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explorator 24.07 June 6, 2021
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You can read explorator online at:

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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Pondering how Neanderthals and other early humans learned to count:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01429-6 https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/origin-of-number-report-suggests-neanderthals-might-have-learnt-to-count-before-modern-humans-1810312-2021-06-03
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AFRICA
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Remains of a large medieval (?) cathedral from Old Dongola (Sudan):

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C87989%2Cnewly-discovered-church-dongola-could-have-been-cathedral-say-archaeologists.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/church-discovered-in-sudan-could-be-medieval-cathedral/139346
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/cathedral-of-dongola-new-discoveries-in.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9735-210603-old-dongola-cathedral

More on the implications of injuries seen in the 13 000+ bp burials at Jebel Sahaba:

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-05-31/ancient-cemetery-shows-how-early-humans-dispensed-indiscriminate-violence-13400-years-ago.html
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/archaeologists-unearth-war-victims-from-13000-years-ago-in-sudan
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-05-31/un-cementerio-de-hace-13400-anos-confirma-la-violencia-generalizada-del-paleolitico.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/05/31/jebel-sahaba-a-succession-of-violence-rather-than-a-prehistoric-war/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-may-have-driven-war-sudan-13400-years-ago-180977864/

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
Suggestion that a stele predating the Merneptah Stele is the first mention of Israel outside the Bible:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/does-the-merneptah-stele-contain-the-first-mention-of-israel/

More on Egypt counting on tourism to help it rebound from the pandemic:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-egypt-ancient-tourism-pandemic.html

... this piece seems to be related:

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2021/jun/03/bringing-past-life/873487/

More on Egypt's official replica factory:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-06/01/c_139981534.htm http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-06/01/content_77539861.htm

Possible 12 000 years bp burial of an infant from Hotu Cave in northern Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/461552/Rare-discovery-yields-traces-of-hunter-gatherers-in-northern

Sassanid-era ritual furniture from a fire temple site in Vigol (Iran):

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/middleeast/top-stories/ancient-gypsum-furniture-discovered-in-fire-temple-central-iran/ar-AAKzl6q
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9727-210601-iran-tables-chairs

Persepolis' recently-excavated gateway has opened to the public:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/461555/Persepolis-once-awe-inspiring-gateway-opens-to-public-after

Turkey plans for 600 excavations during 2021:

https://www.siasat.com/turkey-to-carry-600-archaeological-excavations-in-2021-2146157/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/europe/2021-06/03/c_139987520.htm https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2021/06/03/658182/Syria-Turkey-militants-cultural-heritage-antiquities-Aleppo

A roundup of finds from Turkey last month:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/may-2021-turkish-archaeology

Feature on the restoration of the Byzantine/Ottoman Yedikule Fortress:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/a-look-inside-restoration-of-byzantine-ottoman-era-yedikule-fortress/news

More on the White Monument at Tal Banat:

https://phys.org/news/2021-06-white-monument-syria-oldest-war.html https://www.livescience.com/oldest-war-monument-discovered-syria.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01443-8 http://www.archaeology.org/news/9731-210602-syria-memorial-mound

Feature on exiled Syrian archaeologist Adnan Al Mohamad:

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/exiled-syrian-archeologist-feared-academic-life-was-over-uk-charity-cara-1033775

More on Turkey 'transferring' Syrian cultural heritage items:

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2021/06/03/658182/Syria-Turkey-militants-cultural-heritage-antiquities-Aleppo

More on 8500 years bp mustatils from Saudi Arabia:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-archaeologists-find-prehistoric-cultic-monuments-in-saudi-arabia-1.9759362

Feature on the site of Ulug Depe (Turkmenestan):

https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/la-cite-oubliee-dulug-depe?#Echobox=1622784026

Feature on the Sealand Dynasty:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/06/conservative-rebellion-sealand/

A study of the seasonal fruits and vegetables grown by ancient Canaanites:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/what-kind-of-salads-did-the-canaanites-eat-669805
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X21000857

