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explorator 24.51 April 10, 2022
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You can read explorator online at:

https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/


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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Using cosmogenic neclide dating on lithic tools from the Olduvai Gorge:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/06/direct-cosmogenic-nuclide-dating-of-olduvai-lithic-industry/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10444-220406-olduvai-gorge-tools

A 'population hub' originating in Africa apparently accounts for East Asian populations in Europe some 45 000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-population-hub-africa-east-asian.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948948 https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-find-in-a-bulgarian-cave-prompts-rethink-on-how-humans-spread-out-of-africa
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-population-hub-out-of-africa-explains.html

More on tools as an indicator of 'threatened status' for Neanderthals even before the arrival of homo sapiens:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/neanderthals-went-extinct-in-spain-and-were-replaced-by-other-neanderthals-1.10721924
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/tools-reveal-patterns-of-neanderthal.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/05/clues-to-neanderthal-extinction-in-the-iberian-peninsula/

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
An obelisk associated with Hatshepsut was reerected in its original location near the Temple of Karnak:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/464326/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Hatshepsut-obelisk-reerected-in-original-location-.aspx

More on that project to 'recreate' the scents found in Egyptian tombs:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/114572/Analytical-chemists-archaeologists-aim-to-recreate-scents-in-ancient-Egyptian
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703220

The 10th century Tabataba Mausoleum was relocated due to ongling flooding issues:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/464141/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/Mausoleum-moved.aspx

Tarek Osman's series on 200 years of studying ancient Egypt continues (part V now):

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1204/464123/AlAhram-Weekly/Opinion/-years-of-understanding-ancient-Egypt-%E2%80%94-V.aspx

A followup to that item on Egyptian authorities confiscating contents of a Genizah (in the 'crime' section last week):

https://www.jta.org/2022/04/06/politics/the-egyptian-government-removed-items-from-a-newly-uncovered-genizah-and-a-u-s-senator-wants-answers
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-703459

Development concerns for Cairo's 'City of the Dead':

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/threat-demolition-looms-over-cairos-historic-necropolis

A study of the 'perfect alignment' of the pyramids:

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-of-the-pyramids-perfect-alignment-might-be-explained-after-all

cf: http://www.egyptian-architecture.com/JAEA2/JAEA2_Dash

A 4000 years bp 'bitumen boat' from near Uruk:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63761 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-sumerian-riverboat-in-iraq/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/4000-year-old-boat-excavated-near-the-ancient-city-of-uruk/143307
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/4000-year-old-boat-salvaged-near.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/06/4000-year-old-boat-salvaged-near-the-ancient-city-of-uruk/

Again we read of bulldozing of sites in Syria ... at Ras Al-Ain:

https://www.syriahr.com/en/245810/ https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/27866-Turkish-backed-factions-excavate-archeological-hills-in-Serekaniye:-SOHR

... and the Al-Hajajiyah hill:

https://www.syriahr.com/en/246424/

Marking the dedication of the Temple of Bel at Palmyra (April 6):

https://sana.sy/en/?p=268692

Seleucid and Patrhian-era finds from housing development site in Iraq's Diyala province:

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/27868-Dozens-of-artifacts-discovered-in-Iraq%E2%80%99s-Diyala-province

A farmer ploughed up a Hittite-era gold bracelet in Turkey's Corum province:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/farmer-ploughs-up-rare-hittite-gold.html

Four Umayyad-era inscriptions from the site of Knidos:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkish-experts-find-4-umayyad-epigraphs-at-ancient-city-knidos/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-inscriptions-found-in-datca-172691

A study of 3rd century (maybe 3rd millennium) BCE burials at the Damb-Kuh cemetery in Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471299/Study-sheds-new-light-on-ancient-cemetery-in-southeast-Iran

Assorted Bronze Age (?) finds from a site south of Iran's Burnt City suggest a possible workshop site:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471463/Arrays-of-prehistorical-relics-unearthed-in-southeast-Iran

Feature on Palestinian efforts to conduct excavations in Gaza:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/04/05/palestinians-overcome-obstacles-to-unearth-ancient-treasures-in-gaza/

More on the 'curse amulet' from Mt Ebal:

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-does-a-3300-year-old-piece-of-rock-from-mount-ebal-matter/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/Katy-archaeologist-reveals-new-details-about-17059786.php
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635

More on vanilla and wine in First Temple Jerusalem:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/05/notes-of-vanilla-how-the-elite-of-ancient-jerusalem-liked-their-wine/

On using archaeology to interpret the Bible and vice versa:

https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-703648

Pondering the sort of stone which would have sealed Jesus' tomb:

https://aleteia.org/2022/04/06/was-jesus-tomb-sealed-by-a-disk-shaped-stone/ -----
This Week in the Ancient Near East Podcast:

https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
A Hellenistic-era cremation tomb burial from Istanbul:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/hellenistic-cremation-tomb-found-in-istanbuls-haydarpasa-dig/2559474
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/hellenistic-cremation-tomb-discovered-in-istanbul-s-haydarpasa-56218

Overviewish of the ongoing excavations of a Punic child cemetery at Mozia (Italian):

https://livesicilia.it/sullisola-di-mozia-una-necropoli-infantile/ https://www.lasicilia.it/cultura/news/ricerche-su-necropoli-dedicata-ai-bambini-a-mozia-1573358/

I think we've mentioned this Greco-Roman temple find from Egypt's Western Desert:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/09/greco-roman-temple-discovered-in-egypt-2/

An analysis of Roman coin composition sheds light on a financial crisis mentioned by Cicero:

https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/research_team_sheds https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/news/articles/research-team-sheds-light-on-roman-financial-crisis/
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-analysis-roman-coins-uncovers-evidence.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/analysis-of-roman-coins-uncovers.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/research-team-sheds-light-on-roman-financial-crisis/

Plans for a dig in Lincoln which may contain a Roman cemetery:

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/digs-take-place-lincoln-site-6909887
https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/04/university-launches-archaeological-dig-at-the-lawn/

A statue of Artemis is on display in Izmir:

https://m.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/marble-statue-of-artemis-wows-visitors-at-izmirs-archaeology-museum-3593317

Columns at the Roman basilica at Ashkelon are being restored:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703199

Interview with M. Cosmopoulos on the excavations at Iklaina:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/%CE%BC-cosmopoulos-talks-about-the-excavation-at-iklaina/

More on Lund University's VR model of the House of the Greek Epigrams:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-visitors-domestic-space-pompeii.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406095328.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948886 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/copper-bottomed-proof-of-roman-currency-crisis-8ww6ss6pc
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/936/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/936/pub/936/page/54/article/290822
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/how-did-visitors-experience-the-domestic-space-in-pompeii/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10448-220407-pompeii-virtual-home

More on Pompeii's robot dog:

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/pompeii-robot-dog-guard-restoration-b2050544.html
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/06/robot-dog-hired-to-help-to-manage-pompeii-ruins/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/pompeii-employs-robot-dog-to-patrol-roman-ruins-tomb-raider-tunnels/UJCPZF3N6YXGHUCAFYA6R5WLMQ/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-a-robot-is-roaming-the-pompeii-ruins-180979856/

More on the mosaic found at Southwark:

https://the-past.com/news/londons-largest-area-of-roman-mosaic-for-over-50-years/

More on evidence of Roman-era silver processing at Kent:

https://the-past.com/news/industrial-scale-roman-silver-extraction-in-kent/

More arguing over York's proposed Roman Quarter devleopment:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/10/york-divided-over-plan-for-new-roman-quarter-hotel-and-153-flats-included

Review of Mary Beard, *Laughter in Ancient Rome*:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-04-05/baldness-was-funny-blindness-was-not-mary-beard-unveils-humor-in-ancient-rome.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-04-05/los-romanos-se-reian-de-los-calvos-pero-no-de-los-ciegos-mary-beard-desvela-las-claves-del-humor-en-la-antiguedad.html

Review of Barry Strauss, *The War that Made the Roman Empire*:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/antony-and-cleopatra-at-war

Review of Liv Albert, *Nectar of the Gods*:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/greek-mythology-cocktail-book

Review of Madeline Miller, *The Song of Achilles*:

https://glamadelaide.com.au/book-review-the-song-of-achilles-10th-anniversary-special-edition-by-madeline-miller%EF%BF%BC/

