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Emmys 2020: Zendaya Makes History as Youngest Drama-Actress Winner - Vanity Fair
on 21st September 2020 at 3:31 am
Emmys 2020: Zendaya Makes History as Youngest Drama-Actress Winner Vanity Fair […]
Lewis Butler, prominent modernist architect to Bay Area luminaries, dies at 63 - San Francisco Chronicle
on 20th September 2020 at 9:57 pm
Lewis Butler, prominent modernist architect to Bay Area luminaries, dies at 63 San Francisco Chronic […]
Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news - Helena Independent Record
on 20th September 2020 at 12:00 pm
Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news Helena Independent Record […]
A city named Asbestos, venomous trees and more of this week's weirdest news - Herald & Review
on 19th September 2020 at 2:30 pm
A city named Asbestos, venomous trees and more of this week's weirdest news Herald & Review […]
Landscape Architecture Professor Appointed Visiting Professor, Wins Sustainability Award - University of Arkansas Newswire
on 18th September 2020 at 5:04 am
Landscape Architecture Professor Appointed Visiting Professor, Wins Sustainability Award University of Arkansas Newswir […]
Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobel awards - PBS NewsHour
on 17th September 2020 at 11:05 pm
Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobel awards PBS NewsHour […]
Israelis and Palestinians are on quest for the Ark of the Covenant in new comic book - Haaretz.com
on 17th September 2020 at 1:43 pm
Israelis and Palestinians are on quest for the Ark of the Covenant in new comic book Haaretz.com […]
Memphis philanthropist Helen 'Honey' Scheidt leaves legacy as arts advocate - Commercial Appeal
on 14th September 2020 at 9:08 pm
Memphis philanthropist Helen 'Honey' Scheidt leaves legacy as arts advocate Commercial Appea […]
High Plains Book Awards Finalist: “Six Hundred Generations” by Carl M. Davis - Billings Gazette
on 12th September 2020 at 5:30 pm
High Plains Book Awards Finalist: “Six Hundred Generations” by Carl M. Davis Billings Gazett […]
Famed Wyoming Archaeologist George Frison Dies at 95 - Oil City News
on 9th September 2020 at 7:00 am
Famed Wyoming Archaeologist George Frison Dies at 95 Oil City News […]
Roman fort and immersive LGBTQ+ show among winners of UK heritage prizes - The Guardian
on 3rd September 2020 at 7:00 am
Roman fort and immersive LGBTQ+ show among winners of UK heritage prizes The Guardian […]
Virtual Lecture Series “Archaeology of the James Brice House” - patch.com
on 21st August 2020 at 4:56 am
Virtual Lecture Series “Archaeology of the James Brice House” patch.com […]
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government - EurekAlert
on 19th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government EurekAlert […]
Top award for University of Sheffield archaeology professor Keith Branigan - Sheffield Telegraph
on 17th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Top award for University of Sheffield archaeology professor Keith Branigan Sheffield Telegra […]
MSU sweeps Grand Awards, earns other honors in annual CPRAM competition - Mississippi State Newsroom
on 14th August 2020 at 7:00 am
MSU sweeps Grand Awards, earns other honors in annual CPRAM competition Mississippi State Newsroom […]
Science Notes – Radiocarbon dating gets a facelift - Current Archaeology
on 13th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Science Notes – Radiocarbon dating gets a facelift Current Archaeology […]
Two Stanford graduate students win Rome Prize | Stanford News - Stanford University News
on 13th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Two Stanford graduate students win Rome Prize | Stanford News Stanford University News […]
Murder, monuments, and material wealth uncovered during HS2 works - Current Archaeology
on 11th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Murder, monuments, and material wealth uncovered during HS2 works Current Archaeology […]
Fed-up archaeologists aim to fix 'frat party' atmosphere at field schools - Science Magazine
on 11th August 2020 at 7:00 am
Fed-up archaeologists aim to fix 'frat party' atmosphere at field schools Science Magazin […]
British Academy recognises Sheffield professor's contributions to the study of archaeology - Latest - News - University of Sheffield News
on 10th August 2020 at 7:00 am
British Academy recognises Sheffield professor's contributions to the study of archaeology - Latest - News University of Sheffield News […]

