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📰 DNA analysis finds the tomb of the grandmother of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang, contained an extinct species of gibbon (amongst other animals), indicating Empress Dowager Xia enjoyed keeping exotic pets 🐒 #ArchaeologyNews via @globaltimescn.bsky.social www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/...

Arrowheads from the 13th-century-BC conflict in the Tollense Valley 🇩🇪 Variation in their forms suggest some of the combatants came from many kilometres away, adding to evidence for a clash between local and incoming groups. 🔗 from 2024 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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What was the purpose of the iconic Andean monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes)? New research supports a new interpretation: it was a barter marketplace, later developing into a monumental system of accounting under #Inca rule. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology @sydney.edu.au

A post I made last year about Berlin in the 1960s. Family history, so an impact on us too :) bsky.app/profile/anke...

Looking for something new to read this #NationalBookAwardWeek? 📚 Whether you're interested in submerged landscapes or the archaeology of pirates, our latest #NewBookChronicle on maritime and underwater #archaeology is sure to have something for you! 🏺 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

The Berlin Wall was officially opened #OnThisDay in 1989, marking the beginning of German reunification. Explore the Wall's impact in Antiquity, where its role as an archaeological object was explored just four years later. 🔗 from 1993 (£) doi.org/10.1017/S000... 🏺 #Archaeology

As more people in Southwest Asia began living in cities, how did they ensure they had enough food? #Zooarchaeology shows they were reliant on rural satellite settlements to support increasingly large and diverse urban populations #WorldUrbanismDay 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

These are chacus: funnel-shaped hunting traps used in the high altitudes of northern Chile to capture vicuña, a wild relative of the alpaca. Even after herding and agropastoralism was adopted, chacus continued to be used by persevering forager groups. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

📰 '100 years of Woodhenge' Learn about the discovery and research of Stonehenge's 'lesser-known cousin' in @currentarchaeology.bsky.social 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews the-past.com/feature/100-...

#FindsFriday from the historic palace of Benin City. Ranging from pre-colonial bronzework of the Benin Kingdom to late-colonial-era Nigerian police regalia, they reveal the most-comprehensive archaeological picture of Benin City’s history to date. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Who were the Picts? Were they wiped out by the Vikings? New research in Antiquity paints a more complex picture. Read it 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

The oldest continuously published journal, The London Gazette, was first published #OnThisDay in AD 1665. Antiquity may not be that old, but we have been publishing #archaeology research for almost 100 years! All archive content is available online at buff.ly/3NHeBQh 🏺

Good thread on the revised assessment of the previously-presumed 'Pictish-to-Norse' transition site at Buckquoy, Orkney. It looks like that interpretation needs to be put to bed.

Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3 📷 D. v. Recklinghausen 🏺

NEW Were the Picts of northern Scotland wiped out by Viking conquest? New radiocarbon dates from the 1st millennium AD settlement of Buckquoy, Orkney paint a more complex picture of cultural interaction in the Northern Isles. #AntiquityThread 1/15 🧵 @northernpicts.bsky.social🏺 #Archaeology

New research from @antiquity.ac.uk uses laser scans and photogrammetry to digitally visualise part of the Sterkfontein Caves, making the UNESCO World Heritage Site more accessible and promoting public and scientific engagement. Read it #openaccess here: 📚 https://cup.org/49nNQvp

A #Roman fort and possible caravanserai from Khirbet al-Khalde, Jordan, on the Empire's eastern frontier #RomanFortThursday The site has suffered damage from construction and looting. Identifying areas most at risk is crucial for future research. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Me and the boys on a night out in 3000 BC 🍻 In ancient Sumer, it was common to drink beer from a communal vessel using long straws. Similar straws and vessels have been found as far away as the Caucasus, indicating the practice was popular! (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

The origins of Polynesian monuments, the performative elements of Indigenous Australian #RockArt, and how the sweet potato helped the first people settle Aotearoa/New Zealand's South Island 🏺 Learn all this and more in our Oceania #Archaeology collection: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📰 New research shows how the people of the ancient Peruvian city of Caral survived a climate catastrophe, adapting and moving rather than resorting to violence 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

NEW Potsherd pavement from #medieval Ilorin, Yorùbáland. Potsherd pavements were a shared architectural tradition across West Africa, but nuanced variation in pottery production allowed for individual expression and identity within Yoruba communities. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Pretty cool. Researchers at Chichen Itza and on the Internet have found many of the missing pieces of the feathered serpent columns atop the Temple of Kukulcan/El Castillo. It's like doing a jigsaw puzzle when someone has thrown some of the pieces outside.

