Ticia Verveer
@ticiaverveer.bsky.social
Archaeologist, author.
Collector of stories, old and new.
Middle East, N- Africa.
Religion, Conflict & Peace 🏛️ Maternal Health Ambassador Global Fund for Women (2012-22)🏺WW II, historisch journalist, cultuur & erfgoed.
www.ticiaverveer.com
Collector of stories, old and new.
Middle East, N- Africa.
Religion, Conflict & Peace 🏛️ Maternal Health Ambassador Global Fund for Women (2012-22)🏺WW II, historisch journalist, cultuur & erfgoed.
www.ticiaverveer.com
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Up to 20,000 coins from Early Middle Ages discovered by man digging for worms near Stockholm
A man digging for worms at his summer house in Sweden has unearthed a stupendous treasure: a silver hoard of up to 20,000 coins from the Early Middle Ages.
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A man digging for worms in southeastern Sweden discovered a medieval hoard containing pearls, pendants, silver rings, and an estimated 20,000 coins. Archaeologists determined that most of the silver coins date to the 12th century.
An absolutely stunning large situla, finely decorated with hunting scenes, has been discovered in the thermopolium of Regio V in Pompeii.
📷 Archaelogical Park of Pompeii
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📷 Archaelogical Park of Pompeii
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An absolutely stunning large situla, finely decorated with hunting scenes, has been discovered in the thermopolium of Regio V in Pompeii.
📷 Archaelogical Park of Pompeii
pompeiisites.org/comunicati/u...
📷 Archaelogical Park of Pompeii
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Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved stretch of a 14th century wooden road during excavation works at the Paardenmarkt in Antwerpen in Belgium.
📷stad Antwerpen
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📷stad Antwerpen
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November 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved stretch of a 14th century wooden road during excavation works at the Paardenmarkt in Antwerpen in Belgium.
📷stad Antwerpen
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📷stad Antwerpen
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Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets, once used to trawl monkfish from the sea bed,
to catch Russian drones to shield civilians and soldiers.
📷Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
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to catch Russian drones to shield civilians and soldiers.
📷Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
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November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets, once used to trawl monkfish from the sea bed,
to catch Russian drones to shield civilians and soldiers.
📷Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
to catch Russian drones to shield civilians and soldiers.
📷Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Researchers used archaeological & historical records,topographic maps & satellite imagery to create Itiner-e,a new high-resolution digital dataset & map of the Roman Empire’s roads around 150 AD. It charts 185,896 miles (299,171 km) of roads across almost 1,544,409 square miles (4,000,000 square km)
The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It's Mind-Blowing
A new study identified over 68,000 more miles of ancient Roman roads than were previously known.
gizmodo.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Researchers used archaeological & historical records,topographic maps & satellite imagery to create Itiner-e,a new high-resolution digital dataset & map of the Roman Empire’s roads around 150 AD. It charts 185,896 miles (299,171 km) of roads across almost 1,544,409 square miles (4,000,000 square km)
A wooden cupboard with all of its contents in place has gone on display at the Antiquarium of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum after a program of stabilization and restoration.
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Italian
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Italian
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November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A wooden cupboard with all of its contents in place has gone on display at the Antiquarium of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum after a program of stabilization and restoration.
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
Italian
ercolano.cultura.gov.it/il-ritorno-d...
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
Italian
ercolano.cultura.gov.it/il-ritorno-d...
Italy’s Art Crime Squad Seizes 21 Suspected Fakes Attributed to Salvador Dalí from Show in Parma
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Italy’s Art Crime Squad Seizes 21 Suspected Fakes Attributed to Salvador Dalí from Show in Parma
The exhibition of 80 drawings, engravings, and tapestries opened at Palazzo Tarasconi on September 27
www.artnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Italy’s Art Crime Squad Seizes 21 Suspected Fakes Attributed to Salvador Dalí from Show in Parma
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www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Special protection measures are being applied to 3,000-year-old Urartian wall paintings located inside a tunnel-like underground complex near Garibin Tepe (Hill) in eastern Türkiye.
📷AA photo
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📷AA photo
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November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Special protection measures are being applied to 3,000-year-old Urartian wall paintings located inside a tunnel-like underground complex near Garibin Tepe (Hill) in eastern Türkiye.
📷AA photo
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📷AA photo
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The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in the 14th Century.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
First scientific evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh found on skeleton
Plaque on the teenager's teeth contains pathogens of the bacteria for the Bubonic plague.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in the 14th Century.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
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Mooi artikel in ADHaagsche Courant over Piet Spaans (1933-2025) 'het geheugen van vissersdorp Scheveningen'.
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Mooi artikel in ADHaagsche Courant over Piet Spaans (1933-2025) 'het geheugen van vissersdorp Scheveningen'.
