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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan
Astudillo,
Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Hernan Astudillo, Rick Heli,
Barbara Saylor Rodgers,Jona Lendering, Laurel Carey, Mata Kimasitayo
Richard Campbell, Richard C. Griffiths, Rick Pettigrew, and
Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week (as always hoping I
have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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A new focus of the ‘interbreeding’ of Neanderthal and sapiens story is the ‘evolutionary advantage’ it created:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-tools-key-evolutionary-advantages-ancient.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/mbae-nti101616.php http://www.nature.com/news/neanderthal-dna-affects-ethnic-differences-in-immune-response-1.20854
http://scienmag.com/europeans-and-africans-have-different-immune-systems-and-neanderthals-are-partly-to-thank/

… but it’s also being blamed for some STIs:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-ancient-hominid-hanky-panky-stis.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/mbae-ah101416.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017110334.htm http://www.archaeology.org/4944-161017-hpv-virus-infection http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/10/todays-genital-warts-came-from-trysts-between-neanderthals-and-early-humans/

I think we mentioned the right-handed homo habilis study:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-earliest-evidence-fossil-right-handedness.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/uok-sfe101816.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020163704.htm http://www.archaeology.org/4959-161021-homo-habilis-teeth http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2016/earliest-evidence-found-for-right-handedness-in-the-fossil-record
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/humans-right-handed-bias-could-be-nearly-2m-years-old-1.2838631

It started with a study suggesting apes were more ‘like us’ than we
thought:

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/10/14/497910044/apes-may-be-more-like-us-than-we-thought?sc=17&f=1007

… which suddenly was claiming (via headlines) that monkeys were purposely making sharp tools (which isn’t what the study actually observed):

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-monkeys-stone-flakes-humans-unique.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/uoo-mas101816.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019154851.htm http://www.archaeology.org/4956-161020-capuchin-monkey-chopper http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/science/monkeys-stone-flakes-tools.html http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2016/10/19/monkey-see-monkey-smash-are-monkeys-making-stone-tools/
http://www.livescience.com/56543-monkeys-accidentally-make-stone-tools.html http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/19/498421284/those-ancient-stone-tools-did-humans-make-them-or-was-it-really-monkeys
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/monkeys-stone-tools-throw-spanner-human-evolution-accidentally-nature-study-a7370161.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/19/monkeys-smash-theory-that-only-humans-can-make-sharp-stone-tools
http://www.nature.com/news/monkey-tools-raise-questions-over-human-archaeological-record-1.20816
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1019/Monkeys-suggest-that-making-stone-flakes-is-not-unique-to-humans

Cf: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-monkeys-unintentionally-make-stone-age-tools-180960837/

Not sure where to put this one … the impact of volcanic eruptions on early hominid migrations:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-volcanic-role-early-human-evolution.html


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AFRICA
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Evidence of Mesolithic use of high heat in tool making in South Africa:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-extensive-treatment-middle-stone-age.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092107.htm http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2016/early-evidence-of-heating-stone-to-enhance-flaking-qualities

19 000 years bp footprints from Tanzania:

http://www.archaeology.org/4908-161013-tanzania-homo-sapiens-footprints https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/12/scientists-discover-hundreds-of-footprints-left-at-the-dawn-of-modern-humanity/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/ancient-human-footprints-africa-volcano-science/
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1013/What-do-these-prehistoric-footprints-tell-us-about-our-ancestors
http://www.pulseheadlines.com/400-human-footprints-tanzania/52723/ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-africa-ancient-footprints-20161012-story.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=11728435


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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================

Claims that two unexplored chambers have been detected in the Great
Pyramid are being questioned:

http://www.livescience.com/56512-great-pyramid-chambers-may-not-exist.html http://www.livescience.com/56510-photos-inside-great-pyramid-giza.html http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/antiquities-ministry-slams-hasty-report-khufu-pyramid-cavities
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-detect-two-previously-unknown-cavities-beneath-gizas-great-pyramid-180960809/
https://egyptianstreets.com/2016/10/18/scans-uncover-cavities-in-egypts-great-pyramid/
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/10/18/great-pyramid-giza-unknown-void-chamber-zworig.cnn
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/18/scientists-discover-two-mysterious-chambers-in-the-great-pyramid/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egypt-giza-pyramid-great-discovery-two-rooms-cavities-a7366966.html
http://www.timesofisrael.com/experts-discover-cavities-in-egypts-great-pyramid/ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/experts-discover-cavities-egypts-great-pyramid-135048029.html
http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/muography-scanning-of-the-great-pyramid-of-giza-reveals-two-previously-unknown-cavities-341277.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/mysterious-ancient-anomalies-possibly-new-rooms-spotted-inside-great-pyramid-of-giza/news-story/58f4b665803ef8ee73d4714c7b9ad03d

