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explorator 23.26 October 18, 2020
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You can read explorator online at:

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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Latest out-of-Africa mapping suggests Mediterranean coastal settlement of early humans prior to crossing Jordanwards:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoc-mht101420.php https://phys.org/news/2020-10-modern-humans-detours-europe.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014114619.htm https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/15/modern-humans-took-detours-on-their-way-to-europe/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/modern-humans-took-detours-on-their-way.html

Climate change is being implicated in the extinction of various early human species:

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-climate-drove-early-human-species.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201015111729.htm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8844731/Neanderthals-went-extinct-bouts-sudden-intense-climate-change.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/383/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/383/pub/383/page/47/article/92549
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257479-climate-change-may-have-driven-early-human-species-to-extinction/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/climate-change-likely-drove-early-human.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/12/past-tropical-forest-changes-drove-megafauna-and-hominin-extinctions/

New dates for a pair of lower Paleolithic site in France:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/new-dating-results-for-two-lower.html

A study of the ergonomic relationship between hands and stone tools made during the Lower Paleolithic:

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-ergonomic-relationship-paleolithic-tools.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/study-analyzes-ergonomic-relationship.html
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AFRICA
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Humans and climate change are both implicated in the extinction of megafauna on Madagascar:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/humans-and-climate-drove-giants-of.html

A virtual reconstruction of a medieval African monastery:

https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/medieval-african-monastery-reconstructed-virtually/
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
A sarcophagus of a 26th Dynasty priest (including amulets and figurines) from Minya:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/388173/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Amulets-and-figurines-discovered-in-newl.aspx
https://www.egyptindependent.com/photos-egypt-unveils-collection-of-amulets-scarabs-found-inside-minya-sarcophagus/
http://egypttoday.com/Article/4/93014/Egypt%E2%80%99s-archeological-mission-uncovers-amulets-figurines-in-sarcophagus-in-Minya
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9139-201014-egypt-minya-sarcophagus

... and speculation that there is more to be found:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/93131/Are-there-other-treasures-in-Tuna-el-Gabal-after-uncovering

A nice wrap up of several recent finds in Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/92992/Egyptian-archaeological-mission-discoveries-wrap-up-of-2020

Evidence of Gandharan and African influence on a Ptolemaic temple at Berenice:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/archaeologists-find-influences-from-gandhara-and-the-interior-of-africa-in-ancient-temple-on-the-red-sea-in-egypt/135825
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/15/influences-from-gandhara-interior-of-africa-in-ancient-temple/

On why so many Egyptian statues have broken noses:

https://hyperallergic.com/591628/why-are-the-noses-broken-on-egyptian-statues/

There's apparently a Netflix documentary in the works relating to those recent Saqqara finds:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1750236/lifestyle

... in case you missed the opening of one of them:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/10/15/watch-egyptian-coffin-opened-for-first-time-in-2600-years-to-reveal-perfectly-preserved-colorful-mummy/#220b30b538f0
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-over-50-well-preserved-coffins-egypt-180976049/
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/trove-of-perfectly-preserved-painted-coffins-and-mummies-discovered-at-ancient-egyptian-necropolis-in-saqqara

Feature on Anubis:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/93038/What-is-the-story-of-the-ancient-Pharaonic-deity-Anubis

Pondering the relationship between Senenmut and Hatshepsut:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/was-senenmut-queen-hatshepsuts-secret-lover/

In the wake of the Gal Gadot as Cleopatra controversy (see the Classics section below), a call for a Hatshepsut movie:

https://www.themarysue.com/cleopatra-what-about-hatshepsut-movie/

Opeddish sort of thing on whether Egypt should be excavating mummies right now:

https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/curse-of-the-pharaohs-in-the-time-of-covid-should-egypt-be-unearthing-mummies-1.1091546

Metro construction in Istanbul reveals items dating to 6500 BCE:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/recent-artifacts-found-to-change-istanbuls-history-159084

Bronze Age finds from Iremir Mound in Turkey's Van province:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-ancient-life-found-in-eastern-van-158991

Remains of a 1st millennium BCE Urartian settlement in Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/453500/Ancient-settlement-attributed-to-Urartu-kingdom-identified-in

Results of another survey of subterranean ducts in Persepolis:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/453478/Another-survey-on-subterranean-ducts-ends-in-Persepolis-what

Feature on 'Alexander's Prison' in central Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/453499/The-legend-of-Alexander-s-Prison-in-central-Iran

A First Temple-era two shekilim weight from near the Western Wall:

https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/israelexperience/history/pages/ancient-two-shekalim-weight-discovered-in-jerusalem-13-october-2020.aspx
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/288964 https://www.timesofisrael.com/weight-weight-western-wall-dig-uncovers-flubbed-2700-year-old-2-shekel-stone/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ancient-two-shekel-weight-discovered-near-western-wall-645534
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/jerusalem/first-temple-2-shekel-weight-unearthed-near-the-kotel/2020/10/13/
https://hamodia.com/2020/10/13/ancient-limestone-weight-found-near-kosel/ https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-first-temple-period-weight-found-next-to-western-wall-in-jerusalem-1.9231248
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/288964 https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/10/13/first-temple-period-two-shekel-weight-discovered-in-jerusalems-old-city/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/temple-at-jerusalem/iron-age-weight-found-near-temple-mount/

... and more on the study figuring out the dimensions of the 'tefach' unit of measurement:

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-astonishing-common-denominator-storage-jars.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/thuo-itg101320.php https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/14/storage-jars-in-israel-if-the-glove-fits/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/dimensions-of-biblical-tefach-unit-of.html

A study of Negev trash heaps reveals shifts in agricultural activities during the Roman Empire/Late Antiquity eras:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/p-thi100820.php https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/10/14/Ancient-trash-heaps-in-Israel-show-waste-management-changes-among-settlements/2931602690942/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/trash-heaps-in-israel-reveal.html

Trade relations between Egypt and Jordan date back to the 5th millennium BCE:

https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/polish-archaeologist-relations-between-egypt-and-jordan-go-back-5th-bc-1386057
https://menafn.com/1100941928/Jordan-Polish-scholar-explores-ancient-trade-links-in-Levant

More on the 6500 years bp copper workshop at Beersheba:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/10/13/6500-year-old-copper-workshop-shows-ancient-beersheba-was-a-hub-for-cutting-edge-tech/
https://scitechdaily.com/closely-guarded-secret-technology-6500-year-old-copper-workshop-uncovered-in-the-negev-desert/

Feature on the rise and effects of copper smelting and the like in the southernLevant/northwestern Arabia:

http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/10/desert-revolution

Feature on Patara:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/patara-birthplace-of-saint-nicolas-santa-claus/135809

Feature on Pasargadae:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/pasargadae-first-dynastic-capital-of-the-archaemenid-empire/135837

There has been increased looting activity at heritage sites in Iraq during the pandemic:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-looting-heritage-culture-coronavirus

A number of Hittite cuneiform documents are going online:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/jgum-hcs101420.php https://phys.org/news/2020-10-ancient-hittite-cuneiform-scripts-accessible.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/hittite-cuneiform-scripts-will-soon-be.html

On the Jewish roots of Christianity (?):

https://www.jpost.com/judaism/christianity-deeply-rooted-in-judaism-new-bible-translation-claims-645791

More on Turkey seizing the British Institute's seed collection:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/turkey-seizes-british-institutes.html

... and an opEd on same:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/surely-turkish-seeds-belong-to-turkey-gpnkpkljb
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A tomb from Soli Pompeiopolis is being connected (why?) with the astronomer Aratus:

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/10/14/memorial-tomb-of-ancient-greek-astronomer-aratus-unearthed-in-turkey/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/10/14/memorial-tomb-of-ancient-greek-astronomer-aratus-unearthed-in-now-turkey/

A 5th century BCE Greek shrine from St Peter Island:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2020/10/14/5th-century-bc-ancient-greek-shrine-discovered-in-first-ever-excavations-on-tiny-st-peter-island-off-bulgarias-black-sea-coast-near-sozopol/

Roman-era toys and finds from various eras from a dig in Mugla:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/roman-era-toys-unearthed-in-western-turkey/2003565

1800 years bp water 'canals' and 'heating systems' from Amida Mound in Diyarbakir:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/1-800-year-old-heating-system-discovered-in-diyarbakir-159172