A 2000 years bp basilica-type structure was (re)excavated in Ashkelon:

https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/Magnificent-2000-year-old-basilica-revealed-in-Ashkelon-3-May-2021.aspx
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-basilica-unearthed-in-ashkelon-669665
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-israeli-archaeologists-resurrecting-herod-s-monumental-basilica-in-ashkelon-1.9860322
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ashkelon-park-renovation-to-unveil-israels-largest-roman-basilica-to-public/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/307198 https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/06/01/2000-year-old-basilica-was-center-of-daily-life-in-roman-era-ashkelon/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/king-herods-2000-year-old-basilica-uncovered https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9653425/Archaeologists-Israel-restoring-2-000-year-old-Roman-basilica-complex-destroyed-earthquake.html
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/31/c_139981140.htm https://www.archaeology.org/news/9734-210603-ashkelon-roman-basilica

Some DSS suggest 2000 years bp some Jews had 'informal and sloppy' biblical texts for personal use:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/dead-sea-scrolls-2000-years-ago-jews-used-biblical-paperbacks-669635

More on consumption of non-kosher fish in ancient Judea (and how it isn't such a big deal):

https://www.timesofisrael.com/those-fishy-reports-on-ancient-israelites-eating-non-kosher-seafood/

More on the 2800 years bp arrowhead from Gath:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9637455/Arrowhead-clear-impact-fracture-near-Biblical-home-Goliath.html

More on that 1500 years bp apotropaic amulet that was recently handed over to the IAA:

https://www.livescience.com/evil-eye-amulet-rediscovered-israel.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9641573/Amulet-protected-women-children-against-evil-eye-unveiled-Israel.html
https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-archaeologists-unearth-1500-year-old-amulet-that-protected-women-and-children-from-evil-spirits-in-israel-2893089

Pondering when monotheism emerged in ancient Israel:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-interpretation/when-did-monotheism-emerge-in-ancient-israel/?mqsc=E4131797&dk=ZE1250ZF0

Israel has created an underwater antiquities park:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/divers-welcome-to-explore-the-past-at-israels-first-underwater-national-park/

Feature on 'bizarre' stories from the Bible:

https://www.livescience.com/bizarre-biblical-stories.html

An interview with BAR's new editor:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/5-questions-meet-bars-new-editor/

This week Israeli forces sealed off the site of Sebastia:

http://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/124869 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210604-israel-shuts-palestinian-archaeological-site-in-israel-is-more-important-than-the-lives-of-those-forced-to-live-in-it-https-www-middleeastmonitor-com-20210603-israel-is-more-important-than-the-lives/

In case you need some background to the Israel-Hamas conflict:

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002368775/the-historical-perspective-behind-the-latest-israel-hamas-conflict

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A very interesting 2300 years bp 'curse jar' featuring a dismembered chicken from Athens' Agora:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-curse-jar-found-athens.html https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/01/discovered-ancient-greek-jar-curse/ https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/excavations-reveal-ancient-greek-pot-with-curse-to-kill-55-people
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-wednesday-edition-1.6050320/dismembered-chicken-in-a-pot-was-used-by-ancient-athenians-as-a-bizarre-curse-1.6052157
https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/ancient-athenian-curse-jar-contained-dismembered-chicken-and-list-of-intended-victims/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/06/2300-year-old-curse-jar-found-in-athens.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9730-210601-greece-curse-jar

cf: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-curse-jar-found-athens.html

Finds dating from the Bronze to Archaic ages from Acerra (Italian):

https://www.ilfattovesuviano.it/2021/05/tesori-vesuviani-ad-acerra-emergono-reperti-delleta-arcaica-sovrintendenza-allopera/

A 7th century BCE necropolis found during fiber optic installation in Gela and more in Piacenza (Italian):

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/banda-ultralarga/open-fiber-porta-alla-luce-una-necropoli-in-sicilia-via-al-progetto-di-musealizzazione/

A 'new' monumental structure of some sort from Segesta:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/segesta-sicily-monumental-building-from.html

The agora gate of Aizanoi was located this week:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/symbol-of-metropolis-discovered-in-turkeys-ancient-aizanoi

A 2000 years bp Greek altar from near Antalya:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/03/ancient-greek-altar-found-at-archaeological-site-near-antalya-turkey/
https://ahvalnews.com/turkey-ancient-history/2000-year-old-greek-altar-discovered-turkey

Brief item on a 1st century (?) coin hoard from Chianti (Italian):

https://www.iltempo.it/adnkronos/2021/05/29/news/archeologia-in-mostra-un-tesoro-di-monete-romane-scoperto-nel-chianti-2--27401929/

