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explorator 26.27 October 22, 2023
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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, Andrew Szegedy-Maszak,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Study of the 'integration' of Neanderthal DNA into the sapiens genome:

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/neanderthals-carried-genes-acquired-ancient-interactions-cousins-modern-humans
https://www.sciencealert.com/neanderthals-might-not-be-the-separate-species-we-always-thought
https://archaeonewsnet.com/the-encounter-between-neanderthals-and-sapiens-as-told-by-their-genomes/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231018161850.htm http://www.archaeology.org/news/11848-231019-neanderthals-extinct-humans

More on Neanderthals hunting cae lions:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-neanderthals-dangerous-cave-lions.html https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23858705.university-reading-research-cavemen-hunted-cave-lions/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1222741/from-hunted-to-hunter-neanderthals-preyed-on-cave-lions-study-finds/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/this-may-be-the-earliest-evidence-that-neanderthals-hunted-cave-lions/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/neanderthals-hunted-dangerous-cave-lions-study-shows/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/16/neanderthals-hunted-dangerous-cave-lions-and-used-their-pelts/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-may-have-hunted-cave-lions-180983079/

More on a child homo erectus jawbone from a high altitude site in Ethiopia with tool-making finds as well:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-reexamination-ancient-jawbone-ethiopia-homo.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/two-million-years-ago-homo-erectus-likely-lived-in-cool-high-altitude-environments-180983073/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11836-231016-ethiopia-infant-jawbone

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add9115

Another (podcast) about Neanderthal intelligence:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/oct/20/justice-for-neanderthals-what-the-debate-about-our-long-dead-cousins-reveals-about-us-podcast

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AFRICA
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Iron Age pottery from a site in Weenen:

https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/news/kzn/ancient-pottery-artefacts-found-in-weenen-reveal-secrets-of-the-iron-age/

Study of water supply and the Garamantian Empire:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ancient-society-sahara-rose-fell.html

A Chi-Rho tattoo on a 1300 years bp body excavated near a medieval monastery in Sudan:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/christ-tattoo-discovered-on-1300-year-old-body-in-sudan
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Overview of finds from the 3000 years bp burial ground being excavated at Tuna el-Gebel:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/510284.aspx https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/510448/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/New-discovery-in-Minya.aspx
https://www.egyptindependent.com/ancient-cemetery-containing-unique-coffins-papyri-discovered-south-of-minya/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12635763/Ancient-tombs-containing-colourful-mummified-bodies-high-priests-officials-3-400-years-ago-unearthed-Egypt.html
https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egyptian-cemetery-found-high-priest-daughter-colorful-coffin-1835108
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2023-10/16/content_116747907.htm https://archaeonewsnet.com/egypt-discovers-3400-year-old-cemetery-in-minya/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/new-kingdom-cemetery-found-at-tuna-el-gebel/148888
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/17/new-kingdom-cemetery-revealed-at-ghoreifa-egypt/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11843-231018-egypt-al-ghoreifa

A study of an Egyptian papyrus suggests there were far more venomous snakes in the region than there are now:

https://theconversation.com/ancient-egypt-had-far-more-venomous-snakes-than-the-country-today-according-to-our-new-study-of-a-scroll-215102
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ancient-egypt-venomous-snakes-country.html https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/ancient-egyptian-papyrus-describes-dozens-of-venomous-snakes-including-rare-4-fanged-serpent
https://www.newsweek.com/scroll-reveals-ancient-egyptian-venomous-snake-problem-1835881

Brief item on a papyrus shedding light on trade between Alexandria and Muziris in the 2nd century CE:

https://greekherald.com.au/culture/ancient-trade-routes-revealed-in-greek-papyrus/

More on the 5000 years bp intact wine jars from the tomb of Meret-Neith:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/egypt-had-an-unusually-powerful-female-king-5000-years-ago-lavish-tomb-suggests
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12648527/Egypts-forgotten-FEMALE-king-Archaeologists-uncover-tomb-powerful-woman-ruled-5-000-years-ago.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egypt-pharaoh-merneiths-2373062 https://archaeonewsnet.com/new-archaeological-discoveries-at-the-tomb-of-meret-neith-in-abydos/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-remnants-of-5000-year-old-wine-at-egyptian-queens-tomb-180983107/

More on the storage rooms found in Sahura's pyramid:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/egyptian-pyramid-hidden-room-riches-b2432235.html