… while the ‘scan pyramids project’ seeks an extension:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/245727/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Scan-Pyramids-project-requests-year-extension-.aspx

Some Late Period tombs from Aswan:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/246263/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Two-Late-Period-tombs-discovered-in-Aswan.aspx

They’ve restored the barque shrine of Tuthmosis III:

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2016/10/10/archaeology-barque-shrine-of-king-tuthmosis-iii-restored_9443b91e-9d02-4780-9bb7-f4e1a5573954.html

Egypt is trying to prevent an auction of some antiquities:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/246249/Heritage/Museums/Antiquities-ministry-trying-to-stop-sale-of-Egypti.aspx

They’re still wondering about that Sekhemka statue:

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arcablog/~3/3qGEw6fefl8/who-bought-northamptons-sekhemka-at.html

Feature on the search for Tut:

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-10-16/who-was-tutankhamun-the-true-story-of-howard-carter-and-lord-carnarvons-search-for-the-boy-king
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/tutankhamun-true-story-howard-carter-12035142

On what drove ‘neolithization’ in Jordan:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-resilient-risky-and-reliable-strategy-driven-neolithization.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/p-rp101316.php https://www.newscientist.com/article/2109821-our-ancestors-chose-reeds-over-grain-when-quitting-nomadic-life/

5000 years bp grape seeds from Izmir:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-grape-seeds-found-in-izmir-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=104803&NewsCatID=375
http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2016/10/09/5000-year-old-grape-seeds-found-in-izmir-archaeological-site

A study suggests Tel Megiddo was destroyed some 3000 years bp by a rather fast-moving fire:

http://www.livescience.com/56445-ancient-israel-city-burned-in-hours.html http://www.archaeology.org/4902-161011-burned-mud-bricks https://www.yahoo.com/news/rapid-fire-ancient-blaze-leveled-145200846.html

Evidence of some previously-unknown Canaanite revolt against Egypt from
Jaffa:

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/archaeology/1.748579

A late Bronze Age shipyard from Dana Island:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/huge-ancient-shipyard-unearthed-on-turkeys-dana-island.aspx?pageID=238&nid=105120&NewsCatID=375

Evidence (maybe) of where Rome breached Jerusalem’s ‘third wall’:

http://www.antiquities.org.il/Article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=4225 http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.748449 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/219155 http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-find-battle-site-where-romans-breached-jerusalem-walls/
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/excavation-reveals-spot-where-romans-breached-jerusalems-wall-2000-years-ago/2016/10/20/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Evidence-unearthed-of-Jerusalems-protective-Third-Wall-from-Second-Temple-period-470545
http://forward.com/news/352380/ancient-jerusalem-city-wall-tells-tale-of-jewish-revolts-defeat-and-second/
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4868873,00.html http://www.livescience.com/56580-ancient-roman-battlefield-uncovered-in-jerusalem.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/20/israeli-archeologists-discover-titus-breached-jerusalem-walls
https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/10/21/excavation-uncovers-evidence-of-third-wall-of-jerusalems-old-city-breached-by-romans-2000-years-ago/
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=37301 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665341/Site-where-Romans-breached-Jerusalem-walls-is-pinpointed.html?pg=all
http://www.archaeology.org/4957-161020-jerusalem-third-wall

A 2700 years bp papyrus mentioning Jerusalem (in Hebrew):

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/discovery-jerusalem-on-hebrew-papyrus/2016/10/21/


Finds from various periods on Giresun Island:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-reveal-religious-history-of-giresun-island.aspx?pageID=238&nid=104830

A destroyed 12th century church from Pisidia:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/destroyed-church-finally-unearthed-in-pisidia.aspx?pageID=238&nid=104925&NewsCatID=375
http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/19406-ancient-church-unearthed-in-pisidia-turkey-after-3-years-of-work.html

Some ‘ancient antidepressants’ from Istanbul:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-antidepressants-found-in-excavations-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=105079&NewsCatID=375

