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explorator 26.09 June 18, 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, Cristopher Kimberley,
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 reconstruction of Lucy's musculature to demonstrate that 'she' walked upright:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/32-million-year-old-human-ancestor-lucy-had-massive-leg-muscles-to-stand-up-straight-and-climb-trees
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/13/world/lucy-fossil-bipedalism-scn/index.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/3d-muscle-reconstruction-shows-3-2-million-year-old-lucy-walked-upright/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11541-230616-lucy-bipedalism-climbing

cf: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230356

Evidence of the presence of 86 000 years bp homo sapiens from the Tam Pa Ling Cave on Laos:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-rare-glimpse-ancestors-mainland-southeast.html https://theconversation.com/bones-the-cave-of-the-monkeys-and-86-000-years-of-history-new-evidence-pushes-back-the-timing-of-human-arrival-in-southeast-asia-206232
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/86000-year-old-human-bone-found-in-laos-cave-hints-at-failed-population-from-prehistory
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/633365 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746598 https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/13/asia/laos-cave-early-human-fossils-scn/index.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/14/researchers-get-rare-glimpse-of-our-first-ancestors-in-southeast-asia/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-earliest-evidence-of-modern-humans-found-in-southeast-asia-180982377/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38715-y

A 42 000 years bp Mongolian pendant may be the earliest known phallic art:

https://www.science.org/content/article/42-000-year-old-mongolian-pendant-may-be-earliest-known-phallic-art

More on claims that homo naledi buried their dead:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-small-brained-ancient-human-cousins-dead.html https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-dug-cave-graves-carved-marks https://www.archaeology.org/news/11485-230606-homo-naledi-burials

More on the oldest human footprint from South Africa:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-oldest-homo-sapiens-footprint-years.html

On human evolution and curly hair:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230607215834.htm

Suggestion that 'Viking disease' may originate in Neanderthal genes:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220521.htm https://arkeonews.net/hand-disease-known-as-viking-disease-may-have-its-origins-in-neanderthal-genes/

Controversial suggestion that fossils in Greece point to human ancestors evolving in Europe, not Africa:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/12/greek-fossils-human-ancestors-europe-not-africa/
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AFRICA
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More on genomic evidence being used to suggest farming arrived in northwest Africa via migrants from Europe and the Levant:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/992352 https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/ancient-genomes-show-that-the-farming-lifestyle-in-northwestern-africa-was-ignited-by-oversea-migrants-from-iberia-7400-years-ago.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/13/farming-lifestyle-in-northwestern-africa-was-ignited-by-oversea-migrant/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11529-230612-africa-farming-migration ============================================================
ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
A network of stone walls along the Nile in Egypt and Sudan are a form of hydraulic engineering:

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/walls-along-river-nile-reveal-ancient-form-of-hydraulic-engineering/
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-walls-river-nile-reveal-ancient.html https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/walls-along-river-nile-reveal-ancient-form-of-hydraulic-engineering.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/16/walls-along-river-nile-reveal-ancient-form-of-hydraulic-engineering/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11537-230615-nile-river-engineering

Residue analysis suggests followers of Bes may have used hallucinogens in their rituals:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/ancient-egyptian-followers-of-a-deity-called-bes-may-have-used-hallucinogens/

Egypt has reopened the Al-Zahir Baybars mosque after 225 years:

https://www.zawya.com/en/life/culture/after-225-year-closure-egypt-reopens-al-zahir-baybars-mosque-ol20lfkj

... and the Marina Al-Alamein site in Alexandria will soon open to the public:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/41/502790/Antiquities/GrecoRoman/Marina-AlAlamein-archaeological-site-in-Alexandria.aspx

More on Egypt's dispute with a Dutch museum over an exhibit:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/18/world/middleeast/egypt-spars-with-dutch-museum-over-ancient-history.html

More on the mummification workshops found at Saqqara:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/two-mummification-workshops-at-saqqara/

Evidence of an early Islamic-era settlement in Iran's West Azarbaijan province:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485639/Archaeologies-unearth-significant-ruins-estimated-to-date-from

... and Seljuk (and later) structures from Tepe Armideli in East Azarbaijan:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485664/Archaeologists-discover-centuries-old-structures-in-East-Azarbaijan

