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explorator 25.34 December 11, 2022
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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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A jawbone from Spain may be evidence of the earliest homo sapiens in Europe:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221206204814.htm

On evidence of Neanderthals in northwestern Greece:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/07/when-the-neanderthals-walked-on-mount-smolikas-in-northwestern-greece/

More on the possibility of homo naledi using fire:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2350008-homo-naledi-may-have-used-fire-to-cook-and-navigate-230000-years-ago/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-fire-hominid-cave-human-evolution
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11047-221207-homo-naledi-fire ============================================================
AFRICA
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Excavation of a pair of churches (6th/7th CE) from Eritrea:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-early-churches-ancient-african-kingdom.html https://www.modbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article269817977.html https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-have-unearthed-two-early-aksumite-churches-in-africa/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/archaeologists-excavate-ancient-churches-from-african-kingdom/145447
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11066-221209-ethiopia-aksum-christianity ============================================================
ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
More on the funerary complex and mummy portraits revealed at the Garza site:

https://www.livescience.com/fayum-mummy-portraits-discovered-ancient-egypt https://menafn.com/1105288162/Archaeologists-Have-Unearthed-The-First-Full-Color-Portraits-Of-Egyptian-Mummies-In-More-Than-A-Century
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724311 https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2022/12/05/egypt-discovers-greco-roman-funerary-complex-south-of-cairo/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/04/greek-mummy-portrait-funerary-building-discovered-fayoum-egypt/
https://sports.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discovered-full-color-portraits-150412073.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fayoum-mummy-portraits-gerza-egypt-philadelphia-2225766
https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-portraits-of-egyptian-mummies-found-for-first-time-in-century-66549
https://arkeonews.net/huge-funerary-building-and-fayoum-portraits-discovered-in-egypt-fayoum/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11020-221206-egypt-fayoum-garza

More on the 3800 years bp tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa oriented to the winter solstice:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/new-research-identifies-reveals-oldest-ancient-egyptian-tomb-orientated-to-winter-solstice/145270

More on the golden tongued mummy finds from the Quewaisna necropolis south of Cairo:

https://sports.yahoo.com/ancient-egyptian-mummies-were-found-102735428.html

Feature on the 'dark side' of ancient Egyptian society:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/the-dark-side-of-ancient-egypt/

Feature on things we have learned about Tutankhamun's mummy:

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-08-five-things-science-has-told-us-about-the-mummy-of-tutankhamun/

What Tutankhamun's artifacts reveal about daily life in ancient Egypt:

https://aeon.co/essays/what-king-tuts-treasures-reveal-about-daily-life-in-ancient-egypt

Feature on reading Egyptian hieroglyphs:

https://www.openculture.com/2022/12/how-to-read-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs.html

More on the petition to return the Rosetta Stone to Egypt:

https://egyptindependent.com/zahi-hawass-calls-on-egyptian-to-sign-document-to-return-rosetta-stone-from-uk/

OpEd on why the Rosetta Stone should stay in the British Museum:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-rosetta-stone-shouldnt-be-returned-to-egypt/

There are 17 000 museum objects stored in the Sassanid-era fortress of Qale Falak-ol-Aflak:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479326/17-000-relics-kept-in-Sassanid-fort-s-treasure-trove

A Sassanid-era burial ground in the Oltan fortress:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479566/Sassanid-cemetery-discovered-near-ancient-fortress-in-northwest

A 'significant' 8th century BCE palace door sill find from Nimrud:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/07/first-major-dig-in-ancient-iraqi-city-since-isis-destruction-unearths-significant-palace-door-sill
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-palace-door-ancient-iraq-city-nimrud-university-pennsylvania-1234649708/

