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explorator 24.15 August 1, 2021
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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, Simon Stoddart,
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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A 1.3 million years bp stone axe find from Morocco:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/28/morocco-team-hails-stone-age-tool-site-dating-back-13m-years
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210728-scientists-in-morocco-unearth-stone-age-hand-axe-dating-back-1-3-million-years
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-29/morocco-1-3-million-year-old-stone-age-axe-discovery/100332946
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/major-stone-age-find-in-morocco-announced
https://www.wionews.com/world/scientists-in-morocco-unearth-oldest-stone-age-hand-axe-manufacturing-site-in-north-africa-401282
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/research-final-nail-in-coffin-of.html
http://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/morocco%C2%A0team-announces-major-stone-age-find
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/28/archaeologists-in-morocco-announce-major-stone-age-find
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/archaeologists-morocco-discover-stone-age-tool-site
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9875-210730-north-africa-tools

A study of Neanderthal and Denisovan blood types:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-exploring-blood-neanderthal-denisovan-individuals.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923583 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728140345.htm https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/anthropology/neanderthal-blood-same-as-modern-humans/
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/history/study-neanderthals-sexed-themselves-death-humans
https://elpais.com/babelia/2021-07-29/sexo-entre-neandertales-y-humanos-la-literatura-se-adelanto-a-la-ciencia.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/exploring-blood-types-of-neanderthal.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9874-210730-neanderthal-blood-types

cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254175

Not sure about this claim of finding remains of a 1.8 million years bp 'hunting dog' from the Dmanisi site (Georgia):

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-ancient-dogs-early-human-ancestral.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9840037/Archaeology-Jawbone-huge-canine-1-8-MILLION-years-ago-human-remains-Georgia.html
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/32554/20210730/1-8-million-year-old-jawbone-eurasian-hunting-dog-found.htm
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/evolution/dog-days-in-prehistoric-europe/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/prehistoric-wild-dog-found-at-iconic-human-fossil-site

Rat (and other) bones (120 000 - 42 000 years bp) from Israel are suggesting a climate link to 'Out of Africa':

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/rat-bones-show-climate-helped-early-humans-out-of-africa-through-israel-675062
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/how-a-crested-rat-sheds-light-on-human-migration-out-of-africa-1.10035281

More on that 65 000 years bp point from Hohle Fels Cave in Germany and what it reveals about Neanderthal hunting:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/german-researchers-uncover-neanderthal-hunting-tool-in-rare-find-674924
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/hohle-fels-leaf-point-09905.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/26/stone-tool-tells-the-story-of-neanderthal-hunting/

More on revisionism regarding the diet of Paranthropus:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uoo-rn072221.php https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/study-debunks-theory-that-earliest-humans-lived-on-nuts-and-seeds-1.10029972
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/research-final-nail-in-coffin-of.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/26/research-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-paranthropus-as-hard-object-feeders/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9866-210726-early-human-dentition

More on cultural diffusion of (fire) knowledge some 400 000 years bp:

https://www.sciencealert.com/cultural-exchange-of-knowledge-might-ve-started-well-before-modern-humans

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
Remains of a large 'urban precinct' dating from Hellenistic times to the 8th century CE from Marea:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/archaeologists-discover-new-urban-precinct-in-egyptian-settlement-of-marea/139777

Egyptian officials are denying rumours of plans to demolish the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir ones the Grand Egyptian Museum opens:

https://egyptindependent.com/cabinet-refutes-rumors-of-demolishing-egyptian-museum-in-tahrir/
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1900646/middle-east

Study suggests Egyptians were the first to 'hire mayors' during New Kingdom times:

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3102466/ancient-egyptians-were-first-hire-mayors-new-study-says

Feature on hieroglyphic writing:

https://www.history.com/news/hieroglyphics-facts-ancient-egypt

Remembering the find of Nefertari's head sculpture back in 2001:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/106398/Memory-of-the-day-Egypt-retrieves-Queen-Nefertari%E2%80%99s-head-statue

Egyptologists are refuting a theory that Tut's mask actually belonged to Nefertiti:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/07/egyptologists-refute-british-theory-doubting-king-tuts-mask

Feature on Memphis:

http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0729/c90000-9877923.html