More on the restoration of the ceiling of the temple in Esna:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-new-years-scene-from-egypt-uncovered-on-roof-of-2200-year-old-temple
https://archaeonewsnet.com/restoration-of-the-temple-ceiling-in-esna-egypt-completed/

Review of Islam Issa, *Alexandria*:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/alexandria-islam-issa-review-history/

Remains of a fortress of some sort dating to the Kingdom of Urartu from Qareh-Tappeh:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490342/Archaeological-work-sheds-new-light-on-ruins-believed-to-date

An update on an ongoing dig at a Sassanid temple site in Bazeh Hur:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490242/Archaeologist-elaborates-on-Sassanid-temple-discovered-in-northeast

Feature on Fayum portraits:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/see-gorgeous-ancient-egyptian-mummy-portraits-from-nearly-2-millennia-ago

Feature on wealth inequality in empires and cities of the Ancient Near East:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/10/wealth-inequality

More on evidence of violence in the Mesopotamia and the Middle East 4500 - 3300 BCE:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/violence-in-the-ancient-middle-east-spiked-with-the-formation-of-states-and-empires-battered-skulls-reveal
https://archaeonewsnet.com/cranial-traumas-show-dramatic-increase-as-the-first-cities-were-being-built/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/20/is-violence-a-natural-part-of-human-nature/

A 3000 years bp necropolis in Batman (Turkiye):

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/3-000-year-old-necropolis-found-in-batman-187054
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/16/necropolis-turkey/ https://arkeonews.net/3000-year-old-necropolis-found-in-southeast-of-turkiye/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11850-231020-turkey-necropolis-graves

A 2500 years bp Persian 'palace dish' from Oluz Hoyuk:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-palace-dish-found-in-amasya-187118 https://arkeonews.net/2500-year-old-persian-ancient-palace-dish-discovered-in-oluz-hoyuk-turkiye/

A 'water nymph' statue found at Amasra is now being identified as Aphrodite:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nymph-statue-turns-out-to-be-aphrodite-187167 https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/20/aphrodite-statue-uncovered-ancient-greek-city/
https://arkeonews.net/beautiful-water-nymph-statue-turns-out-to-be-aphrodite/

Overview of the excavation of a 350 years bp Ottoman bath in Canakkale:

https://famagusta-gazette.com/2023/10/19/350-year-old-ottoman-bath-excites-archaeologists/

15 shipwrecks (various periods) off the coast of Antalya and Mersin:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/15-shipwrecks-unearthed-in-med-sea-187175 https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/21/shipwrecks-mediterranean-sea/

More on the 11 000 years bp statues of a boar and a phallus-clutching guy from Gobekli and Karahan Tepe:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/11000-year-old-statue-of-giant-man-clutching-penis-unearthed-in-turkey
https://english.news.cn/20231018/bc5566af4875462cbf4ae3a4dcdf489e/c.html https://archaeonewsnet.com/phallus-and-the-boar-turkey-digs-yield-clues-to-human-history/

More on the 1700 years bp iron trident find from Assos:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archeologists-discover-1-700-year-old-trident-in-assos-ancient-city-in-turkiye/3008442
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11841-231017-turkey-assos-trident

A 9000 years bp necklace from a child burial in Jordan:

https://scitechdaily.com/childs-grave-unearths-ancient-mystery-9000-year-old-necklace-redefines-neolithic-culture/

Feature on the excavations at Magdala (this seems a year or two old):

https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/15/ancient-magdala-unearthed-israel/

More on assorted 400 years bp 'magic' and 'ritual' artifacts found on the Darb al-Hajj pilgrimage road:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/magic-ceremonies-early-ottoman-period-2376814

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
A 6th century BCE (?) Greek helmet from excavations at Elea-Velia:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/19/ancient-greek-helmet-magna-graecia/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/ancient-greek-helmet-found-at-elea-velia/148946

An interesting 2000 years bp Roman sandal from a well in Lucus Asturum (Spain):

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-17/the-roman-well-cleaner-who-lost-a-sandal-2000-years-ago-in-spain.html
https://arkeonews.net/unique-2000-year-old-decorated-roman-sandal-discovered-in-spain/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68561

I think we mentioned this 2000 years bp child's shoe from Durrrnberg:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/world/archeologists-discover-ancient-child-shoe-intl-scli-scn/index.html