An 11 000 years bp 'narrative relief' from Turkey's Urfa region:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-year-old-earliest-narrative-scene.html https://www.livescience.com/oldest-narrative-scene-neolithic-turkey https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-08/ty-article-magazine/narrative-relief-from-11-000-years-ago-found-in-turkey/00000184-ec7a-d9f1-a9e6-edfa8d0a0000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724369 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11518495/Man-holding-penis-10-000-year-old-carving-worlds-oldest-narrative.html
https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-rock-art-turkey-narrative-scene-1765874 https://hyperallergic.com/786375/man-holding-his-penis-is-early-example-of-ancient-narrative-art/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-have-discovered-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-pieces-of-narrative-art-and-its-nsfw-2225995
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/11000-year-old-carving-of-man-holding-his-penis-is-oldest-known-depiction-of-a-narrative-scene-turkey-1234649681/
https://www.iflscience.com/man-waggling-his-willy-at-leopards-found-on-world-s-earliest-narrative-art-66554
https://gizmodo.com/11-000-year-old-narrative-art-sayburc-turkey-1849868575 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/08/oldest-known-depiction-of-narrative-scene-found-in-turkey
https://www.science.org/content/article/prehistoric-carvings-depict-showdowns-between-humans-and-beasts
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04338-4 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65878 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/archaeologists-discover-oldest-known-narrative-scene-dating-from-11000-years-ago/145452
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11064-221209-turkey-neolithic-carvings

cf: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/sayburc-reliefs-a-narrative-scene-from-the-neolithic/3A35B54B3265C7224CB225FE70EBDD02

Damage to Hagia Sophia's Imperial Gate:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199513/turkish-media-reports-point-to-more-damage-at-hagia-sophia/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/05/turkey-new-damage-hagia-sophia/

They're looking for the tomb of Saint BlaiseVlas/Blazey in Sivas (Turkiye):

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/search-is-on-for-tomb-of-famed-christian-saint-in-turkey/news

More on the study of the origins of the contents of the Uluburun shipwreck:

https://source.wustl.edu/2022/11/findings-from-2000-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex-trade-network/
https://the-past.com/news/isotope-analysis-reveals-origins-of-uluburun-shipwreck-cargo/
https://arkeonews.net/new-findings-from-3000-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-uzbekistan-nomads-supplied-a-third-of-the-bronze-used-across-ancient-mediterranean/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11038-221207-turkey-uluburun-tin

More on the 3000 years bp scarab find by Israeli students on a field trip:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/bronze-age-scarab/?mqsc=E4148553&dk=ZE24D0ZF0

Excavation of a Roman burial ground in Gaza is underway:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221208-gaza-excavations-begin-at-roman-cemetery/
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/roman-cemetery-palestine-archaeology-gaza-b2241660.html
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/archaeologists-excavate-2000-old-roman-171655290.html

A possible Hellenistic-era (maybe) Greek sling bullet from Yavne:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/2200-year-old-greek-sling-bullet-may-have-been-used-as-threat-to-jewish-soldiers/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-08/ty-article/greek-bullet-found-in-yavne-reveals-case-of-ancient-psychological-warfare/00000184-f173-d085-afc4-f3f321810000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724343 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/364102 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/2200-year-old-greek-sling-lead-bullet-with-magical-inscription-discovered-in-yavne/2022/12/08/
https://www.jns.org/israeli-archaeologists-link-2200-year-old-sling-bullet-to-hanukkah-story/
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/syy6r6jui https://english.news.cn/20221208/23e63088a20c490e9051f0f35dfc89c7/c.html https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/10/news/world/greek-sling-bullet-from-hellenistic-period-discovered-in-israel/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/10/2200-year-old-greek-sling-bullet-discovered-in-israel/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/08/2200-year-old-greek-victory-sling-bullet-discovered-israel/
https://arkeonews.net/2200-year-old-greek-sling-bullet-may-have-been-used-against-jews/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/09/discovery-of-a-rare-lead-sling-bullet-bearing-a-magic-inscription-for-victory/

Interesting project studying fingerprints on pottery shards from Tel Moza:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-fingerprints-tell-us-about-jerusalems-ancient-artisans-180981238/

More on the section of 1800 years bp Roman road revealed near Tiberias:

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/new-section-of-imperial-roman-highway-from-acre-to-tiberias-uncovered/2022/12/04/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/archeologists-uncover-new-section-of-1800-year-old-roman-road-in-galilee/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11063-221208-israel-roman-road

More on magnetic fields and dating Biblical events:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/earth-magnetic-field-biblical-stories-ancient-cities-destruction/

Feature on 'death wishes' in the Hebrew Bible:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/12/death-wishes-hebrew-bible

Israel is accused of 'obliterating' Islamic antiquities in Jerusalem:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221208-israel-continues-to-obliterate-islamic-antiquities-in-o-jerusalem/

... while it accuses the PA of doing damage to sites:

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-724527

Saudi Arabia has officially identified 67 new sites:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/2022/12/05/saudi-arabia-registers-67-new-archaeological-and-historical-sites/
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2022/12/05/Saudi-Arabia-s-Heritage-Commission-registers-67-new-archaeological-sites

More on the function of prehistoric 'desert kites':

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-04/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-solve-century-old-mystery-of-prehistoric-desert-kites/00000184-dc90-d208-a784-dfdc041f0000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724495 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/scientists-have-cracked-the-origins-of-desert-kites-massive-prehistoric-patterns-that-were-carved-into-the-middle-eastern-desert-2225003

Feature on Harry St John Philby's find of evidence of a meteor strike in the Empty Quarter:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2214206/saudi-arabia
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
The 'metallic signature' of the 19th Legion has been found at Kalkriese:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65834 https://arkeonews.net/metal-signature-of-roman-19th-legion-identified-at-teutoburg-battle-site-that-shook-rome-in-ad9/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/metallurgical-fingerprint-points-to-lost-roman-legion/145436

Finds from the excavation of a Gallo-Roman burial ground near Saint-Just-en-Chausee include armour and both human and animal remains:

https://www.inrap.fr/le-sanctuaire-gaulois-de-saint-just-en-chaussee-oise-16948 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65865

Evidence of a Roman settlement from Deal:

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/roman-settlement-uncovered-during-archaeological-dig-in-deal/

The folks who are excavating the Rutland Roman Villa wrote something for the Conversation:

https://theconversation.com/rutland-roman-villa-how-we-found-one-of-the-most-significant-mosaics-discovered-in-the-uk-196093

A possible Roman temple in Lancaster (?):

https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/excitement-grows-over-possible-discovery-of-rare-roman-temple-underneath-lancaster-3946378

A pair of Demeter figurines from the resort town of Anapa (Russia) ... a couple years ago:

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/roman-settlement-uncovered-during-archaeological-dig-in-deal/

More on the origin of gold from Troy, Poliochni, and Ur:

https://arkeonews.net/gold-from-the-ancient-cities-of-troy-poliochni-and-ur-had-the-same-origin/

More on the two dozen bronzes found at Casciano dei Bagni:

https://the-past.com/news/trove-of-bronzes-found-at-ancient-italian-sanctuary/ https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1138904735/italy-ancient-bronze-statues-discovery-tuscany

More on finds from the Colosseum's drainage system:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/05/investigation-of-drainage-system-under-the-colosseum/

More on Hipparchus' star catalog:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/12/the-worlds-oldest-map-of-the-night-sky-was-amazingly-accurate

More on questioning the Sponsian coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/are-the-sponsian-coins-real-further-considerations/

Review of Jane Draycott, *Cleopatra's Daughter*:

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/cleopatras-daughter-too-good-to-be-forgotten/

Interview with Laetitia La Follette:

https://www.archaeological.org/member-spotlight-laetitia-la-follette/

Interview with Francine Prose about her *Cleopatra* book:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/writersandcompany/cleopatra-beyond-the-myth-francine-prose-revisits-the-life-of-egypt-s-legendary-queen-1.6679487

Feature on the Venus de Milo's arms:

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/missing-pieces/armless-fun

Pondering the disappearance of Roman baths:

https://hyperallergic.com/785529/why-did-roman-baths-disappear/

Feature on the Topos Text app:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/06/world-can-now-access-greek-mythical-and-historical-locations-on-free-app-2/

Feature on Brown University's Latin Carol Celebration:

https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-12-06/latincarols

Feature on the poena cullei:

https://www.iflscience.com/poena-cullei-is-the-most-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-ever-dreamt-up-66575

Feature on the Parthenon being built by slaves:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/03/acropolis-parthenon-built-slaves/

Feature on priestesses in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/05/ancient-greece-women-priestesses/

Feature on daily life in Athens:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/07/everyday-life-ancient-athens/

Feature on Socrates:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/04/socrates-founder-of-western-philosophy/

... and Aspasia:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202212/the-hidden-woman-behind-socrates

Feature on Agathoclea Theotropos:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/08/ancient-greek-queen-agathoklea-theotropos-india/

The Gladiators/Centurions bugging tourists at the Colosseum is getting more press attention:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/romes-fake-gladiators-arrested-for-aggressive-tourist-trap/JBS5XZ4S3NBS3LQI3PR2F35JW4/

