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explorator 25.42 February 5, 2023
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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 site in Germany reveals the elephant-hunting activities of Neanderthals:
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/02/archaeological-breakthrough-evidence-that-neanderthals-hunted-giant-elephants
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-neanderthals-butchered-massive-elephants.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/01/pit-find-in-germany-reveals-how-neanderthals-hunted-huge-elephants
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/science/archaeology-neanderthals-elephants.html
https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-environment/20230201-neanderthals-hunted-butchered-massive-elephants-study
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1237/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1237/pub/1237/page/48/article/NaN
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-hunted-and-butchered-massive-elephants-125000-years-ago-180981578/
cf:
https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-lived-groups-big-enough-eat-giant-elephants
Meanwhile, also in Spain, the Cueva del Arco provides evidence of cave bears as well as hominids:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/bear-clawed-cavern-discovered-in-spain-opens-new-door-on-prehistory
Studying the physical implications of the Neanderthal's high-meat diet:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-05/ty-article/the-neanderthals-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-zinc/00000186-20c8-d442-a18f-afc96f5a0000
https://the-past.com/news/the-feasibility-of-using-zinc-isotopes-as-a-proxy-for-diet/
More on the 1.2 years bp obsidian workshop from Ethiopia:
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/obsidian-handaxe-workshop/ http://www.archaeology.org/news/11166-230201-ethiopia-obsidian-axes
More on the herbivore skulls apparently collected by Neanderthals in the Cueva Des-Cubierta in Spain:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-01-31/ty-article/archaeologists-report-anomalous-collection-of-animal-skulls-by-neanderthals-in-spain/00000186-07a4-d2bd-a3df-a7e6a53a0000
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/neanderthal-skull-cave/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/neanderthals-may-have-used-animal-skulls-as-decor
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/neanderthals-kept-animal-skulls-as-hunting-trophies/146069
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/study-confirms-that-neanderthals-possessed-symbolic-capacity/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11172-230202-neanderthal-trophy-skulls
More on the possible homo erectus skull recently found in China:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-skull-found-in-china-might-be-homo-erectus
Feature on Olduvai Gorge:
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/exploring-olduvai-gorge-a-rich-archaeological-site-in-east-africa-where-evidence-of-the-first-humans-was-found
Feature on the Rift Valley:
https://aeon.co/essays/the-rift-valley-tells-the-entire-human-story-from-the-start
Rethinking the 'one place' homo sapiens origin story:
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/human-evolution-east-africa/ ============================================================
AFRICA
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Possible identification of water management structures at Great Zimbabwe:
https://geo.au.dk/en/collaboration/water-in-africa/great-zimbabwe https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-medieval-city-in-africa-had-a-genius-system-to-survive-drought
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11169-230202-zimbabwe-water-management
Evidence of LSA meat, milk, and marine resource processing from Namaqualand (South Africa):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-28577-1
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Not sure if we mentioned this group of Second Intermediate Period family burials from the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/122226/Egyptian-archeological-mission-uncovers-family-burials-from-the-2nd-intermediate
Archaeologists have located the site of the Great Revolt mentioned in the Rosetta Stone (and elsewhere):
https://www.livescience.com/rosetta-stone-ancient-egyptian-battle-site
A study of mummification practices based on finds from a 'workshop' found a few years ago:
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-mummy-ancient-egyptian-workshop-clues.html https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/487395/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Unveiling-the-nature-of-the-materials-used-in-mumm.aspx
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/ancient-egypts-mummification-ingredients-came-far-flung-locales-2023-02-01/
https://apnews.com/article/science-germany-religion-68735c4de698a1662897910e8879e283
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11701781/How-make-mummy-Ancient-Egyptian-workshop-new-clues.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/02/01/egyptian-mummy-ingredients/ https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-01/ty-article/how-to-make-a-mummy-archaeologists-reveal-ancient-recipe-for-embalming-in-egypt/00000186-0775-df90-a3cf-f7f5fc150000
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/researchers-reveal-secrets-to-ancient-egypts-mummification
