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rogue_corqMore than 200 geoglyphs discovered in Nazca Desert with help of AI <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/248-nazca-lines-discovered-artificial-intelligence-peru?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/248-nazca-lines-discovered-artificial-intelligence-peru?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peru</a>

Archaeology News :verified:3D analysis reveals Shroud of Turin image likely came from sculpture, not Jesus’ body A new 3D digital analysis offers compelling evidence that the Turin Shroud—long believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus—was likely not created by contact with a real person’s body, but was actually crafted as a form of medieval religious art...More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/shroud-of-turin-image-came-from-sculpture/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/shroud-of-turin-image-came-from-sculpture/</a>Follow <a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#christianity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShroudOfTurin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShroudOfTurin</a>

Anthropology.netA new study uses a stalagmite to reveal devastating, decade-long droughts that may have contributed to the Maya collapse. A deep dive into ancient climate. <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthropology</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/MayanCivilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MayanCivilization</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Paleoclimatology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paleoclimatology</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Mayan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mayan</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Maya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maya</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/MesoAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MesoAmerica</a> <a href="https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-slow-drip-of-mayan-collapse" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-slow-drip-of-mayan-collapse</a>

Open ContextHere's a recent publication in the Journal of Field Archaeology that uses "Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality to highlight the enriching character of collaborative work". <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2025.2528471" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2025.2528471</a>Caraher and Pettegrew apply the concept of conviviality to <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opendata</a> publication together with narrative synthetic publication in an <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openaccess</a> monograph. The article discusses the monograph "Corinthian Countrysides: Linked Open Data and Analysis from the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey" (2024) and the Open Context data publication is "The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey" (2021).<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classics</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greece</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#survey</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/scholarlycoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scholarlycoms</a>

Archaeology News :verified:5,000-year-old Salzmünde ritual pits unearthed in Germany reveal mysterious Neolithic ceremoniesIn a spectacular discovery along the route of Germany’s SuedOstLink high-voltage power transmission project, archaeologists have uncovered twelve ritual pits dating back 5,000 years, near Gerstewitz in Saxony-Anhalt. These finds, associated with the enigmatic Salzmünde Culture...More info: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/salzmunde-ritual-pits-unearthed-in-germany/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/salzmunde-ritual-pits-unearthed-in-germany/</a>Follow <a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anthropology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neolithic</a>

Andrew McCarthyIf you're interested in archaeology or architectural heritage in Ireland, I've made KML files from the government's CC-BY data you can download.Importing them into both <a href="https://floss.social/@CoMaps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CoMaps</a> and OsmAnd works, although they both struggle with the number of points, so there are smaller county-by-county files as well.Get them at <a href="https://andrewmccarthy.ie/heritage-pois-in-ireland.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://andrewmccarthy.ie/heritage-pois-in-ireland.html</a> and let me know of any suggestions.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heritage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodaoine</a>

Steven Saus [he/him](13 Aug) 1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only ’part of the picture’ — they traded with the Middle East too <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8b2zs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8b2zs</a> Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/Dmmhb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/wip/Dmmhb</a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/474sx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/474sx</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/vikings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vikings</a>

Ancient Origins🚀 EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: The Twin Tragedy of Tutankhamun: Death of a Dynasty 📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! 🔐 <a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/tragedy-tutankhamun-005517" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/tragedy-tutankhamun-005517</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientOrigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AncientOrigins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanOrigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanOrigins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Incredible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Incredible</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Educational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Educational</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MustRead</a>

AJ SadauskasThis early mediaeval vessel dates to 1015, and is known as the Utrecht Ship, and is now housed at Utrecht's Central Museum. Historians believe it may have been used to carry building materials for the city's cathedral. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Utrecht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Utrecht</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ship?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ship</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/boat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/archaeology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Peer Community JournalNow published in Peer Community Journal, <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> section: OntPreHer3D: Ontology for Preservation of Cultural Heritage 3D Models <a href="https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.608/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.608/</a>

Sam :moomin_hattifatteners:And why is this seminal work not in my music collection? We nearly broke the jukebox playing this in The Three Tuns in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MarketDeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarketDeeping</a> when we were doing <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> in the big field near there back in (koff) the mid 90s.Awww. The Three Tuns burned down in 1999. That's sad. The dog there was very fond of sausages. TOO fond of sausages.

Nina Willburger<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanFortThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanFortThursday</a>: The only surviving draco, a standard of the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roman</a> cavalry. The dragon's head was mounted on a post with a long and colourful fabric tail. It probably had a device in the opening of the mouth for making a (hissing?) noise. Found in the fort of Niederbieber ... at the Limes, the Roman frontier.On display at Landesmuseum Koblenz.📷 GDKE Rheinland-Pfalz<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

gemsofindologyHeart-wrenching scene for our history writers: A "woman warrior" engaging in combat with a "curved sword" 2,200 years ago. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chandraketugarh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chandraketugarh</a> reinventing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a>

JuneSim63Two people who lived in England during the Early Middle Ages had recent sub-Saharan African ancestry — likely from a grandparent, a new DNA analysis reveals.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiddleAges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiddleAges</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a>Ancient DNA reveals early medieval England had people with West African ancestry | Live Science <a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-300-year-old-skeletons-found-in-england-had-grandparents-from-sub-saharan-africa-dna-studies-reveal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-300-year-old-skeletons-found-in-england-had-grandparents-from-sub-saharan-africa-dna-studies-reveal</a>

James GreenThe Fort Walton Incised (ca. 900-1500 CE) bowl for my sister-in-law is coming along nicely. It is still several days away from being dry. Before that I'll have to polish it more & fix any lines or punctations that burnishing obscures. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ceramics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

gemsofindologyUma Maheshwara riding Nandi 10th century ce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a>

James GreenIn the planning stages of another ceramic project. Plain rocker stamping can be straight or curved, so I'm experimenting with shells common along the northern Gulf Coast. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ceramics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

French Chapter CAA*France: Computer research in archaeology threatened by the CNRS. Statement of the CAA-FR*Since the beginning of the summer, several joint research units (UMRs) in the humanities and social sciences are threatened with closure due to the withdrawal of the CNRS as their supervisory body. [...] <a href="https://caafrance.hypotheses.org/2127" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://caafrance.hypotheses.org/2127</a><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a>

Sébastien Plutniak"Archéologie : un modèle public sous la pression des droites parlementaires"<a href="https://blogs.mediapart.fr/collectif-de-lutte-des-archeologues-nantaises/blog/130825/archeologie-un-modele-public-sous-la-pression-des-droites-parleme" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blogs.mediapart.fr/collectif-de-lutte-des-archeologues-nantaises/blog/130825/archeologie-un-modele-public-sous-la-pression-des-droites-parleme</a><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archeologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archeologie</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

AltAndPaperENAncient Humans May Have Gone Extinct from Making PowerPoints: 'Agenda' and 'KPI' Found on Cave WallsCave paintings discovered at a new ancient human site show extensive use of charts and bullet points. Researchers conclude they spent more time preparing for 'regular reporting meetings' than hunting, leading to extinction by malnutrition. <a href="https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250814-homo-socialis-extinction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250814-homo-socialis-extinction/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#work</a>-life-reform <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerPoint</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#irony</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/burnout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#burnout</a>

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