Ecbatana is seeking UNESCO registration:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485635/Ecbatana-prepares-to-surmount-obstacles-in-path-of-UNESCO-registration

More on the use of AI to translate cuneiform documents:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-ai-project-translates-5000-year-old-cuneiform-at-push-of-a-button/

12 000 years bp bird bone flutes from the Natufian Eynan-Mallaha site in northern Israel:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/12000-year-old-flutes-carved-of-bone-are-some-of-the-oldest-in-the-world-and-sound-like-birds-of-prey
https://www.dw.com/en/archeologists-find-12000-year-old-bone-flutes-in-israel/a-65939873
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/prehistoric-bird-wing-flutes-music-ears-archaeologists-israel-2023-06-12/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/these-12-000-year-old-instruments-were-intentionally-screechy
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/natufian-bone-flutes/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/12000-year-old-flutes-made-from-bird-bones-discovered-in-northern-israel.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/12/team-discovers-12000-year-old-flutes-made-from-bird-bones/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bird-bone-flutes-israel-180982376/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11528-230612-bird-bone-flutes

Kids on a school trip (of course) to Tel Azekah found a 2500 years bp Egyptian scarab seal:

https://www.heraldonline.com/news/nation-world/world/article276441301.html

A woman found a 3000 years bp 'Egyptian goddess figurine' on an Israel beach:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/palmachim-beachgoer-finds-3000-year-old-egyptian-goddess-figurine/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746244 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/woman-walking-on-israeli-beach-finds-3000-year-old-figurine/2023/06/13/
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/h1fb4obw2 https://www.jns.org/archeology/archaeology/23/6/13/294705/ https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egyptian-figurine-goddess-hathor-found-israel-1806941
https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/16/egyptian-goddess-figurine-israel/

The fortress at Hyrcania is being excavated for the first time:

https://allisrael.com/hyrcania-fortress-site-in-judean-desert-excavated-for-the-first-time-in-israel
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/archeology/1686559333-beautiful-hasmonean-fortress-is-being-excavated-for-first-time

Feature on archaeological labourers in 20th century Palestine:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/06/archaeological-laborers-palestine

Again we read of Israeli forces 'raiding' Sebastia:

https://daysofpalestine.ps/israeli-forces-raid-archaeological-site-in-sebastia-west-of-nablus/

Overview of finds from various periods found at the Al Ain site in Abu Dhabi:

https://gulfnews.com/uae/ancient-graves-relics-from-iron-age-unearthed-in-major-discoveries-in-uaes-al-ain-region-1.96458445
https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/2023/06/16/treasure-trove-of-artefacts-found-at-ancient-burial-site-in-abu-dhabi/
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2023/06/17/Archaeologists-unearth-Iron-Age-pre-Islamic-artefacts-in-Abu-Dhabi-including-weapons
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This Week in the Ancient Near East Podcast:

https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Overview of the dig at the Temple of Artemis in Evia:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/16/temple-artemis-evia-greece/

Somewhat vague item on recent finds from Parnitha National Park (date not specified):

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/15/archaeological-treasures-mount-parnitha/ https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/06/17/ancient-greek-artifacts-found-hidden-mt-parnitha-forest/

Iron Age and Roman vinds from a dig at Brills Farm in Norton Disney:

https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/digging-up-fragments-of-roman-and-iron-age-past-9317317/

A 1st century BCE/CE Roman villa find during solar panel installation in Campania:

https://www.stilearte.it/scoperta-una-villa-romana-rustica-in-campania-durante-i-lavori-per-listallazione-di-pannelli-fotovoltaici-dellenel/

I think we mentioned this 2000 years bp burial found during renovations at a Gozo Ministry site:

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ancient-tomb-found-refurbishment-gozo-ministry.1037099

Roman pottery found during Naxxar road construction (Malta):

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/roman-period-pottery-found-naxxar-roadworks.1037931

2000 years bp Roman pottery from a community archaeology dig in Weobley:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65878018 https://news.yahoo.com/roman-pottery-found-weobley-community-051011455.html

