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explorator 24.21 September 12, 2021
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You can read explorator online at:
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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,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
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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A 400 000 years bp bone tool used for smoothing leather (apparently) from a site near Rome:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discovery-hand-carved-bone-tool-upends-historical-timeline-180978617/
Neanderthals at the Heidenschmiede site had sophisticated tool-making techniques 45 000 years bp:
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-late-neanderthals-complex-tool-making-techniques.html
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/middle-paleolithic-neanderthals-tool-making-techniques-10047.html
A study of environmental conditions in Europe 4.5 million years bp to 400 000 years bp and its effects on human migration/presence:
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-environmental-conditions-early-humans-europe.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180505.htm
More on climate in Arabia and 'out of Africa':
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/early-human-migration-arabian-peninsula
... this find of 400 000 years bp hippo bones alongside stone tools seems related to the above:
https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/08/are-these-hippo-bones-proof-the-arabian-desert-was-once-covered-in-water
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2021/09/10/hippo-fossils-confirm-how-arabian-peninsula-drew-early-humans-from-africa/
More on homo nesher ramla:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09vcnzv/newly-found-ancient-human-rewrites-story-of-evolution
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Demolition of the 120 years bp Andraos Palace was met with criticism:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/09/destruction-120-year-old-palace-sparks-anger-egypt
A study of a 2100 years bp leaf from a date palm found in an Egyptian temple has assorted implications for modern date-farming:
https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/science-and-technology/2021/september/date-palm-evolution.html
http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302967964
An Italian city has named Zahi Hawass the 'Man of the Year':
https://www.egyptindependent.com/italian-city-names-zahi-hawass-man-of-the-year/
The Barveh Tepe site in northwest Iran has been dated to the Early Bronze Age:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464783/Excavation-sheds-new-light-on-Early-Bronze-Age-in-northwest
A project to use laser technology to clean ancient iron artifacts from Arzan-Fud (Ecbatana):
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464821/Laser-cleaning-utilized-as-pilot-project-by-Iranian-archaeologists
Remains of a settlement and a silo dating back 7500 years bp from the Domuztepe Mound site in Turkey:
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/7500-year-old-settlement-found-in-turkeys-domuztepe-mound/news
A study of 7000 years bp seals from Arslantepe suggests evidence of the beginnings of bureaucracy:
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/seals-at-7000-year-old-turkish-site-to-shed-light-on-bureaucracy/news
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/seal-impressions-found-in-ancient-mound-in-turkey-shed-light-on-bureaucracy/2357484
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9981-210908-arslantepe-seals-bureaucracy
... while a similar study of 6000 years bp seal impressions from Carcemish suggest most of them belonged to a woman:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/womens-position-in-state-administration-investigated-in-carchemish-167714
A study of life expectancy in Turkey 5000 years bp:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/people-lived-up-to-40-years-of-age-5-000-years-ago-167665
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9985-210909-kuellueoba-life-expectancy
Plans to excavate a 3800 years bp Hittite temple site at Kayalipinar:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-hittite-temple-to-be-unearthed-167795
Feature on Andreas Schachner's work at various sites in Turkey:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/german-archaeologist-tracing-anatolian-civilizations-167765
A Czech team is back digging at the Tel Motza temple site:
https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologists-return-jerusalem-take-part-excavations-tel-motza-temple-8728179
More on that Second Temple era quarry site found in Jerusalem:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-quarry-of-stones-used-to-build-ancient-jerusalem-found-678768
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/archaeologists-find-jerusalem-stone-quarry-from-second-temple-period-1.10183620
https://www.timesofisrael.com/quarry-that-may-have-been-source-of-second-temple-stones-uncovered-in-jerusalem/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/ancient-stone-quarry-discovered-in-jerusalem/
More on that 'fraudulent weight' find from the City of David:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/tempest-over-a-cheaters-weight/
Feature on the salt industry of the ancient Mediterranean coast of Israel:
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/09/ancient-salt-industry
Some upcoming zoom lectures on the DSS:
https://divinity.yale.edu/calendar/dead-sea-scrolls-light-they-shed-judaism-and-christianity-dr-john-collins
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This Week in the Ancient Near East Podcast:
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
Can't believe this hasn't had any English coverage yet ... a burial of an apparent human sacrifice victim from Mozia dating to 400 BCE:
https://www.ragusanews.com/cultura-sacrificio-umano-a-mozia-immolata-una-ragazzina-nel-400-avanti-cristo-136306/
https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/palermo/scavi-a-mozia-scoperti-i-resti-di-una-ragazzina-del-400-avanti-cristo/395348/396057
https://itacanotizie.it/2021/09/07/a-mozia-ancora-scoperte-ossa/
Remains of a large statue of Hadrian from Turkey's Aydin province:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-roman-emperor-hadrian-head-statue-aydin
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/archaeologists-unearth-statue-of-roman-emperor-hadrian-in-ancient-city-in-turkey-3580050
Excavation of a Bactrian fortress (Hellenistic) at Uzundara:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-excavate-the-bactrian-fortress-of-uzundara/141324
Recent Roman finds from the limes near Utrecht:
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/
Roman stamped tiles from a dig at Carlisle Cricket Club:
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19564644.roman-dig-carlisle-cricket-club-uncovers-tiles-rare-stamp/
A pair of Roman-era mooring stones from Formia (Italian):
https://www.gazzettinodelgolfo.it/formia-ritrovate-e-recuperate-dal-mare-due-bitte-del-molo-della-villa-marittima-di-caposele/
https://latinatu.it/formia-recuperate-le-due-bitte-dormeggio-di-epoca-romana/ https://www.latinatoday.it/cronaca/formia-operazioni-recupero-mare-reperti-archeologici.html
A section of Roman road from the necropolis of Ornavasso (Italian):
https://www.ossolanews.it/2021/09/07/leggi-notizia/argomenti/cultura-e-spettacoli-4/articolo/ritrovati-alla-necropoli-di-ornavasso-i-resti-di-unantica-strada-romana.html
A Roman mosaic find from Pescara (Italian):
https://www.pescaranews.net/notizie/cultura/28717/mosaico-romano-ecco-perche-la-golena-sud-e-larea-archeologica-piu-importante-di-pescara
https://percevalasnotizie.wordpress.com/2021/09/09/archeologia-pescara-nuova-luce-sul-mosaico-di-eta-romana/
https://www.laquilablog.it/la-scoperta-del-mosaico-romano-archeoclub-pescara-necessario-allargare-larea-di-indagine/
Remains of the foundation of a Greek temple at Leontinoi (Italian):
https://www.siracusanews.it/a-leontinoi-gli-scavi-condotti-dalluniversita-tor-vergata-portano-in-luce-le-fondazioni-di-un-tempio-greco/
https://www.webmarte.tv/lentini-un-tempio-greco-a-leontinoi-scoperto-dai-ricercatori-della-tor-vergata-di-roma/
A coin dating to 337 CE is among the finds already made at the Rossett Roman Villa dig:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19564472.rossett-roman-coin-unearthed-part-archaeological-dig-site-roman-villa/
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19569263.rossett-archaeologists-shed-light-roman-settlement-villa-dig-progresses/
https://www.wrexham.com/news/rossett-roman-villa-dig-makes-progress-with-coin-discovered-from-around-ad-337-as-archaeologists-hunt-for-bathhouse-208780.html
https://www.wrexham.com/news/rossett-roman-villa-dig-underway-in-history-changing-project-208603.html
Overview of the 2021 dig season at Palaepaphos:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/09/06/2021-results-of-the-palaepaphos-urban-landscape-project/
Receding waters in Turkey's Adana region are revealing the erstwhile submerged city of Augusta:
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/ancient-city-of-augusta-in-turkeys-adana-rises-as-waters-recede
Excavations at the site of Siponto are under way (Ialian):
https://www.manfredonianews.it/2021/09/08/alla-scoperta-dellantica-siponto-iniziata-la-campagna-scavo/
... and at the Elaiussa Sebaste site in Turkey:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/new-term-excavations-start-in-elaiussa-sebaste-ancient-city-in-southern-turkey/2361929
80 'mystery skeletons' possibly dating to Roman times and having their hands tied behind their backs were removed from a mass grave in Buckingham (found last year):
https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19566824.buckingham-skeletons-uncovered-west-end-farm/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scientists-remove-80-mystery-skeletons-24952981
More on the remains of a Greco-Roman settlement found near Alexandria:
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1918816/lifestyle
More on the diet of folks at Herculaneum:
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/isotope-analysis-of-vesuvius-victims-reveals-how-ancient-romans-dined/4014378.article
Plans for a protective shelter at the Kasta Tomb at Amphipolis:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1167484/shelter-to-be-built-around-kasta-tomb-in-amphipolis/
Some antiquities are being restored to the Thessaloniki metro:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1167580/thessaloniki-antiquities-being-restored-to-metro/
Plans for a celebration to mark the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's Wall:
https://www.newspostleader.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/funding-secured-to-help-celebrate-special-anniversary-of-hadrians-wall-3373689
A dig at the Roman amphitheatre at Volterra is under way (Italian):
https://www.agenziaimpress.it/anfiteatro-romano-di-volterra-via-alla-campagna-di-scavi/
Domitian's Place is now open to the public:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rome-tourists-can-cool-off-like-emperors-at-domitians-palace-on-palatine-hill-d6tg77vql
Study suggests 'stressed poetry' in ancient Greek already existed in the 2nd century CE:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/08/i-dont-care-text-shows-modern-poetry-began-much-earlier-than-believed
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-ancient-greek-culture-discovery-rewrites.html https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/09/07/ancient-greek-pop-culture-discovery-rewrites-history-of-poetry-and-song/
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/09/pop-culture-ancient-greece/ https://scienceblog.com/525290/ancient-greek-pop-culture-discovery-rewrites-history-of-poetry-and-song/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/09/10/ancient-greek-pop-culture/
Latest installment of the series on Roman Portugal:
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-09-07/a-misty-history-of-roman-portugal-part-8-ye-gods-and-little-fishes/62225
Stavros Paspalas on the future of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens:
https://greekherald.com.au/community/dr-stavros-paspalas-future-australian-archaeological-institute-athens/
Feature on Hadrian's withdrawal from Parthia:
https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2021/09/09/roman-emperor-hadrian-unwinnable-war/
Feature on the archaeological site underneath the Trevi Fountain:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/you-can-go-underneath-the-trevi-fountain
Feature on Akrotiri:
https://www.news-herald.com/2021/09/07/ancient-greece-akrotiri-a-bronze-age-city-preserved-in-volcanic-ash/
Feature on Orraon:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/12/orraon-ancient-greeces-best-preserved-settlement/
Feature on the Griffin Warrior:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/10/griffin-warrior-ancient-greece/
Feature on Antiochus III:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/09/12/syro-hellenism-antiochus-iii/
Feature on Casapulla:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/09/12/magna-grecia-casapulla/
Latest feature on recreating Pompeii bread:
https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-make-pompeii-bread/
Feature on that temple of Mithras in London:
https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/almost-entirely-preserved-roman-temple-21522124
Feature on the Periplus Maris Erythraei and India:
https://www.thehindu.com/books/those-were-the-days-the-periplus-maris-erythraei-is-a-credible-account-of-ancient-india/article36378343.ece
Feature on speaking Latin:
https://psyche.co/ideas/speaking-latin-brings-an-unmediated-thrill-to-the-classics
Feature on monarchy and Athens:
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-discourse-of-kinship-in-classical-greece-carol-atack-philip-and-alexander-adrian-goldsworthy-athens-after-empire-ian-worthington-review-benjamin-gray/
Feature on Greek phalluses in comedy:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/why-are-ancient-greek-phalluses-funny/
Feature on the Parthenon:
https://www.news-herald.com/2021/09/07/ancient-greece-parthenon-an-icon-of-antiquity-built-for-greek-gods/
Feature on the history of molon labe:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/sparta-history-molon-labe-origin-second-amendment.html
Feature on fifth century BCE Athens:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/08/the-flowering-of-athens-in-the-fifth-century-b-c/
Latest opeddish piece on ownership of the Parthenon Marbles:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1167433/concepts-of-ownership-shouldn-t-apply-to-the-parthenon-marbles/
Feature on baths and bathing in ancient Rome:
https://www.artandobject.com/news/archeological-explanation-bathing-ancient-rome
Feature on 11 Roman emperors:
https://www.history.com/news/timeline-emperors-roman-republic
Feature on Philoxenia:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/09/philoxenia-the-ancient-roots-of-greek-hospitality/
Pondering whether the Trojan War happened:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/07/trojan-war/
They're still talking about the changes to Latin and Greek at Princeton:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/06/greek-latin-princeton-sparks-debate-classics/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-tearing-down-princeton-11630965255
... while Mary Beard thinks folks need to stop being fixated on Oxbridge:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-being-so-fixated-with-oxbridge-says-mary-beard-6sn5sjr5n
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/08/dame-mary-beard-criticises-britains-snobbish-attitude-education/
Applying Cicero to the US Republic:
https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/cicero-republic-if-you-can-keep-it
Latest Pasts Imperfect newsletter:
https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-9921
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Roman Archaeology Blog:
http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
Rogueclassicism:
http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
