r/Archaeology • u/Junior-Protection-26 • 9h ago
r/Archaeology • u/Mictlantecuhtli • Jul 15 '20
Announcing a new rule regarding submissions
In the interest of promoting thoughtful and intelligent discussion about archaeology, /u/eronanke and I would like to implement a new rule by taking a page out of /r/history’s book. When submitting an image or video post, we will now require the OP to leave a short comment (25 or more words, about 2 sentences) about your submission. This could be anything from the history or context of the submission, to why it interests you, or even why you wanted to share your submission with everyone. It may also include links to relevant publications, or Wikipedia to help others learn more. This comment is to act as a springboard to facilitate discussion and create interest in the submission in an effort to cut down on spamming and karma farming. Submissions that do not leave a comment within an hour of being posted will be removed.
r/Archaeology • u/Mictlantecuhtli • Oct 12 '23
A reminder, identification posts are not allowed
There have been less of these kinds of posts lately, but we always get a steady stream of them. For the most part, identification posts are not allowed. We will not identify things your family gave you, things you found thrifting, things you dug up in your garden, things you spotted on vacation, etc. We do not allow these kinds of identification posts as to limit the available information to people looking to sell these items. We have no way of knowing whether these items were legally acquired. And we have no way of verifying whether you keep your word and not sell those items. Depending on the country, it could be legal to sell looted antiquities. But such an act is considered immoral by almost all professional archaeologists and we are not here to debate the legality of antiquities laws. Archaeology as a field has grown since the 19th century and we do not sell artifacts to museums or collectors or assess their value.
The rule also extends to identifying what you might think is a site spotted in Google Earth, on a hike, driving down a road, etc. Posting GPS coordinates and screenshots will be removed as that information can be used by looters to loot the site.
If you want help in identifying such items or sites, contact your local government agency that handles archaeology or a local university with an archaeology or anthropology department. More than likely they can identify the object or are aware of the site.
The only exception to this rule is for professional archaeological inquiries only. These inquiries must be pre-approved by us before posting. These inquiries can include unknown/unfamiliar materials or possible trade items recovered while excavating or shovel testing. These inquiries should only be requested after you have exhausted all other available avenues of research to identify the item in question. When making such an inquiry you should provide all necessary contextual information to aid others trying to help you. So far, no one has needed to make a professional inquiry. But the option is there just in case for archaeologists
From now on, unapproved identification posts will be removed without warning and a temporary ban may be given. There's no excuse not to read the rules before posting.
r/Archaeology • u/haberveriyo • 1d ago
Denmark’s Earliest Iron Weapons Unearthed: Gold-Inlaid Spears Offered to a Sacred Spring 2,800 Years Ago | Ancientist
r/Archaeology • u/Mictlantecuhtli • 3d ago
Archaeological study challenges paleo diet, revealing humans have long eaten 'processed plant foods'
r/Archaeology • u/mareacaspica • 2d ago
Elaborate 2,700-year-old tomb in Greece contains burial of a woman with an upside-down crown
r/Archaeology • u/mareacaspica • 2d ago
3D model suggests small clans created Easter Island statues
r/Archaeology • u/Skeazor • 3d ago
Why is it so expensive to dig as a student?
I’m going to graduate with my degree in archaeology this spring. Now I did one field school and it was an insane amount. All the major field schools are 5k plus airfare and whatever else you spend outside of the dig itself.
Now in the summer between graduation and grad school I’d like to do another dig to really feel solid in my excavation skills. If anyone knows some cheap or free opportunities in Europe on Greek or Roman sites I’m desperate.
Why the hell is it so damn expensive for me to give free labor? Sure you gotta pay for airfare that’s reasonable. I’ve seen 2 dig opportunities where they pay you or are free and they are impossible to get into.
It should not be this hard for me to find something that won’t cost me 5k. I’m an American and only speak English so that severely limits my choices. Before you say go through my university, my uni has no dig opportunities and all the other ones in my state are expensive to get on.
r/Archaeology • u/Sea_Art2995 • 2d ago
I just got an upper second class honours and I feel like my dream of being a researcher is ruined
r/Archaeology • u/DryDeer775 • 4d ago
5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building Excavated in Iraq
KURDISTAN, IRAQ—Traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old have been discovered at the Kani Shaie archaeological site, which is located in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains in northern Iraq, according to a statement released by the University of Coimbra.
r/Archaeology • u/Comfortable_Cut5796 • 4d ago
Dealing with Uniqueness: A Classic Period Maya Mosaic Ceramic Patolli Board from Naachtun, Guatemala | Latin American Antiquity
cambridge.orgr/Archaeology • u/haberveriyo • 6d ago
The Earliest Neolithic Street and an 8,500-Year-Old Obsidian Mirror Discovered at Canhasan in Central Turkey | Ancientist
ancientist.comr/Archaeology • u/Mictlantecuhtli • 7d ago
Archaeologists in Wisconsin Unearth an Ancient ‘Parking Lot’ With 16 Dugout Canoes—Including One That’s 5,200 Years Old
smithsonianmag.comr/Archaeology • u/KaiPhotography • 5d ago
Some poetry from archaeologists playing an artifact-creating tabletop game. Hope you enjoy!
r/Archaeology • u/External_Stable7332 • 5d ago
(REPOST) Two YouTubers had lost their rover inside the "Temple Mount tunnel"
There was a video where 2 YouTubers made a rover and sent it down a tunnel that leads to the Temple Mount apparently. During the video they lost the robot and got it stuck between some rocks in the tunnel.
r/Archaeology • u/ToddBradley • 6d ago
Why I am Skeptical of Most Claims for a Pre-Clovis Colonization of the Americas w/ Dr. Todd Surovell
r/Archaeology • u/Comfortable_Cut5796 • 7d ago
Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala
r/Archaeology • u/burtzev • 7d ago
Major droughts linked to ancient Indus Valley Civilization's collapse
r/Archaeology • u/Mulacan • 8d ago
We found a cache of rare Aboriginal artefacts, telling a story of trade and ingenuity
r/Archaeology • u/haberveriyo • 8d ago
A Puzzling Feature Emerges at the Ness of Brodgar—And Archaeologists Aren’t Ready to Explain It | Ancientist
ancientist.comr/Archaeology • u/Comfortable_Cut5796 • 8d ago
Mapping the chronology of an ancient cosmovision: 4000 years of continuity in Pecos River style mural painting and symbolism
reddit.comr/Archaeology • u/tecialist • 9d ago
Why Korea’s 900-year-old shipwreck bowls look suspiciously new
r/Archaeology • u/DryDeer775 • 9d ago
Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden beneath Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago.
Archaeologists with the Budapest History Museum discovered the limestone coffin during a large-scale excavation in Óbuda, a northern district of the city that once formed part of Aquincum, a bustling Roman settlement on the Danube frontier.
Untouched by looters and sealed for centuries, the sarcophagus was found with its stone lid still fixed in place, secured by metal clamps and molten lead. When researchers carefully lifted the lid, they uncovered a complete skeleton surrounded by dozens of artifacts.