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explorator 26.11 July 2, 2023
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You can read explorator online at:

https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/


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, Christopher Kimberley,
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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Possible 1.45 million years bp evidence of cannibalism among early hominins at a site in Kenya:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/scientists-discover-what-could-be-the-oldest-evidence-of-cannibalism-among-ancient-human-relatives
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-06-26/a-fossil-leg-bone-reveals-the-oldest-case-of-cannibalism-from-145-million-years-ago.html
http://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/world/fossilized-bone-may-reveal-ancient-cannibalism-scn/index.html
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1380/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1380/pub/1380/page/50/article/NaN
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626163847.htm https://www.sciencealert.com/mystery-human-relative-appears-to-have-been-butchered-and-eaten-1-45-million-years-ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fossil-hominids-stone-age-cannibalism https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-human-relatives-cannibalism/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/early-humans-carved-each-other-up-for-dinnertime
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/earliest-evidence-of-cannibalism-by-human-ancestors
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/humans-evolutionary-relatives-butchered-one-another-1-45-million-years-ago.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/27/humans-butchered-and-ate-each-other-1-45-million-years-ago/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/our-human-relatives-butchered-and-ate-each-other-145-million-years-ago-180982425/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35702-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02082-x

Related feature on claims of cannibalism among hominids in the past:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/science/archaeology-hominids-cannibalism.html

A study of five grindstones suggest hominids were processing grains 39 000 - 43 000 years bp in northern Italy:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-evidence-food-italy-neanderthal-to-homo-sapiens.html
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/humans-and-neanderthals-milled-flour-several-thousand-years-earlier-than-previously-thought.html

Studying the 'invisible' evidence of plant processing in the Philippines 39 000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-invisible-technology-prehistoric-philippines.html https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/evidence-for-basket-and-rope-making-in-prehistoric-philippines.html

More on possible evidence of cannibalism among Neanderthals at Coves del Toll de Mola:

https://www.newsweek.com/neanderthals-cannibalized-juveniles-archaeologists-discover-1808992
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/cannibalism-among-the-neanderthals-of-the-coves-del-toll-de-moia.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/26/cannibalism-among-the-neanderthals-of-the-coves-del-toll-de-moia/

More on the 57 000 years bp Neanderthal 'engravings' from La Roche-Cotard cave:

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230628-57-000-year-old-neanderthal-engravings-found-in-french-cave
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/neanderthal-cave-engravings-identified-as-oldest-known-to-date.html

More on the claim that naldedi buried their dead:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/were-these-335-000-year-old-hominins-the-first-to-bury-their-dead

More on the 42 000 years bp 'phallic pendant' from Mongolia:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/phallic-pendant-mongolia-180982433/

More on the evidence that homo sapiens reached what is now Laos some 86 000 years bp:

https://journal.com.ph/pinoy-archaeologist-helps-rewrite-human-history-in-southeast-asia/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/cave-excavation-pushes-back-the-clock-on-early-human-migration-to-laos.html

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
More commentary arising from the Netflix Cleopatra:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/interviews/1214301/netflixs-queen-cleopatra-completely-rewrites-history/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/afrocentrism-cleopatra-netflix-egypt-racist-appropriation/

Digging 'speculation trenches' at a pair of sites in southwest Iran to protect them from urban expansion:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/486276/Archaeologists-to-redraw-boundaries-for-Sassanid-Il-Khalid-sites

A monument depicting Ishtar and other items from excavations at Nimrud:

https://anfenglish.com/ecology/goddess-ishtar-unearthed-in-the-ancient-assyrian-city-of-nimrud-68094
https://arkeonews.net/a-large-stone-monument-depicting-the-goddess-ishtar-has-been-unearthed-in-the-ancient-assyrian-city-of-nimrud/

On Iraq's desire to recover looted antiquities:

https://www.newsweek.com/can-iraqs-antiquities-bolster-national-unity-opinion-1810000

Feature on the Japanese digs at the Hittite site at Buklukale:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/japanese-archaeologist-unearths-hittite-remains-184319

Feature on the ongoing excavations at the Kultepe Kanis-Karum Mound:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kultepe-excavations-should-carry-on-for-minimum-5-000-years-184343

A roundup of activity at sites in Turkiye in June:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/june-2023-turkish-archaeology

Feature on underwater archaeology in Turkiye:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/turkiye-stands-as-global-hub-for-underwater-archaeology/2933130

More on the 1600 years bp mosaic with Trojan War scenes from Al-Rastan:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/26/ancient-mosaics-syria-greek-roman/

An overview of excavations in the Wisad Pools by the Eastern Badiyah Archaeological Project:

https://jordantimes.com/news/local/excavations-eastern-badiyah-archaeological-site-indicate%C2%A0links-yarmukian-culture

Dozens of burials (possibly all women) from a 2500 years bp tomb in the Negev:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-06-27/ty-article/israeli-archaeologists-find-enigmatic-2-500-year-old-burials-in-the-desert/00000188-fc6a-dd5e-a1ac-fdff70fd0000

Dig diary of the first week of excavations at Tel Burna this season:

https://telburna.wordpress.com/2023/06/25/week-1-overview-2/

Controversial study suggests David was a major ruler and the Kingdom of Judah expanded earlier than previously thought:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/web-of-biblical-cities-depicts-king-david-as-major-ruler-says-israeli-archaeologist/
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/kingdom-of-judah-expanded-earlier-than-thought-new-study-finds/

Feature on an ASOR tour of Israel and Palestinian territories:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/06/unexpected-histories-southern-levant

Feature on studying archaeology at TAU:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-748047

Another feature on the possible identification of Bethsaida:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/25/searching-lost-biblical-city-bethsaida/

More on Natufian bird bone flutes from Israel:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bird-bone-flutes-levant-2321942

Feature on concerns for archaeological sites in Yemen:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/cultural-heritage/sheba-on-the-front-lines/
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
I think we mentioned these Bronze Age Minoan lead ingots found off Israel a while ago:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/29/bronze-age-minoan-ingots-cyprus/

A 1st century BCE (probably) Greek altar find from Segesta:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ancient-greek-altar-unearthed-archaeological-site-sicily-2023-06-30/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1214432/ancient-greek-altar-unearthed-at-archaeological-site-in-sicily/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/07/01/a-more-than-2000-year-old-ancient-greek-altar-was-found-in-the-archaeological-site-of-segesta-in-sicily/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-748386

A newly-revealed fresco from Pompeii was early on said to depict an early form of pizza:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/pizza-painting-found-ancient-roman-ruins-pompeii-2023-06-27/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/jun/27/pompeii-fresco-depicts-what-might-be-the-precursor-of-pizza-video
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/27/pompeii-fresco-find-possibly-depicts-2000-year-old-form-of-pizza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66031341 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12237833/Pizza-painting-ancient-Roman-ruins-Pompeii.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/27/world-oldest-pizza-pompeii/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pompeii-fresco-pizza-italy-roman-b2365260.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/italy-pompeii-archeology-pizza-painting-b2365783.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2023/06/27/pompeii-pizza-painting-discovery-cprog-orig-aw.cnn
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/06/27/ancestor-of-pizza-found-in-still-life-at-pompeii_66d592a3-c314-4523-8106-4b5ee3538796.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230627-pompeii-fresco-shows-pizza-precursor-but-hold-the-cheese
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/06/27/mystic-pizza-pompeii-fresco-could-show-ancient-pizza-predecessor
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747875 https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/ancient-pizza-uncovered-pompeii-fresco https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pompeii-fresco-shows-pizza-precursor-184289 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7b7b3/pompeii-pizza https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2023/06/27/pompeii-pizza-painting-discovery-cprog-orig-aw.cnn
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fresco-of-possible-pizza-ancestor-from-ancient-pompeii-found-at-dig-site/
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/newly-discovered-fresco-in-pompeii-looks-remarkably-like-a-pizza-185206341983
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-28/a-possible-precursor-of-modern-pizza-has-been-discovered-in-pompeii.html
https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/29/pompeii-pizza-painting/ https://www.dw.com/en/italy-pizza-fresco-found-in-ancient-ruins-of-pompeii/a-66045459
https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/a-newly-discovered-fresco-in-pompeii-reveals-a-precursor-to-pizza.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/28/pompeii-fresco-may-show-pizzas-2000-year-old-ancestor-archaeologist-says
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67627 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/27/still-life-with-pizza-like-dish-uncovered-at-pompeii/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11559-230628-italy-pompeii-fresco

... then some coverage started pointing out it wasn't really pizza:

https://apnews.com/article/italy-pompeii-pizza-d421fa838dfcfb35213d2f62353b7c38 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2000-year-old-not-a-pizza-fresco-discovered-in-pompeii
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/28/pompeii-pizza-fresco-italy/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/pizza-mural-pompeii.html https://mymodernmet.com/pompeii-pizza-mural/ https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pizza-wall-painting-found-pompeii-depict-italys-iconic-100409311
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184724633/pizza-a-wall-painting-pompeii https://hyperallergic.com/830583/pizza-depicted-in-pompeii-fresco-is-sadly-just-focaccia/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-pompeii-fresco-shows-not-pizza-but-a-possible-precursor/
https://www.irishnews.com/news/worldnews/2023/06/28/news/that_s_not_pizza_say_experts_about_fresco_similar_to_famous_dish_at_pompeii_dig-3388192/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300915565/thats-no-pizza-wall-painting-found-in-pompeii-doesnt-depict-italys-iconic-dish
https://arkeonews.net/a-still-life-fresco-discovered-in-new-excavations-of-pompeii-regio-ix/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/pompeii-a-still-life-discovered-by-the-new-excavations-of-regio-ix.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pompeii-fresco-pizza-180982446/

... then Farrell Monaco set the record straight with its ancient identification and a recipe:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230629-adoreum-the-newly-discovered-flatbread-fresco-of-pompeii

A 1st century CE (or earlier) burial from Nuceria (Italian):

https://www.ilportico.it/it/storia-e-storie-19/nuove-scoperte-archeologiche-nel-salernitano-rinv-120326/article
https://www.stilearte.it/tombe-e-resti-di-una-villa-romana-rustica-emergono-durante-gli-scavi-per-la-rete-gas-in-campania/

An inscription of Hadrian from Ostia Antica:

https://www.newsweek.com/emperor-hadrian-secret-journeys-discovered-white-marble-slab-1809307

An overview of what they found on the Carlisle dig this season:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-66068836

Overview of archaeology at the Gallo-Roman site in Alderney:

https://the-past.com/news/archaeology-in-alderney-excavating-the-biggest-iron-age-and-gallo-roman-site-in-the-channel-islands/

A metal detectorist found a 2000 years bp hoard of pewter dishes, bowls, and cups from a site in Suffolk:

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-news/2000-year-old-roman-hoard-discovered-in-suffolk
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-66052543 https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/2-000-year-old-roman-hoard-discovered-on-suffolk-estate-goes-9319286/
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23621687.remains-2-000-year-old-roman-hoard-discovered-suffolk/

A sculpture of a head from Lake Nemi, possibly associated with Caligula's ships:

https://www.dw.com/en/marble-head-could-be-from-caligula-era-sunken-ships/a-66047048
https://www.corrierenazionale.it/2023/06/25/straordinaria-scoperta-archeologica-nelle-acque-del-lago-di-nemi/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-bust-discovered-ship-caligula-2330751 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/stone-head-found-in-lake-nemi-may-be-from-caligulas-nemi-ships/147866

Plenty of Roman sites being found in Germany's coal-mining Rhineland:

https://www.dw.com/en/ancient-roman-ruins-buried-in-germanys-coal-mining-region/a-66045782

Roman-era pottery associated with the military from a site in Paderborn (Germany):

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article276803821.html https://ca.style.yahoo.com/broken-pottery-turns-wine-jars-212400170.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/evidence-of-roman-marching-camp-found-in-paderborn/147847

Feature on McMaster's dig at Metaponto:

https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/ancient-history-unearthed/

More on the Virgil quotation on an amphora from Spain:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/21/virgil-quote-found-on-fragment-of-roman-jar-unearthed-in-spain
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/r1wsiyw003 https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/poem-by-virgil-engraved-in-a-roman-amphora-found-in-spain.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11556-230626-spain-virgil-texts

More on the site of Julius Caesar's assassination being opened to the public:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/site-of-julius-caesars-assassination/

More on the Medusa phalera found at Vindolanda:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/silver-medal-featuring-winged-medusa-discovered-at-roman-fort-near-hadrians-wall
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67647

More on the 3rd century BCE shipwreck found off the coast of Croatia:

https://total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/3rd-century-ship/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article276758091.html https://arkeonews.net/mine-clearance-divers-discovered-an-ancient-shipwreck-dating-from-the-3rd-century-bc/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67663

More on the Roman mausoleum find from central London:

https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/stunning-roman-mausoleum-uncovered-in-central-london/

More on the completion of this year's season of digging at Hala Sultan Tekke:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/completion-of-the-2023-excavations-at-the-dromolaxia-vyzakia-hala-sultan-tekke-site.html

Plans to save a 2500 years bp Phoenician shipwreck off Spain for later recovery:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/spanish-archaeologists-plan-rescue-2500-year-old-phoenician-shipwreck-2023-06-30/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-748368 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article276907753.html https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/30/ancient-phoenician-shipwreck-spain/

The Pantheon now has an entrance fee:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ancient-roman-pantheon-start-charging-entry-monday-2023-06-30/

Honor Cargill-Martin on Messalina:

https://lithub.com/the-making-of-a-bad-woman-2000-years-ago/

Emily Wilson on translations of the Iliad:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/books/review/iliad-translations.html

Mary Beard on emperors last words:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/03/the-divine-comedy-of-roman-emperors-last-words

Reviews of Tom Holland, *Pax*:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/review-pax-tom-holland/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pax-war-and-peace-in-romes-golden-age-by-tom-holland-review-cxkzknwnb

Review of Andre Tavares, *Vitruvius Without Text*:

https://www.archpaper.com/2023/06/andre-tavares-examines-work-vitruvius-relays-symbiotic-relationship-between-print-built-environment/

A virtual reality app for ancient Greece:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/june/vr-oracle.html https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/30/virtual-reality-app-ancient-greece/

Feature on the 'resurrection' of a reburied bird mosaic in Caesarea:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/06/30/byzantine-time-travel-ancient-bird-mosaic-and-greek-sigma-shaped-treasure-unearthed/

Feature on ancient Roman graffiti:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-lewdness-and-lyricism-of-ancient-roman-graffiti/

Feature on Greek kingdoms in Asia Minor after Alexander:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/06/26/features/hellenistic-age-lysimachus-pergamon-the-attalids-and-asia-minor-after-alexander/

Feature on why Marcus Aurelius wrote the Meditations:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202306/why-marcus-aurelius-really-wrote-the-meditations

Feature on Ovid's Metamorphoses:

https://www.thecollector.com/metamorphoses-ovid-tales/

Feature on Demosthenes:

https://www.thecollector.com/demosthenes-speeches/

Feature on Roman baths:

https://www.archdaily.com/1002668/the-history-of-the-roman-baths

Feature on the pronunciation of Latin:

https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg25834451-400-do-we-really-know-how-ancient-romans-pronounced-latin-words-part-2/

Feature on the Pantheon dome and why it hasn't collapsed:

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/why-hasnt-the-pantheons-dome-collapsed.html

Feature on the Roman origins of Worcestershire sauce:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1381/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1381/pub/1381/page/77/article/NaN

Feature on the Colossus of Rhodes:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/27/colossus-rhodes-wonder-ancient-world/

Feature on the Kerameikos:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/28/kerameikos-from-potters-quarter-to-greeces-largest-necropolis/

Feature on earthquakes and the location of ancient Greek temples:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/26/did-ancient-greeks-deliberately-build-their-temples-in-earthquake-stricken-sites/

Feature on the Zeugma mosaics:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/07/01/the-greek-mosaics-of-zeugma/

Feature on the throne at Knossos:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/30/the-mystery-of-the-oldest-throne-in-europe-at-the-cretan-palace-of-knossos/

Feature on Midas:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/30/king-midas-greek-mythology/

Feature on assorted Greek colonies:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/29/ancient-greek-colonies/

Feature on Greek mercenaries:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/27/mercenaries-ancient-greek-world/

Pondering who is buried in the Amphipolis Tomb:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/28/who-is-buried-amphipolis-tomb-ancient-greece/

Feature on Hera:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/28/hera-ancient-greek-mythology/

Feature on ancient Greek pets:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/26/snakes-apes-and-ferrets-the-ancient-greek-love-of-pets/

Again we are reading of desire for a 'win-win' deal on the Parthenon sculptures, this time from London's mayor:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1214509/london-mayor-calls-for-win-win-arrangement-to-share-parthenon-marbles-with-greece/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/07/02/london-mayor-parthenon-sculptures/ https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/07/02/news/greece/london-mayor-backs-win-win-deal-for-some-parthenon-marbles-to-be-displayed-in-athens/

Latest Pasts Imperfect newsletter:

https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-62923

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Study suggests violent conflict and social disintegration was an important factor in shaping Neolitic farming societies in Europe:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/was-warfare-responsible-for-the-fall-of-small-scale-neolithic-societies.html

Specializing in sheep farming contributed to the rapid expansion of Neolithic communities in the Mediterranean:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-specialization-sheep-farming-neolithic-communities.html
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/specialization-in-sheep-farming-a-possible-strategy-for-neolithic-communities-in-the-adriatic-to-expand-throughout-the-mediterranean.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/28/specialization-in-sheep-farming-in-early-neolithic-communities/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37516-z

A Neolithic 'ritual centre' find from east/central Poland:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/ancient-ritual-centre-discovered-in-poland/147891

A study of the Canada Real dolmen suggests there are more underground structures associated with it:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/07/study-of-the-canada-real-dolmen-reveals-existence-of-other-underground-structures/147908

A Bronze Age metal hoard found during exploration of a Roman battle site in Switzerland:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/-exceptional--bronze-age-artefacts-unearthed-in-switzerland/48622778
https://news.yahoo.com/someone-buried-treasure-vanished-archaeologists-162357202.html
https://arkeonews.net/bronze-age-metal-hoard-discovered-in-the-swiss-alps-at-roman-battle-site/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/large-assemblage-of-bronze-age-artefacts-found-in-oberhalbstein/147897
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11563-230629-switzerland-bronze-objects

A pair of metal detectorists in Dorchester came across 14 bronze axe heads dating to 1700-1400 BCE:

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23613283.dorchester-father-son-find-14-bronze-age-axe-heads/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-66071443

80 Merovingian-era burials from near Lac du Bourget (France):

https://www.newsweek.com/skeletons-7th-century-discovered-france-cemetery-1809856

Study suggests some ivory rings found in elite Anglo-Saxon burials came from African elephants:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/enigmatic-anglo-saxon-ivory-rings-discovered-in-elite-burials-came-from-african-elephants-4000-miles-away
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/ivory-bag-rings-found-in-anglo-saxon-burials-have-origins-in-africa/147902

A 12th/13th century seal depicting St George from the Suzdal Opole (Russia):

https://arkeonews.net/a-rare-saint-george-seal-found-during-excavations-near-suzdal/

A 13th century gold ring found by a metal detectorist in Antrobus has been declared treasure:

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23620257.medieval-gold-ring-treasure-13th-century-found-antrobus/

Burned remains of a very large 14th century structure in Estonia:

https://news.err.ee/1609017770/remains-of-one-of-estonia-s-largest-13th-century-structures-unearthed

Medieval and later finds from a dig in Truro:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-65950602

More on the 4000 years bp 'Stonehenge-like' sanctuary found in the Netherlands:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-shrine-with-solar-calendar-in-netherlands/news
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-sanctuary-with-solar-calendar-in-the-netherlands.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dutch-stonehenge-solar-calendar-burial-ground-180982430/

More on the 2000 years bp burial from Romania featuring a wolf skull to protect it:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/wolf-skull-found-in-grave-robbers-dig-was-meant-to-protect-thieves.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/29/wolf-skull-found-in-grave-robbers-dig-was-meant-to-protect-thieves/

Hyping a just-underway dig at Arthur's Stone:

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/witness-archaeology-in-action-at-arthurs-stone/

A dig is underway to locate remains of Lowther's medieval castle:

https://cwherald.com/news/archaeological-dig-gets-under-way-to-unearth-remains-of-eden-medieval-castle/

The search is on for the burial site of a 19th century elephant in Gloucestershire:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/02/archaeologists-hunt-for-burial-site-of-famous-19th-century-elephant-in-gloucestershire

Marie Antoinette's private apartment at Versailles has reopened to the public:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/marie-antoinettes-private-versailles-apartment-opens-to-the-public

The 13th century Lord Mayor's Chapel in Brisol is reopening to the public:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-66052826

Feature on Charlemagne:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/holy-roman-empire-king-charlemagne
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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 major Shang Dynasty era site from Zhaigou (Shaanxi):

