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Montagsreihe Digital: Erieta Attali & Kengo Kuma - ArchDaily
on 7th July 2020 at 3:08 pm
Montagsreihe Digital: Erieta Attali & Kengo Kuma ArchDaily […]
Evaristo, Maiklem and Anderson win Indie Book Awards 2020 - The Bookseller
on 26th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Evaristo, Maiklem and Anderson win Indie Book Awards 2020 The Bookseller […]
Indiana Students Receive Special Awards, Honors At National History Day Contest - WBIW.com
on 24th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Indiana Students Receive Special Awards, Honors At National History Day Contest WBIW.com […]
Aggies Can Vote To Award A Crime-Solving Texas A&M Grad - Texas A&M University Today
on 23rd June 2020 at 10:33 pm
Aggies Can Vote To Award A Crime-Solving Texas A&M Grad Texas A&M University Today […]
Lakeview Student Raquel Brouwer Earns Award At NHD - Times-Union Newspaper
on 23rd June 2020 at 7:00 am
Lakeview Student Raquel Brouwer Earns Award At NHD Times-Union Newspaper […]
Spoiler alert: The Chip Shop Awards 2020 winners revealed - The Drum
on 19th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Spoiler alert: The Chip Shop Awards 2020 winners revealed The Drum […]
College notes - Times Herald-Record
on 13th June 2020 at 7:00 am
College notes Times Herald-Record […]
The problem of the Picts - Current Archaeology
on 4th June 2020 at 7:00 am
The problem of the Picts Current Archaeology […]
Heritage from home – June - Current Archaeology
on 4th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Heritage from home – June Current Archaeology […]
Excavating the CA archive: Norfolk – part 2 - Current Archaeology
on 4th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Excavating the CA archive: Norfolk – part 2 Current Archaeology […]
News - AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 3rd June 2020 at 7:00 am
News - AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Excavating the past to serve the future | The Well : The Well - UNC Chapell Hill
on 2nd June 2020 at 7:00 am
Excavating the past to serve the future | The Well : The Well UNC Chapell H […]
Wickenburg Recognized Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards - Wickenburg Sun
on 27th May 2020 at 7:00 am
Wickenburg Recognized Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards Wickenburg Sun […]
Review – Time Team’s Dig Village - Current Archaeology
on 26th May 2020 at 7:00 am
Review – Time Team’s Dig Village Current Archaeology […]
News - Build Your Own Monument Competition Recap - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 22nd May 2020 at 7:00 am
News - Build Your Own Monument Competition Recap Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Review – A Prehistoric Burial Mound and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Barrow Clump, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: English Heritage and Operation Nightingale excavations 2003-14 - Current Archaeology
on 19th May 2020 at 7:00 am
Review – A Prehistoric Burial Mound and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Barrow Clump, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: English Heritage and Operation Nightingale excavations 2003-14 Current Archaeology […]
Science Notes – Bridging the gap in London’s prehistory - Current Archaeology
on 16th May 2020 at 7:00 am
Science Notes – Bridging the gap in London’s prehistory Current Archaeology […]
News - Results For Week 4: Build Your Own Monument—Pyramids at Giza - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 15th May 2020 at 7:00 am
News - Results For Week 4: Build Your Own Monument—Pyramids at Giza Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Reconstructing a moated site near Tewkesbury - Current Archaeology
on 15th May 2020 at 7:00 am
Reconstructing a moated site near Tewkesbury Current Archaeology […]
2020 Student awards - Newsroom - Wagner College Newsroom
on 14th May 2020 at 7:00 am
2020 Student awards - Newsroom Wagner College Newsroom […]

