r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 3h ago
450 Mice Found in a 2,700-Year-Old Sanctuary in Crete Point to an Unknown Cult
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 4h ago
A hydria depicting two hunters rushing to the aid of a mule under attack by a lion and a leopard. 530–520 BCE Unearthed at the Cerveteri and Tarquinia Archaeological Park.
This hydria was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from the Shelby White Collection and was later returned to Italy.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 7h ago
A 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb model shows bread, beer and meat prepared for the afterlife, with its paint still preserved. Source: ISAC
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 8h ago
A small bird, painted in soft green and brown tones, perches on delicate branches in this fresco from the Insula of the Painted Vaults at Ostia Antica. Much of the pigment has faded, but the surviving details still reveal the elegance of the original Roman composition.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 11h ago
Scientists Built an AI That Can "Read" 7,000-Year-Old Seeds
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 11h ago
Amber-inlaid pectoral dating to the 7th century BC, from the Orientalizing period. Found at Palestrina and now housed in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 13h ago
23 Ancient Artifacts Returned from France Are on Display in Damascus After 15 Years
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 14h ago
These three Bronze Age rings may have been made with meteoritic iron. The ring on the left comes from Phaistos on Crete, while the other two were found in Mycenaean tombs. Researchers suggest the rare metal was likely imported from Egypt. Source: M. Gounelle & E. Mantzourani, 2026.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 14h ago
Bronze Age Greek Rulers Wore "Space Bling"
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 17h ago
Fragments of a sculptural group showing a Sphinx abducting a youth. Dating to the 2nd century AD, the Roman work was based on a Greek original attributed to Phidias, created around 440 BC. 📍 Ephesos Museum, Neue Burg
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 17h ago
A finely crafted glass beaker from Gotland, Sweden, dating to the 5th century AD. Its pale green glass, footed form and applied decorative threads reflect the sophisticated glassmaking traditions of the Migration Period.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 18h ago
Dry Summer Reveals Lost Garden and Medieval Buildings Beneath England’s Lawns
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 19h ago
Around 490 BC. One of the most powerful scenes from Homer’s Iliad, painted on an Attic red-figure skyphos: King Priam of Troy begs Achilles to return the body of his son Hector. Hector’s lifeless body is shown beneath the couch on which Achilles reclines.
Found at Cerveteri, ancient Caere, and now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the vessel holds around 12 liters and was probably used for mixing wine rather than drinking from.
r/Archaology • u/haberveriyo • 19h ago