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explorator 25.49 March 26, 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 study modelling Neanderthal migration:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-european-neanderthal-migration-hints-hidden.html

The most recent version of the human 'family tree':

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-2-million-year-old-human-family-tree

More on bow-and-arrow use in Europe some 54 000 years bp:

https://theconversation.com/the-earliest-modern-humans-in-europe-mastered-bow-and-arrow-technology-54-000-years-ago-200609

More on Neanderthals dining on elephants:

https://the-past.com/news/analysis-of-elephant-bones-shines-light-on-neanderthal-diets/

More on Neanderthals collecting animal skulls as 'trophies':

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/neanderthals-collect-animal-skulls-spain ============================================================
AFRICA
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7000 years bp tools used for bleeding cattle from an excavation in northern Sudan:

https://arkeonews.net/bone-tools-for-bleeding-cows-discovered-in-a-7000-year-old-cemetery-in-sudan/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/tools-for-bleeding-cows-uncovered-in-7000-year-old-cemetery/146643

Using copper artifacts to study cutlural connections to South Africa between the 5th and 20th centuries CE:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-copper-artifacts-reveal-cultural-southern.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230322190854.htm

cf: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-copper-artifacts-reveal-cultural-southern.html

Searching for evidence of Jewish heritage in Morocco:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-search-for-signs-of-jewish-past-in-moroccos-southern-oases/
https://thearabweekly.com/archaeologists-search-vestiges-jewish-heritage-moroccos-southern-oases
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230319-in-search-of-jewish-heritage-in-morocco-s-southern-oases

Feature on Mauretania's Chinguetti manuscripts:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-capsules-mauritania-precious-chinguetti-manuscripts.html
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Broken statuary, including fragments of depictions of Ramesses II, Ramesses IX, Psamtik II, and Horemheb from a sun temple at Heliopolis:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-pharaoh-sphinx-statues-unearthed-at-sun-temple
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11898261/Archaeologists-uncover-broken-statue-Egypts-POWERFUL-pharaoh-sun-temple-Heliopolis.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/new-discoveries-at-the-matriya-sun-temple/146592
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11305-230324-egypt-heliopolis-temple

Plenty of mummified animal remains, including 2000+ Ptolemaic rams' heads (and more) from the Ramesses II temple site in Abydos:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/492386/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt%E2%80%99s-Ramses-II-temple-reveals-animal-mu.aspx
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735413 https://www.bna.bh/en/news?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2bDhgReS%2bJeOBv8snteGm5mrE%3d
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ancient-egypt-excavation-uncovers-2000-mummified-ram-heads-abydos-2023-03-25/

Restoration at Luxor's Temple of Esna have revealed a (probably Ptolemaic) depiction of the Zodiac:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-zodiac-paintings-on-egyptian-temple-see-the-light-of-day-after-2200-years
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/491999/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt%E2%80%99s-first-complete-Zodiac-uncovered-in-Temple-.aspx
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/491999/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Egypt%E2%80%99s-first-complete-Zodiac-uncovered-.aspx
https://english.news.cn/20230320/cccaddbbaf9343f3803445997bbfbdec/c.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735147 https://www.sciencealert.com/complete-depiction-of-the-zodiac-found-in-ancient-egyptian-temple
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66825 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/celestial-reliefs-depicting-the-heavens-uncovered-in-the-temple-of-esna/146614
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11301-230322-esna-temple-ceiling

More on the 'hidden corridor' revealed a few weeks ago in the Pyramid of Khufu:

https://arkeonews.net/scientists-reveal-new-discovery-inside-the-pyramid-of-khufu/

Feature on Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt and her efforts to save monuments when the Aswan High Dam was built:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2023/03/meet-the-woman-who-helped-save-egypts-temples-from-certain-doom

Feature on five things about Tutankhamun:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11890169/Tutankhamun-5-unanswered-questions-Egypts-Boy-King-died-whats-tomb.html

Feature on Nazis and Egyptology:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-18/gods-tombs-and-nazis-the-third-reichs-bad-relationship-with-egyptology.html

Feature on the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan:

https://www.iflscience.com/3500-year-old-unfinished-obelisk-would-dwarf-other-egyptian-monuments-if-it-were-finished-68069

