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Arts & Culture Newsletter: With her new album 'Rare Bird,' Sara Petite tries to find the silver linings - The San Diego Union-Tribune
on 25th February 2021 at 1:30 pm
Arts & Culture Newsletter: With her new album 'Rare Bird,' Sara Petite tries to find the silver linings The San Diego Union-Tribune
Next two IKS lectures to decode the connection between Sangam literature & Sanskrit - India Education Diary
on 23rd February 2021 at 6:09 pm
Next two IKS lectures to decode the connection between Sangam literature & Sanskrit India Education Diary
Mojácar's Valparaíso Foundation awards Postgraduate scholarship - The Leader Newspaper Online
on 23rd February 2021 at 6:36 am
Mojácar's Valparaíso Foundation awards Postgraduate scholarship The Leader Newspaper Online
Tamil Nadu CM presents Kalaimamani awards - United News of India
on 20th February 2021 at 2:47 pm
Tamil Nadu CM presents Kalaimamani awards United News of India
North-east archaeological group wins national award after bringing the past to life in Deeside - Press and Journal
on 12th February 2021 at 9:00 am
North-east archaeological group wins national award after bringing the past to life in Deeside Press and Journal
Historic Bamburgh skeletons project in line for national award - Chronicle Live
on 8th February 2021 at 8:00 am
Historic Bamburgh skeletons project in line for national award Chronicle Live
Current Archaeology Live! 2021 - Current Archaeology
on 5th February 2021 at 8:00 am
Current Archaeology Live! 2021 Current Archaeology
Archaeologist BB Lal who led the excavation revealing existence of a temple at Ram Janmabhoomi site gets Padma Vibhushan - OpIndia
on 26th January 2021 at 8:00 am
Archaeologist BB Lal who led the excavation revealing existence of a temple at Ram Janmabhoomi site gets Padma Vibhushan OpIndia
SLJ Reviews of the 2021 Youth Media Awards - School Library Journal
on 25th January 2021 at 8:00 am
SLJ Reviews of the 2021 Youth Media Awards School Library Journal
Trump receives Morocco's highest award for Middle East work - The Jerusalem Post
on 16th January 2021 at 8:00 am
Trump receives Morocco's highest award for Middle East work The Jerusalem Post
State Seeks Nominations for 'Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation' - Centralia Chronicle
on 15th January 2021 at 8:00 am
State Seeks Nominations for 'Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation' Centralia Chronicle
Art Industry News: Trump Was Busy Giving Out Two National Medals of the Arts Amid His Historic Second Impeachment + Other Stories - artnet News
on 14th January 2021 at 8:00 am
Art Industry News: Trump Was Busy Giving Out Two National Medals of the Arts Amid His Historic Second Impeachment + Other Stories artnet News
News - AIA Statement on SHA Plenary Incident - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 12th January 2021 at 8:00 am
News - AIA Statement on SHA Plenary Incident Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
Archaeology of Alabama - HooverSun.com - Hoover Sun
on 11th January 2021 at 8:00 am
Archaeology of Alabama - HooverSun.com Hoover Sun
Student develops AI software to detect archaeological sites for planners – Show House - Show House News
on 8th January 2021 at 11:57 am
Student develops AI software to detect archaeological sites for planners – Show House Show House News
News - In Memoriam: Artemis Joukowsky - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 5th January 2021 at 8:00 am
News - In Memoriam: Artemis Joukowsky Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished educator, historic preservation planning award — and a film documentary appearance - UW News
on 4th January 2021 at 8:00 am
Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished educator, historic preservation planning award — and a film documentary appearance UW News
News - 2021 Annual Meeting Session Highlight: Race & Archaeology - Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
on 30th December 2020 at 8:00 am
News - 2021 Annual Meeting Session Highlight: Race & Archaeology Archaeological Institute of America Latest News
Comments on: Desktop Archaeology - Jewish Journal
on 28th December 2020 at 8:00 am
Comments on: Desktop Archaeology Jewish Journal
Underwater Archaeological Museum off Alonissos Wins European Award - Greek Reporter
on 18th December 2020 at 8:00 am
Underwater Archaeological Museum off Alonissos Wins European Award Greek Reporter