Archaeology News

Important Milestones as a Career Archaeologist: How to Make Academia Work for Industry - University of Arkansas Newswire
on 21st September 2020 at 5:04 am
Important Milestones as a Career Archaeologist: How to Make Academia Work for Industry University of Arkansas Newswir […]
Two ancient tombs unearthed in central China - China.org.cn
on 21st September 2020 at 2:02 am
Two ancient tombs unearthed in central China China.org.cn […]
'Mystery' endures in France over Montaigne tomb: Archaeologist - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Post
on 21st September 2020 at 1:05 am
'Mystery' endures in France over Montaigne tomb: Archaeologist - The Jakarta Post Jakarta Post […]
Buhen – The Sunken Ancient Egyptian Fortress - HeritageDaily
on 20th September 2020 at 11:25 pm
Buhen – The Sunken Ancient Egyptian Fortress HeritageDaily […]
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient basin complex near Rome - The Times Hub
on 20th September 2020 at 10:51 pm
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient basin complex near Rome The Times Hub […]
Chinese archaeologists find two antique graves in Hunan Province - MENAFN.COM
on 20th September 2020 at 7:49 pm
Chinese archaeologists find two antique graves in Hunan Province MENAFN.COM […]
Archaeologists uncover 27 ancient wooden coffins buried for 2,500 years in Egypt - Daily Mail
on 20th September 2020 at 7:10 pm
Archaeologists uncover 27 ancient wooden coffins buried for 2,500 years in Egypt Daily Ma […]
Archaeology breakthrough: Discovery of 'shipwreck paradise' boasting hundreds of vessels - Daily Express
on 20th September 2020 at 9:00 am
Archaeology breakthrough: Discovery of 'shipwreck paradise' boasting hundreds of vessels Daily Express […]
Archaeology discovery: Storm uncovers 'exciting' lost ancient beach forest - Daily Express
on 20th September 2020 at 7:40 am
Archaeology discovery: Storm uncovers 'exciting' lost ancient beach forest Daily Express […]
How a lost shoe and Viking coins help tell the history of Glendalough - TheJournal.ie
on 20th September 2020 at 7:30 am
How a lost shoe and Viking coins help tell the history of Glendalough TheJournal. […]
Post-lockdown field trip? Visit some of Israel’s (320!) archaeological gardens - The Times of Israel
on 20th September 2020 at 3:45 am
Post-lockdown field trip? Visit some of Israel’s (320!) archaeological gardens The Times of Isra […]
Archaeology breakthrough: Christopher Columbus find could rewrite European history - Daily Express
on 20th September 2020 at 12:09 am
Archaeology breakthrough: Christopher Columbus find could rewrite European history Daily Express […]
The Modhera Sun Temple - HeritageDaily
on 19th September 2020 at 10:53 pm
The Modhera Sun Temple HeritageDaily […]
Shadows of the Dead: Anglo-Saxon Burials are Spooky Sand Silhouettes - Ancient Origins
on 19th September 2020 at 8:56 pm
Shadows of the Dead: Anglo-Saxon Burials are Spooky Sand Silhouettes Ancient Origins […]
Mexican archaeologists identify the first Mayan slave ship to have ever been discovered - Wink News
on 19th September 2020 at 6:58 pm
Mexican archaeologists identify the first Mayan slave ship to have ever been discovered Wink News […]
Archaeology breakthrough: How 'chance discovery' uncovered the oldest church in Holy Land - Daily Express
on 19th September 2020 at 9:01 am
Archaeology breakthrough: How 'chance discovery' uncovered the oldest church in Holy Land Daily Express […]
Raids and Bloody Rituals Among Ancient Steppe Nomads - HeritageDaily
on 18th September 2020 at 10:17 pm
Raids and Bloody Rituals Among Ancient Steppe Nomads HeritageDaily […]
Archaeological dig at 180-year-old Maryland home unearths untold chapter in Black history - WJLA
on 18th September 2020 at 8:20 pm
Archaeological dig at 180-year-old Maryland home unearths untold chapter in Black history WJLA […]
Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Unearthed in North Carolina - Archaeology
on 18th September 2020 at 5:36 pm
Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Unearthed in North Carolina Archaeology […]
Archaeology news: 'Important' 48,000-year tooth belonged to one of last Italy Neanderthals - Daily Express
on 18th September 2020 at 5:09 pm
Archaeology news: 'Important' 48,000-year tooth belonged to one of last Italy Neanderthals Daily Express […]

Review: The Life and Death of Ancient Cities 17th September 2020
Is it possible to write history without people? Of course, archaeology is all about history without people, but we invent the people. Is it possible to have a more ecological approach? The latest champion of this ecological approach is Greg Woolf, the Director of the Institute of Classical Studies in London, in a new book, […]
Review: National Archaeological Museum, Madrid 17th September 2020
With prehistoric painted caves, ruins of Roman cities, spectacular places of worship converted during periods of conquest and reconquest, and elaborate palaces occupied by emirs and kings, Spain offers plenty of historic sites to explore. One place where you can get a flavour of this rich heritage across the length and breadth of the country […]
Aphrodite at Amantia 17th September 2020
High on a hilltop near the village of Ploçe, Albania, lie the ruins of the ancient polis of Amantia. The city was founded in the 5th century BC and is first mentioned in ancient sources around the middle of the 4th century. It experienced an economic and cultural boom during the Hellenistic period, and from […]
Secrets of Saqqara 17th September 2020
Discover how a chance detail on a 19th-century map set in train a longstanding archaeological expedition at this elite necropolis, which is providing a fresh appreciation of how ancient Egyptians interacted with their past. The post Secrets of Saqqara appeared first on World Archaeology.
CWA 103 – now on sale 17th September 2020
The Ancient Egyptian cemetery at Saqqara received burials for thousands of years. One consequence of this is a remarkable concentration of funerary monuments, including Pharaoh Djoser’s magnificent step pyramid, and an array of impressive tombs. A connection between one of these edifices and objects in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, sparked a long-running fieldwork programme, […]
Travel: Through the Iron Gates 19th August 2020
Oliver Gilkes tours the Danube, in the first of a two-part exploration of Serbia’s archaeology. The mighty Danube runs for almost 2,000km from southern Germany to the Black Sea. It forms the backbone of central-southern Europe and was for millennia not only a trade and communications artery, but also a frontier and barrier. Last year, […]
Travel: Hamilton Grange 18th August 2020
Exploring a Founding Father’s mobile home Why was a 19th-century New York house relocated twice – and how was it done? Carly Hilts travelled to Harlem to find out. In 2008, the inhabitants of Harlem – an uptown neighbourhood of New York City – were met by an extraordinary sight: a house, more than 200 […]

Three Bronze Sculptures Repatriated to India 18th September 2020
LONDON, ENGLAND—The Hindustan Times reports that in a remote ceremony, British police officials handed over three sculptures stolen from a temple site in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu in 1978 to Prahlad Singh Patel, India’s Minister for Culture and Tourism. The sculptures represent Lord Ram, his brother Lakshman, and wife Sita, who are central […]
120,000-Year-Old Hominin Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia 18th September 2020
JENA, GERMANY—Science Magazine reports that seven hominin footprints dated to some 120,000 years ago with optical stimulated luminescence were identified among hundreds of animal prints in northern Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert. The prints are thought to have been left by two or three modern humans who may have come to what was then a shallow lake […]
Neanderthal Child’s Tooth Discovered in Italy 18th September 2020
BOLOGNA, ITALY—According to a statement released by the University of Bologna, researchers from the University of Bologna and the University of Ferrara have uncovered a Neanderthal child’s milk tooth in northern Italy’s Broion Cave. The child is thought to have been 11 or 12 years old when it died between some 45,000 to 48,000 years […]
Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Unearthed in North Carolina 18th September 2020
COLERAIN, NORTH CAROLINA—The Charlotte Observer reports that a farmer in North Carolina discovered a Revolutionary War–era site on his land near the Chowan River. Charles Ewen of East Carolina University said the recovered artifacts include broken wine bottles, china, British-made smoking pipes, large ceramic storage vessels, keys, locks, bone-handled utensils, oyster shells, an ornate marble […]
DNA Study Investigates Viking Identities 18th September 2020
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—Science Magazine reports that a team of researchers led by Eske Willerslev of the University of Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen sequenced the genomes of people who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, and the genomes of people who had been buried elsewhere in Europe, including Italy, Ukraine, and Greenland, in the […]
Wreckage Off Mexico Identified as 19th-Century Slave Ship 17th September 2020
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—According to an Associated Press report, researchers led by Helena Barba Meinecke of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History have identified the wreckage of a paddle-wheel steamboat discovered in 2017 as La Unin, a vessel that carried Maya people to Cuba to work in sugarcane fields before it sank near the Yucatan […]
Study Says Turkey’s Stored Ancient Grains Were Collected as Tax 17th September 2020
OXFORD, ENGLAND—According to a Nature report, Amy Bogaard of the University of Oxford and her colleagues analyzed 3,000-year-old grain recovered from a subterranean silo at Hattusha, the capital of the Hittite Empire in central Anatolia. Discovered in 1999, the silo contained hundreds of tons of grain stored in 32 chambers that caught fire shortly after […]

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