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explorator 23.51 April 11, 2021
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Simon Stoddart,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, Jo Burl,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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The 'modern' human brain apparently originated 1.7 million years ago:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoz-mhb040821.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210408153650.htm https://www.livescience.com/human-brain-evolution.html https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-new-study-changes-everything-we-know-about-human-brain-evolution-1.9695043
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/our-ancestors-left-africa-both-with-and-without-modern-brains/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/modern-human-brain-originated-in-africa.html

Pondering the process of evolution:

https://theconversation.com/how-did-humans-evolve-and-will-we-evolve-more-156715

How finds from West Africa are causing a rethink of human evolution:

https://theconversation.com/archaeology-in-west-africa-could-rewrite-the-textbooks-on-human-evolution-157610

Another item suggesting sapiens/neanderthal inbreeding:

https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-04-09/y-si-los-neandertales-somos-nosotros.html

More on humans as apex predators for 2 million years:

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-humans-apex-predators-million-years.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/tu-hwa040421.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210405113606.htm https://www.jpost.com/omg/humans-revealed-to-have-been-apex-predators-for-two-million-years-study-664083
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-our-oldest-secret-we-have-been-super-predators-for-2-million-years-1.9680599
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/humans-were-apex-predators-for-two.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9584-210409-paleolithic-apex-predator

cf: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.24247

More on crystals from the Kalahari:

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/news/research-office/-article/2021-04-09-ancient-secrets-from-the-understudied-kalahari
https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/413210/uct-researchers-find-evidence-of-complex-early-human-behaviour-in-kalahari
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/crystals-found-in-kalahari-desert-challenge-assumptions-about-where-in-africa-human-culture-arose-180977398/

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AFRICA
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Concerns for sites in Sudan:

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20210409-sudan-s-archaeological-treasures-in-danger

Feature on Sabratha:

https://www.libyaobserver.ly/culture/city-sabratha ================================================================
ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
Major news this week is the find of remains of Egypt's 'largest known ancient city' (So'oud Atun) near Luxor:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/408778/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Egyptologist-Zahi-Hawass-announces-disco.aspx
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-archeologists-unearth-ancient-pharaonic-city.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/world/middleeast/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-egyptian-pompeii.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/09/lost-golden-city-ancient-egypt-aten-discovered
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/lost-golden-city-egypt-luxor-b1828927.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56686448 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9452741/Egyptologists-uncover-lost-golden-city-buried-sands.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9456559/Egypt-unveil-portion-3-000-year-old-city.html
https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-egypt-to-unveil-portion-of-3000-year-old-city-1.1618056047339
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/experts-discover-largest-ancient-city-egypt-b928680.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/luxor-lost-city-tutankhamun-archaeology/2021/04/08/4d9577d0-9863-11eb-8f0a-3384cf4fb399_story.html
https://www.dw.com/en/3000-year-old-lost-golden-city-unearthed-in-egypt/a-57141492
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2021/04/lost-golden-city-of-luxor-discovered-by-archaeologists-in-egypt
https://abcnews.go.com/International/3000-year-lost-golden-city-unearthed-egypts-luxor/story?id=76952777
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/inside-egypt-s-3-000-year-old-lost-golden-city-n1263585
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-egyptian-pompeii-near-luxor-664577
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/04/11/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-egyptian-pompeii-near-luxor/
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/3000yearold-lost-golden-city-discovered-in-luxor/video/2fbc43f5049aa17b1bc551ff60a9570e
https://www.trtworld.com/life/egypt-says-largest-ancient-pharaonic-city-unearthed-near-luxor-45748
http://www.newson6.com/story/60709c6360055d0bd9a7e673/archaeologists-uncover-3000yearold-lost-golden-city-buried-under-sands-in-egypt
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2021/04/lost-golden-city-of-luxor-discovered-by-archaeologists-in-egypt
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/04/lost-golden-city-of-ancient-egypt-discovered/138579
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/lost-golden-city-discovered-in-luxors.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/04/09/an-ancient-egyptian-city-has-been-revealed-in-luxors-west-bank/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-3400-year-old-egyptian-city-180977471/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9587-210409-luxor-golden-city

