4,000-year-old teeth reveal earliest evidence of betel nut chewing in Southeast Asia

A recent study uncovered the oldest direct biochemical evidence of betel nut chewing in Southeast Asia, dating back 4,000 years. Researchers used advanced chemical analysis on ancient dental plaque to detect traces of the psychoactive plant, gaining new insight into the cultural practices of early Thai societies.

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/earliest-evidence-of-betel-nut-chewing/

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Medieval knight 'Lancelot' and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

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2.6 million-year-old stone tools reveal ancient human relatives were 'forward planning' 600,000 years earlier than thought. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #Science #paleontology

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Cave men were 10 feet tall, immortal, and had eight senses, because they never got horny, and used the blockchain for all their economic transactions. The historical record shows that fiat currency and horniness were invented simultaneously during the Late Neolithic. #archeology #asexualfacts #blockchain

Mysterious Inca Data System Extended Further Than We Thought. Via @sciencealert #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

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Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

Unexpected archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of how the big, bad wolf became our first and most beloved pet

Cat owners might disagree

http://archive.today/2025.08.06-160827/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489648-your-pet-dogs-ancestor-was-a-fierce-wild-animal-how-was-it-tamed/ (archive)

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#RomanArchaeology #RomanEmpire #archeology #Cologne #ccaa https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/115037146589980339

Reconstructions reveal faces of Neolithic sisters buried 6,000 years ago

More than 6,000 years ago, in the Krumlov Forest of South Moravia in the Czech Republic, two sisters endured a hard life in an ancient mining settlement. Now, thanks to advanced forensic methods and archaeological research, their incredibly lifelike faces have been uncovered in new 3D reconstructions...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/reconstructions-reveal-faces-of-neolithic-sisters/

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How Old IS Language? Via @thescishow #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #Linguistics youtu.be/Kki11f_SpKs?...

How Old IS Language?

A 27,000-year-old figurine with an exceptionally detailed face rewrites the #history of #prehistoric #art.

#Archaeologists uncovered a #Gravettian chalk statuette 2.1 cm tall, with carved facial features and grid-like patterns on the back that may depict braided hair or a ritual headdress. Most such figures are featureless or eroded. This one shows expressive realism and technical mastery in Upper #Paleolithic portable art.

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/07/a-27000-year-old-figurine-with-an-exceptionally-detailed-face-rewrites-the-history-of-prehistoric-art/

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: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/shroud-of-turin-image-came-from-sculpture/

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Archaeologists locate 'La Fortuna,' a Spanish ship that exploded in 1748 along North Carolina's coast. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #MarineArcheology

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A little something for any #archeology enthusiasts out there: a chapter on the paradox of pre-Colombian agriculture in Amazonia, an important outlier in human ecological history, much as discussed in Graeber & Wengrow's #DawnOfEverything

https://www.academia.edu/42117266/Ancient_and_Traditional_Agriculture_in_South_America_Tropical_Lowlands_IN_Oxford_Research_Encyclopedia_of_Environmental_Science_Oxford_UK_Oxford_University_Press

2,500-year-old Siberian mummy’s tattoos reveal Iron Age artistry and ancient techniques

A new study has unveiled incredibly detailed tattoos on a 2,500-year-old mummy unearthed in Siberia’s Altai Mountains, yielding unusual insights into the artistry, technology, and cultural significance of tattooing by Iron Age nomads...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/siberian-mummys-tattoos-reveal-iron-age-artistry/

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Troy's fall was partly due to environmental strain—and it holds lessons for today. Via @sciencex.physorg #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

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Bronze Age burial of young woman unearthed in Iran reveals Greater Khorasan’s wealth and trade links

Archaeologists have unearthed the richest tomb to date at the Tepe Chalow site in eastern Iran, yielding new understanding of an enigmatic ancient cultural network now referred to as the Greater Khorasan Civilization (GKC)...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/bronze-age-burial-of-woman-iran-greater-khorasan/

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Ancient finger grooves in glittering Australian cave reveal sacred rituals of First Nations ancestors

Researchers have just uncovered ancient finger marks — traces of sacred gestures from millennia past — deep within a limestone cave called New Guinea II (also known as Waribruk to the GunaiKurnai people) in GunaiKurnai Country in southeastern Australia...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/ancient-finger-grooves-in-glittering-australian-cave/

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