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Dear Friends, Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege of working in close concert with most Archaeology Southwest employees on many of our projects. Some folks I’ve known for decades; others I…

Dear AIA Members: As the chair of the Nominating Committee of the Archaeological Institute of America, I am seeking your assistance in identifying potential candidates for the various open positions […

To celebrate our 2026 Fellowship recipients, we connected with this year’s awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of archaeology. […] The post 20…

TORUŃ, POLAND—Residues of milk beverages with reduced lactose have been found on 5,500-year-old pottery fragments […] The post Milk Beverage Residues Detected on Neolithic Pottery in Poland appeared f…

ALICANTE, SPAIN—According to the Greek Reporter, a fortified monastic settlement dated to the sixth century […] The post Byzantine Fortified Monastery Identified in Spain appeared first on Archaeology…

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA—CBS 19 News reports that an eighteenth-century kiln has been uncovered on the […] The post Kiln Discovered at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello appeared first on Archaeology Mag…

Anyone can make a mudbrick! The recipe is simple—and the ingredients are common. The post How to Make a Mudbrick appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society .…

In the Book of Genesis, we are told about Cain’s birth, his violent act of fratricide and his subsequent exile. We learn that he married and had descendants, but the Bible is strangely mute about his …

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have analyzed ash residues from ancient incense burners in Pompeii and nearby villas, revealing new insights into Roman trade and religious practices. Thanks…

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ANTWERP PROVINCE, BELGIUM—Layers of rubble from earlier phases of construction were discovered underneath Saint Rumbold’s […] The post Possible Church Walls Found Under Cathedral in Belgium appeared f…

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, evidence of quarrying some […] The post 220,000-Year-Old Quarry Site in South Africa Studied appeared first on Archae…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s longest-lasting partnerships, but its origins have been difficult to pinpoint. A new study has now provided cleare…

The Archaeology of the Kingdom of Judah By Yosef Garfinkel (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2025), 453 pp. / $80 (paperback or eBook) Reviewed by Thomas E. […] The post Reconstructing Judah appeared first on Bibl…

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA—According to a Phys.org report, a study of a small island in the Fiji […] The post Midden Island Identified in Fiji Archipelago appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

LIÈGE, BELGIUM—According to a statement released by the University of Liège, a 2,000-year-old fragment of […] The post Ancient Papyrus Reveals New Lines of Greek Philosophy appeared first on Archaeolo…

To celebrate our 2026 Research Grant recipients, we connected with this year’s awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of […] The post 2026 MacDon…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers using an advanced satellite radar system have identified a large, oval-shaped anomaly beneath one of the most significant prehistoric sites in Lower Egypt. …

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Sandwiched between the genealogies of Adam’s descendants and the tale of Noah’s flood are a few enigmatic verses that leave many of us scratching our […] The post The Nephilim and the Sons of God appe…

Does archaeological evidence connect with Israel’s Exodus from Egypt—a central event in the Bible? Egyptian artifacts and sites show that the Biblical text does indeed recount accurate memories from t…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent research suggests that the earliest known dice in human history were created and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than…

OTTAWA, CANADA—Hürriyet Daily News reports that Canada has returned 11 artifacts to Turkey in a […] The post Canada Repatriates Historic Items to Turkey appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .…

SINDH, PAKISTAN—New radiocarbon dates for Mohenjo-Daro obtained by archaeologists at the Sindh Directorate General of […] The post New Dates Push Back Occupation of Mohenjo-Daro appeared first on Arch…

ARGOLIS, GREECE—According to a Greek Reporter article, archaeologists led by Panayiota Galiatsatou of Greece’s Ephorate […] The post Submerged Harbor Structures Examined Off Greece’s Southern Coastlin…

In the ancient world, producing iron was an intricate, labor-intensive process. Iron ore was removed from the earth and then heated with charcoal in a […] The post Understanding Iron in the Iron Age a…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal offers important new information about the history of iron production in Africa. Although archaeolo…

Why did the Israelites make a golden calf? It’s a question that has puzzled readers of the biblical Book of Exodus for millennia. As Exodus […] The post Why Did the Israelites Make a Golden Calf? appe…

Who are the Nephilim? From where do the “heroes of old, the men of renown” come? The post Who Are the Nephilim? appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society .…

Where is Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, located in Jerusalem? Marcel Serr and Dieter Vieweger discuss past and current investigations into the site where Jesus was crucified. The post Where Is G…

