interactive-ti

    #archaeology #openscience #timeline #papyrus #greek #interactive

  8. An Interactive Timeline of the Greek Magical Papyri - This is a brief overview of the timeline of ritual manuals and magical artefacts from the body of the “Greek Magical Papyri”. Best viewed in full screen mode.

    antikemagie.com/interactive-ti

    #archaeology #openscience #timeline #papyrus #greek #interactive

  9. An Interactive Timeline of the Greek Magical Papyri - This is a brief overview of the timeline of ritual manuals and magical artefacts from the body of the “Greek Magical Papyri”. Best viewed in full screen mode.

    antikemagie.com/interactive-ti

    #archaeology #openscience #timeline #papyrus #greek #interactive

  10. Hidden deep in the Peruvian Andes, the Naupa Huaca portal features impossible stonework and a mysterious doorway leading nowhere. Some researchers believe it may have been designed to alter human consciousness rather than serve as a normal temple.
    #AncientHistory #Mystery #LostCivilization #DarkHistory #Archaeology
    Read more:ancient-origins.net/news-histo

  11. I am an #archaeologist with a research focus in ancient #magic and ritual practice. My work comprises the Egyptian, Greek and Roman record, especially textual sources. I share my research online on my blog antikemagie.com and introduce ancient magic books, ritual instructions and magical artefacts.

    Open Science, Dogs, Nature, Books, Cookies :-)

    #introduction #neuhier #OpenAccess #wisskomm #archaeology

  12. New copy of earliest known English poem discovered in Rome manuscript

    A manuscript hidden in plain sight at the National Central Library of Rome has revealed a new copy of what scholars consider the earliest known poem in English. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin identified an early ninth-century manuscript containing Cædmon’s Hymn, a short Old English poem written more than 1,300 years ago...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/04/new

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    #archaeology #archeology #oldenglish

  13. 3D metrological analysis connects dispersed Egyptian artifacts and recovers their lost histories

    Researchers have developed a new method to reconnect fragmented Egyptian funerary objects with their original context by analyzing precise measurements and three-dimensional surface data...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/3d-

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #ancientegypt