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explorator 24.12 July 11, 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,
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 51 000 years bp carved bone is being touted as an example of Neanderthal art:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-ancient-bone-neanderthals.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uog-nao070521.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210706115353.htm https://www.livescience.com/neanderthal-symbolic-carving-germany.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/science/neanderthal-deer-bone.html https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/51000-year-old-carved-bone-one-worlds-oldest-works-art-researchers-say-rcna1333
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/105826/German-artifact-indicates-Neanderthal-s-knowledge-of-fine-art
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210705-ancient-bone-carving-could-change-the-way-we-think-about-neanderthals
https://www.dw.com/en/were-neanderthals-more-artistic-than-previously-thought/g-58048089
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/neanderthals-boiled-and-carved-a-deer-bone-51-000-years-ago-1.9967596
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/05/europe/neanderthal-engraved-giant-deer-bone-scn/index.html
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-07-05/hallado-un-simbolo-tallado-por-un-neandertal-hace-51000-anos.html
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k78nbe/this-51000-year-old-deer-bone-reveals-symbolic-behavior-in-neanderthals
https://www.sciencealert.com/more-evidence-found-for-sophisticated-symbolic-behavior-in-neanderthals
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/were-neanderthals-making-art-europe-unicorn-cave
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/einhornhohle-engraved-giant-deer-phalanx-09836.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/ancient-bone-carving-could-change-way.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/07/neanderthal-artists-they-decorated-bones-over-50000-years-ago/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deer-bone-carving-suggests-neanderthals-were-artists-180978123/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9828-210707-germany-neanderthal-art

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01487-z

A study of the effect of climate on human physical evolution:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-climate-size-bodies-extent-brains.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uoc-cct070521.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210708083900.htm https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/08/human-body-size-shaped-by-climate-evolutionary-study-shows
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/08/1014180079/colder-climates-meant-bigger-bodies-for-ancient-humans
https://scitechdaily.com/climate-changed-the-size-of-our-bodies-and-our-brains/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/world/climate-change-body-size-intl-scli-scn/index.html

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24290-7

A study suggests the eruption of Toba 74 000 years bp didn't affect early humans very much:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-early-humans-worst-effects-volcanic.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/ru-hve070921.php https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/early-humans-were-sheltered-from-worst.html

More on Homo nesher ramla:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/nesher-ramla-homo/ https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/how-a-bone-puzzle-helped-identify-new-type-of-prehistoric-human-in-israel-672847
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/homo-who-a-new-mystery-human-species-has-been-discovered-in-israel

More on Homo longi:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/is-the-dragon-man-skull-actually-from-a-new-hominin-species/

Feature on Israel as a 'crossroads' for human evolution:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/israel-is-a-crossroads-for-human-evolution-673305

Latest 'we were wrong about Neanderthals' piece:

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/science-and-technology/neanderthal-climate-change-meaning-dna

Pondering why homo sapiens is the 'surviving species':

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-07-06/why-are-we-the-only-human-species-left-on-the-planet.html
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AFRICA
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A 1000 years bp Christian Cathedral in Sudan associated with the Nubian kingdom of Makuria:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeologists-find-ruins-of-medieval-nubian-cathedral-in-sudan
https://fr.aleteia.org/2021/07/07/une-immense-cathedrale-medievale-decouverte-au-soudan/
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/archaeologists-find-the-ruins-of-the-vast-medieval-nubian-cathedral-in-sudan/293302/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-medieval-nubia-cathedral https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ruins-large-nubian-church-found-sudan-180978136/

14th/15th century burials from a cave in Gabon (found long ago) apparently demonstrate deliberate facial modifications (teeth):

https://www.livescience.com/facial-modification-gabon-cave.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/burial-pit-in-cave-contains-individuals-that-practised-body-modification/139654
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-500-year-old-skulls-facial-modification-gabon-cave-180978127/