The 'Parade of the Pharaohs' also happened this week (transfer of mummies to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization), with much pageantry:

https://www.livescience.com/royal-mummy-parade-in-cairo.html http://egypttoday.com/Article/4/100578/English-translation-of-the-Hieroglyphic-song-at-the-Golden-Parade
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/egyptian-mummies-cairo-parade-b1826536.html
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/03/984145643/royal-mummies-paraded-through-downtown-cairo-in-museum-move
https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-04-03/el-gran-desfile-de-las-momias-toma-el-cairo.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/03/egypt-mummies-procession-museum-cairo/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/mummies-on-move-egypts-parade-to-transfer-royal-antiquities-to-new-museum/3LZYAS5QWW24K2M6WUM4H4YL3U/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/egyptian-mummies-paraded-through-cairo.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-egypt-paraded-22-ancient-pharaohs-through-streets-cairo-180977430/

... and Tut will apparently get his own parade:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100625/Egypt-plans-2nd-unique-parade-to-transfer-king-Tutankhamun-to
https://www.egyptindependent.com/another-royal-parade-planned-to-transfer-king-tut-minister/

Egypt plans to teach hieroglyphs in schools next year:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypts-education-ministry-to-teach-hieroglyphs-in-schools-next-year/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100591/Egyptian-hieroglyphs-A-language-or-type-of-font
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/04/11/bibliotheca-alexandrina-launches-hieroglyphics-programme-for-primary-school-teachers/

... and the Tourism and Antiquities folks held a training course on archaeological pottery:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100672/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Min-of-Tourism-Antiquities-holds-training-course-on-archaeological

Overview of research into Sheshonq's activities in Palestine:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/04/sheshonq-in-palestine

Feature/hype for recent finds in Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100485/Video-Khaled-el-Nabawy-showcases-recent-developments-of-archaeologist-sites

Latest honour for Zahi Hawass:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/zahi-hawass-becomes-first-egyptian-unwto-ambassador/
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/4/5/egypts-indiana-jones-appointed-unwto-tourism-ambassador

Morgan Freeman was posting assorted pictures of himself visiting sites in Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100630/World-star-Morgan-Freeman-sheds-light-on-ancient-Egypt-on

A potential site in Iran was 'rescued' from developers:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459433/Authorities-rescue-ancient-hill-from-flattening-by-landgrabbers

Assorted foreign missions are set to resume digging in Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459667/French-German-archaeologists-expected-to-resume-excavations

Plans for a survey of a Sassanid site in Sirvan:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459626/Archaeological-survey-to-probe-Sassanid-relics-in-Sirvan

Plans for a documentary on the Iron Age site of Ganj Dareh:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459448/Documentary-to-unravel-fascinating-secrets-of-Iron-Age-site-in

Feature on some reliefs of Ashurbanipal:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/bas-reliefs-of-ashurbanipal-characterize-intellectual-assyrian-king/

Restoration of the arch in Palmyra will begin later this year:

https://sana.sy/en/?p=229304

A 2000 years bp bronze inscription from Yemen mentions a hitherto unknown deity:

https://www.livescience.com/65024-ancient-inscription-lost-temple-yemen.html

Feature on the IAA's Antiquities Robberies Prevention Unit and their activities:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/04/09/israels-own-indiana-joneses-beat-antiquities-robbers-to-the-treasure/

... while the head of the IAA is suggesting the recent cave finds in Israel are a 'wake up call':

https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/historic-judean-archeological-discoveries-a-wake-up-call-664521

Feature on assorted digs going on in Israel during the pandemic:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/digs-2021-digging-during-a-pandemic/

Feature on the Madaba Map:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/madaba-mosaic-oldest-map-jerusalem-holy-land

OpEd on the current Palestinian-Israeli conflicts based in archaeology:

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/04/when-cultural-appropriation-and-historical-caroline-glick/

A new portal featuring a number of Arabic rock-cut inscriptions might be of interest:

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/new-portal-on-inscriptions-a-treasure-trove-of-arabic-history

More on high tech examination of graffiti in the Holy Sepulchre:

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/archaeologists-use-new-digital-technology-to-uncover-mysteries-of-a-church-in-jerusalem/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/04/04/cutting-edge-tech-takes-a-closer-look-at-crosses-cut-into-holy-sepulchre-walls/

