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Ancient Mexican City Cuicuilco Aligned With Equinox Sunrises, Study Finds
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (274+ words) Researchers in Mexico have identified new evidence suggesting that the ancient city of Cuicuilco was deliberately designed in alignment with equinox sunrises, offering fresh insight into early urban planning in Mesoamerica. The findings indicate that the settlement's layout corresponded closely…...
New Digital Archive Opens Window into Greek Jewish Life Before the Holocaust
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (441+ words) A major digital archive documenting Greek Jewish history before World War II, is now publicly accessible, offering new insight into communities later destroyed during the Holocaust. The online platform, called, Josephus or Iossipos () in Greek contains more than 212, 000 records and…...
Psychedelics at the Heart of Ancient Greece: Unveiling the Eleusinian Mysteries
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (364+ words) One of the biggest myths about drugs is that their use is new, purely recreational, or a way to escape reality. "In the good old days, people didn't do drugs'that's something for the lost youth," a sentiment that still resonates…...
Dame Averil Cameron, historian who transformed perceptions of the Byzantine empire
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (782+ words) The Byzantines were, she argued, far more dynamic, disputatious and intellectually sparky than historians had hitherto believed them to be Dame Averil Cameron, who has died aged 86, was Professor of Byzantine History at Oxford, and a leading voice in a…...
Greece's Must-See Archaeological Sites Before Climate Change Wins
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (11+ words) Greek Reporter. com...
Dimini and Sesklo: Greece's Neolithic People May Have Destroyed Each Other
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (527+ words) Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully? Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of…...
News - 2026 Pomerance Fellowship Spotlight: Kaylyn Lehmann - Archaeological Institute of America
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (225+ words) To celebrate our 2026 Fellowship recipients, we connected with this year's awardees to learn more about their projects and the unique paths that led them into the field of archaeology. We're thrilled to introduce Kaylyn Lehmann, one of the two recipients…...
Discovery of the Remains of the Temple of God "Pelousios" at Tell El-Farma in Sinai
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (339+ words) After six years of extensive archaeological excavations at Tell El-Farma in the ancient city of Pelusium, the Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed the remains of a unique religious edifice dedicated to the city's local…...
Hidden Byzantine Treasure Uncovered: 7th-Century Gold Coin Hoard Reveals Secrets of a Turbulent Empire
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (760+ words) The hoard entered the museum's collection in 2009 through confiscation, but its exact discovery location remains unknown'adding an element of mystery to its historical significance. Despite this uncertainty, experts have identified the coins as a coherent and chronologically consistent group, minted…...
News - Kiln Discovered at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (82+ words) News April 9, 2026 Digs & Discoveries January/February 2022 A look inside miniature worlds created for the living, the dead, and the divine Vivid frescoes in an opulent dining room celebrate the wild rites of the wine god Discovering the true origins of…...