https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/03/mummy-mixtures-egypt/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-egypt-mummy-saqqara-necropolis-burial-chamber-journal-nature-rcna68759?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-goo-spills-the-secrets-of-how-the-egyptians-mummified-their-dead
https://www.zmescience.com/science/ancient-egyptian-mummification-ingridients/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/teasing-out-the-secret-recipes-for-mummification-in-ancient-egypt/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/egyptian-mummy-chemical-mixtures https://www.newscientist.com/article/2357581-ancient-egyptians-used-exotic-oils-from-distant-lands-to-make-mummies/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/secrets-of-ancient-egyptian-mummification-materials-revealed/146081
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-oldest-known-gold-covered-mummy-in-egypt-180981567/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/the-chemistry-of-mummification-traces-of-a-global-network/
cf:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00094-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04400-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00292-x
More on the 4300 years bp gold-wrapped mummified person found at Saqqara:
https://www.livescience.com/oldest-gold-covered-egyptian-mummy https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Egyptian-Archaeologists-Discover-4-300-Year-Old-Intact-Mummy
https://hypebeast.com/2023/1/egyptian-archaeologists-uncover-hekashepes-mummy-cairo
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/earliest-mummified-remains-found-in-egypt/
https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-mayve-discovered-the-oldest-and-most-complete-egyptian-mummy-yet
More on the Roman-era city found near Luxor:
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-residences-with-pigeon-towers-discovered-in-luxor-egypt
https://www.westernjournal.com/intact-1800-year-old-city-discovered-luxor-look-stunning-photographs/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11163-230131-egypt-roman-luxor
More on all the finds announced in Egypt last week (compendium articles):
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-unveils-ancient-tombs-of-secret-keeper-tomb-gold-leaf-covered-mummy/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/egypt-unveils-incredible-discoveries-including-130230627.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/30/egypt-unveils-new-incredible-discoveries-including-two-tombs-and-gold-covered-sarcophagus
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11158-230130-egypt-saqqara-tombs
More on the copy of the Book of the Dead from Saqqara:
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-book-of-the-dead-papyrus-found https://www.archaeology.org/news/11167-230201-saqqara-papyrus-tomb
More on the 20 Late Period burials found at the Tell el-Deir necropolis:
https://the-past.com/news/new-tombs-and-golden-amulets-found-in-new-damietta/
More on the Thutmosid-era royal tomb found in the Valley of the Kings:
https://the-past.com/news/royal-tomb-discovered-near-valley-of-the-kings/
The latest finds from Saqqara are apparently heading to the GEM:
https://see.news/gem-to-house-saqqaras-latest-archaeological-discoveries
Zahi Hawass on the Rosetta Stone:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/487317/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/Can-you-believe-the-Rosetta-Stone-is-not-in-Egypt.aspx
Feature on Nefertiti:
https://www.livescience.com/who-is-nefertiti-ancient-egypt
Feature on what Egyptian pyramids originally looked like:
https://www.livescience.com/how-egyptian-pyramids-originally-looked
Feature on all the dog burials at the Catacombs of Anubis:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-an-ancient-egyptian-mass-grave-of-dogs-stumping-archaeologists
https://www.iflscience.com/8-millions-dog-mummies-were-buried-within-the-catacombs-of-anubis-67277
Feature on sex in Egyptian religion:
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/29/ancient-egyptians-were-so-into-oral-sex-they-put-it-in-their-religion--and-religious-art/
Feature on the earliest mention of Sinai as a place name:
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/02/sinai-journeys-khety
The foundations of two very large structures (date?) were found near Persepolis:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481399/Foundations-of-two-giant-structures-unearthed-near-Persepolis
Evidence of a seasonal settlement of a nomadic people (date?) from near the Chamshir Dam site:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481390/Nomadic-settlement-discovered-near-hydraulic-dam
Plans for a survey in Babylon:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481389/Iranian-archaeologists-to-perform-survey-in-Babylon
A study of the shield of the Urartian king Argishti has revealed the name of an unknown country/nation/people:
https://arkeonews.net/urartian-king-argishtis-shield-reveals-the-name-of-an-unknown-country/
Study suggests metal working on the Tehran plain dates back to the 5th millennium BCE:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481441/Earliest-evidence-of-metalworking-on-Tehran-plain-dates-back
More on remains of a 5000 years bp 'tavern' with furniture and other features (including food remains) from Lagash:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-tavern-iraq-archaeology-intl-scli-scn