Latest finds from the caliphate palace at Khirbat al Minya:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/jgum-nfo102116.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021120422.htm

Feature on Michal Gawlikowski’s work in Palmyra:

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/the-man-who-spent-40-years-preserving-palmyra-s-past/

Feature on the women of Petra:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/smithsonian-channel/important-women-of-petra/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/what-these-mysterious-scrolls-tell-us-about/

Suggestion that ancient Assyrians were rather ‘homely’:

http://www.aina.org/ata/20161022030724.htm

Feature on Mosul through the ages:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/21/the-history-of-mosul-in-five-maps/

Another feature on Gertrude Bell:

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.747490

Feature on Jordan’s ‘airborne monuments men’:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-jordan-airborne-monuments-men-sites.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/12/world/middleeast/ap-ml-jordan-aerial-archaeology.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/jordans-airborne-monuments-men-discover-protect-sites/2016/10/12/d13d8ee6-904e-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/archaeologists-take-flight-over-jordans-ancient-wonders
http://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/photographs-document-changing-archaeological-sites-jordan-42781642

Some ‘new’ Dead Sea Scrolls are being touted … and questioned:

http://www.livescience.com/56428-25-new-dead-sea-scrolls-revealed.html http://www.livescience.com/56430-photos-dead-sea-scrolls-revealed.html http://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/28/dead-sea-scroll-fragments-fake-experts-suspect-511224.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-of-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-may-have-been-discovered/

Feature on the Copper Scroll:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/tmcdonald/the-mystery-of-the-copper-scroll

A carpet mosaic at Hisham Palace was briefly uncovered:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-massive-carpet-mosaic-briefly-uncovered.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/20/archaeologists-uncover-one-of-middle-easts-biggest-carpet-mosaic/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/breathtaking-carpet-mosaic-uncovered-near-jericho-for-one-day/


UNESCO put out a declaration denying Jewish ties to Temple Mount with
expected reaction (varies):

http://www.timesofisrael.com/unescos-executive-board-adopts-jerusalem-resolution/
http://www.livescience.com/56517-did-unesco-deny-temple-mount-jewish-temples.html
http://www.timesofisrael.com/unesco-to-vote-on-text-describing-temple-mt-western-wall-as-muslim-holy-sites/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-leads-angry-denunciations-of-absurd-unesco-decision/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/10/14/unescos-jerusalem-disgrace/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-sidesplitting-humor-of-unesco-and-the-palestinians/
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/archaeology-101-jews-and-the-temple-mount/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/unescos-jerusalem-resolution-ignores-christian-roots-too/

… and then it went a bit further:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/antiquities-chief-compares-unesco-to-islamic-state/
http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/128125-161020-israel-s-antiquities-chief-likens-unesco-to-islamic-state

… probably related:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161013-israeli-archaeologist-denies-jewish-ties-to-al-aqsa-mosque/

More on that ‘goddess’ figurine from Catal Huyuk:

http://www.livescience.com/56515-neolithic-goddess-figurine-uncovered.html http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/10/10/archaeology-dig-uncovers-marble-figurines/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-neolithic-goddess-figurine-discovered-140400668.html

More on ‘Hezekiah’s toilet’:

http://forward.com/news/israel/351122/was-ancient-stone-toilet-placed-in-biblical-shrine-to-destroy-it/
http://blog.oup.com/2016/10/toilet-iron-age-shrine-lachish/

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Untouched Hellenistic burials from Mugla:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/untouched-ancient-burial-chamber-found-in-turkeys-mugla-.aspx?pageID=517&nID=104790&NewsCatID=375

Evidence of a Roman settlement outside Rugby:

http://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/ancient-roman-settlement-unearthed-outskirts-rugby/
http://www.archaeology.org/4907-161013-england-rugby-kiln

Looking for a Roman villa near Eastbourne:

http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/four-day-quest-to-find-roman-villa-remains-in-eastbourne-1-7630187
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-37673673 http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14807520.Experts_to_dig_deep_at_seafront_gardens_in_search_for_Roman_building/?commentSort=oldest

A Roman villa find near Florence:

http://www.newsgram.com/archaeologists-unearth-luxurious-ancient-roman-villa-near-florence-in-italy/

