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explorator 26.25 October 8, 2023
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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, Ian Tompkins,
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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Another route for 'out of Africa', across the Sinai though Jordan, some 80 000 years bp:
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-early-human-migrants-lush-corridor-route.html https://phys.org/news/2023-10-path-early-human-migrations-once-lush.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231004150515.htm
cf.:
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adi6838
On the use of shells for personal ornamentation at Blombos cave 70 000 years bp:
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-early-creation-modern-human-identities.html
Pondering a 1.45 million years bp tibia that possibly shows signs of cannibalism:
https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/10/this-may-be-the-earliest-evidence-of-hominin-cannibalism/
Feature on homo soloensis (actually homo erectus):
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/who-was-homo-soloensis-the-solo-man
More on that 476 000 years bp wooden structure (apparently) in Zambia:
https://theconversation.com/discovery-of-half-a-million-year-old-wooden-structure-shows-were-wrong-to-underestimate-our-ancient-relatives-214732
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1465/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1465/pub/1465/page/41/article/NaN
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AFRICA
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Petroglyphs of animal footprints at the Doro Nawas mountains of Namibia are detailed enough to determine what animals they represent:
https://www.sciencealert.com/prehistoric-carvings-are-so-accurate-animals-sex-age-and-species-can-be-determined
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
5000 years bp sealed ceramic wine jars from the tomb of Merit-Neith in Abydos:
https://www.egyptindependent.com/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-wine-in-sohag/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/03/5000-year-old-wine-egypt/ https://www.newsweek.com/sealed-5000-year-old-wine-jars-ancient-egypt-unearthed-1831382
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/archaeological-mission-finds-hundreds-of-sealed-jars-in-tomb-of-merit-neith/148768
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/02/excavation-in-egyptian-1st-dynasty-queens-tomb-yields-sealed-wine-jars/
Brief mention of a 'burial well' full of mummies at Saqqara (date?):
https://egyptindependent.com/photos-huge-trove-of-mummies-discovered-in-saqqara/
Restoration works at the Esna Temple have revealed new heavenly decorations:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/509590.aspx https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/restoration-works-of-esna-temple-reveals-new-celestial-imagery/148779
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/06/esna-temples-true-colors-revealed-during-restoration-project/
Overview of the recents finds underwater at Thonis-Heracleion:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sunken-temple-of-treasures-discovered-off-coast-of-egypt-2369782
https://archaeonewsnet.com/temple-of-aphrodite-revealed-in-thonis-heraklion/
More on new rooms being found in the pyramid of Sahura:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-761577 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egyptologists-chambers-pyramid-2369026 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68428
Trying to figure out what was going on at the Kale-Kub site (Iran) some 6000 years bp:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489637/Clues-about-people-lived-6-000-years-ago-puzzle-archaeologists
Remains of a Sassanid-era fire temple from northern Iran:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489850/Archaeological-dig-uncovers-ruins-of-Sassanid-temple-in-northern
Excavations are under way at the Sepahbod-Khorshid cave (vague description):
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489746/Archaeologists-shed-new-light-on-massive-cave-in-northern-Iran
Another item on using AI to translate 5000 years bp cuneiform tablets:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-translates-cuneiform-tablets/
An Urartian horse burial from the Cavustepe Castle site:
https://arkeonews.net/the-discovery-of-great-importance-for-urartian-archeology-in-cavustepe-castle-discovered-a-horse-skeleton-with-a-bronze-curb-bit-in-its-jaw/
Monumental statues of a boar and a man from Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe (8000 years bp?):
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/1st-painted-lifelike-human-sculpture-found-in-turkiyes-gobeklitepe-karahantepe/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/gobeklitepe-discoveries-never-end-says-head-of-excavations-186715
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12589389/Unusual-statue-featuring-frontal-depiction-man-holding-phallus-hands-discovered-near-Mesolithic-temple-Turkey.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/new-monumental-statues-discovered-at-gobeklitepe-and-karahantepe/148763
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/04/new-findings-have-come-to-light-in-gobeklitepe-and-karahantepe/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11782-231005-turkey-goebekli-tepe-boar
