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explorator 23.48 March 21, 2021
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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, Bill Gebhardt,
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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Suggestion that Neanderthals were able to create art:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/15/neanderthals-helped-create-early-human-art-researcher-says
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/neanderthals-early-human-art-1952646

Possible evidence of Neanderthal toothpick use from Poland:

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C86892%2Cneanderthals-used-toothpicks-new-research-reveals.html
https://www.jpost.com/health-science/neanderthals-possibly-used-toothpicks-research-shows-662632
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/neanderthals-used-toothpicks-new-research-reveals/138106
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9532-210318-poland-neanderthal-teeth

A study of the teeth of some homo antecessor fossils from Atapuerca:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-girl-of-gran-dolina.html

Studying how early humans in the Middle Pleistocene managed to stay warm:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/shivering-in-pleistocene.html
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
Egypt is hyping the upcoming 'Pharaoh's Parade:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/406424/Heritage/IN-PHOTOS-A-sneak-peek-at-the-Pharaohs-Parade-roya.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/99883/Egypt%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-Pharaohs%E2%80%99-Golden-Parade-will-take-place-on
https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypts-ministry-of-tourism-to-organize-unique-transfer-of-22-royal-mummies/
https://egyptindependent.com/majestic-procession-to-transport-22-royal-mummies-from-egyptian-museum-on-april-3/
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/03/17/egyptian-civilization-museum-gears-to-receive-royal-mummies/

Feature on the gods of Egyptian religion:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2021/03/from-cats-to-cows-to-crocodiles-ancient-egyptians-worshipped-many

Feature on the statue of Queen Meritamem:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/99705/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Queen-Meritamem-statue-A-masterpiece-in-Hurghada-Museum

A photojournalistic exploration of assorted Egyptian sites:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/cnn-publishes-two-photojournalistic-investigations-on-egyptian-archaeological-sites/

A social media campaign save Cairo's Barsoum Palace:

https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/03/16/barsoum-palace-what-community-action-did-to-save-a-cairo-treasure/

Zahi Hawass on the Golden Age of the Pharaohs:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/406194.aspx

Feature on that beer-brewing factory (and ancient beer) at Abydos:

https://hyperallergic.com/629493/discovery-of-an-industrial-brewery-in-ancient-egypt-rewrites-the-history-of-beer/

Latest on Iranian plans to excavate the Laodicea Temple:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459165/Archaeologists-prepare-to-make-final-attempt-to-unearth-temple

More on damage to sites in Syria:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/afp/2021/03/arab-revolution-syria-conflict-heritage.html
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/02/19/new-drone-footage-shows-what-a-decade-of-war-has-done-to-syria

... and challenges for the reconstruction of Palmyra:

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/sanctions-pandemic-hinder-restoration-of-syr-1184893.html

13 000 years bp tools from a cave in Anatolia near the Black Sea:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/13-000-year-old-stone-fragments-found-in-turkey/2174573
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9525-210316-turkey-stone-tools

Feature on Catal Huyuk:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/catalhoyuk-the-prehistoric-proto-city/138083

Somewhat vague item on 1700 years bp 'vases' being found during construction at a site in Kurdistan:

https://www.rudaw.net/english/culture/17032021

The big news this week comes from a survey of caves in Israel/Palestine where fragments of some Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the 'Cave of Horrors':

