<p>How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms</p><p>Workers with ropes could make the moai "walk" in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.</p><p>by Jennifer Ouellette </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-easter-islands-giant-statues-walked-to-their-final-platforms/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-easter-islands-giant-statues-walked-to-their-final-platforms/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">0/how-easter-islands-giant-statues-walked-to-their-final-platforms/</span></a></p><p>Easter Island at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=easter+islands" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=easter+islands"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=easter+islands</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
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![STATUE IN QUARRY.
Ready to be launched; movement prevented by stone wedges. Base towards spectator.
[No. 57. Fig. 60.]
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69807/pg69807-images.html#Page_124
This picture shows a large, unfinished stone statue lying horizontally in its original rock quarry. The statue appears to have been nearly detached from the surrounding bedrock, with its base facing the viewer. The massive figure, partially shaped and smoothed, is still held in place by stone wedges that prevent its movement.
A man standing beside the statue provides a sense of scale, emphasizing the monument’s impressive size and the precision of the ancient stonework. The surrounding rocky walls bear visible tool marks, suggesting the stages of carving and extraction.
This image documents an important archaeological moment, capturing the statue “ready to be launched”—a stage between creation and transport—illustrating the techniques and monumental ambition of its makers.](/proxy/post_attachment/876363/757fb668e3.jpg "STATUE IN QUARRY.
Ready to be launched; movement prevented by stone wedges. Base towards spectator.
[No. 57. Fig. 60.]
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69807/pg69807-images.html#Page_124
This picture shows a large, unfinished stone statue lying horizontally in its original rock quarry. The statue appears to have been nearly detached from the surrounding bedrock, with its base facing the viewer. The massive figure, partially shaped and smoothed, is still held in place by stone wedges that prevent its movement.
A man standing beside the statue provides a sense of scale, emphasizing the monument’s impressive size and the precision of the ancient stonework. The surrounding rocky walls bear visible tool marks, suggesting the stages of carving and extraction.
This image documents an important archaeological moment, capturing the statue “ready to be launched”—a stage between creation and transport—illustrating the techniques and monumental ambition of its makers.")
<p>Fresco Provides Rare Details About Ancient Fire Ritual</p><p>By Michael Shenkar et al.</p><p><a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/09/11/fresco-provides-rare-details-about-ancient-fire-ritual/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeology.org/news/2025/09/11/fresco-provides-rare-details-about-ancient-fire-ritual/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeology.org/news/2025/09/1</span><span class="invisible">1/fresco-provides-rare-details-about-ancient-fire-ritual/</span></a></p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/unique-scene-of-fire-worship-from-the-late-sogdian-palace-at-sanjarshah/E9A61D7E0606EFD4C87E41345608963A" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/unique-scene-of-fire-worship-from-the-late-sogdian-palace-at-sanjarshah/E9A61D7E0606EFD4C87E41345608963A"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cambridge.org/core/journal</span><span class="invisible">s/antiquity/article/unique-scene-of-fire-worship-from-the-late-sogdian-palace-at-sanjarshah/E9A61D7E0606EFD4C87E41345608963A</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>Archaeologists Say They’ve Solved the Mystery of This Marble Statue. Its Subject Was a Woman Who Might Have Helped an Ancient City Achieve Political Freedom</p><p>The marble sculpture, discovered at Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea in 2003, has been identified as a woman named Laodice</p><p>by Ella Feldman </p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-of-this-marble-statue-its-subject-was-woman-who-might-have-helped-ancient-city-achieve-political-freedom-180987387/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-of-this-marble-statue-its-subject-was-woman-who-might-have-helped-ancient-city-achieve-political-freedom-180987387/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/archaeologists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-of-this-marble-statue-its-subject-was-woman-who-might-have-helped-ancient-city-achieve-political-freedom-180987387/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-025-01975-6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/s40494-025-01975-6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/s40494</span><span class="invisible">-025-01975-6</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>Medieval Artefacts Discovered in Canadian Thrift Shop</p><p>A small thrift shop in Chilliwack, British Columbia, has become the unlikely source of a remarkable medieval mystery. Eleven rings and two medallions, believed to date from the Middle Ages, were purchased for just $30 before being donated to Simon Fraser University (SFU) for study.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/09/medieval-artefacts-discovered-in-canadian-thrift-shop/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2025/09/medieval-artefacts-discovered-in-canadian-thrift-shop/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2025/09/m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-artefacts-discovered-in-canadian-thrift-shop/</span></a></p><p>Archeology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archeology" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archeology"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=archeology</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/ethnology/" rel="tag">#ethnology</a></p>
