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MOWAA Archeological Project Releases Findings

11/05/2025

A little more than a week from today, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will open its MOWAA Institute, the first building to be finished of a planned 15-acre campus that will also include a …

Метки : музейбенинархеологияискусствоистория.#культура

Neanderthals May Have Created Ochre Tools for Drawing, New Study Finds

11/05/2025

A recent analysis of ochre fragments from several Neanderthal sites indicated that Neanderthals used ochre for drawing and marking surfaces. It has been long-believed that Neanderthals used the iron-rich pigment to adorn their bodies, clothing, and surfaces. Many ancient civilizations, …

Метки : неандертальцыохраискусствоархеологиясимволизмдревние цивилизации

Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is Finally Open

11/04/2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, a project nearly 25 years in the making, has finally opened to the public after considerable delays. On November 1, visitors were able to explore all of the museum’s 968,000 square feet of space …

Метки : египетмузейтутанхамонисторические находкиискусствоархеология

Ancient Roman Cremation Process Revealed by Archaeological Find in France

11/04/2025

In what once functioned as an ancient Roman city focused on trade and thermal baths in the south of France, archaeologists have unearthed graves thought to offer new revelations related to Roman burial rites. After Marseille was taken over by …

Метки : археологияримская империяпогребальные обрядыфранцияисторические находкиольбия

Typhoon Scattered Trove of Yup’ik Artifacts Along Alaskan Coast

10/31/2025

An archaeological site near Quinhagak, previously preserved in permafrost, was heavily damaged by Typhoon Halong earlier this month. Rick Knecht, a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen who has long worked in the area, raised the alarm regarding the risks …

Метки : археологияклиматюпикаляска#культурамузей

Armor, Jewelry, and Evidence of Human Sacrifice Found in Korean Tomb

10/28/2025

An excavation project in Hwangnam-dong, an area within the South Korean city of Gyeongju, recently uncovered a tomb complex buried beneath another tomb, which was itself uncovered in 2020. Sim Hyeon-cheol, a researcher with the Gyeongju National Research Institute of …

Метки : археологиясиллараскопкикёнчжуритуалыкультурное наследие

Storied Ancient Egyptian City Wasn't Abandoned Because of a Plague

10/28/2025

A new study, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, aims to show that the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten was abandoned not because of a plague, as many have previously assumed, but for different reasons entirely. Akhetaten, or present-day …

Метки : археологияегипетахетатенэпидемияисследованияисторические находки

A New Study Found King Tut's Tomb is Unstable

10/24/2025

The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen, located in the Valley of the Kings, has experienced instability and damage from flash flooding and major faults that has worsened over time. One expert outlined methods for reinforcing the underground tomb using …

Метки : искусствоархеологияисследованияегипетсохранение исторического наследияизменения климата

5,500-Year-Old Ritual Site Found in Jordan

10/23/2025

Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered a landscape of megalithic monuments that offer insight into how ancient societies responded to the tumultuous cultural transition into the Early Bronze Age. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Copenhagen …

Метки : археологиямегалиты#культураранний бронзовый векиорданиядревние цивилизации

Roman Fort Discovered on Crimea’s Occupied Kerch Peninsula

10/23/2025

An archeological excavation in Crimea has uncovered a 1st century BCE Roman fort. The discovery was made by archaeologists working with the Institute of Archaeology of Crimea, the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Archaeology …

Метки : археологиякрымримская крепостьоткрытияисторические находкибоспорское царство

Archaeologists Unearth 10th-Century Cemetery in Northern Poland

10/22/2025

Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a 10th-century cemetery containing the remains of 24 people during gas pipeline construction near the village of Borkowo, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The discovery, first reported by Science in Poland, was made by researchers from …

Метки : археологияпольшакладбищесредневековьепогребальные находкиисторические открытия

Pompeii's Multilevel Buildings Were Once Lavish Villas with Towers

10/22/2025

Three-dimensional reconstructions of Pompeii reveal that the ancient Roman city was once host to multilevel buildings that were more impressive than scholars previously realized. The findings were published as part of a recent study in the archaeological park’s online journal …

Метки : помпеиархеологияреконструкциядревний римтехнологииистория.

A Well in Croatia Held the Skeletal Remains of Roman Soldiers

10/20/2025

An ancient well with the skeletal remains of seven men was discovered by archaeologists in eastern Croatia. They believe the men were once Roman soldiers who fought in the Battle of Mursa in 260 CE. Though the remains were originally …

Метки : история.археологияримская империябитвамурсаисследование

20,000 Medieval Coins Discovered by Man Digging for Worms

10/15/2025

A man digging for worms during a stay at his summer house near Stockholm unearthed something else instead: a cache of up to 20,000 silver coins from the Early Middle Ages, as well as pearls, pendants, and rings. The haul …

Метки : сокровищаархеологияистория.стокгольмсредневековьенаходки