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explorator 23.21 September 13, 2020
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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, Jona Lendering,
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 oldest Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA from Central-Eastern Europe comes from a tooth found in Stajnia Cave (Poland):
https://www.mpg.de/15342301/0907-evan-019609-the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-of-central-eastern-europe
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/mpif-ton090720.php https://phys.org/news/2020-09-oldest-neanderthal-dna-central-eastern-europe.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200908113328.htm https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-just-sequenced-some-of-the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-in-europe
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-of-central.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/11/the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-of-central-eastern-europe/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-of-central-eastern-europe/135004
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9014-200910-poland-neanderthal-tooth
300 000 years bp Neanderthal remains from a cave in Italy:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-study-of-molar-size-regulation-in.html
What fossils and DNA reveal about the development of modern intelligence:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-fully-human-fossils-dna-evolution.html
A new study of molar size regulation in early hominins:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-molar-size-hominins.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-study-of-molar-size-regulation-in.html
Homo erectus had smaller temporal lobes than homo sapiens, according to a recent study:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-temporal-lobes-homo-erectus-proportionally.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-temporal-lobes-of-homo-erectus-were.html
On the differences between Neanderthals and homo sapiens:
https://www.grunge.com/245843/heres-how-neanderthals-differed-from-homo-sapiens/
Pondering whether the 'Culture of death' predates Neanderthals:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/08/does-the-culture-of-death-predate-the-neanderthals-and-modern-humans/
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AFRICA
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Major flooding threatened pyramid sites in Sudan this week:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54070697 https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/09/08/world/africa/08reuters-sudan-floods.html
https://www.courthousenews.com/sudan-floods-threaten-ancient-archaeological-gem/
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/sudan-floods-threaten-ancient-al-bajrawiya-relics-archaeologist-1.73714767
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/record-flooding-nile-threatens-ancient-pyramids-sudan-180975762/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9018-200911-sudan-meroe-flooding
Feature on ancient Kilwa:
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/09/this-abandoned-east-african-city-once-controlled-the-medieval-gold
Feature on music archaeology in South Africa:
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/southern-africa-instruments/?ct=t()
Feature on women's life in ancient Mali:
https://www.grunge.com/244851/what-life-was-like-for-women-in-ancient-mali/
More on illegal gold excavators destroying a site in Sudan:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/gold-hunting-diggers-destroy-sudans.html
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================
From Saqqara comes 13+ sealed, intact 2500 years bp sarcophagi:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/379451/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Cache-of-sealed-coffins-unearthed-in-Saqqara-Egypt.aspx
https://www.egyptindependent.com/photos-13-sealed-coffins-unearthed-in-saqqara/ https://www.livescience.com/13-ancient-eqyptian-mummies-at-saqqara.html https://www.arabnews.com/node/1730466/middle-east https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8709549/Archaeology-Egyptian-experts-unearth-13-sealed-wooden-coffins-desert-necropolis-Saqqara.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/at-least-13-completely-sealed-2-500-year-old-coffins-have-been-found-in-egypt
https://theunionjournal.com/egyptian-authorities-have-discovered-13-completely-sealed-2500-year-old-coffins/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/09/11/egyptian-archaeologists-find-13-sealed-coffins-dating-back-2500-years/
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/13-coffins-mummies-discovered-saqqara-egypt-scli-intl/index.html
https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/09/incredible-discovery-in-egypt-as-authorities-uncover-2500-year-old-sealed-coffins-13244266/
https://www.ibtimes.com/more-13-intact-coffins-dating-back-2500-years-discovered-egypt-3042564
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/thirteen-sealed-coffins-2500-years-old-found-in-the-egyptian-desert/ar-BB18PDuq?li=AAggNb9
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/cache-of-sealed-coffins-unearthed-in.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-2500-year-old-human-coffins-unearthed-egypt-180975755/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9009-200909-egypt-saqqara-coffins
