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explorator 25.11 July 3, 2022
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You can read explorator online at:

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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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Australopithecus fossils from Sterkfontein Cave might be more than a million years older than previously thought:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627165947.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957022 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/28/early-human-ancestors-one-million-years-older-than-earlier-thought
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/fossils-cradle-humankind-site-reignite-debate-origins-humans-rcna35867
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220628-early-human-ancestors-one-million-years-older-than-thought
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/world/sterkfontein-cave-australopithecus-fossils-age-scn/index.html
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3183534/how-old-are-our-earliest-human-ancestors-million-years-older-we
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-710857 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/28/famous-sterkfontein-caves-deposit-1-million-years-older-than-previously-thought/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/28/new-light-on-fossils-in-the-cradle-of-humankind/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10657-220629-sterkfontein-cave-dates

cf: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2123516119

Pondering whether a Neanderthal had the attention span to meditate:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-neanderthal-meditate.html

Feature on early humans emerging from a jungle environment (as opposed to savannah):

https://aeon.co/essays/we-are-creatures-of-tropical-jungles-as-much-as-the-savannah

More on possible evidence of hominin fire creation in Israel some 800 000 years bp:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627100154.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957103 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/06/scientists-uncover-traces-of-fire-use-800000-years-ago/143971
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/28/weizmann-institute-scientists-uncover-800000-year-old-traces-of-fire/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/evidence-of--fire-artificial-intelligence-180980319/

More on evidence of a human presence in Canterbury some 600 000 years bp:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stone-tools-england-hominids-gravel-pits https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-06-29/ty-article/early-humans-at-canterbury-600-000-years-ago-who-were-they/00000181-aefe-ddb7-ad81-eefefbaf0000
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AFRICA
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Feature/followup on some petroglyphs found at the Amak'hee site (Tanzania):

https://www.sciencealert.com/eerie-figures-with-giant-heads-found-painted-in-a-rock-shelter-in-tanzania

Feature on ancient European expeditions to Africa:

https://explorersweb.com/ancient-expeditions-into-africa/ ============================================================
ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Feature on Djoser's pyramid:

https://www.livescience.com/23050-step-pyramid-djoser.html/

Feature on a 4th/5th century piece of linen in Egypt's Coptic Museum:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/117301/Antique-linen-curtain-housed-in-Egypt%E2%80%99s-Coptic-Museum

Another feature on the European 'eating mummies' trend:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/eating-egyptian-mummies/

More on the 250+ mummies and assorted artworks found in the Saqqara necropolis a couple weeks ago:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/250-mummies-and-ancient-treasure-found-in-egyptian-city-of-the-dead

Marking the centenary of the discovery of Tut's tomb:

https://egyptindependent.com/global-passion-for-tutankhamuns-tomb-on-the-centenary-of-its-discovery/

... and Champollion's work with hieroglyphs:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/07/01/france-rosetta-stone-egyptology/

Sassanid era finds (including remains of a fire temple) from a site of Qala-e /Dokhtar in northeast iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474076/Archaeologists-discover-Sassanid-age-artworks-in-northeast-Iran
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474205/Archaeologists-unearth-great-Sassanid-fire-temple-in-northeast

Latest finds from the various-dates site of Masouleh (latest is related to metal smelting):

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474287/Traces-of-metal-smelting-workshops-discovered-in-ancient-site

Concerns for sites and artifacts near the Chamshir Dam in southwest Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474240/Archaeologists-race-against-time-to-safeguard-antiquities-against

Suggestion that the folks who settled in Gobeklitepe originally came from Siberia:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/migration-from-siberia-behind-formation-of-gobeklitepe-expert-174889

Heavy machinery doing clearning work in Hagia Sophia has damaged the marble floors:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/28/hagia-sophia-damage-marble-floors/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hagia-sophias-marble-floors-cracked-2138520 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hagia-sophia-marble-floors-suffer-tremendous-damage-1234633143/
https://orthodoxtimes.com/new-vandalism-in-hagia-sophia-the-marbles-on-the-floor-were-broken/

