Shelves in an archive, stacked with folders, with the text 'Antiquity Archive' overlaid.

Today is #NoNewsisGoodNews day, so why not take a break from the latest #ArchaeologyNews and instead explore the #AntiquityArchive, which contains all the articles published in Antiquity since 1927: antiquity.ac.uk/issues-by-co...

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Have you visited our website before? At antiquity.ac.uk you can explore all the latest #archaeology research from around the world using our map search, read recent #ArchaeologyNews, explore the #AntiquityArchive and much more! 🏺

We've been publishing peer-reviewed #archaeology research for almost 100 years! Check out the entire #AntiquityArchive at antiquity.ac.uk/issues 🏺 #ThrowbackThursday

Black-and-white photo of a snow-covered, mountainous landscape. Several point stones stick out from the snow, marking a trail through the mountains.

Lost in the snow?

Sticking out from the snow, standing stones mark a trail in the mountains between 🇳🇴 & 🇸🇪 interpreted as a 9th century AD Norse chieftain’s trail to trade fur with the Sámi #StandingStoneSunday

🔗 from 2007 in the #AntiquityArchive (£) buff.ly/32XkbTy

A re-evaluation of manner of death at Roman Herculaneum following the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Herculaneum is one of the world's most famous Roman settlements. Exactly how the victims died during the eruption, however, remains unclear.

The eruption of Vesuvius also destroyed the nearby town of Herculaneum. Research in the #AntiquityArchive explored the fate of those who lived there:

🔗 from 2020 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Issues Explore every issue of Antiquity from 1927 to 2025

Fancy diving into the #AntiquityArchive? You can explore every issue going all the way back to our foundation in 1927 on our website!

Black-and-white photo of a person atop an extendable ladder in the middle of stone building remains.

Good morning everyone 🏺

May your day soar like this archaeologist, who experimented with different ways of taking aerial photos of sites. In this case, a 9.7-meter tall extendable ladder for cleaning streetlights.

🔗 from the #AntiquityArchive (£) doi.org/10.1017/S000...

First page of the article, detailing the title, authors, abstract, introduction and first figure, depicting a fragmented metal bucket decorated with a hunting scene.

Fragments of the bucket were initially found at Sutton Hoo in 1986 and it was reported on in Antiquity in 1989! Check out the article in the #AntiquityArchive:

(£) doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Stone tower with the text 'Antiquity Archive'.

Check out the entire #AntiquityArchive going back to 1927 online: antiquity.ac.uk/issues

Darwin's plan of one of Stonehenge's stones, showing how it appears to have sunk due to worm activity. A sketch showing a cross-section of ground, with a rectangular stone laid on its long side and partially buried.

Happy #DarwinDay! In 1877 Darwin and his family visited Stonehenge. He theorised that worms' gradual shifting of the earth would eventually bury the monument.

More on Darwin's worm work can be found in the #AntiquityArchive!

🔗 from 2009 (£) https://buff.ly/2uC5kCI