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Why Archaeologists Leave Some Discoveries Unexcavated — Curiosmos
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (551+ words) Finding an ancient structure does not always mean that archaeologists should uncover all of it immediately. In some cases, the most responsible decision is to leave part of a site in the ground. Soil can protect fragile walls, organic material…...
A Roman Cave Sanctuary in Spain Holds 120 Inscriptions—and Five Name an Unknown Goddess — Curiosmos
2+ week, 5+ day ago (244+ words) Deep inside a cave near Valencia, archaeologists have documented at least 120 Latin inscriptions from the Roman period. Five of them refer to a previously unknown goddess addressed as Domina—“the Lady”—giving researchers an unusual glimpse into the ritual lives…...
A Bronze Chariot Emerges From a Sealed Tartessian Site in Spain — Curiosmos
3+ week, 4+ day ago (652+ words) Archaeologists working at Casas del Turuñuelo have uncovered an unusually decorated bronze chariot, along with imported objects that trace Tartessian connections across the ancient Mediterranean. In the ruins of a deliberately sealed building in southwestern Spain, archaeologists have uncovered a…...
The Shackled Dead of Phaleron Were Not Foreign Invaders, New Study Finds — Curiosmos
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (556+ words) A chemical record preserved in their teeth suggests that most of the men in Phaleron’s shackled mass graves grew up in Attica. The finding shifts the debate from foreign invaders to violence within the community itself. At first glance, the…...
What Is Spolia? Roman Reuse at Sardis
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (569+ words) What does spolia mean? At Sardis, archaeologists found a late Roman wall built with pieces of an older temple, alongside other evidence of stones reused in streets and monuments. The post What Is Spolia? How Roman Sardis Reused Its Ancient…...
How Do Archaeologists Tell Whether an Ancient Building Was a Home, Shrine, or Workshop? — Curiosmos
1+ week, 2+ day ago (673+ words) An ancient building does not come with a label on the door. When archaeologists uncover walls, they have to work out what people did inside them from the traces left behind. A hearth may suggest cooking, but it can also…...
Huaca Pucllana Canal Burial May Be a Ritual Offering
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1062+ words) The body was placed on its left side inside a disused canal, with the skull facing Huaca Pucllana's pyramid and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeologists believe the burial may have formed part of a deliberate offering when a ceremonial water feature…...
How Archaeologists Read and Date Ancient Inscriptions
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (572+ words) Epigraphy—the study of inscriptions—connects the writing with the object and the place where it was found. A useful way to understand the process is to follow three different clues: the marks themselves, the language, and the evidence for…...
Mesen: What a Ramesses II Inscription Reveals
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1007+ words) What if a city that appears in the records of ancient Egypt has been sitting in plain sight, hidden beneath later roads, barracks and stonework? The find does not provide a complete map of a lost city. It does something…...
Did People Live at Göbekli Tepe? Evidence from Its Houses
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1652+ words) New surveys have detected possible houses beyond Göbekli Tepe’s excavated monuments, while rooms already uncovered contain benches, grinding stones, storage spaces, and vessels. The famous sanctuary is beginning to look like the centre of a lived-in settlement. Archaeologists have now…...