More on that Tyrian coins from the Tower of David site:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ancient-coin-discovered-in-jerusalems-tower-of-david.html
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
Finds from various Thracian Bronze Age eras (3000 years bp and beyond) from a necropolis in Bulgaria:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2021/04/04/3000-year-old-bird-shaped-vessel-placed-burial-urn-found-in-bulgarias-baley-in-crucial-thracian-bronze-age-necropolis/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61108 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9578-210407-bulgaria-thracian-vessel

This seems to be a different Thracian find of other assorted items:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2021/04/08/iron-age-ancient-thracian-hamlet-cross-shaped-ax-discovered-in-highway-construction-excavations-in-bulgarias-ugarchin/

A 2nd century bathing complex from Cosa (Italian):

https://www.ciociariaoggi.it/news/cronaca/154090/scoperte-le-terme-del-cosa-venuto-alla-luce-un-complesso-del-ii-secolo-dc
https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_aprile_09/archeologia-frosinone-scoperto-edificio-termale-epoca-romana-imperiale-a755ad1e-9938-11eb-9898-68a50e5b3d06.shtml
https://www.tunews24.it/ilcorrieredellaprovincia/2021/04/09/frosinone-lungo-il-cosa-riaffiorano-le-terme-romane-parte-il-percorso-archeologico/

A Roman villa and mosaic from Tollo (Italian):

https://www.la-notizia.net/2021/04/10/tollo-intonaco-e-pavimento-a-mosaico-in-una-villa-romana/

A crushed Roman 'safe' from a site in Zaragoza:

https://tntribune.com/video-rome-for-anything-inside-ancient-crushed-safe-excavated-from-burned-out-roman-villa/

A Roman-era necropolis from Corsica:

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210410-necropolis-found-in-corsica-offers-rare-glimpse-into-lives-of-ancient-population-france-tunisia-ile-rousse-archaeology
https://metronews.it/21/04/09/archeologia-corsica-scoperta-una-necropoli-romana.html
https://www.finestresullarte.info/arte-contemporanea/corsica-scoperta-archeologica-necropoli-eta-romana-ile-rousse

A Roman era 'gallery' beneath Istanbul's Topkapi Palace:

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/istanbul/roman-era-gallery-discovered-beneath-istanbuls-topkapi-palace

Arrests during an illegal excavation in Turkey also revealed a Byzantine monastery site and a 1500 years bp mosaic:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/monastery-1500-year-old-mosaic-unearthed-in-turkey/2197457
https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/05/exquisite-byzantine-mosaic-uncovered-in-western-turkey/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/1500-year-old-mosaic-found-during.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9572-210405-turkey-monastery-mosaic

A bronze chariot piece and Roman terracotta bits from remains of home burned in the 251 Goth invasion of Plovdiv:

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2021/04/09/bronze-dionysus-chariot-bust-venus-terracotta-found-in-home-burned-down-in-251-ad-goth-invasion-of-roman-empire-in-bulgaria-plovdiv/

I think we mentioned these sarcophagi found near Mugla:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/artifacts-in-sarcophagi-to-shed-light-on-archaeology-world-163786

Concerns for development near Malta's 5600 years bp Ggantija temple complex:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flats-will-mar-temple-in-malta-older-than-pyramids-wpndlkk5t

Pondering a 2500 years bp ritual complex of some sort at Itanos (Crete):

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2500-year-old-building-dedicated-to-worship-rewrites-history-of-crete-664271

Evidence of the battles of Sertorius again Metellus:

https://elpais.com/america/economia/2021-04-07/sertorio-contra-metelo-la-gran-batalla-entre-romanos-sale-a-la-luz-en-un-pueblo-de-teruel.html

Plans for a bike path linking the Colosseum and Circus Maximus:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-bike-path-to-link-colosseum-and-circus-maximus.html

The dig at Norton Disney's Roman Villa is about to commence:

https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/dig-aims-to-discover-more-roman-villa-secrets-9194148/
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/fresh-hope-long-standing-mystery-5269787

Not sure where to put this item on assorted ancient artifacts from assorted cultures in assorted Turkish museums:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/ancient-artifacts-shine-light-on-history-in-nw-turkey/2204460

Feature/interview on James Romm:

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/classicist-james-romm-88-resurrects-ancient-thebes