A study of the 'cluster patterns' of Islamic burials in Sudan over the millennia:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-statistical-methods-cosmology-reveal-tomb.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/p-ait070121.php https://www.livescience.com/medieval-islamic-tombs-hidden-pattern-cosmology.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/thousands-of-medieval-islamic-tombs-found-in-galactic-pattern-673361
https://scitechdaily.com/archaeologists-discover-that-ancient-islamic-tombs-cluster-like-galaxies/
https://www.sciencealert.com/thousands-of-ancient-islamic-tombs-found-mysteriously-arranged-in-galactic-patterns
https://www.zmescience.com/science/thousands-of-islamic-tombs-arranged-like-stars-in-a-galaxy-found-in-sudan/

Review of Krebs, *Medieval Ethiopian Kingship*:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/09/medieval-ethiopian-kingship-craft-and-diplomacy-with-latin-europe/

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
A Greco-Roman period pottery workshop from Tel Kom Aziza:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/105782/Discovery-of-pottery-workshop-remains-from-Greco-Roman-era-in
https://egyptindependent.com/photos-remains-of-a-greco-roman-pottery-workshop-uncovered-in-egypt/
https://egyptindependent.com/photos-remains-of-a-greco-roman-pottery-workshop-uncovered-in-egypt/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-07/06/c_1310046338.htm https://www.iol.co.za/travel/africa/egypt-announces-two-archaeological-finds-in-just-one-day-a7f1c3b8-89bb-57bc-a13a-3306d5dabc92
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/07/greco-roman-pottery-workshop-discovered-in-egypt/

Features on the 'extraction' and restoration of the second Khufu boat as a Japanese/Egyptian cooperative effort:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/416631/Heritage/Egyptian-Japanese-archaeological-mission-to-excava.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/105738/Fruitful-cooperation-between-Egypt-Japan-in-restoring-Second-Khufu-Solar
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/second-khufu-solar-ship-09072021/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9835-210708-egypt-khufu-boat

Feature on Egyptian copper mines in the Arabeh:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/copper-mines-in-the-arabah/

Feature on the Philae temples:

https://english.cctv.com/2021/07/09/ARTILWoT0RnVN6STe3jUkXHr210709.shtml

A 'dam crisis' in Ethiopia is affecting Egyptian antiquities:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210705-egypts-antiquities-are-a-pawn-in-the-ethiopia-dam-crisis/

4500 years bp artifacts (mostly Elamite, it appears) from the Hirbodan hill site in Iran's Fars province:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/462788/Ancient-tombs-relics-architectural-vestiges-discovered-in-southern

Finds/structures from various eras (Bronze Age to Qajar) from a site in Iran's Khorasan province:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/462789/Bronze-Age-ancient-relics-unearthed-near-once-residence-of-Iran-s

Neolithic finds from the yard of an apartment in Bilecik (Turkey):

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/some-8-500-year-old-human-skeletons-found-in-apartment-yard-166045
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9831-210707-turkey-neolithic-music

A 3700 years bp 'smiley face emoji' pot is going on display in Turkey:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/3700-year-old-worlds-1st-smiley-face-to-be-exhibited-in-se-turkey
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/worlds-oldest-smile-emoji-comes-to-archaeology-museum-166064

Treasure hunters are apparently thriving in pandemic times in Turkey (I think we mentioned this):

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/illegal-digs-of-treasure-hunters-thrive-amid-pandemic-in-turkey/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pandemic-led-treasure-hunters-to-carry-out-illegal-excavations-166067

Feature/rethink on some Gobekli Tepe astronomy:

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4206/1

A major 2000 years bp structure find near the Western Wall:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/magnificent-2000-year-old-city-hall-unearthed-near-western-wall/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/lavish-second-temple-period-building-found-by-western-wall-in-jerusalem-673205
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/luxurious-banquet-hall-temple-mount-unearthed-jerusalem-king-herod-1.9981254
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/309480 https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/sk04ay4pu https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/jerusalem/magnificent-second-temple-era-building-discovered-in-jerusalem/2021/07/08/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/07/09/magnificent-2000-year-old-city-hall-unearthed-near-western-wall/
https://forward.com/fast-forward/472637/israeli-archaeologists-reveal-magnificent-second-temple-era-banquet-hall/
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/israeli-archaeologists-hail-discovery-of-new-second-temple-era-buildings/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/07/08/magnificent-2000-year-old-public-building-unearthed-near-western-wall/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/grand-2000-year-old-public-building-unearthed-jerusalem-180978128/