Plans are afoot to transfer royal mummies to the NMEC from the museum in Tahrir:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/91689/What-are-the-final-preparations-for-the-transfer-of-royal
Feature on 10 important discoveries in Egypt made over the past couple of decades:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/91758/10-most-prominent-archaeological-discoveries-in-Egypt-over-2-decades
Feature on hair, gender, and social status in Ancient Egypt:
https://daily.jstor.org/hair-gender-and-social-status-in-ancient-egypt/
Latest honours for Zahi Hawass:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/91690/Egypt%E2%80%99s-archaeologist-Zahi-Hawass-nominated-as-Tourism-Ambassador-at-World
A 'prehistoric hatch' at Apadana palace in Persepolis:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/452178/Archaeological-survey-finds-prehistorical-hatch-to-Apadana-Palace
A third Parthian burial from Isfahan:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/452225/Third-Parthian-skeleton-unearthed-in-Isfahan
... and possibly a burial of a disabled person from the same period:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/452378/Deformed-skull-of-ancient-human-unearthed-in-Isfahan
A 3400 years bp cuneiform tablet from Hatay:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/3400-year-old-cuneiform-tablet-found-in.html
A 2750 years bp necropolis excavation in Turkey's Van province revealed the burial of a woman with jewellery:
http://bianet.org/english/other/230541-urartu-woman-buried-with-jewelry-discovered-in-necropolis
... and a child burial (with jewellery) as well:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/archaeological-excavations-in-van.html
2500 years bp items made from goat bones from Aigai (Turkey):
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/some-2-500-year-old-objects-made-from-goat-bones-unearthed-in-turkeys-west-158242
Feature on the 'astronomical observatory' at Gobekli Tepe:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-astronomical-observatory
... and a dig has started at rock tombs near there, but seems to have some date confusion?:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-in-rock-tombs-to-bare-gobeklitepes-mystery-158004
Latest ancient board game find comes from Siirt (Turkey):
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-ancient-board-games-bronze-age-anatolia
More on that 5000 years bp paint palette find from Turkey:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/5000-year-old-paint-palette-unearthed.html
Evidence that an earthquake may have caused destruction to the Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri 3700 years bp:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/gwu-aem091120.php https://phys.org/news/2020-09-ancient-earthquake-destruction-canaanite-palace.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/canaanite-palace-abandoned-archaeologists-finally-know-why/
Study based on texts from Tel Arad suggests there was 'widespread literacy' in the Kingdom of Judah (didn't we have this a few months ago?):
https://www.aftau.org/press-release---tel-arad---september-9-2020 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/afot-tau091020.php https://phys.org/news/2020-09-widespread-literacy-biblical-period-kingdom-judah.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/tau-tel-arad-texts-show-literacy-in-kingdom-of-judah-was-widespread-641681
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-forensics-joins-ai-algorithms-to-track-down-who-wrote-the-bible-and-when/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-csi-expert-helps-archaeologists-nail-writers-of-2-600-year-old-letters-1.9141330
https://www.jns.org/wire/study-of-arad-texts-shows-many-ancient-judeans-were-literate/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/modern-forensics-offers-clues-in-a-2600-year-old-biblical-mystery/
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/civilisations/literacy-may-have-been-widespread-in-judea/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/11/study-confirms-widespread-literacy-in-biblical-period-kingdom-of-judah/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/study-confirms-widespread-literacy-in.html
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237962
Latest finds from Mi'ilya include mosaics and remains of a Byzantine church (and other things):
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-now-the-israeli-village-excavating-itself-found-a-byzantine-church-1.9138316
I think we mentioned this hoard of Islamic gold coins from Yavne:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/large-trove-of-early-islamic-gold-coins.html
Feature on charity as a Late Antique Rabbinic religious idea:
http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/09/charity-rabbinic-idea
I think we had this 'ancient Judean date seeds sprouting' story a while ago (they've borne fruit):
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/world/middleeast/israel-judean-dates-agriculture.html
Feature on finds from Magdala over the years:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/discoveries-in-mary-magdalenes-hometown/
Concerns from sites in Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian state proposal goes through:
https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/the-historic-battle-for-israels-heritage-640004
Pondering wood choppers and water drawers in ancient Israel:
https://www.thetorah.com/article/israels-wood-choppers-and-water-drawers
Pondering images of Jesus holding a 'magic wand':
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/jesus-holding-a-magic-wand/
More on the reexamination of those Phoenician figurines found off Haifa:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/figurines-forgotten-in-haifa-for-decades-tell-tale-of-phoenician-cult-641482
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/from-seabed-figures-of-ancient-cult.html
More on those First Temple proto-Aeolic (and other) column capitals from Armon Hanatziv Promenade:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/royal-structure-remains-from-first-temple-period/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ruins-from-first-temple-period-palace-found-in-southern-jerusalem-1.9125375
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/davidic-dynasty-symbol-found-in-jerusalem-once-in-a-lifetime-discovery-640929
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/royal-building-jerusalem-08825.html https://www.theblaze.com/news/archaeologists-uncover-magnificent-biblical-era-royal-structure
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-ancient-palace-found-southern-jerusalem-180975760/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/2500-year-old-royal-palace-found-buried.html
More on archaeology coming to a halt (more or less) in Israel during the pandemic:
https://aleteia.org/2020/09/13/holy-land-archaeology-on-hold-during-pandemic/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/september/archaeology-dig-delay-israel-biblical-covid.html
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
A recent study sheds light on fraction signs in Linear A texts:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mathematical-values-linear-fraction.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/e-tmv090720.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200908113231.htm http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/fraction-signs-minoan-linear-a-script-08835.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/09/the-mathematical-values-of-linear-a-fraction-signs/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-mathematical-values-of-linear.html
A 2400 years bp 'mask' depicting Dionysus from Daskyleion (Turkey):
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2400-year-old-mask-of-dionysus-unearthed-in-western-turkey/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/2-400-year-old-mask-unearthed-in-ancient-city-158021
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-2-400-year-old-mask-unearthed-in-ancient-city/1964665
https://eu.greekreporter.com/2020/09/07/2400-year-old-mask-of-ancient-greek-god-dionysus-found-in-western-turkey/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/2400-year-old-mask-of-dionysus.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9016-200910-turkey-terracotta-mask
A 4th century BCE stone pool found between Rome and Ostia Antica:
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-archaeologists-discover-ancient-stone-pool.html
https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_settembre_09/archeologia-malafede-scoperta-vasca-iv-secolo-avanti-cristo-feb7d7e2-f2af-11ea-86fc-7fbaee355822.shtml
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/347/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/347/pub/347/page/49/article/80506
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/09/archaeologists-find-ancient-stone-pool-outside-rome-have-no/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9017-200911-italy-pool-complex
A 2nd century BCE (or so) fortified Hellenistic site at Bulgaria's Cape Chiroza:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/fortified-hellenistic-centre-found-at.html
A Roman-era 'roundhouse' from the grounds of Bamburgh Castle:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-54087290 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/archaeologists-stumble-remarkable-roman-building-18904652
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18712146.archaeologists-find-rare-12m-roundhouse-bamburgh-castle/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/romano-british-roundhouse-discovered-bamburgh-castle-northern-england-180975772/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9019-200911-bamburgh-castle-roundhouse
A 2nd century Roman temple site in Caistor St Edmund has been known for years but turns out to be really large:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-54031373
Traces of a Roman marching camp from the Netherlands (Dutch):
https://ermelovannu.nl/actueel/9926-archeologen-onderzoeken-tweede-marskamp
Remains of a Roman settlement in the East Midlands (coins, kilns, etc.):
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/remains-grantham-road-archaeology-lincolnshire-4498156
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9015-200910-england-roman-settlement
Searching for Roman remains (especially a theatre) beneath a football pitch in Brough:
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/archaeologists-dig-ancient-secrets-brough-4496929
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/imposing-roman-building-found-under-playing-fields-east-yorkshire-2963520
