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Early Islamic Silver Hoard Near Kaliningrad Points to Baltic Trade Links with the Abbasid World
A hoard of Early Islamic silver coins discovered near Kaliningrad is offering new evidence for the movement of Abbasid silver into the southeastern Baltic during the early ninth century. The collection was found in May 2026 by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences during a survey on the southern…
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147 Architectural Units Discovered at Ra’s Qurayyah Port in Eastern Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Heritage Commission has uncovered 147 architectural units during the second excavation season at Ra’s Qurayyah Port in the Al-Ahsa Governorate of Saudi Arabia. According to the Commission, the newly identified structures include residential buildings, large courtyards, and wells, indicating the presence of a well-organized coastal settlement rather than a small outpost. The scale…