... and the spin that it supports the theory that Herod didn't finish the Second Temple complex:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/luxurious-banquet-hall-temple-mount-unearthed-jerusalem-king-herod-1.9981254

More on those shark teeth found in the City of David:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/cache-of-80-million-year-old-shark-teeth-found-in-solomon-era-site-in-jerusalem/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/did-someone-collect-prehistoric-shark-teeth-in-jerusalems-city-of-david-673150
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/ancient-shark-tooth-collection-uncovered/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-city-of-david-and-the-sharks-teeth-mystery/139628
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-city-of-david-and-sharks-teeth.html

Feature on seven 'real' religious figures from the New Testament:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/7-real-religious-figures-from-the-new-testament/

Feature on the Copper Scroll:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/07/copper-scroll-qumran

An excavation project in Qassim (Saudi Arabia) is under way:

https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/608460 https://www.arabnews.com/node/1888391/saudi-arabia
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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A pair of 2400 years bp marble statues and an inscription of the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos excavations:

https://www.yenisafak.com/en/life/2500-year-old-statues-inscription-unearthed-in-western-turkey-3576272

A 4th century BCE Etruscan burial of a 'boy' wearing a warrior's belt from Pontecagnano:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2021/07/06/boys-remains-found-in-etruscan-outpost-in-campania_5fbaa22a-8711-4e15-93d9-ae59e565868b.html
https://www.vesuviolive.it/cultura-napoletana/398546-pontecagnano-tomba-fanciullo-guerriero/
https://www.statoquotidiano.it/07/07/2021/pontecagnano-scoperta-tomba-di-un-giovane-guerriero/872340/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9840-210709-etruscan-bronze-belt

Evidence of a Thracian tower structure from Bourgas (Bulgaria):

https://sofiaglobe.com/2021/07/08/archaeology-observation-tower-ancient-sanctuary-from-hellenistic-era-found-near-bulgarias-bourgas/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9841-210709-bulgaria-thracian-fort

Human and animal bones dating to Roman times from a Bucks secondary school site:

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19420561.roman-remains-found-misbourne/

... related piece on Roman remains in Bucks:

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19425522.places-bucks-roman-remains/

A study reconstructing Mediterranean silver trade in the Late Bronze/Iron Age period:

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-scientists-reconstruct-mediterranean-silver-trojan.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/gc-srm070221.php https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-researchers-civilization-collapsed-in-1200-b-c-e-but-the-silver-trade-didn-t-1.9977430
https://scitechdaily.com/mediterranean-silver-trade-reconstructed-from-trojan-war-to-roman-republic/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/scientists-reconstruct-mediterranean-silver-trade-from-trojan-war-to-roman-republic/139625
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/scientists-reconstruct-mediterranean.html

A study of a Roman hoard found in the Netherlands a couple years ago suggest they were an offering for safe passage across a river:

https://www.livescience.com/roman-coin-hoard-by-river.html

Excavations are restarting at Lyttos:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/excavations-are-beginning-in-ancient.html

... and at the Temple of Zeus in Magnesia:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/excavations-begin-on-zeus-temple-in-western-turkeys-magnesia/news

Not sure about these claims of identifying the tomb of Olympias:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/07/10/bidas-alexander-the-great-korinos/

More on the 'naked horseman' relief found at Vindolanda:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-57636657 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vindolanda-horseman-ancient-carving-1234598273/
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/vindolanda-horseman-09827.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/9825-210706-england-vindolanda-carving

More on the Vasca Votiva pool dating:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/3000-year-old-infinity-pool-used-for-religious-rituals-672833
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/archaeologists-finally-date-ancient-italian-infinity-pool/news

More on the 1800 years bp headless statue from Metropolis:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/culture/arthro/1_800_year_old_headless_greek_statue_found_at_turkey_s_metropolis_site-2847222/

More on that 'double burial' from Bath:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/sarcophagus-cremation-burial-from-roman-times-discovered-in-bath-672816
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-roman-sarcophagus-two-skeletons-bath-england-1234597638/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61706 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-coffin-reveals-roman-burial-practices-180978112/

More on efforts to restore and return a Roman kiln to Highgate:

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/highgate-kiln-fundraising-launch-8122000