A trio of 7700 years bp human figurines from the Ulucak Mound excavations in Izmir:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/7-700-year-old-figurines-unearthed-in-izmir-186838
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/figurines-dating-back-over-8-000-years-representing-man-woman-and-child-unearthed-in-aegean-turkiye/3008834
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231005-figurines-over-8000-years-old-representing-man-woman-and-child-unearthed-in-aegean-turkiye/
https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/excavations-in-turkiyes-izmir-unearth-figurines-dating-back-to-5700-bc-15270220
https://arkeonews.net/unique-7700-year-old-figurines-were-discovered-in-ulucak-mound-one-of-the-oldest-settlements-in-western-anatolia/
A section of the 16th century Ab-i Hamravat water channel was revealed in the Amida Mound excavations in Diyarbakir:
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/sultan-suleiman-era-water-channel-unearthed-in-turkiyes-diyarbakir/news
Overview on what is being found on the Kumluca Middle Bronze Age shipwreck:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/turkiyes-kumluca-middle-bronze-age-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-treasures/3010442
Still arguing about the origin of the Bronze Age tin on the Uluburun shipwreck:
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-refutes-involving-bronze-age-tin.html https://arkeonews.net/who-will-solve-the-puzzle-of-bronze-age-tin-origin-of-tin-ingots-from-uluburun-shipwreck-disputed-the-metal-may-have-come-from-cornwall/
More on Gordion being given World Heritage status:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/05/ancient-phrygian-unesco-site/
A Roman era (probably) marble head of Alexander from Amasra:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2nd-century-alexander-the-great-statue-with-lions-mane-hairstyle-unearthed-in-turkey
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/statue-of-alexander-the-great-discovered-in-northern-turkey/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/22/marble-head-alexander-the-great-uncovered-turkey/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/06/ancient-statue-of-alexander-the-great-with-lions-mane-hairstyle-discovered-in-turkey/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68449 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/marble-head-of-alexander-the-great-uncovered-at-prusias-ad-hypium/148809
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11784-231006-turkey-alexander-sculpture
2000 years bp cosmetics and jewelry from the Temple of Zeus site in Anatolia:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12575621/archeologists-unearth-makeup-ancient-roman-city-turkey.html
A 1700 years bp iron trident from Assos:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archeologists-discover-1-700-year-old-trident-in-assos-ancient-city-in-turkiye/3008442
https://www.azernews.az/region/215719.html https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/archaeologists-unearth-1700-year-old-trident-in-turkiyes-ancient-city-of-assos-15264853
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68449
Remains of a Byzantine-era abbey confirmed in Ordu:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/archeologists-discover-byzantine-abbey-in-ordu-186812
A hoard of Byzantine coins from the Golan Heights:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/08/archaeologists-uncover-hidden-stash-of-byzantine-gold-coins-in-israels-golan-heights/
Ongoing concerns for Hagia Sophia (collapse?):
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/03/hagia-sofia-danger-collapse-turkish-expert-warns/
A jawbone from a large cat species (date uncertain) from Apemeia:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/jawbone-fragment-belonging-to-big-cat-species-found-in-ancient-city-of-apemeia/3006719
An overview of archaeology finds in Turkiye in September:
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/september-2023-turkish-archaeology-0
Remains of a Roman-era aqueduct at Giv'at Hamatos in Jerusalem:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-761571 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/300-metre-long-ancient-aqueduct-found-at-givat-hamatos/148773
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/04/300-metre-long-ancient-aqueduct-at-givat-hamatos/
A Byzantine-era Psalm inscription (in Greek) from excavations at a monastery site in Hyrcania:
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-unearthing-ancient-faith-byzantine-greek.html https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/06/erroneous-ancient-prayer-of-david-text-unearthed-in-west-bank-monastery/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/byzantine-psalm-uncovered-at-hyrcania/?mqsc=E4155362&dk=ZE33O0ZF0
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11777-231003-hyrcania-monastery-inscription
More on that purported 'Hellenistic courtesan burial' from Israel:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2300-year-old-grave-in-israel-contains-remains-of-greek-courtesan-who-may-have-accompanied-alexander-the-greats-army
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-09-27/ty-article/israeli-archaeologists-may-have-found-first-ever-grave-of-ancient-greek-hetaira/0000018a-d615-d971-afbb-df37fc1f0000
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12596881/Is-Alexander-Greats-escort-Tomb-courtesan-seduced-Macedonian-king-discovered-2-300-years.html