An imperial-era (looks 2nd century) relief from Corcumcello will be undergoing restoration (Italian):

https://www.marsicalive.it/a-corcumello-recuperato-fregio-figurato-con-armi-di-epoca-romana-sara-sottoposto-a-restauro/

Analysis of a 1700 years bp jawbone from a Roman catacomb suggests the person originally came from the Sudan:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278892-ancient-jawbone-reveals-a-2500-kilometre-journey-from-sudan-to-rome/
https://www.newser.com/story/306715/jawbone-reveals-long-journey-to-ancient-rome.html

Another bit of a Roman aqueduct from Stabian territory, specifically in Gragnano (Itlaian):

https://napoli.occhionotizie.it/scoperto-acquedotto-romano-gragnano/

A rather high proportion of 3rd century decapitated burials from a Somersham burial ground are clearly executions of some sort:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-57189875 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/world/europe/roman-burials-decapitated.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/europe/decapitated-roman-remains-scn-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9636201/Roman-farm-slaves-decapitated-archaeologists-claim.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/europe/decapitated-roman-remains-scn-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.cbs58.com/news/exceptionally-high-number-of-decapitated-bodies-found-at-roman-burial-site
https://www.wral.com/exceptionally-high-number-of-decapitated-bodies-found-at-roman-burial-site/19704369/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61482 https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/exceptionally-high-number-of.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/excavations-reveal-evidence-of-judicial-execution-by-decapitation-during-roman-period/139353
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9729-210601-roman-cemetery-executions

Doubts over claims the bones of St Peter might be in a 'forgotten tomb':

https://aleteia.org/2021/06/05/researchers-say-bones-beneath-st-peters-might-not-be-his/
https://www.catholicsentinel.org/Content/Default/Homepage-Rotator/Article/Scholar-discounts-new-claim-St-Peter-s-remains-may-be-in-forgotten-tomb-/-3/382/43513
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/06/02/st-peter-forgotten-tomb-vatican-240779
https://thecatholicuniverse.com/scholar-doubts-new-claim-st-peters-remains-may-be-in-forgotten-tomb/

Late Roman cisterns from Metropolis:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/archaeologists-unearth-cisterns-at-izmirs-ancient-metropolis

Plans for excavations in Los Alcazares to find Roman and Arab remains:

https://murciatoday.com/archaeological_excavation_in_los_alca_zares_to_locate_roman_and_arab_remains_1606242-a.html

Low water levels revealed 'Pompey's bridge' near Tbilisi:

https://www.rferl.org/a/ancient-bridge-georgia-mtkvari-pompey-mtskheta/31282768.html

More on the Punic tomb from Zabbar:

https://www.art-insider.com/punic-tomb-over-two-millenia-old-uncovered-in-malta/2307
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/punic-tomb-discovered-during-water.html

More on the remains of a Roman aqueduct/water channel from Aydin:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/aqueduct-that-once-carried-water-to.html

More on those well-preserved Roman baths from Spain:

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/travel/2021/05/21/ancient-roman-baths-dunes-spain-sfc-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/travel/

Hobby Lobby is now suing Dirk Obbink over what they paid for several bits of papyri:

https://www.courthousenews.com/hobby-lobby-sues-oxford-professor-over-stolen-bible-artifacts/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hobby-lobby-sues-dirk-obbink-over-stolen-biblical-antiquities-1976416
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-oxford-professor-sued-for-5m-over-sale-of-biblical-papyrus-kz2lr8qx5
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/june/hobby-lobby-dirk-obbink-gospel-papyrus-theft-suit-7-million.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9654169/Oxford-don-arrested-theft-biblical-papyrus-fragments-facing-5-million-lawsuit.html

The Acropolis is now more accessible:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/03/acropolis-more-accessible-visitors/ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210605-acropolis-makeover-stirs-greek-antiquity-row

... but other folks see the 'makeover' as 'barbaric':

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210605-acropolis-makeover-stirs-greek-antiquity-row

A contract has been signed for redevelopment of the Paphos Gate archaeological site:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/02/contract-signed-for-redevelopment-of-paphos-gate-archaeological-site/