They’ve found a pile of shoes at Vindolanda this year:

http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-10-10/roman-shoe-hoard-found-in-northumberland/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ancient-shoe-romans-version-adidas-12001376
http://www.archaeology.org/4901-161011-england-vindolanda-shoes

… and one was getting special attention:

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ancient-shoe-romans-version-adidas-12001376

Five Roman shipwrecks off Ventotene (this might be an old story?):

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8170309

A pensioner’s bird bath turns out to be a Roman mortar and pestle:

http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/14792357.Pensioner_discovers_his_bird_bath_is_2_000_year_old_Roman_pestle_and_mortar/

They’re finding interesting things when they xray Greek pottery:

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-10-x-rays-uncover-techniques-creation-art.html http://www.archaeology.org/4911-161014-greek-vase-colors

Interesting aspect of Indo-Roman trade:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/indians-used-own-cooking-pots-in-egypt-during-ancient-indo-roman-trade/articleshow/54911877.cms
http://www.freepressjournal.in/webspecial/indians-used-own-cooking-pots-in-egypt-during-ancient-indo-roman-trade/956537

I think we mentioned this gold coin of Nero find a while back:

http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/roman-gold-coin-helps-date-site

I think we mentioned this ‘crossword puzzle’ from Smyrna:

https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2016/oct/17/crossword-blog-is-this-ancient-greek-graffito-a-crossword
http://www.archaeology.org/4900-161011-turkey-smyrna-agora http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2016/10/11/ancient-crossword-discovered-on-wall-of-basilica-in-smyrna

… and this gymnasium rental agreement:

http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/10/2200-years-ago-in-turkey-this-insane-rental-agreement-was-inscribed-in-stone/

Some thoughts on those Roman coins in Japan:

https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/ancient-history-magazine/blog/fact-check-romans-in-japan/

… in case you missed it:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-roman-coins-idd-japanese-baffles.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/japan-castle-okinawa-katsuren-roman-ottoman-archaeology-a7367071.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/21/national/history/scientists-stumped-find-okinawa-castle-roman-ottoman-coins-dating-centuries-apart/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/roman-coins-idd-in-japanese-ruins-but-their-origin-baffles/2016/10/18/73708bc0-94f8-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html
http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/oct/18/roman-coins-identified-in-japanese-ruins-but-their-origin-baffles/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/roman-coins-idd-japanese-ruins-origin-baffles-42873021
http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/news-wire/roman-coins-id-d-in-japanese-ruins-but-their-origin/article_4f1adf58-032c-5961-a425-61633b26cfbe.html

Feature on the Antikythera shipwreck:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/212670/article/ekathimerini/life/diving-down-to-the-antikythera-shipwreck

Feature on birds of ancient Rome:

http://www.thedailystar.net/city/birds-rome-1298896

Feature on suggestions of Christianity at Pompeii:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/16/the-christian-myth-still-haunting-pompeii.html

Feature on Roman curses in sporting contexts:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2016/10/10/bind-his-hands-how-ancient-charioteers-cursed-their-enemies-during-the-postseason/#5be969bad94e

Feature on Hannibal:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/hannibals-heel/article/2004863

Feature on ancient jewellery:

http://www.christies.com/features/Ancient-jewellery-A-window-onto-ancient-techniques-7757-3.aspx

Cornell had a Classics Festival:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/10/festival-celebrates-ancient-worlds-impact-today

Plans for Fingal Roman Fort:

http://www.herald.ie/news/fingal-roman-fort-could-become-as-big-an-attraction-as-newgrange-35128941.html

That Hatay Mosaic is headed to Paris:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/famous-hatay-mosaic-to-be-promoted-in-paris-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=105153&NewsCatID=375
http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2016/10/21/famous-be-cheerful-enjoy-your-life-mosaic-to-make-its-debut-in-paris

What Josiah Ober is up to:

http://wesleyanargus.com/2016/10/10/josiah-ober-lectures-on-demopolis-political-participation-in-the-modern-and-ancient/

What James May is up to:

http://www.manitoumessenger.com/article/faculty-in-focus-professor-james-may/

Honours for David Yates:

http://www.millsaps.edu/major-happenings/major-news/posts/2016-classics-professor-receives-humanities-award.html

What Anne Carson is up to:

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/books/readings_signings/antiquated-love-author-anne-carson-on-genre-bending-and-what/article_f60a33c2-998f-5e76-bcdd-dd7befd67698.html