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/10/06/news/world/2300-year-old-tomb-found-in-israel-with-potential-link-to-alexander-the-great/
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/a-greek-hetaira-in-hellenistic-jerusalem/
More on the Roman-era burials in Gaza:
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/hkvmo99x6
Feature on Hamoudi Khalaily's adventures in archaeology:
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/syya07dk6
Feature on a 1900 years bp child's garment found in the Cave of Letters back in the 1960s:
https://arkeonews.net/1900-year-old-childs-nightgown-with-intriguing-knots-found-in-the-cave-of-letters-in-the-judean-desert/
The Codex Sassoon is back in Israel:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-761846 https://www.timesofisrael.com/codex-sassoon-oldest-near-complete-hebrew-bible-in-israel-for-permanent-display/
Neolithic herders in Saudi Arabia used heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants, and pigments:
https://theconversation.com/stone-age-herders-transported-heavy-rock-tools-to-grind-animal-bones-plants-and-pigment-214838
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-stone-age-herders-heavy-tools.html https://phys.org/news/2023-10-analysis-tools-reveals-pigment-bone.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/05/plant-pigment-and-bone-processing-in-neolithic-northern-saudi-arabia/
cf:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0291085
I think we've mentioned these life-size Neolithic camel petroglyphs from Saudi Arabia before:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-and-beautifully-carved-life-size-camel-carvings-discovered-in-saudi-arabian-desert
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-life-size-images-extinct-camel-species.html https://arkeonews.net/mysterious-and-life-size-camel-carvings-have-been-found-in-saudi-arabian-desert/
cf:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352226723000557
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
An early Minoan burial of a woman with assorted grave goods from Sisi (Crete):
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/25/minoan-era-skeleton-crete/
Bones (Bronze Age?) found during sewer work in Limassol:
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/ancient-bones-excavated-at-limassols-tziamouda-area-photosvideo/
A 5th century BCE Scythian bone 'scepter' from Bulgaria:
https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/533159-2-500-year-old-scythian-sceptre-found-near-provadia
https://arkeonews.net/a-unique-bone-scythian-scepter-from-the-5th-century-bc-was-discovered-in-northeast-bulgaria/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68400
A 4th century intact painted tomb from Pontecagnano:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68440 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68456 https://www.stilearte.it/lavori-alla-rete-idrica-a-giugliano-scoperta-tomba-romana-con-due-sepolture-e-splendidi-affreschi-i-corredi-sono-intatti/
https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_ottobre_06/tomba-alessandrina-scoperta-in-campania-durante-uno-scavo-per-la-rete-idrica-6c9e3ed0-bde9-445a-99a5-753b16d6bxlk.shtml
A 2000 years bp life-sized statue of a woman dubbed the 'nymph of Tusculum':
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-exceptional-2000-year-old-marble-statue-1831004
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/05/exceptional-discovery-unveils-ancient-statue-of-a-nymph-in-frascati/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68418 https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/the-nymph-of-tusculum-beautiful-statue-linked-to-ancient-god-of-wine-discovered-in-rome/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68395
A 2000 years bp burial of a woman wearing a bronze bracelet from Ivry-sur-Seine:
https://www.newsweek.com/archeologists-2000-tomb-woman-bronze-bracelet-1828492
1st century CE Gallic burials from near Nauheim:
https://arkeonews.net/roman-era-total-of-46-early-settler-burials-discovered-in-germany/
Electoral graffiti inside a villa being excavated on the Via di Nola in Pompeii:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-29/electoral-inscriptions-discovered-in-pompeii-reveal-clientelism-and-political-corruption-in-ancient-rome.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12584519/Pompeiis-Parliament-Archaeologists-discover-electoral-inscriptions-ancient-house-caught-Mount-Vesuvius-devastating-eruption.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68418
An 1800 years bp Roman sarcophagus of an elite woman from necropolis in northern France:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/exceptional-1800-year-old-sarcophagus-unearthed-in-france-held-woman-of-special-status
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/05/1800-year-old-sarcophagus-unearthed-france/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11783-231005-france-roman-sarcoophagus
A pair of 1800 years bp 'cavalry swords' found by a metal detectorist in North Cotswolds:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/remarkable-roman-weapon-haul-discovered-27736452
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-swords-found-in-cotswolds-2364778 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-1800-year-old-roman-cavalry-swords-unearthed-in-england-180982970/
