r/Archaeology

From Time Team, full story at link.

>We’re back on site tomorrow to investigate an intriguing circular feature revealed by the Time Team ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey in July 2025.

>With a diameter of about nine metres, the circular anomaly lies to the north-west of former Trenches J and T, beneath the area used for vehicle access and parking in previous years. The four-week exploratory dig will see a 14 x 12 metre trench opened over the feature to clarify what it represents and how it relates, if at all, to the previously excavated archaeology. Over 20 years of work at the Ness Neolithic complex, circular features were notable by their absence.

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See also:.The study as it was published in Science Advances

Abstract

This study examines three Byzantine-period amphora carriers (Knidos F, L, and N) discovered off the coast of Knidos within the context of Eastern Mediterranean maritime trade. The research is based on deep-water surveys conducted by ROVs from the E/V Nautilus, combined with seabed mapping and typological analysis of amphora assemblages. The Knidos F and L wrecks carried predominantly Günsenin Type I amphorae and date to the 10th–12th centuries, reflecting the revival of Byzantine maritime commerce. Knidos N represents a later, likely 13th-century context with a distinct amphora assemblage. Together, these wrecks highlight the continued commercial significance of the Carian maritime corridor in Byzantine shipping networks.

Keywords: deep sea research; amphorae; maritime trade; Byzantium

I’ll read articles about history and archaeology and sometimes the article will give a population of a town. My question is physically how would towns and cities compare in size to ours? Obviously the physical size will vary greatly but I’m just trying to get a picture in my mind. I came from a village of 900 people in Wisconsin. I’m guessing it’s about 2 square miles. Would a village in say 14 century England be roughly the same? Half that?