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  23. <title>Oldowan Stone Tools from the Turkana Basin Analyzed</title>
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  27. <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  36. <description><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to a statement released by George Washington University, a collection of Oldowan stone [&#8230;]</p>
  37. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/oldowan-stone-tools-from-the-turkana-basin-analyzed/">Oldowan Stone Tools from the Turkana Basin Analyzed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  56. <p>WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to a statement released by <a href="https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/stone-tools-through-generations-300000-years-human-technology" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Washington University</a>, a collection of Oldowan stone tools ranging in age from 2.75 to 2.44 million years old has been analyzed by an international team of researchers. The tools were discovered at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya’s Turkana Basin. “These finds show that by about 2.75 million years ago, hominins were already good at making sharp stone tools, hinting that the start of the Oldowan technology is older than we thought,” said paleobiologist Niguss Baraki of George Washington University. For some 300,000 years, the same sharp-edged tools were produced despite recurring wildfires, droughts, and an environmental shift from lush wetlands to dry grasslands and semi-deserts, explained Rahab N. Kinyanjui of the National Museums of Kenya and the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology. This suggests that early hominins had the skills to engineer the tools, reproduce them consistently, and pass that knowledge to succeeding generations. “As vegetation shifted, the toolmaking remained steady," Kinyanjui said. "This is resilience.” Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nature Communications</a></em>. To read about the oldest bone tools from Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2025/digs-discoveries/the-bone-toolkit/">The Bone Toolkit</a>."</p>
  57. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/oldowan-stone-tools-from-the-turkana-basin-analyzed/">Oldowan Stone Tools from the Turkana Basin Analyzed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  64. <title>Infant Hominin Skulls Examined</title>
  65. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/infant-hominin-skulls-examined/</link>
  67. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
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  75. <description><![CDATA[<p>TOULOUSE, FRANCE—IFL Science reports that José Braga of the University of Toulouse and the University [&#8230;]</p>
  76. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/infant-hominin-skulls-examined/">Infant Hominin Skulls Examined</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  79. <p>TOULOUSE, FRANCE—<em><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/rare-2-million-year-old-infant-facial-fossils-expand-what-we-know-about-prehistoric-human-children-81349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IFL Science</a></em> reports that José Braga of the University of Toulouse and the University of the Witwatersrand, and Jacopo Moggi-Cecchi of the University of Florence examined three fragmented hominin skulls of babies or young children discovered in South Africa and Ethiopia in an effort to determine if species-specific traits were present from birth. For example, <em>Homo habilis</em> adults can be identified through their robust jaws with elongated tooth rows, and <em>Homo erectus</em> adults are known for their continuous brow ridges. The infants’ remains were then compared to 15 other human crania belonging to slightly older children. The researchers were able to identify two of the infant skulls as belonging to <em>Homo habilis</em> and <em>Homo affinis erectus</em>, or a species closely related to <em>Homo erectus</em>. The scientists were not able to identify the third skull with confidence, however. Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59734-x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nature Communications</a></em>. To read more about hominins in Ethiopia, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2019/artifacts/artifact-ethiopia-hominin-cranium/">Artifact: <em>Australopithecus anamensis</em> Cranium</a>."</p>
  80. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/infant-hominin-skulls-examined/">Infant Hominin Skulls Examined</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  87. <title>Roman Burials Uncovered in Southern France</title>
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  98. <description><![CDATA[<p>PARIS, FRANCE—According to a Live Science report, researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive [&#8230;]</p>
  99. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/roman-burials-uncovered-in-southern-france/">Roman Burials Uncovered in Southern France</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  118. <p>PARIS, FRANCE—According to a <em><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/french-archaeologists-uncover-vast-roman-burial-area-with-cremation-graves-fed-by-liquid-offerings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Science</a></em> report, researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research discovered more than 160 cremation burials in southern France's ancient city of Olbia. The burials have been dated to the city’s Roman period, from the first through third centuries <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span> The study indicates that for most of the burials, the bodies were placed on a wooden stand constructed over a square pit. As the pyre burned, the stand collapsed. Glass objects in the fire melted, bronze objects warped, and soot covered the ceramics. Some of these pits were then covered with roof tiles and filled in with dirt. Others, however, were partially or completely emptied, and the bones placed in small piles or in a container for burial. Pieces of amphoras were then used to build libation channels at most of the graves. Liquids such as wine, beer, and mead could then be poured into these channels to honor the dead on Roman feast days. For more on Roman France, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2021/features/autun-roman-town/">Gaul's University Town</a>."</p>
