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Cacao may have been consumed at feasts by Mississippian people nearly 1,000 years ago

People in the southeastern United States were consuming cacao about 1,000 years ago, according to new research from the ancient Indigenous city of Etowah. The finding offers the first clear evidence of cacao use within the Mississippian world east of the Mississippi River...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/cacao-at-mississippian-feasts-at-etowah/

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Andrea Doria shipwreck, called the Mount Everest of scuba diving, is deteriorating

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Some 240 feet beneath the ocean lies a shipwreck so…
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⭐ MUST READ: The Langeid Viking Battle Axe and a Warrior Who Singlehandedly Held Off the Entire English Army
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🎧 Podcast alert: The myth of Meleagros and the Iliad (August 2026).
MYTHLAB, a digital space for ancient Greek myth in our contemporary world 🏛️✨
Explore stories, geography, & ancient texts from the Judgment of Paris to the wrath of Achilles and more.

➡️ MANTO Database: https://www.manto-myth.org/
➡️ The Greek Myth Files: https://www.manto-myth.org/gmf
➡️ Canopos Mythography: https://www.manto-myth.org/canopos

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⚡ MIND-BLOWING: The Origin of the Knights Templar "“ Descendants of Jewish Elders?
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Man discovers Denmark’s largest Viking Age silver hoard while digging a terrace in his garden https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/03/man-discovers-denmarks-largest-viking-age-silver-hoard-while-digging-a-terrace-in-his-garden?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Discoveries #Archaeology

Man discovers Denmark’s largest Viking Age silver hoard while digging a terrace in his garden https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/03/man-discovers-denmarks-largest-viking-age-silver-hoard-while-digging-a-terrace-in-his-garden?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Discoveries #Archaeology

Man discovers Denmark’s largest Viking Age silver hoard while digging a terrace in his garden https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/03/man-discovers-denmarks-largest-viking-age-silver-hoard-while-digging-a-terrace-in-his-garden?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Discoveries #Archaeology

Man discovers Denmark’s largest Viking Age silver hoard while digging a terrace in his garden https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/03/man-discovers-denmarks-largest-viking-age-silver-hoard-while-digging-a-terrace-in-his-garden?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Discoveries #Archaeology

🎯 VIRAL STORY: The Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Era
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: The Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Era
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: The Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Era
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: The Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Era
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: The Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Era
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Roman Villa excavations in a field nearby (packs of students busy here all summer)

I'm constantly surprised at *how many* Roman buildings there are around here. Still a remote, sparsely populated mountain 2000 yrs later.

Maybe Romans wanted to retire up here, like my parents did?

Or are these their summer houses? (All the city people flee up here in August, to escape from Temperature)

#archaeology #romans #RomanVilla #history

🔥 TRENDING NOW: The Mystery of Egyptian Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! You won't believe what they found! 😱
https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/mystery-egyptian-tomb-kv55-valley-kings-002608
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🔍 FASCINATING DISCOVERY: The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/iron-maiden-0011517
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🔍 FASCINATING DISCOVERY: The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
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🔍 FASCINATING DISCOVERY: The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
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🔍 FASCINATING DISCOVERY: The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
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🔍 FASCINATING DISCOVERY: The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! This changes everything we knew! 🌍
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/iron-maiden-0011517
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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
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Newly Restituted Kandinsky Poised for $30M Sale #art #artists #history #archaeology

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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Menehune of Hawaii "“ Ancient Race or Fictional Fairytale?
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/menehune-hawaii-ancient-race-or-fictional-fairytale-001741
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Menehune of Hawaii "“ Ancient Race or Fictional Fairytale?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! This changes everything we knew! 🌍
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/menehune-hawaii-ancient-race-or-fictional-fairytale-001741
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Menehune of Hawaii "“ Ancient Race or Fictional Fairytale?
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Menehune of Hawaii "“ Ancient Race or Fictional Fairytale?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! This changes everything we knew! 🌍
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Menehune of Hawaii "“ Ancient Race or Fictional Fairytale?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! This changes everything we knew! 🌍
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UC San Diego: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes. “Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Now […]

UC San Diego: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes. “Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Now […]

UC San Diego: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes. “Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Now […]

UC San Diego: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes. “Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Now […]

UC San Diego: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes. “Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Now […]

A New Type of 4,600-Year-Old Board Game Discovered at Iran’s Burnt City | Arkeonews https://share.google/Zdqia4zLS59abPndf

#boardgame #archaeology

Cool!

🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/ramesses-ii-001822
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/ramesses-ii-001822
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/ramesses-ii-001822
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/ramesses-ii-001822
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: Legends of the Selkies, Hidden Gems of Sea Mythology
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: Legends of the Selkies, Hidden Gems of Sea Mythology
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: Legends of the Selkies, Hidden Gems of Sea Mythology
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! This changes everything we knew! 🌍
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409
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