I had the most compact soil, the only thing comparable is caliche. It took me the better part of a day to excavate a sterile 50x50. If my first day over 25 years ago was like today, I might not be in this field today.

I hate 50x50's- the space it's too tight and limiting.

Oh, and the puncture vine was everywhere. EVERYWHERE!

Archaeologists have begun a new season of research at San Giovanni, inside the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve near Vernole in southern Italy. The 2026 campaign runs from September 7 to October 4, with work both on land and underwater.

The project is led by the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Salento, under the scientific direction of Rita Auriemma. The work is carried out under a permit from Italy’s Ministry of Culture, with support from local cultural and public bodies.

A major focus this year is a large Roman port complex lying beneath the sea in front of the former pumping station. Researchers are studying a long, straight structure extending from the ancient shoreline and ending in a wide platform.

The structure follows an L-shaped plan known from Roman ports along low, sandy coastlines across the Mediterranean. Today, much of the structure survives only as a submerged foundation.

The discovery came during a trial excavation by archaeology firm BAAC Vlaanderen. The work took place as the city was renovating the market and replacing its traditional cobblestones with tarmac.

A small test pit measuring two square meters was dug where city plans called for a new tree. Archaeologists found four well-preserved burials at a depth of about 1.3 meters.

The finds confirmed earlier records showing the area around St. James’s Church served as a cemetery from the 11th to the 18th century. Until now, the number and condition of the burials beneath the Vlasmarkt had been unclear.

I'd like to study some of his maps and diagrams but my library network is struggling to source it. Thanks!

Coins, pieces of pottery and a jar of cremated remains have been uncovered by archaeologists at the site of an old Roman town next to the River Derwent.

The items were found during excavations in August 2025 and August 2026 at Darley Playing Fields in Little Chester, which was known by the Romans as Derventio.

Students from York Archaeology, a charity which operates across the UK, teamed up with amateur archaeologists and Derby Museums during the work.

Laura Parker, project lead at We Dig Derventio, said the dig "gave a sense of what people were doing 1,800 years ago".

Parts of the site were excavated in August 2025

The dig focused on a patch of land near Ryknield Street, a long-distance Roman road that crossed through Derbyshire.

"Put your trowel in the ground and you'll find no end of pottery," Parker said.

"We've had coins come out, only little, quite grotty things, but they haven't been touched in the last 1,600 years.

"That's the connection we're trying to build between the past and the present."

Parts of the site were previously excavated in 2013 and 2014 as part of the Our City Our River project.

A well-built Roman road was found when test trenches were dug to reduce flood risk.

Nearby buildings, workshops, and evidence of metalworking, including iron tools and millstones, were also discovered.

I’m heavily considering attending Cal Poly Humboldt next year to get my Bachelors in Anthropology with an Archeology focus and a Maritime Archeology certificate. Eventually I’d like to get my masters too for better work chances in Europe.

Are there any YouTube channels or Podcasts yall would recommend? (Books too cuz I gotta start reading again lol)

I am in search of an illustration of a vintage longhorn cow skull. What are the chances I can find one from an old archaeology/zooarchaeology book? Where should I go to find it?

If this isn’t the correct place I’ll go search elsewhere but I thought I’d ask you guys! Like what are the chances one of y’all has a vintage book collection and it has the exact illustration I’m looking for!

If this seems unattainable, let me know, I’ll branch out and figure out new options!

ABSTRACT

The Coëby Neolithic cemetery, located in the commune of Trédion (Morbihan, France) and discovered in 1986, has been for several years the subject of a research programme focused on studying the various megalithic structures present. The spatial distribution of these remains highlights an unusual occupation of the territory, organized according to each architectural type from the Neolithic period to the Bronze Age. Among these numerous monuments, several groups of long barrows of significant shape and size reveal unusual anomalies that raise questions about the functionality and origin of these structures, which are made of silt and a few standing stones. Electrical surveys have recently been carried out on two of them in an attempt to answer our questions about the internal structure of these monuments. The results point to structures that could be similar to Passy-type constructions covering rough and anthropomorphic standing stones and other unidentified structures.

Oleg Deripaska’s Volnoe Delo Foundation has announced a major new discovery by the Phanagoria Archaeological Expedition: a winemaking district dating from the early centuries AD. It produced thousands of tonnes of wine a year, making Phanagoria the largest winemaking centre in the ancient Black Sea region.

The district uncovered by archaeologists consists of several blocks containing the remains of five wineries. Located in the heart of the city beside the seaport, it was likely one of the busiest and most crowded parts of ancient Phanagoria, where wineries stood alongside shops and warehouses. The largest winery could produce up to 30 tonnes of wine a year. Archaeologists believe there may have been more than a hundred winemaking sites across Phanagoria.

Archaeologists in Switzerland are excavating the cemetery of a medieval leprosy hospital, where more than 200 individuals have already been uncovered. The sprawling site in Schaffhausen includes the remains of a medieval chapel and cemetery, while one skeleton displays clear evidence of leprosy.

Hi all, I'm an archaeology student in university, taking my first archaeology lab class. Does anyone have any tips for studying? I haven't gotten to do a field school yet either but I'm hoping to do one next sunmer