Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Historical and ethnographic sources have long highlighted the importance of tobacco in Mesoamerica, but finding actual physical evidence of this plant in archaeological digs has been a rare occurrence. However, recent findings at Cotzumalhuapa, Guatemala, dating
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Polish archaeologists operating in Oman have unearthed evidence of extensive copper ore processing activities, along with stone tools and remnants of copper smelting furnaces. Topographer at work (Credit: Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW/ Agnieszka
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – For the past two years, archaeologists have excavated in the Old Town of Kalmar, Sweden. Recently, at a press conference held at Kalmar Castle, archaeologists from the National Historical Museums of Sweden unveiled their remarkable
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Since the early Holocene period, people in northern Europe have enjoyed hazelnuts, a powerful and easy-to-obtain energy source. Now, archaeologists can recreate ancient woodlands with the hazelnuts’ help. An archaeologist takes samples of pollen found
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A medieval pilgrim’s badge depicting a basilisk dragon in a circle enclosed was found in Wólka Nieliska, Zamość district, in southeastern Poland. Image credit: Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments/ Facebook Also referred to as the “pilgrim’s
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During an excavation in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, archaeologists discovered a massive statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II, who reigned during the 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1292–1190 B.C.). Today, Ramesses II is widely acknowledged as one of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The discovery of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe, adorned with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, is truly extraordinary. The Verona astrolabe. Citation: Nuncius 39, 1 (2024) ; 10.1163/18253911-bja10095. Image source This ancient astronomical tool is among the oldest
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This modest chunk of obsidian, no more than 5 centimeters in length, was probably found on a rough patch of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. According to Matthew Boulanger, anthropologist and director of the Archeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a recent environmental survey conducted before harvesting in Glen Brittle Forest on the Isle of Skye, remains of a post-medieval township were unearthed. This discovery, likely from the 17th and 18th centuries, includes various
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The island of San Fernando, Cadiz in Andalusia, was home to the first Neolithic farmers and shepherds who decided to permanently settle there around 6,200 years ago. They practised shellfish collection and consumption all year
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Erez Avrahamov, a 45-year-old inhabitant of Peduel, made an incredible discovery while hiking in the Tabor Stream Nature Reserve located in Lower Galilee. He stumbled upon an ancient seal shaped like a scarab that dates
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the remains of the military camp of Legio VI Ferrata, along with buildings and roads. Legionary inscription: “VEXILLA TIO LEG VI FERR” (“Detachment of Legion VI Ferrata”), Hecht Museum, Haifa,