A 4000 years bp 'log coffin' burial from a Lincolnshire golf course:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/rare-early-bronze-age-log-coffin-discovered-lincolnshire-golf-course
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/11/world/europe/bronze-age-coffin-golf-course.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-58491917 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9977023/Archaeology-Bronze-Age-coffin-containing-axe-high-status-man-golf-course-pond.html
https://gizmodo.com/striking-bronze-age-coffin-found-in-golf-course-pond-1847651161
A 6th century hoard of assorted gold objects from near Jelling (Denmark):
https://cphpost.dk/?p=127648 https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2021/0906/1244994-denmark-gold-hoard/ http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62149 https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1488298/archaeology-breakthrough-pre-viking-gold-found-metal-detector-denmark-vindeleve
https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/06/enormous-treasure-trove-of-sixth-century-gold-found-in-denmark
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-treasure-hunter-denmark-discovers-trove-sixth-century-gold-jewelry-180978640/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9980-210908-denmark-gold-treasure
An early Anglo-Saxon warrior burial featuring a horse and dog from Kent (some BCE and CE confusion in dating in some of these):
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/ancient-burial-site-discovered-in-england-679029
... and there were other burials, of course:
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/bodies-found-in-dig-near-new-homes-253507/
Latest HS2-related find comprises remains of an Anglo-Saxon church (beneath remains of a Norman church) at Stoke Mandeville:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58477080 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9966403/Remains-possible-Saxon-church-Norman-building.html
https://www.buckinghamshirelive.com/news/buckinghamshire-news/anglo-saxon-church-stoke-mandeville-5886678
https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/anglo-saxon-church-pre-dating-the-norman-era-discovered-in-aylesbury-3374179
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-discover-evidence-of-anglo-saxon-church/141330
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/09/09/archaeologists-discover-evidence-of-anglo-saxon-church/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-unearth-medieval-church-england-180978610/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9984-210909-buckinghamshire-anglo-saxon
The 14th century (or so) catacombs at Delft's Nieuwe Kerk are being excavated:
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/royal-catacombs-yield-bones-of-200-rich-delft-residents/
A medieval structure from Southminster:
https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/19566792.medieval-building-discovered-burnham-archaeological-group/
More on the polished stone balls from Neolithic tomb in Orkney:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9961921/Archaeology-Polished-stone-balls-thought-4-000-years-old-discovered-Orkney-tomb.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-rare-stones-in-a-disappearing-tomb-in-scotland-678989
https://gizmodo.com/mysterious-stone-balls-found-in-deteriorating-scottish-1847635377
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62159 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/polished-stone-balls-found-5500-year-old-scottish-tomb-180978615/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9977-210907-scotland-stone-balls
More on the pile dwellings on the banks of Lake Ohrid and the range of dates discerned for them:
https://www.unibe.ch/news/media_news/media_relations_e/media_releases/2021/media_releases_2021/the_first_farmers_of_europe/index_eng.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9978-210907-neolithic-balkans-settlement
More on that hoard of 239 17th century gold coins from Brittany:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-treasure-hunter-denmark-discovers-trove-sixth-century-gold-jewelry-180978640/
A dig is under way at Chirk Castle:
https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19570623.archaeologists-begin-work-national-trusts-chirk-castle/
Feature on a Bronze Age sun pendant found by a metal detectorist back in 2018 which is going on display:
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2021/09/10/my-eyes-nearly-popped-out-of-my-head---metal-detectorist-tells-of-250000-find-of-a-lifetime/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-58508163
Feature on a medieval tunnel found in Wales' Wye Valley:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210902-the-mysterious-medieval-tunnel-found-by-accident
Feature on dolmens of the North-west Caucasus:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/the-mysterious-dolmens-of-the-north-west-caucasus/141341
A 200 years bp Bristol church that had a major fire back in 2016 has been restored/renovated:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-58528440
Feature o Beverley Minster as a sanctuary town:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-58515969
Feature on conservation of assorted stone buildings in Cyprus:
https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/09/11/conservation-of-traditional-stone-buildings-in-cyprus/
