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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #excavation, aggregated by home.social.

  1. I’ve started an #elementary #dinosaur club at my school. I’ve tried it before and the kids were not, to be honest, that excited. DinoClub 2.0? I had a #kindergarten student tell me that he wanted to learn more about his favorite dinosaur….#pachycephalosaurus ??!?Another kinder told me she wanted a real dinosaur #excavation because the kits she’d tried weren’t very good.
    It’s time to up my game.

  2. Roman #Tubuli and #ancientwallheating
    This week we present #roman finds from an #excavation in Lower #Austria: Roman tubuli (#Tubulus). These hollow bricks are key to #ancienttechnique, built into walls to circulate hot air. Together with the #Hypokaustum, they created heated rooms, especially in Roman #baths. #Romanarchaeology #archaeology

  3. Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence Of #Ireland's Largest #Prehistoric #Hillfort Settlement
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    phys.org/news/2025-12-scientis
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    “In a recent study [(link above), the authors] identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort [Ireland], making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent test excavations revealed evidence of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation as well as a potential water cistern, which may be the very first of its kind in an Irish hillfort…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #LiDAR #survey ##bronzeage #prehistoric #irishhistory #irishmythology #wicklow #irelandsancienteast #heritageireland #mountains #monument #microtopographical #houseplatforms #culture #settlement #village #EarlyIronAge #BrusselstownRing #bronzeage #Neolithic #testpit #sampling #archaeology #excavation #cistern #monuments #Wicklow #investigation #reconstruction #irish #history
    @MonumentalIreland

  4. Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence Of #Ireland's Largest #Prehistoric #Hillfort Settlement
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    phys.org/news/2025-12-scientis
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    “In a recent study [(link above), the authors] identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort [Ireland], making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent test excavations revealed evidence of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation as well as a potential water cistern, which may be the very first of its kind in an Irish hillfort…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #LiDAR #survey ##bronzeage #prehistoric #irishhistory #irishmythology #wicklow #irelandsancienteast #heritageireland #mountains #monument #microtopographical #houseplatforms #culture #settlement #village #EarlyIronAge #BrusselstownRing #bronzeage #Neolithic #testpit #sampling #archaeology #excavation #cistern #monuments #Wicklow #investigation #reconstruction #irish #history
    @MonumentalIreland

  5. Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence Of #Ireland's Largest #Prehistoric #Hillfort Settlement
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    phys.org/news/2025-12-scientis
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    “In a recent study [(link above), the authors] identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort [Ireland], making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent test excavations revealed evidence of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation as well as a potential water cistern, which may be the very first of its kind in an Irish hillfort…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #LiDAR #survey ##bronzeage #prehistoric #irishhistory #irishmythology #wicklow #irelandsancienteast #heritageireland #mountains #monument #microtopographical #houseplatforms #culture #settlement #village #EarlyIronAge #BrusselstownRing #bronzeage #Neolithic #testpit #sampling #archaeology #excavation #cistern #monuments #Wicklow #investigation #reconstruction #irish #history
    @MonumentalIreland

  6. Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence Of #Ireland's Largest #Prehistoric #Hillfort Settlement
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    phys.org/news/2025-12-scientis
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    “In a recent study [(link above), the authors] identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort [Ireland], making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent test excavations revealed evidence of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation as well as a potential water cistern, which may be the very first of its kind in an Irish hillfort…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #LiDAR #survey ##bronzeage #prehistoric #irishhistory #irishmythology #wicklow #irelandsancienteast #heritageireland #mountains #monument #microtopographical #houseplatforms #culture #settlement #village #EarlyIronAge #BrusselstownRing #bronzeage #Neolithic #testpit #sampling #archaeology #excavation #cistern #monuments #Wicklow #investigation #reconstruction #irish #history
    @MonumentalIreland

  7. Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence Of 's Largest Settlement
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    phys.org/news/2025-12-scientis
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    “In a recent study [(link above), the authors] identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort [Ireland], making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent test excavations revealed evidence of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation as well as a potential water cistern, which may be the very first of its kind in an Irish hillfort…”
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    @MonumentalIreland

  8. Researchers Used A 1,500-Year-Old Map To Find A Lost City - Excavators Determined Tharais Was A Religious Hub Of The Byzantine Empire
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    popularmechanics.com/science/a <-- shared technical article
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    dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/a <-- shared paper
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    “ • Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan.
    • The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site.
    • Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an agricultural village—it may have also been a spiritual hub…”
    #map #mapping #ancientmap #ancienthistory #Tharais #HolyLand #Jordan #surveys #MadabaMosaicMap #geography #AncientRome #RomanEmpire #city #archaeology #Byzantine #urban #settlement #Karak #excavation #MiddleEast #desert

  9. The discovery of the #Roman #massgrave in #Vienna continues to make waves.
    We presented the story of the discovery and preliminary results of the #excavation, which we carried out in cooperation with the Department of Urban #Archaeology of the City of Vienna, in one of the largest YouTube vlogs #InsideArchaeology. The Canadian archaeologist Rachel spoke with our #anthropologists Michaela Binder and Sheridan Strang, as well as the project manager on site Anette Slonek.

    youtube.com/watch?v=jmbMRJJVla

  10. For #FindsFriday, we would like to show you a vessel from our #excavation in #Grossmugl/ #LowerAustria!
    It is a completely preserved sieve vessel with an open top and bottom. The exact function of this vessel is not yet known to us, but we suspect that it could be an incense burner. Comparisons can be found from the Early #BronzeAge #Věteřov culture in #Moravia.

    #archaeology #incenseburner #Austria #niederösterreich #Archäologie

  11. For #FindsFriday, we would like to show you a vessel from our #excavation in #Grossmugl/ #LowerAustria!
    It is a completely preserved sieve vessel with an open top and bottom. The exact function of this vessel is not yet known to us, but we suspect that it could be an incense burner. Comparisons can be found from the Early #BronzeAge #Věteřov culture in #Moravia.

    #archaeology #incenseburner #Austria #niederösterreich #Archäologie

  12. CW: Human remains

    Our colleague Sheridan Strang is an #anthropologist specialising in the #excavation of human remains and their subsequent examination. At the excavation in #Hasenleitengasse, she was responsible for the documentation and anthropological examination of the human #skeletal remains. She analysed over 120 individuals for #pathologies, #gender, and age - impressive work that provides deeper insights into past realities of life.
    #archaeology #Vienna #Wien #Archäologie #anthropology

  13. CW: Human remains

    Today, we would like to introduce you to our colleague Thomas Weniger: He uncovered numerous #skeletons during the #excavation of the #Roman #massgrave. With great patience and precision, he freed the individual skeletons from the surrounding earth by hand - supported by fine tools and a hoover to carefully remove the earth. A job that requires a sure instinct!

    #Archaeology #anthropology #RomanArchaelogy #romanhistory #Wien #austria #Archäologie