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explorator 25.52 April 16, 2023
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
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 39 000 years bp 'leather punch board' from Spain:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-perforations-ancient-bone-fragment-base.html https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-14/humans-were-already-sewing-their-clothes-nearly-40000-years-ago.html
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-04-13/ty-article/miraculous-discovery-in-spain-a-tailoring-tool-from-40-000-years-ago/00000187-702c-dde0-afb7-7e3f17e30000
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2368783-bone-fragment-reveals-humans-wore-leather-clothes-39000-years-ago/

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg0834

A study suggests a Neanderthal skull found in Gibraltar in 1848 has genetic connections to another Neanderthal from France:

https://www.surinenglish.com/gibraltar/gibraltars-neanderthal-skull-reveals-more-its-secrets-20230414103823-nt.html

More on humans 170 000 years bp dining on giant land snails in South Africa:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-sapiens-supersized-snails http://www.archaeology.org/news/11369-230410-border-cave-snails

Feature on Otzi:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/who-was-oetzi-the-iceman ============================================================
AFRICA
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Erosion concerns for coastal sites in Libya:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-archaeological-sites-coastal-erosion-cyrenaican.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/984859 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/libyan-archaeological-sites-in-danger-due-to-coastal-erosion/146907

Feature on the pyramid tombs of Libya:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/the-pyramid-tombs-of-libya/146849

Pondering the cause of death of the 'Ballito Boy' some 2000 years bp:

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-12-what-killed-ballito-boy-2000-years-ago-and-why-its-relevant-now/

More on the Funji period wall paintings from Old Dongola:

https://news.yahoo.com/hole-ground-leads-crypt-space-194846765.html https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/medieval-christian-paintings-sudan-dongola-nubia-1234663806/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66976

More on the German origins of brass used in some Benin bronzes:

https://www.livescience.com/benin-bronzes-were-crafted-of-metal-from-a-completely-unexpected-place
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11370-230411-benin-bronzes-ore

Feature on the Arabic manuscripts in Chinguetti:

https://www.dw.com/en/the-ancient-archives-of-chinguetti/g-65285729 ============================================================
ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
A high-status 19th Dynasty tomb of Panehsy, a temple administrator, from the Saqqara necropolis:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/495651/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Tomb-of-steward-of-Amun-Temple,-smaller-chapels-un.aspx
https://www.egyptindependent.com/photos-tomb-of-banhesi-from-the-ramessid-period-discovered-in-saqqara/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/123746/Egypt-announces-the-discovery-of-tomb-Panehsy-tomb-chapels-from
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2023-04/12/content_85226175.htm http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-04/13/content_85226819.htm https://abcnews.go.com/International/archeologists-find-ancient-tomb-temple-guard-giza-pyramids/story?id=98530362
https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/world/article274238755.html https://www.yahoo.com/gma/archeologists-ancient-tomb-temple-guard-161353893.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2023/04/12/ancient-tombs-and-chapels-unearthed-in-egypts-saqqara/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/high-status-tomb-discovered-in-saqqara-necropolis/146888
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11375-230413-saqqara-panehsy-tomb

A Second Intermediate Period burial complex from the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis at Luxor:

https://arkeonews.net/a-burial-complex-dating-to-the-second-intermediate-period-has-been-discovered-at-the-dra-abu-el-naga-necropolis-at-luxor/

More on studying Roman-era climate in Egypt from mummy tags:

https://www.snf.ch/en/XlYUJjBFhCvE38RC/news/mummies-provide-the-key-to-reconstruct-the-climate-of-the-ancient-mediterranean
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739015 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11368-230410-egypt-wooden-tag

More on the 16 metre papyrus of the Book of the Dead found last May:

https://the-past.com/news/unrolling-a-book-of-the-dead/

More on finds from Saqqara which reveal some details about the mummification process:

https://the-past.com/news/analysis-shines-light-on-ingredients-of-mummification/

More on the 'smiling sphinx' found at Dendera:

https://the-past.com/news/smiling-sphinx-statue-discovered-near-dendera/

More on the pit full of severed hands from tell-el-Dab'a:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32165-8