Feature on the new approach to studying Egyptian mummified persons:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230320-the-great-debate-about-mummies-should-we-unwrap-them

Feature on the 'oldest song in the world' (found at Ugarit back in the 1950s):

https://www.openculture.com/2023/03/hear-the-oldest-song-in-the-world-a-sumerian-hymn-written-3400-years-ago.html

A study of trade networks in West Asia in the third millennium BCE:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/03/how-did-trade-networks-arise-in-the-third-millennium-bc

Feature on five ways ancient Persia contributed to the modern world:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/persian-empire-contributions/

Interview with Andrew Koh about his archaeochemistry investigations:

https://news.yale.edu/2023/03/21/studying-ancient-residues-scholar-finds-clues-humanitys-past

Feature on Susanne Kenner's work with 4000 years bp pottery from Jordan's Hujayrat Al Ghuzlan:

https://jordantimes.com/news/local/danish-archaeologist-examines-pottery-jordans-hujayrat-al-ghuzlan

Historic structures in Istanbul are being 'strengthened':

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/historical-buildings-strengthened-with-ancient-method-181718

More on the Roman-era mosaic at Shoham which was 're-exposed' last week:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-rest-stop-with-flowery-mosaic-to-host-tired-travelers-once-again/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-734789 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/ancient-mosaic-floor-with-colorful-floral-designs-re-uncovered-after-40-years/2023/03/19/
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/s1kysieeh https://www.jns.org/byzantine-era-church-mosaic-floor-in-shoham-to-open-to-the-public/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/03/19/aincient-floral-mosaic-floor-along-israel-national-trail-re-uncovered-after-40-years/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/byzantine-mosaic-excavated-in-israel/146586

More reaction to the Darius ostrakon 'mix up':

https://www.timesofisrael.com/too-good-to-be-true-darius-ostracon-mix-up-teaches-a-public-lesson-etched-in-pottery/

Feature on Yodfat and the burials of rebels there:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-03-21/ty-article/yodfat-the-jewish-town-attacked-by-60-000-roman-soldiers/00000187-03d4-dbfb-adf7-73d506330000

Feature on the context of ancient covenants:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/covenants-in-context/

A late 6th century 'pearling town' site on Siniyah island in the UAE:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-world-oyster-oldest-pearl-town.html https://apnews.com/article/archaeology-uae-oldest-pearling-town-e22516065e1a596eabaa5dad27e2b28f
https://www.timesofisrael.com/deep-dive-archaeologists-uncover-oldest-gulf-pearling-town-in-uae/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/03/23/a-closer-look-uncovering-the-gulfs-oldest-pearling-town-in-umm-al-quwain/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11880435/Their-world-oyster-Oldest-pearl-town-UAE.html
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/03/20/archaeologists-discover-oldest-pearl-city-in-the-gulf-in-the-uae/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/pearling-town-discovery-uae-scn/index.html https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/world-oyster-oldest-pearl-town-found-uae-97980506
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735076 https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/ancient-oyster-hunters-oldest-pearl-town-discovered-in-uae
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-oldest-pearl-fishing-city-arabian-gulf-1234661954/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pearling-towns-once-dominated-the-persian-gulf-archaeologists-think-theyve-found-the-regions-first-180981850/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11302-230323-siniyah-island-pearling

Restoration of 310 sites in Oman is ongoing:

https://timesofoman.com/article/128422-310-historical-and-archaeological-sites-in-oman-under-maintenance
https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1134510/oman/tourism/restoration-works-progressing-at-310-historical-and-archaeological-sites

... and thousands more are on the list for restoration:

https://cdn.timesofoman.com/article/128524-3423-archaeological-sites-identified-for-restoration-in-oman

More on mustatil excavations in Saudi Arabia:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/982186 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11293-230320-saudi-arabia-neolithic

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Remains of a 3rd millennium BCE boat from Ferrara (Italian):

https://www.ferrara24ore.it/notizie/cronaca/2023/03/20/a-copparo-rinvenuta-una-piroga-databile-tra-leta-del-rame-e-del-bronzo/
https://mediterraneoantico.it/articoli/egitto-vicino-oriente/storia-e-archeologia/antichissima-piroga-gigante-rinvenuta-nel-ferrarese/

Some 'abandoned' mosaic flooring from Pompeii dating to the earthquake of 62 CE:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/abandoned-mosaic-flooring-found-at-roman-pompeii/146607