Not sure where to put this 'scan' revealing Ice Age landscapes in the North Sea:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180509.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58479485
The remains of the minesweeper HMS Mercury were identified in the Southern Irish Sea:
https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-02/discovery-minesweeper-hms-mercury https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9972907/Archaeology-Irish-Sea-shipwreck-identified-minesweeper-HMS-Mercury-sank-1940.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/09/09/discovery-of-the-minesweeper-hms-mercury/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9982-210908-irish-sea-mercury
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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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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ================================================================
Latest finds from the Sanxingdui dig include a large bronze mask and other items:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-10/Large-bronze-mask-unearthed-at-Sanxingdui-ruins--13reTdS0OQw/index.html
http://www.ecns.cn/news/culture/2021-09-09/detail-ihaqussy0899129.shtml https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-09/China-unveils-new-major-discoveries-from-Sanxingdui-Ruins-site--13px2m1zK8w/index.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-09/09/content_77742046.htm https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1233836.shtml https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3148342/treasure-trove-artefacts-revealed-one-worlds
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-10/Axe-shaped-piece-of-gold-ware-found-at-Sanxingdui-s-No-5-pit-13ryBUKkZiM/index.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62185
Some 8000 years bp lacquerware from a site in Zheijiang (is this a recent find?):
https://ukranews.com/en/news/788803-8-000-year-old-lacquerware-dug-up-in-eastern-china-is-oldest-ever-found
A cluster of burials from different eras (Han-Eastern Han) from Chenzhou:
https://archive.shine.cn/nation/Cluster-of-ancient-tombs-discovered/shdaily.shtml
A trio of Northern Wei Dynasty era wooden tomb guardians from a burial in Shanxi:
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-09/06/content_77736231.htm
More on evidence of 9000 years bp beer consumption from a burial site in Qiaotou:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/9000-years-ago-funerals-in-china-involved-a-lot-of-beer/
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/715/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/715/pub/715/page/37/article/214441
Assorted sites in China were hit by flash floods this summer:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ancient-chinese-sites-hit-by-flash-floods
Feature on the Tang Dynasty and Afghanistan:
https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-tang-dynasty-and-afghanistan-the-graveyard-of-empires/
Railway construction in Taiwan revealed a pair of 2500 years bp burials:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4282330
New evidence of possible Silla-era human sacrifice from human remains found beneath the west walls of Wolseon (South Korea):
http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210907000868 http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/1010978.html https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/09/07/culture/koreanHeritage/wolseong-fortress-gyeongju/20210907171400517.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62194 https://www.archaeology.org/news/9986-210910-south-korea-wolseong
Plans for some major excavation in Ninh Binh (Viet Nam):
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/large-archaeological-excavations-to-take-place-in-ninh-binh/207630.vnp
Carbon dating suggests Tamil Nadu's Thamirabarani civilization is 3200 years old:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/thamirabarani-civilization-3200-years-old-reveals-carbon-dating/articleshow/86080751.cms
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/sep/09/carbon-dating-proves-that-tamirabarani-civilisation-is-3200-years-old-tamil-nadu-cm-stalin-2356416.html
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/carbon-dating-establishes-that-thamirabarani-civilization-is-3200-years-old-says-tn-cm-stalin/article36375882.ece
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tn-river-civilisation-3200-years-old-will-go-for-excavations-abroad--in-other-states-too-says-cm/2156931
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proof-of-civilisation-3-200-years-ago-in-tamil-nadu-stalin-101631213154795.html
An 800 years bp rat sculpture from Telangana:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/800-year-old-rat-sculpture-found/articleshow/86052208.cms
Remains of a 1500 years bp temple from Uttar Pradesh:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1500-year-old-temple-remains-found-in-up/articleshow/86084469.cms
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/new-archaeological-findings-in-uttar-pradeshs-bilsarh-everything-you-should-know-about-the-discovery/2327877/
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/gupta-period-stairs-pillars-found-in-etah-101631211596907.html
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-asi-team-finds-remains-of-1500-year-old-gupta-period-temple-in-uttar-pradesh-etah-bilsarh-village-with-inscriptions-in-shankhalipi-script-2910666