The House of the Vestals in the Roman Forum has opened to the public:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/romes-house-of-vestal-virgins-reopens-in-roman-forum.html
https://www.laprensalatina.com/roman-forums-house-of-the-vestals-opened-after-8-year-restoration/

Honours for Jeanne Marie Neumann:

https://www.davidson.edu/news/2021/07/09/professor-jeanne-marie-neumann-wins-triple-crown

Review of El Hilo de Oro:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-07-05/lecciones-de-los-clasicos-para-un-mundo-en-crisis.html

Interesting feature on how the Barbegal watermills worked:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/reconstructing-roman-industrial-engineering/

Feature on the evidence for lead poisoning in the Roman empire:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/did-lead-poisoning-cause-downfall-of-roman-empire-the-jury-is-still-out/

Feature on a pair of statues found at Merenda in the 1970s:

https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/phrasikleia-boy-attic-statues/

Feature on Amathus:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/amathus-the-ancient-royal-city-of-cyprus/

Feature on the Meta Romuli:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-meta-romuli-the-lost-roman-pyramid/139645

Feature on the conversion of the Parthenon to a Christian church:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/09/parthenon-christian-church/

Feature on John Wesley Gilbert:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/05/john-wesley-gilbert-first-african-american-archaeologist-athens/

Feature on Achilles and Patroclus:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/204515/heroes-achilles-and-patroclus-homosexuality-debates-and-popular-culture/

Feature on the Palace of Knossos:

https://mymodernmet.com/minoan-palace-of-knossos-crete/

Feature on Heraclitus:

https://psyche.co/films/a-leaf-a-bird-and-a-fisherman-animate-heraclitus-aphorism-on-flux

Feature on Diogenes the Cynic:

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-dirty-dog-of-philosophy/

Feature on Eratosthenes:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/10/how-the-greeks-knew-that-the-earth-was-round-2500-years-ago/

Feature on Marcus Aurelius:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/marcus-aurelius-leader-rome-emperor-warrior/

Feature on Elagablus:

https://www.culturedmag.com/a-dance-for-the-gods-elagabalus-short-stay-on-the-roman-throne/

Feature on the origins of the Olympic games:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/06/the-fascinating-past-and-origins-of-the-olympic-games/

Feature on kissing in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/06/kissing-ancient-greece-greeting-sign-respect/

Haven't had a feature on those dodecahedron things in a while:

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/roman-dodecahedrons

Interesting reception of the Metamorphoses:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/books/turning-to-ovid-in-a-moment-of-transition.html

More on 'pressure' to return the Parthenon Marbles in the wake of National Museum of Scotland decisions:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/06/pressure-grows-on-uk-to-hand-back-elgin.html

More on the transfer of antiquities found during Metro construction in Thessalonika:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/07/07/the-council-of-state-says-yes-to-transfer-of-antiquities-from-venizelos-station/

Pondering how Romans would react to the new statue of Princess Diana:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-the-romans-would-have-made-of-dianas-statue

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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
Bronze Age burials found by children playing in the sand in Poland:

https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/children-find-bronze-age-corpse-grave-while-playing-in-sandpit-23070
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/126-1403/world/1737-poland-bronze-age-lusatian-cemetery-children

On the final day of a crowd-funded dig at a Viking site in Shetland, 'significant' remains of a structure were found:

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2021/07/04/hugely-significant-discoveries-made-on-final-day-of-excavation-to-find-shetlands-ancient-viking-capital

Study of Viking trade and connections (maybe) to 'Danelaw':

http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue56/10/index.html

A dozen possibly medieval burials from a site near an Exeter park:

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/remains-12-bodies-found-near-5633644

A 'mystery object' found by a metal detectorist in Norfolk might be part of an Anglo-Saxon sword:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-57681725

More on those Viking/Christian burials of 8 people (including twin infants) from a 1000 years bp site in Sweden:

https://www.livescience.com/viking-burials-twin-infants-sweden.html https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-skeletons-children-adults-viking-era-tombs-1607337
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9826-210706-sweden-christian-vikings