A 1st/2nd century CE Venus figurine from a rubbish dump site in Rennes:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/statuette-of-venus-uncovered-in-roman-rubbish-dump/146631

Evidence of a Roman-era settlement from Cordovado (Italian):

https://sabapfvg.cultura.gov.it/cordovado-rinvenuto-insediamento-di-epoca-romana/

Evidence of a Roman military camp at Villneuve-sur-Lot:

https://quidam-hebdo.com/2023/03/21/lexceptionnelle-decouverte-dun-camp-romain-a-villeneuve-sur-lot/

A collection of pottery placed upside down along the walls of enslaved persons' quarters from Pompeii/Civita Giuliana:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-finds-in-pompeii-archaeology-2274344 https://www.stilearte.it/scoperta-ora-una-cucina-pompeiana-del-79-d-c-con-le-stoviglie-lasciate-ad-asciugare-le-foto/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/daily-life-frozen-in-time-at-roman-villa-after-the-vesuvian-eruption-of-ad-79/146625
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11306-230324-italy-pompeii-pottery

A Roman mosaic revealed at a shopping centre construction site in Colchester:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-65027662 https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23399155.colchester-roman-mosaic-revealed-lion-walk-shopping-centre/
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-03-21/glories-of-roman-mosaic-outside-vape-shop-to-be-uncovered
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/hidden-history-found-beneath-essex-8275964

A 'mysterious' cist-burial-like structure from near Torreano (date?):

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66853 https://arkeonews.net/an-ancient-structure-of-unknown-purpose-discovered-in-northeastern-italy/

Hopes for Bronze Age/Roman finds as a pre-M5 construction project begins in Gloucestershire:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/a417-missing-link-work-could-8276793
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/roman-treasures-could-unearthed-near-26543030

More on the Roman mosaic revealed at Olney:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64918113 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aldi-supermarket-dig-unearths-fantastic-roman-mosaic-s3lp0g6pj
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/roman-mosaic-aldi-buckinghamshire-archeology-b2304881.html
https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/developers-unearth-intricate-roman-mosaic-at-proposed-aldi-site-in-milton-keynes-4076565
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-734995 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ancient-roman-mosaic-discovered-under-supermarket-construction-site/ar-AA18VbCo?li=BBnb7Kz
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mosaic-supermarket-gbr-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-unearth-roman-mosaic-in-olney/146566
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11296-230320-england-roman-mosaic

More on the Roman-era tomb from Sagalassos 'sealed' with nails and bricks:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/science/archaeology-ancient-rome-tomb.html

More on the contest to help reveal the text on charred scrolls from Herculaneum:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/vesusius-scroll-decipher-challenge-1.6785894
https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/22/alexander-the-great-burned-papyrus-ai/ https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/read-the-herculaneum-scrolls/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/over-1m-up-for-grabs-if-you-can-unlock-the-secrets-of-these-roman-scrolls-from-pompeii-180981867/

More on 'self-healing' Roman concrete:

https://the-past.com/news/new-study-uncovers-the-secrets-of-roman-concrete/ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemists-long-lasting-roman-concrete?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email_share
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/secret-of-roman-concrete/?mqsc=E4150805&dk=ZE3130ZF0

More on the Bronze Age importance of copper deposits near Hala Sultan Tekke:

https://arkeonews.net/copious-copper-supplies-made-cyprus-a-trading-center-in-the-bronze-age/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/03/22/cypruss-copper-deposits-created-one-of-the-most-important-trade-hubs/

More on the 1800 years bp Roman spa/mansion in Reims:

https://news.yahoo.com/public-spa-elite-mansion-1-213056933.html

Review of Davie and Mount, *Et Tu Brute?*:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/et-tu-brute-review-latin-lovers-de569494

Feature on the Locus Ludi project:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-games-glimpses-life-death-ancient.html

Feature on some ancient ideas about AI:

https://www.history.com/news/artificial-intelligence-fiction

Feature on an Indian Buddhist monk buried in the Kerameikos in the 1st centery CE:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/20/ancient-indian-buddhist-monk-athens/

Feature on ancient Greek helmets:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/26/ancient-greek-helmets/