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/complete-bronze-age-town-with-elite-tombs-discovered-in-northern-china

A 2000 years bp tomb with plenty of bronze items from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-06/26/content_89446180.htm http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_06R9GVSS.html https://english.news.cn/20230625/5055c17ea04d4209af54c6b5a53b4ff1/c.html

22 tombs spanning 1600 years (some with preserved murals) from Kaifeng:

http://www.ecns.cn/news/culture/2023-06-29/detail-ihcqsuti2601311.shtml

A cluster of tombs and some stone sculptures (date?) from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region:

http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_x3Q5RHtv.html

A Tang Dynasty 'palace maids' cemetery from Shaanxi:

http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_vQNRwRG9.html

Tracking 14th century Chinese trade with ceramics:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/06/how-ceramics-are-telling-the-story-of-14th-century-chinese-trade.html

That giant iron sword found in Japan a while ago apparently needs a lot of cleaning:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14943384

A Khmer-era stone gate from a Buddhist shrine in northern Thailand:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2600646/archaeological-dig-finds-another-age-old-stone-lintel
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11561-230629-thailand-khmer-shrine

An 'old' sculpture of Lakshmi found by 'locals' digging the land in Baramulla:

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/sculpture-of-goddess-handed-over-to-archaeology-deptt/
https://goachronicle.com/police-handed-over-sculpture-of-goddess-lakshmi-to-archaeology-department-in-baramulla/
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/police-hand-over-old-sculpture-to-archaeology-department

Brief item on a potsherd (date?) inscribed with 'Puli' in Tamil characters from Thulukkarpatti:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jun/28/potsherd-with-puli-inscribed-on-it-in-tamil-unearthed-from-nellai-2589245.html

1000 years bp pillars featuring Jain sculptures found in Moinabad:

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/1000-yr-old-jain-sculptures-found-in-rr-dist/articleshow/101265757.cms
https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994602904/Telangana-Ancient-pillars-found-in-utter-neglect-at-Moinabad
https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-ancient-pillars-found-in-utter-neglect-at-moinabad
https://www.siasat.com/telangana-1000-year-old-pillars-with-jain-sculptures-found-in-moinabad-2625107/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/1000-year-old-jaina-sculptures-found-fitted-to-sluice-near-hyderabad/article67008197.ece

Overview of the past ("exciting") week of archaeology in Tamil Nadu:

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/exciting-week-for-archaeology-in-tamil-nadu-1233090.html

Concerns for the Sakaleswara Swamy temple on assorted artifacts in Palnadu:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/jul/02/remains-of-ancient-sakaleswara-swamy-temple-lie-in-utter-neglect-in-andhras-palnadu-2590636.html

Rain has seriously damaged the 2500 years bp site of Purana Qila:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/excavated-sites-at-purana-qila-dating-back-to-2500-years-dissolve-into-oblivion-after-rain/articleshow/101321718.cms

Feature on Sri Lankan epigrapher Don Martino de Ziwa Wickremasinghe:

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230702/plus/the-brilliant-yet-unsung-epigraphist-2-523961.html
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A study suggests Maori folk arrived on Enderby island as early as 1400 CE:

https://www.teaomaori.news/maori-inhabitants-on-enderby-found-archaeologists

More on the stone artifacts found by divers off the coast of Western Australia:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-artifacts-australian-continental-shelf-flying.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-28/underwater-ancient-aboriginal-discovery-pilbara-wa/102529502
https://www.newswise.com/articles/flying-foam-passage-protected-as-archaeological-site-with-new-discoveries
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/30/discovery-of-more-artefacts-off-west-australias-coast/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11562-230629-australia-underwater-tools ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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14 000 years bp evidence of human presence at a site in Sunrise Wyoming:

https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2023/06/26/some-old-rocks-lead-big-find/

4500 years bp Indigenous artifacts from a park in downtown Hamilton (Ontario):

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/victoria-park-indigenous-artifacts-1.6889850

A study of Black property ownership in the 1850s Adirondacks:

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-06-26/new-research-shows-widespread-black-land-ownership-in-the-adirondacks-in-the-1850s

More on the earthenware sherds recently found at the Michillimackinac dig:

https://www.sooeveningnews.com/story/news/history/2023/06/27/michilimackinac-excavation-uncovers-earthenware-pieces/70356077007/


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