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#FindsFriday ceramics from the pre-Inca Chimú site of Quebrada del Oso in the Chicama Valley, Peru. Some of them are Casma wares, indicating the Chimú polity resettled people from the Casma polity kilometres away to sustain agricultural production. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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3D scan of the Jelling 2 Stone, a Viking runestone erected by Harald Bluetooth in honour of his mother, Queen Thyra. Research in Antiquity from 2023 suggested women held more power in Viking Denmark than previously believed 🏺 #Archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 📷 Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt

NEW #Neolithic axe-heads from the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney. One of the most iconic tools of Europe's first farmers, macroscopic wear analysis reveals they were treated in diverse ways, used for cutting wood, chiselling stone, scraping hides and more. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Fragments of a wall painting from a Sogdian Royal Palace at Sanjar-Shah, Tajikistan. Reconstruction of the scene found it depicts a procession of priests approaching a large fire altar, offering a rare glimpse into ancient fire worship. 🆓 in our latest issue: doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Feeling a little worse for wear this #NationalHangoverDay? Just think of it as continuing one of humanity's oldest traditions. To prove it, here's a mini #AntiquityThread on the production and consumption of alcohol in the past 🥂 1/6 🧵 🏺 #Archaeology

Happy New Year from all of us at Antiquity! We can't wait to see what the new year holds for #archaeology, but in the meantime why not explore the incredible research and discoveries of 2025 in our collection of this year's most-read articles 🆓 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🏺

#OnThisDay in AD 947, the Kitan-led Liao dynasty captured the city of Daliang. The multi-ethnic Liao polity spanned parts of China, Russia and Mongolia, constructing wall systems through them to facilitate trade, tribute and diplomacy across Eurasia. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Mothers and infants are generally underrepresented in historical accounts. Examining mother and infant burials from Iron Age and Roman England allows us to observe the multi-generational impact of Roman occupation on health #WednesdayWisdom 🏺 #Archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Who lived in medieval hospitals? Analysis of burials from the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge indicates the majority of residents were the 'shame-faced poor': those who fell into poverty later in life due to misfortune #UnluckyDay 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

NEW From the #Neolithic to the #IronAge, the way red ochre was used in Thai burials changed widely. A powerful prehistoric marker of identity and belief, tracing its variation across time helps explore cultural changes throughout over 3 millennia. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Charonia seashell from Neolithic Catalonia, likely used as a trumpet. A powerful tool for long-distance communication, playing some found it is possible to produce melodies by modulating air pressure, suggesting they could have been musical instruments. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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In medieval Europe, sedentary farming societies predominantly ate pork, whereas mobile pastoralists tended to eat horse #NationalBaconDay 🥓 Whilst horsemeat was popular in rural parts of Hungary, demographic changes largely eradicated its consumption. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Example of a 'commonplace' cylinder seal from Bronze Age Mesopotamia, engraved with motifs and rolled across clay tablets to imprint a design. Whilst elite seals have received much attention, those used in everyday life are often neglected 🏺 #Archaeology 🔗 from 2024 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Bronze warrior figurine from the 3rd century BC oppidum of Manching, Bavaria, which was damaged during Second World War bombing raids. From the #IronAge to the Second World War, armed conflict has played a prominent part in the lives and imaginations of Manching's inhabitants 🏺 #Archaeology 1/2

The creation of the USSR was officially proclaimed #OnThisDay in AD 1922. In Siberia, Sovietisation had a profound effect, suppressing Indigenous cultural expression. In post-Soviet times, #RockArt has inspired artists, seen as a link to their ancestors. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Digital reconstruction of Chichen Itza's El Castillo pyramid in comparison with a photo from 1902, taken prior to reconstruction efforts #MonumentsMonday 🏺 #Archaeology 3D imaging technologies are opening new possibilities for conservation of ancient monuments. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

It may be our #LastChance to save peatland #archaeology #TickTockDay 🏺 Despite peatlands' incredible preservation of organic remains, climate change, agriculture, peat extraction and more is destroying them and their fragile heritage at an alarming rate. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Bronze-smelting evidence from the Aketala sites, at the oases of the western Tarim Basin. Introduced by the Andronovo culture, it indicates interactions across Bronze Age Central Asia, bringing us closer to tracing the development of oasis city-states. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archeology

What are the common threads between the funerary practices of different cultures across time? 'What to expect when you’re dead' explores the ideas ancient people had about the afterlife. Read our review in the latest #NewBookChronicle 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