Review/excerpt of Edmund Richardson, *The King's Shadow*:

https://lithub.com/the-fugitive-who-conned-his-way-into-the-footsteps-of-alexander-the-great-and-the-quest-for-his-lost-cities/

Rebecca Flemming is the first Leventis Chair in Ancient Greek Scientific and Technological Thought:

https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/topics/culture-society/7656-chairancientgreekmedicine

Plenty of interest this week in Steven Hunt's suggestions on how Latin should be taught:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948752 https://phys.org/news/2022-04-lessons-modern-languagesand-taylor-swiftcan.html https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/apr/07/teachers-encouraged-to-use-taylor-swift-lyrics-to-make-latin-accessible
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10693999/Cambridge-teacher-calls-classes-use-Taylor-Swift-lyrics-replace-sexist-syllabus.html
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20050408.latin-teachers-use-taylor-swift-hit-disney-film-modernise-subject/
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/latin-teachers-could-use-taylor-swift-lyrics-engage-students

... and the Cambridge Latin course is being rewritten:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/07/caecilius-est-cancellatum-cambridge-latin-textbook-rewritten/

Latest feature on the Antikythera Mechanism is suggesting a 'calibration date':

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315027-ancient-computer-may-have-had-its-clock-set-to-23-december-178-bc/

Feature on speaking Latin:

https://psyche.co/ideas/speaking-latin-brings-an-unmediated-thrill-to-the-classics

Feature on the Mausoleum of Augustus:

https://smarthistory.org/mausoleum-augustus/

Feature on the Milos catacombs:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/milos-island-catacombs-greece/

Feature on Aphrodisias:

https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Ancient_City_of_Aphrodisias___Turkiyes_incredible_UNESCO_World_Heritage_list-2079818

Feature on cities (re)founded by Alexander the Great:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/04/cities-around-the-globe-founded-alexander-the-great/

A roundup of Alexander the Great's (possible) medical issues:

https://www.cureus.com/articles/85505-historical-perspective-and-medical-maladies-of-alexander-the-great

Feature on Cleopatra:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/114644/Cleopatra-VII-the-woman-who-led-armies

Feature on ancient Greek graffiti in Egypt:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/ancient-greeks-left-their-mark-in-egypt-in-591-bc-in-graffiti/

Feature on Nikopolis:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/04/nikopolis-roman-era-greece/

Feature on Thouria:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/08/spectacular-long-lost-ancient-greek-city-thouria/

Feature on the Battle of Plataea:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/09/battle-of-plataea/

Feature on the source of silver for Roman coins:

https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/study-seeks-source-of-silver-for-roman-coins

Feature on how to properly wear a toga:

https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/how-to-wear-a-toga-the-official-ancient-roman-way.html

Feature on sports in ancient Greece:

https://www.history.com/news/ancient-greece-sports

Feature on the Acropolis serving as a harem:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/acropolis-harem/

Feature on polychromy of Greek statues:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/ancient-greek-masterpieces-were-painted-in-dazzling-colors/

In case you didn't know about the elephant skull dug up near the Colosseum 90 years ago:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/the-story-of-the-prehistoric-elephant-and-romes-lost-hill.html

The Institute of Digital Archaeology is the latest demanding access to the Parthenon Sculptures for scanning purposes:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/institute-of-digital-archaeology-2096277 -----
Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
A 'lost' Ice Age cave from Brixham was located:

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lost-ice-age-cave-found-6926290

Study suggests the Neolithic Revolution in Europe resulted in humans being taller and more prone to cardiovascular issues:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-european-farmers-heights.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101723.htm http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/936/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/936/pub/936/page/53/article/290823

cf: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2106743119

A burial dating to 7600 BCE from Noord-Brabant:

https://nltimes.nl/2022/04/10/oldest-grave-netherlands-7600-bc-found-noord-brabant

A 5000 years bp site in Spain is being touted as the 'fashion capital' of the prehistoric world:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stonehenge-fashion-capital-historic-world-b2052072.html

Possibly 4000 years bp Bronze axe heads from a Wiltshire field:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60995770 http://www.archaeology.org/news/10449-220408-england-bronze-age

