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Area communities get conservation grants | Local | Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
on 6th August 2020 at 5:05 am
Area communities get conservation grants | Local | Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Journal Gazett […]
Staycations: The UK's BEST beaches - Bracknell News
on 5th August 2020 at 4:10 pm
Staycations: The UK's BEST beaches Bracknell News […]
EPIX Premieres New Docuseries ENSLAVED In Fall 2020 - Seat42F
on 4th August 2020 at 11:25 pm
EPIX Premieres New Docuseries ENSLAVED In Fall 2020 Seat42F […]
Professor Alice Roberts receives Royal Society award for public engagement - University of Birmingham
on 4th August 2020 at 5:57 am
Professor Alice Roberts receives Royal Society award for public engagement University of Birmingham […]
The Ancient Greek Temples Home to Orchards, Vineyards, and Rare Bees - Atlas Obscura
on 30th July 2020 at 10:24 pm
The Ancient Greek Temples Home to Orchards, Vineyards, and Rare Bees Atlas Obscura […]
School of Engineering first and second quarter 2020 awards - MIT News
on 29th July 2020 at 4:13 pm
School of Engineering first and second quarter 2020 awards MIT News […]
Irish caves book wins Tratman award – Darkness Below - Darkness Below
on 28th July 2020 at 8:39 am
Irish caves book wins Tratman award – Darkness Below Darkness Below […]
Obituary - John Harry Brumley - The Havre Daily News
on 24th July 2020 at 7:00 am
Obituary - John Harry Brumley The Havre Daily News […]
Fulbright College Announces 2020 Winners of King, Nolan and OMNI Awards - University of Arkansas Newswire
on 24th July 2020 at 7:00 am
Fulbright College Announces 2020 Winners of King, Nolan and OMNI Awards University of Arkansas Newswir […]
Honorees to receive preservation awards | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News
on 18th July 2020 at 7:00 am
Honorees to receive preservation awards | News, Sports, Jobs Maui News […]
University of Chicago to award six honorary degrees at 2021 Convocation - UChicago News
on 15th July 2020 at 7:00 am
University of Chicago to award six honorary degrees at 2021 Convocation UChicago News […]
St. Olaf student wins archaeological award – St. Olaf College - St. Olaf College News
on 15th July 2020 at 7:00 am
St. Olaf student wins archaeological award – St. Olaf College St. Olaf College News […]
The Baltic Finns were Vikings too, but the world ignores it - Estonian World
on 12th July 2020 at 7:00 am
The Baltic Finns were Vikings too, but the world ignores it Estonian World […]
Contact, conquest, and Cartimandua - Current Archaeology
on 2nd July 2020 at 7:00 am
Contact, conquest, and Cartimandua Current Archaeology […]
Heritage from home – July - Current Archaeology
on 2nd July 2020 at 7:00 am
Heritage from home – July Current Archaeology […]
Changing diets in Pictish Portmahomack - Current Archaeology
on 1st July 2020 at 7:00 am
Changing diets in Pictish Portmahomack Current Archaeology […]
Out of the blue: the Seacombe Smalt Works - Current Archaeology
on 30th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Out of the blue: the Seacombe Smalt Works Current Archaeology […]
Kaibab Forest employee Neil Weintraub honored with governor's archaeology award - Grand Canyon News
on 30th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Kaibab Forest employee Neil Weintraub honored with governor's archaeology award Grand Canyon News […]
News - Announcement of Virtual Meeting - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 25th June 2020 at 7:00 am
News - Announcement of Virtual Meeting Archaeological Institute of America Latest News […]
Review – Invasive Aliens - Current Archaeology
on 25th June 2020 at 7:00 am
Review – Invasive Aliens Current Archaeology […]