A Roman anchor find from Montalto (Italian):
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/viterbo/montalto_un_antica_ancora_romana_scoperta_sui_fondali_di_montalto-5450529.html
Excavation results from the 2020 dig at the sanctuary of Poseidon at Helike:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/2020-excavation-results-at-sanctuary.html
... and from the 2020 excavations at the sanctuary of Apollo at Despotikon:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/2020-excavation-findings-at-apollos.html
... and the 2020 Agios Sozomenos Survey and Excavation Project:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/agios-sozomenos-survey-and-excavation.html
An overviewish thing on this year's dig at Zominthos:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/07/attention-focused-on-excavations-at-zominthos/
The Roman theatre at Ventimiglia is getting a high tech scan (Italian):
https://www.sanremonews.it/2020/09/10/leggi-notizia/argomenti/altre-notizie/articolo/ventimiglia-oggi-la-prima-ricognizione-con-la-tecnologia-georadar-nellarea-vicina-al-teatro-roma.html
Concerns for the purported burial site of Themistocles in the Piraeus:
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/09/08/possible-grave-of-ancient-greek-general-themistocles-abandoned-to-fate-in-piraeus/
Some of the frescoes from the Roman villa at Positano are going on display (Italian):
https://www.positanonews.it/2020/09/positano-villa-romana-laffresco-recuperato-andra-ad-impreziosire-la-sala-congressi-del-nuovo-edificio-comunale/3418147/
In case you're wondering about Mycenae after the fire:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/07/mycenae-after-the-fire/
Questioning some 'botched restorations' of sites in Turkey:
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/turkey-galata-tower-botched-restorations-are-on-the-rise.html
Feature on John Wesley Gilbert:
https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologists-you-should-know/
Feature on Spartacus:
https://www.novinite.com/articles/205926/The+Legacy+of+Spartacus%2C+Bulgaria%27s+Most+Famous+Gladiator
Feature on Herculaneum:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/herculaneum-the-roman-town-buried-by-mount-vesuvius/135050
Feature on the Spartan Agoge:
https://www.history.com/news/sparta-warriors-training
Feature on the Etruscans:
https://www.grunge.com/245585/the-mystery-of-the-etruscans/
Feature on the demise of the Minoans:
https://www.argophilia.com/news/was-the-end-of-the-minoans-the-will-of-the-gods/227053/
Feature on how to survive a volcanic eruption (based on Vesuvius):
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-escape-from-erupting-volcano/
Feature on Caesar and Cleo's relationship:
https://www.grunge.com/244248/the-truth-about-cleopatra-and-julius-caesars-relationship/
Questioning the existence of the Caudine Forks:
https://medium.com/in-medias-res/there-are-no-caudine-forks-2b3c181ed387
Feature on the confusing side of Roman law:
https://www.historytoday.com/history-matters/how-get-away-murder
Feature on the Scythians:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/scythians-barry-cunliffe-podcast/
Feature on Nemrut:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/nemrut-the-mountain-tomb/135078
Feature on the Nymphaeum of Egeria:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nymphaeum-of-egeria
Daniel Mendelsohn on what Greek tragedy reveals in our current times:
https://lithub.com/daniel-mendelsohn-on-how-greek-tragedy-speaks-to-our-present-moment/
Another feature on applying ancient philosophy to the current pandemic:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/youth-in-the-time-of-covid-19-is-a-moral-obstacle-course/2020/09/08/07393d6a-f1fd-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html
... and lessons from the Peloponnesian War:
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/lessons-from-ancient-greece-that-we-can-still-learn/
... and Mary Beard suggests the Romans don't have much to teach us:
https://www.explica.co/mary-beard-the-ancient-romans-dont-have-much-to-teach-us/
Peter Jones on Roman racism:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-romans-werent-racist
Interview with Daniel Mendelsohn about his *Three Rings*:
https://lithub.com/daniel-mendelsohn-makes-a-powerful-case-for-the-art-of-digression/
Review (paywalled) of a book on ancient Thebes (the Greek one):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thebes-the-forgotten-city-of-ancient-greece-review-mythic-roots-11599862629
Funding for Artemis Georgiou to study ancient trade routes in the Late Bronze/Early Iron Ages:
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/09/cypriot-researcher-awarded-e1-25m-grant-to-study-ancient-trade-routes/
More on that Roman gaming piece found in Chester a while ago:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-54092196 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8723349/Rare-Roman-artefacts-including-polished-bone-gaming-piece-unearthed-Chester.html
More on Daniel Voshart's realistic portraits of Roman emperors:
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-07/artist-used-machine-learning-create-realistic-portraits-roman-emperors
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/what-did-the-roman-emperors-actually-look-like.html
More on that 5th century Christian cup from Vindolanda:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/5th-century-chalice-with-christian.html
