Archaeology Spotlight

Skulls from Egypt’s First Dynasty burials at Abydos show injuries Petrie likely mistook for postmortem damage doi.org/10.3389/fear...

Neanderthal spears, trays and a unique club preserved in travertine at Abric Romaní doi.org/10.1126/scia...

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1. E. Lear
2. M. D. Guillén

Archaeology Spotlight
Copper ingot hoard buried under a tree in Malawi came from a mine 790 km away
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
Göbeklitepe's first in situ burials suggest scattered human bones may result from natural phenomena
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Credit:
Stephens et al. 2026
Gresky & Clare 2026

Archaeology Spotlight 🏺🔍

⚓ 500 Iron Age bars recovered from Austria's Danube, likely shipwreck cargo. doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

👃 Yuan–Ming woman's healed nasal damage may be China's first sign of punitive nose amputation. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

📸 Image Credits:
1 P. Trebsche
2 Zhou et al. 2026

📚 Book alert!
EAA member Maria Taloni's Archaeological Heritage Management (Oxbow Books) brings together scholars & heritage professionals exploring governance, conservation, public engagement, sustainability and digital approaches

www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857224...

#EAAmemberstory #archaeology

📚 Book alert!
EAA member Maria Taloni's Archaeological Heritage Management (Oxbow Books) brings together scholars & heritage professionals exploring governance, conservation, public engagement, sustainability and digital approaches

www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857224...

#EAAmemberstory #archaeology

⏰ Reminder: The Call for Sessions for #EAA2027 in Leiden closes 16 October!

✅ EAA ID required to submit
✅ Max. one session as main organiser, two in total
✅ 2–5 organisers from 2+ countries
💳 Organiser payment deadline: 28 Jan 2027

🔗 More info: www.e-a-a.org/EAA2027/sess...

#OnThisDay, 35 years ago, on 19 September 1991, hikers on the Tisenjoch pass found a body melting out of the ice. Ötzi died ~5,300 years ago; his clothing, tools, tattoos and last meal have reshaped what we know of Copper Age Europe.

#Ötzi #archaeology #CopperAge #Alps

Image: Wikimedia Commons

⏳ Reminder: submissions for the autumn issue of The European Archaeologist (TEA) close on 1 October 2026.
Reports, opinion pieces, book reviews, object biographies, announcements — we'd love to hear from you.
📩 [email protected]
More info on the EAA website: www.e-a-a.org
#archaeology #EAA #TEA

Archaeology Spotlight 🏺🔍
A Sulawesi forager may have sucked betel nuts up to 25,000 years ago, perhaps the oldest drug habit doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Insect remains suggest a Gran Canaria burial cave was once a granary doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Image Credits
1. Fakhri
2. Henríquez-Valido et al. 2026

⏳ Reminder: submissions for the autumn issue of The European Archaeologist (TEA) close on 1 October 2026.
Reports, opinion pieces, book reviews, object biographies, announcements — we'd love to hear from you.
📩 [email protected]
More info on the EAA website: www.e-a-a.org
#archaeology #EAA #TEA

Virginia Tech (VT) has digitally reconstructed Hill 80, a WWI German stronghold near Wijtschate, Belgium
🔗 news.vt.edu/articles/202...
A new study traces Britain's tallest standing stone row to a quarry 18km away at Brimham Rocks
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspa...

📸 Credits:
G. Laird, Wikimedia
S Tucker, VT

Virginia Tech (VT) has digitally reconstructed Hill 80, a WWI German stronghold near Wijtschate, Belgium
🔗 news.vt.edu/articles/202...
A new study traces Britain's tallest standing stone row to a quarry 18km away at Brimham Rocks
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspa...

📸 Credits:
G. Laird, Wikimedia
S Tucker, VT

📣 The Call for Sessions for the 33rd EAA Annual Meeting in Leiden, Netherlands is now open! Submit between 8 September – 16 October 2026. Each session needs 2–5 organisers from at least 2 different countries. Full details: e-a-a.org/EAA2027/sess...
Submit: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2027
#EAA2027

📣 The Call for Sessions for the 33rd EAA Annual Meeting in Leiden, Netherlands is now open! Submit between 8 September – 16 October 2026. Each session needs 2–5 organisers from at least 2 different countries. Full details: e-a-a.org/EAA2027/sess...
Submit: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2027
#EAA2027

#MERC is pleased to invite all #EAA2026 delegates to its party tonight!

You can find the part at Ilissia Restaurant, Byzantine and Christian Museum, between 20:00 and 24:00.
The price to attend the party is €18.60 and includes one drink and a selection of finger food.
Please register in advance.

Please join us today between 18:45 and 20:15 in room 434 of the main venue (School of Philosophy).

Instructions for joining online are also available on the Programme: tinyurl.com/ynn83thx

The #EAA invites all members and #EAA2026 delegates to attend the Annual Membership Business Meeting.

Your participation in this event is crucial and you will have the opportunity to hear about and discuss any #EAA governance matters.

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We hope you enjoyed the first day of sessions at #EAA2026. Tonight you are invited to relax and enjoy our Annual Party! 🥳 🍹
Please join us at The Old Depot (Ermou Street, near Kerameikos Metro Station) between 20:00 and 24:00.
It is free for all delegates and includes 1 drink!
See you there!!

The Speaker's Corner will be open during lunch breaks (13-14 pm EEST) between Thursday and Saturday (27-29.08).

#EAA2026
#EAA

This space should encourage open dialogue and engagement, but please be respectful. The safety of all participants is a priority.
Please note this is not a forum for discussion with the Executive Board members, these should be raised at the Annual Membership Business Meeting #AMBM on the 28/08. 2/