Apparently there are rainfall concerns for a statue of Ramses II at the Grand Egyptian Museum:

https://egyptindependent.com/king-ramses-ii-statue-not-affected-by-rainfall-tourism-ministry/
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/123733/Tourism-Ministry-denies-rainwater-effect-on-Ramses-II-statue-at

Zahi Hawass was criticizing an upcoming Netflix documentary on Cleopatra:

https://egyptindependent.com/hawass-criticizes-depicting-cleopatra-as-black-in-netflix-film/

... see also:

https://egyptianstreets.com/2023/04/14/netflixs-queen-cleopatra-receives-backlash-over-blackwashing/

Feature on Fayum portraits:

https://aeon.co/videos/haunting-dispatches-from-the-edge-of-the-roman-empire-just-before-its-collapse

Feature on Tutankhamun's last 100 days:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0f7kpv0/tutankhamun-s-final-100-days-revealed

A Sassanid-era petroglyph has been deciphered some 45 years after it was discovered:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/483667/Sassanid-petroglyph-deciphered-after-45-years

Climate change-related sand and salt issues are threatening sites in Iraq:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-iraq-ancient-treasures-sand-blasted-climate.html https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/iraqs-ancient-treasures-sand-blasted-climate-change
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230416-iraq-s-ancient-treasures-sand-blasted-by-climate-change

We're increasingly reading of items stolen from Iraq during the US invasion back in 2003:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-04/11/content_85222540.htm

Feature on Enheduanna:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-worlds-first-named-author-was-a-woman

Feature on five ancient Middle Eastern empires:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/middle-east-five-ancient-empires-why-important

A Roman-era sarcophagus with bones and cremation containers from Afyonkarahisar (Turkiye):

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/human-bones-found-during-excavation-in-turkiyes-afyonkarahisar/news

A 1500 years bp tunnel (and other items) from a dig at Saint Polyeuktos Church in Istanbul:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/1-500-year-old-underground-passage-discovered-in-istanbul-182260
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11372-230412-istanbul-church-tunnel

Feature on the Basbuk Rock Wall panel:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/04/basbuk-rock-wall-panel

Plenty of finds at an Iron Age temple site in Madaba:

https://jordantimes.com/news/local/%E2%80%98thousands%E2%80%99-finds-discovered-iron-age-temple-madaba-says-canadian-archaeologist

Evidence of an 1100+ years bp system for 'sand farming' at Caesarea:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-1000-years-ago-caesareas-coast-was-likely-the-birthplace-of-sand-farming/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-uncover-worlds-first-large-scale-sand-dune-farm-at-caesarea/146875

More on that recently-deciphered possibly Sabaean inscription found at Ophel back 2012:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-inscription-on-jar-found-in-israel-links-kingdoms-of-solomon-and-sheba
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ancient-inscription-jar-found-israel-202617059.html
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/solomon-and-sheba-archaeological-evidence/

More on the 1800 years bp jewelry found in a lead coffin on Mount Scopus going on display:

https://arkeonews.net/roman-girl-adorned-with-1800-year-old-jewelry-found-in-a-lead-coffin-on-mount-scopus/

Feature on the evidence for Jeremiah's sojourn in Egypt:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/the-egyptian-journey-of-jeremiah-in-the-bible/

Not confident at all about this AI suggetion that the Israelites wandered the Sahara, not the Sinai:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/04/11/ai-based-research-suggests-the-israelites-wandered-in-the-sahara-not-sinai/

Saudi Arabia added 190 sites to its National Register:

https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/631463/SAUDI-ARABIA/190-nbspnew-sites-registered-in-the-National-Register-of-Antiquities-nbsp
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2284701 https://www.zawya.com/en/life/culture/saudi-190-new-sites-registered-in-the-national-register-of-antiquities-yjzq1nkf
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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
Brief item on the find of an ancient Roman cemetery at Misrata (Libya):

https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/ancient-roman-cemetery-discovered-misrata

A hoard of 175 Roman Republic coins from Livorno:

https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_aprile_14/le-monete-romane-antiche-scoperte-in-un-bosco-a-collesalvetti-79f7b43c-4404-4022-8908-a49774b9bxlk.shtml
https://www.stilearte.it/175-monete-romane-sepolte-in-un-bosco-portate-alla-luce-durante-una-passeggiata-in-toscana/

A Roman foundry, marching camp, and evidence of a settlement site from Cockermouth:

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23450060.ancient-discoveries-unearthed-team-archaeologists-cockermouth/

In case you missed the find of a Roman-era settlement (and earlier finds) at Newquay:

https://arkeonews.net/bronze-age-and-roman-era-settlements-unearthed-in-newquay/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/bronze-age-and-roman-period-settlement-discovered-in-newquay/146830

Remains of a Hellenistic (?) paved road in Segesta:

https://www.ansa.it/canale_viaggiart/it/regione/sicilia/2023/04/14/torna-alla-luce-lantica-strada-lastricata-di-segesta_f531d067-a60c-4c91-973c-2617d7b96011.html
https://www.zazoom.it/2023-04-15/segesta-nuova-scoperta-archeologica-la-strada-lastricata/12729746/
https://www.tp24.it/2023/04/15/cultura/eccezionale-scoperta-archeologica-a-segesta-ecco-di-cosa-si-tratta/189189
https://www.stilearte.it/scoperta-lantica-strada-di-segesta-archeologi-vicini-allindividuazione-dellagora-siciliana/
https://www.direttasicilia.it/2023/04/14/eccezionale-scoperta-in-sicilia-trovata-la-strada-lastricata-dellantica-segesta/
https://storiearcheostorie.com/2023/04/14/archeologia-scoperta-la-strada-lastricata-dellantica-segesta-dal-25-aprile-visite-guidate-agli-scavi/

A fragment of a Roman-era statue (a large foot piece) from Chersonesos (I think):

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/fragment-of-giant-roman-statue-uncovered-in-chersonesos/146822

Images of Eros and the dolphin and plenty of other finds from the 'small temple' of Paestum site:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2023/04/15/eros-dolphins-feature-in-new-paestum-discoveries_7e403e95-191a-41ca-a4ec-c9d773ec389f.html
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/2023/04/15/ansa/eros-e-delfini-nuove-scoperte-nel-tempietto-di-paestum_7c93e340-13e5-401e-8e1f-db1c15d6e6da.html
https://apnews.com/article/italy-paestum-pompeii-ancient-greece-6df3966e0e2636528e20d9f6d10e66ae
https://www.irishnews.com/news/worldnews/2023/04/15/news/archaeologists_in_italy_unearth_ancient_dolphin_statuette-3213806/
https://nationworldnews.com/exceptional-find-of-hundreds-of-statues-and-altars-in-italy/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/archeologists-italy-unearth-ancient-dolphin-statuette/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/archeologists-italy-unearth-ancient-dolphin-statuette-98609623
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/italy-paestum-pompeii-ancient-greece/d838f7fa-dbc2-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67015 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/ancient-greek-temple-discovery-sheds-new-light-on-ritual-activities-in-ancient-paestum/146941

A metal detectorist found a 2nd century CE carnelian ring bearing an image of Apollo near Chelmsford:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-65202077 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739329 https://www.archaeology.org/news/11376-230414-england-apollo-ring

A submerged Nabataean temple of Dusares in Pozzuoli:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-identify-a-submerged-temple-of-the-nabataeans-in-pozzuoli/146880
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-identify-a-nabataeans-temple-dedicated-to-the-god-dusares-at-pozzuoli/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67002

A possible Mithras-worshipping site from a dig in Trier:

https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/blickzumnachbarn/rheinland-pfalz/spektakulaerer-fund-in-trier-kultstaette-fuer-den-roemischen-lichtgott-entdeckt_aid-88333903
https://arkeonews.net/a-sanctuary-for-cult-god-mithras-discovered-in-germany/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/roman-coins-found-on-island-in-baltic-sea/146920
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66995

Study suggests that the bodies of Vesuvius victims at Heculaneum were 'vapourized' by a pyroclastic current:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-exploring-bodies-people-town-pompeii.html https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-roman-citys-missing-bodies-were-vaporized-in-volcanic-blast

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32623-3

... while some outlets are focusing on the brain vitrification evidence (first mentioned a few years ago):

https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/10/new-study-shows-pyroclastic-blast-from-vesuvius-turned-brains-to-glass-18586192/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/14/pompeii-ancient-rome-herculaneum-mount-vesuvius-glass-brain/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1308/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1308/pub/1308/page/6/article/NaN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11959985/Eruption-Mount-Vesuvius-turned-victims-brains-GLASS.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvngj/ancient-vesuvius-victims-were-vaporized-had-brains-turned-to-glass

Overview of current excavations going on at the Colosseum:

https://www.artandobject.com/news/new-excavations-romes-colosseum

A 1500 years bp Roman woman's sandal find from back in 2013 or so Istanbul was back in the news for reasons unknown:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/09/1500-year-old-sandals-greek/ https://arkeonews.net/the-secret-of-the-shipwrecks-at-theodosius-harbor-1600-years-old-womens-sandals-and-comb/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739242

More on the Roman mosaic found outside a vape shop in Colchester:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-mosaic-outside-vape-shop-colchester-lion-walk-2273989

More on the 2500 years bp intact Etruscan tomb find from Vulci:

https://news.yahoo.com/2-500-old-last-meal-192233743.html

More on the recently revealed submerged finds from Baiae:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738850 https://divernet.com/scuba-news/divers-reveal-new-treasures-in-roman-harbour-of-vice/
https://www.iflscience.com/new-treasures-identified-in-the-sunken-roman-city-of-baiae-68376
https://arkeonews.net/marble-inlay-floors-found-in-a-sunken-roman-villa-in-baia-the-las-vegas-of-the-ancient-world/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66954 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/underwater-survey-reveals-new-discoveries-in-sunken-town-of-baia/146835

More on mosaics of Medusa found at the Villa of the Antonines:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/09/mosaics-greek-medusa-ancient-roman-villa/

More on the Roman coins found on an uninhabited island in the Baltic:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/mystery-of-roman-coins-discovered-on-shipwreck-island-has-archaeologists-baffled
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-discover-2000-year-old-roman-coins-on-the-deserted-swedish-island-of-gotska-sandon/

More on the palimpsest of Ptolemy's Meteoroscope:

https://www.livescience.com/hidden-ptolemy-text-printed-beneath-a-latin-manuscript-deciphered-after-200-years
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738848 https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/10/manuscript-ancient-greek-astronomer-ptolemy-deciphered/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/04/11/ptolemys-hidden-greek-text-deciphered-after-200-years/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11374-230412-claudius-ptolemy-astronomy

A large hoard of Roman coins found in Doncaster back in 2018 have been purchased by the local council:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-65244111 https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/norton-hoard-roman-coins-found-in-yorkshire-field-at-metal-detecting-rally-to-go-on-display-in-doncaster-4100988
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/hoard-of-1000-roman-silver-coins-found-near-doncaster-is-acquired-by-council-4101553

A call for more archaeological inspections on Mykonos:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1208708/call-for-more-archaeological-inspections-on-mykonos/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/13/inconvenient-archaeological-discoveries-mykonos/

Feature/interview with Cat Lambert on Lucian:

https://www.oberlin.edu/news/winkler-prize-winner-takes-classics-unseemly-side

Feature on Stephanie McCarter's translation of the Metamorphoses:

https://bowdoinorient.com/2023/04/14/stephanie-mccarter-talk-her-pursuit-for-a-more-accurate-ovids-metamorphoses/

Carol Atack on Xenophon's portrayal of Socrates:

https://blog.oup.com/2023/04/xenophons-kinder-socrates/

Feature on Wilhelmina Jashemski:

https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologists-you-should-know-jashemski/

Feature on Alexander's siege of Tyre:

https://www.historynet.com/alexander-the-great-siege-of-tyre/

Feature on the location of Alexander's tomb:

https://www.livescience.com/where-is-alexander-the-greats-tomb

Feature on the 'wonders' of ancient Rome:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-09/the-wonders-of-ancient-rome-a-guided-tour.html

Feature on the discovery of the Venus de Milo:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/04/09/on-this-day-april-8-1820-the-venus-aphrodite-de-milo-maybe-the-most-recognizable-of-all-ancient-greek-statues-was-found/

Feature on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest:

https://www.thecollector.com/battle-of-teutoburg-forest-quinctilius-varus/

Feature on Scotland's resistance to Roman invaders:

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/scotland-roman-invaders/

Feature on ancient Greek hats:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/12/ancient-greek-hats/

Feature on the 'rules of masturbation' in ancient Rome:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-04-10/ty-article/the-rules-of-masturbation-in-ancient-greece/00000187-6a8d-d484-adef-ea8de62d0000

More on the Vatican's return of Parthenon sculptures:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/vatican-returns-parthenon-marbles/
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Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Solutrean points and possible evidence of 20 000 years bp adhesive use from El Buxu cave (Spain):

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/evidence-of-prehistoric-glue-used-20000-years-ago-during-the-palaeolithic-period/146902

A study of a 15 000 years bp occupation site on the Eure:

https://www.inrap.fr/il-y-15-000-ans-d-inattendus-chasseurs-de-chevaux-en-normandie-eure-17174

Remains of an ancient ring ditch at a development site in Derbyshire:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ring-ditch/146558

A late Roman coin find from the Kale Shirokovo Fortress in Bulgaria:

https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/440646-late-roman-coin-discovered-in-the-kale-shirokovo-fortress-in-northern-bulgaria

Ivory bag rings from some Anglo-Saxon burials have traced the ivory to African elephants:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66962

210 Merovingian and Carolingian burials from the Saint-Denis basilica:

https://fr.aleteia.org/2023/04/12/dincroyables-decouvertes-archeologiques-sous-la-basilique-saint-denis/

A 14th-19th century burial from Portugal exhibiting a "massive, crippling bone growth":

https://www.livescience.com/centuries-old-skeleton-massive-crippling-bone-growth-unearthed-portugal

A medieval (maybe) Arabic inscription from Fgura (Malta):

https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/122262/rare_arabic_inscription_unearthed_during_fgura_housing_project_works#.ZDv9LOwXZhF

Archaeologists have revealed evidence of Henry VIII's Otford palace:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-reveal-traces-of-henry-viiis-otford-palace/146912

A pair of 18th century gold coins from Wroclaw:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/excavation-leads-to-discovery-of-gold-coins/146925

More on 'drug use' in Spain 3000 years bp:

https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/bronze-age-people-in-mediterranean-islands-were-taking-hallucinogenic-drugs-3000-years-ago/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-european-hallucinogenic-drugs-hair-strands-180981956/

More on the carved fish found during the Westminster excavations:

https://news.yahoo.com/200-old-fish-not-intended-165326799.html

More on the find that one of the Vasa's crew was a woman:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/europe/sweden-vasa-warship-woman.html http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66969

Updates on the restoration work going on at Notre Dame:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-cathedral-spire-restoration-2019-paris-fire-60-minutes-2023-04-09/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

Funding for restoration of Hartlepool's Heugh Battery:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-65239410

Feature on medieval Jews in England:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/travel/medieval-jewish-england.html

Feature on the women associated with the War of the Roses:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0fghd71/the-women-at-the-heart-of-the-bloody-war-of-the-roses

Feature on the Dutch divinity Nehalennia:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/pagan-goddess-nehalennia-zeeland-netherlands

Feature on some Bronze Age burial chambers in Exmouth:

https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/23440965.local-history-bronze-age-burial-chambers-near-exmouth/

Feature on the search for the 'Temple of Lemminkainen' in Finland:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0fdwnv0/the-hunt-for-a-finnish-treasure-of-immeasurable-worth

Seven sites in the UK are up for Heritage Status ranking:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65225817

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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 ============================================================
A second excavation is underway at a Neolithic site in Jiangsu:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-04/16/content_85232019.htm

Feature on archaeology in China:

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202304/11/WS6434a780a31057c47ebb95e7.html

Ten 8th/9th century Tibetan Buddhist reliefs in cliffs near Qamdo:

https://news.abplive.com/news/world/10-rare-cliff-carving-buddhist-statues-found-in-tibet-says-regional-institute-of-cultural-relics-protection-excavation-digging-artefacts-discovered-1595252

More on evidence of Yak milk consumption in the Mongol empire:

https://news.umich.edu/yak-milk-consumption-among-mongol-empire-elites/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11330-230406-mongolia-yak-milk

Feature on elite women in Xiongnu society:

https://www.science.org/content/article/politically-savvy-princesses-wove-together-vast-ancient-empire

Latest on the efforts to preserve the Mes Aynak site:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/11/new-project-to-protect-afghanistans-mes-aynak-buddhist-heritage-site-gets-taliban-backing

A 2000-2500 years bp 'deer stone' from Kyrgyzstan:

https://arkeonews.net/deer-stone-discovered-in-kyrgyzstan/

Plenty of 5000 years bp finds from a dig at Vembakottai:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/apr/16/over-200-items-unearthed-at-vembakottai-in-just-nine-days-2566400.html

Feature (concerns?) on some Tibetan Buddhist manuscripts in a Patna museum:

https://www.thestatesman.com/india/tibetan-buddhist-manuscripts-gathering-dust-in-patna-museum-1503171296.html

Feature on the Silk Road and the spread of various religions:

https://theprint.in/opinion/dancing-shiva-in-samarkand-central-asian-traders-spread-hinduism-buddhism-along-silk-road/1446385/

Concerns for the Zafar Mahal:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/zafar-mahal-the-last-remnant-of-mughal-india-in-delhi-is-rapidly-falling-into-ruins-threatening-the-country-s-architectural-legacy-101681153224765.html

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NORTH AMERICA
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A 2000 years bp Hopewell dwelling site from Newark (Ohio):

https://news.yahoo.com/archeologists-discover-2-000-old-193122972.html

A 1000 years bp canoe found in a lake in North Carolina was brought to the surface this week:

https://www.nbc11news.com/2023/04/13/1000-year-old-native-american-canoe-brought-lakes-surface/
https://abc11.com/lake-waccmaw-1000-year-old-native-american-canoe-discovered-canoe-north-carolina/13133178/

On the search for a lost 19th century cemetery in Dakota City (Nebraska):

https://www.news-journal.com/nebraska-archaeological-team-confident-its-close-to-finding-lost-dakota-county-cemetery/article_58f567c0-9402-5cc1-a6da-c301eff403ca.html
https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/news/state/nebraska-archaeological-team-confident-its-close-to-finding-lost-dakota-county-cemetery/article_cba5f6b6-d294-5f83-85e9-d2484f2f35a3.html

A pair of 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior:

https://apnews.com/article/lake-superior-shipwrecks-1914-2e0b4a2a8b5c2ebae589c964cadfe7c9

Human remains found at a battlefield in Camden will be reburied later this month:

https://apnews.com/article/revolutionary-war-soldier-reburial-8a3c28be8f74f7c98bd3a1997e37c24b

There has been progress in identifying some Tulsa Massacre victims:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-scientist-tulsa-massacre-victims.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/us/tulsa-race-massacre-murders-dna.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739277

More on the identification of some folks buried in the First Baptist Church cemetery in Colonial Williamsburg:

https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-first-baptist-church-dna-results-20230406-cwdbx3ts5ba6pgocqswky5ms5m-story.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-oldest-black-churches-first-baptist-williamsburg-180981962/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11371-230411-virginia-first-baptist

More on the dispute in Miami over Native American remains on a condo development site:

https://www.science.org/content/article/miami-modern-clash-over-2000-year-old-archaeological-site

Feature on the origins of timber used by Puebloans in Chaco Canyon:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/chaco-canyon-timber/

Feature on the search for the first Ohioans:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2023/04/09/who-were-the-first-peole-to-set-foot-in-ohio/70080137007/

Feature on ancient Native American textiles in Kentucky:

https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/bulletin-board/2023/03/uncovering-kentucky-history-ancient-american-indian-textiles/

Feature on a (first) depiction of Jesus as Black in a 19th century stained glass window in Rhode Island:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stained-glass-window-historic-depiction-of-jesus-as-person-of-color-rhode-island-2282905

A study of the origins of the coal found on the Queen Anne's Revenge:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-solution-coal-conundrum-famous-pirate.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739324 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/study-solves-mystery-of-coal-origins-on-blackbeards-queen-annes-revenge/146930

Feature on southern generals who stayed with the Union during the Civil War:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/09/civil-war-southern-generals-union/

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
A settlement site dating to 3500 years BCE in the Dominican:

https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2023/04/14/the-oldest-dwelling-in-the-antilles-is-in-the-dominican-republic-5500-years/
https://www.laprensalatina.com/archaeologists-uncover-millennia-old-settlement-in-dominican-republic/

A second 500 years bp 'ritual bath' was revealed in Peru's Huanuco Pampa archaeological zone:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/peruvian-archaeologists-unearth-500-year-old-inca-ceremonial-bath-2023-04-14/
https://www.laprensalatina.com/2nd-ritual-bath-used-by-inca-royalty-discovered-at-peru-archaeological-site/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11975123/Archeologists-discover-Inca-ceremonial-bath-built-500-years-ago-Peruvian-Andes.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739269

A pre-Hispanic ritual centre of some sort near the Bolivia-Chile border:

https://arkeonews.net/a-pre-hispanic-ceremonial-center-with-unknown-characteristics-was-discovered-in-the-andes/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-uncover-ritual-landscape-connected-to-ancient-andean-cults/146935

An 1100 years bp 'scoreboard' from a Maya pelota match has been found in Chichen Itza:

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/con-su-texto-jeroglifico-maya-completo-descubren-en-chichen-itza-un-marcador-de-juego-de-pelota
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/mayan-ball-game-scoreboard-chichen-itza-mexico
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65250018 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-chichen-itza-archaeologists-discover-mayan-scoreboard-2023-04-11/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/mexico-chichen-itza-mayan-ballgame/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-mayan-scoreboard-discovered-by-archaeologists-mexico-chichen-itza/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/chichen-itza-mayan-scoreboard-intl-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739037 https://www.dw.com/en/archaeologists-discover-mayan-scoreboard-in-mexicos-yucatan/a-65294137
https://www.news9.com/story/6436f1d4b0f115072c2c39c7/ancient-scoreboard-used-during-mayan-ball-game-discovered-by-archaeologists
https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/world/article274201095.html https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/pre-hispanic-ball-game-marker-disc-found-chichen-itza/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11968451/Archaeologists-Mayan-scoreboard-bizarre-game-dead-rulers-used-BALLS.html

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