... and there appears to be some vandalism to the doors too:

https://www.al-monitor.com/videos/ancient-gate-iconic-hagia-sophia-vandalized

Not sure if we mentioned the possible medieval date of a children's burial ground from Kalenderis in southern Turkiye:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/child-grave-with-bracelets-and-gifts-found-in-ancient-city-174798
https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/25/burial-gifts-discovery-infants-grave-first-ancient-greek-city/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64439 https://www.archaeology.org/news/10652-220627-turkey-kelenderis-medieval

Overview of archaeology in Turkiye in June:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/june-2022-turkish-archaeology

Still more on drought revealing a 3400 years bp city associated with the Mitanni:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/drought-in-iraq-has-revealed-an-ancient-mesopotamian-city

Restoration of the 18th century Al-Raabiya Mosque in Mosul is getting started:

https://iqna.ir/en/news/3479526/preliminary-phase-of-project-to-restore-old-mosque-in-mosul-begins

Feature on the Bronze Age collapse:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/what-caused-the-bronze-age-collapse/?mqsc=E4145146&dk=ZE2260ZF0

Archaeologists are studying the course of the Chrysorrhoas river in Gerasa:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/archaeologists-explore-ancient-waterway-kept-gerasa-fertile

The Lod Mosaic is back in Israel:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-stunning-roman-mosaics-home-israeli.html https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/magnificent-ancient-mosaic-found-near-tel-aviv-returns-home-2022-06-27/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/stunning-roman-mosaics-return-home-to-new-israeli-museum/2022/06/27/3a34ed9a-f61a-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/stunning-lod-mosaic-finally-puts-down-anchor-in-a-home-of-its-own/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-710531 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/stunning-1700-year-old-mosaic-opens-in-lod-at-shelby-white-and-leon-levy-mosaic-archaeological-center/2022/06/27/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-06-27/ty-article-magazine/ornate-lod-mosaic-showing-gladiatorial-favorites-comes-home-after-world-tour/00000181-a4c7-de5c-a98b-b5f724050000
https://www.wral.com/stunning-roman-mosaics-return-home-to-new-israeli-museum/20349757/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/06/28/stunning-roman-mosaics-return-to-new-israeli-museum/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10957891/Roman-era-mosaic-Israel-centrepiece-new-museum.html
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lod-mosaic-tel-aviv-scn/index.html https://www.jns.org/elaborate-roman-mosaics-make-way-back-to-new-israeli-museum/
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220627-magnificent-ancient-mosaic-found-near-tel-aviv-returns-home/
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220627-roman-era-mosaic-back-in-israel-as-centrepiece-of-new-museum
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/1700-year-old-roman-mosaics-finally-drops-anchor-in-israeli-home/news
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/lod_mosaic-center/?mqsc=E4145196&dk=ZE2270ZF0

Feature on Asherah:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/06/goddess-ancient-israel

More on the heritage buried under the Gaza strip:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-rich-heritage-impoverished-gaza.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/rich-heritage-buried-under-impoverished-gaza-strip/
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rich-heritage-buried-under-impoverished-gaza-strip-174892
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220626-rich-heritage-buried-under-impoverished-gaza-strip

More on the (second) 1200 years bp mosque found in the Negev:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/israeli-archaeologists-negev-desert-mosque-2138063
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/27/luxurious-estate-and-mosque-uncovered-in-the-city-of-rahat-in-the-negev/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Assorted not really specified Roman-era artifacts and structures from Ankara:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-era-artifacts-found-in-archaeology-park-excavations-174924

An 'exceptional' hoard of Roman gold coins from Norwich:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-61984020

An Artemis (maybe) figurine from a dig at the Byzantine Forum of Durres:

https://exit.al/en/2022/06/29/ancient-statue-of-artemis-found-in-durres/

An interesting residue analysis study is revealing much about Roman winemaking:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-underwater-jars-reveal-roman-period.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220629150201.htm https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2022/06/29/1500-year-old-wine-jars-reveal-secrets-of-roman-art-of-winemaking-study-finds/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10965177/Analysis-ancient-Roman-jars-suggests-wine-using-native-grapes-waterproofed-containers.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-roman-wine-2139243 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711046 https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/underwater-wine-jars-suggest-how-romans-kept-wine-safe-and-flavorful
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-wine-multidisciplinary-reseach-29062022/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10661-220701-italy-roman-wine

cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267129

Study suggests Romans brought mules to Central Europe:

https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2022/06/30/romans-mules-north-central-europe-study/

