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  1. Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland

    A rescue excavation in Windisch, Switzerland, has brought to light an unusual object from the Roman past, a small, charred loaf of bread buried for nearly two millennia. The find comes from the site of Vindonissa, once a major Roman military base...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/04/rar

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire

  2. CT scans reveal hidden details of 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummies

    Researchers in Hungary have taken a fresh look at ancient Egyptian mummified remains using a new generation of CT imaging, producing a level of detail not achieved in earlier scans. The work focuses on specimens held by the Semmelweis Museum of Medical History...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/04/hid

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #egyptology #mummy #ancientegypt

  3. Basel plague study finds young workers had highest death rates in 17th century outbreak

    Burials from a 17th-century hospital in Basel offer a close look at who faced the highest risk during one of the city’s last plague outbreaks. The graves date to around 1665 to 1670, a period when plague returned to the region...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/04/bas

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #plague

  4. Hidden structural features inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid may have helped it withstand earthquakes, new study finds. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #egyptology #engineering ⚙️🛠️🔧🔬🧰

    Hidden structural features ins...

  5. 800-year-old 'hugging skeletons' are genetically confirmed as #Poland's 🇵🇱 only medieval same-sex double burial. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    800-year-old 'hugging skeleton...

  6. Scientists claimed the world's oldest rock art is 67,800 years old. But is the science behind that estimate flawed? Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬

    Scientists claimed the world's...

  7. Anna Ritchie
    obituary

    Archaeologist whose excavations in #Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old

    #archeology #SkaraBrae

    theguardian.com/science/2026/m

  8. Anna Ritchie
    obituary

    Archaeologist whose excavations in #Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old

    #archeology #SkaraBrae

    theguardian.com/science/2026/m

  9. Anna Ritchie
    obituary

    Archaeologist whose excavations in #Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old

    #archeology #SkaraBrae

    theguardian.com/science/2026/m

  10. Anna Ritchie
    obituary

    Archaeologist whose excavations in #Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old

    #archeology #SkaraBrae

    theguardian.com/science/2026/m

  11. Anna Ritchie
    obituary

    Archaeologist whose excavations in #Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old

    #archeology #SkaraBrae

    theguardian.com/science/2026/m

  12. Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds

    Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/mal

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  13. Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds

    Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/mal

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bioarchaeology #Neanderthals

  14. Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds

    Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/mal

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bioarchaeology #Neanderthals

  15. Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds

    Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/mal

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bioarchaeology #Neanderthals

  16. Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds

    Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/mal

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bioarchaeology #Neanderthals

  17. This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    This new map has revolutionize...

  18. This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    This new map has revolutionize...

  19. This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    This new map has revolutionize...

  20. This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    This new map has revolutionize...

  21. This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected. Via @scientific_american #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

    This new map has revolutionize...

  22. Milby’s Maps is one of the billionty creators I follow on #Patreon who I’d shower with money if I had it to spare.

    Matt’s stunning current project is to produce #TTRPG- and #VTT-ready #maps of the #Vatican, and, in his latest update on the #catacombs below St Peter’s Basilica, relates a great tale about the perils of amateur #archaeology during the search for St Peter’s bones: patreon.com/posts/158946697?ut

    #archeology #history #mapmaking