https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/New-scroll-fragments-uncovered-in-the-Judean-Desert-Nature-Reserve-16-March-2021.aspx
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-israeli-experts-discovery-dead-sea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/middleeast/dead-sea-scrolls-israel.html
https://www.livescience.com/biblical-scroll-discovered-cave-of-horror.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/bible-scroll-fragments-among-dazzling-artifacts-found-in-dead-sea-cave-of-horror/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/israel-finds-2000-yr-old-biblical-manuscripts-662148
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/HJBb4107u https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/298577 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/israeli-archeologists-discover-ancient-dead-sea-scrolls
https://www.dw.com/en/israeli-experts-discover-2000-year-old-dead-sea-scrolls/a-568833
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/16/israeli-archeologists-find-new-dead-sea-scroll-fragments
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56405090 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dead-sea-scrolls-new-israel-b1817703.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/542/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/542/pub/542/page/50/article/152657
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9366777/ https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977824243/archeologists-discover-additional-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-in-desert-caves
https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-03-16/hallados-nuevos-fragmentos-de-los-rollos-del-mar-muerto-por-primera-vez-en-60-anos.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dead-sea-scrolls-discoveries-new-fragments-israel-palestinian-west-bank-biblical-history/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/israel-dead-sea-scroll-cave-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/deadsea-scrolls-israel-archeology/2021/03/16/b74bf654-862f-11eb-be4a-24b89f616f2c_story.html
https://apnews.com/article/new-dead-sea-scrolls-israel-19844d3eb208190914182e78d9d79aac
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-03-19/new-fragments-of-dead-sea-scrolls-found-for-the-first-time-in-60-years.html
https://theconversation.com/cave-of-horror-fresh-fragments-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls-echo-dramatic-human-stories-157423
https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/2142a93e35f4a45b71a2a19bea89e770/Parchment-Biblical-Fragments-Are-Unveiled-By-The-Israel-Antiquities-Authority/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/uncategorized/new-scrolls-hidden-during-bar-kokhba-revolt-discovered/?mqsc=E4128433&dk=ZE1130ZF0
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/daring-rescue-mission-dead-sea-scroll-finds-other-rare-discoveries
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/dead-sea-scrolls-neolithic-basket-and.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-decades-found-cave-180977251/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9530-210317-israel-dead-sea-scrolls

... the scroll itself has apparently be 'found three times' now:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-how-a-dead-sea-scroll-was-found-three-times-1.9623750

... and is put in the context of a 'race' between archaeologists and looters:

https://jewishjournal.com/news/334372/in-israel-archaeologists-and-looters-race-to-acquire-a-piece-of-history/

... getting somewhat less attention was the find of a 10 500 years bp basket

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/oldest-woven-basket-in-the-world-found-in-israel-dates-back-10000-years-662183
https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/59d1e8960beb8e4b11733895e496c3c2/The-Israel-Antiquities-Authority-Unveils-An-Ancient-Woven-Basket-From-The-Judean-Desert/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-03/17/c_139817229.htm https://www.archaeology.org/news/9534-210319-oldest-basket

... and an ancient lice comb:

https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/5a82a5ae8449a57b70a580e53e2b0224/An-Ancient-Lice-Comb-Unveiled-By-The-Israel-Antiquities-Authority/

... and coins from the Bar Kokhba Revolt:

https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/b3de70e9e18f33e73765e281c2e85810/The-Israel-Antiquities-Authority-Unveils-Coins-From-The-Judean-Desert/

... and a Roman arrowhead:

https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/1336ca5c150fdc06bcdff35f795eda3a/An-Arrowhead-From-The-Roman-Period-Is-Unveiled-By-The-Israel-Antiquities-Authority/

... and the suggestion there is more to be found:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dead-sea-scroll-discovery-brings-tantalizing-prospect-of-more-yet-to-be-found/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/dead-sea-scrolls-many-caves-left-more-biblical-texts-may-emerge-662327

... and what the new fragments revealed about history:

https://www.salon.com/2021/03/18/what-the-newly-discovered-dead-sea-scrolls-tell-us-about-history/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cave-of-horrors-bible-scrolls-shed-light-on-jewish-rebels

Feature on who wrote the DSS:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-who-wrote-the-dead-sea-scrolls-truth-is-no-one-is-sure-1.9620311

Feature on the passion for archaeology and 'analysis' in Israel:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-israels-national-pastime-analysis-662323
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/why-it-is-exciting-times-for-archaeologists-in-israel-opinion-662490

More on the renewed interest in the Shapira Deuteronomy Scroll:

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/zaw-2021-0001/html http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=896 https://www.academia.edu/33146304/The_Shapira_Scroll_was_an_Authentic_Dead_Sea_Scroll_Palestine_Exploration_Quarterly_2017_149_1_6_27
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/the-shapira-fragments/?mqsc=E4128433&dk=ZE1130ZF0

More on that 2500 years bp figurine/amulet find from Israel:

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/habsor-figurine-09459.html

Saudi Arabia is excavating assorted sites along the Zubaida Trail:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1825476/saudi-arabia

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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A Geometric period (maybe) bronze bull figurine revealed by heavy rains at Olympia:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/19/rain-uncovers-bull-idol-at-ancient-olympia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56460693 https://www.dw.com/en/rains-unearth-ancient-bull-figurine-in-greece/a-56935641 https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1157467/torrential-downpour-reveals-bronze-bull-statue-in-olympia/
https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/19/archaeologist-stumbles-upon-bronze-bull-figurine-at-ancient-olympia/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/bronze-idol-gift-to-zeus-unearthed-in-ancient-olympia-archaeological-dig-662594
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ancient-bronze-figurine-bull-uncovered-southern-greece-76555650
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-archaeology-idol-idUSKBN2BB1AO https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300258099/ancient-bronze-figurine-of-bull-uncovered-by-rainfall-in-southern-greece
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/intact-bronze-figurine-of-bull-found.html

Really a crime story, but authorities in Athens recovered an 'exceptional artwork' (a reclining torso likely from a temple pediment) from a smuggler:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/20/police-arrests-man-for-trying-to-sell-ancient-greek-statue/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/20/greek-police-recover-exceptional-ancient-statue-from-a-smuggler/
https://apnews.com/article/arrests-smuggling-athens-greece-659b174482d5612e7ce3d3411c650388
https://www.startribune.com/greek-police-recover-ancient-statue-of-exceptional-artwork/600036280/
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/greece-recovers-exceptional-ancient-artwork-from-smuggler/news
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/greek-police-recover-ancient-statue-of.html

A hoard of 68 Greek coins from Romania (2nd century CE?):

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/16/68-ancient-greek-coins-romania/ https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/16/dozens-ancient-greek-coins-discovered-romania/

Roman anchors found in the River Wear might hint at the location of a Roman port:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-56468718

Remains of a Roman road from between Antwerp and West Flanders:

https://www.thebulletin.be/roman-highway-uncovered-between-antwerp-and-west-flanders
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/roman-highway-uncovered-between-antwerp.html

... and a section of Roman road was also found at Seengen (Italian):

https://www.laregione.ch/culture/culture/1499335/strada-seengen-via-canton-tratto-scoperto-argovia

Excavations are under way at the Temple of Venus site in Caesar's Forum (Italian):

https://video.corriere.it/foro-cesare-via-scavi-cercare-resti-tempio-venere/4937e76e-84a8-11eb-bffe-e0da654e6bc0

... and Fendi is funding the restoration of the Temple of Venus and Roma:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/fendi-funds-restoration-of-temple-of-venus-and-roma.html

Remains of a Roman shipwreck off Terracina (Italian):

https://www.temporeale.info/108564/argomenti/attualita-argomenti/terracina-individuata-una-nave-romana-immersa-nelle-acque-davanti-al-litorale-cittadino.html

Remains of a Nero-era (maybe) wall from Anzio (Italian):

https://ilgranchio.it/2021/03/18/anzio-ritrovato-un-muro-romano-nel-sottosuolo/ https://www.ilcaffe.tv/articolo/74857/ritrovamento-di-un-muro-romano-nelle-vicinanze-della-villa-imperiale-di-anzio
https://www.ilmamilio.it/c/comuni/36463-anzio-ritrovamento-di-un-muro-romano-nelle-vicinanze-della-villa-imperiale.html
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/news/anzio_villa_nerone_nuova_scoperta_news_20_marzo_2021-5843864.html

Remains of a 4th/5th century CE Roman structure found during fibre optic installation in Ortucchio (Itlaian):

https://www.terremarsicane.it/ortucchio-durante-i-lavori-per-la-fibra-ottica-emergono-tracce-di-epoca-romana/

Excavations and plans for the site of the temple of zeus in Euromos:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/temple-of-zeus-near-turkish-aegean-back-in-spotlight/2179479
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/temple-of-zeus-to-be-restored-to-its-former-glory-in-sw-turkey/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/temple-of-zeus-near-turkeys-aegean-back-in-spotlight-163247
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/zeus-temple-in-graeco-carian-city-of.html

Study suggests ancient Berenike had to move due to volcanic activity:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2271871-volcanic-eruption-may-have-forced-ancient-egyptians-to-abandon-a-city/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/volcanic-eruption-attributed-to-abandonment-of-ancient-egyptian-city/138089

Preservation concerns for Pompeii's buried murals:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/volcanic-ash-threatens-pompeiis-buried-murals/