More on the remains of a 10th century church built by Otto I from a site in Saxony:

https://www.livescience.com/otto-the-great-church-discovered.html http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61716 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/church-discovered-helfta-germany-1234598283/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9836-210708-germany-medieval-church

More on the identification of the text on a medieval Norfolk seal:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/mystery-of-medieval-norfolk-seal-solved-twitter-man-8130308
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-57678500 http://www.archaeology.org/news/9837-210709-medieval-seal-inscription

More on a 13th century relief in a Dumfries and Galloway church possible commemorating the assassination of an abbot:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/13th-century-carving-records-abbots-assassination-at-scottish-abbey-3294908
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61732 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9830-210707-scotland-medieval-carving

More on the hundreds of medieval burials excavated from a Pembrokshire beach:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-just-uncovered-almost-200-bodies-wales-180978111/

More on the age of the Cerne Abbas Giant:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/cerne-abbas-giant/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/tiny-snails-help-solve-a-giant-mystery

More on that burial of a girl found in Sevilla's Real Alcazar:

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2021/07/05/mystery-of-girls-skeleton-at-sevillas-real-alcazar/

Plans to rebuild the Saksi Palace in Poland:

https://www.jpost.com/international/poland-to-rebuild-palace-where-german-enigma-codes-were-first-cracked-673390

Concerns (and a resulting campaign) for Offa's Dyke:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/05/campaign-hopes-shore-up-offas-dyke-future-threats
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57748159

Feature on a Neolithic burial chamber in Barry (Wales):

https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/19420197.archaeology-cymru-secrets-mysterious-neolithic-stone-burial-chamber-barry-revealed/

Feature on finds made over the years from various periods in Worcester:

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19420947.skulls-coins-norman-buildings-incredible-things-found-digging-worcester/

Feature on an Anglo Saxon coin hoard found in Watford in 1980:

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/19428758.1-000-year-old-anglo-saxons-coins-found-watford-1980/

Feature on the search for ancient submerged Alpine settlements:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-science-is-helping-unearth-ancient.html

Feature on the wreck of the San Giacomo:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-07-04/los-secretos-del-galeon-san-giacomo-salen-a-la-luz-contra-viento-y-marea.html

Interesting feature on a 19th century volcanic island that briefly emerged then disappeared in the Mediterranean:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210708-the-mediterraneans-short-lived-atlantis

A portrait of Richard III is back 'home' in the Yorkshire Museum:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-57718261
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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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8200 years bp (!) lacquerware from Zhejiang:

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2107091793/ http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0710/c90000-9870377.html

700 years bp tombs with carved brick murals from Shandong:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-08/700-year-old-tombs-with-carved-brick-murals-unearthed-in-E-China-11INQdd8KAw/index.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-07/08/content_77613468.htm

China unveiled six restored 5000 years bp pillars at the Liangzhu City site:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-11/Liangzhu-Ancient-City-unveils-restored-5-000-year-old-wooden-pillars--11NU8qChgWs/index.html

Feature on a pair of interesting Tang dynasty terracotta equestrian figurines:

https://smarthistory.org/tomb-figures-man-woman-on-horseback-tang/

More on the 3000 years bp shark attack victim:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/oldest-known-shark-attack https://www.thehansindia.com/offbeat/archaeologist-recreated-the-first-recorded-shark-attacked-victim-who-died-3000-years-ago-694954
https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/ancient-shark-attack

More on that 8th century CE palatial residence from Nara:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/massive-ruins-found-in-nara-likely.html

Late Harappan-Era finds from a site in Jalgaon:

https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/maharashtra-archaeologist-discover-late-harappan-era-artefacts-at-virgin-site-in-jalgaon

Latest find from the dig at the Keeladi site in Tamil Nadu is a decorated terracotta vessel of some sort:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/terracotta-container-with-designs-found-in-keeladi/articleshow/84292846.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/terracotta-container-unearthed-in-keeladi/articleshow/84304736.cms

More on evidence of a 4000 years bp settlement from Odisha:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/4000-year-old-settlement-found-during-odisha-excavation/article35109780.ece
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9838-210709-india-odisha-settlement

Plans to rebuild the wall of the Jal Mahal that collapsed a while ago:

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/jal-mahals-collapsed-wall-to-be-rebuilt-278378

