#Archaeology

Authorities say that the sword is still exceptionally sharp, even after spending presumably thousands of years underwater.

A 4,400-year-old Saqqara tomb belonging to Egyptian judge Younmin and his father Ity has been uncovered with colored reliefs and a false door.

On the walls of a chamber near the top of the central tower in the ancient Cambodian temple Angkor Wat, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional musical ensemble.…

The magnetic North Pole has shifted over the millennia, leaving clues in the minerals that make up clay antiquities

Part the First: Functional Art from the Enigmatic Daunians. William Morris famously wrote, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” Of course, his beauty in response to the immiseration of the working…

The Mary Rose was a carrack in the English Tudor Navy of King Henry VIII that fought in multiple battles during the 16th century before it was sunk in 1545. After its wreck was located in 1971 and…

From Archaeological Institute of America: 2026 Olivia James Fellowship Spotlight: Madolyn Hyytiainen-Jacobson

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A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar contains evidence of a cavity removal procedure, offering fresh insight into these early humans' intelligence.

Aethelred the Unready viewed the attacks on his kingdom as divine retribution. He hoped that a show of public penance, including the creation of coins featuring religious imagery, would help earn God's forgiveness

The copper still, likely used to make whisky, would have been hidden away from the oversight of tax collectors after Scotland outlawed unlicensed distilling centuries ago

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Why Did This Wealthy Scotsman Pay a Jeweler to Wrap His Teeth in Gold Wire Hundreds of Years Ago?

Volcanic eruptions, climate change, crop failures, famine and plague all may have swept through Norway in the sixth century C.E., putting pressure on leaders and their communities

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Mysterious Green Rocks Discovered in a Remote Cave in Spain Might Be Signs of Prehistoric People Working With Copper