  119. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/05/roman-burials-uncovered-in-southern-france/">Roman Burials Uncovered in Southern France</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  126. <title>Looted Ancient Egyptian Sculpture Will Be Repatriated</title>
  127. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/looted-ancient-egyptian-sculpture-will-be-repatriated/</link>
  129. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  130. <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  139. <description><![CDATA[<p>CAIRO, EGYPT—BBC News reports that Dick Schoof, outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, has pledged [&#8230;]</p>
  140. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/looted-ancient-egyptian-sculpture-will-be-repatriated/">Looted Ancient Egyptian Sculpture Will Be Repatriated</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  159. <p>CAIRO, EGYPT—<em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnve21y7lreo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BBC News</a></em> reports that Dick Schoof, outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, has pledged to repatriate a 3,500-year-old sculpture thought to have been looted from Egypt in 2011 or 2012. The sculpture depicts a high-ranking official under Thutmose III, who was pharaoh between about 1479 and 1425 <span class="small-caps">B.C.</span> The stone head was recovered at an arts and antiques fair in 2022 in the Dutch city of Maastricht and will be returned to Egypt by the end of this year. To read about a temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut that Thutmose III maintained after her death, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/pharaohs-fate/">Pharaoh's Fate</a>."</p>
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  171. <title>Gold “Rainbow Cup” Unearthed in Eastern Germany</title>
  172. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/gold-rainbow-cup-unearthed-in-eastern-germany/</link>
  174. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  175. <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  183. <description><![CDATA[<p>GUNDORF, GERMANY—According to a Live Science report, a 2,200-year-old gold coin was discovered by a [&#8230;]</p>
  184. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/gold-rainbow-cup-unearthed-in-eastern-germany/">Gold “Rainbow Cup” Unearthed in Eastern Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  203. <p>GUNDORF, GERMANY—According to a <em><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-200-year-old-celtic-rainbow-cup-in-almost-mint-condition-found-in-germany" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Science</a></em> report, a 2,200-year-old gold coin was discovered by a metal detectorist in eastern Germany. Known as “rainbow cups” for their curved shape and the folklore that treasure can be found where a rainbow touches the ground, such coins were minted by the Celts, who did not inhabit this region. Only two other Celtic coins have been found in the German state of Saxony, and are thought to have been obtained through trade between the Celts and Germanic-speaking people. Saxony state archaeologist Regina Smolnik said that this rainbow cup is in excellent condition, and was therefore probably kept as a valuable object and not used as currency. To read about rainbow cups found in northeastern Germany, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/digs-discoveries/digs-germany-rainbow-cups/">Golden Lucky Charms</a>."</p>
  204. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/gold-rainbow-cup-unearthed-in-eastern-germany/">Gold “Rainbow Cup” Unearthed in Eastern Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  211. <title>5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building Excavated in Iraq</title>
  212. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/5000-year-old-monumental-building-excavated-in-iraq/</link>
  214. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  215. <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  216. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  217. <category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
  218. <category><![CDATA[Kani Shaie]]></category>
  219. <category><![CDATA[Kurdistan]]></category>
  220. <category><![CDATA[uruk]]></category>
  221. <category><![CDATA[Zagros Mountains]]></category>
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  224. <description><![CDATA[<p>KURDISTAN, IRAQ—Traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old have [&#8230;]</p>