The Liberty of Southwark development site in London revealed remains of a Roman mausoleum:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-65890080 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/13/incredibly-rare-roman-tomb-unearthed-near-london-bridge-station
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/roman-remains-london-mausoleum-borough-southwark-mola-b1087571.html
https://londonist.com/london/news/roman-mausoleum-mosaic-discovered-the-liberty-southwark
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12190887/Completely-unique-Roman-mausoleum-discovered-archaeologists-London.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roman-mausoleum-unearthed-at-london-development-site/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mausoleum-london-construction-site-scli-scn-intl/index.html
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/incredibly-rare-roman-mausoleum-unearthed-in-london-1234671778/
https://arkeonews.net/incredibly-rare-roman-mausoleum-unearthed-near-london-bridge-station/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/archaeologists-discover-completely-unique-roman-mosaics-in-london/147645
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11534-230614-london-roman-mausoleum

A 2nd/3rd century CE Roman site is being excavated in Reims:

https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-and-technology/20230616-archaeologists-find-2nd-century-roman-site-in-the-french-city-of-reims

A 1900 years bp silver phalera depicting Medusa and other finds from Vindolanda:

https://arkeonews.net/volunteer-archaeologists-discovered-a-1900-year-old-silver-military-decoration-in-vindolanda/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/silver-phalera-depicting-medusa-among-new-finds-at-roman-vindolanda/147676

An 1800 years bp Roman burial in Romania was topped by a wolf's skull by a later looter:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article276445241.html https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/world/article276445241.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/wolf-skull-deposited-in-grave-to-protect-against-deceaseds-spirit/147652

Overview of excavations just underway at Birdoswald Fort on Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/archaeologists-reveal-town-near-military-27131310
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-65902075 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23592935.hadrians-wall-biggest-dig-30-years-aims-reveal-secrets/
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/archaeologists-reveal-town-near-military-27131310
https://cumbriacrack.com/2023/06/16/work-starts-on-largest-excavation-of-roman-fort-birdoswald-for-30-years/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cumbria-historic-england-newcastle-university-english-heritage-b1088222.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cumbria-historic-england-newcastle-university-one-visitors-b2358600.html

More on Roman tweezers from Wroxeter:

https://hyperallergic.com/826901/ancient-roman-tweezers-reveal-empires-aversion-to-body-hair/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-tweezers-hair-removal-180982364/

More on the 2000 votives from a sanctuary site on Kythnos:

https://greekherald.com.au/news/archaeologists-discover-countless-ancient-pottery-offerings-on-kythnos-island/

More on the study of Roman 'liquid gypsum' burials:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/york-archaeologists-3d-scans-roman-burial-practice-2317043
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/romans-burial-gypsum-york-180982354/

More on what ancient Romans smelled like:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-roman-perfume-smell-patchouli

More on that 2000 years bp doctor burial in Hungary:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/science/archaeology-ancient-rome-medicine.html

More on Romans breeding small bulldog type canines:

https://arkeonews.net/new-research-prove-that-romans-were-breeding-small-bulldogs/

More on the shipwrecks recently found in the Skerki Bank off Tunisia:

https://republicandaily.com/2023/06/archeologists-discover-3-shipwrecks-in-treacherous-mediterranean-reef/

More on the broken statue of Pan from Istanbul:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/broken-pagan-statue-of-greek-god-pan-unearthed-at-early-church-ruins-in-istanbul
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11539-230615-istanbul-pan-statue

More on increased activity at the Campi Flegrei:

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/16/this-supervolcano-in-italy-last-erupted-in-1538-is-it-about-to-blow-again
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/whats-going-on-at-italys-campi-flegrei-caldera

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00880-9

A dispute at Yeroskipou over plans to build a hotel on an ancient site:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/06/14/yeroskipou-to-fight-church-hotel-on-ancient-site/

The dig at the Roman site in Carlisle has been extended:

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23594802.incredible-carlisle-archaeological-dig-extended-july/

Paul Cartledge on why the Parthenon sculptures should be returned:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/06/12/dialogue/opinion/elgin-byron-and-those-marbles-revisited/

Feature on Tamar Gendler's remix of Plato:

https://news.yale.edu/2023/06/12/plato-tiktok-skydiving-yales-gendler-gives-ancient-texts-modern-spin

Review of Peter Brown, *Journeys of the Mind*:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/06/09/peter-brown-journey-mind-review/

Pondering the Buddha figurine from Berenike:

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/16/the-meaning-of-the-berenike-buddha/ https://the-past.com/news/berenikes-buddha/

