The best Archaeology newsletters

A history and culture newsletter offering long-form essays on historical and political topics, including the psychology of willpower, the genetic history of the Roman Empire, and medieval architecture such as Salisbury Cathedral. Readers get well-researched, narrative explanations that draw on scholarly studies and historical evidence.

A Substack-style newsletter exploring ancient history and archaeology, with recent issues on the disputed Durupınar formation in Turkey, a Bronze Age shipwreck off Kekova Island, and the Numidian kingdom of North Africa. It offers accessible, narrative explainers that separate established facts from speculation.

A Spanish-language history and archaeology newsletter that publishes long-form narrative features on topics such as Dracula's origins, Roman concrete, and Ecuadorian legends. Readers get accessible, storytelling-driven explanations that blend historical fact with folklore and scientific discovery.

A weekly newsletter from ASOR's The Ancient Near East Today covering news, research, museum objects and feature articles on archaeology and history of the ancient Near East, Egypt and the Mediterranean. Readers get roundups of recent discoveries, scholarly findings and in-depth essays on ancient cultures.

A history newsletter by a university lecturer who shares what she is teaching and researching, such as Bronze Age Cucuteni-Trypillia, medieval Mediterranean connections and how historians label periods. It reads as a personal, reflective letter that makes archaeological and historical ideas accessible to general readers.

Nemets is a history newsletter with long essays on prehistory, archaeology, and obscure peoples, alongside broader historical processes such as the fall of the Roman Republic. Its issues also include reading lists and commentary on contemporary geopolitics like Canada and Greenland.