Xrays have revealed decorative markings on one of the swords found at Cotswolds:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-67144846

A 1900 years bp inscription from the Roman bath at Hisarya (Bulgaria):

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/20/1900-year-old-marble-ancient/ https://arkeonews.net/a-marble-slab-with-an-inscription-from-the-2nd-century-was-discovered-during-excavations-in-bulgaria/

I think we mentioned this 1800 years bp medusa phalerum from Perre:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/19/1800-year-old-ancient-medal-medusa-2/

Evidence of an Iron Age Celtic and later Roman settlement at Munich:

https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-celtic-village-human-remains-roman-settlement-discovered-1836594
https://arkeonews.net/2300-years-old-first-complete-ancient-celtic-village-and-roman-settlement-discovered-in-munich/

... and it was densely populated:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/munich-was-densely-populated-during-the-iron-age/148922

Study suggests the Romans were 'pioneers' of silver recycling:

https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/10/16/new-research-shows-romans-were-early-pioneers-of-recycling/
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-romans-early-recycling.html https://archaeonewsnet.com/new-research-shows-romans-were-early-pioneers-of-recycling/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/romans-were-early-pioneers-of-recycling/148894

cf: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-023-01854-w

Overview of the ongoing dig at Halaesa/Castel di Tusa in Sicily:

https://www.courthousenews.com/buried-ancient-city-slowly-emerges-from-sicilian-dirt/

A Roman coin (date?) and burial found during work on a pipeline for the Havant Thicket reservoir (UK):

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/roman-coin-and-grave-discovered-by-archeological-dig-along-pipeline-route-for-havant-thicket-reservoir-4377645
https://www.southernwater.co.uk/the-news-room/the-media-centre/2023/october/archaeologists-find-roman-remains-during-work-before-mega-pipeline-project

A 2nd century statue of a 'barbarian' (headless) found in the warehouse of Hadrian's Library:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1223039/ephorate-presents-rare-headless-barbarian/

A 2nd century sealed Roman sarcophagus from the site of Durocortorum (France):

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-sarcophagus-discovered-in-reims-france-2371626

A 3rd century coin hoard found in Wales back in 2018 have gone on display (?):

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wales-buried-coins-roman-treasure-surprise/

More on the AI-assisted identification of a word from a Herculaneum papyrus:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/ai-reveals-scrolls-lost-text-after-it-was-scorched-by-mount-vesuvius-eruption-2000-years-ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67103053 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/17/herculaneum-scrolls-contest-translated-deciphered/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12635345/Herculaneum-manuscript-deciphered-2-000-YEARS-Scientists-use-AI-read-ancient-scroll-charred-eruption-Mount-Vesuvius.html
https://hyperallergic.com/851715/student-uses-ai-to-read-ancient-pompeii-scroll/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bxq8/a-21-year-old-just-solved-a-2000-year-old-mystery-in-world-historical-breakthrough
https://time.com/6326563/vesuvius-challenge-herculaneum-papyri-ai/ https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/herculaneum-scrolls-reveal-new-secrets/
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-deciphers-burned-roman-scroll/
https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-deciphers-ancient-scroll-buried-in-the-ashes-of-mount-vesuvius
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/ai-helps-decipher-first-text-of-unreadable-ancient-herculaneum-scroll/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-21-year-old-used-ai-to-decipher-text-from-a-scroll-that-hasnt-been-read-in-2000-years-180983084/

More on the 2200 years bp 'tomb of Cerberus' from near Naples:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/roman/mythical-hellhound-and-sea-centaurs-painted-on-2200-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-italy
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/16/cerberus-unleashed-delving-into-ancient-greeces-mythological-treasures-in-italy/

More on traces of pigment on the Parthenon Sculptures:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/recoloring-the-parthenon/

More on the find of electoral graffiti inside a Pompeii villa:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pompeii-political-inscripton-2372386

The mosaics found in Southwark last summer are going on permanent display:

https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/borough/ancient-roman-mausoleum-and-mosaics-to-go-on-permanent-public-display-in-borough/

The theatre at Larissa has been restored and reopened to the public:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/20/time-travelling-in-larissa-ancient-theatre-reopens-after-22-centuries/