Concerns for a Umasahita sculpture in Maneri:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ancient-historical-sculpture-lies-neglected-in-maneri/articleshow/84126825.cms

Concerns for an 800 years bp temple in Kakatiya:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/800-yr-old-kakatiya-temple-in-ruins/articleshow/84221377.cms

Concerns for the Chola-era Kattilmadam shrine in Kerala:

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/kattilmadam-the-chola-era-temple-lies-neglected/article35220158.ece

Concerns for a Hindu temple in Hong Kong:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3139738/crumbling-hindu-temple-tales-animal-sacrifice-all-part

Feature on petroglyphs from the Deccan region:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ancient-art-throws-light-on-ways-of-our-ancestors/articleshow/84310044.cms

Pondering the future of sites in Afghanistan:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/will-afghanistans-ancient-historical-sites-again-face-taliban-threats/articleshow/84167155.cms
https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/will-afghan-ancient-historical-sites-again-face-talib-threats-694484

I think we mentioned the dating of petroglyphs in the Callao Caves and the implications for migration:

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1146081 https://canadianinquirer.net/2021/07/archaeologists-say-ancient-rock-art-sheds-light-on-folk-migration/
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ================================================================
Feature on the 'Dark Emu' debate:

https://theconversation.com/how-the-dark-emu-debate-limits-representation-of-aboriginal-people-in-australia-163006

Interview with Maddison Miller on Indigenous heritage management:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/the-relationship-between-heritage-and-country/13436762
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NORTH AMERICA
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An update from the dig at Plymouth Rock:

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/07/09/dig-at-pilgrim-and-native-american-memorial-near-plymouth-rock-reveals-a-chilling-history/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dig-at-pilgrim-and-native-american-memorial-sparks-intrigue/2021/07/09/59aac4be-e073-11eb-a27f-8b294930e95b_story.html

Latest find from the Colonial Michiimackinac site is a pocketknife of uncertain date:

https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/07/knife-unearthed-at-historic-mackinaw-city-fort-an-exciting-find.html
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/archaeologists-unearth-unique-artifact-fort-michilimackinac-pocketknife
https://www.9and10news.com/2021/07/05/archaeologists-make-exciting-find-at-colonial-michilimackinac/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9832-210707-michigan-colonial-knife

A 200 years bp or so canoe find from a South Carolina river:

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article252664728.html https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-science-south-carolina-f63ddaf8111a513703fefecaeee378f9

Assorted small finds from various eras (including a Civil War pin) from the Astor House dig in Golden (CO):

https://kdvr.com/news/civil-war-pin-coins-excavated-from-goldens-historic-astor-house/
https://www.9news.com/article/features/astor-house-golden/73-ab90c0db-3c13-4c5d-ab3e-0b4fd2bac179

Arrowheads, prehistoric ceramics, and 1860s shell casings from a dig at the Willow Creek site in Wyoming:

https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/news/state/archaeology-dig-near-tie-siding-yields-extensive-artifacts/article_141203f5-05a1-54e4-8e00-e9d7ff176a66.html

Some 19th century 'everyday' remains from a dig on the Notre Dame campus:

https://wsbt.com/news/local/archaeological-dig-uncovers-pieces-of-19th-century-notre-dame

Descendents of enslaved persons are participating in a dig at that Jesuit plantation site in Maryland:

https://religionnews.com/2021/07/09/descendants-of-enslaved-people-join-dig-on-former-jesuit-plantation/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/descendants-of-enslaved-people-join-dig-on-former-jesuit-plantation/2021/07/09/356b2b2a-e104-11eb-a27f-8b294930e95b_story.html

Plans for more excavations in the wake of finds of pottery and arrowheads at a Laramie (Wy) site:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wyoming/articles/2021-07-05/archaeologists-plan-more-digging-after-wyoming-finds

A field school at Fort Vancouver is resuming:

https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/public-archaeology-field-school-returns-to-fort-vancouver-to-investigate-19th-century-epidemic-hospital/

More on Chickasaw people repurposing metal items after the routing of de Soto:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/after-routing-de-soto-chickasaws.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9827-210706-mississippi-chickasaw-metal

A study of the 'catastrophic' effect of Christian missions on Native Americans:


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