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explorator 25.12 July 10, 2022
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You can read explorator online at:

https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/


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

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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A jawbone found in Spain may be evidence of the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe (to date):

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-oldest-european-human-fossil-possibly.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/08/jawbone-found-in-spain-could-be-oldest-european-human-fossil
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/ancient-jawbone-could-give-glimpse-europes-earliest-humans-2022-07-08/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/researchers-in-spain-find-jawbone-believed-to-be-europes-oldest-human-fossil/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711658 https://elpais.com/ciencia/2022-07-08/hallada-en-atapuerca-la-cara-del-hominido-mas-antiguo-de-europa.html
https://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science/oldest-european-human-fossil-possibly-found-in-spain/article
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220708-oldest-european-human-fossil-possibly-found-in-spain
https://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2022/07/08/archaeologia-first-european-face-found-in-spain_7d23f934-f67c-4116-8302-9be71f405132.html

More on the redating of australophithecines from Sterkfontein Caves:

https://www.livescience.com/news/south-african-fossils-may-rewrite-history-of-human-evolution/

Not sure where to put this bit of experimental archaeology recreating (easily, apparently) stone tools:

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-early-stone-tools-rocket-science.html ============================================================
AFRICA
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Feature on the Norman kings of Africa:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/norman-kings-africa-podcast-levi-roach/
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================
Feature on the distinctive style of ancient Egyptian art:

https://www.livescience.com/why-ancient-egyptian-art-2d/

Feature on some Egyptian funeral boats on display:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/117480/Ancient-Egyptian-funeral-boat-displayed-in-Mummification-Museum-in-Luxor

Antiquities thieves are being blamed for the necessity to tear down the 19th century Tawfiq Pasha Andraos Palace n Cairo:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1917806/art-culture

A project to restore the Monastery and Church of the Virgin Mary (4th century CE and beyond) is complete:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/471172.aspx

The Tanis collection will be replacing the Tut artifacts taken from the museum in Tahrir:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/117352/Rare-Tanis-Collection-to-replace-Tutankhamun%E2%80%99s-possessions-in-Egyptian-Museum

Excavating a 'forgotten' Sassanid-era fortress in southwest Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474412/Archaeologists-in-southwest-Iran-excavate-forgotten-fortress

Agricultural work has severely damaged a site associated with the Chamshir Dam in southwest Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474343/Sassanid-Islamic-site-severely-damaged-by-agricultural-work

More on that Sassanid fire temple find from northeastern Iran:

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/middleeast/top-stories/archaeologists-unearth-great-sassanid-fire-temple-in-northeast-iran/ar-AAZ1a4T
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10667-220706-iran-fire-temple

The 'oldest' Iranian tombstone written with Kufic calligraphy has gone on display:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/474312/Oldest-Iranian-tombstone-bearing-Kufic-script-goes-on-show

Feature on Amal al Kaseem's work documenting damaged sites in Syria:

https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2022/07/amal-al-kassem-a-syrian-archaeologist-working-in-germany/

I think we mentioned the Christian artifacts found during restoration of an ISIL-damaged church in Mosul:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-relics-discovered-during-restoration-of-ancient-iraqi-church-damaged-by-isis/

8200 years bp bone needles from the Yesilova and Yassitepe mound sites in Turkiye:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/8200-year-old-needles-found-in-turkeys-izmir

A 3800 years bp cylinder seal from Turkey's Tepebag Mound excavations:

https://arkeonews.net/a-3800-year-old-cylinder-seal-was-discovered-at-turkeys-tepebag-mound-excavations/

An 8000 years bp Yarmukian 'mother goddess' from Sha'ar HaGolan:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711462

Pondering the identification of 'mother goddesses' in various Near Eastern contexts:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/mothers-goddesses-and-fertility/

On the origins of Yahweh worship:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/yahweh-god-origins-israel/

Latest finds from the Huqoq Excavation Project is a mosaic which may depict Deborah and Jael:

https://uncnews.unc.edu/2022/07/05/excavations-by-unc-chapel-hill-archaeologist-reveal-first-known-depictions-of-two-biblical-heroines-episode-in-ancient-jewish-art/
https://phys.org/news/2022-07-excavations-reveal-depictions-biblical-heroines.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/earliest-known-depictions-of-deborah-yael-revealed-at-5th-century-galilee-synagogue/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/07/06/1600-year-old-mosaic-depicting-biblical-heroines-found-in-ancient-israeli-synagogue/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10673-220708-huqoq-synagogue-mosaic