At a loss during this weird in-between period between Christmas and New Year? Why not get stuck into a good book? Our latest #NewBookChronicle covers four excellent new #archaeology publications on burials and funerary monuments. Check it out 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺

#OnThisDay in 537 CE, Hagia Sophia was inaugurated as an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral by Emperor Justinian I. Explore an even earlier Byzantine church (and early Christian burial practices there) at the early 5th century CE Church of Mary in Ephesos 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

This beautiful stone axe is from Stone Age Akwanga, central Nigeria #FindsFriday Analysis found multiple wear attributes, as well as microscopic traces of collagen and wood, indicating it was used for both butchery and woodworking 🏺 #Archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

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Happy #BoxingDay! The origins of the term are uncertain, but it may refer to the alms boxes placed in churches to collect special offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen, a practice dating back to late Roman and early Christian Europe 🏺 1/2 📷 4028mdk09 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bringing out the special plates for Christmas Dinner? 🍗 Prehistoric people had crockery for special occasions too! In Neolithic Arabia, imported Mesopotamian Ubaid Ware was an item of prestige, whereas locally-produced Coarse Red Ware more commonplace 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Greek Protogeometric pottery is traditionally associated with Athens, but analysis of an early Protogeometric amphora found it was produced in central Macedonia, suggesting the iconic Iron Age style originated in this historically marginalised region. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Need to grab a last-minute gift for tomorrow? Give the gift that keeps on giving: a... necklace made of beetles? #ChristmasEveShopping 🏺 #Archaeology Strung together and placed in a bark box, insect exoskeleton fragments were made into jewellery in Iron Age Poland. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

NEW Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet, but rewilding seeks to reverse this. The latest #AntiquityDebate asks if archaeologists should 'rewild their minds' to better-understand past worlds much more biodiverse than our own. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Wooden settlement remains from Bronze Age Tabakoni, in the Colchis lowlands of western Georgia #Woodensday 🏺 #Archaeology The waterlogged environment required a solid foundation for the construction of occupation sites, and the anaerobic conditions preserved them. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Kiritimati (aka Christmas Island) was visited #OnThisDay in AD 1777 by Captain Cook. Occupied (intermittently) since at least 1450, monumental architecture there indicates cultural and ritual connections across the whole of East Polynesia. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

📰 Over 70 bodies uncovered at a medieval English cemetery likely used for executed criminals #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Circular pottery lids from Early Modern Idrija, Slovenia, engraved with letters #EpigraphyTuesday 🏺 #Archaeology Used in mercury roasting, they prevented vaporised mercury from escaping during the roasting process, enabling the extraction of liquid mercury from ore. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Cylinder seal and its impression, from an Assyrian grave at Tell Billa. Analysis of grave goods indicates wealth inequality grew over time, suggesting the expansion of the Assyrian empire coincided with increased taxation of its subjects. 🔗 from 2024 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

NEW the Kura-Araxes culture of the South Caucasus spread over a large area of South-west Asia during the fourth and third millennia BC. Now, Bayesian chronological modelling shows how it shaped sociocultural transformations during the Early Bronze Age. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Exploring your family history this #NationalRootsDay? Ancient DNA can tell us a lot about family relationships in the past. DNA analysis of early medieval burials in England even found an individual with a grandparent from West Africa! 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Did a slave revolt cause the decline of #medieval farming in southern Iraq? The first absolute dates suggests earthworks in the region stayed in use following the 9th-century-AD Zanj rebellion, questioning the traditional historical narrative. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

The #Inca kept detailed records using khipus: devices made from knotted string. The famous monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes) was segmented and arranged similarly to a khipu, indicating it was used for accounting #MathematicsDay 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Isotope analysis of Bronze–Early Iron Age tin ingots from four Mediterranean shipwrecks found the tin was mined in south-west Britain. Evidence for 'zones of interaction' indicate land and sea connections from Britain to the Levant #MaritimeMonday 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

📰 For the first time, artefacts from the San José galleon, including a bronze cannon, porcelain cup and three coins, have been brought to the surface 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @archaeologynews.bsky.social archaeologymag.com/2025/12/san-...

📕 #BookReview Bruno Chaume (ed.)'s 'La principauté celtique du Mont Lassois à Vix' provides a detailed account of fieldwork at Iron Age Mont Lassois, summarising the main insights from a decade of research at the major Late Hallstatt site 1/2 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology