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  1. Exploring the 'Silesian Olympus' today. Mount Ślęża holds secrets of the Lusatian culture, from human sacrifice to solar rituals, long before the Slavic tribes settled here. History is rarely a straight line. #Archaeology #Poland #History #BronzeAge

    psyll.com/articles/science/arc


  2. Ken Hill, in Norfolk U.K. was found to have lots of bronze, gold and silver metalwork found over 50 years. It is Europe's largest hoard of Late Iron Age jewellery- weighing about 130 Lbs. So why? It is possible that the area was a popular place for feasts and that the deposits were ceremonial, with more offerings given on top at a later date. Much of the finds were torcs and these were over 100 years old- so perhaps changing fashion too? archaeology.org/issues/septemb

  3. Ancient DNA reveals plague was killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago — long before the Black Death

    sciencedaily.com/releases/2026

    #wellness #plague #archaeology

  4. BBC: Buckingham Palace works uncover trove of everyday items dating back to 1800s. “A pair of battered, hobnailed boots and a decades-old newspaper cutting are among a trove of everyday objects unearthed during restoration work at Buckingham Palace. The misplaced items are thought to belong to staff who worked at the palace decades ago, and were found by workers carrying out the £369m […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/bbc-buckingham-palace-works-uncover-trove-of-everyday-items-dating-back-to-1800s/
  5. New from the Teahouse 🫖

    Not a Fossil After All: Why San Artists Weren't Painting Extinct Animals

    New study reassesses two famous claims, finding the San "dinosaur" was a personified veld fire and the "tusked" Dicynodont-Inspired animal has no tusks

    archaeologyteahouse.com/storie

    #Archaeology #History #Africa

  6. 🚨 NEWSFLASH: Archaeologists in #Egypt have found a really old #tomb with some pretty colors on the walls 🎨. Congratulations to all involved for unearthing a vibrant ancient art gallery from a mere 4,400 years ago; I'm sure judge Younmin's descendants are thrilled! 🎉
    arkeonews.net/4400-year-old-to #Archaeology #AncientArt #Discovery #HackerNews #ngated

  7. 🗿 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
    ancient-origins.net/opinion-gu
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Incredible #DidYouKnow #Ancient

  8. 🗿 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
    ancient-origins.net/opinion-gu
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Incredible #DidYouKnow #Ancient

  9. 🗿 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
    ancient-origins.net/opinion-gu
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Incredible #DidYouKnow #Ancient

  10. 🗿 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
    ancient-origins.net/opinion-gu
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Incredible #DidYouKnow #Ancient

  11. 🗿 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
    ancient-origins.net/opinion-gu
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Incredible #DidYouKnow #Ancient

  12. Last Two Weeks in the #PleiadesGazetteer (31 August - 14 September 2026): Over the course of the last two weeks, the Pleiades editorial college published 37 new and 197 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Anne Chen, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Wells Hansen, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Chris de Lisle, Chiara Palladino, Adam Rabinowitz, R. Scott Smith and Richard Talbert.

    A list of all new and changed resources complete with titles, descriptions, bylines, change summaries and links to the actual gazetteer entries, as well as an overview map, may be read on the #PleiadesGazetteer blog at pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/la

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  13. Last Two Weeks in the #PleiadesGazetteer (31 August - 14 September 2026): Over the course of the last two weeks, the Pleiades editorial college published 37 new and 197 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Anne Chen, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Wells Hansen, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Chris de Lisle, Chiara Palladino, Adam Rabinowitz, R. Scott Smith and Richard Talbert.

    A list of all new and changed resources complete with titles, descriptions, bylines, change summaries and links to the actual gazetteer entries, as well as an overview map, may be read on the #PleiadesGazetteer blog at pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/la

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  14. Last Two Weeks in the #PleiadesGazetteer (31 August - 14 September 2026): Over the course of the last two weeks, the Pleiades editorial college published 37 new and 197 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Anne Chen, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Wells Hansen, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Chris de Lisle, Chiara Palladino, Adam Rabinowitz, R. Scott Smith and Richard Talbert.

    A list of all new and changed resources complete with titles, descriptions, bylines, change summaries and links to the actual gazetteer entries, as well as an overview map, may be read on the #PleiadesGazetteer blog at pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/la

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  15. Last Two Weeks in the #PleiadesGazetteer (31 August - 14 September 2026): Over the course of the last two weeks, the Pleiades editorial college published 37 new and 197 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Anne Chen, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Wells Hansen, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Chris de Lisle, Chiara Palladino, Adam Rabinowitz, R. Scott Smith and Richard Talbert.

    A list of all new and changed resources complete with titles, descriptions, bylines, change summaries and links to the actual gazetteer entries, as well as an overview map, may be read on the #PleiadesGazetteer blog at pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/la

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  16. Last Two Weeks in the #PleiadesGazetteer (31 August - 14 September 2026): Over the course of the last two weeks, the Pleiades editorial college published 37 new and 197 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Anne Chen, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Wells Hansen, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Chris de Lisle, Chiara Palladino, Adam Rabinowitz, R. Scott Smith and Richard Talbert.

    A list of all new and changed resources complete with titles, descriptions, bylines, change summaries and links to the actual gazetteer entries, as well as an overview map, may be read on the #PleiadesGazetteer blog at pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/la

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities