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explorator 25.33 December 4 2022
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Bill Gephardt,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Bill Gebhardt,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, Andy Szegedy-Maszak,
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 homo naledi may have used fire:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-fire-hominid-cave-human-evolution
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homo-naledi-pre-human-ancestor-fire-tool-south-africa/

Possible 275 000 years bp 'neanderthal footprints' from Spain:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-neanderthal-footprints-south-spain-years.html

A possible homo erectus skull from China:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04142-0

Study suggests humans may have arrived in northern Europe earlier than currently thought:

https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/humans-could-have-arrived-northern-europe-earlier-than-fossils-and-stone-tools-suggest

More on Palaeolithic cooking comparisons between Shanidar and Franchthi Caves:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-23/ty-article/neanderthals-used-same-cooking-techniques-as-humans-new-study-shows/00000184-9f85-d710-a7c6-dfc7a8550000
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-cooked-up-complex-and-tasty-meals-70000-years-ago-180981207/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11001-221129-paleolithic-cooking-techniques

Feature on Neanderthal diet:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/07/neanderthal-diet-archaeology-science/

Feature on Neanderthals and Denisovans:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/who-were-the-neanderthals-and-denisovans/145233
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AFRICA
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80 000 years bp bone tools from the Sibudu rock shelter in South Africa:

https://partner.sciencenorway.no/africa-archeology-society-and-culture/scientists-discover-80000-year-old-bone-tools/2111047
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11008-221201-bone-tools-plants

DNA from a 4000 years bp burial in Sudan is shedding light on early eastern African pastoralists:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25384-y

More on the human contribution to megafauna extinction on Madagascar 1000 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/971979 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/29/charcoal-and-cattle-correlate-with-madagascars-megafaunal-extinctions/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11000-221128-madagascar-extinction-pastoralism

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
A major Ptolemaic/Roman era funerary building with fayoum-style portraits and more from the Garza site:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480869.aspx https://egyptindependent.com/fayum-mummy-portraits-discovered-in-fayoum/ https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/121053/Egyptian-archaeological-mission-uncovers-a-huge-funerary-building-from-the
https://abcnews.go.com/International/greco-roman-funerary-building-mummy-portraits-discovered-egypt/story?id=94281210
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article269527637.html https://english.news.cn/20221201/43e56e9bed9b4afb8aad2532a597861e/c.html https://famagusta-gazette.com/2022/12/01/egypt-unearths-greco-roman-funeral-building/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rare-funeral-portraits-and-coffins-unearthed-in-ancient-egyptian-burial-site-garza-1234648948/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65816 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/large-funerary-building-and-fayoum-portraits-from-the-ptolemaic-and-roman-period-discovered/145401
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/new-finds-from-the-ptolemaic-philadelphia-in-egypts-fayoum/

Not sure when this 'greek mummy' was excavated at Aswan:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/04/greek-mummy-aswan-egypt/

Financial concerns for the Djehuty Project excavations:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-11-28/momias-a-dos-velas-la-excavacion-estrella-de-la-egiptologia-espanola-afronta-una-critica-falta-de-fondos-en-su-momento-mas-decisivo.html

More on the mummies with gold tongues from the Quweisna necropolis

https://www.livescience.com/gold-tongues-ancient-egypt-roman-period https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480411.aspx https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/120921/Tombs-burials-dating-back-to-different-ages-mummies-with-golden
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/mummies-gold-tongues-uncovered-lower-egypt
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/mummies-golden-tongues-archaeologists-egypt-b2234586.html
https://www.dw.com/en/golden-tongues-how-the-egyptians-spoke-to-the-gods/a-63951851p
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article269282987.html https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egyptian-mummies-given-gold-tongues-talk-god-underworld-1762679
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723638 https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/29/mummies-gold-tongue-mouth-egypt/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-discover-mummies-with-gold-tongues-in-an-ancient-cemetery-near-cairo-2219553
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mummies-gold-tongues-egypt-cairo-qewaisna-1234648336/
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeologists-find-mummies-in-egypt-with-golden-tongues-in-their-mouth/
https://www.sciencealert.com/mummies-with-golden-tongues-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-necropolis
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/archaeologists-unearth-golden-tongued-mummies-in-egypt/145326
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11003-221130-egypt-gold-tongues

