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A beautiful 9th century Saxon ribbon.

Silk and metallic-thread tablet weave with metal beads.
6 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (17.15 × 5.72 cm).
Photo credit LACMA collections.lacma.org/node/231745

Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

The genetic history of the Southern Caucasus from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages: 5,000 years of genetic continuity despite high mobility Ancient DNA from the Southern Caucasus reveals remarkable genetic continuity, with some mixing from Anatolia/Iran and the Eurasian Steppe, and shows that even periods of urbanization and increased mob...

The genetic history of the Southern Caucasus from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages: 5,000 years of genetic continuity despite high mobility www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Archaeogenetic study reveals population history of southern Caucasus in unprecedented detail An international team of researchers from Germany, Georgia, Armenia, and Norway has analyzed ancient DNA from 230 individuals across 50 archaeological sites from Georgia and Armenia.

Researchers analyzed ancient DNA from 230 individuals across 50 archaeological sites from Georgia and Armenia. Spanning from the Early Bronze Age (c 3500 BC) to after the Migration Period (c 500 AD), the research shows that people in the Southern Caucasus retained a mostly constant ancestry profile

A gilded bronze fibula, engraved with stylized zoomorphic figures, has been unearthed in Kemi, Lapland, northern Finland. The brooch dates back to the later part of the Migration Period (c. 475-550 AD).

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Fire extinguished in Spain's Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral – DW – 08/09/2025 Firefighters have extinguished the flames in Cordoba's historic mosque-turned-cathedral in southern Spain, averting a "catastrophe."

Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze that was burning in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba.

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Fragment of a 5,000-year-old bag, found in a bog in Ireland.
It was made by coiling long slivers of alder wood into spirals that were then bound together with lighter grass-like material.This would have made for a circular, purse-like bag, 40cm in diameter, with narrow opening at the top.

too kind!

3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box The extraordinary burial of a teenager buried with gold jewelry and a snake- and scorpion-decorated cosmetics box has been unearthed in Iran — and it may date to more than 3,000 years ago.

The extraordinary burial of a teenager buried with gold jewelry and a snake- and scorpion-decorated cosmetics box has been unearthed in Iran — and it may date to more than 3,000 years ago.

Unlocking maps of Aboriginal ‘sky country’ The emerging field of Cultural Astronomy is unravelling how Indigenous understandings of the night sky is linked to navigating "songlines".

Unlocking maps of Aboriginal ‘sky country’

Baseline isotopic variability in plants and animals and implications for the reconstruction of human diet in 1 st century AD Pompeii - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Baseline isotopic variability in plants and animals and implications for the reconstruction of human diet in 1 st century AD Pompeii

Baseline isotopic variability in plants and animals and implications for the reconstruction of human diet in 1 st century AD Pompeii

Uitsluiting, Terreur en Vervolging: Het onzekere lot van het Hazara volk in Afghanistan. Tot het jaar 2001 van onze jaartelling waakten twee eeuwenoude stenen reuzen vanuit hun uitgehouwen rustplaats in de rotswanden van de…

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People reoccupied Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption, archaeologists find Site director says ‘a kind of camp, a favela’ was founded in the ruins of city destroyed in AD79

“Thanks to the new excavations, the picture is now clearer: post-79 Pompeii re-emerges, more than a city, a precarious and grey agglomeration, a kind of camp, a favela among the still recognisable ruins of the Pompeii that once was,” said Gabriel Zuchtriegel

Taliban say 1,430 ancient artifacts from Mes Aynak moved to Kabul | Amu TV The collection of 1,430 items includes pottery, stone, metal, glass, bone and wooden objects.

The Taliban-run Ministry of Information and Culture said Monday that 1,430 ancient artifacts discovered at the Mes Aynak copper mine in Logar province have been moved to Kabul, some of them dating back more than 5,000 years.