One of our 2025 Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment for Archaeological Field Survey Grant recipients, Kevin Ennis, provides us with an update: Project Overview The Khora of Archaic Morgantina Project (KAMP…

Matthew 26:39 records that, on the night before his crucifixion, Jesus prays in Gethsemane: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from […] The post Jesus’s Sense of Time on Good Friday appe…

Dear Friends, Before I share my Las Capas note with you—which I drafted two weeks ago and Kate primed you for last week—I must acknowledge that the Greater Chaco Landscape is today at great and urgent…

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been carefully investigating a large burial mound from the early Celtic period on the southwestern edge of Riedlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germa…

Sizewell C: tracing 6,000 years of history in Suffolk Buildings of the Temperance movement Unusual ditch burials at Venta Icenorum Woodworking tools of Late Bronze Age Britain Pointing to the past: ar…

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology’s ongoing excavations on the site of the planned Sizewell C power station in Suffolk have uncovered a vast array of features and finds spanning 6,000 years of history. Proj…

The Department of the Interior’s Proposal Provides Only 7 Days to Weigh-In (Santa Fe, NM)—Yesterday, the Trump administration began a 7-day Public Scoping period as part of its proposal to open public…

Dear Society Officers, The AIA’s membership is growing! We followed up with some of our fastest growing Societies to ask how they engage current members and gain new ones. Here are some of the secrets…

The latest excavation by the long-running Caistor Roman Project has uncovered a series of unusual deposits within the monumental triple ditches that encircled Venta Icenorum, capital of the Iceni. At …

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There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences exploring a wide range of subjects. If you would pr…

Under the rather ponderous headline ‘Revealing Misunderstandings about Stewardship of Our Ancient Churches’, Historic England has just published the results of its survey into public awareness of the …

Temperance halls, hotels, coffee houses, memorials, and drinking fountains blossomed in the 19th century under the influence of the burgeoning teetotal movement. Most have now been converted to other …

In the last couple of years, the rise of artificial intelligence has permeated almost every aspect of society, but (outside exhibitions and other ways of presenting the past) archaeology has remained …

This is a medieval seal matrix, made of copper alloy, that was recently found by a metal-detectorist near the village of Patrick Brompton in North Yorkshire. The matrix’s handle extends out from…

Recent renovations at Durham Castle have revealed new details of how the fortification was redecorated and altered over its almost 1,000-year history. With the renovation of the castle presenting a ra…

Archaeological wood specialist and traditional woodworker Hamish Darrah describes his ongoing research combining wear analysis and experimental archaeology to illuminate the diverse uses of woodworkin…

With the summer digging season rapidly approaching, we will be running a series of pages highlighting excavation opportunities across Britain and Ireland. This month features projects ranging across E…

Following on from last month’s column, here I continue my survey of the Saxon Shore forts of south-east England: a series of fortifications on both sides of the English Channel thatwere established in…

Africa’s oldest cremation? Archaeological investigations in the shadow of Mount Hora, in northern Malawi, have revealed the oldest evidence for human cremation yet found in Africa. The burial, which d…

Excavations at the former Hafod–Morfa Copperworks have revealed rare evidence of copper-processing techniques used in the Lower Swansea Valley during the 19th century which, at its peak, accounted for…

Ancient footprints are not the only archaeological discoveries that have been brought to light by recent winter storms. At the end of January, gale-force winds and massive waves revealed a large fragm…

A series of 2,000-year-old footprints have been unexpectedly revealed on an Angus beach following a barrage of winter storms. They add to only a handful of ancient human tracks that have been…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the city of Lublin, Poland, have made a fascinating discovery. A Polish team has unearthed a giant megalithic tomb that predates even the E…

Newly opened exhibitions at Dock X, London, and Leeds Castle, Kent, include AI technology that brings the past to life in a startlingly personal way, offering interactive audiences with medieval queen…

Excavations at Wandlebury Country Park, just south of Cambridge, have uncovered a large burial pit containing the remains of at least ten individuals who died violently in the 8th- to 9th-century AD…

New research examining the transition between the Iron Age and Romano-British period has shed new light on the detrimental impact of Roman occupation and urbanisation on population health. Previous st…

New heritage law for Jersey New legislation unanimously passed by the States of Jersey will make it compulsory to report archaeological finds to Jersey Heritage within a fortnight of their discovery, …

Every year, thousands of irreplaceable archaeological sites around the world are destroyed by development, looting, vandalism, warfare, environmental changes, and irresponsible tourism. The recipient …