Archaeology News

USF-based archaeologists help uncover lost African American cemetery in Clearwater - Mirage News
on 25th February 2021 at 2:56 pm
USF-based archaeologists help uncover lost African American cemetery in Clearwater Mirage News
PODCAST: Daily Briefing Feb. 25 – Death, archaeology and COVID in wild West Bank - The Times of Israel
on 25th February 2021 at 2:55 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing Feb. 25 – Death, archaeology and COVID in wild West Bank The Times of Israel
Archaeological Excavations Are Booming in Almeria - Euro Weekly News
on 25th February 2021 at 2:48 pm
Archaeological Excavations Are Booming in Almeria Euro Weekly News
Archaeologist's baffling reconstruction of 1,000-year-old man found in UK medieval grave - Express
on 25th February 2021 at 1:36 pm
Archaeologist's baffling reconstruction of 1,000-year-old man found in UK medieval grave Express
Archaeologists check for historical sites along Grant Avenue Project path - KOLR - OzarksFirst.com
on 25th February 2021 at 5:08 am
Archaeologists check for historical sites along Grant Avenue Project path KOLR - OzarksFirst.com
Bazars, cafeterias in Egypt's museums, archaeological sites exempted from paying rent until April 2021 - Egypttoday
on 25th February 2021 at 1:56 am
Bazars, cafeterias in Egypt's museums, archaeological sites exempted from paying rent until April 2021 Egypttoday
Archaeology breakthrough ‘changed understanding’ of first Britons as UK’s history mapped - Express
on 24th February 2021 at 8:02 pm
Archaeology breakthrough ‘changed understanding’ of first Britons as UK’s history mapped Express
story Sutton Hoo - Sutton Hoo's Story Goes Deeper than The Dig - SAPIENS
on 24th February 2021 at 7:51 pm
story Sutton Hoo - Sutton Hoo's Story Goes Deeper than The Dig SAPIENS
Archaeologists Discover Ornate Roman Domūs in Central Nîmes - HeritageDaily
on 24th February 2021 at 7:25 pm
Archaeologists Discover Ornate Roman Domūs in Central Nîmes HeritageDaily
Goose in Ancient Egyptian Painting May Depict Extinct Species - Archaeology
on 24th February 2021 at 6:37 pm
Goose in Ancient Egyptian Painting May Depict Extinct Species Archaeology
Archaeology news: Extinct species of goose discovered in Ancient Egyptian pyramid - Daily Express
on 24th February 2021 at 2:48 pm
Archaeology news: Extinct species of goose discovered in Ancient Egyptian pyramid Daily Express
How Did Dogs Get to the Americas? - HeritageDaily
on 24th February 2021 at 10:10 am
How Did Dogs Get to the Americas? HeritageDaily
Medieval Containers Hint at Thriving Wine Trade in Islamic Sicily - HeritageDaily
on 24th February 2021 at 9:45 am
Medieval Containers Hint at Thriving Wine Trade in Islamic Sicily HeritageDaily
Oxford Archaeologists shed new light on ancient hairstyles - Oxford Mail
on 24th February 2021 at 4:00 am
Oxford Archaeologists shed new light on ancient hairstyles Oxford Mail
Egypt's Al-Buhaira houses a treasure of antiquities: Archaeological researcher Ahmed Amer - Egypttoday
on 24th February 2021 at 2:57 am
Egypt's Al-Buhaira houses a treasure of antiquities: Archaeological researcher Ahmed Amer Egypttoday
Archaeologists validate deacon's claims that county paved over Black cemetery - FOX 5 Atlanta
on 24th February 2021 at 2:40 am
Archaeologists validate deacon's claims that county paved over Black cemetery FOX 5 Atlanta
Experts to resume excavation work on Saudi archaeological sites - Arab News
on 23rd February 2021 at 9:33 pm
Experts to resume excavation work on Saudi archaeological sites Arab News
Boston Archaeology identifies mysterious artifact found at Paul Revere House - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
on 23rd February 2021 at 9:06 pm
Boston Archaeology identifies mysterious artifact found at Paul Revere House Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
Boston Archaeology shares photos of mystery object excavated from The Paul Revere House property - MassLive.com
on 23rd February 2021 at 8:53 pm
Boston Archaeology shares photos of mystery object excavated from The Paul Revere House property MassLive.com
Diversified and at eye-level: German-Egyptian archaeological cooperation - Opinion - Ahram Online
on 23rd February 2021 at 6:56 pm
Diversified and at eye-level: German-Egyptian archaeological cooperation - Opinion Ahram Online