I think we've mentioned this Bronze Age figurine from the Tollense which might be a balance weight:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63772

7 Anglo-Saxon burials, each with a saucer brooch from Gloucestershire:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63766

A 1000 years bp possibly non-binary warrior burial from Finland:

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/remains-found-in-1000-year-old-lavish-burial-in-finland-may-be-of-nonbinary-warrior/

Medieval finds from a development site in Haverfordwest:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61011472

17th century polychrome wall paintings found during renovations at Saltworks Castle in southern Poland:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63793

More on the isotopic study of 'bog bodies' from Cramond:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/05/isotopic-investigation-reveals-life-history-of-bog-bodies-in-scotland/

More on Viking motivation to leave Greenland:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-the-vikings-abandon-their-most-successful-settlement-in-greenland-180979884/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10426-220325-greenland-viking-drought

More on the suggestion that Stonehenge was a solar calendar:

https://the-past.com/news/was-stonehenge-a-solar-calendar/

Feature on the purpose of assorted hillforts in Norway:

https://sciencenorway.no/history-humanities/this-pile-of-rubble-is-actually-an-ancient-fort-historians-have-discovered-450-of-them-around-norway/2000699

A survey suggests Dunstable Priory was once larger:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61011472

An update on efforts to conserve the Mary Rose:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-oven-bricks-tudor-warship-mary.html https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/News/LatestNews/2022/07-04-22.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/10451-220408-mary-rose-bricks

The site of Columbus' first tomb was located:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-04-07/localizado-el-lugar-exacto-donde-estuvo-la-primera-tumba-de-colon-bajo-el-asfalto-en-el-centro-de-valladolid.html

Plans for a dig on the site of a former Weymouth bowling alley:

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20052626.archaeological-dig-take-place-weymouth-mfa-bowl-site/

Pondering whether Bronze Age Britons used gold as currency:

https://the-past.com/news/weighing-up-the-evidence-did-bronze-age-britons-use-gold-as-currency/

Feature on Viking life in Britain:

https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/history/vikings-detailed-lives-britain-archaeology

Feature on the remains of the city of Conza:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/conza-buried-town-italy
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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 ============================================================
China believes it can make use of robot dogs like that at Pompeii:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202204/1257655.shtml

China is cracking down on the sale of looted antiquities:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/08/china-cracks-down-on-sale-of-stolen-antiquities

A study of late Neolithic rice and millet agriculture in southeast China:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-agriculture-southeast-china-late-neolithic.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/949108

cf: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11707-021-0956-z

More on 3000 years bp trousers:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-worlds-oldest-pants-are-a-3000-year-old-engineering-marvel/

More on 40 000 years bp pigment processing evidence:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/xiamabei-ochre-pigment-archaeology-1234621253/

Feature on restoration of some Tang Dynasty armour:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220409/0700763382274d81b0aa7430263556a3/c.html

Ancient 'Turkish' petroglyphs from caves in Mongolia's Gobi Desert:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/expert-finds-petroglyphs-of-ancient-turks-in-gobi-desert-172708

An update on restoration efforts on the Takav Gade at Angkor Thom:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220408/28e15ad35a244e0d8aa4dd2fa26f284c/c.html

Feature on the development of the Korean hanbok:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/style/one-garments-journey-through-history.html

400 Buddhist artifacts from a site in Swabi (Pakistan):

https://www.app.com.pk/culture-heritage/400-buddhist-antiquities-discovered-in-swabi/
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/national-2/400-buddhist-antiquities-stupa-excavated-in-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province
https://dailytimes.com.pk/915957/archeology-dept-discovers-400-buddhist-antiques-from-single-site-in-swabi/
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/948630-400-buddhist-antiquities-discovered-in-swabi
https://theprint.in/world/400-buddhist-antiquities-stupa-excavated-in-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province/908714/

Neolithic/Megalithic era petroglyphs from the Bhupalpally district:

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/050422/rare-stone-carvings-discovered-in-bhupalpally-dist.html

A pair of punch-marked Sangam-era coins from Adichanallur:

https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2022/04/04050353/1360982/Adichanallur-coins-find-suggests-early-habitation.vpf

Plenty of ceramics (date?) from the Thulukkarpatti excavations:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/apr/06/archaeologists-bowled-over-by-at-thulukkarpatti-site-2438668.html

