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explorator 26.20-21 September 10, 2023
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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, Virginia A. Wulfkuhle,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, John Keller,
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 study of Ubeidiya spheroids (1.4 million years bp):
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-limestone-spheroids-ubeidiya-intentional-imposition.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000441 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/06/early-human-ancestors-turned-stones-into-spheres-on-purpose-study-suggests
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-experts-cast-light-on-mysterious-orbs-carved-by-humans-1-4-million-years-ago/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757748 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230906-early-humans-deliberately-made-mysterious-stone-spheroids
https://arkeonews.net/early-humans-appreciated-geometry-and-symmetry-and-were-intentionally-crafting-spherical-shapes-1-4-million-years-ago-according-to-a-new-study/
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-stones-may-represent-an-ancient-quest-for-the-perfect-sphere
https://www.science.org/content/article/were-these-stone-balls-made-ancient-human-relatives-trying-perfect-sphere
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390655-mysterious-ancient-stones-were-deliberately-made-into-spheres/
Suggestion (controversial) that humans almost went extinct some 930 000 years bp (based on DNA models):
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999723 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/august/human-ancestors-may-have-almost-died-out-ancient-population-crash.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/31/population-collapse-almost-wiped-out-human-ancestors-say-scientists
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-ancestors-extinction-doom-almost-b2403157.html
https://www.popsci.com/science/human-population-pleistocene/ https://www.ft.com/content/af73c088-7ba9-4def-b2ef-bda93ae8e360 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/science/human-survival-bottleneck.html https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/human-ancestors-homo-sapiens-extinct-scientists-find-mgs9fp2pl
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-ancestors-nearly-went-extinct-900-000-years-ago/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390124-our-ancestors-may-have-come-close-to-extinction-900000-years-ago/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02712-4
A study of early humans eating elephants in Israel some 400 000 years bp:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-humans-in-israel-once-ate-elephants-when-they-disappeared-weapons-improved/
A study of the evolution of hunting weapons:
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-small-prey-compelled-prehistoric-humans.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/08/extinction-of-large-prey-drove-evolutionary-changes-in-prehistoric-humans/
Rethinking that Neanderthal 'flower burial':
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/famous-neanderthal-flower-burial-debunked-because-pollen-was-left-by-burrowing-bees
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/28/study-casts-doubt-on-neanderthal-flower-burial-theory
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/world/neanderthal-burial-flower-pollen-scn/index.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/08/29/neanderthal-burial-with-flowers-likely-the-result-of-animal-activity-new-study-finds/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/06/neanderthals-did-not-bury-dead-with-flowers/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11723-230905-flower-burial-pollen
How ancient bee burrows expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals:
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-ancient-bee-burrows-neanderthals.html
Evidence of Neanderthal transformation of forest into grassland some 125 000 years bp:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neandertals-first-hominid-modify-environment-forest-grassland
Possible evidence that humans were wearing shoes some 100 000 years bp:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2389497-ancient-humans-may-have-worn-shoes-more-than-100000-years-ago/
Features on homo floresiensis:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/asia/homo-floresiensis-hobbit-discovery-anniversary-scn/index.html
https://www.thecollector.com/homo-floresiensis-what-do-we-know-hobbit-people/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-900-the-untold-story-of-the-curiously-controversial-homo-floresiensis-dig/
Feature on homo erectus:
https://www.thecollector.com/homo-erectus-most-successful-humans/ ============================================================
AFRICA
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Evidence of a Mesolithic ochre culture at Porc-Epic Cave (Ethiopia):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39957-y
Hyping an upcoming dig by Polish archaeologists at Ptolemais:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/07/university-of-warsaw-archaeologists-return-to-ancient-ptolemais/
The earthquake in Morocco has damaged several heritage sites:
https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1454/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1454/pub/1454/page/45/article/NaN
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Latest 'scent recreation' is an Egyptian mummification balm:
https://theconversation.com/what-would-an-ancient-egyptian-corpse-have-smelled-like-pine-balsam-and-bitumen-if-you-were-nobility-212504
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-unbottling-scent-afterlife-ancient-egyptian.html https://phys.org/news/2023-09-ancient-egyptian-corpse-balsam-bitumen.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230831121651.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999374 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/elite-ancient-egyptian-woman-was-embalmed-with-exotic-ingredients-smelling-of-vanilla-and-larch-new-analysis-reveals
https://www.egyptindependent.com/the-scent-of-eternity-scientists-recreate-ancient-egyptian-perfume-used-during-mummification/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-31/ty-article-magazine/burial-jars-of-pharaohs-wet-nurse-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-egyptian-mummification/0000018a-45d1-dbb1-a1ff-45dd9c190000
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/world/ancient-egypt-balm-scent-scn/index.html https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2023/08/31/egypt-archeology-mummification-jars/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/scent-of-the-afterlife-scientists-recreate-recipe-for-egyptian-mummification-balm/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/04/the-scent-of-the-afterlife-unbottled-in-new-study-of-mummification-balms/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11725-230906-egypt-mummification-recipes
cf:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39393-y
A wooden ceiling installed at the Temple of Karnak is drawing criticism:
https://www.egyptindependent.com/wooden-ceiling-installed-on-karnak-temple-draws-criticism/
Feature on the Egyptian concept of the 'otherworld':
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/08/egyptian-conceptualization-otherworld
Concerns about recent demolition of historic sites in Cairo:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/middleeast/egypt-cairo-city-construction-demolition.html
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/507477.aspx
cf:
https://www.egyptindependent.com/authorities-deny-demolishing-tomb-of-poet-ahmed-shawqi/
https://www.egyptindependent.com/govt-denies-plans-to-demolish-historic-minaret-of-qusun-mosque/
Feature on Sennacherib's prisms:
http://www.aina.org/news/20230904113551.htm
More on extraction of DNA from a 2900 years bp clay brick from Kalhu:
https://arkeonews.net/researchers-extract-ancient-dna-from-a-2900-year-old-clay-brick/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/04/researchers-extract-ancient-dna-from-a-2900-year-old-clay-brick/
Paleolithic finds from northern Iran:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/488554/Paleolithic-objects-discovered-in-cave-northern-Iran
A Parthian monument of some sort from Viranshahr:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/488856/Archaeologists-discover-Parthian-monument-in-northeast-Iran
The authenticity of a recently-returned relief confirms it dates to Sassanid times:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/488550/Relief-of-bearded-man-recovered-from-the-UK-passes-microscopic
Remains of an 8200 years bp water channel near Izmir:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/8-200-year-old-water-channel-discovered-in-izmir-185763
https://arkeonews.net/one-of-the-earliest-water-channels-in-history-dating-back-8200-years-was-discovered-in-western-turkiye/
3700 years bp burials of two individuals with some preserved skin and brain tissue from Tavsanli Hoyuk:
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-brain-remnants-people-lived-3700-years-ago-1825076
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/brain-skin-remnants-discovered-at-bronze-age-settlement-in-turkiye
https://arkeonews.net/3700-years-old-brain-and-skin-remnants-discovered-at-bronze-age-settlement-in-western-turkiye/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68192
Bronze Age burials (and more) from Cayonu Hill:
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/new-tombs-from-early-bronze-age-found-on-turkiyes-cayonu-hill/news
https://arkeonews.net/turkiyes-neolithic-settlement-cayonu-hill-discovered-new-tombs-from-early-bronze-age/
A 5th century BCE dice game board from Daskyleion:
https://arkeonews.net/a-dice-game-board-from-5th-century-bc-found-in-western-turkeys-daskyleion/
An altar of a temple of Zeus in Magnesia:
https://arkeonews.net/the-altar-of-zeus-temple-discovered-in-western-turkey/
Feature on the finds in, around, and beneath Zerzevan Castle (the 'beneath' seems new):
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1191263572/turkey-archaeology-zerzevan-castle-discoveries
https://www.wbur.org/npr/1191263572/turkey-archaeology-zerzevan-castle-discoveries
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11724-230905-turkey-zerzevan-castle
Overview of Turkish archaeological finds in August:
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/august-2023-turkish-archaeology
Possible 12 000 years bp bird calls made from bird bones:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/science/archaeology-birds-flute.html
Feature on Gaza's efforts to protect its heritage:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/03/its-heartbreaking-our-heritage-is-being-stolen-gazas-fight-to-keep-its-treasures-safe-at-home
Channels of unknown purpose dating to the First Temple era from the City of David park:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/researchers-baffled-by-unique-and-mysterious-structure-from-first-temple-period/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-30/ty-article/archaeologists-find-mysterious-2-800-year-old-channels-near-temple-mount-in-jerusalem/0000018a-4631-d8fa-adee-cfb590740000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-756795 https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/s13ypu2p2 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/archaeologists-stymied-by-king-jehoash-and-amaziahs-mysterious-jerusalem-canals/2023/08/30/