Reviews/interviews of Emily Wilson's Iliad translation:

https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-10-16/emily-wilson-brings-the-iliad-alive-for-a-modern-audience
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-translation-of-the-iliad-into-modern-language-reinforces-its-relevance
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-translation-of-the-iliad-into-modern-language-reinforces-its-relevance
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/books/10/23632/your-death-runs-fast-behind-you

Review of Victoria Houseman's biography of Edith Hamilton:

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/edith-hamilton-classics/

Review of Natalie Haynes, *Divine Might*:

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1018/1409384-myth-understood-natalie-haynes-on-kick-ass-greek-goddesses/

Review of Sarah Ruden, *Vergil: The Poet's Life*:

https://www.nysun.com/article/the-poet-vergil-his-own-man

Feature on the ROMkomma project cataloging and publishing Greek coins in its collection:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-museum-ancient-greek-coins.html https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/coins-help-support-exhibits-at-canada-s-largest-museum
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/20/ancient-greek-coins-are-unique-works-of-art/

Feature on life in the Roman army (hyping an upcoming exhibition):

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/introduction-legion-life-roman-army

Feature on sexuality in ancient Rome:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-16/bodies-desire-and-pleasure-in-ancient-rome.html

Feature on the Greek temple under the cathedral in Syracuse:

https://www.archeomedia.net/siracusa-sotto-la-cattedrale-emerge-un-tempio-greco-del-v-secolo-a-c/

Feature on Prometheus and Oppenheimer:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/books/review/robert-oppenheimer-john-von-neumann-prometheus.html

The British Museum is again offering to lend the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece:

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/49470-british-museum-again-proposes-to-greece-to-loan-the-stolen-parthenon-marbles.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/british-museum-again-offers-greece-loan-of-stolen-parthenon-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/19/british-museum-chair-proposes-temporary-return-of-parthenon-sculptures-to-greece-in-exchange-for-unseen-artefacts/

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
Study suggests Europeans have been consuming seaweed for thousands of years:

https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/research/seaweed-dental-ancestors-study/
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-reveals-european-ancestors-ate-seaweed.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231017123345.htm https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/17/seaweed-was-common-food-in-europe-for-thousands-of-years-researchers-find
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/europe/early-europeans-seaweed-dental-plaque-scn/index.html
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/neolithic-europeans-seaweed-freshwater-aquatic-plants-12366.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/18/study-reveals-our-european-ancestors-ate-seaweed-and-freshwater-plants/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/early-europeans-ate-seaweed-and-aquatic-plants-180983102/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11844-231018-europe-seaweed-plants

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41671-2

6000 years bp farmers on the Baltic coast were incorporating fish into their diets:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-early-neolithic-farmers-baltic-coast.html https://archaeonewsnet.com/early-farmers-on-the-baltic-coast-bucked-new-stone-age-trends-and-incorporated-fish-into-their-diets/

Evidence that urbanization in the area of Paris began in 4200 BCE or so:

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2023/10/16/an-archaeological-dig-near-paris-unearthed-beginnings-of-urbanization-dating-back-to-4-200-b-c_6177642_10.html

A study of exploitation of beavers during Neolithic times in what would become the Netherlands:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/10/beavers-had-a-big-influence-on-how-people-in-the-stone-age-lived
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-beavers-big-people-stone-age.html

A study of the oldest pieces of Baltic amber in the Iberian peninsula suggests the trade existed some 5000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-oldest-pieces-baltic-amber-iberian.html https://arkeonews.net/new-research-reveals-that-baltic-amber-was-transported-to-the-most-westerly-region-of-the-continent-more-than-5000-years-ago/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/20/researchers-identify-the-oldest-pieces-of-baltic-amber-found-on-the-iberian-peninsula/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/researchers-identify-the-oldest-pieces-of-baltic-amber-found-on-the-iberian-peninsula-imports-began-over-5000-years-ago/

A study of the 'non-exploitative' economy of the Iberian peninsula during the Chalcolithic:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-non-exploitative-economy-favored-splendor-iberian.html
https://archaeonewsnet.com/a-non-exploitative-economy-favoured-the-splendour-of-the-iberian-peninsulas-copper-age-communities/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/18/a-non-exploitative-economy-favored-the-splendor-of-copper-age-communities/

