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MAD Week: Sept. 23-29  The Herald BulletinLife Line Screening, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Parkview Church of the Nazarene, 911 S. Rangeline Road. Senior euchre (50 and over), 11 a.m., every Friday, United Auto ... […]

What's on in Clevedon, Yatton, Portishead, Nailsea this weekend September 2019 | Clevedon, Portishead and Nailsea news  North Somerset TimesClassic bikes, archaeological findings and heritage open days will all take place across the next three days. […]

Science superstars and small businesses could bring the next big innovations to market with £100 million boost  GOV.UKGovernment set to invest nearly £100 million to back the rising stars of science and innovative small businesses. […]

North Highland College UHI celebrates 60 years at award ceremony  JohnOGroat JournalMore than 200 students who achieved qualifications from North Highland College UHI in 2018/19 were recognised at a special award ceremony in Thurso. […]

List of nominees announced for 2019 Heritage Toronto Awards  Daily Commercial NewsTORONTO — Heritage Toronto has announced 40 nominees for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Awards, which are being recognized for their extraordinary ... […]

Deborah Berke and Barry Bergdoll join the Pritzker jury  The Architect's NewspaperTwo new members have been selected to sit on the jury of The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Barry Bergdoll and Deborah Berke have joined the Pritzker Prize Jury ... […]

'Emotional Archaeology'  CommonwealFamed documentarian Ken Burns traces the long and complex history of country music, revealing old American tensions between personal and collective ... […]

Inuit Heritage Trust encourages Nunavummiut to nominate elders for award  Nunavut NewsEvery two years, since 1999, the Inuit Heritage Trust (IHT) recognizes elders from across the territory. “One per region but, in the past, before my time, there were ... […]

Hollywood shoots feature film on Sutton Hoo burial ship | What's on and things to do in Suffolk  East Anglian Daily TimesCarey Mulligan, pictured attending the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, will be appearing in the Sutton Hoo film Picture: PA ... […]

AHEPA Delphi 25 Awards Scholarship Grant to Student for Hellenic Archaeological Studies/Activities  Hellenic News of AmericaThe Manhattan Chapter of The Order of AHEPA, Delphi # 25, on August 19, 2019, honored a member of the Manhattan based AHEPA family – Evryklea Chapter ... […]

Tamayouz announces shortlist for Women in Architecture and Construction Award 2019  ArchinectThe Tamayouz Excellence Award has announced the finalists for the Women in Architecture and Construction Award 2019. The program recognizes women ... […]

Dutch archaeology show in Tehran wraps up  Tehran TimesTEHRAN – A significant exhibition of arts and archaeological objects, which was on loan from the Drents Museum, has come to an end at the National Museum ... […]

Nearly £1m of EU funding to boost tech skills in UK SMEs  ComputerWeekly.comThe government has launched a call for applications for a programme aimed at increasing the level of digital skills in rural communities to enable greater ... […]

Historic Preservation awards BSU grants for archaeological surveys in Henry County  Muncie Star PressBall State will receive two grants, each for\u00a0$49999, from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources\u00a0to conduct archaeological surveys. […]

Pagan Community Notes: KKK demonstration in NC, Pagan music awards, passing of Zachary Cox, and more!  The Wild HuntPagan News - In this week's Pagan Community notes: Pagan Music award winners, Zachary Cox crosses the Veil, Spanish Stonehenge discovered and more. […]

Review – Torre Abbey, Devon: the archaeology of the Premonstratensian abbey  Current ArchaeologyDeirdre Forde, Julian Munby, and Ian R Scott Oxford Archaeology, £20. ISBN 978-0904220834. Review Graham Keevill. Torbay will mean only one thing to ... […]

Review – The Beaker People: isotopes, mobility, and diet in prehistoric Britain  Current ArchaeologyMike Parker Pearson, Alison Sheridan, Mandy Jay, Andrew Chamberlain, Michael Richards, and Jane Evans (eds) Oxbow Books, £49.99. ISBN 978- ... […]

Review – Raasay: the ACFA archaeological surveys 1995-2009  Current ArchaeologyAmy Gazin-Schwartz Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists, £15. ISBN 978-1999844141. Review Gavin MacGregor. The Isle of Raasay is in sharp ... […]

Review – The Archaeology of Roman York  Current ArchaeologyOn this whistle-stop tour of Roman York, Adam Parker gives us a tale of two cities. One is the military fortress, which was established in AD 70 or 71 and would ... […]