Plans for 'rescue excavations' at the ancient site of Amos:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rescue-excavations-to-take-place-in-ancient-city-of-amos-159169

Interesting Hellenistic-era inscription from Kurdistan's Duhok province:

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/6938f3e3-94dc-4c2f-b929-18e557ffaa2a http://www.archaeology.org/news/9143-201015-iraq-greek-inscription

Archaeologists revealed the western gate and other structures of ancient Bononia:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2020/10/13/archaeologists-discover-western-gate-of-ancient-roman-byzantine-fortress-bononia-in-bulgaria-danube-city-vidin/

A 5th century BCE (maybe) amphora burial from Himera (Italian):

https://www.ilgazzettinodisicilia.it/2020/10/12/sepoltura-in-anfora-torna-alla-luce-per-le-piogge-sulla-provinciale-vicino-himera/
https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/anfora-tombale-necropoli-scillato-collesano.html

Very deep Roman shipwreck find off the coast of Pianosa (Italian):

https://www.greenme.it/vivere/arte-e-cultura/reperti-sottomarini-robot/

Remains of a temple (and some sculpture) from Saepinum Altila (Italian):

https://www.greenme.it/vivere/arte-e-cultura/ritrovata-scultura-epoca-romana-molise/

Remains of a Roman domus from Akrai (Italian):

https://www.ragusanews.com/2020/10/12/attualita/archeologia-in-sicilia-scoperta-una-domus-romana/113187
https://www.siracusaoggi.it/una-domus-romana-riemerge-a-palazzolo-scavi-internazionali-per-lantica-akrai/

A 3d model of Colchester's Roman Wall has been created:

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18788177.technology-used-make-3d-model-colchesters-roman-wall/

The palace at Pella where Alexander was born is opening to the public:

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/10/11/the-palace-where-alexander-the-great-was-born-to-open-for-visitors-next-summer/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/41774-the-palace-where-alexander-the-great-was-born-opens-to-the-public-in-greece.html
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/10/12/palace-where-alexander-the-great-was-born-set-to-open-to-the-public-in-2021/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/culture/arthro/palace_of_pella_where_alexander_the_great_was_born_to_open_to_public_next_summer-1008081/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/14/the-palace-where-alexander-the-great-was-born-comes-to-light/

The Greek Culture Ministry was meeting about the illegal antiquities trade:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/greece_politics/arthro/greek_culture_ministry_initiates_first_meeting_against_antiquities_looting_illegal_trade-1002892/

Funding for a project relating to cultural diversity and racism in the ancient world:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/su-cda101420.php

A statue of Julius Caesar and one of Marcus Aurelius are under discussion for removal at Brown:

https://www.browndailyherald.com/2020/10/14/ucs-discusses-decolonize-brown-statue-removal-initiative/

Feature on the Battle of Salamis:

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/177681

Comparing James Bond to Dionysus:

https://theconversation.com/james-bond-is-more-than-a-sexist-secret-agent-he-is-a-fertility-god-a-dionysus-of-the-modern-era-131040

Feature on the Anastasian Wall:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/the-anastasian-wall-the-great-byzantine-wall/135802

Nice feature on assorted scary tales from the ancient world:

https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/greek-migration-dialects/

Feature on the inhabitants of Theopetra Cave:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/13/who-lived-in-the-theopetra-cave/

Feature on Troy:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/ancient-troy/135843

Feature on Apamea:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/apamea-the-city-of-columns/135817

Feature on the siege of Numantia:

https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/hell-on-earth-the-siege-of-numantia-bf053c0ef63e

Feature on ancient Greek migration and dialects:

https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/greek-migration-dialects/

Feature on Kyniska:

https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-kyniska-the-first-female-olympian-123909

Feature on asylum seekers in ancient Greece:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/asylum-seekers-in-ancient-greece-requirements-and-amnesty/

... and refugees:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/ancient-greece-types-of-refugees-and-struggles-of-resettlement/

Feature on Caesarion:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2020/09-10/egypt-last-pharaoh-caesarion-love-child-caesar-cleopatra/

Feature on the draining of the Fucine Lake:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/fucino-how-italy-drained-its-third-largest-lake.html

Feature on Megasthenes, Hercules, and India:

https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/culture/megasthenes-heracles-graeco-indian-classical-antiquity

Feature on Francisco Barrenechea's online course activities:

https://classics.umd.edu/news/associate-professor-classics-francisco-barrenechea-featured-campus-wide-newsletter

Apparently Homer understood climate change:

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/homer_understood_climate_change.html

Review of Haynes, *Pandora's Jar*:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/13/pandoras-jar-by-natalie-haynes-review-ancient-misogyny

Review of de la Bedoyere, *Gladius*:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gladius-by-guy-de-la-bedoyere-review-the-story-of-the-soldiers-who-built-the-roman-empire-tqn99cwkn

Not sure if we mentioned this tourist returning items she took from Pompeii years ago 'after suffering a curse':

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/tourist-returns-cursed-artefacts-pilfered-from-pompeii
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pompeii-curse-artefacts-theft-canada-vesuvius-b987558.html
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pompeii-artifacts-returned-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/tourist-returns-artifacts-stolen-from-pompeii-to-break-15yearlong-curse/

... while that Irish tourist who carved his name into the Colosseum faces a year in jail:

https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-tourist-who-carved-his-initials-into-the-colosseum-facing-up-to-one-year-in-prison-195335

More on those vitrified brain cells from a victim of Vesuvius:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/vesuvius-newest-mystery-some-brain-matter-left-behind
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mount-vesuvius-turned-mans-brain-cells-glass-180976073/

First we heard of Gal Gadot being chosen to play Cleopatra:

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gal-gadot-patty-jenkins-team-on-cleopatra-for-paramount-1234800482/
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Gal-Gadot-Will-Play-the-Titular-Role-in-Upcoming-CLEOPATRA-Film-20201011
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/10/12/wonder-woman-star-gal-gadot-to-play-cleopatra/

... then came the accusations of 'whitewashing' from various sectors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54529836 https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/10/12/gal-gadot-cast-cleopatra-critics-decry-casting-egyptian-queen/5964783002/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-11/gal-gadot-cleopatra-fan-reaction
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gal-gadot-cleopatra-backlash-casting-film https://hollywood.greekreporter.com/2020/10/13/internet-mob-attacks-israeli-actress-for-portraying-cleopatra/
https://hollywood.greekreporter.com/2020/10/13/greek-or-arab-race-controversy-erupts-over-white-actress-portraying-cleopatra/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/10/17/gal-gadot-cleopatra/

... and opEds, of course:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/14/gal-gadot-cleopatra-backwards-step-for-hollywood-representation
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/it-seems-jews-arent-allowed-to-play-cleopatra-despite-mid-east-roots-645500
https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/why-cleopatra-is-no-stranger-to-controversy-unravelling-the-egyptian-queen-s-legacy-both-on-screen-and-in-history-1.1092797
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/gal-gadot-cleopatra-new-movie-about-egyptian-queen-causing-misplaced-ncna1243743

... and a couple features trying to figure out what Cleo's racial ethnicity was:

https://www.newsweek.com/cleopatra-white-gadot-experts-weigh-1538455 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-gal-gadot-as-cleopatra-makes-archaeological-sense-1.9236953

... and Cleopatra's relationship with the Jews:

https://www.aish.com/jw/s/Cleopatra-and-the-Jews.html

... and parallels with Elizabeth Taylor:

https://forward.com/culture/456351/elizabeth-taylor-gal-gadot-original-jewish-cleopatra-controversy/
https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/decades-before-gal-gadot-elizabeth-taylor-fell-into-controversy-playing-cleopatra-as-a-jewish-actress/article_2fd537b2-16b6-5dc9-a912-2e94aa5dfe53.html
https://www.thejc.com/comment/analysis/queens-and-denial-1.507553

... and a look at the historical accuracy of the 1963 version of the film:

https://egyptianstreets.com/2020/10/17/a-closer-look-at-hollywoods-historical-accuracy-in-the-1963-film-cleopatra/

... and some useful clarification about Cleo from Mary Beard:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/what-we-dont-know-about-cleopatra-blog-post-mary-beard/

The Cleo brouhaha eclipsed a lesser brouhaha over a statue of Medusa unveiled in New York:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/design/medusa-statue-manhattan.html https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/medusa-metoo-sculpture-luciano-garbati-controversy-1234573326/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/controversial-metoo-medusa-statue-unveiled-180976048/
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Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
Excavating a 5th/6th century burial area within Germany's Brucen Hackpfuffel cemetery:

https://www.livescience.com/germanic-lord-burial-no-harem.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/9138-201014-germany-thuringian-cemetery

Possible 1000 years bp human remains from a garden near Bath:

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/solving-mystery-human-remains-dug-4614241

Parking garage demolition in Gloucester revealed evidence of the 13th century Whitefriars monastery there:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-54568796 https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/gloucesters-medieval-whitefriars-found-under-4609912
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9145-201016-england-whitefriars-friary

Remains of an unknown medieval 'satellite town' (of Pliska) in Bulgaria:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2020/10/12/third-satellite-town-of-early-medieval-bulgarian-empires-capital-pliska-found-during-digs-for-turkish-stream-natural-gas-pipeline/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/16/medieval-town-discovered-in-bulgaria/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9141-201015-bulgaria-medieval-town

A silver cross (date?) from the River Wear in Durham:

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18800335.gary-bankhead-found-cross-river-wear-durham-bridge/

A study of the sand-covered 17th century settlement of Broo:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/lost-island-settlement-abandoned-after-it-was-buried-sand-2999003
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9136-201013-scotland-sand-dunes

I think we mentioned the remains of an 80 Years' War fort being excavated near Leiden:

https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/10/leiden-archaeologists-find-16th-century-spanish-fort-used-80-years-war
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/16th-century-spanish-fort-used-during.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9140-201014-netherlands-de-lammenschans

1700 years bp remains of a Christian church in Colchester have been given protected status:

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18783313.first-christian-church-britain-wins-top-status/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/remains-of-oldest-church-gets-scheduled-monument-status-from-historic-england-d3sw2k8xs

A 19th century Cossack (?) sword find from near Veliko Tarnovo:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/15/a-patriotic-sword-used-during-the-january-uprising-of-1863-1864/

A Victorian-era promenade near Southsea Castle:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-54521687 http://www.archaeology.org/news/9142-201015-southsea-castle-walkway

A gold pin of unknown origin found by a child on a Thanet beach:

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2020/10/13/british-museum-to-investigate-origins-of-historical-gold-pin-discovered-by-margate-nine-year-old/

Heavy rain in Iasi (Romania) revealed a Jewish cemetery razed during WWII:

https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/rain-reveals-remains-from-romanian-jewish-cemetery-destroyed-by-fascists-645636

Plenty of artifacts are emerging from melting Alpine glaciers:

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-alpine-glaciers-yield-archaeologic-troves.html https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201016-melting-alpine-glaciers-yield-archaeologic-troves-but-clock-ticking
https://www.sciencealert.com/melting-alpine-glaciers-yield-archaeologic-troves-but-clock-ticking

A supermarket in Dublin is incoporating remains of an 11th century house into its structure:

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/medieval-dublin-lidl-supermarket

Feature on bog bodies:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/what-the-bog-bodies-of-europe-tell-us-about-ancient-cultures

Connecting the Vikings to globalization:

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/923237556/how-vikings-launched-globalization-1-0

More on remains of an 8th century 'pagan' temple in Norway:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/norse-godhouse-site-found-norway-180976075/

More on that Dutch shipwreck in the Baltic:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1346441/archaeology-news-17th-century-shipwreck-frozen-in-time-baltic-sea-spt

More on those 6th century bronze horse fittings from Poland:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59786 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/12/metal-detectorist-discovers-treasure-trove-of-bronze-artefacts/
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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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3000 years bp leather balls from burials in northern China:

https://www.media.uzh.ch/en/Press-Releases/2020/Horse-Riders-.html https://phys.org/news/2020-10-central-asian-horse-riders-ball.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoz-cah100920.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201012103140.htm https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/central-asian-horse-riders-played-ball-games-3000-years-ago/135806
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/12/central-asian-horse-riders-played-ball-games-3000-years-ago/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/central-asian-horse-riders-played-ball.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9137-201014-china-leather-balls