A possible 'decipherment' of a 3500 years bp Canaanite 'curse tablet' from Jerusalem (not the Mt Ebal one, but the same translator):

https://www.timesofisrael.com/3500-year-old-stone-is-inscribed-with-curse-on-jerusalem-governor-claims-professor/
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/archeology/1657137448-earliest-inscription-from-jerusalem-s-city-of-david-deciphered
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/07/07/earliest-inscription-from-jerusalems-city-of-david-deciphered/

cf: https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2022/07/08/chris-rollston-responds-to-gershon-galil-a-guest-post/

Some 3500 years bp pots found at Tel Esur have been reassembled:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-07/04/content_78303683.htm

The Tel Gezer site had to contend with a fire this week:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tel-gezer-archaeological-site-said-scorched-by-brush-fire/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-07-05/ty-article/.premium/ancient-ruins-survive-wildfire-at-tel-gezer-national-park/00000181-cd31-db80-a9b7-ed3765ed0000
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/tel-gezer-archaeological-site-caught-in-blaze-no-major-damage-reported/2022/07/05/

... started accidentally by a farmer:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711254

More on that 1200 years bp mosque find:

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/rahat-estate-mosque-10973.html

Another report of Israeli soldiers 'invading' Sebastia:

https://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-invade-sebastia-2/

4000 years bp artifacts from the UAE are suggesting much trade with Mesopotamian cultures:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/2022/07/04/new-artefacts-offer-glimpse-into-uae-life-more-than-4000-years-ago/
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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================
A pre-Neolithic site from Cyprus with assorted finds:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/08/akamas-peninsula-test-site-excavation-raises-new-questions/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/08/a-new-pre-neolithic-archeological-site-on-the-island-borderland/

A cluster of 35 late Bronze Age burials from Torre Guaceto (all coverage Italian):

https://www.loradibrindisi.it/2022/07/torre-guaceto-scoperte-altre-20-tombe/ https://www.brindisireport.it/attualita/scoperte-20-nuove-tombe-riserva-torre-guaceto.html
https://www.brindisisera.it/dettaglio.asp?id_dett=44980&id_rub=133 https://gds.it/speciali/viaggi/2022/07/09/nuove-tombe-e-reperti-in-riserva-torre-guaceto-e02ba51d-a028-4e42-bc2f-7a09bf87e158/
https://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/cronaca/22_luglio_09/scavi-torre-guaceto-portate-luce-35-tombe-cremazione-4ae5da16-ff5a-11ec-8024-fcf73b16689c.shtml

13 burials dating to the 5th century BCE from near Amorosi (Italian):

https://www.anteprima24.it/benevento/ritrovamento-tombe-valle-telesina-dibattito-studiosi/

Latest from the excavations of the fortified site of Bushat (Albania) still hasn't figured out why the site was abandoned:

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C92683%2Carchaeologists-uncover-new-secrets-lost-ancient-city.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10669-220707-albania-fortified-city

A 2000 years bp Roman necropolis from the northern Gaza Strip:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/07/2000-year-old-roman-tomb-found-northern-gaza

Remains of a Roman road and wall (and an 18th century crypt and maybe more) from a dig on the Univeristy of Gloucestershire's new campus development:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/roman-remains-ancient-crypt-unearthed-7303014

Digging a a Roman-period dwelling site at Porth y Rhaw (Wales) is continuing (perhaps because of the threat of coast erosion?):

https://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/news/20265422.dyfed-archaeological-trust-races-uncover-forts-secrets/
https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/20265422.dyfed-archaeological-trust-races-uncover-forts-secrets/

Construction in Hatay has revealed a Roman villa site with a nice geometric mosaic floor:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/roman-villa-mosaic-uncovered-in-southern-turkey-during-construction

I think we mentioned (last year) these underwater finds (a Roman shipwreck) from Paleokastro:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/07/roman-port-discovered-under-sea-off-crete/

More on that residue analysis study and what it reveals about Roman winemaking:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/05/a-multidisciplinary-approach-regarding-the-analyses-of-wine-amphorae/
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/07/veni-vidi-vintage-roman-jars-shed-light-on-ancient-winemaking.html
https://www.zmescience.com/science/three-jars-have-been-lying-on-the-seabed-for-centuries-now-they-are-teaching-us-about-roman-wines/

More on the find of the missing head of a Hercules sculpture from the Antikythera shipwreck:

https://www.livescience.com/antikythera-mechanism-shipwreck-new-artifacts

More on the DNA analysis of a couple of the victims of Vesuvius:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/scientists-have-fully-sequenced-the-dna-of-a-pompeii-victim-for-the-first

More on the V&A reuniting a head of Eros with the sarcophagus in Turkiye it was taken from:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/historical-artifact-from-ad-250-returns-to-turkiye-after-140-years/2628092
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10672-220708-turkey-sidamara-sarcophagus

Latest search from Peperikon (haven't heard about it in a while) is regarding a temple of Dionysus:

https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/292389-za-bistra-115-arheolozi-tarsyat-ranniya-hram-na-dionis-na-perperikon

A 7th century Picene warrior helmet from a chariot burial in Cornaldo has been restored:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64521

Some 4th century purple and gold fabric from the paleochristian necropolis at Autun has been restored:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64527

Plans for excavations at a house in Pompeii revealed in the 1950s and associated with magical rites (Italian):

https://www.ildenaro.it/archeologia-a-pompei-si-torna-a-scavare-nel-complesso-dei-riti-magici/

Plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Riace Bronzes:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/07/07/riace-bronzes-to-be-celebrated-on-50th-anniversary-of-discovery_6b8ee26e-2766-4f23-8e4c-74a89550287f.html
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2022/07/07/riace-bronzes-to-be-celebrated-on-50th-anniversary-of-discovery_a18715fa-b165-4825-bf8d-9cfb47e658e4.html

Those Roman busts found during HS2 construction at Stoke Mandeville are on display:

https://www.discoverbucksmuseum.org/whats-on/first-chance-to-see-incredible-roman-busts/

Plans for a probable Roman site dig in Stallingborough prior to construction of a transport fuels facility:

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/land-stallingborough-dug-up-expose-7286787

Big bucks allocated to try to get Durres amphitheatre UNESCO Heritage status:

https://exit.al/en/2022/07/08/aadf-allocates-500-million-for-durres-amphitheatre-unesco-application/

Something about Christina Rosenvinge and Sappho:

https://elpais.com/babelia/2022-07-09/la-safo-de-christina-rosevinge-se-queda-en-tierra-de-nadie.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-07-06/safo-una-estrella-del-rock-de-la-grecia-antigua-reencarnada-en-christina-rosenvinge.html

An ancient olive grove year Delphi was damaged by fire this week:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/05/ancient-olive-grove-greece-delphi-fire/

The Amathus underwater park was officially inaugurated:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/09/karousos-takes-a-dive-as-amathus-underwater-park-inaugurated/

Feature on a 2nd century amulet created to avert plague found in London:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/08/greek-roman-era-london-amulet-plague/

Feature on Roman London:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/discover-roman-london/144044

Feature on the Snake Monument in Petra:

https://www.albawaba.com/node/1482919

Feature on some 20-sided Roman dice:

https://mymodernmet.com/roman-20-sided-icosahedron-dice/

Feature on some advice from Aristotle:

https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/aristotles-11-guidelines-for-living-a-good-life/

Feature on Christian churches being built on the site of Greek temples:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/06/churches-christian-ancient-greek-temple/

Feature on a recreation of the statue of Zeus at Olympia:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/07/zeus-statue-ancient-olympia-replica/

Feature on Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/the-extraordinary-tale-of-hadrians-wall-men-have-been-deified-for-trifles-compared-with-this-admirable-structure-245131

Feature on Smyrna:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/06/history-ancient-greek-city-smyrna/

... and Syedra:

https://arkeonews.net/the-very-unknown-ancient-city-of-the-mediterranean-syedra/

... and Argos:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/07/07/features/argos-a-visit-to-the-oldest-city-in-mainland-europe/

Feature on Midas:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/06/myth-king-midas/

Feature on the 'sleeping giant' of Naxos:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/03/the-mystery-of-the-sleeping-giant-in-naxos-greece-photos/

Hyping the technology which could produce replicas of the Parthenon Sculptures:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/science/elgin-marbles-3d-print.html https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1188642/new-tech-to-bring-back-ancient-sculptures/