Rising sea level concerns in Alexandria:

https://www.voanews.com/gallery/rising-sea-levels-threaten-ancient-port-city-egypt

The British Museum will be helping to restore glass objects damaged during the explosion in Beirut a few months ago:

https://hyperallergic.com/665400/british-museum-to-restore-ancient-vessels-shattered-in-beirut-explosion/
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/british-museum-to-restore-glass-vessels-shattered-in-beirut-blast/news
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/shattered-beirut-glass-vessels-be-restored-london
https://www.news24.com/arts/culture/ancient-vessels-shattered-in-the-beruit-explosion-get-a-second-chance-20210730
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/675/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/675/pub/675/page/24/article/200075
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-beirut-glass https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-tefaf-glass-restoration-beirut-explosion-1234600012/

A Paleolithic hand axe from northwest Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463394/Paleolithic-hand-ax-discovered-by-archaeologists-in-northwest

Excavations have resumed at the Iron Age burial ground in Semnan:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463553/Excavations-continue-at-Iron-Age-cemetery-in-Semnan

Restoration work at the Sassanid city of Sivan is complete:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463395/Restoration-aimed-to-help-preserve-Sirvan-for-future-generations

Pre-Urartian finds from a dig at Turkey's Iremir Mound:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/iremir-mound-finds-to-reveal-pre-urartian-time-in-eastern-turkey/news

Plans to open Tepebag Mound (Turkey) to tourism:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkey-to-introduce-southern-tepebag-mound-to-tourism/news

Not sure where to put this one on contacts between 'cuneiform cultures' and India:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/07/contacts-cuneiform-cultures-india

More on that 'surviving section' of Solomon's Wall and the implications:

https://www.newsweek.com/surviving-section-solomons-torn-down-temple-wall-found-intact-1613655

More on that Nabonidus inscription and petroglyph from Saudi Arabia:

https://www.livescience.com/longest-cuneiform-inscription-last-babylon-king-saudi-arabia.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9832103/Archaeologists-discover-2-550-year-old-image-King-Babylon-carved-rock.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-have-discovered-2550-year-old-etching-last-king-babylon-180978285/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/28/the-missing-section-of-jerusalems-walls/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9867-210726-babylon-king-inscription

Fish bones suggest the arrival of a migrant population to Israel some 4900 years bp:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-fish-bones-tell-tale-of-ancient-migrants-to-sea-of-galilee-1.10039027

A study of the 'biblical' road from Judea to Edom:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/where-did-the-biblical-road-from-judea-to-edom-pass-experts-find-answers-675038

A suggestion that David and his people may have been nomads is causing a debate:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/was-king-david-a-nomad-new-theory-sparks-storm-in-archaeology-1.10035052

The debate continues over that Jerubbaal inscription:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/experts-spar-over-what-the-jerubbaal-inscription-really-says-1.10033477

Israel has retaken control of the Davidson Archaeological Park near the Western Wall:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israeli-right-wing-group-to-lose-control-over-jerusalem-archaeological-park-1.10048780

... while the Israeli military and colonizers 'invaded' (again?) the site of Sebastia:

https://imemc.org/article/soldiers-colonizers-invade-archeological-site-in-sebastia/

Hopes/efforts to save a UNESCO-potential Palestinian village from demolition:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/28/we-will-return-the-battle-to-save-an-ancient-palestinian-village-from-demolition

ANE additions to UNESCO's World Heritage List include Turkey's Arslantepe Mound:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkeys-eastern-site-of-arslantepe-on-unesco-list/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/unesco-adds-turkeys-8-000-year-old-mound-to-its-world-heritage-list-166618
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/news/arslantepe-mound-inscribed-unescos-world-heritage-list
https://www.duvarenglish.com/arslantepe-mound-in-turkeys-malatya-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list-gallery-58313
https://m.yenisafak.com/en/news/8000-year-old-mound-in-se-turkey-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list-3577222

... and Jordan's city of Salt:

https://en.royanews.tv/news/29996/2021-07-27
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A massive 'monumental platform' which was part of the oldest Greek temple at Selinunte:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61864 https://www.primapaginatrapani.it/castelvetrano/selinunte-importanti-ritrovamenti-nellarea-del-santuario-urbano