Receding waters in Papua's Lake Sentani are revealing Megalithic-era menhirs:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/megalithic-era-stone-menhirs-visible-as.html

Golden Horde-related finds from Kazakhstan:

https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/society/page_217463_archaeologists-find-ancient-artifacts-of-14th-century
https://astanatimes.com/2020/10/kazakh-archaeologists-discover-artifacts-with-potential-to-rewrite-entire-history-of-golden-horde/

Rain contributed to a collapse of a section of the Golconda in Hyderabad:

https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-a-portion-of-golconda-crashes-650958

Pushing for restoration of 11 Cholistan forts:

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2268134/restoration-of-11-forts-in-cholistan-recommended

Alarm bells for thousands of heritage artifacts in India (and not just looting concerns):

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-losing-heritage-artefacts-in-their-thousands-and-not-just-due-to-theft/articleshow/78618210.cms

A confusing story about Kilwa coins found in Australia many years ago:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1346273/world-war-2-archaeology-treasure-map-australia-wessel-islands-kilwa-coins-spt

OpEddish sort of call to action in the wake of Rio Tinto's destructions:

https://theconversation.com/can-a-mining-state-be-pro-heritage-vital-steps-to-avoid-another-juukan-gorge-146211

What China can learn from the Qing Dynasty:

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3104792/hong-kong-stuck-high-land-price-trap-qing-dynasty-china-holds-many
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Plenty of coverage of those 13 000 years (or so) bp footprints from New Mexico:

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-fossil-footprints-story-prehistoric-parent.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/cu-fft101420.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014171328.htm https://www.livescience.com/human-footprints-prehistoric-toddler-caregiver.html https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/worlds-longest-fossilized-human-trackway-discovered-at-white-sands/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/14/ice-age-footprints-found-in-white-sands-national-park/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/10/incredible-details-of-10-000-year-old-trek-revealed-in-fossil-footprints/
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/white-sands-human-footprints-08953.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379120305722 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/11000-year-old-new-mexico-footprints-track-adult-and-toddlers-trip-180976057/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/fossil-footprints-tell-story-of.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9135-201013-new-mexico-trackway

Possible evidence of Ice Age human activity from an underwater site in Michigan:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/14/straits-mackinac-ice-age-culture-native-american-tribes-great-lakes/3649437001/
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/group-possibly-discovers-evidence-of-ancient-ice-age-culture-in-michigan/

More evidence of the 'Lost Colony' folks just moving elsewhere:

https://news.yahoo.com/researchers-ve-found-more-evidence-102600468.html

A major Iroquoian site dating to 1300-1600 CE near Kitchener (Ontario):

https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/every-day-has-been-exciting-archaeological-excavation-continues-in-fischer-hallman-area-2789656
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9146-201016-canada-ontario-village

I think we mentioned this dig at an Underground Railroad-associated cabin in Hagerstown, Maryland:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cabin-excavation-unearths-black-history-maryland-180976064/

A study of what folks were eating on the Underground Railroad:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-did-people-eat-on-underground-railroad

Arguing over how American history is taught:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54299985

The US National Archives has digitized a pile of Native American treaties:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-native-american-treaties-digitized-and-online-first-time-180976056/

Feature on the 'Wide Awakes':

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/17/wide-awakes-lincoln-era-youth-movement-trump

On the origin of fried chicken in the southern US:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20201012-the-surprising-origin-of-fried-chicken

More on excavations at that 'Black Church' at Colonial Williamsburg:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/early-black-church-excavated-williamsburg ================================================================
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A feline Nazca geoglyph dating to 200-100 BCE from Peru (not sure about this one):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/18/huge-cat-found-etched-desert-nazca-lines-peru
https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-nazca-lines-new-giant-geoglyph-of-feline-discovered-in-peru-818050.aspx
https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/17/giant-cat-drawing-discovered-on-a-hillside-in-peru

... and a feature on the Nazca Lines:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-enigma-of-perus-nazca-lines-giant-geoglyphs-etched-in-desert-sand
https://smarthistory.org/nazca-nasca-art-sacred-linearity-bold-designs/

Road construction in Costa Rica revealed four pre-Columbian burials:


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