Thursday - May 28, 2026
Tipoffs: Archaeology (Weekly-e) Newsletter for Sunday May 10, 2026 ( 3 items )  

University of Tubingen: Sardinian Bronze Age Towers Repurposed as Sacred Sites in the Iron Age
TUBINGEN, Germany, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Sardinian Bronze Age towers repurposed as sacred sites in the Iron Age Ritual objects from the Nuraghe Barru site point to island-wide networks of interaction, as indicated by recent research conducted by the University of Tubingen in collaboration with the Soprintendenza * An international team of researchers from the University of Tubingen has shed new light on how Sardinia's nuraghi -  more

Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 5 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island * Archaeologists from the University of Southampton have excavated and recorded a large timber platform hidden beneath what today appears to be a stone-built island, located in a Scottish loch. They used a technique called stereophotogrammetry to record the human-made island above and below the waterline as a single continuous structur  more

Roman Empire Explored at Bata Shoe Museum Exhibition Curated by Western Prof
LONDON, Canada, May 8 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Roman Empire explored at new Bata Shoe Museum exhibition curated by Western prof Decades of research and leather shoes discovered at Vindolanda inspire walk through history By Jeff Renaud More than 100 leather shoes and other archeological artifacts on display in a new exhibition at Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, co-curated by Western classics professor Elizabeth Greene, offer a rare look at daily life at the edge of  more