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  1. 4 million Roman coins reveal how money helped unite the expanding Republic

    A study of nearly 4 million Roman coins shows how money moved across the Republic as Rome expanded. The pattern points to roads, cities, ports, and institutions as key forces behind economic ties. Researchers used spatial models and digital archaeology databases to trace coin circulation from 155 BCE to 2 CE...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

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    #archaeology #romanempire #romancoins #numismatics

  2. Two teeth from a Pilbara rock shelter show Tasmanian devils scavenged human campsites in Australia’s driest interior for 45,000 years, until the dingo arrived and the relationship broke down. #Archaeology #TasmanianDevil #Pilbara anthropology.net/p/tasmanian-d

  3. Bethsaida, lost city of Jesus and apostles, found at Sea of Galilee

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists believe they’ve identified a lost city tied to Jesus…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Archaeology #christianityreligion #familypersonalfreedoms #historicsites #History #Israel #Travel #World
    newsbeep.com/727743/

  4. Carbon dating dates Tonalámatl de Aubin to 1494, confirming its pre-Hispanic origin

    A new carbon dating study places the Tonalámatl de Aubin, an Aztec divination manuscript, in the late 15th century. Researchers propose 1494 as the most likely year when the manuscript was made. The result comes from a joint study by Mexico’s National Library of Anthropology and History and the University of Colorado Boulder...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/ton

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    #archaeology #prehispanic

  5. An interesting description of a one-person play, recounting the osteological and archaeological investigations of bones found at a scout group in Denmark.

    It's also about the 'Red Market', which I've never heard of. You probably haven't either - but it's explained here.

    youtube.com/watch?v=NdGiz2kQAbc

    #Archaeology #Bones #Denmark #Science #Play #CBA

  6. An interesting description of a one-person play, recounting the osteological and archaeological investigations of bones found at a scout group in Denmark.

    It's also about the 'Red Market', which I've never heard of. You probably haven't either - but it's explained here.

    youtube.com/watch?v=NdGiz2kQAbc

    #Archaeology #Bones #Denmark #Science #Play #CBA

  7. An interesting description of a one-person play, recounting the osteological and archaeological investigations of bones found at a scout group in Denmark.

    It's also about the 'Red Market', which I've never heard of. You probably haven't either - but it's explained here.

    youtube.com/watch?v=NdGiz2kQAbc

    #Archaeology #Bones #Denmark #Science #Play #CBA

  8. An interesting description of a one-person play, recounting the osteological and archaeological investigations of bones found at a scout group in Denmark.

    It's also about the 'Red Market', which I've never heard of. You probably haven't either - but it's explained here.

    youtube.com/watch?v=NdGiz2kQAbc

    #Archaeology #Bones #Denmark #Science #Play #CBA

  9. An interesting description of a one-person play, recounting the osteological and archaeological investigations of bones found at a scout group in Denmark.

    It's also about the 'Red Market', which I've never heard of. You probably haven't either - but it's explained here.

    youtube.com/watch?v=NdGiz2kQAbc

    #Archaeology #Bones #Denmark #Science #Play #CBA

  10. There's a dramatic break in the expansion of Medieval European population and agricultural land, initiating the multi-century Late Medieval Crisis / LMC.

    #History and #archaeology are now riding the coat tails of well-funded #climate history research. And it turns out that the LMC starts in the 1200s due to cumulative volcanic eruptions that set off the Little Ice Age (then worst in 1560–1710).

    We were unlucky to also get hit by the Black Death c. 1350. But it didn't *start* the LMC.

  11. What drove the Tasmanian devil out of northern WA?
    By Amy Rossbach

    Researchers say Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in WA's arid Pilbara for tens of thousands of years, and the arrival of the dingo may have disrupted that relationship.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/din

    #Archaeology #Animals #IndigenousCulture #History #AmyRossbach

  12. Incredible talk for those interested in #ceramics, #archaeology (specifically provenance analysis), #WildClay, #MataOrtiz #pottery & culture and/or #IndigenousArt. If you’re interested in receiving a summary of the presentation, I’m happy to email it to you. There may also be a recording available. (See upthread for details & link.)

  13. Fascinating—not new, but tidily presented. Two caveats: probably a little too tidy, and certainly not comprehensive, though pretty good for a shortish video. Also, listen to the audio and try to ignore the AI-generated parts of the video, which range from bad to unintentionally hilarious.

    youtube.com/watch?v=8chdmNKxxk4

    #lanseauxmeadows #vikings #newfoundland #canada #history #archaeology

  14. Fascinating—not new, but tidily presented. Two caveats: probably a little too tidy, and certainly not comprehensive, though pretty good for a shortish video. Also, listen to the audio and try to ignore the AI-generated parts of the video, which range from bad to unintentionally hilarious.

    youtube.com/watch?v=8chdmNKxxk4

    #lanseauxmeadows #vikings #newfoundland #canada #history #archaeology

  15. Fascinating—not new, but tidily presented. Two caveats: probably a little too tidy, and certainly not comprehensive, though pretty good for a shortish video. Also, listen to the audio and try to ignore the AI-generated parts of the video, which range from bad to unintentionally hilarious.

    youtube.com/watch?v=8chdmNKxxk4

    #lanseauxmeadows #vikings #newfoundland #canada #history #archaeology

  16. Fascinating—not new, but tidily presented. Two caveats: probably a little too tidy, and certainly not comprehensive, though pretty good for a shortish video. Also, listen to the audio and try to ignore the AI-generated parts of the video, which range from bad to unintentionally hilarious.

    youtube.com/watch?v=8chdmNKxxk4

    #lanseauxmeadows #vikings #newfoundland #canada #history #archaeology

  17. Fascinating—not new, but tidily presented. Two caveats: probably a little too tidy, and certainly not comprehensive, though pretty good for a shortish video. Also, listen to the audio and try to ignore the AI-generated parts of the video, which range from bad to unintentionally hilarious.

    youtube.com/watch?v=8chdmNKxxk4

    #lanseauxmeadows #vikings #newfoundland #canada #history #archaeology

  18. Two Ice Age skeletons from Sulawesi show teeth ground into deep grooves by decades of sucking raw betel nuts, no lime needed. It pushes the record of human drug use back to 25,000 years ago, long before farming. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology anthropology.net/p/betel-nut-s

  19. 2,000-year-old Roman lead fishing weights reveal how people fished in ancient Spain

    Ancient Mellaria in southern Spain was known for mining, but nearby rivers also helped support daily life. A new study of 17 lead fishing weights points to small-scale river fishing as part of the local economy. The objects were found during excavations at the Mellaria site near Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

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    #archaeology #fishing #romanempire