  225. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/5000-year-old-monumental-building-excavated-in-iraq/">5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building Excavated in Iraq</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  244. <p>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 <a href="https://www.uc.pt/en/uc-news/articles/university-of-coimbra-team-discovers-monumental-building-shedding-new-light-on-the-origins-of-civilisation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Coimbra</a>. Researchers from the University of Coimbra, the University of Algarve, the University of Cambridge, and the Slemani Antiquities and Heritage Directorate think that the building may have been used as a temple. They note that it was decorated with wall cones, which are typically found in monumental architecture in Uruk, an early Sumerian metropolis in southern Mesopotamia where as many as 40,000 people lived around 3300 to 3100 <span class="small-caps">B.C.</span> A fragment of a gold pendant and a cylinder seal dated to this period were also uncovered at the building site. “If the monumental nature of this building is confirmed—which we are now investigating in detail—the discovery could transform our understanding of Uruk’s relationship with surrounding regions, showing that sites such as Kani Shaie were not marginal, but rather key actors in shaping cultural and political networks,” the researchers explained. To read about remnants of an ancient boat uncovered near Uruk, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2022/digs-discoveries/digs-iraq-sumerian-boat/">Sailing in Sumer</a>."</p>
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  261. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/04/5000-year-old-monumental-building-excavated-in-iraq/">5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building Excavated in Iraq</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  268. <title>Neanderthals May Have Crafted Implements for Drawing</title>
  269. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/neanderthals-may-have-crafted-implements-for-drawing/</link>
  271. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  272. <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  273. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  274. <category><![CDATA[Neanderthals]]></category>
  275. <category><![CDATA[ocher]]></category>
  276. <category><![CDATA[symbolic]]></category>
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  279. <description><![CDATA[<p>NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, FRANCE—Neanderthals may have fashioned ocher tools for drawing and marking surfaces, according to a [&#8230;]</p>
  280. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/neanderthals-may-have-crafted-implements-for-drawing/">Neanderthals May Have Crafted Implements for Drawing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  299. <p>NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, FRANCE—Neanderthals may have fashioned ocher tools for drawing and marking surfaces, according to a <em><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ancient-ochre-crayons-crimea-reveal.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Phys.org</a></em> report. Francesco d’Errico of the University of Bordeaux and his colleagues analyzed the composition and surface markings on 16 pieces of ocher unearthed at Neanderthal sites in Crimea and Ukraine with scanning electron microscopes and portable X-ray scanners. The study determined that one of the pieces of yellow ocher had been scraped into a crayon-like shape, and that its tip had been repeatedly resharpened and reused. Evidence of polishing, engraving, grinding, and sharpening were detected on another two pieces of ocher. The researchers concluded that this deliberate shaping and reuse of writing implements is evidence of symbolic thought among Neanderthals, an ability that researchers had once reserved for modern humans. Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx4722" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Science Advances</a></em>. To read about other evidence of Neanderthals' symbolic behavior, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2015/digs-discoveries/trenches-gibraltar-neanderthals-art/">Symbolic Neanderthals</a>."</p>
  300. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/neanderthals-may-have-crafted-implements-for-drawing/">Neanderthals May Have Crafted Implements for Drawing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  307. <title>Traces of Oba’s Palace Found in Benin City</title>
  308. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/traces-of-obas-palace-found-in-benin-city/</link>
  310. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  311. <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
  312. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  313. <category><![CDATA[Benin City]]></category>
  314. <category><![CDATA[Benin Kingdom]]></category>
  315. <category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
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  318. <description><![CDATA[<p>BENIN CITY, NIGERIA—According to a statement released by Antiquity, an international team of researchers is [&#8230;]</p>
  319. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/traces-of-obas-palace-found-in-benin-city/">Traces of Oba’s Palace Found in Benin City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  338. <p>BENIN CITY, NIGERIA—According to a statement released by <em><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-10-pre-archaeology-reveals-benin-city.html#google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Antiquity</a></em>, an international team of researchers is investigating the site of the palace of the Oba, or king of the Kingdom of Benin, which was looted and demolished by the British in 1897. The work is being conducted ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City by a team of scientists from MOWAA, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, and the British Museum. The study has uncovered evidence for the development of the city, its architecture, and Benin’s famed metalworking. “We know that we cannot arrest development: roads must be built, houses must be built," commented archaeologist Segun Opadeji of MOWAA. "But as we are developing and constructing, we must also make sure that cultural heritage is not destroyed.” Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10189" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Antiquity</a></em>. To read about the beginning of excavations at the site, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2024/letters-from/a-west-african-kingdoms-roots/">Letter from Nigeria: A West African Kingdom's Roots</a>."</p>