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730454 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/5000-year-old-tavern-in-iraq-1234655867/ https://arkeonews.net/5000-year-old-public-eating-space-with-food-still-inside-discovered-in-ancient-lagash/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/30/at-a-southern-iraq-site-unearthing-the-archaeological-passing-of-time/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/5000-year-old-tavern-discovered-in-iraq-180981564/
18th/19th century remains association with the Golestan Palace in Tehran:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481580/Centuries-old-ruins-discovered-in-UNESCO-designated-palace-downtown
A pair of 4000 years bp cuneiform tablets written in the Amorite language:
https://www.livescience.com/tablets-with-lost-canaanite-language https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/lost-canaanite-language-decoded-on-ancient-clay-tablets/146110
On using AI to read cuneiform texts:
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-ai-texts-thousands-years-readable.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730612
Still not sure of the circumstances these 756 artifacts from various periods were found in Basra:
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/more-than-750-artifacts-discovered-in-basra/
Overview of archaeological finds in Turkey in January:
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/january-2023-turkish-archaeology
Feature on Smyrna:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/01/31/smyrna-history-asia-minor-2/
More on the 1000 years bp moat and handprint from Jerusalem:
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11162-230131-jerusalem-crusades-moat
Again we read of Israeli forces taking artifacts from Sebastia:
https://imemc.org/article/wafa-israeli-forces-steal-artifacts-from-archeological-site-near-nablus/
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/133081 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230130-israel-steals-artefacts-from-palestinian-site-in-nablus/
... and a related OpEd:
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/r1rr89p2s
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Evidence of a Roman legion in central Cornwall:
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/digging-britain-reveals-evidence-10000-8088137
Remains of a section of Roman road and other finds from Sherford (Plymouth):
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-64512968 https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/gallery/fascinating-roman-road-uncovered-underneath-8107495
A pair of amphoras washed ashore at Sant-Antioco (coverage in Italian):
https://www.castedduonline.it/santantioco-due-antiche-anfore-portate-a-riva-dalle-mareggiate/
A study of a 3rd century Roman tiles from a factory in Corby:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-64411756
A 4th century (?) personified image of Roma found during Metro C construction:
https://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2023/02/02/dagli-scavi-metro-c-emerge-roma-donna-simbolo-della-citta_91f85e6a-673f-4e68-beac-2a65a1b05c0e.html?idPhoto=1
https://storiearcheostorie.com/2023/02/04/archeonews-scavi-metro-c-su-un-raffinato-vetro-dorato-riemerge-il-volto-della-dea-roma-simbolo-della-citta/
More on the remains of the Augustan aqueduct system at Naples:
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-aqueduct-discovered-naples https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/world/article271936102.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article271936102.html https://arkeonews.net/a-previously-unknown-subterranean-tract-of-an-augustan-era-aqueduct-has-been-rediscovered-in-naples/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66353 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11174-230203-naples-roman-aqueduct
More on the statue of someone in the guise of Hercules (increasingly identified as Decius this week) found during sewer work near the Appian Way:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64504306 https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/roman-sewer-works-reveal-statue-emperor-posing-hercules-2023-02-02/
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/02/03/sewer-ancient-statue-roman-hercules-emperor-contd-orig-zt.cnn
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/27/ancient-statue-of-hercules-emerges-from-rome-sewerage-repairs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/roman-sewer-repair-reveals-statue-of-emperor-posing-as-hercules/101930192
https://tvpworld.com/66025619/italy-statue-of-roman-emperor-uncovered-during-sewer-repairs
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hercules-statue-discovery-roman-sewer-2249303 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-emperor-statue-found-sewer-repair-appian-way-1234656238/
https://hyperallergic.com/797413/life-size-hercules-statue-unearthed-from-roman-sewer/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66313 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66366 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/31/life-sized-statue-of-hercules-found-on-the-appia-antica/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11160-230130-rome-hercules-statue
More on the assorted 2000 years bp gemstones found in a bathhouse drain near Hadrian's Wall:
https://www.livescience.com/roman-bathhouse-gemstones-england https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/28/roman-bathers-gems-carved-stones-archaeologists-hadrians-wall
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64458322 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730516 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/carved-gems-down-the-drain-1234655704/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/carlisle-roman-bathhouse-gems-intaglios-2249378
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-discovered-a-treasure-trove-at-the-bottom-of-an-ancient-roman-bathhouse-drain-near-hadrians-wall/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/archaeology-project-uncovers-roman-gems-near-hadrians-wall/146060
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-gems-over-2000-years-old-found-in-roman-baths-180981566/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11170-230202-jewels-bath-drain
More on the search for the oldest section of the Appian Way:
https://www.thelocal.it/20230127/rome-archaeologists-continue-search-for-start-of-appian-way/
More on Roman self-repairing concrete:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-01/the-self-repairing-concrete-that-keeps-the-colosseum-standing.html
More on the dodecahedron found in Belgium:
https://www.livescience.com/roman-dodecahedron-discovered-belgium https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fragment-roman-dodecahedron-found-belgium-1234656082/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11168-230201-belgium-roman-dodecahedron
More on using AI to figure out Greek inscriptions:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/28/greek-inscriptions-ai-deep-neural-networks/
The stadium at Nemea reopened to tourists this week:
https://greekherald.com.au/news/ancient-nemea-stadium-in-greece-reopens-to-visitors/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1203585/ancient-nemea-stadium-to-reopen/ https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/01/greece-stadium-ancient-nemea/
Feature on Laurie Reitsema's work with the human remains from the battle of Himera:
https://news.uga.edu/anthropologist-weighs-in-on-ancient-greek-history/
Joel Christensen on women and witchcraft in Greek myth:
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/01/31/women-witchcraft-and-greek-myth-academic-minute
Feature on Elizabeth S. Greene:
https://www.archaeological.org/member-spotlight-elizabeth-s-greene/
Review of Caroline Freeman-Cuerden, *Battle Elephants and Flamin Foxes: Animals in the Roman World:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/butchered-to-make-a-roman-holiday-cruelty-to-animals-in-and-out-of-the-colosseum/
Review/extract of Christopher Hadley, *The Road*:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/roman-roads-history-england-culture-archeology-b2270677.html
Feature on Phillis Wheatley's Greek-inspired poetry:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/31/first-african-american-poet-love-ancient-greece-phillis-wheatley/
OpEd on keeping the Parthenon Sculptures in the UK:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/case-keeping-elgin-marbles/
Feature on how the Parthenon Sculptures ended up in the British Museum:
https://www.openculture.com/2023/02/how-the-parthenon-marbles-ended-up-in-the-british-museum.html
Feature pondering when Rome fell:
https://www.livescience.com/when-did-rome-fall
Feature on Greek mathematics:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-vexing-problem-of-ancient-greek-mathematics/
Feature on the Kritios Boy:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/who-beheaded-kritios-boy-masterpiece-ancient-greek-art/
Feature on funding the arts in ancient Athens:
https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/01/29/funding-the-arts-in-ancient-athens/
Feature on ancient warrior women:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/warrior-women-gamers-ancient-world-female-fighters/
Feature on Greek colonies in south Asia:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/02/ancient-greek-colonies-south-asia/
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
Rogueclassicism:
http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Remains of a Neolithic era settlement at Lough Foyle:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64505669
7000 years bp (maybe) cave paintings from Bestazovca Cave in Slovenia:
https://english.sta.si/3133520/mysterious-cave-paintings-in-slovenia-hidden-in-bestazovca-cave
A metal detectorist in Bexhill came across a 3500 years bp bronze hoard:
https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/3500-year-old-bronze-age-8113416
A study of a cremation site in Derbyshire suggests Vikings brought their horses and other animals with them:
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-solid-scientific-evidence-vikings-brought.html https://www.livescience.com/burial-reveals-vikings-brought-animals-to-uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64431142 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64500686 https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23293763.vikings-brought-animals-say-york-archaeologists/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/01/vikings-animals-england-research-derbyshire-cremation-baltic-shield
https://news.sky.com/story/vikings-brought-dogs-and-horses-to-the-uk-12801259 https://www.inverse.com/science/at-least-one-viking-warrior-brought-his-horse-dog-to-britain