Feature on the problems of statues with missing heads:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/arts/headless-statues-museums.html

Feature on the Villa of the Quintilii:

https://the-past.com/news/the-finery-of-a-villa-winery/

Feature on the Eleusinian Mysteries:

https://the-past.com/feature/eleusinian-mysteries/

Feature on Julius Caesar's last words:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/julius-caesars-last-words-et-tu-brute/

Feature on a manuscript relating a battle of Greeks and Goths at Themopylae in the 3rd century CE:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/13/ancient-text-reveals-epic-battle-between-greeks-and-goths-at-thermopylae/

Feature on Diogenes of Sinope:

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/06/western-philosophy-plato-athens-diogenes-cynic-books/674368/

Feature on daily life in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/14/ancient-greece-growing-up-in-athens-and-sparta/

Feature on 'Pluto's Gate' in Turkiye:

https://www.iflscience.com/plutos-gate-the-ancient-doorway-to-the-underworld-that-is-still-deadly-69345

.. and the Cape Matapan Caves:

https://www.iflscience.com/cape-matapan-caves-the-original-gateway-to-the-underworld-69416

A suggestion about Greek fire:

https://grantpiperwriting.medium.com/a-plausible-explanation-for-the-mystery-of-greek-fire-98375f2ec017

Feature on early Christian persecution in Rome:

https://www.thecollector.com/early-christian-martyrs/

... and what we can learn from Pliny about early Christianity:

https://christiantoday.com/article/what.we.can.learn.about.the.early.church.from.pliny.the.younger/140338.htm

Feature on what ancient Roman music sounded like:

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/what-did-music-in-ancient-rome-sound-like.html

Feature on Gladiator helmets:

https://www.thecollector.com/gladiator-helmets-types-characteristics/

Feature on Cleopatra's beauty secrets:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/10/beauty-secrets-cleopatra/

Feature on Drako:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/14/the-harshest-lawgiver-of-ancient-athens/

Feature on the mythical Trojan origins of Pontevedra:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/10/city-spain-greek-hero-trojan-war/

Feature on Alexander's campanion cavalry:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/11/alexander-the-great-elite-companion-cavalry/

Feature on how ancient Greek armies fed the troops:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/14/ancient-greek-armies-feed-soldiers/

Repeated feature on the Greekness of the Griffin Warrior:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/13/ancient-dna-proves-griffin-warrior-greek/

Feature on Greek architecture:

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/greek-architecture-101

... and Roman architecture:

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/roman-architecture-101

... and Neoclassical architecture:

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/neoclassical-architecture-explained

OpEd responding to Musk's suggestion the US needs a Sulla:

https://unherd.com/thepost/elon-musk-is-wrong-the-us-does-not-need-a-new-sulla/ -----
Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Ice Age evidence of homo sapiens in Britain from Wogan Cavern:

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/22035/

Efforts to preserve some 7000 years bp fish traps from a Norwegian lake (found last summer):

https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-stone-age/7000-year-old-fish-traps-excavated-in-norwegian-mountain-lake-a-race-against-time-as-the-water-is-coming-in/2213166

A Bronze Age cremation burial of a child in Oxfordshire included a pin made from a golden eagle's phalanx:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65878524 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/13/iron-age-settlement-and-rare-bronze-age-artefact-uncovered/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/golden-eagle-pin-found-in-bronze-age-burial/147616

... which was one find from assorted finds from various periods:

https://arkeonews.net/evidence-of-textile-manufacture-dating-back-millennia-was-found-in-an-area-famous-for-the-witney-blanket/

Plans to raise a 3000 years bp 'sewn boat' found off the shore of Croatia a while ago:

https://divernet.com/scuba-news/archaeology/divers-set-to-lift-bronze-age-sewn-boat/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/handsewn-shipwreck-recovered-180982389/

3000 years bp barley grains, eating utensils and horseshoes from excavations at the Asva mound in Saaremaa (Estonia):

https://news.err.ee/1609004918/saaremaa-excavations-unearth-estonia-s-oldest-artifacts
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11535-230614-estonia-asva-bronze