Archaeology News

Plate Tectonics Goes Global - HeritageDaily
on 5th August 2020 at 11:06 pm
Plate Tectonics Goes Global HeritageDaily […]
Archaeological survey to be conducted at Prophetstown State Park - wlfi.com
on 5th August 2020 at 10:33 pm
Archaeological survey to be conducted at Prophetstown State Park wlfi.com […]
Native American Stone Tool Technology Found in Arabia - HeritageDaily
on 5th August 2020 at 9:53 pm
Native American Stone Tool Technology Found in Arabia HeritageDaily […]
Archaeology bombshell: Is this the face of God? Researchers split over mystery clay idol - Daily Express
on 5th August 2020 at 9:43 pm
Archaeology bombshell: Is this the face of God? Researchers split over mystery clay idol Daily Express […]
State grants to help with Bloomington memorial, state forest archaeological survey - Times-Mail
on 5th August 2020 at 9:00 pm
State grants to help with Bloomington memorial, state forest archaeological survey Times-Ma […]
Opinion: To understand how migrations affect human securities, look to the past - pnas.org
on 5th August 2020 at 7:13 pm
Opinion: To understand how migrations affect human securities, look to the past pnas.org […]
Neolithic “Woodhenge” Discovered in Portugal - Archaeology
on 5th August 2020 at 6:18 pm
Neolithic “Woodhenge” Discovered in Portugal Archaeology […]
Museum of Anthropology receives NEH grant to improve storage, access of its Detroit Archaeological Collections - The South End
on 5th August 2020 at 6:03 pm
Museum of Anthropology receives NEH grant to improve storage, access of its Detroit Archaeological Collections The South End […]
Medieval Place Names Offer Clues to Viking Waterway - Archaeology
on 5th August 2020 at 6:00 pm
Medieval Place Names Offer Clues to Viking Waterway Archaeology […]
Cockenzie and Port Seton asked to join in ‘garden’ archaeology hunt for artefacts - Edinburgh News
on 5th August 2020 at 4:34 pm
Cockenzie and Port Seton asked to join in ‘garden’ archaeology hunt for artefacts Edinburgh News […]
Remembering Gregory E. Areshian (1949 – 2020) - Armenian News by MassisPost
on 5th August 2020 at 3:49 pm
Remembering Gregory E. Areshian (1949 – 2020) Armenian News by MassisPost […]
Archaeology news: Volcanic box containing 'gift to Inca Gods' found in deep lake - Daily Express
on 5th August 2020 at 12:57 pm
Archaeology news: Volcanic box containing 'gift to Inca Gods' found in deep lake Daily Express […]
Archaeology breakthrough: Researcher's shock at 'largest ever child sacrifice' graveyard - Daily Express
on 5th August 2020 at 11:43 am
Archaeology breakthrough: Researcher's shock at 'largest ever child sacrifice' graveyard Daily Express […]
Massive ancient temple complex may lurk beneath famous Northern Ireland fort - Live Science
on 5th August 2020 at 11:00 am
Massive ancient temple complex may lurk beneath famous Northern Ireland fort Live Scienc […]
Archaeological excavations at historic smokehouse in Middletown yield interesting finds - centraljersey.com
on 5th August 2020 at 10:10 am
Archaeological excavations at historic smokehouse in Middletown yield interesting finds centraljersey.com […]
Archaeologists Who Discovered Remains Of Ram Temple Below Babri Mosque In Ayodhya Not Among Invitees - Outlook India
on 5th August 2020 at 7:13 am
Archaeologists Who Discovered Remains Of Ram Temple Below Babri Mosque In Ayodhya Not Among Invitees Outlook India […]
Study Detects Cinnabar and Hematite in Murals From Early Teotihuacan - HeritageDaily
on 4th August 2020 at 10:28 pm
Study Detects Cinnabar and Hematite in Murals From Early Teotihuacan HeritageDaily […]
'What's the Coolest Thing You've Ever Found?' Real Archaeologists Share Their Favorite Finds - Discover Magazine
on 4th August 2020 at 9:47 pm
'What's the Coolest Thing You've Ever Found?' Real Archaeologists Share Their Favorite Finds Discover Magazin […]
Revolutionary War Battlefield Found in South Carolina - Archaeology
on 4th August 2020 at 5:34 pm
Revolutionary War Battlefield Found in South Carolina Archaeology […]
Possible Cave and Tunnels Detected Under Castle in Poland - Archaeology
on 4th August 2020 at 5:10 pm
Possible Cave and Tunnels Detected Under Castle in Poland Archaeology […]

Motion capture 23rd July 2020
As they walked across Engare Sero in northern Tanzania, a group of people left their mark in the soft surface of volcanic ash beneath their bare feet. Preserved for thousands of years in material expelled during an eruption of Oldoinyo L’engai (visible in the background), these impressions were first spotted by members of a nearby […]
Review: The House of Augustus 23rd July 2020
The House of Augustus: a historical detective storyT P WisemanPrinceton University Press, £30ISBN 978-0691180076Review by: Andrew Selkirk What is the most terrible fate that can befall you if you are a very distinguished professor of Classics? What if the student sitting quietly at the back of the class should turn out to be the most […]
Braving Armageddon 23rd July 2020
Behind the scenes of a great excavation It is an open secret that archaeological expeditions are not always entirely harmonious operations, but does understanding a digging team aid appreciation of the archaeology they uncovered? Eric H Cline guides Matthew Symonds through the highs and lows of the remarkable 1920s and 1930s excavations at Megiddo. There […]
Plain of Jars 23rd July 2020
Clusters of massive stone jars in Laos have inspired considerable curiosity. Little is known about the people who fashioned them, while even the date they were created has not been conclusively resolved. What does new research reveal about these mysterious megaliths? The post Plain of Jars appeared first on World Archaeology.
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The megalithic jars of Laos have been entrancing visitors since the 19th century. These remarkable stone receptacles can occur individually, or in groups running to several hundred. While the most-famous set was arranged on a plain, most jars can be found perched on ridges and hills, with some still shrouded by forest. All the signs […]
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 […]

Neolithic “Woodhenge” Discovered in Portugal 5th August 2020
ÉVORA, PORTUGAL—Archaeologist António Valera announced the discovery of a monumental wooden structure at the prehistoric site of Perdigões, which is located in south-central Portugal, according to a report in The Portugal News. The circular structure measured more than 60 feet in diameter, and was situated in the center of a complex of ditch enclosures, he […]
Medieval Place Names Offer Clues to Viking Waterway 5th August 2020
INVERNESS, SCOTLAND—The Scotsman reports that a new study of Old Norse place names with nautical themes, combined with an investigation of infilled channels with remote sensing technology and sediment analysis, suggests a waterway connected the farms around the Loch of Harray, in the center of the Orkney mainland, to the estates of nobles living at […]
Intact Inca Stone Box Recovered from Lake Titicaca 5th August 2020
STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA—Science News reports that divers have recovered an intact stone box containing a llama or alpaca figurine and a gold artifact at K’akaya reef, which is located near the eastern shore of Lake Titicaca. The lake, which is situated in the Andes Mountains between Bolivia and Peru, measures more than 115 miles long […]
Revolutionary War Battlefield Found in South Carolina 4th August 2020
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA—According to a report in The Post and Courier, archaeologist Mike Yianopoulos of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust and his colleagues have pinpointed the site of the Battle of Tar Bluff, fought in August of 1782. The battle is remembered today as the place where John Laurens, an aide-de-camp to George Washington, […]
Possible Cave and Tunnels Detected Under Castle in Poland 4th August 2020
OLSZTYN, POLAND—The First News reports that a large cave and a network of tunnels have been discovered in the limestone crags underneath Castle Olsztyn, which was built in the fourteenth century in northern Poland. Archaeologist Mikołaj Urbanowski and his colleagues were investigating what is known as the Lower Castle Cave, where they recovered a medieval […]
Idol of the Painted Temple 3rd August 2020
After defeating the forces of Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, in 1533, Francisco Pizarro dispatched his brother Hernando to a vast religious center on Peru’s central coast called Pachacamac. Just south of modern-day Lima, Pachacamac spanned nearly 1,500 acres and had, by that time, been a place of worship for at least 1,000 years. […]
Crusader-Era Battlefield Identified 3rd August 2020
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—The Jerusalem Post reports that Ashkelon Academic College and University of Haifa archaeologist Rafael Lewis believes he has pinpointed the site of the Battle of Arsuf, a key engagement of the Third Crusade. Long celebrated in the West as a great victory, the battle took place on September 7, 1191, when England’s Richard […]

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