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vikings-brought-horses-and-dogs-to-england-study-finds-180981569/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/evidence-suggests-vikings-brought-animals-to-britain/
A dig at the Borders is hoped to provide some light on stories associated with Merlin:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23284233.archaeologists-shed-light-mystery-merlin/
LiDAR has revealed a large early medieval fortress site in Spain:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/lidar-reveals-sprawling-medieval-fortress/146077
A study suggests anglo-saxon monasteries were 'more resilient' to Viking invasions than previously thought:
https://rdg.today/uni-of-reading-dig-shows-anglo-saxon-monks-were-more-resilient-to-vikings-than-we-thought/
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-viking-brutality-monastery.html https://arkeonews.net/anglo-saxon-monasteries-were-more-resilient-to-viking-attacks-than-thought/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/anglo-saxon-monastic-communities-were-resilient-to-viking-raids/146065
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/viking-brutality-failed-to-wipe-out-community-dig-finds/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11177-230203-monastery-viking-raid
cf:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280589
Rethinking some 'pagan masks' found in a medieval site back in the 1960s:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-01/ty-article/ancient-pagan-masks-debunked-by-archaeologists-in-poland/00000186-0bde-dd5c-a987-1fffbd7d0001
An examination of the Hambleden Hoard has revealed some gold coins of Edward III:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64512980 https://www.bristolworld.com/news/bristol-dad-of-three-among-group-of-detectorists-to-find-ps150k-hoard-of-medieval-coins-4013659
A metal detectorist came across a Tudor jewel (in 2019) with connections to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon in Warwickshire:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/31/metal-detectorist-tudor-gold-pendant-henry-viii-katherine-of-aragon-warwickshire
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/world/europe/detectorist-pendant-henry-viii.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-64469038 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/henry-viii-gold-necklace-katherine-aragon-b2272710.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cafe-owner-unearths-tudor-bling-with-henry-viii-at-heart-gp39rcjcl
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-beep-beep-beep-and-id-found-henry-viiis-bling-0cwzwtm5x
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/tudor-jewel-discovered/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/detectorists-find-gold-necklace-wedding-henry-viii-catherine-of-aragon-b1056810.html
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/amateur-detectorist-tudor-pendant-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/02/shrieked-like-a-little-schoolgirl-man-makes-astonishing-find-with-metal-detector.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66341 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/detectorist-finds-tudor-jewellery-inscribed-with-initials-of-henry-viii-and-catherine-of-aragon/146072
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/tudor-jewel-associated-with-henry-viii-and-katherine-of-aragon/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-detectorist-discovers-rare-gold-pendant-celebrating-henry-viiis-first-marriage-180981557/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11173-230203-tudor-gold-heart
A study of bones from the Battle of Waterloo site:
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-two-century-old-mystery-waterloo-skeletal.html
A mudlarker came across this 'Roman' cup but it seems rather later:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64468180
Latest finds during work at Calverley Old Hall include children's shoes and a 'witch bottle':
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/calverley-old-hall-centuries-old-bonnet-childrens-shoes-and-witch-bottle-found-behind-walls-of-yorkshire-manor-house-4010377
More on bog bodies over the ages:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/science/archaeology-bogs-mummies.html https://the-past.com/news/bog-bodies-part-of-burial-tradition-spanning-millennia-study-finds/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/bog-dead-bodies-preserved-ny-times-peat-moss-headlines.html
More on the Iron Age votive deposit of bronze items from near Chelmo:
https://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/world/article271833407.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/place-of-sacrifice-from-2500-years-ago-years-found-near-chelmno/
More on the !ron Age chariot axle from Sizewell:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-64401388 https://www.suffolklive.com/news/suffolk-news/exceptionally-rare-iron-age-chariot-8079356
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11164-230131-england-wooden-axle
More on the xray of a 1300 years bp block of soil revealing a silver cross and garnet:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-64428086 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66323 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11171-230202-england-silver-cross
More on the Civil War-related finds from Coleshill Manor:
https://arkeonews.net/excavations-at-coleshill-may-rewrite-english-civil-war-history/
More on the identification of a 17th century Dutch shipwreck off Eastbourne:
https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-730016 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66328 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/scientists-and-archaeologists-confirm-identity-of-17th-c-dutch-warship/
More on the Victorian lead coffin burial of a surgeon found at Leicester Cathedral:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64415265 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11165-230201-leicester-lead-coffin
More on the Nescliffe Hill carving puzzle:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-64426061
Thornborough Henges is opening to the public:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/03/thornborough-henges-north-yorkshire-gifted-england-heritage
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1237/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1237/pub/1237/page/40/article/NaN
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2023/feb/03/the-thornborough-henges-drone-footage-shows-enormous-ancient-burial-site-in-north-yorkshire-video
Erosion concerns for some sites in Ireland:
https://www.buzz.ie/culture/photos-show-irelands-archaeological-heritage-29085651
Seeking a home for the remains of Saxon St Eanswythe:
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1236/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1236/pub/1236/page/39/article/NaN
Feature on megalithic tombs of Ireland:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dzbtgw/the-megalithic-tombs-of-ancient-ireland
Feature on the growing popularity of metal detecting in the UK:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/05/metal-heads-the-thriving-detectorist-scene-digging-up-britains-past
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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 ============================================================
21 Western Han Dynasty burials of 'subordinates' from Changsha:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2023-01/31/content_85081756.htm http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-02/01/content_85082651.htm
More than 10 000 Han Dynasty bamboo scripts and seal impressions from Yunnan:
https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2302035792/ http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_P17xPyOO.html
A possible 'guarding household' site (Song-Yuan Dyansty) from Henan:
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-02/02/content_85084876.htm
Muon scans of 650 years bp walls in Xi'an reveal assorted anomalies:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/muon-scan-mystery-ancient-chinese-wall http://www.archaeology.org/news/11175-230203-china-xian-muon
More on the 4th century sword and mirror from a burial in Nara:
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230126/p2g/00m/0na/004000c https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/japan-iron-sword-archaology-nara-b2273383.html
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-8ft-iron-sword-083121037.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11161-230131-nara-sword-mirror
Cambodian martial art reliefs from the Angkor Archaeological Park:
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501230115/archaeologist-shows-cambodian-martial-art-sculptures-at-khmer-temples/
A pair of 1200 years bp idols from Nalanda:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-200-year-old-idols-found-in-nalanda-archeological-body-seeks-possession-3749438
A 1000 years bp Dwarapala sculpture from Talangana:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/1000-year-old-dwarapala-sculpture-cries-for-attention/article66446929.ece
Illegal mining in Tamil Nadu threatens an Uzhakudi archaeological site:
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/feb/03/uzhakudi-archaeological-remains-threatened-by-illegal-mining-in-tamil-nadu-2543798.html
Restoration of a colonial building in India:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64300791
Excavations have resume at Purana Qila:
https://theprint.in/features/purana-qila-is-being-dug-up-again-asi-wants-to-reach-all-the-way-to-the-mahabharata-era/1352926/
Feature on the origins of the Indian kurta:
https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/tracing-the-origins-of-the-indian-kurta
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A study of the populating of Australia and New Guinea over 10 000 years:
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-remapping-superhighways-australians-reveals-year.html
cf:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123000197 ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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The Manis bone projectie point is the oldest bone weapon in the Americas (13 900 years bp):
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-oldest-bone-spear-americas.html https://arkeonews.net/research-team-identifies-oldest-bone-spear-point-in-the-americas/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/researchers-find-oldest-projectile-point-in-the-americas/146113
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/03/oldest-bone-spear-point-identified-in-the-americas/
cf:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade9068
A study of the Grand Plaza of Cahokia:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/study-reveals-changes-in-the-development-of-downtown-cahokia/146125
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