A very well preserved 3000 years bp bronze sword from a burial in Germany:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-german-archaeologists-bronze-age-sword.html https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/16/till-shines-3300-year-old-sword-found-in-germany-bronze-age-grave-bavaria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65936594 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746594 https://apnews.com/article/germany-bronze-age-sword-found-cb2070fdd128a40ee3f8e3421e80356b
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-sword-germany-octagonal-rare-1807156 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67537 https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-find-a-3000-year-old-bronze-sword-in-germany/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-found-in-germany/147628

A metal detectorist in Poland came across a 2500 years bp bronze hoard:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/2500-year-old-bronze-artefacts-found-in-eastern-poland/147671

This week's 'phallic stone' comes from a Viking Age site in Sweden:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/viking-age-phallic-stone-found-in-sweden/147609
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12189523/Archaeologists-uncover-huge-phallic-stone-excavations-Viking-burials-Sweden.html

A piece of sandstone with an image of a Viking ship may be the oldest picture ever found in Iceland:

https://www.icelandreview.com/culture/stone-carved-with-viking-ship-may-be-oldest-picture-ever-found-in-iceland/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67544 https://arkeonews.net/a-small-sandstone-carved-with-a-viking-ship-may-be-oldest-picture-ever-found-in-iceland/

A 10th century textile ('female costume') found during excavations in Seydisfjordur:

https://nord.news/2023/06/11/a-thousand-year-old-female-costume-has-been-found-in-seydisfjordur/

A 'post medieval' silver disk found by a metal detectorist in Aldingham a few years ago was declared treasure:

https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23587178.silver-disc-found-aldingham-south-cumbria-declared-treasure/

Overview of the ongoing dig at Soulton Hall:

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/north-shropshire/wem/2023/06/14/archaeologists-coming-closer-to-breaking-the-code-of-ancient-shropshire-hall-which-folklore-links-to-shakespeare/

More on the Bronze Age/Chalcolithic petroglyphs from the Prades mountains (Spain):

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/hundreds-of-prehistoric-engravings-found-in-the-prades-mountains.html

More on the Bronze Age burial mounds near Stonehenge:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vast-cemetery-of-bronze-age-burial-mounds-unearthed-near-stonehenge

More on the 4600 years bp carved oak piece found in peat in Wales:

https://explorersweb.com/a-6000-year-old-carving-sheds-new-light-on-neolithic-mysteries/

More on that medieval stone 'sharpening' phallus from Spain :

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/6-inch-stone-penis-was-used-to-sharpen-weapons-in-medieval-spain
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/archaeologists-uncover-six-inch-stone-27118826
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12194131/Archaeologists-discover-6-inch-stone-penis-used-sharpen-weapons-500-years-ago.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11540-230616-spain-phallus-stone

More on evidence of early 'drug use' in Menorca:

https://the-past.com/news/drug-testing-prehistoric-hair/

The mayor of Carnac is now getting death threats after allowing the removal of menhirs to build a hardware store:

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230613-anger-menhirs-and-death-threats-prehistoric-stones-destroyed-for-french-diy-store
https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Brittany-menhir-stone-row-Police-protect-mayor-after-death-threats
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/affaire-des-menhirs-de-carnac-le-maire-victime-de-menaces-place-sous-protection-policiere_5880449.html

... and a Carnac church was vandalized in response as well, apparently:

https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/l-eglise-de-carnac-visee-par-des-tags-dans-la-nuit-1875472

... in case you missed it:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/14/mayor-death-threats-french-stonehenge-brittany-carnac/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300903745/ancient-stones-thought-to-be-7000-years-old-removed-to-build-a-hardware-store-in-france

... and now we're reading that it might be a false claim:

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/vrai-ou-fake/desintox-non-les-majestueux-menhirs-ne-sont-pas-sacrifies-pour-un-magasin-de-bricolage_5887505.html
https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/patrimoine/menhirs-detruits-a-carnac-reconquete-en-petit-comite-devant-la-mairie-d59fc362-06be-11ee-8841-e89b1d29ab23

Feature on the Picts:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/the-picts-of-scotland-explained-3965400

Feature on the Newport Medieval Ship Project:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/11/restoring-this-rare-medieval-ship-means-putting-2500-pieces-back-together/

Evidence of malaria in Medici-era Italy:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-microscopic-evidence-malaria-medici-era.html https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/medici-familys-famous-hunting-grounds-may-have-killed-them-report-suggests
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/microscopic-evidence-of-malaria-in-the-medici-era.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11532-230613-medici-organ-malaria

