Archaeology & Arts

03/09/2026

Three short-lived kings—previously erased from official records—ruled during periods of political turmoil in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. A new study presented here supports this (first comment). Their findings suggest that the traditional king list presents an idealized version of Assyrian history, deliberately omitting rulers with brief reigns or those who were politically inconvenient.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/08/05/three-lost-kings-rewrite-assyrian-history/

02/09/2026

Due to a human receptor variant inherited by Neanderthals, which is particularly common in South and East Asia (populations there carry it at a frequency of 24 percent). The difference appears to emerge only after childhood.

Scientists describe increased activity of the Neandertal growth hormone receptor and how it shapes the bodies of people who carry it today.

31/08/2026

Eight cross-shaped fibulae surrounded her head. Who was this woman buried some 1,300 years ago?
Archaeologists excavating the Zvygino II cemetery in Russia uncovered an extraordinary female burial with an elaborate headdress decorated with eight fibulae—an adornment documented only a handful of times. But there is more, which brings them closer to uncovering details about the woman's still-enigmatic cultural group...

Early Muroma burials shed new light on the emergence of one of Eastern Europe's early medieval Finno-Ugric cultures.

31/08/2026

What can a grave tell us about the person buried inside?

An elaborate burial can reveal much more than how someone was laid to rest. Its construction, location, and archaeological context can offer clues about the deceased's status, identity, and the society they belonged to.

What makes archaeologists believe this was the final resting place of a member of the elite? Read what is going on with the Medieval Cemetery at Naumburg Cathedral in Germany and see...

An 11th-century cemetery discovered at Naumburg Cathedral may have been the burial place of a medieval elite.

25/08/2026

Cannibalism is “biologically non-viable.”

Cannibalism did not disappear by accident. It became too costly for the societies that practiced it, a new study says.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/07/27/a-new-study-about-cannibalism/

19/08/2026

Complete Bathing Complex Discovered at Tell Nasser Archaeological Site in Port Said

The excavations also yielded an exceptional assemblage of archaeological finds, including Rhodian amphora stamps bearing Greek names, locally produced and imported amphorae, cups, jugs, Ptolemaic and Roman terracotta oil lamps, and a variety of tableware and serving vessels. These finds have played a key role in dating the archaeological layers and establishing the sequence of occupation at the site.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/07/31/complete-bathing-complex-discovered-at-tell-nasser-archaeological-site-in-port-said/

17/08/2026

Ice Age humans preferred to eat female mammoths

Analyzing ancient DNA of over 500 mammoth bones, researchers found that Ice Age humans selectively targeted female woolly mammoths.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/07/31/ice-age-humans-preferred-female-mammoths/

13/08/2026

7,000-year-old fish traps in Norway reveal how Mesolithic hunter-gatherers transformed alpine ecosystems long before the advent of agriculture.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/07/23/fish-on-the-mountains/

07/08/2026

Greekness and Otherness: beyond the stereotype

A book questioning the reliability of the Greek-barbarian polarity.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/08/07/greekness-and-otherness-beyond-the-stereotype/

04/08/2026

What sheep’s teeth can tell about life in a medieval town in Kazakhstan?

Researchers examined herd management in medieval Kazakhstan using isotopes embedded in the enamel of sheep’s molars.

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/07/31/what-sheeps-teeth-can-tell-about-life-in-a-medieval-town/