Feature on Louis-Francois-Sebastien Fauvel:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/05/fauvel-frenchman-vied-elgin-parthenon-marbles/

More on Boris Johnson advocating for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures back in 1986:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jul/03/letters-show-how-boris-johnson-backed-return-of-parthenon-marbles
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/07/03/news/world/revealed-in-1986-letters-to-greek-minister-boris-johnson-denounced-uk-government-for-not-returning-parthenon-marbles/
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/letters-reveal-boris-johnson-once-called-for-the-return-of-the-parthenon-marbles/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-july-4-2022-2141318
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Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/ ============================================================
EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================
A study of burials from Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (excavated in the 1930s) suggests that human bones were used to make pendants as long ago as 8200 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-human-bones-pendants-stone-age.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X22001511?via%3Dihub
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/human-bones-used-as-prehistoric-jewellery/144051
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/06/human-bones-used-for-making-pendants-in-the-stone-age/

Study suggests Camelina crops may have been more important than previous thought in Armenia 8000-6000 years bp:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220705162203.htm

A cist burial of undetermined date from Gwynned:

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/ancient-cist-grave-could-thousands-24401688
https://north.wales/news/gwynedd/archaeologists-find-prehistoric-cist-during-criccieth-school-pre-development-38428.html
https://www.thenational.wales/environment/20257490.gwynedd-archaeologists-find-prehistoric-cist-criccieth-school-pre-development/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10674-220708-wales-prehistoric-cist

The conscience of some grave robbers have helped shed light on 2300 years bp Celtic cultures in Poland and Ukraine:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-07-03/ty-article/archaeologists-reveal-celtic-rites-culture-in-ancient-ukraine/00000181-c3f4-dcfd-a797-dbfea5e60000

An Iron Age site (with remains of roundhouses and animal sacrifices) dating to about 100 years before the arrival of the Romans in Dorset:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711126 https://www.archaeology.org/news/10666-220706-dorset-iron-age https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/07/2000-year-old-human-remains-and-animal-sacrifices-found-in-dorset/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10666-220706-dorset-iron-age

Possible roundhouse and other Iron Age remains from the future site of a Northumberland Line station:

https://www.newcastleworld.com/news/iron-age-remains-found-at-new-northumberland-line-station-site-3754061

A 1600 years bp Anglo-Saxon cemetery featuring a speared man and an elite woman:

https://www.livescience.com/pagan-anglo-saxon-cemetery-uk

A study of remains from a 12th century Cistercian monastery in Norway:

https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-medieval-history-religion/monks-had-to-remain-silent-whilst-they-ate-so-they-invented-a-sign-language/2036858
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10664-220705-norway-medieval-monks

Bones and pottery from a 14th century friary dig at Inverkeithing:

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/20254764.inverkeithing-secrets-14th-century-friary-uncovered-dig-finds-bones-pottery-remains/

More on 7000 years bp grave goods from the Netherlands causing a rethink of gender roles:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2022/06/research-into-grave-goods-sheds-new-light-on-traditional-roles
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/06/research-into-grave-goods-sheds-new-light-on-traditional-roles/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10663-220705-gender-grave-goods

More on the work being done at Arthur's Stone (which is a 5000 years bp Neolithic tomb linked to Arthur at some point):

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-archaeologists-tomb-linked-king-arthur.html https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20256495.archaeologists-will-dig-herefordshire-tomb-first-time/
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1024/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/1024/pub/1024/page/75/article/NaN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10979955/Archaeologists-carry-dig-King-Arthurs-tomb.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-arthurs-tomb-dig-to-unearth-secrets-of-ancient-britain-nbctbvdc5
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/arthurs-stone-archaeology/ https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/04/archaeologists-carry-out-first-dig-at-tomb-linked-to-king-arthur/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-begin-first-ever-excavation-of-king-arthurs-tomb-180980362/

More on the Bronze Age axe from Slovakia:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64512

More on that Bronze Age spearhead from near Cirencester:

https://the-past.com/news/bronze-age-spearhead-found-near-cirencester/

More on medieval prayer beads made from salmon vertebrae found at Lindisfarne:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/first-ever-example-of-prayer-beads-from-medieval-britain-discovered-by-archaeologists/ar-AAYSVfq
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10660-220701-lindisfarne-prayer-beads

More on the possible burial site of Harald 'Bluetooth' Gormsson:

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7791/Artykul/2993429,Grave-of-famous-Viking-king-found-in-Poland-report

More on the wreck of the Gloucester:

https://the-past.com/news/historic-royal-shipwreck-found-off-norfolk-coast/

More on the dig at the Glenlivet distillery site:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/glenlivet-archaeologists-track-scottish-whisky-story-from-the-black-market-to-global-export/ar-AAZ05oq?ocid=BingNewsSearch
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4510438/how-speyside-whisky-became-legal/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10668-220706-scotland-legal-distillery

More on the stone circle found within Castilly Henge:

https://the-past.com/news/stone-circle-discovered-inside-cornwall-henge/

A drone survey suggests there are plenty of new sites to be dug up in the Yorkshire Dales:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/archaeological-drone-surveys-in-the-yorkshire-dales-uncover-previously-unknown-henges-prehistoric-villages-and-medieval-farms-3756551

Calls for preservation of Xs and Os in Santiago de Compostela:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/04/spain-santiago-de-compostela-noughts-and-crosses

The restored Elizabethan kitchen at Athelhampton is open to the public:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-62094475

Plans for a survey of Selby Park (York) prior to a station upgrade:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-62012412

Paywalled item on the remains of a Visigoth aristocrat:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/visigoth-lord-rescued-1-500-years-too-late-386r7t8tv

A Bronze Age hoard from Wales has been declared treasure:

https://the-past.com/news/welsh-bronze-age-hoard-declared-treasure/

On restoring ancient irrigation systems in Spain:

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220615094944228

OpEddish on the importance of medieval history:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/04/medieval-history-important/

Feature on Viking sunstones:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/sunstones-the-viking-navigation-crystals/144085

Feature on the Uist Unearthed project:

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/4480587/uist-unearthed-vr-archaeology-project-edinburgh/

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Archaeology in Europe News:

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

Medievalists.net:

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

Viking Archaeology Blog:

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

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ============================================================
1100+ late Shang/early Western Han burials from Sichuan:

https://ukranews.com/en/news/864053-over-1-100-ancient-tombs-discovered-in-china-s-sichuan

14 Eastern Han/Tang Dynasty burials from Hunan:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-07/09/content_78314466.htm https://english.news.cn/20220709/ca9f45a3ae124f729f6fc9128d035de9/c.html https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1270124.shtml

I think we mentioned thise three Yangshao Culture tile shards from Xi'an:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-07/05/content_78305718.htm

Burials of Xianbei nobles (1st century CE?) from Mongolia:

https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/300372

... and the ruins of Hulagu Khan's summer palace (13th century CE):

https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/300439 https://arkeonews.net/remains-of-the-summer-palace-of-genghis-khans-grandson-hulagu-khan-found-in-eastern-turkey/

More on the reuniting of pieces of a bronze statue from the Sanxindui dig:

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-daily/ancient-statue-remnants-reunited-b2111282.html

Feature on the Sanxingdui dig (bad headline):

https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-this-major-archaeological-find-mean-fairies-should-be-taken-seriously

... and a feature on 'behind the scenes' stuff there too:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-09/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDY2OTI4/index.html

Feature on the Epic of Manas:

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202207/04/WS62c22ee7a310fd2b29e6a174.html

Evidence of an ancient Khmer inscription on a doorway in the Ta Men temple:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501105892/ancient-script-discovered-at-ta-men-temple/

Concerns for a 'neglected' medieval Mahishasuramardhini sculpture in Prakasam:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-this-major-archaeological-find-mean-fairies-should-be-taken-seriously

Feature on the Sannati Buddhist site:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sannati-ancient-buddhist-site-finally-in-focus-after-20-years/article65619746.ece/amp/

Again the ASI is clarifying that there weren't any 'locked chambers containing idols' at the Taj Mahal:

https://freepresskashmir.news/2022/07/04/no-temple-existed-on-taj-mahal-site-no-locked-chambers-containing-idols-asi/

Neolithic (?) finds from a cave site in Kazakhstan:

https://astanatimes.com/2022/07/kazakh-scientists-discover-stone-age-artifacts-in-countrys-oldest-cave/

Feature on a dig in Azerbaijan associated with the 'Lalapa phenomenon' for the 4th millennium BCE:

https://www.azernews.az/nation/196508.html

Ongoing concerns for Afghanistan's cultural heritage under the Taliban:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1921261/world