<p>A Massive Eruption 74,000 Years Ago Affected the Whole Planet</p><p>Archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived.</p><p>By: Jayde N. Hirniak </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-massive-eruption-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-massive-eruption-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/a-massive-erup</span><span class="invisible">tion-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet/</span></a></p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/27052512?mag=a-massive-eruption-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet&seq=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.jstor.org/stable/27052512?mag=a-massive-eruption-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet&seq=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.jstor.org/stable/27052512?</span><span class="invisible">mag=a-massive-eruption-74000-years-ago-affected-the-whole-planet&seq=1</span></a></p><p>Volcanoes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=volcanoes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=volcanoes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=volcanoes</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/naturalhistory/" rel="tag">#NaturalHistory</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>American archeologist Esther Boise Van Deman died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1937.</p><p>She utilized detailed measurements and meticulous documentation of building materials and techniques, which enabled a more precise understanding of the chronological development of Roman construction practices. One of her most notable contributions was her work on the Roman concrete construction technique known as "opus caementicium."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/womeninsciene/" rel="tag">#womeninsciene</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1902.</p><p>Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.</p><p>The mechanism is composed of at least 30 bronze gears housed in a wooden frame. It features dials, pointers, and inscriptions that correspond to various astronomical cycles. The front dial is believed to show the zodiac and the solar and lunar calendars, while the back dials include the Metonic, Saros & Callippic cycles.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikyth</span><span class="invisible">era_mechanism</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>How a misread Arabic tale misled generations of historians about the Black Death's rapid spread<br>by University of Exeter</p><p>by Stephanie Baum & Robert Egan</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-misread-arabic-tale-misled-generations.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-11-misread-arabic-tale-misled-generations.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-11-misread-</span><span class="invisible">arabic-tale-misled-generations.html</span></a></p><p>Black death at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/698" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/698"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/698</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/humanhealth/" rel="tag">#humanhealth</a></p>
Edited 152d ago
<p>Archaeologists uncover Benin City’s ancient urban and artistic legacy</p><p>Archaeological excavations in Benin City, Nigeria, conducted ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), are uncovering new details about the Kingdom of Benin’s history, urban development, and celebrated craftsmanship...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/benin-citys-ancient-urban-and-artistic-legacy/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeologymag.com/2025/11/benin-citys-ancient-urban-and-artistic-legacy/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/11/ben</span><span class="invisible">in-citys-ancient-urban-and-artistic-legacy/</span></a></p><p>Follow us <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeologynews/" rel="tag">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="/tags/beninbronze/" rel="tag">#beninbronze</a> <a href="/tags/kingdomofbenin/" rel="tag">#kingdomofbenin</a></p>
<p>Teotihuacan’s forgotten sacred mountain: archaeologists uncover Cerro Patlachique’s pilgrimage shrine</p><p>High above the southern edge of the Teotihuacan Valley (Mexico) rises Cerro Patlachique — a peak now shown to have served as a major pilgrimage shrine long before, during, and after the heyday of the city of Teotihuacan (c. CE 150–550)...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/teotihuacans-forgotten-sacred-mountain/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeologymag.com/2025/11/teotihuacans-forgotten-sacred-mountain/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/11/teo</span><span class="invisible">tihuacans-forgotten-sacred-mountain/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeologynews/" rel="tag">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="/tags/teotihuacan/" rel="tag">#teotihuacan</a> <a href="/tags/petroglyphs/" rel="tag">#petroglyphs</a></p>
Edited 147d ago
<p>Alexander von Humboldt: the groundbreaking naturalist who bankrupted himself to share his life’s work.</p><p>By Bienvenido León via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ConversationUS</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/alexander-von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/alexander-von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/alexander-</span><span class="invisible">von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279</span></a></p><p>Books by Alexander von Humboldt at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1995" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1995"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1995</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>Turkey’s Ancient Göbekli Tepe May Be Home to the World’s Oldest Solar Calendar</p><p>By Shiori Chen via @mymodernmet </p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/gobekli-tepe-calendar/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/gobekli-tepe-calendar/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/gobekli-tepe-c</span><span class="invisible">alendar/</span></a></p><p>More information can be found below:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6b</span><span class="invisible">ekli_Tepe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>Ancient Math Is Hidden in 8,000-Year-Old Floral Pottery Patterns</p><p>Long before numbers were written down or equations were formalized, human beings were already thinking mathematically; not on tablets or scrolls, but in clay.