https://www.jns.org/archeology/city-of-david/23/8/30/314668/ https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-2800-year-old-structures-found-old-jerusalem-baffle-experts-1823512
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/archaeologists-find-mystery-ducts-near-biblical-jerusalem-relics-2023-08-30/
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-find-mysterious-2800-year-old-channels-in-jerusalem/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/mysterious-jerusalem-channels/
A major section of a Second Temple-era aqueduct was revealed in Jerusalem:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/300-meter-stretch-of-aqueduct-from-late-second-temple-period-uncovered-in-jerusalem/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-29/ty-article/longest-stretch-of-ancient-jerusalems-upper-aqueduct-revealed/0000018a-4168-d435-a59e-cfeaaed40000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-756543 https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/skua2kca2 https://www.jns.org/jns/aqueduct/23/8/28/313938/
Four Roman swords and a large point of some sort from a cave near the Dead Sea:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-1900-year-old-roman-swords-discovered-hidden-in-desert-cave/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-09-06/ty-article/four-roman-swords-in-almost-perfect-condition-found-in-cave-near-dead-sea/0000018a-66a1-d9af-a7db-6fafe29e0000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757779 https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/b100ty3rr3 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/its-a-dream-4-roman-swords-likely-stolen-as-war-booty-1900-years-ago-discovered-in-israeli-cave
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/roman-era-swords-likely-jewish-rebel-booty-unearthed-israel-2023-09-06/
https://apnews.com/article/israel-archaeology-antiquities-roman-27eed13d005c84d8f799cb1fe6bdf36a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66728207 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ancient-roman-swords-unearthed-in-israeli-cave-mf7dr5v3m
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-swords-battle-dead-sea-b2406877.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roman-swords-found-dead-sea-cave-israel-almost-in-mint-condition/
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/roman-era-swords-discovered-in-dead-sea-cave-192346693947
https://www.newsweek.com/rare-ancient-roman-swords-1900-years-ago-found-desert-cave-1824953
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-weapons-cache-judean-desert-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230906-israel-unveils-roman-era-weapons-found-in-desert-cave
https://www.sciencealert.com/booty-of-roman-weapons-found-as-sharp-as-the-day-they-were-hidden
https://arkeonews.net/four-1900-year-old-roman-swords-found-in-judean-desert/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/cache-of-roman-swords-found-in-desert-cave/148475
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/07/four-1900-year-old-roman-swords-found-in-the-judean-desert/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-four-roman-swords-in-israeli-cave-180982869/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11728-230907-dead-sea-swords
... and an item on the team who found it and why:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/crack-unit-of-rock-climbing-archaeologists-claims-success-in-curbing-antiquities-theft/
Steps were found at the Pool of Siloam site:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758229
On plans to use multispectral imaging on an inscription in a cave near Ein Gedi:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/redeciphered-first-temple-inscription-may-shed-light-on-biblical-valley-of-salt/
Latest youth-in-an-Israeli park find is a 1700 years bp Roman ring from Sussita::
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/bjagj1xa3 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757958
More on the Roman military amphitheatre found at Megiddo:
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11709-230828-israel-megiddo-amphitheater
Latest finds from the al-Abla site (Date?):
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2023/08/26/Saudi-archeologists-make-significant-discovery-at-al-Abla-archeological-site
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
A kouros find from Despotiko:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1218593/despotiko-a-font-of-ancient-treasures/
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/2400-year-old-statue-found-on-uninhabited-greek-island/
Evidence of structures associated with an 8th century BCE sanctuary of Poseidon at Helike:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2800-year-old-figurines-unearthed-at-greek-temple-may-be-offerings-to-poseidon
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-756915 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/excavations-ancient-greek-city-helike-cult-center-1234677507/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11710-230828-greece-poseidon-temple
A 6th century BCE (maybe) lion's head sima from excavations at Selinunte:
https://news.rub.de/wissenschaft/2023-08-28-archaeologie-bochumer-forschende-finden-spektakulaeren-loewenkopf
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-rare-valuable-ancient-marble-lion-head-1824090