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Er is in de media weinig aandacht voor de vervolging van het Hazara volk in Afghanistan. In de 19e eeuw werd meer dan 60 procent uitgemoord. De Hazara lijden iedere dag onder de zenuwslopende angst van vervolging, verdrijving en vermoord te worden. ticiaverveer.medium.com/uitsluiting-... in Dutch

Hazara have a rich oral tradition, which has been passed down through generations. I wrote of a dragon slayer but most of all on how this community has faced tremendous hardships. They have been oppressed,persecuted,face genocide & government indifference
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Ancient, near-pristine Buddha to make Kabul museum debut Having withstood time, the elements, looters and war, a spectacular Buddha restored and removed from one of Afghanistan's most dangerous regions is to make its public debut in the country's national m...

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Statue of Buddha, unearthed at the Mes Aynak site, thought to date from somewhere between the 3rd and the 5th century AD

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Former Afghan officials and activists are raising alarms over reports that the Taliban may be planning to destroy Mes Aynak, a historic Buddhist archaeological site along the ancient Silk Road

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Former Afghan officials and activists are raising alarms over reports that the Taliban may be planning to destroy Mes Aynak, a historic Buddhist archaeological site along the ancient Silk Road, raising concerns about the preservation of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage

Expedition reveals 13 shipwrecks from WWII battles off Guadalcanal An expedition led by Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has just completed comprehensive archaeological surveys of more than a dozen vessels lost during the World W...

An expedition led by Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has just completed comprehensive archaeological surveys of more than a dozen vessels lost during the World War II Solomon Islands campaign.

A charming little c. 2,100-year-old pink coral head of Medusa from ancient Bactria, lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush & the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) or Gandhara, located in the rocky foothills of the Himalayas. Now at the Ashmolean www.ashmolean.org/collections-...

1,800-Year-Old Roman Water Distribution System Unearthed at Zerzevan Castle in Türkiye - Anatolian Archaeology An 1,800-year-old Roman water system has been uncovered at Zerzevan Castle in southeastern Türkiye, revealing advanced engineering...

Archaeologists have uncovered an intricate Roman-era water distribution system at Zerzevan Castle, a 3,000-year-old fortified site located in southeastern Türkiye’s Diyarbakır province.

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A new study used high-resolution, near-infrared data in conjunction with experimental evidence to re-examine the tools and techniques employed in Early Iron Age tattooing.
Revealing new information about the tattoos of the Pazyryk ice mummies of Iron Age Siberia www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains Utility workers excavating trenches to expand underground gas networks in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs on Thursday. One was empty, but the other held the 1,000-year-old remains of an i...

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand underground gas networks in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs. One held the 1,000-year-old remains of an individual, alongside four clay vessels and three pumpkin shell artifacts.

'Extremely rare' bronze armor found in Czech Republic dates to Trojan War era Ancient metal artifact discovered in the Czech Republic is a rare example of bronze armor from the Trojan War era.

Archaeologists analyzing fragments of bronze recovered near Brno, Czech Republic, have made a surprising discovery: 3,200-year-old pieces of a warrior's chest armor. This is only the second time ancient bronze armor has been found in the country.

Archaeologists discovered a potentially significant archaeological site in southern Libya's Al-Hasawna Mountains. They have determined that the engravings that a citizen noticed date back as much as 10,000 years ago.

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Different Neanderthal clans had their signature dishes, among them rotten meat with maggots A series of recent investigations suggests that the first human communities passed on their particular culinary traditions between generations

A pair of recently published studies elaborate on the idea that, while we cannot speak of gastronomy among Neanderthals, we can say that certain cultural practices existed around food.

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Palygorskite from Sacalum, Yucatán in Maya Blue From the Eastern Maya Lowlands: New Evidence From Buenavista Del Cayo, Belize and La-ICP-MS Analysis

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Scientists trace mineral sources for sacred Maya Blue in Late Classic pottery from Buenavista, Belize In a recent study published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, Dr. Dean Arnold and his colleagues, Joseph Ball, Laure Dussubieux, and Jennifer Tachek, examined 17 samples of Maya Blue from pottery sh...

Scientists trace mineral sources for sacred Maya Blue in Late Classic pottery from Buenavista, Belize