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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

The marble sculpture, discovered at Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea in 2003, has been identified as a woman named Laodice

by Ella Feldman

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/…

Original article:
nature.com/articles/s40494-025…

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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

Ella Feldman (Smithsonian Magazine)
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Archaeologist sails Viking replica for 3 years and discovers lost trade routes and harbors

After three years and more than 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of sailing in a Viking replica vessel, archaeologist Greer Jarrett from Lund University in Sweden has authored a trailblazing report on Viking seafaring...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/arc…

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Archaeologist sails Viking replica for 3 years and discovers lost trade routes and harbors After three years and more than 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of sailing in a Viking replica vessel, archaeologist Greer Jarrett from Lund University in Sweden has authored a trailblazing report on Viking seafaring. His work, published in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, suggests that the Viking trade routes were more extensive, decentralized, and offshore than previously believed...

Archaeologist sails Viking replica for 3 years and discovers lost trade routes and harbors

Discover Viking trade routes with archaeologist Greer Jarrett’s voyage; new insights into seafaring, harbors, and maritime navigation.
Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
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Evidence of oldest known alphabetic unearthed in Syrian dig. The writing, which is dated to around 2400 BCE, precedes other known alphabetic scripts by roughly 500 years, upending what archaeologists know about where alphabets came from, how they are shared across societies, and what that could mean for early urban civilizations… #Writing #Language #Script #Archeology #Anthropology #CulturalGeography
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Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city

Findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries
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I found my new favorite coffee shop in Budapest 🥰 Pompeii Latte Art Cafe. They have a bookshelf entirely filled with books on Greek and Roman mythology! And archeology. And the coffee is amazing too. And you get quotes from Classical authors with your drink, on little scrolls. How cool is that?

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Interior photo of the shop. Round tables and art deco chairs, decorated with colorful mosaics. A bookshelf featuring several books on mythology (and more books under the sugar and coffee bean cups on every table). Quotes painted on the walls.
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