Plans to protect and promote Colchester's Roman Circus have been approved:

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19348041.plan-protect-promote-colchesters-roman-circus-approved/

A solar farm threatens Silchester Roman ruins:

https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/solar-farm-would-threaten-silchester-roman-ruins-says-archa-9201273/

Italy is being pressured to buy the Torlonia Marbles:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/italy-still-at-an-impasse-over-torlonia-marbles

... a background piece (complementing one in the Museum section):

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/06/the-story-behind-marble-masterpieces-in-rome/

The pandemic has made it easier to loot Roman sites:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-artifacts-covid-looting/index.html

Princeton has removed its Latin/Greek requirements (i.e. they're starting a Classical Civilization program):

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/06/princeton-university-latin-greek-classics-language-requirement-accessibility-op-ed

... and it's being spun rather differently:

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-removes-greek-latin-requirement-for-classics-majors-to-combat-systemic-racism/
https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/31/princeton-removes-greek-latin-for-classics-majors-to-combat-racism/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_arts_literature_usa/arthro/princeton_university_nixes_greek_and_latin_requirements_for_classics_majors-2588766/

OpEd on the situation at Howard:

https://theundefeated.com/features/classics-is-a-part-of-black-intellectual-history-howard-needs-to-keep-it/

Pondering access and outreach issues at Cambridge:

https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/21577

Another interview with Mary Beard:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/31/magazine/mary-beard-rome-interview.html

Review of Natalie Haynes, *A Thousand Ships*:

https://www.kwbu.org/post/likely-stories-thousand-ships-natalie-haynes

Review of Michael Fontaine, *How to Tell a Joke*:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-tell-a-joke-review-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-11622821485

Martha Nussbaum on #MeToo:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/martha-nussbaum-on-metoo

Feature on being a child in the Roman Empire:

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/what-was-it-like-to-be-a-child-in-the-roman-empire

Feature on some tunnels created by Claudius in Avezzano:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tunnels-of-claudius

Pondering whether Latin is a dead language:

https://www.livescience.com/did-latin-die.html

Feature on Socrates:

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/socrates-philosopher-life-books-works-b1856924.html

... and an opeddish thing on how he wouldn't have fared better today:

https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2021/06/socrates-canceled-in-antiquity-would-fare-no-better-today-guest-opinion-by-jeff-frank.html

Feature on Maximian's palace at Seville that was destroyed 30 years ago for train station purposes:

https://english.elpais.com/arts/2021-06-04/in-spain-loss-of-roman-empires-largest-palace-for-a-high-speed-train-station-still-hurts.html

Feature on Fishbourne Roman Palace:

https://www.chichester.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/roman-military-at-fishbourne-and-how-the-story-is-still-emerging-3258550

Feature on some ancient Roman beauty techniques:

https://daily.jstor.org/recipe-for-an-ancient-roman-glow-up/

Feature on Roman legions of Spain, Roman Africa, and Egypt:

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1757/legions-of-spain-roman-africa--egypt/

Feature on the Romans' conquest of the Balearic Islands:

https://www.thecollector.com/how-roman-military-conquered-balearic-islands/

Feature on the theatre at Thorikos:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/06/thorikos-the-oldest-known-theater-in-the-world-lies-almost-forgotten/

Feature on the Minoan language:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/deciphering-the-mysterious-minoan-language-of-ancient-crete

Interesting photos from the first excavations at Delos:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/04/rare-photos-first-excavations-sacred-greek-island-delos/

Feature on horror's roots in Greek tragedy:

https://www.fangoria.com/original/greek-tragedy-and-horror-part-i/

Feature on what ancient Greeks and Romans knew about the spread of disease:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_history_and_science/arthro/what_ancient_greeks_romans_knew_about_preventing_the_spread_of_disease-2614080/

Five myths about Stoicism:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-stoicism/2021/06/01/53609cea-bcca-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

Feature on the Zeugma mosaics:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/01/the-greek-mosaics-of-zeugma/

Feature on the Jockey of Artemision:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/05/jockey-of-artemision-greek-art-in-all-stunning-glory/

Feature on some sarcophagi from Bursa:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/bursas-sarcophagi-mesmerize-as-ancient-works-of-art/news

Feature on garum:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/opinion/aylin-oney-tan/chemistry-between-fish-and-salt-165123

