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@antiquity.ac.ukHow did prehistoric people in geologically fragile regions cope with earthquakes? Archaeoseismology at #BronzeAge Panaztepe, Anatolia reveals how communities responded to disaster with both resilience and abandonment.
@antiquity.ac.ukMusic is present in all societies throughout history, but instruments rarely survive archaeologically #UniversalMusicDay
These copper-alloy cymbals from Bronze Age Oman therefore provide a rare opportunity to explore prehistoric musical traditions.
@antiquity.ac.ukThis #Roman potsherd discovered in Tuscany has a very unique design #FindsFriday
Whilst most terra sigillata pottery was decorated with small, standardised stamps, this example is large and ornate, hinting at an unseen side of Roman craft production.
@antiquity.ac.ukIn 1958, a former colonial battery was repurposed into a detention centre and used by Cuba's Batista dictatorship to torture revolutionaries. Archaeological study of the site uncovered physical remains of authoritarian violence, but also resistance.
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@antiquity.ac.ukOn the frontiers of the Roman Empire, the army had a profound influence on the landscapes and societies on both sides of these militarised borders. Analysing a hoard of mail armour sheds light on interactions between the army and local populations.
@antiquity.ac.ukTemple dedicated to Mars unexpectedly discovered at a Roman fort in Germany, on the Empire's frontier.
@antiquity.ac.ukWere fish transported to Scandinavia's remote mountain lakes by birds carrying their eggs upstream? #WorldEggDay
New research suggests they were instead introduced by prehistoric humans, pointing to early animal management by hunter-gatherers.
@antiquity.ac.ukNEW Over 1500 instances of Coptic graffiti and 163 Christian structures have been discovered on Luxor’s West Bank. By examining routes between them, new research sheds light on connectivity between Christian communities in Late Antique Egypt.
@antiquity.ac.ukCarloman I and Charlemagne were crowned kings of the Franks #OnThisDay in AD 768. Charlemagne in particular had a profound influence on the Middle Ages and much coinage across north-west Europe was made of Carolingian silver due to his economic reforms.
@antiquity.ac.ukIf you love #archaeology, why not take a trip back in time through the #AntiquityArchive, containing all of our issues going back to the journal's foundation in 1927!
Explore almost 100 years of archaeological research: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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@antiquity.ac.ukSpectacles were invented in northern Italy in the late 13th century AD. Beyond correcting sight, they were also seen to provide moral vision, as visual perception and the cognition of God’s light were linked in late medieval philosophy #WorldSightDay
@antiquity.ac.ukOn the banks of the Nile, #RockArt hints at the origins of Egyptian kings. Analysis of one panel indicates it depicts an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.
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@antiquity.ac.ukCast of rock art from Fossum, Sweden: a segment of a wider panel.
Made by Nazi scholar Herman Wirth, he selected the section to support ideas of an ancient Aryan religion, showing how prehistory was manipulated to push ideological goals #FolkloreThursday
@11tulips.bsky.socialReposted by @antiquity.ac.uk”Identification of cattail and woven fragments of high-quality wool within these masses suggest the remains of pillows, mattresses or linings that may reflect practices of furnishing not just burials but also domestic bedding practices“
@antiquity.ac.uk📷 depicts a piece of ancient Greek computing technology; the Antikythera mechanism; often claimed to be the world’s first analogue computer. © Francesco Bini / CC BY-SA 4.0, from the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
@antiquity.ac.ukNEW As the world increasingly adopts artificial intelligence, are we obliged to embrace this 'technological revolution' or get left behind? The latest #AntiquityEditorial evaluates 'the good, the bad and the ugly' of #GenerativeAI in #archaeology
@antiquity.ac.ukAtop El Castillo, Chichen Itza's largest pyramid, stand two ruined columns that once portrayed the feathered serpent deity K’uk’ulkan. 3D-imaging has now identified scattered fragments of the columns, enabling their digital reconstruction.
@antiquity.ac.ukNEW How did past people sleep comfortably? Preserved fragments of pillows, mattresses or linings from graves in Roman period Poland may reflect practices of furnishing not just burials, but also domestic bedding during the early first century AD.
@antiquity.ac.ukDespite the long tradition of Assyrian #archaeology, most research has focused on palaces, temples and other elite buildings #WaybackWednesday
A new project takes a different approach, exploring the lives of everyday people in Assyrian cities.