In case you missed the find of a 5th century Christian community/monastery in Egypt's Western Desert:

https://www.livescience.com/monk-graffiti-ancient-egypt.html https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/406192/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/Egypts-Western-Desert-World%E2%80%99s-earliest-Christian-m.aspx
https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/03/14/1700-year-old-coptic-ruins-discovered-in-egypts-western-desert/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/15/church-greek-inscriptions-egypt/ https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/16/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ruins-of-monastery-greek-inscriptions-in-egypt/
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-christian-ruins-discovered-in-egypt-163109
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/archaeologists-find-early-christian-monks-living-quarters-churches-in-egypt-662322
https://fr.aleteia.org/2021/03/16/des-cellules-des-peres-du-desert-retrouvees-en-egypte/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/oldest-archaeologically-attested.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/03/17/ancient-monastery-remains-found-in-bahariya/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-christian-ruins-egypt-180977241/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9524-210315-egypt-christian-monastery

An underwater site off Amanthus (Cyprus) is facing some political challenges:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/03/19/cyprus-first-underwater-archaeological-site-in-hot-water-with-greens/

Plans to raise/extract the 2700 years bp remains of a Phoenician shipwreck:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/2700-year-old-phoenician-shipwreck-to.html

The Time Team folks plan to dig for a Roman villa at Fiennes' Castle:

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19170426.time-team-dig-villa-fiennes-castle/

Not sure why this theory about Greek art inspiring the Terracotta Warriors is back in the news:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/19/why-theres-so-much-backlash-to-the-theory-that-greek-art-inspired-chinas-terracotta-army/

... and a feature on what India learned from the ancient Greeks:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/14/conquerors-turned-friends-what-did-india-learn-from-the-ancient-greeks/

... and 'improper' burials in ancient Greece (this one might be new):

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1157385/the-improper-burials-of-ancient-times/

More on restoration plans for the Roman Aqueduct at Moria (on Lesvos):

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/18/magnificent-roman-aqueduct-greece-lesvos-gets-facelift/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/18/restore-roman-aqueduct-lesvos/ https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/03/19/the-roman-aqueduct-at-moria/

More on the recent developments in the study of the Antikythera Mechanism:

https://www.livescience.com/antikythera-mechanism-worlds-first-computer-modeled.html
https://neoskosmos.com/en/190214/workings-of-ancient-greek-and-worlds-first-computer-unravelled-by-uk-university-team/
https://newatlas.com/science/3d-x-ray-ancient-greek-computer-antikythera-mechanism/
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/antikythera-mechanism-09449.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/experts-recreate-mechanical-cosmos-for.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-research-illuminates-how-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-may-have-functioned-180977257/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9523-210315-antikythera-mechanism-model

More on that believed Roman fort location in Burton:

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/engineer-thinks-found-location-ancient-5180826

More on the return of that mosaic from one of Caligula's ships:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/world/europe/caligula-mosaic-ship-italy.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/looted-caligula-ship-mosaic-returned-to.html

More on plans to restore the Diolkos:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-ancient-diolkos-of-corinth.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/03/16/diolkos-the-innovative-ancient-achievement-is-being-restored/

An excerpt from Emma Souhon, *A FAtal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*:

https://crimereads.com/the-invention-of-murder-how-the-ancient-romans-codified-their-bizarre-views-on-murder/

... and a review:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fatal-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-review-et-tu-brute-11615561083

Reviewish/hypish for Patrick Hunt, *Hannibal*:

https://www.theoakleafnews.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/15/hannibals-secret-weapon-a-lecture-by-dr-patrick-hunt/

Reviewish/hypish for Shadi Bartsch's translation of the Aeneid:

https://chicagomaroon.com/article/2021/3/19/new-translation-old-friend/ https://fredericksburg.com/entertainment/arts/books/book-review-revisit-a-classic-with-new-translation-of-the-aeneid/article_22231825-c20f-5a73-9b84-401e4db50bd6.html

Reviewish/hypish for Eric Weiner, *Socrates Express*:

https://arbiteronline.com/2021/03/19/eric-weiners-the-socrates-express-can-make-philosophers-of-us-all/

Interview with Andrew Dinan about his *Americana Latine*:

https://medium.com/in-medias-res/latin-is-part-of-our-history-here-6f2cf5c4f0de?source=rss----be29a880a537---4

Assorted features on Caesar's assassination:

https://aeon.co/videos/plotting-premonition-and-chaotic-violence-an-ancient-account-of-caesars-demise

... and the Ides of March:

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ides-of-march-2021-meaning-when-is-the-74th-day-in-the-roman-calendar-and-how-is-julius-caesar-involved-3166259

