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@doktrock@toad.social
2026-01-14 16:05:15

"Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over" #archaeology
(What have the Romans ever done for us?)
newscientist…

Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over
Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might have been an unpleasant experience

@smashtie@mas.to
2025-11-08 21:25:51

A statue from Egypt, 1069-664 BCE (about 3,090-2,690 years ago), in bronze and gold.
Currently on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, as part of their new "Made in Egypt" exhibition. #art #archaeology #ancienthistory

The torso of a female statue in 'black bronze' inlaid with gold. The dress is a trellis pattern and sadly her head is missing. The whole thing is maybe fifteen cm tall, and the gold inlay is very shiny.
@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2025-10-28 15:17:06

Current view #archaeology
Today is a sorting day. I'm looking for snails, grains, bone, charcoal, that sort of thing 😵‍💫🐌🦴

Close up of a tray of gravel from a 2mm sieve that might or might not have something of interest in it.
@newstik@social.heise.de
2025-12-27 06:37:31

You should know this #advertisement spot from 40 years ago:
#archaeology

@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2025-10-27 11:18:41

Oooh, Martyn Williams being introduced ahead of Helen Geake on the #TimeTeam podcast makes my blood boil. I'm sure he's a perfectly pleasant guy but I don't rate his presenting and in terms of #archaeology he's not fit to lick HG's boots. I wouldn't listen if it wasn't f…

@doktrock@toad.social
2025-10-19 13:47:49

"Intensive indigenous farming in #Michigan ’s Upper Peninsula, USA" #archaeology #lidar

Science Scholar (@ScienceScholar@mastodon.social)
Archaeologists Uncover Massive 1000-Year-Old Native American Farms That Defy the Limits of Agriculture https://scitechdaily.com/archaeologists-uncover-massive-1000-year-old-native-american-farms-that-defy-the-limits-of-agriculture/ #science