Kalkriese Hill, located in northwestern Germany, has been identified for decades as a potential site of the historic Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, a decisive confrontation between Roman legions and a coalition of Germanic tribes led by Arminius. However, a new geoarchaeological study casts doubt on traditional interpretations of the linear structures […]
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Posted inMedieval Archaeology
The Site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, which in 637 CE Pitted the Arabs against the Sassanian Empire and Was Key in the Expansion of Islam, Has Been Discovered
A team of archaeologists led by Dr. William Deadman from the Department of Archaeology at Durham University has successfully pinpointed the site of the historic Battle of al-Qadisiyyah. This battle, which took place between 637 and 638 CE, is known as a key confrontation in the expansion of Islam beyond the Arabian Peninsula, culminating in […]
Posted inMedieval Archaeology
Remains of the Seljuk Headquarters Found at the Battlefield of Manzikert, Where They Defeated the Byzantines in 1071
Archaeological excavations at the historic Battle of Manzikert battlefield (modern-day Malazgirt in Turkey), where the Seljuks defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1071, opening the gates of Anatolia, continue to reveal important discoveries. The project, which began in 2020 with support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is advancing into its second phase in 2024. […]
Posted inBronze Age Archaeology
The Oldest Battlefield in Europe: First Evidence of Interregional Conflict with Organized Armies in the Continent in Bronze Age
The analysis of Bronze Age arrowheads found in the Tollense Valley, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, has revealed that some of them were not produced locally. This finding has brought to light the oldest evidence of a large-scale interregional conflict in Europe, suggesting that an army from the south participated in what is […]
Posted inClassical Archaeology
The Romans Surrounded Masada with Towers and a Wall Over 4 Kilometers Long in Just Two Weeks
A recent archaeological study on the Roman siege system at Masada, published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology, reveals new and important findings about this historic conflict of the 1st century CE. An international team of researchers, led by Hai Ashkenazi from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Goethe University Frankfurt, has used cutting-edge technology to […]
Posted inModern Era
How the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars were cleaned up
Year 1807, at the end of the bloody battle of Eylau: the French soldier Jean Baptiste de Marbot wakes up, after several hours unconscious, covered in blood and on a cart, surrounded by corpses. He is completely naked and only keeps his hat because all his clothes and belongings have been taken away because he […]