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440322000826?via%3Dihub

Low water levels in the Tiber have revealed remains of a bridge dating to the time of Nero:

https://www.wionews.com/world/drought-reveals-ruins-of-ancient-bridge-in-rome-493615

A Roman silver coin hoard found in Flintshire has been declared treasure:

https://www.deeside.com/roman-silver-coin-hoard-found-in-flintshire-officially-declared-as-treasure/
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rare-roman-hoard-dating-back-24346324

Some statues/reliefs of Roman divinities have been 'returned' to Tel Ashkelon:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-710630

A 2300 years bp figure of Eros is now on display at the Izmir museum:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2300-year-old-eros-figure-on-display-in-izmir-museum/news

... while the V&A returned and reattached a 3rd century head of Eros to the Sidamara Sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/07/01/victoria-and-albert-museum-returnsand-reattachesa-third-century-marble-head-of-greek-god-taken-from-turkey
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2300-year-old-eros-figure-on-display-in-izmir-museum/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/head-of-eros-reunites-with-its-sarcophagus-175013
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/historical-artifact-from-ad-250-returns-to-turkiye-after-140-years/2628092

Underwater work at Amathus got underway last week:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/06/29/underwater-works-at-amathus/ https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/underwater-work-on-ancient-port-of-amathous-to-begin-on-thursday

Plans for some GPR work in York:

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/20249761.radar-probe-reveal-mysteries-lost-roman-city-beneath-york/

Funding for further studies of the Punic/Phoenician shipwreck off Xlendi:

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-06-29/local-news/Government-to-fund-further-studies-on-Punic-wreck-off-Xlendi-6736244088

More on the pregnant tortoise remains from Pompeii:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61931172 https://www.iflscience.com/a-pregnant-tortoise-met-a-very-unlucky-end-at-pompeii-64221
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pompeii-excavation-unearths-remains-of-pregnant-tortoise-180980343/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10653-2200627-pompeii-tortoise-egg

More on the head of Hercules found at the Antikythera shipwreck site:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/science/shipwreck-ancient-roman-hercules.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-pull-marble-head-hercules-shipwreck-greece-180980306/

More on the Roman military sanctuary site found in the Netherlands:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-temple-netherlands-limes-1234633040/
https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-researchers-uncover-roman-temple-complex/a-62194895 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-temples-on-military-complex-discovered-in-the-netherlands-180980353/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10651-220627-netherlands-roman-temples

More on the private domus and frescoes from the Baths of Caracalla:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/rome-ancient-bath-fresco-caracalla-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/baths-of-caracalla-unveils-frescoes-from-time-of-hadrian-180980332/

... and Italian fashion house Valentino is funding the restoration of the baths:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/06/27/valentino-funding-restoration-of-caracallas-baths_7260dee6-b635-4488-bfd6-a035cd791ecd.html

More on that 'familial' Bronze Age cremation site in Italy:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-06-02/ty-article/archaeologists-identify-cremation-site-used-for-generations-in-bronze-age-italy/00000181-246a-df6a-a7c5-6cfa2ced0000

More on DNA from one of Vesuvius' victims:

https://mymodernmet.com/pompeii-dna/

More on the rethink of the date of the eruption of Vesuvius:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-06-28/la-erupcion-del-vesubio-arraso-pompeya-en-octubre-y-no-en-verano-como-se-pensaba.html

Feature on the Jewish catacombs in Rome:

https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-jewish-catacombs-of-rome/2022/06/22/

Feature on the bronze inscribed tablets of Argos:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/30/the-bronze-inscribed-tablets-of-argos-at-the-epigraphic-museum/

Feature o ancient souvenirs:

https://aeon.co/essays/how-ancient-roman-souvenirs-made-memories-and-meanings

Feature on the Nabataean tombs of Hegra:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paid-content-buried-stories-the-tombs-of-hegra

Feature on beer brewing in Bronze Age Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/27/thirsty-greeks-brewed-beer-in-bronze-age/