Excavations at Patara found some 2300 years bp fish skeletons:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/excavations-reveal-2300-year-old-fish-skeletons-in-turkeys-patara/news

A hoard of 2300 years bp coins and other items found by some guy digging a pool in Romania will be exhibited:

https://universul.net/cache-of-2300-year-old-coins-found-in-romania-by-man-digging-hole-for-swimming-pool/

The gate to the sanctuary of the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi was located:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/zeus-temples-entrance-found-in-western-turkeys-aizanoi/news

A shipwreck full of amphorae located off the coast of Palermo:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/28/ancient-roman-ship-discovered-off-coast-of-sicily
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/jul/30/submarine-robot-captures-underwater-footage-of-ancient-roman-ship-laden-with-wine-jars-video
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-ancient-roman-vessel-near-sicily-180978313/

A section of the monumental wall of the theatre at Halaesa was excavated (Italian):

https://www.ecodisicilia.com/2021/07/29/tusa-me-scoperto-il-monumentale-muro-del-teatro-di-halaesa/
https://www.ilmoderatore.it/scoperto-il-monumentale-muro-di-accesso-al-teatro-di-halaesa-arconidea/

Sewer work in an Italian town (not quite sure where; probably Vicenza) revealed a section of Roman road (Italian):

https://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/territori/vicenza/i-lavori-alle-fogne-svelano-una-strada-di-epoca-romana-1.8817532

A rather large mosaic find from the Roman baths at Rimini site (Italian):

https://www.chiamamicitta.it/le-terme-romane-di-rimini-mosaico-di-40-metri-quadrati-completamente-riscoperto/

A hoard of Roman military equipment from Son Catlar (Menorca):

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/roman-weapons-deposit-unearthed-at-son-catlar-prehistoric-settlement/139792

A dig at Essex County Hospital revealed some Roman 'souvenir cups':

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19475582.roman-souvenir-cups-old-essex-county-hospital-site/

A report on (mostly Roman?) finds made during A! construction in North Yorkshire:

https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/19468112.north-yorkshire-excavation-site-reveals-secrets-roman-settlement/

Remains of a 3rd century Roman wall from Brough (East Yorkshire):

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/third-century-roman-main-wall-found-during-excavations-at-brough-in-east-yorkshire-3326555

Remains of a Roman canal and road from the Netherlands:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-dutch-unearth-roman-canal-road.html https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210728-dutch-unearth-roman-canal-road-near-unesco-heritage-sites
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9839121/Archaeology-Rare-Roman-highway-canal-unearthed-Netherlands.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61875 https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/dutch-unearth-roman-canal-road-near.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9873-210729-netherlands-roman-canal

In case you missed the Ptolemaic era shipwreck (and other things) found underwater in Abu Quir bay/Heracleion:

https://www.livescience.com/galley-burial-ground-ancient-egypt-underwater-city.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/archaeologists-find-2200-year-old-ancient-egyptian-shipwreck-va7421ef2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9826579/Archaeologists-2-200-year-old-shipwreck-underwater-city-Egypt.html
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/07/egypt-discovers-warship-wreck-greek-ptolemaic-era
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/27/ancient-egyptian-shipwreck-discovered-in-mediterranean-underwater-city-14994696/

More on the rock-cut chambers from Zeugma's 'House of the Muses':

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9826617/Roman-rock-hewn-dining-room-discovered-50-feet-earth-Turkeys-House-Muses.html
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rock-cut-chambers-found-in-ancient-zeugmas-mosaic-laden-house-of-the-muses-1234600259/

More on the 6th century coin hoard from Phanagoria:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/07/28/rare-cache-of-6th-century-coins/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9839639/Archaeologists-discover-stash-1-400-year-old-copper-coins-ancient-Greek-City-site-Russia.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-unearthed-cache-coins-phanagoria-1992432
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9871-210728-russia-coin-cache

More on the remains of a Roman road and structures in a Venice lagoon:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/29/roman-road-discovered-in-the-venice-lagoon/

