As gruesome as it may sound a recent discovery indicates that the dead in an ancient Southern Jordanian town were not buried until after they had decomposed. Continue reading “9,000-year-old burials with sorted bones found in Jordan”
These skirmishes led to more expansive military campaigns, settlement, and ultimately conquest of large swathes of the British Isles. But Dr Steve Ashby, of the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, wanted to explore the social justifications for this spike in aggressive activity.
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A.K.A Andrew George Scott moved from Ireland to New Zealand in 1861, where he joined the military during the Maori Wars as an officer he fought at the battle of Orakau where he was wounded in both legs. After an apparently over-long convalescence Scott was accused of malingering and courtmartialed. He presented the slaughter of women and children during the siege as the source of his objection to returning to service. Continue reading “1880 – Bushranger Captain Moonlite is hanged.”
Archaeologists working on an upgrade to Yorkshire’s A1 motorway have discovered some rare Roman artefacts, including a broach and mini sword.
Continue reading “The Archaeology News Network: Roman artefacts unearthed by roadworks in UK”
Site of the Salem witch trials and execution of 19 people has been confirmed. The suite known as Proctor’s Ledge is a small city owned plot between two streets and behind a pharmacy.
Confirming the location pinpointed by Historian Sidney Perley nearly a century ago. Continue reading “The Archaeology News Network: Site of Salem witch trial hangings verified”
45 boxes of artefacts that came from illegal excavations mainly carried out in the Umbria and Lazio regions of Italy have been returned from Switzerland.
Continue reading “The Archaeology News Network: Switzerland returns looted Etruscan art to Italy”
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AD 69 – On this Day
Otho became emperor of Rome on this day, the second emperor of the four that disputed control of Rome in the year of four emperors that proved the importance of the legions in the provinces.
Otho had accompanied Galba to Rome and supported his claim. Otho was not popular and had been tarnished by his close association to the extravagant and unpopular Nero, which could be why Galba chose to adopt Piso. Otho was clearly disaffected by Galba choice. Otho bribed the praetorian guard and overthrew Galba.
Unfortunately for him, Otho managed to rule only for a short 3 months before killing himself, the poet Martial credits Otho for this one act even if he considered Otho unworthy of praise for any other.
The State Archaeology Department has taken up a programme for strengthening the conservation of the excavation site at Utkottai Maligaimedu village, popularly known as Maligaimedu among the local resi
Source: Chola palace excavation site at Maligaimedu strengthened – The Hindu
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This face helmet of a rider from the Roman era was purchased in 1915 by the Nijmegen collector Gerard Marius Kam. The helmet was in that year, or shortly before, are dredged from the river Waal at Nijmegen, close to the southern shore west of the railway bridge.
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