A podcast on the Ides of March:

https://coinweek.com/coinweek-podcast/coinweek-podcast-154-beware-the-ides-of-march/

Pondering the future of Pompeii:

https://italicsmag.com/2021/03/15/can-the-future-save-the-past-in-pompeii/

Roman numerals in the news in France:

https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2021/mar/21/may-i-have-a-word-about-roman-numerals-elegantly-easy-i-ii-iii

Feature on lesser-known bits of Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/gallery/pictures-parts-hadrians-wall-few-20067083

Feature on the Moschophoros:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/21/the-calf-bearer-the-story-of-the-magnificent-ancient-greek-sculpture/

Feature on Dionysus:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2021/03/20/sacred-mysteries-god-made-man-myth-dionysus/

Feature on Diocletian's Palace:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/diocletians-palace/138109

Feature on Roman-era mummy portraits from Egypt:

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/see-the-faces-of-people-who-lived-in-egypt-under-the-roman-empire/

Feature on the origins of the Circus Maximus:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/tracing-the-origins-of-romes-circus-maximus.html

Feature on Agrippina the Younger:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/roman-empress-agrippina-master-strategist-nero

Feature on Roman medicine:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-medicine-health-ancient-rome-empire/

Feature on how they keep an eye on the Temple of Neptune at Paestum:

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2021/03/18/paestum-temple-of-neptune-monitored-online_47eebef9-aea8-4495-ab6e-f77ed521f5da.html

Feature on dogs in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/18/ancient-greeks-love-dogs/

Feature on AncientAthens3d:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/03/visualizing-ancient-athens

Feature on Hylas:

https://fitzrovianews.com/2021/03/15/dont-go-near-the-water-the-story-of-hylas/

Feature on the date of the Battle of Marathon:

https://coinweek.com/auctions-news/kunker-ancient-coin-auctions-how-do-we-know-when-the-battle-at-marathon-took-place/

Feature on the 'ancient Greek handshake':

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/19/handshake-ancient-greek-gesture-may-fade-away-post-covid/

Feature on Pheidias:

https://www.thecollector.com/phidias/

Feature on the theory Alexander's body is actually in St Mark's in Venice:

https://www.thecollector.com/alexander-saint-marks-tomb-venice/

More on Boris Johnson's statement on the Parthenon Marbles:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/britain-is-legitimate-owner-of.html

... and the official Greek government reaction:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/culture/arthro/associations_for_reunification_of_parthenon_sculptures_praise_mendoni_s_reply_to_johnson-2004366/
https://news.gtp.gr/2021/03/16/parthenon-marbles-dispute-heats-up-after-uk-pms-comment/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/response-to-boris-johnsons-comments.html

... and from the EU Commission VP:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/16/marbles-belong-parthenon-eu-schinas/

... and some OpEd reactions:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/15/losing-our-marbles-over-our-imperial-past
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/elgin-marbles-dont-belong-greece-belong-us1/

... and George Clooney's opinion:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/14/george-clooney-parthenon-sculptures/

... and a group of US politicians have called for the marbles' return:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/19/us-lawmakers-call-return-parthenon-marbles-greece/

Latest comparison of the US to the Roman Republic:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9nde/is-the-us-at-risk-of-a-roman-republic-style-collapse-this-historian-says-yes

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Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
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A well-preserved 3000 years bp bronze sword from Denmark:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/perfectly-preserved-bronze-age-sword.html

Evidence of some sort of Bronze Age monument/structure from a housing development site in Newbury:

https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/home/34059/evidence-of-bronze-age-monument-at-newbury-housing-development.html

Remains of a 5th/6th century Pictish feast on Orkney:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/revealed-details-of-massive-pictish-era-feast-in-orkney-3168167
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19159946.archaeologists-shell-shocked-iron-age-party/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9372687/Iron-Age-seafood-buffet-fed-wedding-funeral-guests-discovered-Scotland.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/60968 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9526-210316-scotland-shell-feast

Really a crime story, but Spanish police recovered an 11th century jewellery hoard which was up for sale online:

https://english.elpais.com/arts/2021-03-17/how-an-11th-century-buried-treasure-ended-up-for-sale-on-social-media.html
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/03/17/spanish-11th-century-buried-treasure-ended-up-for-sale-on-social-media/

A possible 18th century keel from the waters off Isla Cristina:

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/03/15/ancient-keel-could-belong-to-18th-century-ship-chased-by-english-pirates/