Feature on the Colossus of Rhodes:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_travel/arthro/rhodes_and_the_wonder_of_the_ancient_world-2546002/

Feature on the Greek theatres at Messene and Sicyon:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/04/ancient-greek-theaters-of-sicyon-and-messene-are-treasures-of-the-peloponnese/

Feature on erotic art of ancient Greece and Rome:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/31/erotic-art-ancient-greece-rome/ https://illinoisnewstoday.com/ancient-greek-and-roman-erotic-art/230217/

Feature on Pythagoras:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/01/pythagoras-greek-philosopher-theorem/

Feature on Socrates:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/05/socrates-founder-of-western-philosophy/

Feature on the Olympians:

https://richmond.com/the-olympians/article_8968dc1d-0108-5697-976c-980a0c4e9d01.html

Feature on modern democracy fitting the Greek idea of oligarchy:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/03/for-ancient-greeks-our-modern-democracy-is-oligarchy/

Pondering whether the US Senate resembles ancient Rome:

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2021/06/does-us-senate-resemble-ancient-rome/619060/

More on the new Cambridge Ancient Greek dictionary:

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridge-researchers-add-back-swear-20700551
https://www.thenationalherald.com/science/arthro/ancient_greek_dictionary_from_the_victorian_era_gets_21st_century_upgrade-2589162/
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

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http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
A study of Mesolithic elk tooth rattles/ornaments found in several burials in Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoh-sar060321.php https://phys.org/news/2021-06-archaeological-prehistoric-pendants.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/8000-year-old-elk-teeth-reveal-psychedelic-stone-age-dance-tendencies-670177
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/31540/20210604/prehistoric-teeth-pendants-worn-ancient-dance-8-000-years-ago.htm
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/06/stone-age-raves-to-beat-of-elk-tooth.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9736-210604-elk-teeth-rattlers

4000-5000 years bp petroglyphs from Dunchraigaig Cairn in Argyll:

https://www.livescience.com/earliest-animal-carvings-in-scotland.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/31/prehistoric-carvings-of-red-deer-found-in-scottish-neolithic-tomb
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-57304921 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19340788.real-treasure-amateur-archaeologists-prehistoric-find-burial-site-argyll-bute/
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/618/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/618/pub/618/page/29/article/180205
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61513 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/prehistoric-deer-carvings-scottish-tomb-1234594690/
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/deer-carvings-scotland-09719.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/prehistoric-animal-carvings-discovered.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/4000-year-old-deer-carvings-found-scotland-180977876/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9728-210601-scotland-rock-art

... and more petroglyphs from Portugal's Coa Valley:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-palaeolithic-petroglyphs-uncovered.html

Suggestion that Bronze Age types apparently travelled and traded much farther than previously thought:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/sky-s-the-limit-uk-europe-and-beyond-for-bronze-age-people

A 5th century or so necropolis from Hvar (Croatia):

https://www.croatiaweek.com/archaeological-sensation-on-hvar-necropolis-from-late-antiquity-period-discovered/

Evidence that part of Stavanger cathedral (Norway) might be built on a former Viking settlement:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/was-norways-stavanger-cathedral-built.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/findings-support-evidence-that-stavanger-cathedral-was-built-on-a-viking-settlement/139383

Feature on assorted finds from a box found at a melting glacier pass in Norway:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61497 https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-open-frozen-wooden-box-found-on-viking-m-1847032969

A 17th century child burial from Poland found decades ago was revealed to have a bird in her mouth:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/child-burial-in-cave-had-birds-skull-placed-in-mouth/139369

Excavation and study of the 1500 18th/19th century burials from the Trinity Burial Ground in Hull:

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/graveyard-secrets-hulls-huge-castle-5483179

Victorian finds from the University of Bradford campus:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/world/europe/amsterdam-crumbling-infrastructure-canals.html

Feature on the Galloway Hoard:

https://www.livescience.com/galloway-hoard-in-scotland.html

Feature on the Famagusta Gate:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/walls-of-nicosia-famagusta-gate-porta-guiliana/

Concerns for assorted sites in Amsterdam:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/world/europe/amsterdam-crumbling-infrastructure-canals.html