Archaeology News

Egypt mystery: Why 'extraordinary' 3,000-year-old ‘SOS’ letter baffled archaeologists - Express.co.uk
on 8th July 2020 at 5:00 am
Egypt mystery: Why 'extraordinary' 3,000-year-old ‘SOS’ letter baffled archaeologists Express.co.uk […]
This Week in History: Archaeological dig begins in state park - Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea Tribune
on 8th July 2020 at 1:28 am
This Week in History: Archaeological dig begins in state park - Albert Lea Tribune Albert Lea Tribun […]
Tool find spurs archaeological investigation of First Nation farming in Manitoba - Winnipeg Sun
on 8th July 2020 at 12:55 am
Tool find spurs archaeological investigation of First Nation farming in Manitoba Winnipeg Sun […]
How to do archaeology with place names - Big Think
on 7th July 2020 at 8:17 pm
How to do archaeology with place names Big Think […]
Wampanoag official favors applying brakes to Northampton rotary project for additional archaeological examina - MassLive.com
on 7th July 2020 at 8:07 pm
Wampanoag official favors applying brakes to Northampton rotary project for additional archaeological examina MassLive.com […]
Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet - Archaeology
on 7th July 2020 at 5:49 pm
Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet Archaeology […]
Archaeology Diversity - Why It's a Problem - SAPIENS - SAPIENS
on 7th July 2020 at 5:34 pm
Archaeology Diversity - Why It's a Problem - SAPIENS SAPIENS […]
Ochre Mines Identified in Mexico's Flooded Caves - Archaeology
on 7th July 2020 at 5:19 pm
Ochre Mines Identified in Mexico's Flooded Caves Archaeology […]
It’s official: Zion Cemetery is still there, under apartments, warehouses and a tow lot - Tampa Bay Times
on 7th July 2020 at 5:06 pm
It’s official: Zion Cemetery is still there, under apartments, warehouses and a tow lot Tampa Bay Times […]
An Underwater Cave Once Hosted the Americas' Oldest Known Ocher Mine - Smithsonian Magazine
on 7th July 2020 at 4:32 pm
An Underwater Cave Once Hosted the Americas' Oldest Known Ocher Mine Smithsonian Magazin […]
Analysing injuries from medieval arrows - Current Archaeology
on 7th July 2020 at 3:54 pm
Analysing injuries from medieval arrows Current Archaeology […]
Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Leather Toy Mouse | Archaeology - Sci-News.com
on 7th July 2020 at 3:43 pm
Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Leather Toy Mouse | Archaeology Sci-News.com […]
Archaeology news: How 9,000-year teeth tell us sugary foods and cavities go hand in hand - Express.co.uk
on 7th July 2020 at 3:18 pm
Archaeology news: How 9,000-year teeth tell us sugary foods and cavities go hand in hand Express.co.uk […]
Archaeology news: Remains of 500 guillotine victims found in chapel walls - Express.co.uk
on 7th July 2020 at 2:15 pm
Archaeology news: Remains of 500 guillotine victims found in chapel walls Express.co.uk […]
Burning Man Through The Eyes Of An Archaeologist - KNPR
on 7th July 2020 at 12:47 pm
Burning Man Through The Eyes Of An Archaeologist KNPR […]
Three Arrested for Stealing Artifacts from Ancient Archaeological Site in Apollonia - Exit - Explain Albania
on 7th July 2020 at 11:13 am
Three Arrested for Stealing Artifacts from Ancient Archaeological Site in Apollonia Exit - Explain Albania […]
Oscar Nilsson re-creates lifelike human faces from archaeologists' finds - National Geographic
on 7th July 2020 at 9:00 am
Oscar Nilsson re-creates lifelike human faces from archaeologists' finds National Geographic […]
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history — and the human response to them - DAWN.com
on 7th July 2020 at 1:49 am
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history — and the human response to them DAWN.com […]
The Great Pyramid of Cholula - HeritageDaily
on 6th July 2020 at 11:34 pm
The Great Pyramid of Cholula HeritageDaily […]
Strange 10,000-year-old artifacts from Jordan tied to cult that dug up the dead, archaeologists say - Haaretz
on 6th July 2020 at 11:05 pm
Strange 10,000-year-old artifacts from Jordan tied to cult that dug up the dead, archaeologists say Haaretz […]

