Archaeology & Human Origins

Fieldwork, artifacts, dating techniques, and debates about the deep past.

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Paleoanthropology & Early Humans Hominid fossils, tool cultures, migrations, and ancient DNA insights. Classical & Mediterranean Archaeology Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern urban and sacred sites. Americas: North, Meso & Andes From mound complexes to Maya cities and Andean empires & roads. South, East & Southeast Asia Indus, Angkor, Silk Roads, ceramics, and maritime trading hubs. Heritage, Repatriation & Conservation Museum ethics, NAGPRA, illicit antiquities, and site preservation.

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loveballymena.online > post > buried-for-almost-200-years-ballycastle-excavation-seeks-answers-to-historic-mystery

Buried for almost 200 years? Ballycastle excavation seeks answers to historic mystery

21+ min ago   (595+ words) Remnants of Boyd’s Wall jutting out of the Margy River as it flows into the sea at Ballycastle on the Antrim coast. (Image: Anne Kelly) Monday 12 October 2026 A centuries-old mystery beneath Ballycastle is set to be investigated as archaeologists begin…...


thecollector.com > viking-raiders-first-cities-medieval-ireland

How Viking Raiders Built the First Cities in Medieval Ireland

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (770+ words) The Vikings raided and then occupied much of Ireland for a short but intensive period in the 9th and 10th centuries. How did they leave their mark? In the 8th century AD, before the Vikings set foot on the Emerald Isle, the local…...


balkanweb.com > en > paid-for-bus-ticket-with-an-ancient-Spanish-coin-mystery-solved-70-years-later

He paid for his bus ticket with an ancient Spanish coin, the mystery is revealed 70 years later

4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (316+ words) Balkanweb.com He paid for his bus ticket with an ancient Spanish coin, the mystery is revealed 70 years later October 12, 2026 10:05 An ancient Spanish coin used to pay for a bus ticket in the city of Leeds, England, in the early…...


theepochtimes.com > bright > hoard-of-early-medieval-coins-uncovered-in-uk-field-were-likely-buried-due-to-viking-invasion-fears-6101305

Rare Hoard of Early Medieval Coins Uncovered in UK Field Were Likely Buried Due to Viking Invasion Fears

32+ min ago   (473+ words) There is a quiet once again in the field in Bickmarsh, located 45 minutes south of Birmingham, UK. Now that the electronic hum of metal detectors and the sound of scraping shovels have died down, the land has resumed its pastoral…...


curiosmos.com > walpurgis-night-witches-bonfires

Walpurgis Night Brings Witches to the Harz and Spring Bonfires to Sweden

43+ min ago   (867+ words) Independent reporting on space, archaeology and ancient worlds Explore Walpurgis Night through Harz witch traditions, Swedish bonfires, museum records and the real shadow phenomenon called the Brocken spectre. On the last night of April, the towns around Germany’s Brocken fill…...


thedebrief.org > mysterious-ring-discovered-beneath-the-sea-may-reveal-who-controlled-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world

Mysterious Ring Discovered Beneath the Sea May Reveal Who Controlled One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

41+ min ago   (856+ words) Nearly 2,000 years after an ancient royal palace disappeared beneath the Mediterranean Sea, archaeologists surveying its ruins have recovered a bronze ring bearing the image of a monument that no longer exists. The engraving depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a towering…...


gulftoday.ae > news > 10/12/2026 > world-heritage-office-concludes-faya-stone-age-workshop

World Heritage Office concludes Faya Stone Age Workshop

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (575+ words) The World Heritage Office at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) has concluded the Faya Stone Age Workshop 2026, strengthening the scientific knowledge and specialist expertise required to research, protect and manage the Faya Palaeolandscape World Heritage property for future generations. The…...


labrujulaverde.com > en > 2026 > 10 > archaeologists-unearth-a-complete-roman-window-grille-nails-and-all-at-augusta-raurica-the-oldest-colony-on-the-rhine

Archaeologists Unearth a Complete Roman Window Grille, Nails and All at Augusta Raurica, the Oldest Colony on the Rhine

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (462+ words) A team excavating Augusta Raurica, a Roman colony near Basel in Switzerland, has unearthed a complete iron window grille 1.7 meters (5 ft 7 in) underground, with five bars and two nails still in place. Pieces like this rarely survive intact, even in…...


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Bronze ring depicting Lighthouse of Alexandria discovered in submerged palace off Egypt's coast

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greekreporter.com > 10/12/2026 > traitors-ancient-greece

The Traitors Who Shaped the History of Ancient Greece

12+ hour, 42+ min ago   (897+ words) In Ancient Greece, the word “traitor” carried a weight that echoed through history. Among the golden pages of Greek civilization lie darker chapters marked by betrayal—stories of men who turned against their homeland, their people, and the noble ideals…...