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  1. Museum teeth gathered by Jesuit priests in Lebanon show the central Levant kept its woodlands and steady seasons for 300,000 years while parts of the south grew more open. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Paleoclimate anthropology.net/p/lebanons-ic

  2. Romans buried traces of lightning strikes for the god Summanus, a 1,900-year-old inscription reveals

    A marble inscription found at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli records a Roman belief about lightning and the night sky. Archaeologists uncovered the inscription during excavations in an area known as the Amphitheater. The inscription reads “FVLGVR SVBMANIVM,” a phrase referring to a lightning strike linked to Summanus...

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

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  3. Book Review: Artifacts Natalie Lemle


    Author: Natalie Lemle
    Title: Artifacts
    Narrator: Amanda Dolan
    Publication Info: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2026
    Summary/Review:

    Attorney Lena Connolly gets involved in a case in which the Italian government is demanding the repatriation of a rare glass cup from Ancient Rome. Twenty years earlier as a student, Lena participated in an archaeological field school in the Italian Alps.  The case brings her into contact with people from that dig for the first time in years including her ex Giamma.  It also stirs up memories of her mentor going missing, her estrangement from her family, and the likelihood of Italian organized crime in trafficking arts and artifacts to museums.  The novel alternates between the mysteries of the present day case and flashbacks to Lena’s summer in Italy.  There are a whole lot of subplots and coincidences that clutter that narrative.  I ultimately found my mind wandering too much as I strained to maintain interest, but your mileage may vary.

    Rating: **

    #Archaeology #BookReviews #Books #Italy #Mystery #Thriller
  4. Ancient builders hauled 25-ton stones 18 km to build Britain’s tallest prehistoric stone row

    Ancient builders hauled 25-ton stones 18 kilometers across Yorkshire to build Britain’s tallest surviving prehistoric stone row, a new study finds. The stones form the Devil’s Arrows near Boroughbridge in northern England...

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

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  5. Ancient builders hauled 25-ton stones 18 km to build Britain’s tallest prehistoric stone row

    Ancient builders hauled 25-ton stones 18 kilometers across Yorkshire to build Britain’s tallest surviving prehistoric stone row, a new study finds. The stones form the Devil’s Arrows near Boroughbridge in northern England...

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

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #megalithic #devilsarrows

  6. I explored historical and archaeological evidence that supports the existence of Jesus as a real person who lived in first-century Judea.

    #Jesus #History #Archaeology #BiblicalStudies #Religion

  7. Kewanee Voice: Acme Design surprises world’s youngest museum curator with T. rex skull replica. “Museum founder and curator, Anderson Taylor, first met members of the Acme Design team at the Association of Midwest Museums conference last year. They remembered Anderson and his remarkable story and recently visited the museum to surprise him with the skull.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/16/kewanee-voice-acme-design-surprises-worlds-youngest-museum-curator-with-t-rex-skull-replica/

  8. A landslide in Italy has exposed a Picene burial thought to date back to 6th century BCE. The Picenes were related to other pre-Roman Italian groups and imported pottery, bronzes etc from Greece. Further work will be carried out to ascertain whether there are any more burials. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/1

  9. #archaeology #history
    A landslide in Italy has exposed a Picene burial thought to date back to 6th century BCE. The Picenes were related to other pre-Roman Italian groups and imported pottery, bronzes etc from Greece. Further work will be carried out to ascertain whether there are any more burials. archaeology.org/news/2026/09/1

  10. Off to Münster for CAA Netherlands/Flanders/German today. Third conference this year and still haven't pulled my finger out to present something. I really need to get over my "stage fright".
    #CAA #archaeology

  11. Off to Münster for CAA Netherlands/Flanders/German today. Third conference this year and still haven't pulled my finger out to present something. I really need to get over my "stage fright".
    #CAA #archaeology

  12. Off to Münster for CAA Netherlands/Flanders/German today. Third conference this year and still haven't pulled my finger out to present something. I really need to get over my "stage fright".
    #CAA #archaeology

  13. Off to Münster for CAA Netherlands/Flanders/German today. Third conference this year and still haven't pulled my finger out to present something. I really need to get over my "stage fright".
    #CAA #archaeology

  14. Off to Münster for CAA Netherlands/Flanders/German today. Third conference this year and still haven't pulled my finger out to present something. I really need to get over my "stage fright".
    #CAA #archaeology

  15. AO THROWBACK: The Black Stone Sarcophagus is Open and Investigators Found More Than They Bargained For!
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ✨
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Ancient #DidYouKnow #Heritage

  16. AO THROWBACK: The Black Stone Sarcophagus is Open and Investigators Found More Than They Bargained For!
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ✨
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Ancient #DidYouKnow #Heritage

  17. AO THROWBACK: The Black Stone Sarcophagus is Open and Investigators Found More Than They Bargained For!
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ✨
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Ancient #DidYouKnow #Heritage

  18. AO THROWBACK: The Black Stone Sarcophagus is Open and Investigators Found More Than They Bargained For!
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ✨
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Ancient #DidYouKnow #Heritage

  19. AO THROWBACK: The Black Stone Sarcophagus is Open and Investigators Found More Than They Bargained For!
    📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ✨
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo
    #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Ancient #DidYouKnow #Heritage

  20. Join us TOMORROW for the annual panel ft. recent recipients of the @[email protected] Shohet Grant!

    Here's a video of last year's panel featuring Gregg Gardner, Shana O'Connell, and Alex Walthall (who joined us from Morgantina!)

    youtu.be/TbS3V3RNwRQ?...

    #archaeology #AncientBluesky

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ip3zce2udrwm65iwiqqg7cc3/post/3mvlbpnszbc2m


    Shohet Scholars Annual Report ...

  21. Network science reveals the structure and lasting impact of the Roman road system

    Empire and province boundaries The geographical limits of the road data and the analysis region are defined by…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Archaeology #History #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #multidisciplinary #Science #World
    newsbeep.com/733197/

  22. New: Elizabeth Robinson's chapter in the third volume of Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level (2026) addresses the importance of studying ancient topography and physical landscapes, introduces skills and tools associated with ancient geography and digital mapping, and suggests engaging with research projects beyond the classroom, including Pleiades and other digital cartography projects. Example projects shared by colleagues (including a number of other #PleiadesGazetteer contributors) are presented.

    Robinson, Elizabeth C. “Teaching and Learning Ancient Topography and Landscapes.” Pages 217-249 in Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level, vol. 3, edited by Alberto Regagliolo. Vernon Press, 2026. vernonpress.com/book/2562.

    Boosts appreciated.

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

  23. New: Elizabeth Robinson's chapter in the third volume of Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level (2026) addresses the importance of studying ancient topography and physical landscapes, introduces skills and tools associated with ancient geography and digital mapping, and suggests engaging with research projects beyond the classroom, including Pleiades and other digital cartography projects. Example projects shared by colleagues (including a number of other #PleiadesGazetteer contributors) are presented.

    Robinson, Elizabeth C. “Teaching and Learning Ancient Topography and Landscapes.” Pages 217-249 in Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level, vol. 3, edited by Alberto Regagliolo. Vernon Press, 2026. vernonpress.com/book/2562.

    Boosts appreciated.

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