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Roman Archaeology Blog:
http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
Rogueclassicism:
http://rogueclassicism.com/ ================================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
Evidence that hunters preferred to remain in freezing cold northern Europe some 27 500 years bp rather than migrating:
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_814028_en.html https://phys.org/news/2020-09-ancient-hunters-frozen-northern-europe.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoe-ahs090720.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200908101601.htm https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/09/ancient-hunters-stayed-in-frozen-northern-europe/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/ancient-hunters-stayed-in-frozen.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9012-200909-arctic-fox-hunting
20 000 years bp remains of dogs from a pair of caves in Apulia:
http://jacksonvillefreepress.com/but-what-is-that-in-human-years-20000-year-old-remains-of-a-dog-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-pet/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9021-200911-italy-paleolithic-dogs
A Mesolithic crystal-mining site (maybe) from the Swiss Alps:
https://www.dw.com/en/archaeologists-race-to-uncover-stone-age-crystal-hunt-in-swiss-alps/a-54901291
Remains of a 3000 years bp settlement near Warsaw (we may have mentioned this):
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/remains-of-3000-year-old-settlement-found-in-capitals-bialoleka-district/135043
Assorted Iron Age finds from a burial ground near Bejsce (Poland):
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/iron-age-sword-spears-unearthed-in.html
A medieval silver seal belonging to a woman fund last year at Hambledon:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54031366
Medieval finds near Borjomi:
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2020/2790
Remains of the medieval Sheffield castle have been found:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/07/lost-medieval-castle-found-hidden-under-market-by-archaeologists-13234494/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/344/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/344/pub/344/page/49/article/79442
Overviewish piece on medieval finds from the South Leith Parish Church dig:
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/south-leith-parish-church-archaeological-dig-most-fascinating-finds-unearthed-so-far-2965267
Plans to 'revive' a 500 years bp Ottoman bridge in Bulgaria:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/500-year-old-ottoman-bridge-in-bulgaria-to-be-revived-158157
Historic medicine bottles from the Shrewsbury Castle dig:
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2020/09/07/a-spoonful-of-digging-helps-the-medicine-be-found-historic-bottles-found-at-castle-dig/
A wreck of a WWII German warship torpedoed off the coast of southern Norway:
https://www.livescience.com/wwii-battleship-with-nazi-symbol-discovered.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-world-war-two-shipwreck-discovered-norway-180975751/
Suggestion that Europe as an 'economic area' during the Bronze Age:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-world-war-two-shipwreck-discovered-norway-180975751/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/08/the-european-economic-area-dates-back-to-the-bronze-age/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/the-european-economic-area-dates-back-to-the-bronze-age/134996
In case you missed the item on the spread of lactose intolerance in Bronze Age Europe:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/warrior-skeletons-reveal-bronze-age-europeans-couldn-t-drink-milk
Latest feature on face down medieval burials in various European locales:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/08/plague-victims-were-buried-face-down-to-stop-them-becoming-zombies-study-concludes-13239508/
Plans to restore the Palazzo Silvestri-Rivaldi in Rome:
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-to-restore-forgotten-palace-near-the-colosseum.html
Storm Francis revealed more sunken forest in Cardigan Bay:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54089363
More features on Tuscan 'wine windows':
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/12/909114690/in-tuscany-renaissance-era-wine-windows-are-made-for-social-distancing
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200910-florences-wine-portals-from-the-17th-century
A Norwegian island claims to be the land of Thule:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-500-year-old-atlantic-sturgeon-royal-danish-shipwreck-180975744/
More on the 'upside down' rooms in the Neolithic cairn at Maeshowe:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-upside-houses-dead-maeshowe.html https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/5000-year-old-tomb-orkney-designed-ease-passage-afterlife-research-finds-2964197
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stone-age-tombs-might-have-been-built-upside-down-180975745/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/upside-down-houses-for-dead-at-maeshowe.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9013-200910-scotland-orkney-maeshowe