Many of the articles mentioning Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize played up the
Classical angle:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/nobel-prize-in-literature-awarded-to-bob-dylan-1476356723
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2016/1013/Bob-Dylan-becomes-first-songwriter-to-win-a-Nobel-Prize
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/bob-dylans-nobel-literature-prize-for-his-words/news-story/919081420a164a572f995ac2167077bd
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/world/nobel-prize-literature/index.html http://theconversation.com/explainer-are-bob-dylans-songs-literature-67061 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/american-singer-songwriter-bob-dylan-wins-nobel-prize-literature/

… and Richard Thomas’ Dylan course:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/arts/music/bob-dylan-101-a-harvard-professor-has-the-coolest-class-on-campus.html

Some hype for the CAES conference:

https://www.union.edu/news/stories/2016/10/latin-lovers-unite-classical-association-members-meet-for-two-day-conference.php

In case you want to get in on the latest Trojan Horse:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/give-the-horse-power-the-trojan-horse-project--2#/

A VR project for Roman Reading:

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/reading-archaeologists-create-virtual-reality-12059443

Review of Sofroniew, *Household Gods*:

http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/reviews/books/poop-and-pray-on-domestic-devotion-in-ancient-greece-and-rome/

More on the Griffin Warrior:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/the-griffin-warrior.aspx?pageID=238&nid=104767&NewsCatID=422
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cambridge-audience-hears-how-archaeologists-uncovered-the-lost-tomb-of-the-griffin-warrior/story-29794672-detail/story.html
http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/a-big-deal-indeed-greece-celebrates-historical-treasure-unearthed-by-uc-archaeologists

More on the virtual reconstruction of Caecilius Iucundus’ villa in
Pompeii:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-000-old-pompeii-home-142300027.html

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/researchers-release-3d-replica-of-ancient-mansion-in-pompeii/news-story/a7c5d93b877e2bb3a8ee299693804e75

More on Roman sling bullets from Scotland:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/roman-bullets-tell-story-1-123100617.html

More on beer drinking in Cyprus:

http://in-cyprus.com/ancient-people-of-paphos-enjoyed-a-pint/


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14 000 years bp petroglyphs from a Spanish resort town:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-year-old-spanish-resort-town.html http://www.archaeology.org/4910-161014-spain-lekeitio-rock-art http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37654544?ocid=socialflow_twitter http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2016/10/1822591-gravuras-rupestres-de-14-mil-anos-sao-achadas-na-espanha.shtml

… while DNA studies may have figured out the so-called ‘Higgs Bison’
mystery:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-higgs-bisonmystery-species-hidden-cave.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/uoa-thb101416.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018133142.htm http://www.archaeology.org/4948-161018-europe-bison-hybrid http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2016/mystery-species-of-bison-hidden-in-european-cave-art
http://www.livescience.com/56533-european-bison-hybrid-discovered.html http://www.livescience.com/56527-photos-bison-hybrid-cave-paintings.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37649597 http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/18/498281083/higgs-bison-is-the-missing-link-in-european-bison-ancestral-tree
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1018/How-cave-art-and-ancient-DNA-may-have-uncovered-the-Higgs-bison
http://gizmodo.com/mysterious-hybrid-animal-discovered-in-18-000-year-old-1787919651
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/18/the-higgs-bison-mystery-is-solved-with-the-help-of-ancient-cave-paintings/

Possible cannibalism in Ice Age Britain:

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161011-the-people-who-ate-each-other

A 5000 years bp etched stone from Denmark might be some sort of map:

http://cphpost.dk/news/spectacular-archaeological-find-in-denmark.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/4955-161019-denmark-engraved-stone

Rodents were apparently on the menu at Skara Brae some 5000 years bp:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-years-rodents-apparently-food-europe.html http://www.archaeology.org/4954-161019-orkney-vole-food http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-37699357 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37690206 http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-rodents-as-food-20161018-snap-story.html

A badger unearths a 4200 years bp burial in Ireland:

http://www.archaeology.org/4909-161014-ireland-badger-tomb

Iron Age remains found during an electricity project in Suffolk/Essex:

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/iron_age_remains_found_during_electricity_project_in_south_suffolk_and_north_essex_1_4729609

A warrior burial from Poland’s Roman period:

http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,411676,west-pomerania-discovery-of-a-warrior-tomb-from-the-roman-period.html