</p><p>By Sage Helene </p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/geometric-floral-pottery/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=01032026&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/geometric-floral-pottery/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=01032026&utm_medium=email"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/geometric-flor</span><span class="invisible">al-pottery/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=01032026&utm_medium=email</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-025-09200-9?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_BOOKS_ECOM_PBOK_ALWYS_DEEPLINK_GL&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100092945&CJEVENT=d282c6e9eae611f0826f00430a18b8fb" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-025-09200-9?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_BOOKS_ECOM_PBOK_ALWYS_DEEPLINK_GL&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100092945&CJEVENT=d282c6e9eae611f0826f00430a18b8fb"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10963-025-09200-9?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_BOOKS_ECOM_PBOK_ALWYS_DEEPLINK_GL&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100092945&CJEVENT=d282c6e9eae611f0826f00430a18b8fb</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27943" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27943"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/27943</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/antropology/" rel="tag">#antropology</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>Genetic study shows dogs traveled with humans across Eurasia for 11,000 years</p><p>For tens of thousands of years, dogs have been in symbiosis with people across the vast range of Eurasia, but new genetic findings indicate that their history was tied to human migrations more closely than previously known...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/dogs-traveled-with-humans-across-eurasia/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeologymag.com/2025/11/dogs-traveled-with-humans-across-eurasia/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/11/dog</span><span class="invisible">s-traveled-with-humans-across-eurasia/</span></a></p><p>Follow us <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeologynews/" rel="tag">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="/tags/huntergatherer/" rel="tag">#huntergatherer</a> <a href="/tags/bronzeage/" rel="tag">#bronzeage</a> <a href="/tags/dog/" rel="tag">#dog</a></p>
<p>Analysis of Egyptian alabaster vessel reveals widespread opium use from Xerxes to King Tut</p><p>A new analysis of an inscribed alabaster vase from the Yale Babylonian Collection has produced the strongest scientific evidence to date that opium played a wider role in ancient Egyptian life than was previously known...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/egyptian-vessel-analysis-reveals-opium-use/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeologymag.com/2025/11/egyptian-vessel-analysis-reveals-opium-use/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/11/egy</span><span class="invisible">ptian-vessel-analysis-reveals-opium-use/</span></a></p><p>Follow us <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeologynews/" rel="tag">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="/tags/xerxes/" rel="tag">#xerxes</a> <a href="/tags/achaemenidempire/" rel="tag">#achaemenidempire</a> <a href="/tags/ancientegypt/" rel="tag">#ancientegypt</a></p>
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<p>Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments</p><p>Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcher</p><p>By Sam Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/02/neolithic-conch-like-shell-spain-catalonia-discovery-musical-instruments?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/02/neolithic-conch-like-shell-spain-catalonia-discovery-musical-instruments?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/science/20</span><span class="invisible">25/dec/02/neolithic-conch-like-shell-spain-catalonia-discovery-musical-instruments?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter</span></a></p><p>Original paper:<br><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/signalling-and-musicmaking-interpreting-the-neolithic-shell-trumpets-of-catalonia-spain/84EE0A2A9B8C1C11E1C6476A4F191E01" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/signalling-and-musicmaking-interpreting-the-neolithic-shell-trumpets-of-catalonia-spain/84EE0A2A9B8C1C11E1C6476A4F191E01"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cambridge.org/core/journal</span><span class="invisible">s/antiquity/article/signalling-and-musicmaking-interpreting-the-neolithic-shell-trumpets-of-catalonia-spain/84EE0A2A9B8C1C11E1C6476A4F191E01</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a></p>
<p>5 Dazzling Medieval Manuscripts That Have Outlasted Empires</p><p>These manuscripts stand out for their artistry, craftsmanship, and historical significance.</p><p>by Tim Brinkhof</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/illu</span><span class="invisible">minated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634</span></a></p><p>Old manuscripts at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=old+manuscripts</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>
<p>American archaeologist and anthropologist Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1857.</p><p>She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of pre-Columbian manuscripts in private collections, one of them being the Codex Zouche-Nuttall. She decoded the Aztec calendar stone and was one of the first to identify and recognise artefacts dating back to the pre-Aztec period.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nuttall" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nuttall"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nu</span><span class="invisible">ttall</span></a></p><p>Books by Zelia Nuttal at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35649" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35649"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35649</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninSTEM</a></p>