Feature on the Mont Saint-Michel abbey on the occasion of its 1000th anniversary:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/mont-saint-michel-1000-years/index.html

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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 ============================================================
Easter Zhou Dynasty porcelain percussion instruments from the Dahutou site:

https://english.news.cn/20230612/6c1612957ede4809b0a281cee16a232c/c.html

Shang Dynasty burials, structural remains, and bronze casting workshops from Shaanxi (we may have mentioned this):

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-in-china-have-unearthed-shang-dynasty-tombs-containing-more-than-200-precious-burial-objects-see-them-here-2315596
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67491

A Neolithic celt from Poothinatham village in Tamil Nadu:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/celt-used-for-ploughing-found-in-poothinatham/article66957734.ece

Petroglyphs from Gansu Province have been digitized after a two years of fieldwork:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292523.shtml http://www.ecns.cn/news/culture/2023-06-14/detail-ihcqhipa9370621.shtml

Feature on some Ming Dynasty shipwrecks found last year:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-06-13/Shipwrecks-show-historical-continuum-of-the-Maritime-Silk-Road-1kBtMzVjdfi/index.html

Feature on the armour and weapons of various Central Asian steppe nomad peoples:

https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Archaeology%3A-the-weapons-of-steppe-nomads-58586.html

A Menhir and megalithic burial sites in Kodumanal have been declared protected monuments:

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/menhir-and-megalithic-burial-sites-declared-as-protected-monuments-at-kodumanal/article66957705.ece

Feature on a Mauryan-era stupa excavated back in 1999 which is still awaiting an official report:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/stupa-excavations-done-in-1999-2000-but-report-pending/articleshow/100923490.cms?from=mdr

Interesting feature on old plans for a metro in Kolkata:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65773871 ============================================================
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A 150 years bp waka (canoe) from the Patea River in New Zealand:

https://arkeonews.net/rare-waka-unearthed-from-new-zealand-river-after-being-hidden-for-153-years/

More on Moluccan ships depicted in Aboriginal petroglyphs:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-rock-art-painted-by-aboriginal-people-depicts-indonesian-warships-study-suggests
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NORTH AMERICA
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14 000 years bp finds from the Powars II Paleoindian site in Wyoming:

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/06/17/oldest-ever-found-in-wyoming-human-artifacts-dating-back-14-000-years-discovered-at-powers-ii-site/

Study suggests 'paleo Americans' were hunting mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13 000 years bp:

https://theconversation.com/forensic-evidence-suggests-paleo-americans-hunted-mastodons-mammoths-and-other-megafauna-in-eastern-north-america-13-000-years-ago-205556
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-paleo-americans-mastodons-mammoths-megafauna-eastern.html

A 6000-9000 years bp site found during road construction preparations in Arkansas:

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/archeological-artifacts-found-highway-112-construction/527-b1f4da78-7c8f-4911-b5a8-d10d510dce7c

6000 years bp 'earth ovens' from Washington state:

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/townnews/archaeology/newly-unearthed-6-000-year-old-archeological-site/article_576b9566-0af1-11ee-8167-d3d8a2eb2123.html

Study suggests hundreds of skulls from the Crenshaw site in Arkansas are ancestors of the Caddo people:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-crenshaw-site-local-ancestors-caddo.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/15/remains-at-crenshaw-site-are-local-ancestors-of-caddo/

Overview of a field school dig at a 1000 years bp Fremont village site at Hinckley Mounds (Utah):

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/06/15/students-unearth-1000-year-old/ https://ksltv.com/559896/utah-archaeology-students-unearth-artifacts-in-1000-year-old-village/
https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/unearthed-1000-year-old-indian-village-discovered-in-provo/

Overview of a field school dig at Fort Mose (Florida) which was the first free Black settlement in the US:

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/florida-archaeologists-uncover-america-s-first-free-black-settlement-182630469519

Feature on African-American burials in St Mary's (Maryland):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/06/17/african-american-burials-archaeologist-maryland/

Feature on a field school dig on Metis-associated land along the Sturgeon River (Alberta):

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/archaeology-on-ancestral-lands-students-dig-into-m%C3%A9tis-stories-on-historic-alberta-river-lots-1.6873931

Feature on a USC field school in Columbia (South Carolina):


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