… and a medieval Polish ‘giantess’ burial:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2016/10/19/skeleton-of-medieval-giantess-unearthed-from-polish-cemetery/#18349e80413b

A missing Viking rune stone is found near Uppsala:

https://www.thelocal.se/20161005/missing-viking-rune-stone-turns-up-near-uppsala

Pondering what colours the Viking painted their houses:

http://sciencenordic.com/what-colour-did-vikings-paint-their-houses

Medieval burials from Poland with a Neolithic look:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/4951-161018-poland-boulder-graves

Plenty of medieval finds from the first season at Dzwonowo:

http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,411517,thousands-of-artefacts-discovered-during-excavations-in-the-lost-city.html

A medieval ‘love ring’ found by a metal detectorist is expected to fetch a
good price:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37655676

Medieval remains beneath a Lincoln bus station:

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2016/10/pictures-medieval-artefacts-discovered-lincoln-bus-station/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/archaeologists-uncover-a-second-lincoln-castle-under-bus-station/story-29805600-detail/story.html
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/erere/story-29811316-detail/story.html

Medieval finds from Newtown Abbot:

http://www.archaeology.org/4949-161018-newtown-abbot-millstone http://www.archaeology.org/news/4949-161018-newtown-abbot-millstone

Study suggests medieval cities were not so different from their modern counterparts:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161011131243.htm

Some potato famine burials:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/human-bones-of-several-individuals-dating-back-to-famine-times-found-during-house-renovations-near-city-centre-35149726.html

I think we mentioned this ‘passage tomb’ beneath Dublin’s Hellfire Club:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ancient-passage-tomb-found-beneath-dublin-s-hellfire-club-1.2835325

Shipwrecks from various periods found in the Black Sea:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-maritime-archaeology-black-sea.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007123411.htm https://www.newscientist.com/article/2109843-dozens-of-ancient-shipwrecks-spotted-deep-beneath-the-black-sea/

Feature on Italy’s art police:

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/22/498293234/when-cultural-heritage-is-at-risk-italys-art-police-come-to-the-rescue

On King John’s dysentery:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37641202

Feature on the tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent:

http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/233

Features on some Battle of Hastings commemorations:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/10/15/britons-mark-950th-anniversary-of-battle-of-hastings/92151794/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37656473

Feature on Edgar the Aetheling:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36701131

Feature on how the Church shaped Europe:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/uoe-itn102016.php

Feature on bog bodies:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161014-a-2000-year-old-unsolved-mystery

Feature on a 300 years bp German murder mystery that might be solved now:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161014101802.htm http://www.archaeology.org/4947-161017-dna-murder-mystery


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The big story of the past two weeks was actually hype for a BBC
documentary suggesting Greek ‘influence’ in the making of the Terracotta Warriors (although ‘influence’ was spun in various ways):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37624943 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/famed-chinese-terracotta-warriors-could-have-been-made-with-the/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/china-terracotta-army-ancient-greek-sculptors-alexander-the-great-marco-polo-a7357606.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/12/ancient-greeks-may-have-inspired-china-terracotta-army-sculptors-ancient-dna
http://www.archaeology.org/4903-161012-xian-terracotta-warriors http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/china-first-emperor-terra-cotta-warriors-tomb/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/new-discovery-rewrites-chinese-history.aspx
http://world.greekreporter.com/2016/10/12/did-ancient-greeks-help-create-famous-chinese-terracotta-warriors/
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/10/13/3821s942485.htm http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/greeks-travelled-to-china-1500-years-before-marco-polo-and-may-have-built-terracotta-army-researchers
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1013/Did-ancient-Greeks-help-build-China-s-Terracotta-Army
http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/19376-chinese-archaeologist-traces-link-between-terracotta-warriors-and-greece.html
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/30096/20161014/terracotta-army-shocking-new-discovery-rewrite-chinese-history.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-greeks-help-sculpt-chinas-terracotta-warriors-180960771/

… not everyone was buying it, though:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/18/c_135763397.htm http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1011343.shtml http://www.mb.com.ph/chinese-archaeologist-refutes-bbc-report-on-terracotta-warriors/
http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/10/19/archaeologist-denies-bbc-report-on-terracotta-army.html

On the expansion of agriculture in Neolithic China:

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-agriculture-imprints-environmental-neolithic-age.html

Excavation of the Haihunhou tomb is almost complete:


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