Feature on Wilhelmina Jashemski:

https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologists-you-should-know-jashemski/

Feature on Kassandra Miller's work on ancient medicine:

http://www.colby.edu/magazine/kassandra-miller-brings-new-expertise-to-classics/

Feature on Plato and the Amazons:

https://antigonejournal.com/2021/03/especially-in-the-use-of-weapons-plato-and-the-amazons/

Feature on Greek democracy:

https://thisviewoflife.com/greek-democracy-as-a-major-evolutionary-transition-a-conversation-with-josiah-ober/

Feature on Prometheus and technology:

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/technology/prometheus-toolbox

Feature on the oldest street in Europe (in Athens):

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tourism-businesses/thematic-tourism/44110-discover-the-oldest-street-in-the-greek-capital-of-athens-and-europe.html

Feature on pandemics and ancient wars:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pandemics-determined-fate-of-ancient-wars-says-professor-163699

Feature on Roman Palmyra:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-roman-ruins-of-palmyra-in-syria-in-pictures-1.1197483

Feature on recreating a 1500 years bp Roman 'burger':

https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/04/09/taking-a-bite-out-of-a-1500-year-old-roman-burger/

Feature on 'lost cities' in the Aegean:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/08/ancient-cities-lost-under-aegean-sea-greece/

Feature on Scylla and Charybdis:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/05/scylla-and-charybdis-embodied-male-fears-in-greek-mythology/

Feature on Hippocrates:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/09/hippocrates-the-greek-father-of-modern-medicine/

Feature on some Greek works of art in foreign museums:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/07/ten-magnificent-greek-works-of-art-found-in-foreign-museums/

Feature on Thrasymachus:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/thrasymachus-a-new-face-of-evil/

Feature on Plato's views on evil:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/platos-reflections-on-human-evil-and-malice/

Feature on 'tokenization' of women in Roman times:

https://hyperallergic.com/635484/how-foreign-women-have-been-tokenized-since-ancient-roman-times/

Feature on Greeks reclining to eat:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/08/why-did-ancient-greeks-recline-to-eat-and-drink/

Feature on ancient Greek names for stars:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/05/the-ancient-greek-stars-lighting-up-our-night-skies/

Feature on ancient beauty standards:

https://www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/163379/lessons-from-the-greco-roman-mythology-on-unattainable-beauty-standards/

Feature on the Promitheia festival on Mount Olympus:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/07/promitheia-reviving-the-ancient-greek-spirit-on-mount-olympus/

Feature on Rome's upcoming 2774th birthday:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-celebrates-2774th-birthday-in-2021.html

Feature on lessons from Rome about luxury:

https://bigthink.com/lessons-roman-empire-danger-luxury

Feature on Myrtis and Covid:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/05/ancient-athens-plague-victim-message-covid-era/

More features on the Antikythera Mechanism:

https://hyperallergic.com/631435/ancient-antikythera-mechanism-worlds-first-computer-reconstructed/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/193910/worlds-first-computer-was-the-fusion-of-finest-greek-and-middle-eastern-scientific-knowledge/

The UK culture secretary thinks return of the Parthenon Marbles is "impossible":

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/uk-culture-secretary-impossible-to-give.html

... and apparently there were 'crunch talks' with Prince Charles on the matter:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1419922/uk-greece-elgin-marbles-wendy-morton-talks-british-museum-brexit-news

A school marked the 1821 Revolution with a performance of Pericles' Funeral Oration:

https://www.pappaspost.com/houston-school-shares-stunning-tribute-to-1821-via-pericles/

A minotaur mural appeared in Albany:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Minotaur-mural-appeared-overnight-piquing-16078299.php

The airport in Doha (Qatar) now has a replica of the Delphi Charioteer:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/04/07/charioteer-of-delphi-doha-metro/ https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/04/08/heniokhos-at-the-international-airport-of-doha/
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
10 000 years bp finds from a site in Cairngooms:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-56661834

cf: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-prehistoric-society/article/new-evidence-for-upland-occupation-in-the-mesolithic-of-scotland/5C6A4D9DF6F5321A0BF5A37BE6712453

Assorted 6500 years bp vessels and tools from the 'Hidden Settlement Mound' near Pomorie (Bulgaria):