More on the giant stone burial (maybe) jars from Assam:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkp4yn/archaeologists-discover-dozens-of-mysterious-giant-stone-jars-in-india
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703359 https://theprint.in/science/an-ancient-people-lost-to-time-mystery-of-giant-sandstone-jars-found-in-assam/902357/
https://news.abplive.com/science/assam-study-finds-mysterious-giant-jars-apparently-used-for-burial-rituals-1524629
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/giant-stone-jars-unearthed-india-study-1234624268/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/giant-stone-jars-found-in-india/143304

Evidence Hindus were eating meat at Ayodhya:

https://www.news9live.com/india/archaeology-history-and-mythology-show-hindus-ate-meat-even-in-ayodhya-163221

Goa is working on restoring temples destroyed by the Portuguese:

https://www.thestatesman.com/india/goa-begins-work-restoring-temples-destroyed-portuguese-cm-1503057810.html

Despite objections from the ASI, development is going on at a site in Jaipur:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/construction-on-archaeology-dept-land-despite-objections/articleshow/90673395.cms

Feature on the Marquesas before humans arrived:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/marquesas-islands-environment

Feature on Indian stepwells:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3172791/how-indian-architectural-feature-once-plentiful-being
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A 50 000 years bp Aboriginal site from Pilbara's Yirra Rock Shelter:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/08/wa-aboriginal-site-near-rio-tinto-mine-more-than-50000-years-old-new-study-reveals
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/indigenous-australians/wa-dig-unveils-50000-year-aboriginal-ties-c-6379776
https://thewest.com.au/business/mining/rio-helps-traditional-owners-discover-ancient-human-habitation-at-pilbara-archaeological-site-c-6377538
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/04/09/traditional-owner-led-dig-unveils-50000-year-links1
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/08/wa-aboriginal-site-near-rio-tinto-mine-more-than-50000-years-old-new-study-reveals

19th century colonial remains from a development site in Dunedin (NZ):

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/colonial-past-uncovered-acc-build-site

A study of skeletal remains of colonial-era migrant settlers to Australia reveals much health and economic status information:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-skeletal-reveal-grave-health-australian.html https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220406/Study-finds-metabolic-deficiencies-among-migrant-settlers-in-colonial-Australia.aspx
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10450-220408-south-australia-colony

Overviewish piece on the 2100 years bp Mithaka finds along 'Australia's Silk Road':

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/-mithaka-cultural-landscape-silk-road/100959802

Mungo Man and Mungo Lady are to be reburied:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61006118 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/06/mungo-man-and-mungo-lady-to-be-reburied-in-willandra-world-heritage-area-after-federal-decision
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10445-220407-australia-mungo-man ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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6000 years bp points from a dig at Cape Canaveral:

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/04/07/ucf-students-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-find-artifacts/7242765001/

I think we mentioned this possible 'war club' find from a Royston (BC) yard:

https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/royston-area-man-turns-up-indigenous-artifact-in-yard/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10442-220404-vancouver-war-club

Remains of 'ancient American dogs' from Jamestown (which apparently were being eaten):

https://www.livescience.com/jamestown-colonists-ate-indigenous-dogs https://www.science.org/content/article/jamestown-colonists-may-have-kept-eaten-indigenous-american-dogs
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10441-220404-jamestown-ancient-dogs

Excavations have resumed at a cemetery site in Guelph:

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/archaeological-study-resumes-on-baker-street-under-hard-tent-5246089

More on prehistoric human remains from a Miami condo development site:

https://www.wsj.com/story/in-miami-a-prehistoric-civilization-lies-beneath-condo-towers-8fc64335

More on the multicultural crew of a whaling shipwreck found in the Gulf of Mexico:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/industry-whaling-shipwreck-found-in-gulf-of-mexico-180979819/

A 'mysterious' cemetery at the Booker T Washington National Monument:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-graves-booker-t-washington-national-monument-virginia/

Feature on Edward Knell's work in the Mojave Desert:

https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/anthropology-professor-explores-the-mojave-desert/article_dd558dce-b60d-11ec-9235-db3bf8767721.html