Travel: The Horizon of Khufu 17th February 2021
It is not unknown for children to try to outdo their parents. When it comes to tombs, though, pharaoh Khufu must have thought he was on safe ground. Everything about the vital statistics of the funerary monument he raised at Giza in the 3rd millennium BC is awesome. It had a footprint of 5.3ha, an […]
Richard Hodges: A Museum for the Coming Ages 15th February 2021
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology – these days the Penn Museum – was conceived in the late 19th century to bring the world and its past to Philadelphia at the zenith of the Gilded Age. Time has never stopped still here. The Museum has been through several iterations as a place […]
Special Report: Europe without borders 10th February 2021
On 10 November 2020, the exhibition Iron Age – Europe without Borders opened at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition presents approximately 1,600 objects from the 1st millennium BC from an area stretching from the Atlantic and the Urals to the Caucasus, reflecting the cultural development of this […]
Paranthropus robustus 8th February 2021
The discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa is shedding important new light on microevolution in an early hominin species, as Jesse Martin and Angeline Leece reveal. The post Paranthropus robustus appeared first on World Archaeology.
Review: Thebes 5th February 2021
Thebes is the forgotten city of ancient Greece. It lies 32 miles north-west of Athens, at the heart of sleepy Boeotia, but it has now been rescued from obscurity by Paul Cartledge, former Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. It was a city rich in Greek myth. Thebes was where Oedipus, having […]
Object Lesson: Statue of Ramesses VI 4th February 2021
This granite statue depicts Pharaoh Ramesses VI, who reigned 1144-1137 BC. On the back is a hieroglyphic inscription that reads: ‘May [he]live, [the] good god, son of [the god] Amun, the protector, bull of Thebes, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the two lands, Meriamun, lord of the truth.’ It is believed that […]
Cooking cereals in prehistoric China 29th January 2021
A project looking at the history of crops in prehistoric China has identified differences in regional diets and changes over time, which may be connected to varying cooking practices in these areas. The post Cooking cereals in prehistoric China appeared first on World Archaeology.

Goose in Ancient Egyptian Painting May Depict Extinct Species 24th February 2021
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by the University of Queensland, paleontologist Anthony Romilio suggests that the red-breasted goose painted some 4,600 years ago on the wall of the tomb of Nefermaat and Itet in Meidum, Egypt, could represent an unknown species. Romilio points out that the artwork at the site that depicts other animals […]
Pottery Residues Offer Clues to Malta’s Prehistoric Menu 24th February 2021
RABAT, MALTA—The Times of Malta reports that researchers led by Davide Tanasi of the University of South Florida analyzed residues and traces of proteins found in pottery dated to between 2500 and 700 B.C. at Il-Qlejgha tal-Bahrija, a prehistoric site in Malta’s Northern Region. The study suggests that the residents of Il-Qlejgha tal-Bahrija consumed a porridge […]
Well-Preserved Burial Cist Discovered on Scottish Island 23rd February 2021
ORKNEY, SCOTLAND—The Scotsman reports that a well-preserved skeleton has been discovered in a tightly constructed stone burial cist about a half mile from the Neolithic site of Skara Brae on the island of Orkney. The body was positioned on its right-hand side before it was covered with a heavy stone slab. “The size and scale […]
Was Wine Produced in Islamic Sicily? 23rd February 2021
YORK, ENGLAND—Cosmos Magazine reports that grape residue has been detected in medieval containers unearthed in Sicily, which suggests that wine was produced on the island during the Islamic period. Léa Drieu of the University of York said that analysis of residues in the jars detected molecules very similar to those produced by modern winemakers who […]
Human Bone Found at Site of Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church 23rd February 2021
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA—Archaeologist Jack Gary of Colonial Williamsburg announced the identification of a human tooth and a finger bone in disturbed earth at the site of the First Baptist Church building on South Nassau Street, according to a WTKR report. The congregation, founded by free and enslaved African Americans in 1776, began meeting on the site […]
Kangaroo Image in Northern Australia Dated to 17,000 Years Ago 23rd February 2021
KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA—Cosmos Magazine reports that an image of a kangaroo painted on the ceiling of a rock shelter in the Unghano clan estate, in northeastern Australia’s Balanggarra country, has been dated to more than 17,000 years old. Damien Finch of the University of Melbourne and his colleagues radiocarbon dated mud wasp nests located above […]
Celtic Iron Age Figurine Restored 22nd February 2021
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a first-century A.D. figurine unearthed on the grounds of a country estate in the East of England in 2018 may depict a Celtic man or deity other than the god Cernunnos, as was originally thought upon its discovery. The two-inch tall, copper alloy sculpture was once attached to a spatula […]

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