Some 'diamond thrones' of the Buddha have possibly been located in Bodhgaya:
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/asi-expert-claims-to-have-discovered-buddhas-thrones-in-bodhgaya/cid/1830088
A 12th century (maybe) statue of Lord Ganesh from Andhra Pradesh:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/12th-century-stone-idol-of-lord-ganesh-discovered/article36392393.ece
Calls for a study of a 'mystery tunnel' beneath the Delhi assembly:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/mystery-tunnel-underneath-delhi-assembly-bldg-needs-to-be-scientifically-investigated-experts/article36305009.ece
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mystery-tunnel-in-delhi-needs-to-be-scientifically-investigated-experts-121090500672_1.html
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/mystery-tunnel-beneath-delhi-assembly-needs-to-be-investigated-scientifically--say-heritage-experts.html
Plans for a study of Indus Valley-era seashells for evidence of climate change:
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/researchers-to-study-shells-from-indus-valley-civilization-for-signs-of-climate-change-6000-years-ago-7492789/
Scientists have figured out a volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1257 CE had all sorts of effects worldwide:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/ice-cores-ash-and-palm-leaves-manuscripts-helps-researchers-sort-volcano-mystery/
Trying to track Polynesian migration and the origins of the Hawaiian language:
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-09-08/mapping-origins-hawaiian-language-reveals-new-theory-polynesian-migration-hawaii
Reflecting on Bamaiyan events, 20 years later:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/422614.aspx ================================================================
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Rio Tinto is trying to downplay the damage they caused to Aboriginal heritage sites:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rio-played-down-australian-heritage-101235904.html
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A Clovis site in Michigan is thought to be the state's earliest site:
https://cwdetroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/09/clovis-camp-site-discovered-in-st-joseph-county-thought-to-be-earliest-archaeological-site-in-michigan/
Overviewish feature on the dig at Colonial Michilimackinac:
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2021-09-06/archaeological-dig-at-colonial-michilimackinac-helps-rebuild-history
Documenting Coral Bay Shipwreck No. 1, believed to date from the 1700s:
https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/
A study of the role of turkey's in the lives of Ancestral Pueblo peoples:
http://news.unm.edu/news/research-delves-into-role-of-turkeys-to-ancestral-pueblo-peoples
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-delves-role-turkeys-ancestral-pueblo.html
Excavation of the wreck of the Caroline Eddy off Florida:
https://pontevedrarecorder.com/stories/archaeologists-to-excavate-shipwreck-site-141-years-after-vessel-sank,13759?
More on the engineering skills of the people who made Poverty Point's earthworks:
https://source.wustl.edu/2021/09/new-evidence-supports-idea-that-americas-first-civilization-was-made-up-of-sophisticated-engineers/
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-more-evidence-that-america-s-first-civilization-contained-astonishingly-sophisticated-engineers
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-native-americans-were-incredible-engineers-180978605/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9979-210907-louisiana-earthworks-prehistory
Ongoing climate change concerns for Black cemeteries in the US:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/10/african-american-graves-climate-crisis
... while some burials foud near the Capital Beltway will not be affected by road widening plans, apparently:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/09/09/maryland-beltway-moses-morningstar-cemetery/
Plans to reveal more about the Mount Clare plantation in Baltimore:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-prem-fe-black-led-commission-mount-clare-plantation-20210907-fyagy5pgvvgxpnjo6mve6lljku-story.html
A beachfront property taken from its Black owners at the turn of the century might be returned to the family:
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035877068/a-beachfront-property-taken-from-a-black-family-a-century-ago-may-soon-be-return
Restoration of North Carolina's second oldest synagogue:
https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2021/138-year-old-congregation-emanuel-restored-to-original-beauty/
Feature on the 'Venice pearls' of Alaska:
https://www.vaughantoday.ca/the-strange-thing-the-venice-pearls-of-alaska/
Feature on a hurricane that hit Louisiana in 1856:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/09/05/hurricane-last-island-louisiana-ida/
Feature on 'America's Atlantis' in the Channel Islands:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/prehistoric-america-atlantis/619819/
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Feature on Los Guachimontones:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/los-guachimontones/141315
Feature on Cahuachi:
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