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68187 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/archaeologists-find-stone-lions-head-during-excavations-in-sicily/148412
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11719-230901-sicily-selinunte-sima
Evidence of a 5th/4th century BCE Greek wall at Stari Grad:
https://www.croatiaweek.com/ancient-greek-city-wall-discovered-under-stari-grad-on-hvar-island/
A Hellenistic sanctuary of Apollo known in the 18th century then 'lost', was relocated at Frangissa (Cyprus):
https://www.newsweek.com/long-lost-ancient-temple-apollo-1823330 https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/08/29/lost-ancient-temple-in-cyprus-rediscovered-german-archaeologists-unearth-sanctuary-of-frangissa/
Evidence of a 1st century BCE Capitolium at Sarsina:
https://www.cnn.com/style/ancient-roman-temple-sarsina-supermarket-scn https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-roman-temple-unearthed-construction-site-sarsina-italy-1234678325/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11721-230901-italy-roman-temple
Overview of the 2023 excavations at Pyla-Kokkinokremos:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/06/results-of-2023-excavations-at-pyla-kokkinokremos/
A 1st century BCE Roman forum belonging to a city of an unknown name in Hispania was revealed in Zaragoza:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-08-31/the-oldest-roman-forum-in-hispania-has-been-found-in-zaragoza.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article278991129.html https://www.newsweek.com/enormous-ancient-roman-discovery-made-mysterious-city-destroyed-war-1823998
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-have-uncovered-oldest-roman-forum-in-hispania-at-the-site-of-an-unknown-city/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/archaeologists-find-forum-from-unknown-roman-city/148518
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11732-230908-spain-roman-plaza
Remains of a 2000 years bp Roman structure complex in Switzerland:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/ancient-roman-walls-discovered-in-swiss-alps-are-an-archaeological-sensation
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article278692504.html https://www.popsci.com/science/roman-switzerland-alps-archeology/ https://mymodernmet.com/roman-building-switzerland/ https://arkeonews.net/large-roman-complex-found-in-swiss-gravel-quarry/ http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68152 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/archaeologists-uncover-large-roman-complex-in-gravel-quarry/148387
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-roman-buildings-found-in-switzerland-180982827/
A statue of a water nymph from Amastris:
https://arkeonews.net/beautiful-water-nymph-marble-statue-found-in-amastris-ancient-city/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68233
Not sure where to put this publication of an Oxyrhynchus papyrus with sayings of Jesus:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scholars-publish-new-papyrus-with-early-sayings-of-jesus
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/06/new-papyrus-jesus-sayings/
A possible Roman bridge (maybe) from Chepstow:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12457637/The-ancient-bridge-linked-England-Wales-Archaeologists-discover-2-000-year-old-wooden-structure-River-Wye.html
https://arkeonews.net/a-2000-year-old-wooden-bridge-that-once-linked-england-and-wales-discovered/
A pair of Roman silver coins found at Scole have been linked to similar finds made back in 1973:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-66660885
Hyping an upcoming dig at a possible Roman fort site in York:
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/archaeologists-set-york-dig-roman-27616296
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23755907.experts-search-roman-remains-mount-york/
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ibis-hotel-york-archaeologists-to-excavate-ancient-burial-site-in-york-where-roman-fortress-once-stood-4272979
Overview of recent finds at Caistor Roman Town:
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23747353.caistor-roman-town-excavations-reveal-fresh-norfolk-finds/
I think we mentioned this Roman coin found by an eight-year-old in a German sandbox:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/8-year-old-unearths-roman-era-silver-coin-in-school-sandbox
https://www.senatspressestelle.bremen.de/pressemitteilungen/landesarchaeologie-praesentiert-roemische-silbermuenze-und-ehrt-jungen-finder-428296?asl=bremen02.c.730.de
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-child-finds-roman-silver-coin-in-school-sandbox-180982819/
... and dating the destruction of Scythopolis by chicken bones:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/26/destruction-ancient-greek-city-scythopolis/
The dig diary for the excavations at Magna:
https://romanarmymuseum.com/magnafort/magna-dig-diary/
Some Roman coins found in Buckinghamshire have been declared treasure:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66685312
Finds from the Roman baths dig at Carlisle are going on display:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-66615493 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/09/childrens-rings-roman-baths-carlisle/
More on the ship remains found near Viminacium:
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/28/archaeologists-in-serbia-examine-a-river-ship-uncovered-at-ancient-roman-city-of-viminaciu
Hype for Emily Wilson's upcoming Iliad translation:
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/09/homers-history-violence-the-iliad
... and an essay by Emily Wilson on same:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/09/the-iliad-may-be-ancient-but-its-not-far-away-emily-wilson-on-homers-blood-soaked-epic
An interview with Kathleen Coleman:
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/9/1/kathleen-coleman-15Q/
Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey:
https://lithub.com/how-the-odyssey-helped-my-father-and-i-to-grow/
Review of Victoria Houseman, *American Classicist*:
https://theamericanscholar.org/its-all-greek-to-her/
Pondering whether there were Jewish gladiators:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-09-03/ty-article/did-jewish-gladiators-exist/0000018a-5a58-d0ea-a7ab-da7ffc3f0000
Feature on ancient Lycia and its influence on the US Founding Fathers:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230906-the-ancient-civilisation-that-inspired-us-democracy
Feature on Roman divinities in ancient Cologne:
https://www.dw.com/en/roman-gods-in-cologne/a-66731679
Feature on Greek perception of colour:
https://aeon.co/essays/can-we-hope-to-understand-how-the-greeks-saw-their-world
Feature on the recreation of the colossal statue of Constantine:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68177
Feature on Marcus Aurelius:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/28/marcus-aurelius-roman-emperor-embraced-greek-philosophy/
Feature on Nero:
https://bigthink.com/the-past/nero-rome-legacy/
Feature on the Vapheio Cups:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/03/vapheio-gold-cups-ancient-greek/
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Latest Pasts Imperfect:
https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-9723
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A large collection of Palaeolithic (24 000 years bp) petroglyphs from the Cueva Dones cave in Spain:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/largest-concentration-of-palaeolithic-art-in-eastern-iberia-discovered-at-cueva-dones/148504
9000 BCE lithics and microthics from Vinjeora (Norway):
https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2023/08/rare-stone-age-discovery-in-mid-norway/
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-rare-stone-age-discovery-mid-norway.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/04/rare-stone-age-discovery-in-mid-norway/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11712-230829-norway-flint-tools
An 8000 years bp encampment site near Carlisle:
https://news.yahoo.com/8-000-old-encampment-tridents-161046030.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article278684759.html
A number of 8000 years bp (maybe) flints may identify a 'viewpoint' in Dartmoor:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/30/stone-age-dartmoor-viewpoint-uncovered-by-archaeologists
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-66645931
A 5500 years bp menhir from Portugal:
https://www.portugalresident.com/5500-year-old-menhir-discovered-in-sao-bras-de-alportel-2/
https://arkeonews.net/5500-year-old-menhir-discovered-in-portugal/ http://www.archaeology.org/news/11713-230830-portugal-neolithic-menhir
Dissertation research on Middle/Late Neolithic land use in west Estonia:
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-doctoral-thesis-west-estonian-lowlands.html
Evidence of Neolithic (and earlier?) burial practices from the Galeria del Silex in Spain:
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-human-remains-reveal-how-the-stone-age-buried-its-dead
A complete Neolithic cursus from the Isle of Arran:
https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Researchers-discover-complete-Neolithic-cursus-on-the-Isle-of-Arran
https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2023-09-06/researchers-discover-huge-neolithic-monument-isle-arran
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-neolithic-cursus-isle-arran.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/neolithic-cursus-found-isle-of-arran-scotland-1234678456/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/07/neolithic-cursus-excavated-on-isle-of-arran-in-scotland/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11727-230906-scotland-neolithic-cursus
After 150 years of research and associated finds, evidence of a Neolithic (3400 years bp) settlement at Marais de Saint-Gond:
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20230829-breakthrough-for-french-researchers-with-discovery-of-neolithic-village
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/breakthrough-french-researchers-discovery-neolithic-061602074.html
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/neolithic-village-discovered-france-150-years-research.1051901'
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/667377/international/neolithic-village-discovered-in-france-after-150-years-of-research
https://www.newsweek.com/neolithic-village-settlement-150-years-france-1823046 https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/30/neolithic-village-france/ https://arkeonews.net/neolithic-village-discovered-in-northeastern-france-after-150-years-of-research/
A 3000 years bp (maybe) Lusatian double burial from Poland:
https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/08/29/rare-ancient-double-burial-site-uncovered-in-poland/
3000 years bp 'mummified' bees from Portugal:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/bees-wasps/3000-year-old-mummified-bees-are-so-well-preserved-scientists-can-see-the-flowers-the-insects-ate
Motorway work in Cork has revealed plenty of finds from various periods (Neolithic home, Bronze Age cremation burials, etc.)