The Bronze Age 'Saint-Belec slab' is being considered a 'treasure map' for archaeologists:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-bronze-age-treasure.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/4000-year-old-rock-map-france-b2431966.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saint-belec-slab-treasure-map-archaeologists-bronze-age/
https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-4000-year-old-treasure-map-ancient-world-1835668
https://www.sciencealert.com/strangely-engraved-rock-is-giant-treasure-map-archaeologists-say
https://arkeonews.net/a-4000-year-old-treasure-map-of-frances/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/new-discovery-confirms-that-the-saint-belec-slab-is-a-treasure-map-for-archaeologists/148917

An interesting 3000 years bp tomb with several burials from Orkney:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/21/a-neolithic-feat-of-engineering-orkney-dig-reveals-ruins-of-huge-tomb
https://arkeonews.net/orkney-dig-reveals-ruins-of-huge-neolithic-tomb/

A 3000 years bp funerary stele from the Las Capellanias burial complex in Spain:

https://arkeonews.net/an-extraordinary-archaeological-discovery-in-spain-a-new-decorated-stela-has-been-found-in-context-in-the-3000-year-old-funerary-complex/

A metal detectorist found a hoard of Bronze Age jewelry in a Swiss carrot field:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stash-of-eye-catching-bronze-age-jewelry-discovered-by-metal-detectorist-in-swiss-carrot-field
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carrot-field-ancient-jewelry-multiple-teeth-metal-detector-switzerland/
https://www.newsweek.com/sensational-hoard-bronze-age-jewelry-3500-years-ago-discovered-1836415
https://arkeonews.net/bronze-age-womens-jewelry-set-discovered-in-guttingen-carrot-field-swiss/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/archaeologists-uncover-bronze-age-treasure-hoard/148899
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-jewelry-uncovered-in-carrot-field-in-switzerland-180983109/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68528 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/archaeologists-uncover-bronze-age-treasure-hoard/148899
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11847-231019-switzerland-bronze-necklace

A metal detectorist found a ca 50 BCE coin bearing the image of the hitherto unknown king Esunertos in Hampshire:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/18/ancient-coin-detectorist-hampshire-auction-unknown-king/
https://arkeonews.net/one-of-the-outstanding-discoveries-of-recent-decades-gold-coin-reveals-unknown-british-king/
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-king-added-history-books-27931100

A 6th century CE iron folding chair from a woman's burial in Bavaria:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68535

A 'rumoured' hoard of 10th century silver jewelry has been recovered in Poland and sent to a museum for further study:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68566

A medieval 'love motto' ring found by a metal detectorist in Essex:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-67090627

Renovations at a church in Ryde have revealed an 800 years bp font:

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/lost-medieval-font-found-at-rydes-st-thomas-church/

A Crusader-era enkolpion (reliquary) from excavations at a 14th/15th century manor at Lodz:

https://arkeonews.net/a-rare-reliquary-discovered-during-excavations-in-poland/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/archaeologists-find-a-rare-reliquary-belonging-to-a-medieval-knight/148928

Cycle trail construction the the Small Carpathian Mountains has revealed a long-used (at least 14th-19th centuries) mining site:

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23231928/remarkable-findings-archaeology-pezinok.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11845-231018-slovakia-carpathian-mining

A possible 18th century shipwreck (and older?) off the coast of Lagos (Portugal):

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2023-10-19/possible-shipwreck-site-in-lagos/82452

A trio of shipwrecks associated with the Dunkirk evacuation have been found:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/16/dunkirk-shipwrecks-found-historic-england-channel-survey/

More on the 9500 years bp footwear from the Cueva de los Murcielagos:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/europe-oldest-shoes-spanish-bat-cave-2373351

More on cannibalism as a Magdalenian funerary practice:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/cannibalism-was-a-common-funerary-rite-in-northwest-europe-near-end-of-last-ice-age

More on questioning the origins of Stonehenge's Altar Stone:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67140221 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/research-suggests-stonehenge-altar-stone-is-not-from-wales/148910

More on Vikings having paned glass in the 9th century:

https://arkeonews.net/danish-museum-says-vikings-had-stained-glass-windows/

More on runes revealing the power of Viking queen Thyra:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/runestones-from-denmark-reveal-power-of-a-viking-queen/