  339. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/traces-of-obas-palace-found-in-benin-city/">Traces of Oba’s Palace Found in Benin City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  346. <title>Historic Shipwreck Discovered in Malaysia</title>
  347. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/historic-shipwreck-discovered-in-malaysia/</link>
  349. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  350. <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  351. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  352. <category><![CDATA[Malacca Island]]></category>
  353. <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
  354. <category><![CDATA[Pulau Melaka]]></category>
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  358. <description><![CDATA[<p>MELAKA, MALAYSIA—The Straits Times reports that pieces of a wooden ship estimated to have been [&#8230;]</p>
  359. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/historic-shipwreck-discovered-in-malaysia/">Historic Shipwreck Discovered in Malaysia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  362. <p>MELAKA, MALAYSIA—<em><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/wreck-of-ancient-malay-vessel-discovered-on-pulau-melaka" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Straits Times</a></em> reports that pieces of a wooden ship estimated to have been between 160 and 230 feet long have been unearthed on Malayasia’s Pulau Melaka, or Malacca Island. Ruzairy Arbi of Malaysia’s National Heritage Department said that the ship was discovered during an excavation conducted by his department and the Melaka Museum Authority. Initial study suggests that the vessel was made of saga wood, which is native to the Malay Archipelago, and dates to the thirteenth century. “At this stage, we are still assessing the available data and artifacts to piece together the ship’s history,” he said. “We plan to extract these components and carry out conservation work to better understand how it was constructed,” he concluded. For more on Malaysian archaeology, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2022/off-the-grid/otg-malaysia-bujang-valley/">Off the Grid: Lembah Bujang, Malaysia</a>."</p>
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  378. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Wooden ship remnants, Malacca Island, Malaysia</figcaption></figure>
  379. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/03/historic-shipwreck-discovered-in-malaysia/">Historic Shipwreck Discovered in Malaysia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  386. <title>Projectiles Recovered at Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield</title>
  387. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/31/projectiles-recovered-at-scotlands-culloden-battlefield/</link>
  389. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  390. <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  391. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  392. <category><![CDATA[Battle of Culloden]]></category>
  393. <category><![CDATA[battlefield archaeology]]></category>
  394. <category><![CDATA[Bonnie Prince Charlie]]></category>
  395. <category><![CDATA[Jacobite]]></category>
  396. <category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
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  399. <description><![CDATA[<p>INVERNESS, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that more than 100 projectiles were recovered during an investigation of [&#8230;]</p>
  400. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/31/projectiles-recovered-at-scotlands-culloden-battlefield/">Projectiles Recovered at Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  403. <p>INVERNESS, SCOTLAND<em>—<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2yr02kj3do" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BBC News</a></em> reports that more than 100 projectiles were recovered during an investigation of an unstudied area of Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield. Fought on April 16, 1746, the Battle of Culloden marked Britain’s final defeat of the Jacobite army led by Charles Edward Stuart, who was also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Stuart had attempted to place his father, who was the son of the Roman Catholic James II, on the British throne. Yet James II had been deposed in 1688 and his line excluded from English succession under the Act of Settlement of 1701. At the time of the battle, the Jacobite army controlled large parts of Scotland, but had been forced out of England and was running low on supplies. Many of the recently recovered projectiles are made of lead and are thought to have been fired by 150 Irish troops who blocked charging British horsemen, allowing thousands of Jacobites to escape. “A more detailed analysis of the artifacts and their distribution pattern will be required before we can make a definitive statement but at present there are no obvious alternative interpretations,” said Tony Pollard of Glasgow University. For more on battlefield archaeology in Scotland, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2017/features/scotland-dunbar-battle/">After the Battle</a>."</p>
  404. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/31/projectiles-recovered-at-scotlands-culloden-battlefield/">Projectiles Recovered at Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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