A complete😍 marble statue of a sleeping Cupid has been unearthed in Pula, Croatia.
It was found inside a room of an ancient domus and dates to the 2nd century AD.
Photo credit: Arheološki muzej Istre/ Leana Buršić Križić
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It was found inside a room of an ancient domus and dates to the 2nd century AD.
Photo credit: Arheološki muzej Istre/ Leana Buršić Križić
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November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A complete😍 marble statue of a sleeping Cupid has been unearthed in Pula, Croatia.
It was found inside a room of an ancient domus and dates to the 2nd century AD.
Photo credit: Arheološki muzej Istre/ Leana Buršić Križić
www.croatiaweek.com/2000-year-ol...
It was found inside a room of an ancient domus and dates to the 2nd century AD.
Photo credit: Arheološki muzej Istre/ Leana Buršić Križić
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A loud crash shook Rome’s central Monti district this morning when part of the mediaeval Torre dei Conti collapsed while undergoing renovation, leaving one worker seriously injured.
Shock in Rome as mediaeval tower partially collapses
One worker seriously injured in collapse at landmark tower. A loud crash shook Rome’s central Monti district at 11.20 on Monday morning when part of the mediaeval Torre dei Conti collapsed while under...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A loud crash shook Rome’s central Monti district this morning when part of the mediaeval Torre dei Conti collapsed while undergoing renovation, leaving one worker seriously injured.
The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture that turned up at a Dutch art fair to Egypt, PM Dick Schoof said on Sunday during a visit to the country,where he met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The artefact depicts a senior official from the 1479–1425 BC reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III
The artefact depicts a senior official from the 1479–1425 BC reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III
Nederland geeft gestolen sculptuur terug aan Egypte
Een gestolen stenen kop uit de tijd van de farao’s keert op korte termijn terug naar Egypte. Dat heeft minister-president Schoof vandaag bekendgemaakt, tijdens een gesprek met de Egyptische president ...
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November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture that turned up at a Dutch art fair to Egypt, PM Dick Schoof said on Sunday during a visit to the country,where he met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The artefact depicts a senior official from the 1479–1425 BC reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III
The artefact depicts a senior official from the 1479–1425 BC reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III
Excavations at the Kani Shaie archaeological site in northern Iraq have revealed traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old.
Photo credit: University of Coimbra.
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Photo credit: University of Coimbra.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Excavations at the Kani Shaie archaeological site in northern Iraq have revealed traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old.
Photo credit: University of Coimbra.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Photo credit: University of Coimbra.
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In a new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long Neanderthal bone found in the Crimean peninsula.
Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations
Tiny 5 cm long bone allows insights into crucial period when Neanderthals disappeared and Homo sapiens replaced them
www.univie.ac.at
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In a new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long Neanderthal bone found in the Crimean peninsula.
Reposted by Ticia Verveer
Een van de eerste keren dat Suriname [Sorinam in West Indien] genoemd wordt in een Amsterdamse notariele akte, 31 oktober 1611 #alleakten #suriname #opdezedag
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Een van de eerste keren dat Suriname [Sorinam in West Indien] genoemd wordt in een Amsterdamse notariele akte, 31 oktober 1611 #alleakten #suriname #opdezedag
Happy #Halloween!
This Roman miniature skeleton with flexible joints, jumps and dances when shaken.
The Romans called these skeletons larva convivalis, meaning banquet ghost, and were handed out to guests at dinner parties to remind them to have fun while they were alive.
This Roman miniature skeleton with flexible joints, jumps and dances when shaken.
The Romans called these skeletons larva convivalis, meaning banquet ghost, and were handed out to guests at dinner parties to remind them to have fun while they were alive.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy #Halloween!
This Roman miniature skeleton with flexible joints, jumps and dances when shaken.
The Romans called these skeletons larva convivalis, meaning banquet ghost, and were handed out to guests at dinner parties to remind them to have fun while they were alive.
This Roman miniature skeleton with flexible joints, jumps and dances when shaken.
The Romans called these skeletons larva convivalis, meaning banquet ghost, and were handed out to guests at dinner parties to remind them to have fun while they were alive.
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's...
phys.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
Wethouder @pascallansink.bsky.social had een vurige wens. Hij wilde de stad radicaal vergroenen.
Vandaag komt hij naar buiten met zijn plan om de komende jaren 1000 hectare groen aan Rotterdam toe te voegen, bestaande groen te verbeteren en te verbinden.
Hier de film die hij heeft laten maken👇
Vandaag komt hij naar buiten met zijn plan om de komende jaren 1000 hectare groen aan Rotterdam toe te voegen, bestaande groen te verbeteren en te verbinden.