James Dilley, who crafted the upsized arrowheads that adorn this year’s CA Awards, describes the process of replicating prehistoric projectiles – and their archaeological inspiration.…

At the end of February, our annual conference returned to UCL’s Institute of Education in London, with hundreds of people coming together to share the latest news about the past. For those who weren’t…

By AD 150, the Roman road system extended for some 300,000km (more than 186,000 miles – 7.5 times the circumference of the earth). This comprehensive transport infrastructure underpinned the mobility …

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends tell of a wonderful, hidden land located in a remote and nearly inaccessible mountain region. In these stories, this place is portrayed as th…

There are currently 57 nationally important shipwrecks in English waters, spanning the Bronze Age to the 20th century, designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 – including the remains of HMS…

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The medieval town of Stolzenberg remains something of a mystery. Historical records and early maps indicate that it functioned as a town only briefly before being aband…

The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.…

Peter Ross has made quite a name for himself in recent years. His previous books, A Tomb with a View: the stories and glories of graveyards (2021) and Steeple Chasing: around Britain…

Today, 17 million UK households have at least one pet. Carly Hilts visited a new exhibition in Oxford exploring humans’ long and varied relationships with animals.…

This book is part of Jersey’s Archaeological Research Framework, which also oversaw the publication of The Neolithic in Jersey by Alison Sheridan, Emmanuel Ghesquière, and Cyril Marcigny (reviewed in …

The end of Roman rule in Britain is not a niche topic: it is one that has been intensely studied for decades. And yet we still have so much to learn about…

Ice Age art engages something within us that feels deeply and inherently human. Most of us feel it immediately: awe, curiosity, and perhaps even sometimes a feeling that borders on spiritual. Yet,…

Anglo-Saxon beads are important as, along with cruciform brooches, they are among the most studied and datable of all the objects found in Anglo-Saxon graves, made useful by their long date-range and…

In 1920, a collection of antiquities and antiques was thrown away, and most of its contents remain lost more than a century later. Martin A Timoney describes recent efforts to piece together clues to …

Newly published analysis of 11,000-year-old fragments of human bone and teeth from Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria has revealed that they belonged to an early Mesolithic child. Carly Hilts reports.…

Today’s trash is tomorrow’s treasure? I read with interest the concerns reported on in ‘Sherds’ (CA 431) about the proposed construction of a windfarm in Brontë country, and its potential impact on…

Hi Folks, Steve will be back next week with a note about his recent visit to the Las Capas site here in Pima County. Sounds like the stratigraphy blew his mind! Today I want to draw your attention to …

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An underwater archaeological excavation is underway in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where the remains of a Roman cargo from a ship that sank nearly 2,000 years ago have…

John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration (March 26, 2026)—I was honored to represent Archaeology Southwest earlier this month at a gathering of 18 distinguished practitioner-scholar…

Cinema night flyer, courtesy of the Athens (GA) Society. On February 23, the Athens (Georgia) Society of the AIA hosted a Society Outreach Event, an Archaeological Cinema Night. In conjunction […] The…

Here at the AIA we are unleashing the power of archaeology to provide a better understanding of the past and present and to create a brighter future. The 2025 Fellowship […] The post Introducing the 2…

Dear Friends, The title of today’s note is “A Mountain Goat, a Desert Rat, and an Urban Ape Get Skunked.” Earlier this week, Vice President of Preservation and Collaboration John Welch, Preservation A…

Affected nature preserve is no place for a hazardous materials waste dump, says Tucson-based nonprofit Tucson, Ariz. (March 21, 2026)—On March 19, Archaeology Southwest posted and began circulating an…

Letter to Oro Valley: Nature Preserve Is No Place for a Hazardous Materials Waste Dump March 19, 2026 Dear Residents of the Town of Oro Valley and To Whom it May Concern: Archaeology Southwest again e…

Photos from the AIA Central Missouri Society’s Booth at the Columbia Young Scientist Expo (Columbia, MO) on February 28th! Caitlyn Pallas (Treasurer) and Kurtis Butler (member) ran the chocolate chip …

Surveying Falerii Novi: the development of a Roman town An island kingdom: extraordinary Hawaiian ancestral art In the heart of the Sahara: the rock art of Wadi Djerat Re-examining the Hjortsprint boa…

My son looked at me askance and muttered ‘more nostalgia’. I smiled, recognising he was right. My Mediterranean journey really began in this unlikely valley and its off-the-beaten-track places that I …