A 'battered' Roman-era skull with possible evidence of a brain tumour from a site in Spain:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/battered-roman-era-skull-with-signs-of-violent-trauma-and-a-possible-brain-tumor-unearthed-in-spain
Roman kilns from Colchester:
https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cbc-article/?id=KA-04492 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-66995231 https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23830455.roman-kilns-found-cymbeline-meadows-site-colchester/
Finds from various periods, but mostly Roman-era, from a necropolis in Alba Iulia:
https://www.stiripesurse.ro/unique-artifacts-for-roman-dacia-discovered-in-expansion-area-of-municipal-cemetery-in-alba-iulia_3082034.html
Overview of excavations at a Roman-era site in Finiq (Albania):
https://www.voxnews.al/english/aktualitet/germimet-ne-finiqin-antik-arkeologet-hedhin-drite-mbi-historine-ilire-i49414
Evidence of camelids in Cordoba during the Roman era:
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-presence-camelids-cordoba-roman-al-andalus.html
Metal detectorists found a Roman key by Greenwood Lake:
https://www.warwickadvertiser.com/home/metal-detectorist-discovers-unusual-artifact-at-greenwood-lake-MX2743068
Work on a bypass in Melton Mowbray has revealed the presence of a large Roman farm site:
https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/large-roman-farm-unearthed-on-route-of-new-melton-relief-road-4348344
Reviews of Emily Wilson's translation of the Iliad:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/classic-books/review-iliad-emily-wilson-luttwak/
https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/preserving-homers-magic https://www.phillyvoice.com/the-iliad-new-tanslation-emily-wilson-penn-professor-homer/
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/emily-wilson-iliad-translation-homer/675444/
https://www.deseret.com/2023/10/2/23900378/emily-wilson-iliad-translation-reviews
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231004-the-iliad-the-ultimate-story-about-war
https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/the-iliad-translated-emily-wilson-review-dazzling-clarity-perfect-modern-readers-2657793
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-assignment/episodes/36292c0e-0713-4b56-9f28-b08a014c84e6
https://www.themarysue.com/writer-who-made-history-with-her-translation-of-the-odyssey-moving-on-to-another-epic-tale/
... and a related comic:
https://xkcd.com/2837/
Review of Natalie Haynes, *Divine Might*:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/divine-might-by-natalie-haynes-review-ln77dr7bn
Review of Mary Beard, *Emperor of Rome*:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23828975.mary-beards-emperor-rome-review/
https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-glitz-and-gore-of-ancient-rome-20231003-p5e9fj
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/october-2023/the-layers-of-ancient-rome/
Review of a biography of Edith Hamilton:
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/american-classicist-review-edith-hamiltons-mt-olympus-dc7452b8
Review of Sarah Ruden, *Vergil: The Poet's Life*:
https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/10/gentle-genius/
Review of Adrian Goldsworthy, *Rome and Persia* and Tom Holland, *Pax*:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/books/review/rome-and-persia-adrian-goldsworthy-pax-tom-holland.html
Review of a pair of books on the Parthenon:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/29/contested-prospect-two-new-books-see-the-parthenon-through-the-eyes-of-a-legal-expert-and-a-lifelong-scholar-of-greek-history
Feature on children books in Latin and Greek:
https://currentpub.com/2023/10/04/childrens-classics-find-a-new-life-in-classical-languages/
Pondering the resurgence of Greco-Roman studies:
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/10/05/dialogue/ancient-greece/the-resurgence-of-greco-roman-studies-propaganda-or-learning/
Features on John Gilbert:
https://www.postnewsgroup.com/unearthing-history-the-remarkable-journey-of-john-wesley-gilbert/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/22/john-wesley-gilbert-first-african-american-archaeologist-athens/
Feature on the Royal Kurgan of Kerch tomb in Crimea:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/30/tomb-crimea-ancient-greek-architecture/
Feature on Carthage and war elephants:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-02/war-elephants-how-carthage-used-a-psychological-weapon-the-romans-failed-to-master.html
Feature on Theopetra Cave:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/17/theopetra-cave-greece-oldest-human-construction/
Feature on the Carranque Villa:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-07/forty-years-after-a-roman-villa-was-found-in-spain-its-owner-remains-unknown.html
Feature on the Naked Lady of Saliagos sculpture:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/18/oldest-cycladic-sculpture-lady-saliagos/
Feature on Herostratus:
https://bigthink.com/the-past/temple-artemis-herostratus-destroyed-ancient-world-wonder/
Feature on the Dispilio Tablet:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/25/dispilio-tablet-earliest-written-text-greece/
Feature on Minoan spice use/trade:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/04/minoans-imported-spices-asia/
OpEd on the Parthenon sculptures as 'shared cultural legacy':