Hier de film die hij heeft laten maken👇
Rotterdam wordt groener! - Groene Waterstad 2050
YouTube video by Stadsontwikkeling Rotterdam
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October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wethouder @pascallansink.bsky.social had een vurige wens. Hij wilde de stad radicaal vergroenen.
Vandaag komt hij naar buiten met zijn plan om de komende jaren 1000 hectare groen aan Rotterdam toe te voegen, bestaande groen te verbeteren en te verbinden.
Hier de film die hij heeft laten maken👇
Vandaag komt hij naar buiten met zijn plan om de komende jaren 1000 hectare groen aan Rotterdam toe te voegen, bestaande groen te verbeteren en te verbinden.
Hier de film die hij heeft laten maken👇
A Roman necropolis, 1st through the 3rd centuries AD, has been unearthed in Hyères in the Var department of southeastern France. The burial ground is located outside the walls of ancient Olbia along a Roman coastal road.
Photo credit Sylvie Duchesne, Inrap.
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Photo credit Sylvie Duchesne, Inrap.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A Roman necropolis, 1st through the 3rd centuries AD, has been unearthed in Hyères in the Var department of southeastern France. The burial ground is located outside the walls of ancient Olbia along a Roman coastal road.
Photo credit Sylvie Duchesne, Inrap.
www.inrap.fr/pratiques-fu...
Photo credit Sylvie Duchesne, Inrap.
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31 oktober 1641, sterfdag van Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol (Scheveningen, 1597 - São Tomé, 1641), admiraal van de West-Indische Compagnie tijdens de 80-jarige Oorlog. Als kaper maakte hij veel buit bij zijn overvallen op Spaanse en Portugese schepen, beladen met goud en zilver. 1)
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
31 oktober 1641, sterfdag van Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol (Scheveningen, 1597 - São Tomé, 1641), admiraal van de West-Indische Compagnie tijdens de 80-jarige Oorlog. Als kaper maakte hij veel buit bij zijn overvallen op Spaanse en Portugese schepen, beladen met goud en zilver. 1)
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Begin 1994 vonden archeologen in het centrum van #Amsterdam een dikke middeleeuwse funderingsmuur. Het #kasteel van de Heren van #Amstel zou zijn gevonden. De stadsarcheoloog kon dat verhaal echter niet volhouden en de muur verdween weer onder de grond. /1
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www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/35368...
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Begin 1994 vonden archeologen in het centrum van #Amsterdam een dikke middeleeuwse funderingsmuur. Het #kasteel van de Heren van #Amstel zou zijn gevonden. De stadsarcheoloog kon dat verhaal echter niet volhouden en de muur verdween weer onder de grond. /1
www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/35368...
www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/35368...
Archaeologists unearthed a chainmail shirt and a helmet dated to the 9th or 10th century AD within Rustavi Fortress in southeastern Georgia.
9th–10th century chainmail discovered at Rustavi fortress excavation
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare 9th–10th century chainmail shirt during excavations at the medieval palace site within the Rustavi fortress
georgiatoday.ge
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Archaeologists unearthed a chainmail shirt and a helmet dated to the 9th or 10th century AD within Rustavi Fortress in southeastern Georgia.
Archaeologists in Hungary have unearthed the remnants of a rare iron saber, jewelry and other artifacts in the 1,300-year-old tomb of a warrior.
Photo credit: Szent István Király Múzeum
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Photo credit: Szent István Király Múzeum
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October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Archaeologists in Hungary have unearthed the remnants of a rare iron saber, jewelry and other artifacts in the 1,300-year-old tomb of a warrior.
Photo credit: Szent István Király Múzeum
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Photo credit: Szent István Király Múzeum
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Dr. Nicholas Kessler and his colleagues examined the largest known marker post from the ancient North American city of Cahokia.
Radiocarbon dating revealed that the bald cypress had been felled around A.D. 1124, when the tree was an estimated 194 years old.
Radiocarbon dating revealed that the bald cypress had been felled around A.D. 1124, when the tree was an estimated 194 years old.
Giant wooden marker post dates Cahokia's political and economic peak
Dr. Nicholas Kessler and his colleagues examined the largest known marker post from the ancient North American city of Cahokia. Their study is published in PLOS One.
phys.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Dr. Nicholas Kessler and his colleagues examined the largest known marker post from the ancient North American city of Cahokia.
Radiocarbon dating revealed that the bald cypress had been felled around A.D. 1124, when the tree was an estimated 194 years old.
Radiocarbon dating revealed that the bald cypress had been felled around A.D. 1124, when the tree was an estimated 194 years old.
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No animal looks as smug as a goat!
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
No animal looks as smug as a goat!