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2021/04/06/6500-year-old-full-set-of-vessels-including-zoomorphic-one-gold-bead-from-worlds-oldest-found-in-prehistoric-settlement-mound-near-bulgarias-pomorie/

A slab inscribed some 4000 years bp from France back in 2014 is being touted again as Europe's oldest 3d map:

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-french-year-old-oldest-europe.html https://www.livescience.com/oldest-known-map-europe-bronze-age.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/stone-slab-found-france-europe-oldest-3d-map-saint-belec-slab
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56648055 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/bronze-age-stone-map-europe-b1827772.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/could-this-stone-slab-be-the-oldest-known-map-of-europe-664712
https://www.wionews.com/science/france-archaeologists-unearth-3d-map-from-bronze-age-376085
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-forgotten-stone-slab-may-actually-be-the-oldest-known-map-in-europe
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/researchers-discover-oldest-known-map.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/04/07/the-oldest-3d-map-in-europe/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-slab-oldest-known-map-europe-180977439/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9580-210407-bronze-age-map

4000 years bp (maybe) human bones and pottery found by a walker in Guersey:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-56663491 https://guernseypress.com/news/2021/04/09/prehistoric-bones-could-be-oldest-ive-excavated---states-archaeologist/

Finds from various periods found back in 2014 during A75 bypass construction:

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/details-prehistoric-galloway-heartland-discovered-23867481

Remains of a 900 years bp Northumberland fishing community are being brought to light:

https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/archaeologists-uncover-evidence-of-northumberland-fishing-community-dating-back-900-years-3192422

Medieval finds made by detectorists in Wales include some gold coin hoards and a skull ring:

https://www.livescience.com/uk-metal-detector-medieval-treasures.html

A medieval gothic cellar from Trnava:

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22625958/archeological-exploration-results-in-unique-findings.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9575-210406-slovakia-gothic-cellar

The River Hunters came across a Viking era grindstone in York:

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19223059.river-hunters-put-noses-grindstone/

Feature on what happened when Vikings 'settled down':

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0406/1208207-vikings-anthropocene-settling-effects/

Possible 18th century wall remains from Roscommon Town:

https://roscommonherald.ie/2021/04/11/speculation-mounts-over-historic-roscommon-town-discovery/

More on that Neolithic site in Spain featuring decapitation, trepanation, and other interesting burials:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/dig-in-southern-spain-reveals.html

More on the Shigir idol:

https://www.livescience.com/shigir-idol-older-than-thought.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/9573-210405-shigir-idol-wood

More on the 6000 years bp salt production site in Yorkshire:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/6000-year-old-salt-production-site-is.html

More on the 1600 years bp pottery production centre found in Poland:

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C87142%2Cenormous-roman-era-pottery-production-centre-found-polish-village.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/roman-era-pottery-production-centre.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9586-210409-poland-industrial-kiln

More on 800 years bp pottery from Oxford revealing medieval Jewish dietary practices:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2021/april/pottery-jewish-diet.html https://phys.org/news/2021-04-year-old-medieval-pottery-fragments-reveal.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210407122220.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uob-8mp040721.php https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/archaeologists-discover-evidence-medieval-jewish-kosher-diet-800-year-old-pottery-fragments-945446
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-archaeologists-identify-medieval-jewish-homes-in-ancient-oxford-1.9694484
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/800-year-old-medieval-pottery-fragments.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/04/09/800-year-old-medieval-pottery-fragments-reveal-jewish-dietary-practices/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9583-210408-oxford-jewish-diet

More on that medieval 'elephant and castle' gold seal:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-56601940 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61111 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9579-210407-elephant-and-castle

Review of Connie Kelleher, *The Alliance of Pirates*:

https://www.dublininquirer.com/2021/04/07/the-alliance-of-pirates-reviewed

The 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden will be marked online:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56661832

Funding to repair Whitfield Tabernacle:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-56661209

Feature on finds from Gwent over the years:

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19214480.ancient-finds-gwent/

Feature on the Son Oms site on Mallorca:

https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2021-04-08/the-airport-that-crash-landed-on-a-prehistoric-ceremonial-site-in-palma.html

