Tag Archive for 'Settlement'

A mosaic floor in a building at the archaeological site of Kh. Kafr Ḥatta, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,600-Year-Old Samaritan Settlement Unearthed in Israel

Sep 2, 2025 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered the ruins of an ancient agricultural estate at the site of Kh. Kafr Ḥatta in...

Reconstruction of a Trypillia house. Image credit: Susanne Beyer, Kiel University.

Expanded Opportunities Attracted People to Trypillia Culture’s Mega-Settlements

Dec 2, 2024 by Sergio Prostak

Over its history, archaeology has seen a varied set of uses made of philosophy and philosophical concepts. A persistent critique has been that too often...

3D virtual reconstruction of the Bronze Age town of al-Natah. Image credit: Charloux et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309963 / AFALULA-RCU-CNRS.

Bronze Age Town of Al-Natah Represents ‘Slow Urbanism,’ Archaeologists Say

Oct 30, 2024 by News Staff

Northwestern Arabia — the region between Mecca and Aqaba — during the Bronze Age was dotted with interconnected monumental walled oases centered...

This image from the geophysical survey highlights the archaeological potential of the site in Wrexham, North East Wales. Image credit: University of Chester.

Roman-Era Settlement and Medieval Longhouse Unearthed in Wales

Sep 30, 2024 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists from the University of Chester, Heneb: the Trust for Welsh Archaeology and the Portable Antiquities Scheme has uncovered the ruins...

Reconstruction of the Trypillian giant-settlement Maidanetske, Ukraine. Image credit: Kenny Arne Lang Antonsen / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trypillia Mega-Sites Avoided Wealth Inequalities between Individual Households, Archaeologists Say

Jul 2, 2024 by Sergio Prostak

The Trypillia culture flourished in western/central Ukraine, Moldova and eastern Romania for over two millennia from the end of the Neolithic to the Early...