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From the blog:
It's #GoodFriday again - and while we're just about to start into the #Easter holodays, that's another opportunity to look at "The surprisingly rare archaeological evidence for ancient Roman #crucifixion" [CW: torture and death]:
Just in case you're really curious about #Ottonians and Holy Roman Emperors following the path Heinrich laid out, you're surely interested in these latest findings around #OttoTheGreat's (Matilda's & Heinrich's son, † 973) grave in #Magdeburg Cathedral:
… with limited success, though: Heinrich's tomb, after a long and changeful history, was empty.
#Matilda's burial, however, remained there inside the #crypt underneath #Quedlinburg's conventual church St Servatius:
https://media.domschatzquedlinburg.de/detailseite/das-grab-heinrichs-i-in-der-krypta
There probably are not many places in Germany where heading back into the Late #MiddleAges is easier than in #Quedlinburg.
Take #Finkenherd No. 1 for instance: Originally built in the early 16th century, sometime between 1500 and 1540, this house is not only a nice little gem of architecture history …
Original study:
E. Kodaş et al., The Şika Rika 5 Project: transition to sedentary life in south-eastern Anatolia, @Antiquity First View 09 March 2026. 🔓
Adding more #Epipaleolithic - Pre-Pottery #Neolithic spots to the archaeological map of SE #Türkiye, this time in the foothills of Tur Abdin, Mardin province - meet Şika Rika 5, one of at least 20 prehistoric settlements in these hills as a survey indicates:
Archaeologists working in southeastern Türkiye have uncovered a 10,000-year-old settlement that may reshape current theories about how and when humans began living in permanent communities. The site, known as Şika Rika 5, lies in the limestone foothills of Tur Abdin in Mardin province—an area previously little explored compared with the well-studied valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
100 Folgen @mummiesandmagic, 100 Folgen voll #Ägyptologie, #Archäologie und #Popkultur!
Herzliche Glückwünsche zum #Podcast-Wiegenfest! 🥳 -
Dass ich ausgerechnet in der Jubiläumsfolge mit Euch über #WissKomm sprechen durfte, freut mich da besonders:
https://mummies-magic.de/news/100-archaeologie-und-kommunikation/
Originalstudie:
I. Verheijen et al., Faunal exploitation at the elephant hunting site of Lehringen, Germany, 125,000 years ago, Sci Rep 16, 9836 (2026). 🔓
The site of Lehringen (Germany) has played a pivotal role in the study of the hunting behavior of Neanderthals. The finding of a 2.38 m long wooden thrusting spear was at the time of discovery in 1948 the only complete Palaeolithic hunting tool, dating back to the last interglacial, approximately 125 ka. The interrelation of the thrusting spear with the skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant has both been interpreted as direct evidence of hunting, or as a coincidental association. Here we report on results of the first systematic analysis of the faunal assemblage of the site including the remains of the straight-tusked elephant. Cut marks on several ribs and vertebrae of the elephant show that the animal was defleshed and probably eviscerated in a rather fresh state, indicating early access to the carcass by Neanderthals. Additionally, remains of aurochs, brown bear, and beaver show signs of butchery. It demonstrates that Neanderthals of the last interglacial at the northern limits of their known distribution were exploiting a wide range of animals on different occasions, including the largest prey of that time. In conclusion, Lehringen represents the most convincing Neanderthal site with evidence of a successful elephant hunt with a thrusting spear and demonstrates opportunistic hunting behavior during the Eemian.