More on the 'real reason' motivation for mummification:

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-723483

More on the 3800 years bp Egyptian tomb aligned to the winter solstice sunrise from near Aswan:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-tomb-winter-solstice

More on the colonnaded hall find at the Buto Temple site:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/11/egypt-shares-new-discovery-buto-temple

More (various) features associated with the centenary of the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb:

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20221129-it-s-amazing-100-years-on-much-to-discover-with-cryptic-writing-inside-the-tomb-of-tutankhamun
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tutankhamuns-tomb-how-the-times-unearthed-the-worlds-biggest-story-7ll7tkrb5
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/importance-of-tutankhamen-tomb-discovery-fjz6hbwdw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/11/30/king-tut/

Not sure if this is renewed demands for the return of the Rosetta Stone or just more coverage of the one from a few weeks ago:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221130-egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/30/after-220-years-egypt-demands-the-return-of-the-rosetta-stone
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-723773 https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone-178988
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/egypt-rosetta-stone-return-200-years-c62pmj8l2
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egypt-return-rosetta-stone-british-museum-b2236488.html
https://www.euronews.com/2022/11/30/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-famous-rosetta-stone
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/egyptians-demand-return-rosetta-stone-london-british-museum-b1043703.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11484769/Egyptians-call-British-Museum-return-Rosetta-Stone.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/101719316
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2022/1130/The-Rosetta-stone-lies-in-Britain.-Egyptians-want-it-back
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-the-rosetta-stone
https://apnews.com/article/travel-middle-east-africa-fb5af71b4a8b75d6f99f08fce9743cf3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/2022/11/30/e743d276-707c-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html
https://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/national/23158863.egyptians-call-british-museum-return-rosetta-stone/

... and related OpEds:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africa/egypt/what-makes-rosetta-stone-special-why-could-time-return-egypt/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rosetta-stones-home-the-british-museum-egypt-london-11669845171

... and a nice feature on what the stone says:

https://aeon.co/videos/what-did-the-rosetta-stones-inscription-actually-communicate

Egypt is restoring historical Islamic sites in Cairo:

https://see.news/egypt-revamping-historical-islamic-sites-in-old-cairo

Remains of a 'massive' fortified structure in Viranshahr (Iran) ... not sure of the date:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479114/Ruins-of-fortified-monument-unearthed-in-northeast-Iran

Something about demarcation of potential sites in southeast Tehran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479327/Archaeologists-to-demarcate-site-previously-yielded-relics-from

Feature on the evolution of Persian writing (sort of):

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479233/Magnificent-ruins-and-clues-about-Persian-script-evolution

Feature pondering the power of women at the Achaemenid Court:

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Feature on reforming archaeology in Iraq:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/12/reforming-excavation-survey-iraq

Syria has recovered 35 000 artifacts since the beginning of the 11-year war there:

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1023872 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202211/1280686.shtml

... while Iraq claims to have recovered 18 000:

https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/iraq-says-over-18000-stolen-artifacts-retrieved-3656636

Overview of recent finds associated with the 3600 years bp Kumluca shipwreck (Turkiye):

https://arkeonews.net/3600-year-old-lead-weights-were-unearthed-in-the-kumluca-bronze-age-shipwreck-one-of-the-oldest-shipwrecks-in-the-world/

A review of the past month in archaeology in Turkiye:

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

A study of the 3300 years bp Uluburun shipwreck is revealing a complex trade network for tin:

https://source.wustl.edu/2022/11/findings-from-2000-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex-trade-network/
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221130151458.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972573 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723911 https://discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-2-000-year-old-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-trade-routes
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/new-study-of-uluburun-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-trade-network/145420
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/findings-from-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex-trade-network/