Feature on Victor Sarigiannidis and his work at the site of Bactria:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/29/victor-sarigiannidis-alexander-city-bactria/

Feature on the Acropolis of Lindos:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/02/acropolis-of-lindos/

Feature on Byzantine magical use of dolphin oil:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/byzantines-cast-spells-with-dolphin-oil-says-expert-174951

Feature on the five plus one Caryatids:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/27/five-caryatids-athens-waiting-sister/

Feature on the Anemoi:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/30/meet-the-anemoi-the-greek-gods-of-weather/

Feature on the Greek symposium:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/01/greek-symposium-ancient-antiquity/

Feature on some Roman gladiators:

https://www.history.com/news/most-famous-ancient-roman-gladiators

Someone recreated the Nike of Samothrace in LEGO:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/07/01/lego-nike-of-samothrace/

They're bringing up Boris Johnson's letter from the past about the return of the Parthenon Sculptures again:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jul/03/letters-show-how-boris-johnson-backed-return-of-parthenon-marbles
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/02/boris-johnson-denounced-government-not-returning-elgin-marbles/
https://www.artlyst.com/news/boris-johnson-denounced-uk-government-over-parthenon-marbles-what-about-now/

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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Prehistoric finds from a dig at the Colt Park Farm site in Aldinham:

https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/20238217.prehistoric-items-found-colt-park-farm-aldingham/

Study of responses to agricultural pests in the Neolithic:

https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/An-Age-Old-Story--Farmers-against-Pests.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/29/an-age-old-story-farmers-against-pests/

7000 years bp burials from the Netherlands suggest gender roles weren't as 'traditional' as previously thought:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-oldest-burial-field-netherlands-traditional.html

A Bronze Age axe from Slovakia:

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22947061/axe-from-early-bronze-age-found-in-skalica.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10662-220701-slovakia-ax-head

Iron Age burials from Dorset:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-61984305 https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2022-07-01/2000-year-old-human-remains-animal-sacrifices-found-dorset
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10973211/Two-thousand-year-old-human-remains-Iron-Age-site-Dorset.html

Brief item on dry weather revealing a crannog near Lough Neagh:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-61986065

Finds from various periods from a dig near Sabden:

https://www.lep.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/prehistoric-to-second-world-war-archaeologists-discover-ancient-burial-mound-and-flint-blade-alongside-bullets-and-mortars-in-east-lancashire-3746390

Archaeologists are doing a 'conservational thaw' of a 7th century elite boy warrior burial in Bavaria:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64490

8th/9th century CE prayer beads fashioned from salmon vertebrae from a burial at Lindisfarne:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/first-ever-example-of-prayer-beads-from-medieval-britain-discovered-by-archaeologists/ar-AAYSVfq
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64451 https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/16337/20220628/medieval-christian-prayer-beads-located-uks-holy-land.htm
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10660-220701-lindisfarne-prayer-beads

Interesting Viking sword find from the grave of the 'Gaussel Queen' found back in 1883:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/06/viking-sword-discovery-reveals-new-insights-into-voyages-in-the-north-sea/144006

Satellite data might reveal the possible burial site of Harald 'Bluetooth' Gormsson:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/06/satellite-data-points-to-possible-burial-site-of-bluetooth-viking-king/143997

Intact walls from an 11th century turf house found on East Iceland:

https://www.icelandreview.com/culture/intact-walls-from-an-11th-century-turf-house-found-in-seydisfjordur/

A 500 years bp (maybe) copper/silver mount revealed during construction at a West London school:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/builders-uncover-500-year-old-24364537

Restoration of the 15th century Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk has revealed plenty of archaeological finds:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-61980933

I think we mentioned these burials found at Leicester Cathedral:

https://the-past.com/news/burials-uncovered-at-leicester-cathedral/

A 'known' 18th century hidden tunnel find near Oxford Castle:

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20238965.oxford-dig-reveals-hidden-tunnel-near-castle/

A dig is underway at the site of the original Glenlivet Distillery:

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/4470378/archaeologists-work-to-uncover-history-of-scotlands-whisky-production/
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/glenlivet-archaeologists-track-scottish-whisky-story-from-the-black-market-to-global-export-3750369