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<p>7 mysterious languages that have yet to be deciphered</p><p>by Alexander Freund</p><p>Indus, Rongorongo, Linear A: Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?</p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/7-mysterious-languages-that-have-yet-to-be-deciphered/a-75249574" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.dw.com/en/7-mysterious-languages-that-have-yet-to-be-deciphered/a-75249574"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.dw.com/en/7-mysterious-lan</span><span class="invisible">guages-that-have-yet-to-be-deciphered/a-75249574</span></a></p><p>Archeology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archeology" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archeology"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=archeology</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/linguistics/" rel="tag">#linguistics</a></p>
<p>Archaeologists May Have Just Found the Oldest Alphabet Ever</p><p>By Margherita Bassi via @gizmodo</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-may-have-just-found-the-oldest-alphabet-ever-2000528376" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gizmodo.com/archaeologists-may-have-just-found-the-oldest-alphabet-ever-2000528376"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/archaeologists-may</span><span class="invisible">-have-just-found-the-oldest-alphabet-ever-2000528376</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/alphabet/" rel="tag">#Alphabet</a></p>
<p>The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’</p><p>By Sarah Kuta</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-earliest-writing-system-may-have-been-influenced-by-older-symbols-found-on-stone-cylinder-seals-180985406/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-earliest-writing-system-may-have-been-influenced-by-older-symbols-found-on-stone-cylinder-seals-180985406/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/the-worlds-earliest-writing-system-may-have-been-influenced-by-older-symbols-found-on-stone-cylinder-seals-180985406/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>This is really cool! Last year I read William Dalrymple's "The Golden Road" and central to its narrative are these trade routes. This was an experiment to reconstruct a lost 5th century CE ship design based on drawing in the Ajanta Caves. According to Dalrymple, images in the Ajanta Caves provide some of the best info for the period. </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn15110gvo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn15110gvo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn</span><span class="invisible">15110gvo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/mastindia/" rel="tag">#MastIndia</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/ancienthistory/" rel="tag">#AncientHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#Ocean</a> <a href="/tags/ships/" rel="tag">#Ships</a> <a href="/tags/sailing/" rel="tag">#Sailing</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#Archeology</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>New Open-Access Book Maps a Medieval Kingdom of the Isles</p><p>A new open-access book is revealing fresh details about Finlaggan on Islay, a site long linked to the Lords of the Isles. The study argues the loch’s islands were not just symbolic, but the working centre of a medieval kingdom within Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-open-access-book-maps-a-medieval-kingdom-of-the-isles/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-open-access-book-maps-a-medieval-kingdom-of-the-isles/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/01/n</span><span class="invisible">ew-open-access-book-maps-a-medieval-kingdom-of-the-isles/</span></a></p><p>About Hebrides at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=hebrides" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=hebrides"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=hebrides</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>
<p>Forgotten, priceless medieval book found in school library</p><p>The hermit and mystic Richard Rolles was basically a bestselling author in the Middle Ages.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/medieva</span><span class="invisible">l-book-found-school-library/</span></a></p><p>Richard Rolle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
<p>These Intricately Decorated Ostrich Eggshells Suggest Our Ancestors May Have Understood Basic Geometry 60,000 Years Ago</p><p>The lines, right angles and other mysterious designs required careful planning and robust cognitive abilities, according to a new study</p><p>by Sarah Kuta</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-intricately-decorated-ostrich-eggshells-suggest-our-ancestors-may-have-understood-basic-geometry-60000-years-ago-180988315/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-intricately-decorated-ostrich-eggshells-suggest-our-ancestors-may-have-understood-basic-geometry-60000-years-ago-180988315/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/these-intricately-decorated-ostrich-eggshells-suggest-our-ancestors-may-have-understood-basic-geometry-60000-years-ago-180988315/</span></a></p><p>Original article here:<br><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0338509" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0338509"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.plos.org/plosone/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0338509</span></a></p><p>Geometry at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=geometry" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=geometry"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=geometry</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>