Feature on the oldest known human footprints in North America and their implications:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ancient-footprints-in-new-mexico-raise-questions-about-when-humans-inhabited-north-america
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2314366-ancient-footprints-show-children-splashed-in-puddles-11500-years-ago/

A new campaign in Utah to protect archaeological sites:

https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-04-06/utah-launches-new-campaign-to-protect-archaeological-sites

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
Evidence of an earthquake and tsunami hitting Chile's Atacama desert (!) some 3800 years bp:

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/some-3800-years-ago-mega-earthquake-tsunami-hit-chiles-atacama-desert-2022-04-06/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/prehistoric-mega-quake-identified-off-chilean-coast-3-800-years-ago-1.10727878
https://wkzo.com/2022/04/06/some-3800-years-ago-a-mega-earthquake-tsunami-hit-chiles-atacama-desert/
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/el-desconocido-terremoto-magnitud-95-y-posterior-tsunami-que-devasto-las-costas-del-norte/WNVVVYHIXNEMLIQ4ULZWKK7VLI/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/a-tsunami-wiped-out-ancient-communities-the-atacama-desert-3800-years-ago/
https://gizmodo.com/massive-earthquake-rocked-chilean-coastal-communities-3-1848759281

Archaeologists are working at a submerged Maya city site in Lake Atitlan (Guatemala):

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/archaeologists-explore-submerged-maya-city/143293

Not sure how recent is the find of these stone spheres from Costa Rica:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/archaeologists-excavate-giant-stone-spheres-in-costa-rica/143313

An 18th/19th century pot find from Antiqua's Falmouth Harbour:

https://antiguaobserver.com/local-diver-finds-centuries-old-relic-in-falmouth-harbour/

Haven't had a feature on the archaeological remains of Port Royal in a while:

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/art-leisure/20220410/rediscovering-sunken-wickedest-city

More on Huayna Picchu being the correct name for Machu Picchu:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/world/americas/machu-picchu-real-name-peru.html
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/4/6/23009984/machu-picchu-wrong-name-peru-andes-mountains-inca-civilization-real-name-huayna-picchu
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/huayna-picchu-10682.html https://news.yahoo.com/world-called-archaeological-wonder-machu-222336257.html

Feature on Loa Traxler's work at the Rosalila Maya site in Honduras:

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/unm-professor-helping-unearth-mysteries-of-maya-site-in-honduras/article_dce1d9f0-ac68-11ec-9bed-335b5623314e.html
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:

https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/ ============================================================
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ============================================================
Latest update on the restoration (and damage) of Notre Dame:

https://www.dw.com/en/restoration-of-notre-dame-remains-a-challenge/a-61346946

Not sure where to put this project from English Heritage to identify labourers who excavated the Coria Roman site 100+ years ago:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-61009960 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/07/english-heritage-corbridge-roman-town-edwardian-navvies-hadrians-wall
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/pr-hadrians-wall-excavators/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brickmakers-miners-and-gardeners-hunt-is-on-to-uncover-excavators-at-corbridge-roman-town-0flrkszvt

Feature on TS Eliot's The Waste Land:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/06/it-takes-your-hand-off-the-panic-button-ts-eliots-the-waste-land-100-years-on

cf: https://thewasteland2022.com/

Feature on 'speaking animals' in Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern literature:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/04/speaking-animals-literature

Feature on the origins of the unicorn myth:

https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-unicorns

Feature on one of Rembrandt's self portraits:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2022/rembrandt-self-portrait/

Feature on the Chevalier d'Eon:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0bzwxqy/the-chevalier-d-on-the-18th-century-transgender-spy

Feature on studying hair through the ages:

https://www.sapiens.org/biology/hair-race-evolution/

Recreating (and testing the toxicity) of 18th century makeup:

https://theconversation.com/could-lead-makeup-really-kill-you-a-scientist-recreated-centuries-old-skin-whitening-recipes-to-find-out-podcast-180818

... and recreating a 17th century perfume:

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-recreate-17th-century-perfume-constantijn-huygens.html

Latest bad painting restoration appears to be in a chapel in Mexico:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-04-05/el-ecce-homo-mexicano-una-tatuadora-restaura-la-capilla-barroca-de-arroyo-zarco.html


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