Erosion concerns at an Iron Age/Roman era dig in Pembrokeshire:

https://www.wales247.co.uk/coastal-erosion-risk-to-archaeological-dig-in-pembrokeshire

Excavations will soon begin at Henry VIII's hidden Hull castle:

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/henry-viiis-hidden-hull-castle-7253848

Excavations of Arthur's Stone (a tomb linked to Arthur) are just beginning:

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/tomb-linked-to-king-arthur/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/archaeologists-plan-to-excavate-tomb-linked-to-king-arthur/144026

Plans for a dig near Carsphairn at an 'industrial ghost town':

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/archaeological-dig-take-place-near-27299318

Plans for a dig at a 5000 years bp chambered tomb in Herefordshire:

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20244603.archaeologists-dig-herefordshire-tomb-first-time/

A dig at Cardiff's Trelai Park in Ely is looking for Iron Age remains:

https://www.thenational.wales/news/20249134.archaeological-dig-cardiffs-trelai-park-ely-iron-age-settlement/

Hyping a dig just getting under way in Cardiff (various periods of finds in previous years):

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/archaeological-dig-cardiff-park-could-24374185

Restoration work is under way at Salisbury Cathedral:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jul/01/its-quite-a-commute-climbers-scale-salisbury-cathedral-to-repair-stonework

Controversy over plans to build houses near Neolithic tombs in Sligo:

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2022/07/02/major-row-over-plans-to-build-homes-near-neolithic-tombs-in-sligo/

Some WWI soldiers' remains found during pipeline construction were reburied at Flanders:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-war-i-soldiers-military-burial-belgium/ https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40907675.html https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/remains-wwi-soldiers-military-burial-flanders-85999008

More on that Anglo-Saxon burial ground from Buckinghamshire:

https://the-past.com/news/anglo-saxon-cemetery-found-in-buckinghamshire/

Feature on the petroglyphs in the Cosquer Cave in France:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/02/ice-age-provence-cosquer-cave-archaeology

Feature on six of Ireland's major archaeological discoveries:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40906502.html

Feature on the links between Icelanders and Scottish women:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0chhpnz/why-scottish-women-and-icelanders-are-closely-linked

Feature on Seahenge:

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/the-art-of-seahenge/

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Archaeology in Europe News:

http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

Medievalists.net:

https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

Viking Archaeology Blog:

http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ============================================================
Remains of Xia Dynasty large ritual ruins at the Wadian site in Henan:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-06-27/Ritual-remains-of-early-Xia-Dynasty-discovered-at-Wadian-site-1bcvdAJqKRO/index.html

Some smicircular Yangshao era tiles from Shaanxi:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-06/30/content_78298644.htm

A Shang Dynasty 'heated bed' from Hebei:

http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2022-06/28/content_78294991.htm

More on the ongoing dig at the Sanxingdui site:

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202206/27/WS62b90404a310fd2b29e68b0b.html http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0629/c90000-10116506.html http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0701/c90000-10117556.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-of-13000-artifacts-sheds-light-on-enigmatic-chinese-civilization-180980254/

... while pieces of a sculpture from one of the pits at Sanxindui have been reunited:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64472

A project trying to find evidence of the ancient 'common' Khmer people in Battambang:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501103825/archaeological-dig-searches-for-ancient-commoners-remains/

'Tip offs' from villagers in Uttar Pradesh have led to the find of plenty of points and figurines dating to 1800-2000 BCE:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jun/27/tip-offs-help-discovery-of-4000-year-old-antiquities-2470189.html
https://newsonair.com/2022/06/27/nearly-4000-old-weapons-excavated-in-agras-mainpuri/

Remains of a Megalithic iron smelting furnace from Virudhunagar:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jul/02/remnants-of-megalithic-iron-smelting-furnace-found-in-virudhunagar-2471991.html

'Rock arts' and other finds from a cave near Ikuntham in Krishnagiri:

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/archaeologists-stumble-upon-ancient-rock-arts-in-caves-in-tns-krishnagiri-402475

Feature on the Ushkar-Baramullah site:

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/op-ed/revisiting-the-archaeological-site-of-ushkar-baramullah

Feature on restoration of the Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/recreating-the-sun-temples-exquisite-carvings/article65592686.ece

