The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/features/undercovering-the-past/page/5)
Medusa is making a little comeback. Recent archaeological discoveries in Türkiye and Austria reveal unexpected images of Medusa, from a smiling ceiling carving to a finely cut gemstone cameo. These finds highlight her ancient role as a protective figure and her enduring presence in religious, civic, and personal life.
Siobhan Ball invites readers on a tour of three sacred waters in the United Kingdom: the Aquae Arnemetiae of Buxton, Aquae Sulis of Bath, and the Red and White Springs of Glastonbury.
Olive oil has nourished kitchens, temples, and rituals for thousands of years. A new archaeological study, however, presses long-held assumptions, suggesting that some residues once identified as olive oil may be a little slippery—and hide unexpected pitfalls in the ancient record.
The New York County District Attorney repatriated several artifacts to Turkey this week, including a marble head of the Athenian orator Demosthenes and a larger than life bronze statue of an emperor.
ew excavations at Chankillo uncovered an early astronomical structure and a ritual vessel of warrior-astronomers, revealing that ancient Andean elites linked cosmology, political authority, and martial power long before the famed Thirteen Towers were built.