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3766

Latest find by students out on a walk in Israel is a 3000 years bp Egyptian scarab:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/school-field-trip-near-tel-aviv-leads-to-discovery-of-3000-year-old-scarab-seal/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/12/01/3000-year-old-scarab-found-in-israel-during-school-field-trip/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/363688 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-30/ty-article/beetle-jews-late-bronze-age-scarab-found-on-school-trip-in-central-israel/00000184-c81d-df0e-abcc-febdb5250000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723697 https://www.jns.org/3000-year-old-egyptian-scarab-found-in-israel-during-school-field-trip/
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/israeli-pupils-discover-3000-year-old-scarab-on-school-trip-near-tel-aviv/
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article269480212.html https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/11/30/3000-year-old-seal-found-on-school-trip-near-tel-aviv/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/student-field-trip-egyptian-amulet-israel-antiquities-authority-2221001
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-scarab-unearthed-field-trip-tel-aviv-1234648450/

An 1800 years bp section of Roman road (and more) from near Tiberias:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/archeologists-uncover-new-section-of-1800-year-old-roman-road-in-galilee/
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/new-section-of-imperial-roman-highway-from-acre-to-tiberias-uncovered/2022/12/04/
https://english.news.cn/20221202/7a4cb3710ed743809d10fb33976b32d8/c.html

A 1400 years bp inscription written in Aramaic with the Persian alphabet has been translated:

https://www.haaretz.com/00000184-be7c-d53c-a3cf-be7e00e00000

More on the Byzantine-era inscription from Hippos/Sussita:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/hippos-and-byzantine-christians/

Feature on the Khirbet Midras pyramid archaeological site in Israel:

https://arkeonews.net/khirbet-midras-pyramid-and-archaeological-site-in-israel/

Feature on where Mary Magdalene was really from:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/where-was-mary-magdalene-from/

The Tower of David is now accessible for folks with disabilities:

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-723551

More on concerns looted artifacts from Yemen are showing up at auctions:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/researchers-raise-concerns-over-UK-auction-artefacts-similar-yemen-ones

Another feature on 'desert kites':

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-04/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-solve-century-old-mystery-of-prehistoric-desert-kites/00000184-dc90-d208-a784-dfdc041f0000

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Study suggests that gold from Troy, Poliochni (on Lemnos), and Ur all originated from the same place:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-gold-troy-poliochni-ur.html https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/gold-treasures-from-the-ancient-legendary-cities-of-troy-poliochni-and-ur-come-from-the-same-source/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/gold-from-ancient-troy-poliochni-and-ur-had-the-same-origin/145391
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/gold-from-troy-poliochni-and-ur-all-had-same-origin/

A Greek-colony-era tomb from the Cumae necropolis:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/11/27/ancient-greek-tomb-unearthed-naples/

A 2000 years bp Greek-inscribed altar from Patara:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/11/26/ancient-greek-altar-found-at-patara-archaeological-site-in-turkey/

A 2000 years bp temple find beneath the sea at Baiae:

https://www.newsweek.com/lost-temple-swallowed-ocean-discovered-roman-empire-las-vegas-1762904

A Roman-era statue purportedly of the Virgin Mary from Osmaniye:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-era-statue-found-in-osmaniye-178937

An inscription to Pan in a Byzantine-era church in Syria:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/03/greek-god-byzantine-church-golan-2/

A possible mansio site and other structures from Verulamium:

https://the-past.com/news/rare-investigation-in-verulamium/

Excavations at the Rutland Roman villa site this year have revealed a 'barn conversion' which included baths:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/28/ancient-barn-conversion-with-steam-room-found-at-roman-villa-in-rutland
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63326943 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11465337/Rutland-Roman-villa-complex-features-barn-conversion-boasting-steam-room-plunge-pool.html
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/archaeologists-uncover-lavish-lifestyle-rutland-7868324
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/11/29/archaeologists-in-uk-uncover-possible-first-ever-luxury-barn-conversion
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncovered-a-second-mosaic-in-rutland-roman-villa-in-england/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65785 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/new-discoveries-at-rutland-roman-villa/145367
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/29/discovery-of-interior-wonders-reveal-rutland-villa-owners-lavish-lifestyle/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11004-221130-england-roman-rutland