Feature on the giant statue of Dionysus of Apollonas on Naxos:

https://arkeonews.net/the-11-meter-giant-statue-of-the-island-of-naxos-dionysus-of-apollonas/

Feature on Roman enslaved persons:

https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/03/19/the-people-of-the-gaps-rescuing-roman-slaves-from-obscurity/

Feature on the Colossus of Rhodes:

https://www.thecollector.com/colossus-of-rhodes-ancient-wonder/

Feature on Alma-Tadema's *Roses of Heliogabalus*:

https://niagaranow.com/arts.phtml/eye-for-art-sir-lawrence-alma-tadema-the-roses-of-heliogabalus/

Feature on Pompey's Pillar in Alexandria:

https://www.thetravel.com/what-is-the-significance-of-pompeys-pillar-egypt/

Feature on Hypsipyle:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/19/hypsipyle-murderous-greek-women-lemnos/

Feature on Socrates' trial:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/real-reason-socrates-death-sentence/

Feature on a 3rd century CE portable sundial in a museum in Kavala:

https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2023/03/20/sundial-protable-philippi-museum-kavala-greece/

Feature on the Greek antecedents to Yellowjackets:

https://daily.jstor.org/girls-gone-greek/

Pondering why Hollywood has abandoned ancient Greece:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/24/hits-and-myths-why-has-hollywood-abandoned-ancient-greece

The Vatican officially returned its Parthenon Sculptures to Greece:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/24/pope-francis-returns-three-fragments-of-parthenon-to-greece
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65071987 https://apnews.com/article/greece-parthenon-vatican-elgin-acropolis-british-museum-3e5cff29ab2f8f45defd5dd7dcae25a1
https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/25/greece-welcomes-vaticans-return-of-parthenon-fragments-to-acropolis
https://www.dw.com/en/vatican-returns-parthenon-pieces-to-greece-acropolis/a-65119260
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11900315/Greece-welcomes-return-ancient-artefacts-Acropolis-kept-Vatican-centuries.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/eye-british-museum-greece-welcomes-back-ancient-art-98104733

... and an opEd on why Britain shouldn't 'apologize' for the sculptures:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11879385/Britain-apologise-Elgin-Marbles-think-tank-says.html

... and that Greece couldn't be trusted to return them in a 'loan' situation:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greece-cant-be-trusted-to-return-elgin-marbles-says-historian-f93v53cc9
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1280/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1280/pub/1280/page/39/article/NaN
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/brits-greece-would-return-elgin-marbles/

... and so the Sculptures in the British Museum should stay:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/20/george-osbornes-elgin-marbles-plan-has-fundamental-flaw/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1280/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1280/pub/1280/page/40/article/NaN

Another anti-Osborne-plan opEd:

https://unherd.com/2023/03/george-osbornes-sordid-elgin-plan/

More on the attack on an archaeologist on Mykonos:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/violence-hits-mykonos-over-efforts-to-preserve-ancient-heritage
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/03/21/greek-archaeologist-manolis-psarros-mafia-hit-ordered-by-property-developers-from-mykonos/

... and Greek government reaction:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/22/greece-mykonos-mafia-archaeologist-beaten/

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https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-32323
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Prehistoric (date?) petroglyphs from the Cova de la Vila in Spain:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-17/over-100-prehistoric-engravings-found-in-a-cave-in-northeastern-spain.html
https://arkeonews.net/unique-and-very-well-preserved-prehistoric-engravings-found-in-southwestern-catalonia/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11297-230321-spain-rock-art

A prehistoric (maybe) ring ditch from Derbyshire:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ring-ditch/146558

A 3200 years bp 'golden tomb' of a couple found in Armenia:

https://tvpworld.com/68739655/polisharmenian-team-discovers-golden-tomb-dating-back-3200-years

Study rethinking the 'Stonehenge calendar' as a modern construct:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-stonehenge-calendar-shown-modern.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/983750 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/the-stonehenge-calendar-shown-to-be-a-modern-construct/146657

cf: http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/keeping-time-at-stonehenge/792A5E8E091C8B7CB9C26B4A35A6B399

... and the argument continues:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/abs/archaeoastronomy-and-the-alleged-stonehenge-calendar/9C48576CAF5B1DBCEED2A0F5F868F34E