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
A study of the teeth of 13 early South Australian colonists is shedding light on their origins:

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-tooth-isotopes-window-south-australia.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220706092907.htm https://www.newswise.com/articles/tooth-isotopes-offer-window-into-south-australias-early-colonial-history

Concerns for Aboriginal sites at a proposed golf course on Kangaroo Island:

https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/7807052/aboriginal-archaeology-at-the-proposed-cliffs-golf-course/?cs=356

A campaign to preserve some 40 000 years bp petroglyphs in Western Australia:

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-indigenous-australian-activists-ancient-art.html ============================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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Coverage of a dig at the 19th century Concord Quarters site (an enslaved peoples' quarters) in Natchez:

https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2022/07/history-unearthed-concord-slave-quarters-archaeology-study-natchez

An update on the Abbie Gardner Cabin Historic site dig (Iowa):

https://www.exploreokoboji.com/news/news-stories/archaeological-dig-continues-near-abbie-gardner-cabin

Searching for evidence of schools for Indigenous children at the Fort Vancouver site:

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/jul/05/archaeology-students-aim-to-determine-if-fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-was-used-for-schools/
https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/state/archaeology-students-aim-to-determine-if-fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-was-used-for-schools/article_0479fa92-104a-5a31-b9b4-2103987adefc.html

Interesting 33 star Civil War era US flag on display in Rhode Island:

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/civil-war-era-flag-portsmouth-new-hampshire/

Fire has destroyed a 17th century hotel on Nantucket:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/us/nantucket-fire-veranda-house-hotel/index.html

cf; https://www.nantucketresortcollection.com/veranda-house/

Feature on the Newark Earthworks:

https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2022/07/10/lepper-newark-earthworks-fascinated-archaeologists-more-than-century/7811874001/

Feature on connections between Angel Mounds and Ohio's Hopewell culture:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/2022/07/10/mound-builders-indiana-site-may-have-connection-ohio-hopewell/7808733001/

Feature on some historic postcards from the Adirondacks:

https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2022/07/historic-postcards.html

Feature on the ongoing dig at Mammoth Cave:

https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/digging-deep-archaeology-team-uncovers-mammoth-caves-past/article_c2a39c78-795a-5b1e-91c6-df0746a5191c.html

Not sure about this one: remains of an "ancient, archaeological Native American child" apparently tossed from a vehicle in Colorado:

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/decayed-remains-found-in-disappointment-valley-belonged-to-ancient-archaeological-native-american-child

More on the campaign to save Jamestown:

https://www.pilotonline.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-jamestown-flooding-0709-20220709-rla5ffyqynem3if6w6hbgnaz2u-story.html

The July issue of the Aztlander Magazine of the Americas:

https://aztlander.wordpress.com/2022/07/08/aztlander-magazine-of-the-americas-3/
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
More on that Chimu wooden sculpture from Chan Chan:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/07/07/ancient-sculpture-peru-ritual-human-sacrifice-discovered
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-wooden-sculpture-chan-chan-peru-1234633657/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/117481/Fully-preserved-Chim%C3%BA-statue-found-in-Chan-Chan-Peru

Study suggests the Palace of Palenque originally had a red roof:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/palace-of-palenque-roof-was-originally-painted-red/144056

I think we mentioned this dig in Mexico city featuring four Early Colonial period child burials:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/aztecs-burials-reveals-new-insights-into-life-during-the-colonial-period/144065

On laser scans revealing assorted Amazon sites:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/amazon-river-casarabe-lidar/

Feature on GSU's (or is it UC San Diego? or both) project studying the coastal Maya in Quintana Roo:

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-secrets-ancient-coastal-maya.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/958211 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/treasure-trove-of-artefacts-gives-new-insights-into-coastal-maya/144071
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/08/unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-ancient-coastal-maya/

cf: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564894.2022.2061652

Feature on Nazca aqueduct technology:

https://www.laprensalatina.com/advanced-aqueduct-technology-sustained-perus-ancient-nazca-culture/

Feature on Hernan Cortes:

https://www.livescience.com/39238-hernan-cortes-conqueror-of-the-aztecs.html -----
Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:

https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/ ============================================================
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ============================================================
Pondering where Attila the Hun is buried:

https://www.livescience.com/where-is-attila-the-hun-buried/

The story of a fake Chagall:


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