Construction work damaged a potential site in Co Kerry:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/potential-archaeological-site-in-co-kerry-damaged-by-development-company-1.4584629

Mudlarking on the Thames is returning:

http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/623/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/623/pub/623/page/39/article/182290

A conference on the Viking presence in Cork:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40304390.html

Conservation work on the 15th century Panagia church in Asha (Cyprus) is complete:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/03/conservation-work-at-asha-church-completed/

Feature on five important Viking finds in Britain:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/viking/viking-discoveries-finds-britain-archaeology-life/

Excavations at a couple of Orkney sites has resumed:

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/3204043/university-archaeologists-restart-orkney-excavations-after-year-away/

Feature on the Celts:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-ancient-celts-iron-age-foes-of-rome-who-left-behind-more-than-weapons

Feature on Britain and people of African origins therein:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09jythh/the-forgotten-history-of-the-first-black-briton
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Archaeology in Europe News:

http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

Medievalists.net:

https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

Viking Archaeology Blog:

http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ================================================================
Latest finds from the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1224977.shtml

... and China is getting the praise for them that it sought:

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2105309848/

... and dealing with alien claims too, apparently:

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3136027/people-think-remarkable-discoveries-are-aliens-chinese

20 000 years bp tools from Tuyen Quang (Viet Nam):

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/archaeological-traces-affirm-existence-of-early-humans-in-tuyen-quang/202441.vnp

Assorted finds dating to the 'stone age' found by accident near Thatta (Pakistan):

https://dailytimes.com.pk/764863/stone-age-era-cave-discovered-near-thatta/

Caves possibly once the dwellings of Buddhist monks (date uncertain) from Nashik:

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-nashiks-buddhist-caves-complex-a-chance-new-find-7341629/

A 2000 years bp grinding stone from Junnar may have links to Rome:

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/centuries-old-stone-grinder-found-in-junnar-links-up-to-ancient-rome/articleshow/83094895.cms

Evidence of a 11th/12th century temple beneath Ujjain's Mahakal temple:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/remains-of-11th-12th-century-temple-found-under-ujjains-mahakal-temple/articleshow/83183652.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-11th-century-temple-remains-found-beneath-mahakal-shrine/articleshow/83193243.cms

Assurances that archaeology sites in the Punjab would be protected:

https://nation.com.pk/01-Jun-2021/archaeology-sites-to-be-protected

More on population estimates for Angkor:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/angkor-wat-city-mapping/ https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/19/eabf8441.abstract ================================================================
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ================================================================
3d scanning and printing a 19th century boat from Sydney:

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/australias-oldest-colonial-boat-unearthed-for-display-by-3d-scanning-and-3d-printing-190799/
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NORTH AMERICA
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Evidence that people may have arrived in North America some 30 000 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/isu-nem060121.php https://phys.org/news/2021-06-evidence-timeline-people-north-america.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210601165038.htm http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/coxcatlan-cave-humans-09721.html https://www.sciencealert.com/shocking-new-findings-suggest-meso-america-was-home-to-humans-33-000-years-ago
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/06/new-evidence-may-change-timeline-for.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/06/02/new-timeline-for-when-people-first-arrived-in-north-america/

Possible evidence of a 16th century Mocama village on Talbot Island (Fl):

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/06/04/unf-archaeologists-find-ancient-16th-century-native-american-village/7529814002/

Native American remains from a construction site in Montecito:

https://www.independent.com/2021/06/04/riven-rock-remains-are-native-american/

Excavations of a mass grave associated with the Tulsa Race Massacre began (these are chronological if you want to follow the progress):

https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/archaeologists-excavate-mass-grave-in-search-of-tulsa-race-massacre-victims-114160197946
https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2021/06/03/tampa-archaeologists-to-search-for-tulsa-race-massacre-mass-grave/
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/special-reports/erased/tampa-bay-erased-black-cemeteries-tulsa-massacre/67-a45a5d96-4a77-437d-aced-73d3d1db22f9
https://www.wral.com/5-more-coffins-found-in-tulsa-race-massacre-victims-search/19709895/
https://www.news9.com/story/60b96474af35f96be39e277f/archaeologists-discover-five-more-coffins-in-mass-grave-at-oaklawn-cemetery
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/556873-searchers-find-five-more-tulsa-race-massacre-coffins-at-mass-grave

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