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440322001522

Not sure if we've mentioned these remains of a Roman fort (Castro Cadiz) emerging from a reservoir during drought in Spain:

https://centralrecorder.com/spains-ancient-roman-fort-ruins-revealed-in-drought/
https://foxwilmington.com/headlines/receding-waters-reveal-ruins-of-roman-castle-in-spains-galicia-region/

... or the remains of the city of Skepsis in Turkiye under similar circumstances:

https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-com-submerged-ancient-greek-city-long-lost-tombs-revealed-drought-1763042
https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/28/ancient-greek-city-ruins-resurface-asia-minor-turkey/

Overview of this year's finds at Antissa:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/30/new-important-finds-at-ancient-antissa/

Overview of a recent survey at Kalavasos-Laroumena and Arkhangelos:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/survey-at-kalavasos-laroumena-and-arkhangelos/

More on that Sponsian coin and related claims:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/27/coins-make-a-solid-case-for-the-existence-of-emperor-sponsian
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/world/europe/roman-coins-authentic-fake.html https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/12/02/who-was-sponsian-the-fake-roman-emperor-proved-to-be-real-after-all/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-gold-coins-emperor-sponsian-2217561 https://arkeonews.net/ancient-roman-coin-thought-to-be-fake-certainly-authentic-and-proves-the-existence-of-forgotten-leader-sponsian-study-claims/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11012-221202-rome-emperor-coin

... plenty of criticism:

https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/ https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2022/11/26/sponsianus-nog-even-want-er-klopt-weinig-van/
https://twitter.com/WienandJohannes/status/1596528438143488001 https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/when-is-a-roman-emperor-not-an-emperor-sponsian-blog-post-mary-beard/

More on 'snack' and 'sausage dog' remains from the Colosseum's drainage system:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63746307 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dachshund-colosseum-rome-gladiator-remains-b2237830.html
https://hyperallergic.com/783830/ancient-romans-snacked-on-pizza-at-the-colosseum/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rome-colosseum-drains-relics-coins-bones-snacks-2218940
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-snacks-animal-bones-found-in-colosseum-sewers-1234648713/
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3201205/sausage-dogs-may-have-been-made-fight-bears-ancient-romes-colosseum-archaeologists-say
https://www.iflscience.com/wiener-dog-warriors-dachshund-bones-found-under-colosseum-suggest-so-66468
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-drains-under-the-colosseum-reveal-the-bones-of-an-unlikely-gladiator
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/130645828/three-centurions-arrested-in-rome-selfie-scam-that-cost-tourists-up-to-800
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-unearth-spectator-snacks-from-the-roman-period-in-colosseum/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-spectator-snacks-dog-bones-discovered-in-colosseum-dig-180981211/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11006-221130-colosseum-sewer-system

More on the 2700 years bp fragment of an image of Hathor from Spain:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723601 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/fragment-of-ancient-egyptian-goddess-found-in-2700-year-old-settlement-in-spain/145362

More on the recently-found Etruscan temple at Vulci:

https://the-past.com/news/archaeologists-unearth-etruscan-temple-at-vulci/

More (with a bit of followup) on the bronze statues found at San Casciano dei Bagni:

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/2022-12-03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history
https://www.wsiu.org/2022-12-03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history
https://wamu.org/story/22/12/03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history/
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1138904735/italy-ancient-bronze-statues-discovery-tuscany

Carl Blegen's archive is now available for digital researchers:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/archaeologist-blegens-90-year-archive-opens-for-troy-researchers/news

Some gladiator/centurion impersonators were making trouble for tourists at the Colosseum again:

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/gladiator-wannabes-arrested-for-bullying-tourists-for-cash-in-rome
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/centurions-colosseum-threaten-beat-up-tourists-italy-nfwqbpjgn
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/conmen-arrested-after-dressing-gladiators-28598522
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/rome-fake-gladiators-extortion/index.html

Antiquities are going on display in the Thessaloniki metro:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199246/antiquities-to-go-on-display-in-new-thessaloniki-metro/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1198992/antiquities-finding-their-place-in-thessaloniki-metro/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/02/news/greece/antiquities-now-on-display-in-thessaloniki-metro/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/03/roman-byzantine-antiquities-to-be-restored-to-original-site-at-thessaloniki-metro/

Feature on Sara Bisel's work decades ago at Herculaneum:

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/11/29/how-a-rochester-minn-archaeologist-became-a-goto-expert-in-herculaneum

Hype for Neil Bernstein's work on Silius Italicus:

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2022/12/neil-bernstein-brings-modern-access-2000-year-old-classic-latin-poetry

Feature on the Lady of Lemba:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/11/27/the-lady-of-lemba-dark-side-of-an-ancient-statue/

Feature (video) on re-creating the Colossus of Constantine:

https://vimeo.com/773852019

Feature on Justinian and Theodora:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0dj5xcx/justinian-and-theodora-the-byzantine-power-couple

Feature on the 'frying pan' of Syros:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1198916/greek-archaeological-treasures-the-mysterious-frying-pan-of-syros/

Feature on Antioch:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/03/history-hellenistic-city-antioch/

Feature on the city of Chersonesus in the Crimea:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/01/unesco-ancient-city-chersonesus-ukraine/

Feature on six women philosophers from Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/30/ancient-greek-female-philosophers/

Feature on tattooing criminals in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/28/tattoos-ancient-greece/

Feature on Linear B:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/27/ancient-greek-linear-b/

Feature on disability in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/03/ancient-greeks-disabled/

We are just beginning to read of 'secret talks' between the British Museum and Greece regarding the Parthenon Sculptures:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63846449 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/03/greece-in-preliminary-talks-with-british-museum-about-parthenon-marbles
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480983.aspx https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/uk-holds-secret-talks-with-greece-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/03/george-osborne-advanced-talks-greek-pm-return-parthenon-marbles/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/george-osborne-holds-talks-on-returning-elgin-marbles-to-greece-8dgtwrkdj
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11497713/British-Museums-George-Osborne-secret-talks-Greek-Prime-Minister-return-Elgin-Marbles.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/04/british-museum-pledges-not-to-dismantle-parthenon-sculptures-over-reports-of-talks-with-gr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/british-museum-reportedly-in-talks-on-parthenon-sculptures/2022/12/03/ca336c5c-7331-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20221203-uk-greece-in-secret-talks-on-parthenon-marbles-report
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/03/british-museum-holds-secret-talks-with-the-greek-prime-minister-over-elgin-marbles/
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/british-museum-reportedly-talks-parthenon-sculptures-94398422
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-04/british-museum-greece-parthenon-sculptures/101731648
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/george-osborne-british-museum-elgin-marbles-greek-greece-b1044586.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/george-osborne-holding-secret-negotiations-with-greece-over-elgin-marbles-42192780.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/03/british-museum-holds-secret-talks-with-the-greek-prime-minister-over-elgin-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/04/the-parthenon-sculptures-and-the-art-of-secret-diplomacy/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/04/news/greece/head-of-british-museum-held-secret-talks-with-greek-pm-officials-to-agree-deal-for-parthenon-marbles-return/

... and the Greek PM seems optimistic:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-pm-senses-momentum-elgin-marbles-talks-with-britain-2022-11-28/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/47964-greek-pm-says-parthenon-marbles-could-return-but-won%E2%80%99t-push.html
https://news.gtp.gr/2022/11/30/greek-pm-sees-progress-in-parthenon-marbles-debate/

Latest Pasts Imperfect newsletter:

https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-12122

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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

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17 000 years bp remains of a domesticated dog from Spain's Basque region:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-europe-ancient-domestic-dogs-basque.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221128101244.htm http://www.archaeology.org/news/11009-221201-spain-early-dog

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X22003698

Excavations at a Cucuteni-Trypillian culture site (Neolithic) in the Ukraine:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-27/ty-article/neolithic-site-in-ukraine-reveals-early-settlers-ate-porridge-with-a-special-ingredient/00000184-b8cc-d136-affd-fffd537b0000

Study suggests owl-shaped plaques may have been Chalcolithic children's toys:

https://www.livescience.com/children-carving-copper-age-stone-owls https://phys.org/news/2022-12-owl-shaped-plaques-copper-age-children.html https://www.cnn.com/style/article/engraved-owls-toys-scn/index.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724003 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2349509-owl-like-engravings-from-copper-age-may-have-been-made-by-children/
https://arkeonews.net/5000-year-old-owl-like-plaques-may-have-been-ancient-toys/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/mysterious-5000-year-old-owl-like-plaques-may-have-been-ancient-toys/145406

Road work in Cambridgeshire has revealed remains of an Iron Age feast of some sort:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63807328

A gold brooch and other finds from a 7th century burial in Switzerland:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/medieval-burial-site-reveals-spectacular-finds/48087326
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rare-1400-year-old-gold-broach-found-at-early-medieval-tombs-in-basel-1234648449/
https://arkeonews.net/spectacular-gold-find-from-early-medieval-tombs-in-basel/ http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65765 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11005-221130-switzerland-medieval-brooch

A pair of medieval 'cog' shipwrecks from Varberg (Sweden):

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65803 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/14th-century-shipwrecks-discovered-in-sweden/145395

A study of the lost medieval chapel of St Erasmus is shedding light on royal burials at Westminster Abbey:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-lost-medieval-chapel-royal-burials.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/new-study-helps-reconstruct-lost-chapel-at-westminster-abbey/145423
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/lost-medieval-chapel-sheds-light-on-royal-burials-at-westminster-abbey/

Archaeologists have mapped the 'lost' medieval down of Newton Jerpoint:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/archaeologists-map-lost-medieval-town/145417

A skeleton found on the Cornish coast may belong to an 18th/19th century shipwrecked sailor:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-63796516 https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1703336/archeology-news-shipwreck-sailor-cornwall-padstow

More on the Viking silver hoard from the Taby neighbourhood of Stockholm:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-a-once-in-a-lifetime-discovery-swedish-archaeologists-unearth-a-cache-of-viking-silver-2202955
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/28/viking-silver-treasure-uncovered-in-taby-in-stockholm-2/

... and the hoard found by a detectorist in Norway:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/viking-age-treasure-hoard-found-in-norway/145385

More on the remains of a medieval Cisterciian-related farm near Rievaulx Abbey in England:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/archaeologists-make-almost-unheard-of-discoveries-at-site-of-yorkshire-medieval-farm-with-links-to-rievaulx-abbey-3927776
https://aleteia.org/2022/12/01/medieval-cistercian-farm-unearthed-in-northern-england/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11007-221202-england-abbey-farm

More on the 700 years bp (maybe) shipwreck in a Norwegian lake:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-700-year-old-ship-in-norway-180981201/

More on recent ideas about Otzi:

https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-death-revisited http://www.archaeology.org/news/11002-221129-otzi-death

cf: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09596836221126133

Carvings made by medieval prisoners at Carlisle Castle have been preserved:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-63780438

Restoration of the Duomo of Florence has revealed some of the original pigment on sculptures:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65774 https://arkeonews.net/restoration-of-the-duomo-of-florence-has-revealed-original-polychrome-paint/

An export bar on a 14th century French Gothic ivory casket which is up for sale:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65824

St Edward's Crown is being made ready for the coronation of Charles III:

https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-europe-london-f29b0d48f224dbc2b947938e7ef901c7
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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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A study of the evidence of paleodietary matters from the Neolithic Qujialing site:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-unveil-evolution-paleodiet-neolithic-qujialing.html


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