More on that 2000 years bp (?) 'banquet hall' unearthed near Nea Paphos (still not sure about this):

https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_travel/arthro/ruins_of_ancient_banquet_hall_found_in_cyprus-2974003/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/45079-ruins-of-ancient-banquet-hall-discovered-in-paphos-of-cyprus.html

More on that Visigothic sarcophagus find from Los Villaricos in Spain:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9835407/Amazingly-preserved-Visigoth-coffin-human-remains-buried-Roman-villa-Spain.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-1500-year-old-visigoth-coffin-spain-180978294/

More on that Claudian boundary stone:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/big-stone-found-in-rome-gets-everyone-all-excited

Feature/interview on the excavations at Myra:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavation-head-calls-myra-pompeii-of-anatolia-166670

Restoration of the 2200 years bp theatre at Laodicea (Denizli) is complete:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/2-200-year-old-theater-brought-back-to-life-in-southwestern-turkey/2315308
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/revelation-experts-revive-2200-year-old-theater-in-sw-turkey/news

Funding for construction of an archaeological park at Idalion:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/07/28/upgrade-for-ancient-idalion/

I think we mentioned the Plutonion at Pamukkale is open to tourists:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/gate-of-hell-to-open-to-visitors-166570

The Archaeological Park of Aigai Necropolis has opened to tourists too:

https://news.gtp.gr/2021/07/26/archaeological-park-of-aigai-necropolis-opens-in-northern-greece/

Excavations in the ruins of Conimbriga suggest they have archaeological potential:

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-07-31/excavations-in-the-ruins-of-conimbriga-reveal-enormous-archaeological-potential/61400

Review of James Howard-Johnston, *The Last Great War of Antiquity*:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210727-the-last-great-war-of-antiquity/

Review of Ariel Sabar, *Veritas*:

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/07/30/ex-journal-reporter-ariel-sabars-detective-work-debunks-sham-gospel-about-jesus-wife/5408260001/

Funding for some state schools to teach Latin in the UK:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/state-schools-to-teach-elitist-latin-q8dx9b6m9

Feature on Mary Renault:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/mary-renault-classical-greece-reflected-troubled-life/

Marking the day Elgin took the first of the Parthenon Marbles:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/31/parthenon-sculptures-marbles-elgin/

Feature on the Sacred Band of Thebes:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ancient-partners-in-love-and-war-11627566958

Feature on aqueducts in Hatay:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/hatays-historic-aqueducts-await-help-from-local-friends/news

Feature on gladiatrices:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-gladiatrix-the-roman-gladiators-that-were-women/139803

Feature on a 5th/6th century mosaic depicting a grape harvest from Hatay:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/mosaic-sheds-light-on-turkeys-amik-valley-grape-harvest/news

Feature on the Heraia:

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/women-lead-wins-at-olympic-2020-but-in-ancient-greece-were-denied-participation-4029389.html

Continuation of a feature on Roman Portugal:

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-07-26/a-misty-history-of-roman-portugal-part-4/61318

Feature on Thales:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/thales-theorem https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_arts_literature_usa/arthro/ancient_greek_philosopher_thales_and_right_triangles-2967913/

Pondering which ancient Greco-Roman philosophy is most appropriate for COVID times:

http://eidos.uw.edu.pl/which-school-of-ancient-greco-roman-philosophy-is-most-appropriate-for-life-in-a-time-of-covid-19/

Feature on the Pythia of Delphi:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/28/pythia-delphi-oracle/

Feature on Greek pottery:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/culture/arthro/ancient_greek_pottery_and_its_history-2984465/

Feature on ancient Greek cranes (the construction kind):

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/30/ancient-greeks-used-lifting-device-to-move-stones-before-cranes/

Rehashing an old feature on whether Greeks deliberately built temples where earthquakes occurred:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/25/did-ancient-greeks-deliberately-build-their-temples-in-earthquake-stricken-sites/

Latest salvo in the Parthenon Marble issue:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1470623/British-Museum-Elgin-Marbles-George-Osborne

Classics-related additions to the UNESCO World Heritage List include a section of the Limes in the Netherlands:

https://nltimes.nl/2021/07/27/roman-empire-border-netherlands-germany-added-unesco-list
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1631

... and the western part of the Danube Limes:

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22712059/another-unesco-world-heritage-site-in-slovakia-dates-back-to-the-roman-empire.html

... and the Rosia Montana (Roman) gold mine site in Romania:

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1552 https://www.reuters.com/article/unesco-romania-rosiamontana/unesco-names-romanian-ancient-gold-mine-settlement-a-world-heritage-site-idUSL8N2P34LI
https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-europe-business-united-nations-romania-d4e51e38cc72ff2fd31110a1b0a0da1a
https://www.startribune.com/romanias-roman-gold-mines-get-unesco-heritage-status/600081966/
https://nos.nl/artikel/2391125-ook-neder-germaanse-limes-toegevoegd-aan-werelderfgoedlijst-unesco
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/07/28/romanias-roman-era-gold-mines-get-unesco-heritage-status/

UNESCO also apparently wants the upgrades on the Acropolis to halt pending further study:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/206389/acropolis-concrete-pathway-saga-new-report-on-unescos-role-causes-stir/
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
Neolithic finds from a dig at Stranmillis College:

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/prehistoric-artefacts-unearthed-during-stranmillis-training-dig-40699559.html

A Bronze Age cremation burial urn from Hungary containing remains of a high-born woman and twin infants/fetuses:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-bronze-age-cemetery-reveals-history.html https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-elite-woman-burial.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729121814.htm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9831455/Archaeology-Bronze-Age-grave-Hungary-contains-urn-ashes-high-status-woman.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/4-000-year-old-cremated-remains-reveal-tragic-death-of-woman-pregnant-with-twins
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-high-born-woman-and-her-twin-fetuses-found-4000-year-old-urn-180978328/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/bronze-age-cemetery-reveals-history-of.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9872-210729-bronze-age-hungary

An 8th century Pictish stone from a beach on Orkney:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19475439.extremely-special-find-pictish-stone-turns-sanday-beach/

... and a feature on the Picts being aware of Greek divinities:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19467912.ancient-picts-knew-greek-gods-experts-say-findings-suggest/

A William the Conqueror coin from Richmond Castle:

https://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/william-the-conqueror-coin-found-at-richmond-castle/

A 13th century Cistercian stone barn excavation in Co Meath:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/archaeologists-excavate-phenomenal-13th-century-barn-in-co-meath-1.4630248
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/first-medieval-cistercian-stone-barnexcavated-inireland-anexceptional-find-say-archaeologists-40688838.html

Medieval finds from the Pilgrim Street dig in Newcastle:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/medieval-history-newcastle-pilgrim-street-21120374

A possible 400 years bp shipwreck off the coast of Finland:

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/unique_gulf_of_finland_shipwreck_may_be_400_years_old/12040972

Finds from various periods from a soon-to-be-completed dig in Rochdale:

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/142187/archaeologists-at-%E2%80%98big-dig%E2%80%99-hope-to-uncover-rochdale%E2%80%99s-anglosaxon-history
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/chamber-pots-ginger-beer-bottles-21170061
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-58027230

Some of the stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral have been dated to the 12th century:

https://www.livescience.com/stained-glass-thomas-becket-murder.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britains-oldest-medieval-paintings-canterbury-b1890569.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57768815 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61869 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/canterbury-cathedral-stained-glass-may-be-englands-oldest-180978301/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9869-210727-canterbury-cathedral-windows

Thomas Cromwell's kitchen renovations were apparently interrupted by the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57990681 https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/675/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/675/pub/675/page/38/article/200024
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/historian-recreates-thomas-cromwells-london-mansion-in-exquisite-detail/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-palatial-london-mansion-thomas-cromwell-chief-adviser-henry-viii-180978306/

Restoration of the 12th century Ayios Synesios church in Famagusta is under way:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/07/28/renovation-work-has-started-on-historic-famagusta-church/

More on Tollund Man's last meal:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/26/news-about-the-tollund-mans-last-meal/

More on Anglo Saxon identity:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/ancient-skulls-show-anglo-saxon-identity-was-more-cultural-than-genetic

More on medieval French coins found in Poland possibly linked to a Viking siege of Paris:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/medieval-french-coins-unearthed-in.html