Travel: Barcino 24th June 2020
It is one of the delights of visiting new places that you sometimes find an entirely unexpected archaeological site, which gives you an insight that is entirely new. And this is what happened when Andrew Selkirk visited Barcelona and discovered that there is, in fact, a Roman Barcelona. Barcelona is not normally considered to be […]
Richard Hodges: Lascaux IV 24th June 2020
It is a country of enchantment which poets have staked out and which they alone may lay claim to. It is nearest thing to Paradise this side of Greece… I believe that the Cro-Magnon man settled here because he was extremely intelligent and had a highly developed sense of beauty. Henry Miller, The Colossus of […]
Rare painted leopard revealed 29th May 2020
Archaeologists with the Egyptian-Italian Mission at West Aswan have digitally restored fragments of a very fragile painted leopard’s head from a 2nd century BC sarcophagus, discovered at the Egyptian necropolis last year. The leopard is a common symbol of power and protection in ancient Egypt, but it is unusual to see it painted on a […]
Expanding amino acid dating 27th May 2020
How should we date material that is millions of years old? Looking at the predictable rates of the breakdown of proteins from an organism found in fossils is one possibility, and a technique that goes well beyond the range of radiocarbon dating. This amino acid dating (or amino acid racemisation) was first developed in the […]
Into the daylight: a new rock art discovery 22nd May 2020
Portugal’s Côa Valley contains Europe’s greatest collection of open-air Ice Age images. Across 17km, there are currently more than 530 known panels bearing several thousand figures. A major new discovery there is of particular importance, as Thierry Aubry, António Fernando Barbosa, Luís Luís, André Santos, and Marcelo Silvestre explain. The discovery of paintings in the […]
Tambo Viejo 22nd May 2020
Excavating remarkable Inca rituals After the Acari Valley was absorbed by the Inca Empire, Tambo Viejo was founded to oversee its inhabitants. This imperial imposition seemingly resembled many others in the region, but excavation has exposed architectural and ritual oddities. Lidio M Valdez reveals what makes the site unique. The fully fledged Inca Empire controlled […]
A 5,000-year-old mystery: recording rock art within the Dolmen de Soto 22nd May 2020
Investigating an isolated Neolithic tomb in Andalucía has revealed a new dimension to its rock art. What can this tell us about life as well as death in a remarkable megalithic monument? The post A 5,000-year-old mystery: recording rock art within the Dolmen de Soto appeared first on World Archaeology.

Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet 7th July 2020
CARDIFF, WALES—The Guardian reports that analysis of cooking pot residues and animal bones recovered from archaeological sites in England suggests that the consumption of pork and chicken increased after the Norman Conquest in A.D. 1066, while cabbage remained a diet staple. Before the arrival of the Normans, beef, lamb, mutton, and goat had been more […]
Ochre Mines Identified in Mexico’s Flooded Caves 7th July 2020
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—The Associated Press reports that hearths, smoke marks, firewood, stacked mining debris, pieces of broken stalagmites, stone tools, navigational aids, and digging sites have been found in flooded caves in the Yucatan peninsula. The remains of nine individuals dating back some 13,000 years have also been found in the caves, which flooded some […]
Graves Confirmed at African American Cemetery Site in Florida 6th July 2020
TAMPA, FLORIDA—Further investigation of the site of a lost cemetery in western Florida has confirmed the presence of 49 graves without disturbing the remains, according to a Tampa Bay 10 report. Founded in 1901, Zion Cemetery was part of an African American settlement known as Robles Pond. It is thought to have held about 800 […]
Horse Burial Discovered in Central Iran 6th July 2020
ISFAHAN, IRAN—According to a Tehran Times report, a burial containing the remains of a horse has been discovered at the site of Tepe Ashraf in central Iran. Archaeologist Alireza Jafari-Zand said the burial dates to the Parthian era, between 247 B.C. and A.D. 224. The animal was placed next to the remains of a person […]
Clues to Australia’s Past Spotted Underwater 2nd July 2020
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA—Cosmos Magazine reports that two archaeological sites have been discovered underwater off the coast of northwestern Australia through the use of aircraft, remote underwater sensing technologies, boats, and divers. As much as one-third of the continent has been flooded since the last Ice Age, explained Jonathan Benjamin of Flinders University. “So if you’re looking […]
Mining Camp Found in Southeast Australia 2nd July 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA—Fires have revealed a miners’ camp in southeast Australia’s Jamison Valley, according to a report in The Blue Mountains Gazette. Researchers from Macquarie University were examining remains of industrial equipment that was used to haul shale out of the valley when New South Wales National Parks rangers alerted them to the presence […]
Medieval Church Wall Uncovered in Slovakia 1st July 2020
ZVOLEN, SLOVAKIA—The Slovak Spectator reports that construction work in central Slovakia’s town of Zvolen uncovered remains of a wall that was built in the thirteenth century around the local church. The section of wall uncovered by the recent excavation stood until 1811, when the cemetery next to the church was redeveloped. Archaeologist Ján Beljak said […]

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