#archaeology

#WorldLionDay Beautiful lioness vessel from Knossos Palace, Crete. Carved from semi-translucent limestone, this is a fabulous example of the skill of Minoan stone carving 3,500 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

This summer, Ella Hattem received a 2026 Platt Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at Idalion, Cyprus. During the project, Ella applied archaeological science techniques to investigate the pigments used on ancient painted objects. Read more here: buff.ly/HXaKZWw

A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de

Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily (theguardian.com)

#Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily #archaeology www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A 1720 woodcut, held in the Wellcome Collection, shows a witch and a devil inside a circle. The catalogue lists the subjects - witchcraft, magic, demonology - and gives nothing else; the rest is in the image. wellcomecollection.org

Forget aliens — crop circles are unlocking the history of humanity (thetimes.com)

5 of the 11 busiest years for aerial #archaeology have been in the 2020s. Newly discovered sites include neolithic barrows, Iron Age farms, Roman forts, First World War trenches... coverage of the work of Toby Driver @rcahmwales.bsky.social via The Times: ⭕ www.thetimes.com/article/20ed...