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41221507.html
A 2500 years bp canoe from a Swiss lake:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/a-2-500-year-old-canoe-discovered-in-swiss-lake/48790562
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-iron-age-canoe-switzerland-1825319
2100 years bp cremation burials from Pleumeleuc (France):
https://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/world/article278741534.html https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/world/article278741534.html
A 2000 years bp child's shoe from excavations at a Durrnberg salt mine:
https://www.newsweek.com/extremely-well-preserved-iron-age-childs-shoe-discovered-1823962
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68182 https://arkeonews.net/extremely-well-preserved-2000-year-old-childs-leather-shoe-discovered-during-archaeological-mine-excavations/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/archaeologists-unearth-2000-year-old-childrens-shoe/148432
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11722-230905-austria-iron-age-child-shoe
A 2000 years bp 'rainbow cup' Celtic coin from Germany:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lost-rainbow-cup-coin-minted-by-celts-2000-years-ago-discovered-in-germany
A 1500 years bp reindeer hunting site from Norway:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article278794244.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/melting-glaciers-reveal-archaeological-treasures/148468
... but an arrow find associated with the above might be 4000 years bp:
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1198032134/archeologists-norway-arrow-stoneage-4000-years-old
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-find-stone-age-arrow-trapped-in-ice-in-norway/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/melting-glaciers-reveal-archaeological-treasures/148468
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11730-230908-norway-arrow-shaft
A rookie metal detectorist in Norway came across some 6th century gold jewelry:
https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-history/1500-year-old-gold-treasure-discovered-by-metal-detectorist-this-is-the-gold-find-of-the-century-in-norway/2247536
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-amateur-gold-century-norway.html https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gold-find-of-the-century-metal-detectorist-in-norway-discovers-massive-cache-of-jewelry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66752607 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/07/norway-gold-find-of-century-metal-detector-erlend-bore-medallions
https://apnews.com/article/norway-archaeological-find-gold-21128442b7638f3e1203c2728d494ec7
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/norway-gold-pendants-1.6961247 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/norway-man-metal-detector-makes-gold-find-century-rcna104020
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/archaeological-find-island-southern-norway-dubbed-gold-find-102995549
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230907-amateur-makes-gold-find-of-the-century-in-norway-1
https://arkeonews.net/amateur-makes-gold-find-of-the-century-in-norway/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11733-230908-norway-gold-jewelry
A metal detectorist in North Yorkshire found an almost complete Anglo-Saxon bowl:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66679766
Overview of finds from excavations at an 8th/9th century monastery in Cookham:
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-rare-archaeological-monastery-social-religious.html
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23757519.reading-university-uncover-anglo-saxon-cemetery-cookham/
https://www.newsweek.com/cemetery-50-bodies-unearthed-medieval-monastery-england-1824454
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/anglo-saxon-monastery-was-a-social-and-religious-centre/148447
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/09/05/rare-finds-show-monastery-was-a-social-and-religious-hub/
A 10th century warrior burial with a silver sabretache plete from Hungary:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68198
A Merovincian warrior burial from Ingelheim (Germany):
https://www.medievalists.net/2023/09/early-medieval-warriors-remains-discovered-in-germany/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68139
Overview of medieval finds from a housing development site in Beaumaris:
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/features-monumental-archaeological-significance-humble-27637978
A medieval ring found by a metal detectorist in Tetbury has been declared treasure:
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