Excitement that there were 'secret talks' going on about the Parthenon sculptures:

https://www.livescience.com/elgin-marble-negotiations-uk-greece https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/04/news/greece/head-of-british-museum-held-secret-talks-with-greek-pm-officials-to-agree-deal-for-parthenon-marbles-return/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/05/after-spending-200-years-in-the-british-museum-the-elgin-marbles-may-be-about-to-return-to-greece
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-and-greece-secretly-discuss-return-of-parthenon-marbles-1234649187/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11499415/George-Osborne-secret-discussions-returning-Elgin-Marbles.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/03/george-osborne-advanced-talks-greek-pm-return-parthenon-marbles/
https://greekherald.com.au/news/greece-in-preliminary-talks-with-british-museum-about-return-of-parthenon-marbles/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/23168252.george-osborne-holding-secret-talks-greece-elgin-marbles/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/04/secret-talk-british-museum-greek-pm-return-parthenon-sculptures/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-04/british-museum-greece-parthenon-sculptures/101731648
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/3/british-museum-reportedly-in-talks-on-parthenon-sc/
https://www.zmescience.com/science/legendary-parthenon-marbles-could-be-returned-by-british-museum-after-more-than-200-years/
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/greece-seeks-win-win-deal-parthenon-sculptures-uk-94603662
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1199667/greece-seeks-win-win-deal-on-parthenon-sculptures-in-uk/
https://www.wral.com/greece-seeks-win-win-deal-on-parthenon-sculptures-in-uk/20616563/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/greece-seeks-win-win-deal-on-parthenon-sculptures-in-uk/2022/12/06/e95bbd5a-75a7-11ed-a199-927b334b939f_story.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-museum-parthenon-marbles-warning-2222924

... and there was speculation what a deal might look like:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/parthenon-marbles-return-british-museum-greek-annex-loan/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/04/the-parthenon-sculptures-and-the-art-of-secret-diplomacy/

... but then it was revealed that a deal was not close:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199483/greece-britain-discussing-parthenon-marbles-return-but-deal-not-close/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-britain-discussing-parthenon-sculptures-return-deal-not-close-athens-says-2022-12-05/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/48005-greece-and-britain-discussing-parthenon-marbles-return-but-deal-not-close.html
https://www.dw.com/en/parthenon-marbles-no-return-despite-reported-secret-talks/a-60146803
https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/12/05/greece-britain-discussing-elgin-marbles-return-but-deal-not-close/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/07/uk-again-rejects-return-parthenon-marbles-greece/

... and assorted politicians were saying they weren't going to change the law to allow for the sculptures' return:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/05/no-10-rules-out-changing-law-return-parthenon-marbles-greece
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/george-osborne-parthenon-sculptures-wellcome-collection-kyriakos-mitsotakis-nigeria-b2239128.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/06/uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-stages-intervention-to-stop-the-parthenon-marbles-from-being-repatriated-to-greece
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11504435/PM-rules-changing-law-prevent-British-Museum-handing-Elgin-Marbles-Greece.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221205-uk-warns-british-museum-over-parthenon-marbles
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elguin-marbles-greece-downing-street-british-museum-b1045032.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/05/uk-warns-british-museum-of-legal-requirements-regarding-elgin-marbles/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/06/return-elgin-marbles-greece-would-dangerous-slippery-road-warns/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/uk-tells-british-museum-parthenon-marbles-cant-go-back-to-greece/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/07/uk-again-rejects-return-parthenon-marbles-greece/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/07/news/world/uk-warns-british-museum-over-parthenon-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/09/british-culture-secretary-warns-returning-the-parthenon-sculptures-to-greece-a-very-dangerous-and-slippy-road/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1179/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1179/pub/1179/page/25/article/NaN

... but the British Museum was saying it wouldn't 'dismantle' the sculptures:

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/04/british-museum-pledges-not-to-dismantle-parthenon-sculptures-over-reports-of-talks-with-gr

... and then there was the suggestion the sculptures would be returned in 2023:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/report-says-parthenon-marbles-will-return-to-greece-in-2023/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/48019-media-report-secret-talks-for-parthenon-marbles-to-return-to-greece-in-2023.html