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/this-culture-is-your-culture/
OpEd on the need to continue negotiations for the sculptures:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/26/after-shock-how-should-the-parthenon-marbles-negotiations-continue
Latest Pasts Imperfect newsletter:
https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-10523
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
A 24 000 years bp cave art site from the Cova Dones site in Spain:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cave-paintings-found-in-massive-cova-dones-spain-2365066
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/05/archaeologists-discover-24000-year-old-palaeolithic-art-site-in-eastern-spain
Evidence of human occupation in the coldest and driest upland areas of Spain during Paleolithic times:
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-prehistoric-people-occupied-upland-regions.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/11786-231006-iberia-ice-age
15 000 years bp evidence of funerary cannibalism from sites across northwest Europe:
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-oldest-evidence-human-cannibalism-funerary.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/europeans-cannibal-dead-loved-ones-b2425207.html
https://arkeonews.net/the-oldest-evidence-of-human-cannibalism-as-a-funerary-practice-in-europe/
9500 years bp evidence of basketry and 6200 years bp grass shoes from the Cueva de los Murcielagos in Spain:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/9500-year-old-baskets-and-6200-year-old-shoes-discovered-in-spanish-bat-cave
https://hyperallergic.com/848917/archaeologists-say-theyve-uncovered-europes-oldest-basketry/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-9500-year-old-woven-baskets-and-europes-oldest-sandals-180983001/
A study of ritual use of human remains during the Neolithic:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230921105725.htm
Overview of the ongoing dig at the 5000 years bp Carn Glas site:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gr38e61qlo
A 3000 years bp decorated stela from the funerary site of Las Capellanias:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-22/a-large-4000-year-old-necropolis-in-southern-spain-reveals-the-true-purpose-of-stelae.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/decorated-stela-found-in-the-3000-year-old-funerary-complex-of-las-capellanias/148785
2900 years bp steel tools from Portugal:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/2900-year-old-steel-tools-portugal/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440323000201?via%3Dihub https://arkeonews.net/analyses-of-a-2900-year-old-iron-chisel-from-portugal-revealed-surprisingly-high-quality-steel/
An intact Bronze Age pot from a dig near Ely:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66822204
A major megalith complex site in Spain's Huelva province:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/megalithic-complex-spain/
Evidence of an Iron Age port on the Baltic island of Gotska Sandon:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/iron-age-port-discovered-on-baltic-sea-island-of-gotska-sandon/148614
Iron Age evidence of iron working from Nesscliffe Hill:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-66890049
2000 years bp cremation burials from near Frondenberg:
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-2000-year-old-graves-burnt-human-remains-1827341
A metal detectorist in Norway came across a gold hoard of various items dating to 500 CE:
https://menafn.com/1107173083/A-Norwegian-Man-Stumbled-Upon-A-Trove-Of-Gold-Dating-To-The-Early-Middle-Ages-Including-A-Rare-Pendant-Depicting-The-Norse-God-Odin
The site where Otto I 'The Great' died has possibly been located:
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-may-have-discovered-the-site-where-otto-the-great-founder-of-the-holy-roman-empire-died/
Anglo Saxon burials with gender questions:
https://theconversation.com/the-burials-that-could-challenge-historians-ideas-about-anglo-saxon-gender-209163
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-burials-historians-ideas-anglo-saxon-gender.html
A Frankish warrior burial from near Ingelheim:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/early-medieval-warrior-found-buried-with-his-weapons-in-germany
Remains of a 10th century church from Erwitte (Germany):
https://arkeonews.net/an-unknown-church-with-a-special-floor-plan-discovered-in-erwitte-northwestern-germany/
A Viking-era horse bridle from melting Norwegian ice:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/exceedingly-rare-horse-bridle-discovered-in-melting-ice-in-norway-could-date-to-viking-age
Evidence the VIkings had glass windows:
https://apnews.com/article/viking-windows-glass-norsemen-danish-researchers-72b53296dd3c0786340f5ac59c240dfc
Evidence of a Viking-era settlement and later human remains from Viru-Nigula (Estonia):
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-viking-era-settlement-human-skeletons-1831504
Probable Viking-era bronze ornaments found by a Norwegian family using a metal detector to find a lost earring:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/norwegian-family-finds-1200-year-old-viking-treasure-while-searching-for-a-lost-earring-in-their-yard
https://arkeonews.net/family-looking-for-lost-gold-earring-finds-viking-age-artifacts-in-their-garden-on-the-island-of-jomfruland/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/family-in-norway-finds-viking-artifacts-with-metal-detector-180983024/