Archaeologists find Viking 'drinking hall' on island off Scotland  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3(CNN) - Hark! Bring your finest ale and celebrate! A large Norse "drinking hall" was discovered on an island of Scotland, archaeologists say, and is believed to ... […]

Clashes erupt during Israeli army raid into archaeological site near Nablus  WAFA - Palestine News AgencyNABLUS, Monday, September 23, 2019 (WAFA) – Israeli forces stormed archaeological site in the town of Sabastiya to the northwest of Nablus, leading to ... […]

Uni. of Tehran honors Prof. Barbara Kaim for archaeological achievements  Mehr News Agency - English VersionTEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MAN) – The University of Tehran, in collaboration with the Polish embassy, organized a program on Sunday in honor of Professor Barbara ... […]

Intense Drought Exposes 4,000-Year-Old 'Stonehenge' in Spain  ScienceAlertFor decades, an ancient circle of stones has lain just out of sight beneath the waters of Spain's Valdecañas Reservoir, its tallest pillars occasionally breaking the ... […]

Pilgrim Gouges: Vandalism in Antiquity, Now Archaeological Curiosity  Archaelogy ReviewThis is a slightly edited version of an article I wrote on this blog back in 2010. When does vandalism become an archaeological feature? When it's done in ... […]

The mysterious origins of an uncrackable video game  BBC NewsWith the digital equivalent of trowels and shovels, archaeologists are digging into the code of early video games to uncover long forgotten secrets that could ... […]

Roman Archaeology Lecture  WGIL Radio NewsThe eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is believed to have killed around 2,000 residents of the city of Pompeii, among its overall toll of as many as ... […]

Have Archaeologists Found Where Jesus Fed the 5,000?  The Daily BeastResearchers with the University of Haifa in Israel claim that a newly unearthed mosaic may indicate where Jesus performed this miracle. […]

Space Archaeology helps discover long lost ancient Mayan cities; many more findings likely soon  International Business Times, Singapore EditionOver the years science, technology and space mission have helped the humankind to grow and develop the world. But can they help to dig deep inside to find ... […]

Huge archaeological find at school site reveals North Wales' secrets from 2,000 years ago  Daily PostThe excavation near the Segontium Roman fort in Caernarfon has unearthed ancient tableware, cooking pots and amphoras. […]

Central Heritage Database of Archaeological sites, Artefacts through Satellite Mapping Soon  News18New Delhi: The government is planning to set up a facility for satellite mapping and documentation to create a central heritage database of archaeological sites ... […]

Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center plans Autumnal Equinox event  Times RecordSpiro Mounds Archaeological Center will host the Autumnal Equinox Walks beginning at 11 a.m. Monday. As the end of summer nears and crops are ready for ... […]

Hitting the Books: Searching for ancient cities from space  EngadgetWelcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet fo... […]

Monumental Reminder of Scottish Witch Persecutions  Ancient OriginsA monument proposed for construction in Fife, Scotland aims to remember the thousands of women who were murdered during witch trials. […]

A group of archaeologists say that they've found the ancient biblical kingdom of Edom  TheBlazeA team of archaeologists think that they've found the ancient kingdom of Edom. […]

Fossil Study Reconsiders Hominin Childbirth  ArchaeologyBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS—According to a BBC News report, Natalie Laudicina of Boston University and her colleagues examined six female fossil pelvises, ... […]

Planned Border Wall May Threaten 22 Archaeological Sites in Arizona, N.P.S. Says  Smithsonian.comCenturies-old artifacts are at risk should the Trump Administration move forward with its work along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. […]

Tiwanaku Excavation Unearths 1400-Year-Old Ritual Vessels  Ancient OriginsAt the Tiwanaku site, in Bolivia, archaeologists have discovered vessels buried during a funeral ritual in the ancient Kalasasaya temple. […]

Archaeologists Find Evidence of the Iron Age Siege of Jerusalem  Inside Science News Service(Inside Science) -- In the 6th century B.C., the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, fearful that the Egyptians would cut off the Babylonian trade routes to the ... […]

Greek archaeologists uncover riches overlooked by robbers | Life  www.ekathimerini.comArchaeologists in northern Greece have explored more than 200 new graves in a vast ancient cemetery that was plundered in antiquity but still retained rich ... […]

1,400-Year-Old Colorful Christian Mosaic Found in Israel | Archaeology  Sci-News.comA team of Israeli archaeologists has uncovered an impressively detailed mosaic in an ancient city called Hippos. Dating back approximately 1400 years to the ... […]