... and Mary Beard gave her opinion:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mary-beard-on-the-elgin-marbles-i-see-the-good-and-bad-arguments-on-both-sides-c5v6l6vsw

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Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
A 4500 years bp 'ax-grinding' site from near Stirling:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2vqzvyj88yo https://sports.yahoo.com/neolithic-axe-grinding-uncovered-230913830.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/11065-221209-scotland-neolithic-polissoir

Hospital construction in Slovakia revealed an 'Early Stone Age' settlement site:

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23080356/hospital-dig-unearths-stone-age-settlement.html

A 'bog body' find from west of Copenhagen (date?):

https://cphpost.dk/?p=141070 https://nord.news/2022/12/07/bones-and-all-archaeologists-find-a-body-from-ancient-times-in-a-bog-just-west-of-copenhagen/

Examination of some burials from a medieval graveyard excavated in 2003 in Ballyhanna revealed a couple examples of osteochondromas:

https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-coincidence-discovered-in-long-lost-medieval-graveyard
https://www.newsweek.com/medieval-graveyard-bodies-reveals-mutation-mystery-bypass-1764994

A 1300 years bp burial from Northamptonshire features a jewelled necklace, among other things:

https://www.livescience.com/gold-garnet-necklace-medieval-burial-uk https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/06/medieval-female-burial-site-found-near-harpole-is-most-significant-ever-discovered-in-uk
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/world/europe/medieval-necklace-burial-harpole-treasure.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-63860132 https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/once-in-a-lifetime-1300-year-old-necklace-found-by-archaeologists-excavating-village-land-near-northampton-3944197
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/necklace-housing-development-northamptonshire-burial-archaeology-saxon-royalty-b1045331.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11511721/Gold-necklace-dating-1-300-years-grave-Northamptonshire.html
https://apnews.com/article/europe-religion-london-england-cbd18136f0e78dc190edabff2ae56e98
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/07/necklace-medieval-burial-harpole-treasure/
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/1-300-year-old-gold-and-gemstone-necklace-uncovered-on-construction-site-156476485733
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dig-uk-housing-site-yields-major-7th-century-treasures-rcna60496
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harpole-treasure-7th-century-artifacts-unearthed-uk/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dig-uk-housing-site-yields-major-7th-century-94593160
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/gold-necklace-harpole-treasure-female-burial-scn/index.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300758770/dig-at-uk-housing-site-yields-major-7th-century-treasures
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724331 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-1300-year-old-gold-necklace-found-in-an-early-christian-burial-in-england-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-discovery-says-archaeologist-2224871
https://arkeonews.net/a-1300-year-old-necklace-is-the-richest-of-its-type-ever-uncovered-in-britain/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65854 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/archaeologists-uncover-once-in-a-lifetime-1300-year-old-gold-and-gemstone-necklace/145442
https://the-past.com/news/elite-early-medieval-burial-uncovered-in-northamptonshire/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/07/stunning-necklace-found-in-7th-c-anglo-saxon-burial/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-in-a-lifetime-medieval-necklace-discovered-in-early-female-church-leaders-grave-180981256/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11021-221207-england-gold-necklace

The occupant of a medieval burial in Poland reveals he had two types of dwarfism:

https://www.livescience.com/medieval-man-poland-dwarfism https://www.iflscience.com/medieval-skeleton-reveals-man-who-lived-with-two-kinds-of-dwarfism-66526

A medieval brooch found by a metal detectorist in Shropshire a few years ago has been declared treasure:

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/north-shropshire/market-drayton/2022/12/08/medieval-brooch-found-in-a-shropshire-field-declared-treasure-at-inquest/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-63918901

A survey of a bridge-to-be site in Olde Lyme has revealed assorted 19th century finds:

https://www.theday.com/local-news/20221204/putting-together-the-pieces-archeologists-survey-site-prior-to-bridge-work-in-old-lyme/
https://news.yahoo.com/putting-together-pieces-archaeologists-survey-013400250.html

Overview of the finds from the burials beneath that Wales department store revealed a month or so ago:

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/hundreds-bodies-found-beneath-old-25720892
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/found-bodies-300-people-buried-25692029

More on the find of the Dunscore coin hoard:

https://www.livescience.com/scotland-medieval-coin-hoard-field http://www.archaeology.org/news/11016-221205-scotland-coin-hoard