Paper on grave goods in Early Medieval Europe:

http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue56/11/index.html

... and the press coverage it spawned:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-early-medieval-europe-big.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729220902.htm https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/07/29/britain-medieval-burials-adorned-big-data/2451627587997/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/digging-into-early-medieval-europe-with.html

A reanalysis of a weapon grave found in Finland 50 years ago suggests gender roles may have been more fluid in the Middle Ages:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-weapon-grave-suontaka-hattula-finland.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/weapon-grave-of-suontaka-hattula-in.html

Veterans are helping to recreate a Bronze Age roundhouse at Butser Farm:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-57968925 https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/national/19467988.veterans-help-reconstruct-bronze-age-roundhouse/
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/veterans-help-reconstruct-bronze-age-230100154.html

Feature on the restoration of an 18th century home in Spitalfields:

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57824929 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2021/jul/26/inside-dennis-severs-house-in-pictures

Feature on the tunnels found near Tintern Abbey a while ago:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09q8hpg/the-mysterious-medieval-tunnel-found-by-accident

Feature/study of 'relief banquet' depicted at Seville's cathedral:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/revealed-the-secrets-of-seville-cathedrals-banquet-set-in-stone

A dig at a 19th century residence in St Anne's Park was apparently afraid it would be 'alarming':

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/archaeological-experts-dig-takes-place-21155197

Seeking 'fresh ideas' for Alderny Nunnery Roman fort:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-58015191

Assorted UNESCO Heritage Site designations in Germany:

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-unesco-makes-jewish-centers-world-heritage-sites/a-58664275

... and the Paseo del Prado in Spain:

https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2021-07-26/un-paseo-de-500-anos-de-historia-como-legado-madrileno-para-la-humanidad.html

... while the UK has sites which may be losing World Heritage Status (with a focus on Stonehenge):

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/30/uk-cultural-landmarks-may-lose-world-heritage-status-says-unesco-chief-stonehenge
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/30/from-stonehenge-to-the-lakes-unesco-concerns-for-uk-landmarks
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-july-26-stories-1992312

... interestingly, a British court overturned government approval for the Stonehenge tunnel project:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-uk-court-overturns-govt-go-ahead.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-58024139 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/30/high-court-victory-for-stonehenge-campaigners-as-tunnel-is-ruled-unlawful

... while another related case was dismissed (I think):

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-57968573

In case you need a backgrounder on the proposed tunnel:

https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/environment/953669/the-battle-of-stonehenge

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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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Feature on Qin's tomb:

https://smarthistory.org/tomb-first-emperor-qin/

I think we mentioned this pair of shipwrecks (14th century and 18 century) off Singapore:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-26/Sunken-treasures-found-in-Singapore-s-waters-12cVPBGa3u0/index.html

Feature on the Tan Quan relic site (Viet Nam):

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tuan-quan-extremely-valuable-prehistoric-archaeological-site/205349.vnp

Paleolithic petroglyphs and other finds near Haryana are causing a rethink of the settlement of northern India:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/stone-age-tools-cave-paintings-discovered-in-haryana-could-be-clues-to-prehistoric-factory/ar-AAMyKXD
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cave-paintings-may-be-among-indias-oldest-180978324/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9870-210728-india-rock-art

Hopes for a human connection to the recently-found Arjun Loddi Cave:

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/250721/prehistoric-limestone-cave-hidden-in-asifabad-forests-located-by-archa.html

4000 years bp menhirs from Yadadri:

https://telanganatoday.com/historians-discover-4000-year-old-menhirs-in-yadadri

Iron swords an other items found while looking for Megalith and Neolithic sites in Mayiladumparai:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/antiques-unearthed-in-krishnagiri-district/articleshow/84774460.cms

A 6th century BCE silver coin from Keezhadi:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/silver-coin-found-at-keeladi-archaeological-site/articleshow/84852340.cms
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jul/30/silver-punch-marked-coin-unearthed-in-keezhadi-2337605.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9876-210730-india-silver-coin

More on perforated terracotta pipes from Korkai:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/perforated-terracotta-pipes-found-in-korkai/article35526939.ece
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/perforated-terracotta-distillation-pipes-unearthed-in-korkai/article35530918.ece

More on the relics of Ketavan the Martyr being identified:


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