Remains of a Viking-era 'hall' of some sort near Hune (Denmark):

https://the-past.com/news/viking-age-hall-found-in-denmark/

More on the medieval gold and silver hoard found in the Netherlands:

https://www.livescience.com/very-very-rare-gold-and-silver-medieval-treasure-unearthed-in-the-netherlands
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11290-230316-netherlands-buried-treasure

More on 400 years bp wall painting found during renovations of a York kitchen:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/19/kitchen-renovation-reveals-400-year-old-friezes-in-york-flat?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-renovating-home-finds-historic-29495972
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kitchen-murals-york-scli-gbr-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/400-year-old-murals-found-during-kitchen-renovation-1234661907/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66813

More on the Greek-Revolution-era shipwreck off Halkidiki:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/03/20/shipwreck-in-halkidiki-linked-to-the-1821-revolution/

More on Notre Dame's iron support features:

https://www.livescience.com/notre-dame-is-held-together-by-a-first-of-its-kind-iron-skeleton-catastrophic-fire-revealed
https://www.sciencealert.com/notre-dames-fire-reveals-a-major-surprise-hidden-in-its-architecture
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11298-230321-notre-dame-iron

... and hopes to reopen in late 2024:

https://the-past.com/news/bog-bodies-exploring-complex-human-connections-with-wetlands-death-and-burial/

More on the burials found in Notre dame a few months ago:

https://the-past.com/news/burials-in-notre-dame-undergo-analysis/

Conservationists have purchased the Hembury Hillfort site:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-64994597

Hyping an upcoming dig with hopes for Norman conquest finds at Lowther Castle:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64782891

... and an upcoming dig in Ashton prior to housing construction:

https://www.lep.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/experts-go-digging-for-history-before-900-years-of-prestons-past-is-damaged-by-flats-plan-4072527

... and a project to survey/map underwater sites in the North Sea and Adriatic:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/adriatic-archaeologists-croatia-university-of-st-andrews-british-b2307809.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/science/croatia-university-of-st-andrews-british-belgium-b1069898.html

Bronze Age finds are returning to Lewis for exhibition:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1rlyz5dk4o

Feature on the Red Lady of Paviland:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/red-lady-paviland-skeleton-wales

Feature on the 'hand of Preles':

https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-3500-year-old-bronze-hand-is-a-mystery-to-archaeologists-68129

Feature on who built Stonehenge:

https://www.livescience.com/stonehenge-england-ancient-history

Feature on bog bodies:

https://the-past.com/news/bog-bodies-exploring-complex-human-connections-with-wetlands-death-and-burial/
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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 ============================================================
Remains of a pair of 5500 years bp domestic structures from Shanxi:

http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0321/c90000-10225045.html http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_pAHK81lq.html

Tang Dynasty burials from Shanxi:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/cemetery-from-the-tang-dynasty-uncovered-in-china/146415

Western Han Dynasty bamboo and wooden strips from Yunnan:

http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_pF9yU0zU.html http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-03/21/content_85180874.htm http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0320/c90000-10224894.html https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1287700.shtml

A cluster of buildings dating to the Song Dynasty is shedding light on military defenses in Chongqing:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1287794.shtml https://english.news.cn/20230325/76c2c09fe8f74f1a9ef4c74faffeb49a/c.html

An ornate brick chamber tomb dating to the Jin Dynasty from Shanxi:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/ornate-brick-chambered-tomb-from-the-jin-dynasty-discovered-in-china/146650

A Scythian-Saka era temple/mound (5th century BCE) has been restored by archaeologists in Kazakhstan:

https://astanatimes.com/2023/03/archaeologists-restore-baikara-temple-in-north-kazakhstan-region/

More on the 2000 years bp antler-instrument from Viet Nam:

https://www.iflscience.com/a-2-000-year-old-antler-in-vietnam-may-be-oldest-music-instrument-of-its-kind-67618
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11248-230222-vietnam-music-instrument

Folks were watching the equinox sunrise at Angkor Wat:

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/almost-9k-tourists-see-equinox-sunrise-angkor-wat

Concerns for a 1000 years bp Shiva temple in Chilkur:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/1000-year-old-shiva-temple-lost-in-concrete-squeeze/articleshow/98790000.cms

Questioning the claims of a 31 000 years bp amputation in Indonesia (in the news a few months ago):

