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Fifth Dynasty Tomb Reveals Colorful Life at Saqqara

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (109+ words) Painted reliefs adorning the walls of the tomb. (MOTA) One of the well-preserved reliefs at the tomb depicting agricultural practices. (MOTA) The chapel of Ity consists of a false door and various colored offering scenes, while the majority of decorations…...

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Roman Laws Reveal Logistics and Legalities Behind Roman Animal Spectacles

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (184+ words) The fourth-century Great Hunt Mosaic at Villa Romana del Casale depicts the capture and shipment of wild animals for the venationes. (Image source/Carole Raddato/CC BY-SA 2.0) This text tells us of how the burden of animal spectacles could fall…...

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Giant Rainbow Serpent Art Defied Colonial Upheaval

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) The article by Paul S.C. Taçon, Sally K. May, Andrea Jalandoni and senior Amurdak Traditional Owner Charlie Mungulda has recently been published in Australian Archaeology. Their team has recorded 165 rock-art sites around Awunbarna, or Mount Borradaile, since 2018, with 29 recorded as depicting…...

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Homeowner Unearths Denmark's Largest Ever Viking Silver Hoard

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (679+ words) A homeowner getting ready to create a new patio in Rebild, Denmark, has unintentionally revealed the biggest collection of Viking silver ever found in the country. At around 18.5 kilograms and is nearly three times the size of the previous holder…...

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1,300-Year-Old Viking Dress Found in Young Woman's Tomb in Denmark

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (86+ words) Finds recovered from the Skonager tomb, including the brooches and preserved textile fragments. (Arkæologi Vestjylland) Similar preservation has allowed rare glimpses of Viking-era jewelry and textiles elsewhere in Scandinavia, but seldom in Denmark itself. The researchers examining one of the…...

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3,600-Year-Old Saudi Pottery Shows How Ancient Brands Began

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) A distinctive painted pottery tradition from a Saudi Arabian oasis may represent one of the earliest examples of ancient branding yet identified in ceramic production. New research places its beginnings at Qurayyah Oasis around 3,600 years ago, where potters developed a…...

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Ancient Greek Elites May Have Worn Meteorite-Iron Rings

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (97+ words) Cut and etched Toluca iron meteorite, an illustrative example of an iron-nickel meteorite (CC BY-SA 3.0) The Minoan “Ring of Minos” from Knossos, dated to 1450–1400 BC. (Public Domain) Top image: Mycenaean gold signet ring with a seated goddess and procession of…...