More on the Crusader-era sword found in a burial in Finland (we are reading of a cemetery find too):

https://yle.fi/a/74-20054948 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/man-digs-up-1000-year-old-sword-from-swedish-crusades-in-his-yard-in-finland
https://www.ohmymag.co.uk/explore/stories/man-working-on-his-land-discovers-a-1000-year-old-cemetery-hidden-in-his-garden_art19625.html
https://arkeonews.net/crusade-period-grave-field-and-a-sword-discovered-in-finland/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68556 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/archaeologists-find-crusader-era-cemetery-and-sword/148881
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/crusader-era-cemetery-and-iron-sword-unearthed-in-finland-180983093/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11840-231017-finland-medieval-cemetery

More on the coin hoard found in a fireplace and associated with the Glencoe Massacre:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeology-student-discovers-ancient-coins-2375843
https://arkeonews.net/coin-hoard-found-in-fireplace-belonging-to-scottish-clan-chief-murdered-at-infamous-glencoe-massacre/

Feature on Stonehenge before the Druids:

http://daily.jstor.org/stonehenge-before-the-druids-long-long-before-the-druids/

Feature on Viking artifacts emerging from melting glaciers:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0gl9tq4/melting-glaciers-reveal-viking-pass-hidden-for-centuries

Feature/study of fibulae exchanged by Celtiberian leaders:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-20/the-celtiberian-cavalry-chiefs-gave-each-other-horse-brooches-to-seal-pacts.html

A Thor's hammer pendant found back in 2016 was declared treasure (as were other items):

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23857777.thors-hammer-pendant-unearthed-norfolk-declared-treasure/

The birthplace of the Bronte sisters is up for sale:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67121511

The restoration of the HMS Victory is coming 'just in time', apparently:

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/october/20/20231020-hms-victory-restoration

Funding for restoration of Priory House in Dunstable:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67151663

A new database for monuments relating to the Civil War:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/21/english-civil-war-memorial-database/

A Cornish farmer's diaries are going on display:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-67121034

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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 Shang Dynasty 'building complex' from Zhejiang:

https://english.news.cn/20231018/42dc1f8280ff4e3c90657db126c31fc9/c.html http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-10/19/content_116758847.htm

Evidence from Yuyao that folks were eating acorns back in Han Dynasty times:

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/environment/article/3238253/evidence-unearthed-school-playground-suggests-chinese-dined-acorns-2000-years-ago

A Western Han Dynasty tomb from Guangzhou:

https://english.news.cn/20231020/1e3a73f6e78f4f39b7f07130a0062818/c.html

A cache of Ming Dynasty (maybe) 'grenades' from a site on China's Great Wall:

https://english.news.cn/20231016/48e4d286e64c4d668dd41d240ce186f8/c.html http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-10/17/content_116751414.htm http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/1016/c90000-20084061.html https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299970.shtml https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-grenades-discovered-along-great-wall-china-1835085
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-stone-grenades-discovered-at-badaling-great-wall-in-beijing/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11839-231017-great-wall-grenades

Overview of recent finds from shipwrecks associated with the Maritime Silk Road:

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/20/WS6531b902a31090682a5e99d1.html https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-10-20/New-batch-of-relics-retrieved-from-ancient-shipwrecks-in-S-China-Sea-1o3rFgp0iuA/index.html
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/1020/c90000-20086807.html

A Neolithic petroglyph of a stag from Palnadu:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2023/oct/16/neolithic-rock-art-of-stag-found-in-palnadu-village-2624321.html

An Alupa dynasty inscription announcing the death of the king from Mangaluru:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangaluru-archaeologist-discovers-inscription-announcing-the-death-of-king-kulashekara-alupendra-i-at-someshwara/article67437515.ece

Feature on the monoliths of Meghalaya:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231013-the-mysterious-monoliths-of-meghalaya

Feature on Polynesians bringing breadfruit trees to Hawaii:

https://apnews.com/article/lahaina-hawaii-maui-trees-wildfire-c35dd1e9fd63af23ca63a6eeb631c1d7

... while Hawaiians are concerned about evidence of its history:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/us/maui-lahaina-fires-rebuilding.html ============================================================
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A dingo burial in a midden in New South Wales:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-dingoes-almost-human-status-pre-colonial-australia.html
https://arkeonews.net/dingoes-were-regarded-as-almost-human-in-pre-colonial-australia/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11846-231019-australia-dingo-companion

cf: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286576 ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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Overview of the dig at Colonial Michilimackinac:

https://www.miningjournal.net/news/2023/10/current-archaeology-at-colonial-michilimackinac/

The wreck of The Africa was found in Lake Huron:


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