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/very-sceptical-31000-yearold-skeleton-theory-debunked/news-story/1bc51be15df965bd7f3507521d4f90eb
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
Report suggests Australia needs to make a greater effort to protect its underwater heritage:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/australia-must-do-more-to-prevent-looting-and-destruction-of-underwater-heritage-report-says
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NORTH AMERICA
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Overview of a dig at a potential NHL arena site in LeBreton Flats:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ncc-lebreton-flats-archaeology-nhl-senators-arena-1.6781362

More on evidence of the spirituality of enslaved persons found near Harriet Tubman's birthplace a while ago:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spiritual-artifacts-harriet-tubman-birthplace

More on the wreck of the Ironton in Lake Huron:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ironton-shipwreck-lake-huron-180981741/

Feature on Tlingit petroglyphs at the Petroglyph Beach State Historic site in Alaska:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-mystery-of-this-petroglyph-covered-alaskan-beach-180981858/

Feature on Canada's first 'settlers' in the Yukon:

https://www.yukon-news.com/columns/history-hunter-canadas-first-settlers-were-in-the-yukon/

Feature on Yellowstone's Obsidian Cliff:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/science/yellowstone-indigenous-people-obsidian.html

Feature on the history of copper mining in Vermont:

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-03-23/the-lucrative-largely-forgotten-history-of-copper-mining-in-vermont

Feature on all the bones found beneath Benjamin Franklin's London home back in the 1990s:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-1-200-buried-bones-in-the-benjamin-franklin-house
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
A Maya burial chamber from Palenque:

https://mexicodailypost.com/2023/03/21/inah-archaeologists-discovered-a-burial-chamber-in-palenque-with-a-human-skeleton/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66844 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/maya-burial-chamber-containing-green-figurines-found-at-palenque/146600
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11303-230323-mexico-palenque-burial

A study of the skeletal remains of Lady SAS from Palenque:

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/osamenta-hallada-recientemente-en-palenque-habria-sido-de-una-mujer-foranea-revela-analisis
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/archaeologists-reveal-new-details-ancient-skeleton-palenque/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11295-230320-palenque-lady-sas

More on the 1400 years bp Moche wall paintings from Panamarca (Peru):

https://arkeonews.net/ancient-murals-of-two-faced-figures-found-in-peru/ http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66800

Feature on the Cast War of Yucatan:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/the-caste-war-of-yucatan/146638
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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 ============================================================
A study of a portrait of Henry VIII shows that it was updated as he aged:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1289/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1289/pub/1289/page/13/article/NaN

Feature on archaeoastronomy:

https://weekly.tvp.pl/68549797/archaeoastronomy-is-not-looking-for-an-ancient-ufo

Feature on Margaret Bryan and her astronomy research:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-uncovers-mysterious-author-early-astronomy.html https://www.techexplorist.com/research-reveals-details-mysterious-author-early-astronomy-textbooks/57955/

cf: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2022.0052

The National Portrait Gallery has digitized a silhouette portrait album:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66820

Feature on reassembling/reuniting a De Vos painting :

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165011263/painting-history-cornelis-de-vos-mystery-rkd-netherlands

Pondering claims Vermeer's daughter painted some of his portraits:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vermeer-daughter-binstock-theory-2273118

Feature on what we learned from Beethoven's DNA:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230322140929.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65037387 https://www.livescience.com/1st-ever-analysis-of-beethovens-dna-sheds-light-on-the-mystery-of-his-death
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/22/beethoven-liver-disease-alcohol-related-hepatitis-b
https://apnews.com/article/beethoven-dna-hair-deaf-liver-d2d8c50fdd951eb5f5b9fdae00f795a3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/03/22/beethoven-genome-hair/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/22/1165308267/scientists-sequence-beethovens-genome-for-clues-into-his-painful-past
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/scientists-decode-beethovens-genome/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00181-1 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-from-beethovens-hair-reveals-clues-about-his-death-180981870/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11304-230323-beethoven-genome-liver

cf: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10354-021-00833-x

Feature on the use of psychedelics in various ancient societies:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/psychedelic-origins-mystical-rites-religion/

Feature on Lord Byron's visits to Turkiye:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/portrait/famous-travelers-to-turkiye-lord-byron-an-admirer-of-turks

Feature on Titanic survivor Gretchen Longley:


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