A mass burial of soldiers (from both sides) who died at the Siege of Rennes in 1491:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2271481-mass-graves-in-france-belonged-to-opposing-soldiers-in-medieval-war/

Medieval burials from a dig at a castle site in Cataluna:

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/03/15/human-skeletons-from-the-middle-ages-found-during-archaeological-work/

Remains of a medieval bishop's palace from a retiree's garden in Somerset:

https://www.livescience.com/bishop-palace-discovered-wiveliscombe.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-palace-discovered-below-mans-back-garden-180977242/

Latest on the research going on at the site of the Battle of Culloden:

https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/secrets-of-culloden-battlefield-to-be-uncovered-3172856

A study of trade routes between Exeter and Europe:

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-major-ancient-international-routes-exeter.html

Cordoba has purchased land intending to excavate the Turdetan city of Mellaria:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-03-18/el-segundo-secreto-de-fuente-obejuna.html

A WWI 'tunnel of death' from France:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56370510 https://nationalpost.com/news/world/bombed-first-world-war-tunnel-found-with-remains-of-270-german-soldiers-still-in-it
https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/archaeologists-find-entrance-to-the-infamous-winterberg-tunnel-disaster/

Pondering the Vikings as medieval fashion trendsetters:

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-03-15/were-the-vikings-fashion-trendsetters-of-the-medieval-age.html

Concerns for possible bog bodies lurking at a peat excavation near Cheshire:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/2021/03/20/next-lindow-man-could-bulldozed-developer-plans-build-peatland/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/519/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/519/pub/519/page/47/article/154055

More on that 4000 years bp 'powerful woman' burial from Spain:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-woman-powerful-european-leader-4000-year-old-treasure-suggests

Feature on 'the Great Wall of Kent':

https://www.kentlive.news/news/nostalgia/great-wall-kent-its-no-5184506

Feature on Kaylee Alexander's work in the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery:

https://gradschool.duke.edu/about/news/alexander-digs-french-cemetery-data-explore-life-death-and-ephemeral-rest

Feature on the Late Byzntine Palace of Mistras:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/03/18/the-late-byzantine-palace-of-mistras-and-its-restoration/

Marking the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence:

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle/museums-coins-mark-greek-revolution-bicentenary
https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/17/the-many-parallels-between-us-greek-wars-of-independence/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/17/1821-greek-war-independence-mani/

Eight facts about the Celts:

https://www.history.com/news/celts-facts-ancient-europe

A facsimile of the 'undersea Lascaux' petroglyphs (which are in Cosquer Cave off Marseille) is almost complete:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/519/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/519/pub/519/page/54/article/154040

Problems to come from the Stonehenge tunnel:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ancient-stonehenge-faces-modern-problems-with-plans-for-a-nearby-tunnel-to-ease-traffic

Arguing about the Paris Commune:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56426710
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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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Evidence of malaria/thalassemia among hunter-gatherers in southeast Asia some 7000 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoo-rdm031121.php https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-malaria-detected-among-hunter-gatherers-in-vietnam-7-000-years-ago-1.9618208
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/research-discovers-malaria-devastating.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9527-210316-vietnam-origins-malaria

Plenty of interesting 3000 years bp (or so) finds from the ruins of Sanxingdui:

https://www.cgtn.com/special/China-unveils-new-discoveries-from-Sanxingdui-.html
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-19/Stories-behind-the-discovery-of-Chinese-archaeological-site-YLur5NP7aw/index.html
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-19/Live-Witness-the-new-archaeological-discoveries-in-Sanxingdui-YLsN1mWwEw/index.html
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210320005008/en/CGTN-China-Unveils-New-Discoveries-From-Sanxingdui-Over-500-Items-Unearthed
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1218993.shtml

... including some gold masks:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-21/Wonders-of-Sanxingdui-Gold-masks-YO6WOUV0RO/index.html
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3126282/treasures-mystery-civilisation-could-rewrite-history-china

... and ivory work:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-21/Ancient-ivory-carvings-unearthed-in-Sanxingdui-YOotAzrefe/index.html

Also from Sanxingdui is a replication of a Bronze altar from 100 broken pieces:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-17/Sanxingdui-relics-Bronze-altar-replicated-from-100-broken-pieces-YHpbZefZFm/index.html
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202103/18/WS605306b8a31024ad0bab00c0.html


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