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Thanet community news: Remembering the Channel Dash heroes, litter pick, archaeology, business news and more - The Isle of Thanet News
on 16th February 2020 at 12:15 pm
Thanet community news: Remembering the Channel Dash heroes, litter pick, archaeology, business news and more The Isle of Thanet News […]
Distinguished Young Women East Lauderdale, West Lauderdale programs set for Saturday, Feb. 22 - Meridian Star
on 15th February 2020 at 8:30 pm
Distinguished Young Women East Lauderdale, West Lauderdale programs set for Saturday, Feb. 22 Meridian Star […]
Through tour company, Walpole couple makes time travel a reality - The Keene Sentinel
on 15th February 2020 at 11:00 am
Through tour company, Walpole couple makes time travel a reality The Keene Sentin […]
Youth Theatre Carson City Brings Home National Awards and Recognitions at Musical Theatre Competition - Carson Now
on 14th February 2020 at 9:27 pm
Youth Theatre Carson City Brings Home National Awards and Recognitions at Musical Theatre Competition Carson Now […]
Tel Aviv professor becomes first woman to receive Israel Prize in Talmudic studies - Cleveland Jewish News
on 14th February 2020 at 5:45 pm
Tel Aviv professor becomes first woman to receive Israel Prize in Talmudic studies Cleveland Jewish News […]
Carson City Library receives Spotlight Award for Exceptional Workforce Development in Google project - Carson Now
on 13th February 2020 at 6:40 pm
Carson City Library receives Spotlight Award for Exceptional Workforce Development in Google project Carson Now […]
These 20 women were trailblazing explorers—why did history forget them? - National Geographic
on 13th February 2020 at 10:00 am
These 20 women were trailblazing explorers—why did history forget them? National Geographic […]
Archaeology team digs Donner Pass, now looking for local historians, Donner enthusiasts - Carson Now
on 12th February 2020 at 9:53 pm
Archaeology team digs Donner Pass, now looking for local historians, Donner enthusiasts Carson Now […]
Curator Denise Murrell and Art Historian Darby English to Receive 2020 Book Awards From College Art Association - Culture Type
on 9th February 2020 at 12:00 pm
Curator Denise Murrell and Art Historian Darby English to Receive 2020 Book Awards From College Art Association Culture Ty […]
NSF Awards SIUE $300K to Create Safe, Inclusive Archaeological Field Schools - Yahoo Finance
on 30th January 2020 at 8:00 am
NSF Awards SIUE $300K to Create Safe, Inclusive Archaeological Field Schools Yahoo Financ […]
Awarding Excellence in Arts and Humanities: University of Mississippi Art History Professor Nancy Wicker Receives First - The Local Voice
on 27th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Awarding Excellence in Arts and Humanities: University of Mississippi Art History Professor Nancy Wicker Receives First The Local Voic […]
Review – Vikings: a history of the Northmen - Current Archaeology
on 16th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Review – Vikings: a history of the Northmen Current Archaeology […]
Architecture Award Time - East Hampton Star
on 15th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Architecture Award Time East Hampton Star […]
Review – Berryfields: Iron Age settlement and a Roman bridge, field system and settlement along Akeman Street near Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire - Current Archaeology
on 14th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Review – Berryfields: Iron Age settlement and a Roman bridge, field system and settlement along Akeman Street near Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire Current Archaeology […]
Review – Troy: myth and reality - Current Archaeology
on 13th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Review – Troy: myth and reality Current Archaeology […]
Archaeology Now challenges you to play 4,000 years of games in 1 day - CW39 Houston
on 8th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Archaeology Now challenges you to play 4,000 years of games in 1 day CW39 Houston […]
News - 2020 AIA Award Winners - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 8th January 2020 at 8:00 am
News - 2020 AIA Award Winners Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Medieval house investigated in Llandaff - Current Archaeology
on 6th January 2020 at 8:00 am
Medieval house investigated in Llandaff Current Archaeology […]
News - AIA Statement Condemning Intentional Targeting of Iranian Cultural Heritage Sites - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 6th January 2020 at 8:00 am
News - AIA Statement Condemning Intentional Targeting of Iranian Cultural Heritage Sites Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Excavating the CA archive: Roman villas – part 3 - Current Archaeology
on 2nd January 2020 at 8:00 am
Excavating the CA archive: Roman villas – part 3 Current Archaeology […]

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Eliseo Gil Trial Highlights How Forgers Prey on True Believers - The Daily Beast
on 16th February 2020 at 5:05 pm
Eliseo Gil Trial Highlights How Forgers Prey on True Believers The Daily Beast […]
Archaeologists unearth incredible pieces of history from inside North Wales castle walls - Daily Post
on 16th February 2020 at 5:03 pm
Archaeologists unearth incredible pieces of history from inside North Wales castle walls Daily Post […]
Swords of Fate: The Ancient Blades That Forged History - Ancient Origins
on 16th February 2020 at 3:34 pm
Swords of Fate: The Ancient Blades That Forged History Ancient Origins […]
Thousands of ancestors' remains, sacred objects to return home to North Dakota tribe - Brainerd Dispatch
on 16th February 2020 at 1:00 pm
Thousands of ancestors' remains, sacred objects to return home to North Dakota tribe Brainerd Dispatc […]
Thanet community news: Remembering the Channel Dash heroes, litter pick, archaeology, business news and more - The Isle of Thanet News
on 16th February 2020 at 12:15 pm
Thanet community news: Remembering the Channel Dash heroes, litter pick, archaeology, business news and more The Isle of Thanet News […]
Christian Zionist archaeology: A tool of Palestinian subjugation - Al Jazeera English
on 16th February 2020 at 11:51 am
Christian Zionist archaeology: A tool of Palestinian subjugation Al Jazeera Englis […]
Archaeologists discover temple complex outside Jerusalem; here are top 5 ancient sites in Israel - International Business Times, Singapore Edition
on 16th February 2020 at 11:27 am
Archaeologists discover temple complex outside Jerusalem; here are top 5 ancient sites in Israel International Business Times, Singapore Edition […]
Falcons had significant place in Hopewell culture - The Columbus Dispatch
on 16th February 2020 at 11:20 am
Falcons had significant place in Hopewell culture The Columbus Dispatc […]
Underwater Heritage of Split-Dalmatia County Guide in English and Croatian - Total Croatia News
on 16th February 2020 at 10:29 am
Underwater Heritage of Split-Dalmatia County Guide in English and Croatian Total Croatia News […]
'Zeugma of Black Sea' to become archaeological site - Daily Sabah
on 16th February 2020 at 10:20 am
'Zeugma of Black Sea' to become archaeological site Daily Saba […]
Pailgaon Zaminderbari to be ‘reserved as archaeological site’ - The Financial Express BD
on 16th February 2020 at 7:25 am
Pailgaon Zaminderbari to be ‘reserved as archaeological site’ The Financial Express BD […]
Medieval gamer's prized 'king' piece found in ancient English monastery - SYFY WIRE
on 16th February 2020 at 2:21 am
Medieval gamer's prized 'king' piece found in ancient English monastery SYFY WIRE […]
Breakthrough in Hunt for Spanish Shipwreck's Greatest Ever Treasure - Ancient Origins
on 15th February 2020 at 10:48 pm
Breakthrough in Hunt for Spanish Shipwreck's Greatest Ever Treasure Ancient Origins […]
Tourism column: Beware unintended consequences of archaeology laws - The Augusta Chronicle
on 15th February 2020 at 7:23 am
Tourism column: Beware unintended consequences of archaeology laws The Augusta Chronic […]
Bypass digs reveal 800 burials and a cat's paw print on Roman tile - Lincolnshire Live
on 15th February 2020 at 5:00 am
Bypass digs reveal 800 burials and a cat's paw print on Roman tile Lincolnshire Liv […]
Archaeology department engineers to inspect British-era well soon - Times of India
on 14th February 2020 at 10:43 pm
Archaeology department engineers to inspect British-era well soon Times of India […]
Archaeologists Have Long Sought — But Never Found — The Very First Wheel - Discover Magazine
on 14th February 2020 at 7:18 pm
Archaeologists Have Long Sought — But Never Found — The Very First Wheel Discover Magazin […]
Pictish Hillfort Unearthed in Central Scotland - Archaeology
on 14th February 2020 at 6:52 pm
Pictish Hillfort Unearthed in Central Scotland Archaeology […]
Prehistoric Clay Coffin Burials Uncovered in Northern Egypt - Archaeology
on 14th February 2020 at 6:15 pm
Prehistoric Clay Coffin Burials Uncovered in Northern Egypt Archaeology […]
The secret search for giants’ bones that has iwi and archaeologists worried - The Spinoff
on 14th February 2020 at 5:00 pm
The secret search for giants’ bones that has iwi and archaeologists worried The Spinoff […]

The gods of Palermo: the Antonino Salinas Museum 27th January 2020
Oliver Gilkes explores a recently refurbished Sicilian museum. Sicily plays host to an unprecedented variety of archaeological sites and monuments, set in an extraordinary medley of landscapes. Combine this with Sicilian panache at cookery (very different from mainland Italy) and its wines, and a visit is a must for enthusiasts of Mediterranean archaeology. Superb museums […]
Object Lesson: Venus of Renancourt 27th January 2020
What is it? This statuette, dating from around 21,000 BC, has the familiar form of a Palaeolithic ‘Venus’ figurine. Carved out of chalk and standing to a height of 4cm, the female figure has the prominent, fleshy thighs, buttocks, and breasts typical of these works from a late phase of the Gravettian culture (28,000-22,000 years […]
Trojan War: the archaeology of a story 23rd January 2020
The archaeological legacy of the Trojan war is immense. Key scenes from the conflict and its aftermath play out across ancient sarcophagi, wall paintings, and even fine tableware. Yet there is a strong chance that none of these events ever really happened. How did this story become so important in the Greek, Roman, and medieval […]
CWA 99 – now on sale 23rd January 2020
The archaeological legacy of the Trojan war is immense. Greek vases pull no punches when they show Homeric heroes engaged in brutal combat. Key scenes from the conflict and its aftermath play out across ancient sarcophagi, wall paintings, and even fine tableware. Yet there is a strong chance that none of these events ever really […]
Review: The Roman Empire in 100 haikus 19th December 2019
The Roman Empire in 100 haikusStuart LaycockAmberley, £12.99ISBN 978-1445693309Review by: Matthew Symonds Much has been written about the Roman Empire, but seldom in the form of haikus. Attempting to tell the tale of an enormously complex entity in 100 terse poems might seem to be an endeavour so obviously doomed that the outcome could only […]
Return to Huaca El Pueblo 28th November 2019
Discovering Peruvian pyramid tombs Recent excavations at Huaca El Pueblo, a mud-brick pyramid erected by the Moche, have revealed three remarkable burials dating to the 4th century AD. As well as providing a poignant glimpse of these individuals’ lives, the rites that consigned them to the earth offer clues to help solve the enduring mystery […]
Bringing a pharaoh’s tomb to Bolton 28th November 2019
In 1898, a team led by French archaeologist Victor Loret excavated the tomb of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III. It was given the number KV34, though it had originally been one of the first tombs to be cut into the bedrock of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings over 3,400 years ago. The tomb is […]

Pictish Hillfort Unearthed in Central Scotland 14th February 2020
DUNKELD, SCOTLAND— reports that a team of archaeologists and volunteers in central Scotland has excavated the site of a hilltop fort thought to have been inhabited by Pictish elites between the seventh and ninth centuries A.D. The researchers uncovered pottery imported from Europe, Anglo-Saxon glass beads, and pieces of Roman glass that had been recycled into […]
Prehistoric Clay Coffin Burials Uncovered in Northern Egypt 14th February 2020
CAIRO, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that 83 graves dated to the first half of the fourth millennium B.C. have been discovered in the Nile Delta to the northeast of Cairo. Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said the burials belonged to the Naqada III period, and feature clay coffins and cylindrical jars. Archaeologists expect […]
Can Volcanoes Help Researchers Date Australian Oral Traditions? 13th February 2020
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA—Science Magazine reports that geologist Erin Matchan of the University of Melbourne and her colleagues have dated volcanic rocks at southeastern Australia’s Budj Bim Volcanic Complex and the Tower Hill volcano, which is located about 25 miles away, to about 37,000 years ago. In the 1940s, archaeologists discovered a stone ax underneath the volcanic […]
Colorado Petroglyphs Mapped With High-Tech Tools 13th February 2020
KRAKÓW, POLAND—According to a Live Science report, researchers led by archaeologist Radosław Palonka of Jagiellonian University employed laser scanning and photogrammetry to create highly detailed 3-D models of 800-year-old artworks inscribed on rock surfaces at southwestern Colorado’s Castle Rock Pueblo. At sunset on days around the time of the midwinter solstice and the spring and […]
Possible African-American Burials Unearthed in Washington, D.C. 13th February 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to a DCist report, workers renovating the basement of a Georgetown townhouse discovered human remains thought to date to the early nineteenth century. City archaeologist Ruth Trocolli said the site may have been part of an unrecorded cemetery on the block, since other human remains have been recovered during construction projects in the […]
Early Roman Military Base Discovered in England 13th February 2020
AYLESHAM, ENGLAND—Kent Online reports that contract archaeologists have unearthed two ancient skeletons and traces of a Roman settlement at a building site on high ground overlooking Canterbury and the Roman ports of Richborough and Dover in southeast England. The human remains, which are being examined at the University of Kent, are thought to date to […]
Historic Boomerang Discovered in Southeastern Australia 12th February 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA—The Canberra Times reports that a stone-carved boomerang was discovered in southeast Australia in a creek bed after a bushfire cleared the groundcover in the village of Cobargo. Dave Johnston, director of the Australian Indigenous Archaeologists’ Association, said that researchers will check with traditional landowners to see if they would like the […]

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