An earthquake destroyed large parts of the Walls of Constantinople #OnThisDay in AD 447. Their rapid reconstruction in 60 days may have saved the city from invasion by Attila the Hun. #ThrowbackThursday to #Archaeology from 1937 (£) doi.org/10.1017/S000... 📷 Preussische Messbildanstalt 🏺

📰 Did #Neanderthals create ochre 'crayons' for drawing with? 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @archaeologymag.bsky.social

📝 Want to publish on a project that is still in progress? Antiquity publishes #ProjectGalleries: shorter, free-to-access articles that showcase ongoing #archaeological research 🏺 Find out more and submit an article here 👇 antiquity.ac.uk/submit

NEW Artist's reconstruction of the early #medieval centre of Ciepłe, Poland. New research at the site indicates it was established by the first Piast rulers, possibly playing an important role in the formation of the Polish state. 📷 Weronika Bałdyga 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

What can animal dung teach #archaeologists? 💩 At Umm Huwaiwitat near #Petra (🇯🇴) ~7000 year old deposits of burnt animal waste show how early farmers relied on their livestock for fuel as well as food 🐐 🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Microscopic images of wood used in the construction of the mausoleum of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, at Xi'an #Woodensday They were sourced kilometres away across rugged terrain, showcasing the sophisticated logistics of the Qin Empire. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

These remind us of bevelled rim bowls from the 4th millennium BC. They were likely also a kind of mess bowl, used to distribute stew to the labourers who built Mesopotamia's earliest public institutions. The more things change, the more they stay the same! 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Oh this is fun! The researchers of this paper 3D scanned the ruined columns on top of the El Castillo pyramid, in Chichen Itza, along with the remaining fragments scattered around, to create a virtual reconstruction of how they actually portrayed the feathered serpent K’uk’ulkan!

A unique fire worshipping scene for #BonfireNight 🔥 Reconstructing a wall painting from the Sogdian palace of Sanjar-Shah, Tajikistan reveals a procession of priests approaching a large fire altar, offering a rare insight into ancient fire worship. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Check out our collection of #prehistoric European #archaeology, with free & #OpenAccess research such as: 🛞 Iron Age Iberian elites 🪨The origins of stone circles in Britain ⛏️ Copper mining in Chalcolithic Serbia & more! 🏺 cambridge.org/core/journal...

NEW Atop El Castillo, Chichen Itza's largest pyramid, stand two ruined columns that once portrayed the feathered serpent deity K’uk’ulkan. 3D-imaging technologies have identified scattered fragments of these columns, allowing a digital reconstruction. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology #Maya

👀 Watch an interview with Cyprian Broodbank and Giulio Lucarini as they discuss their @antiquity.ac.uk Prize-winning article on #OuedBeht, #Morocco: 🎬 https://cup.org/48Vv7H4 #archaeology

📰 'More than just jewellery': new insights into #Viking miniature metal figurines #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @uniofleicester.bsky.social le.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

#PolarBearWeek was founded to highlight the threat to polar bears due to climate change. These effects are also visible at the Arctic's archaeological sites as thawing permafrost exposes previously frozen archaeological layers to a variety of threats. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Altar dedicated to the god Huitris which was set up by Aspuanis. Found at Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, the stone is now part of the collections at Chesters Roman Fort Museum. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain

Northern Song (AD 960–1127) coins found at a garrison on the Mongolian Arc of Asia's Medieval Wall System. Found alongside a stone heating system, they indicate significant resources were invested into constructing and maintaining the walls. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Christopher Columbus sighted the island of Dominica #OnThisDay in AD 1493, but what was the Caribbean like before his arrival? Explore pre-colonial trade networks and Indigenous perspectives on European colonisation in Antiquity (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

📰 New research finds evidence for human occupation in one of the least hospitable areas of prehistoric Iberia, challenging the belief that the highlands were abandoned during the last Ice Age #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/a...

Plan of burials at the post-Roman cemetery of Worth Matravers, Dorset 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 showing biological kinship. Genetic ties were found to the continent and one individual even had West African ancestry, highlighting the diverse heritage of early medieval Britain. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Map of Sweden with locations of some #Viking Age anthropomorphic figurines #MedievalMonday Often studied for what they symbolised, new research analyses how they were made and used, moving beyond categorisation to understand how the objects 'intra-acted' with the world. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Happy #JapaneseCultureDay! Tsukuriyama mounded tomb group in Okayama Prefecture was built c. 425 AD and contains one of the largest mounded tombs in Japan. #Lidar survey showed how the mounds were closely linked to the formation of early states. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

NEW How did Achaemenid rulers govern their vast empire? Using the 'Achaemenid Royal Road' they were able to travel between major centres, engaging directly with local elites. New research seeks to pinpoint the location of this elusive infrastructure. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

#AncientSiteSunday Plan of the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, one of the ancient world’s largest temple complexes. Geoarchaeological survey suggests it developed from a small fluvial terrace to one of the defining institutions of Ancient Egypt. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Al-Qahira Castle, Yemen. Built as a military garrison in 1060 CE, it was more recently taken over by Houthi rebels during the Yemeni civil war and bombed by the Saudi-led coalition in 2015. Since being restored it is now open for cultural activities and events 🏺 #Archaeology 1/2

When Herodotus wrote about Scythian funerary practices, he described sacrificial 'spectral riders'. A royal burial mound in Siberia corroborates his account, with horses and riders possibly positioned atop the mounds using birch wood stakes. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Halloween #Archaeology