Feature on the Celts:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2021/04/who-were-the-celts
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Archaeology in Europe News:

http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

Medievalists.net:

https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

Viking Archaeology Blog:

http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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Remains of a 5200 years bp wall and moat from Fenghuangzui:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-04/03/content_77375341.htm http://www.archaeology.org/news/9576-210406-china-neolithic-fenghuangzui

More on the Sanxingdui gold mask:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-04/07/c_139864673.htm

Remains of a food storage room from a Silk Road fortress in Uzbekistan:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14254419 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9577-210406-uzbekistan-royal-pantry

A 2nd century Ganesha idol from Andhra Pradesh:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/ganesha-idol-dating-back-to-2nd-century-ce-found-in-ap/articleshow/81979867.cms
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/ganesha-idol-dating-back-to-second-century-unearthed-by-archaeologists-in-andhra-pradesh-3625934.html
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/ganesha-idol-dating-back-to-second-century-excavated-by-archaeologists-in-andhra-pradesh-538042.html

Another Buddha statue from a 10th century monastery site in Hazaribag:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/archaeologists-find-another-buddha-statue-at-hbag-excavation-site/articleshow/81901966.cms

A 12th century statue of Channakeshavaswami found while extracting sand in Karnataka:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/12th-century-sculpture-found-during.html

A 300 years bp 'sati stone' from Tiruppur:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/sati-stone-discovered-in-tiruppur-city/article34275279.ece

A Maratha Empire-era gold bracelet find from Raigad:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/mumbai-3-century-old-gold-bangle-excavated-at-raigad-fort-site/articleshow/81878632.cms
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9574-210405-india-maratha-empire

Illegal excavations at various sites in Pakistan are a cause for concern:

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/816610-illegal-excavation-of-archaeological-sites-in-mardan-swabi-swat-continues

We're gettng some details on those burials from Camp Blaz (Guam) found a few months ago:

https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2021/04/10/some-details-finally-released-ancient-burials-camp-blaz/7164169002/

Stormy weather exposed the 128 years bp wreck of the Buster in New South Wales:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fossilised-128-year-old-shipwreck-23881819

35000 years bp bone tools from Riwi Cave in Kimberley (Australia):

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-bone-tools-kimberley-region-oldest.html https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/bone-tools-from-the-kimberley-among-oldest-in-australia/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/bone-tools-found-in-kimberley-region.html
https://au.news.yahoo.com/wa-bone-tools-changing-scientific-050045048.html?guccounter=1
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9582-210408-australia-bone-tools

Some newly found documents are shedding light on Western Australia's first European settlement:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-07/old-documents-of-wa-first-settlement-found-in-nsw-state-archives/13286686

A study of skeletal remains from the Goldfields of Otago is shedding light on the early settlers there:

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-cultural-threads-goldfield-early-settlers.html

Feature on Uplistsikhe:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/04/uplistsikhe-the-rock-hewn-city-of-caves/138572

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Four sites from various periods identified in a Kamloops park:

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/quartet-of-archaeological-sites-identified-in-riverside-park-1.24303283

A forest fire back in 2017 is making it easier for sites to be found near Kamloops:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elephant-hill-wildfire-skeetchestn-indian-band-1.5981602

There is little evidence, apparently, that overuse of wood led to the collapse of Cahokia:

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-scant-evidence-wood-overuse-cahokia.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/wuis-sse040821.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210408152256.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/scant-evidence-that-wood-overuse-at.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/04/localised-deforestation-unlikely-to-cause-canokia-collapse/138626

Unmarked enslaved persons burials from the Clemson University campus:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/At-Clemson-unmarked-slave-graves-highlight-16082228.php

Marylands Mt Nebo AME church is exploring a 140 years bp burial gound:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/04/07/black-cemetery-missing-graves/

19th century burials from a construction site near Memphis:

https://news.yahoo.com/remains-found-construction-burial-1800s-002100169.html

This week's 'Lost Colony' mystery answers:

https://abc11.com/the-lost-colony-roanoke-of-national-geographic/10494529/

More on Arabian coins from Rhode Island and Henry Every:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/04/ancient-coins-may-solve-mystery-of.html

Revisiting the Manhattan Purchase story:

https://www.livescience.com/was-manhattan-sold-for-24-dollars.html

Studying New York City's 300 years bp trash:


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