More on that left-handed Viking warrior burial from Norway:
https://www.livescience.com/viking-warrior-sword-left-burial.html
More on that 7000 years bp 'face bowl' from Poland:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/bowl-with-face-and-horns-found-in.html
More on that 400 years bp mummified goat find from the alps:
https://www.livescience.com/frozen-mummy-goat-found-in-alps.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/09/a-400-year-old-chamois-as-a-model-for-research-on-ice-mummies/
More on that sturgeon from a 15th century Danish shipwreck:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-500-year-old-atlantic-sturgeon-royal-danish-shipwreck-180975744/
More on the redating of the Nebra Sky Disk:
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/08/a-new-analysis-of-the-nebra-sky-disk-could-rewrite-bronze-age-history/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/science/nebra-sky-disk.html
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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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A 6000 years bp ring moat settlement from Shandong:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/6000-year-old-ring-moat-settlement.html
An early Iron Age site from Jilin:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/10/c_139358718.htm
Feature on past and hopes for future finds from Sanxingdui:
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2020-09/08/content_76682708.htm
Feature on conservation efforts at the Maiji Mountain grottoes:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/07/c_139349305.htm
A large lion statue found during mining operations in Cambodia:
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deminers-unearth-ancient-lion-statue http://www.archaeology.org/news/9020-200911-cambodia-lion-statue
More on that 19th century burial from Osaka:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/remains-dug-from-japan-mass-grave.html
More finds from a 1500 years bp Silla Dynasty burial from Korea:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/09/145_295422.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/9005-200908-korea-silla-tomb
Feature on those central Asian desert 'kite' structures:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200907-the-mystery-of-central-asias-desert-kites
The Rio Tinto executives are stepping down, apparently:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54112991 https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/rio-tinto-ceo-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/911866159/a-mining-company-blew-up-a-46-000-year-old-aboriginal-site-its-ceo-is-resigning
... background, in case you missed it:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/explosive-mistake-that-blasted-a-hole-in-rio-s-reputation-dcqsb57lv
More on that 2200 years bp Chinese anatomical atlas:
https://www.livescience.com/oldest-known-human-atlas-china.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-this-the-worlds-oldest-anatomical-text
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An historian has located the burial site of Nathaniel Pau:
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Historian-discovers-long-lost-grave-of-Black-15541251.php
Remains associated with the battle of Sacketts Harbor (1813) on Horse Island:
https://www.wwnytv.com/2020/09/07/archaeologists-find-war-artifacts-horse-island-near-sackets-harbor/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9010-200909-battle-sackets-harbor
Restoration of Jefferson's Carriage Turnabout at Poplar Forest is complete:
https://wset.com/news/local/restoration-of-jeffersons-carriage-turnaround-at-poplar-forest-completed
On the debate over who built Serpent Mound:
https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200913/archaeology-why-canrsquot-we-decide-who-built-serpent-mound-3-cultures-frequented-landmark
https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200913/archaeology-why-canrsquot-we-decide-who-built-serpent-mound-3-cultures-frequented-landmark
Pondering the legacy of the pilgrims:
https://theconversation.com/the-complicated-legacy-of-the-pilgrims-is-finally-coming-to-light-400-years-after-they-landed-in-plymouth-145002
Feature on the Franklin Expedition:
https://www.grunge.com/246205/what-really-happened-to-the-franklin-expedition/
Timely feature on wildfire archaeology in the western US:
https://www.sapiens.org/column/curiosities/wildfire-archaeology/
Latest items on Confederate statues (various coverage):
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-houston-museum-african-american-culture-displaying-confederate-statue-180975742/
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/segments/what-do-confederate-monument-seg
More on the drone revelations of a site in Kansas possibly associated with Etzanoa:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/dc-dsr090320.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200903162038.htm https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/drone-thermal-camera-reveals-ancestral-wichita-site-in-kansas/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/archaeologists-with-drones-discover-pre-columbian-earthworks-in-kansas/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9007-200908-kansas-wichita-earthwork
More on the paddle wheels from a 19th century steamer in Lake Champlain:
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