Latest ponderings on the location of Genghis Khan's tomb:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/genghis-khan-tomb/

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
Using machine learning to detect hidden Australian petroglyphs:

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/06/28/rock-art-detection-via-machine-learning-model-a-breakthrough/
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-machine-learning-hidden-aussie-art.html https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/29/breakthrough-machine-learning-tool-can-help-identifiy-rock-art-in-remote-areas

More on the rethink of an underwater Aboriginal site in Australia:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-australia-marine-aboriginal-archaeological-site.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/29/australias-first-marine-aboriginal-archaeological-site-questioned/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10654-220628-australia-stone-tools ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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Followup piece on some 2000-2400 years bp points found at the Big Bar Slide site in BC:

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/community/dig-it-trying-to-find-the-point-of-this-5528862

A fish weir of undetermined date from Mississippi:

https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/magnolia/2022/07/01/fishweir-fish-trap-historical-mississippi/7743971001/
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/2022/07/01/fishweir-fish-trap-historical-mississippi/7743971001/

A 'secret cave' site associated with the Doan gang in Bucks County:

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/revolutionary-war-outlaws-bucks-county-hideout-discovered

A project to restore some land on Martha's Vineyard to its pre-colonial state:

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1106404838/on-marthas-vineyard-tribal-elders-work-to-restore-land-to-its-pre-colonial-state

cf: https://www.sassafrasmvy.org/

Feature on a dig at Fort Mose State Park:

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/rare-archeological-dig-coincides-with-underwater-excavation-at-a-fort/77-96d2d6ae-b964-431e-824a-bcf914e28bdc

Another feature on the finds at Big Talbot Island State Park:

https://unfspinnaker.com/97157/features/unf-archaeology-lab-finishes-summer-a-excavation-with-big-finds/

More on that paleoindian ochre mine in Wyoming:

https://www.sweetwaternow.com/research-confirms-eastern-wyoming-paleoindian-site-as-americas-oldest-mine/

More on the intact woolly mammoth calf find from the Yukon:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/26/gold-miner-in-canada-finds-mummified-35000-year-old-woolly-mammoth
https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-06-27/hallada-en-canada-una-cria-de-mamut-en-excepcional-estado-de-conservacion.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64459 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-710949 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/27/mummified-baby-woolly-mammoth-found-by-gold-miner-in-the-klondike/

Reflecting on Little Big Horn:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/custer-lost-but-no-one-really-won-at-the-little-big-horn

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
A Chimu culture wooden figure from the Chan Chan site in Lima:

https://www.laprensalatina.com/peru-finds-preserved-wooden-figure-in-the-americas-largest-mud-brick-city/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/ornate-wooden-sculpture-unearthed-at-chan-chan-in-peru/144021
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64464

Four post-conquest child burials in Mexico suggest pre-Hispanic customs lingered after the fall of the Aztec Empire:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-infant-burials-mexico-aztec-customs.html https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/four-aztec-child-burials-sites-discovered-mexico-2022-06-29/
https://apnews.com/article/science-mexico-caribbean-city-8eb3a90bda150ed7b95b6bc017564bcd
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/archaeologists-tombs-mexica-children-mexico-city/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/infant-burials-mexico-aztec-customs-lasted-post-conquest-85815895
https://www.newsweek.com/discovery-child-burials-reveals-poverty-aztec-empire-survivors-1720788
https://thepublicsradio.org/article/infant-burials-in-mexico-aztec-customs-lasted-post-conquest
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/child-burials-in-mexico-city-show-the-resiliency-of-survivors-of-the-end-of-the-aztec-empire-180980358/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10658-220629-mexico-burial-customs

Feature on the hidden passageways and galleries inside the Chavin de Huantar temple complex:

https://www.livescience.com/secret-passages-ancient-temple-peruvian-andes https://www.sciencealert.com/secret-ancient-andean-passageways-may-have-been-used-for-psychedelic-rituals
https://www.iflscience.com/mysterious-passageways-in-pre-columbian-temple-may-have-been-used-as-psychedelic-ritual-chambers-64263

Feature on a house construction project in Lima interrupted by the find of some Inca mummies:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-peru-home-neighborsinca-era-mummies.html

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