An early medieval carved stone figure dubbed the 'Govan Warrior' from a church site in Scotland:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/early-medieval-carved-stone-of-a-warrior-figure-found-in-glasgow/148620
A possible 'long lost' medieval palace site from Mantle Walls (Scotland):
https://www.newsweek.com/experts-excavate-high-status-medieval-building-lost-palace-1827475
A metal detectorist came across a large silver medieval brooch in Somerset (and it's on display):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66962615 https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/23829562.early-medieval-cheddar-brooch-display-taunton/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/giant-brooch-somerset-metal-detector-b2424713.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/03/rare-medieval-cheddar-brooch-display-somerset
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/68435
A 700 years bp coin depicting a Serbian king on one side and Jesus on the other from Bulgaria:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/700-year-old-coin-depicting-jesus-and-medieval-king-discovered-in-bulgaria
A 650 years bp shipboard cannon found off the coast of Sweden:
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1465/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1465/pub/1465/page/41/article/NaN
A Norfolk theatre believes it has found timber floorboards which might have been trodden by Shakespeare:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67007980 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/world/europe/william-shakespeare-stage-uk.html
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/oct/05/boards-trodden-by-shakespeare-found-under-floor-of-norfolk-guildhall
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23834797.kings-lynn-shakespeares-stage-found-ancient-guildhall/
Overview of excavations at Bannockburn's Wilson Mills:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66993846
More on the different origin of the Stonehenge Altar Stone:
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-stonehenge-upends-year-old-theory-discoveries.html
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/100-year-old-origin-theory-of-stonehenges-iconic-altar-stone-could-be-wrong-scientists-say
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5bvb/a-new-discovery-just-upended-what-we-know-about-stonehenges-mysterious-origin
More on 1400 years bp gold foil figures from a pagan temple site in Norway:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1400-year-old-gold-figures-depicting-norse-gods-unearthed-at-former-pagan-temple
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-treasures-depicting-norse-gods-unearthed-norway-pagan-temple/
More on the identity of who carved the Jelling Stone Runes:
https://arkeonews.net/using-3d-scanners-archaeologists-have-identified-the-person-who-carved-jelling-stone-runes/
More on medieval murder maps of England:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/10/05/university-of-cambridge-medieval-murder-maps/
A survey is underway at the site where the Le Catillon II coin hoard was found back in 2012:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-67019927
Collapse concerns for Piercefield House:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/16/welsh-mansion-that-inspired-wordsworth-and-coleridge-on-the-verge-of-collapse
Feature on things found during HS2 construction over the past while:
https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/amazing-archaeology-britain-hs2/
Evidence that Lucerne is 2400 years older than previously thought:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/lucerne-is-2-400-years-older-than-previously-thought/48842254
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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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100 Kofun-era bronze mirrors from a burial mound in Sakurai:
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15005040 https://arkeonews.net/more-than-100-bronze-mirrors-found-at-sakurai-chausuyama-burial-mound-in-japan/
A major (possibly) 'pre urban' mass cemetery (5300 years bp or so) in Gujarat:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66562257 https://www.dawn.com/news/1779749/discovery-of-massive-indus-valley-burial-site-in-gujarat-puzzles-scientists
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Remains of a Maya palace (400 BCE) at Kabah:
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-1500-year-old-palace-ancient-maya-city-1826679
A Lima culture tomb on the Great Pyramid at Huaca Pucllana:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/tomb-found-on-great-pyramid-at-huaca-pucllana/148524
A Middle Preclassic Maya painted vault lid from Ek Balam:
https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/descubren-una-tapa-de-boveda-pintada-clave-para-descifrar-la-historia-de-la-acropolis-de-ek-balam
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-lid-ancient-vault-snake-symbol-maya-palace-1827482
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/painted-vault-lid-found-depicting-a-serpent-and-the-underworld/148540
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11743-230914-maya-vault-stone
A Late Classic Maya nose ring made from human bone from Palenque:
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