A study of a site associated with St Erasmus:

https://arkeonews.net/new-study-reveals-how-englands-white-queen-worshipped-a-disembowelled-saint-at-the-chapel-of-st-erasmus/

Feature on restoration work at l'Abbaye de Lagrasse:

https://www.lesalonbeige.fr/le-chantier-de-restauration-du-bras-sud-du-transept-de-labbaye-de-lagrasse/

Plans for Henry VIII's fortress in Hull to become a tourist attraction:

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/king-henry-viiis-riverside-fortress-7894264

Expectations of more finds to be revealed by coastal erosion:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-63807847

A section of medieval wall in Rochester collapsed:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/medieval-wall-collapses-onto-car-278393/

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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 ============================================================
An analysis of stone tools from southern China suggests rice harvesting was going on as early as 10 000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-ancient-stone-tools-china-earliest.html https://arkeonews.net/a-new-study-provides-the-earliest-evidence-of-rice-harvesting-dating-to-as-early-as-10000-years-ago/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/09/ancient-tools-provide-earliest-evidence-of-rice-harvesting/

cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278200

Yangshao culture 'grain barns' from Henan:

https://english.news.cn/20221209/bd85e05d2b514795bf7a15e8fdbff74e/c.html

A study of Neolithic pottery residues from Qujialing is shedding light on early diets in the region:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-unveil-evolution-paleodiet-neolithic-qujialing.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/06/researchers-unveil-evolution-of-paleodiet-at-neolithic-site-of-qujialing/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11017-221205-china-neolithic-crops

Remains of a 5000 years bp dwelling from the Yangshao Village site:

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202212/03/WS638ab45aa31057c47eba2748.html https://arkeonews.net/a-5000-year-old-large-house-has-been-discovered-in-chinas-yangshao-village/

20 Han Dynasty burials from Hunan:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-12/05/content_78550948.htm

35 Tang Dynasty burials from Liaocheng City:

http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_oGAWV97I.html http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-12/09/content_85003709.htm

Feature on assorted finds from China over the years:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202212/09/WS63925d7ea31057c47eba3736_1.html

A Kofun Period 'haniwa statue' (3.5 metres tall) from the Mozu-Furuichi burial mounds:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/09/national/habikino-osaka-largest-haniwa-statue-japan/
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-unearth-largest-rare-wooden-haniwa-statue-in-japan/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65890

An Edo Period bathing site in Hitoyoshi Castle might be a mikveh (!):

https://arkeonews.net/a-basement-discovered-on-the-premises-of-the-ruins-of-hitoyoshi-castle-in-japan-could-be-a-jewish-bathing-facility/

Japan plans to restore a 16th century castle but doesn't know what it originally looked like:

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3201981/japanese-city-aims-restore-16th-century-castle-no-one-knows-what-it-looked

Feature on an 8th century engraved Silla Dynasty gold leaf item:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65843

Feature on Gandharan scrolls:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thereligioushistorynerd/2022/12/will-ancient-gandharan-scrolls-change-buddhist-history/

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
The remains of the last known Tasmanian Tiger have been found in an Australian Museum's cupboard:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63855426 ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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Not sure if we mentioned this (re)revealed shipwreck remains from a Little Talbot Island beach:

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-12-10/19th-century-shipwreck-little-talbot-island-jacksonville

More on the recently-revealed shipwreck (probably) at Daytona Beach:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/us/mysterious-object-florida-beach.html https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/12/06/florida-beach-debris-ship-wreck-daytona-volusia-contd-orig-zt.cnn
https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-daytona-beach-florida-st-augustine-climate-and-environment-c54bc08695618c1e8d28ead1d218a0dc
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-structure-florida-beach-volusia-county-hurricane-erosion/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/buried-19th-century-shipwreck-uncovered-hurricanes-florida-beach/story?id=94692666
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/florida-beach-erosion-wooden-ship-b2240741.html
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Florida-beach-erosion-uncovers-wooden-ship-from-17635763.php
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/state-archaeologists-returning-to-site-of-mysterious-debris-on-florida-beach/
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/st-johns-county/st-augustine-archaeologist-says-mystery-object-unearthed-by-hurricanes-could-be-1800s-cargo-ship/6GSBE53ZCZCBXAPLHO2OUTWJ5I/

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