Denmark is home to many archaeological marvels, including both renowned sites and world-class museums. Olympia Bobou, Ilaria Bucci, and Rubina Raja are our guides to the wealth of heritage that the co…

Surveying an ancient town in Italy has presented fresh insights into a key moment for Roman urbanism. Matthew Symonds spoke to Martin Millett about what can be learnt from studying an entire townscape…

John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration (March 19, 2026)—On March 13, 2026, the four plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the developer of…

The ocean is integral to the story of Hawai‘i. It carried the first Polynesian settlers to the archipelago, and linked an island chain spanning 2,400km. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it also provide…

Across 7 Mercian king who ruled from AD 657 to 674 (8)8 Extinct language of Anatolia (6)10 US state containing the Grimes Point archaeological site (6)11 Roman name for York (8)12 Minstrel…

A narrow wadi in Algeria contains a remarkable concentration of rock art. Christoph Baumer reveals how these images offer a glimpse of a changing world, as a land of lakes and grasslands transformed i…

The discovery of a mass grave in the Jordanian city of Jerash (ancient Gerasa) has provided evidence of the impact on the population of the Justinian Plague. A newly published study of the burial site…

The narrative about the rise and fall of civilisations and their infrastructures is still omnipresent in scholarship about past cities. It is a story that sells well.…

The Lower Pecos Canyonlands, in south-west Texas and northern Mexico, are home to an extensive collection of rock paintings in what is known as the Pecos River style. These multicoloured murals cover…

An exhibition at the James Simon Gallery – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin explores the art and architecture of the first settled cultures in south-eastern Turkey.…

The 6th Shanghai Archaeological Forum has just drawn to a close, and it is time to reflect on its many highlights. This year, the field trip was scheduled on the first day, and we were given the choic…

A century ago, an Iron Age boat was found in Denmark. Now it is revealing new secrets. Amy Brunskill spoke to Mikael Fauvelle to find out more.…

On 3 June 1968, Italian archaeologists digging the ancient city of Paestum made an extraordinary discovery. They had unearthed a tomb fashioned from slabs of travertine, containing the bones of an ind…

‘Journeys, like artists, are born and not made ’, Lawrence Durrell begins his encomium to Cyprus, Bitter Lemons. For millennia, this Mediterranean island was a staging post to the Middle East; then,…

The AIA is proud to present Dr. James C. Wright, Professor Emeritus at Bryn Mawr College, as the winner of the 2027 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. His […] The post Anno…

Strategically built on a natural stone outcrop rising from the Kopaic Plain in Boeotia, the Melathron of Gla has long attracted scholarly attention owing to its original plan featuring two perpendicul…

This article discusses evidence from Central Apulian necropoleis between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE to illustrate three forms of post-depositional interactions with the dead: tomb reopening fo…

Athenian pottery began to arrive in the Iberian Peninsula in significant quantity in the fifth century BCE, with a peak in the fourth century. Both black-gloss and figure-decorated pots were exported,…

The decastyle temple preserved on two Early Imperial reliefs from Rome can be identified as Agrippa’s Pantheon, and they indicate that the building’s pediment featured three scenes from Romulus’ life:…

Parts of ancient Antioch (modern Antakya, Türkiye) were excavated from 1932 to 1939 by a team led by Princeton University. Key findings were published in five volumes, but much more data remains in th…

The Thessaloniki Metro, the new subway system inaugurated in November 2024 after years of delays caused by financial crises, contractual disputes, and extensive archaeological discoveries, has become …

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CPAC March 2026 The meeting of CPAC in March will be discussing the proposed extension of the cultural property agreement with Greece. The webpage is illustrated with an image of a Cycladic figure cur…

In this handsome little volume from 1854 the author attempted to produce what we would call a biblical background commentary for the Old Testament, as he makes clear in his preface: The design of the …

One of the ideas said to have come out of the Cycladic workshop at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the creation of an online corpus of Cycladic figures. The organisers of the workshop may not…

Courtesy of Christos Tsirogiannis One of largest group of repatriated material from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was dervied from Palladion Antike Kunst and from Mr & Mrs Gianfranco Becchina.…

In September 2025 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art returned a number of items, including Cycladic, to Greece. The EC collared jar (inv. 2004.342.1 ) was significant enough to include in S. Heming…

Introducing the Palestine Exploration Fund The Palestine Exploration Fund was founded in 1865 by public subscription in order to conduct scientific research in Southern Lavant. Its founding was, in pa…

I understand that in February there will be a closed conference to explore the Stern collection of Cycladicising objects currently on loan to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the key issu…