Archaeology News

New Geology study raises questions about long-held theories of human evolution . Eurekalert Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics among Early Mexico Inhabitants, New DNA Study Shows . The University of Texas at Austin Archaic Native Americans built massive Louisiana mound in less than 90 days, research confirms . Washington University in St Louis Archaeologists Investigate Secrets of Maya Collapse in Belize . Popular Archaeology Magna Carta: is it relevant today ? Medievaslists.net Herod blockbuster puts control of West Bank site into spotlight . The Art Newspaper 2,000-year-old road uncovered at Croes Atti development site in Oakenholt, Flint . The Flintshire Chronicle Digital dig: The scanning technology revolutionising archaeology . BBC Short overview of wine in Georgia . Heritage Daily Clovis culture comet catastrophe is a myth . Past Horizons

Prehistoric humans not wiped out by comet, says researchers . Eurekalert Recovering the 'city below the one we've lost' . The Press Harvard Uses 3-D Printing to Replicate Ancient Statue . Time Style Delancey Park Neolithic grave protection plan submitted . BBC More discoveries at Djehuty's tomb in Luxor . Ahram Online War a money-spinner for rank-and-file soldiers in Late Middle Ages . Heritage Daily

UK archaeologist helps unearth artifacts from infamous Hatfield and McCoy feud . The Lane Report Mali locals save ancient manuscripts from destruction . Examiner   "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools . SBWire Archaeologists strike 'massive' find under Isaac Theatre Royale . 3News   Archaeologist Uncovers Clues To Ancient Roman Vineyard . Italy Mag   Sealing Norse Greenlanders’ fate ? World Archaeology   Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery. Past Horizons

Erosion damaging Scots archaeological sites . Sctosman Ancient gold wreath unearthed . IOL Artifacts discovered on Isles of Shoals . Seacoast online Research Team Investigates Demise of Neanderthals in Spain . Popular Archaeology   Archaeologists find ancient Chinese arrowhead in western Japan . The Japan Daily Press   China conducting closed research into ancient Korean dynasty . The Hankyoreh   Illegal metal detecting in Warminster area causes concern . Heritage Daily   New study sheds light on the origin of the European Jewish population . Heritage Daily   Pottery grave goods tell us about life . Science Nordic

Ancient Egyptian Mummy's Elaborate Hairstyle Recreated In 3D . Huffington Post Two skeletons found in Wadham back quad . Cherwell FIRST EVER portrait of a woman was carved into a tusk of a woolly mammoth (and it's smaller than a thumb) . Mail Online Aerial snow photos help archaeologists explore Wales' landscape . BBC Ten papers to look forward to at the International Medieval Congress 2013 . Medievalists.net War a money-spinner in Late Middle Ages . Past Horizons

Earliest Evidence Of Chocolate In North America Seen In Bowls That Date Back 1,200 Years . Huffington Post New dinosaur fossil challenges bird evolution theory . University of Southampton Ovarian tumor, with teeth and a bone fragment inside, found in a Roman-age skeleton . Eurekalert 'Invisible' Filipino history in Annapolis documented by UMD researchers . Eurekalert Ancient petroglyphs found in Mexico . Yahoo News Loom weights reveal existence of weaving since 2,500 years ago . Hurriyet Daily News Archaeologists Excavate Early Bronze Age City of Greater Megiddo . Popular Archaeology Fossil human traces line to modern Asians . BBC Family footwear find shows new side to Roman military. Physorg The Solar Map Project – recording the Ita letra . Past Horizons Indian Buddhism: Birch-bark treasures . Heritage Daily

Gaza naval police excavate archaeological site off the Gaza coast . Middle East Monitor Dublin archaeological digs to be catalogued online . RTE News Shifting Sands On Cumberland Island National Seashore Reveal Remains Of Mid-1800s Shipwreck . National Parks Traveler Possible Richard III discovery sparks controversy. CBS News New 2-million-year-old fossil fox found in Sterkfontein . Mail Guardian Staffordshire County Council to lift lid on Cannock Chase Great War history . Heritage Daily A French-Peruvian-Spanish Team Discovers a Chamber in Machu Picchu . Heritage Daily Albanian frescoes sustain irreversible damage . Past Horizons

Archaeological park at the Mesa Grande Ruins opens . ABC15 "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Advanced Carpentry Methods in Ancient Architecture . SBWire A relative from the Tianyuan Cave . Science Codex William Caxton’s Contributions to the English Language and Books and Libraries. Medievalists.net Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth ? Past Horizons

Cultural center at Mesa Grande Ruins explores large Hohokam settlement abandoned in the 1400s .The Republic Archaeology Dept seeks correct details from Lankan mission . Daily News Cylinder of Cyrus the Great Makes Its U.S. Debut . Popular Archaeology   Archeologists revise image of ancient Celts . DW   3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck . Physorg    The Sack of Viking Limerick . Medievalists.net   Privacy hedges date back to the Iron Age . Science Nordic

Online archaeological Archives Include Architectural Plan for Church of the Holy Sepulchre . The algemeiner Colosseum restoration yields frescoes, graffiti . The Star 5000-year-old cave art in dating milestone . The Telegraph 'They would have been a bit scratchy': The ceramic 'gaming pieces' that new research claims were a Roman equivalent to loo roll . Mail online Search for lost Spitfires ends in failure for treasure hunters . The Telegraph Tsoukalis Tracks Down Stolen Antiquities . Greek Reporter Smithsonian Showcases Ancient Chinese Artifacts . Popular Archaeology Stunning figurine represents high ranking Zapotec . Past Horizons

Scotland:Storms Reveal Iron Age Skeleton . Live Science Dolls and Ancient Games at Pella Museum . greek Reporter Tunisia: Marzouki Inaugurates Exhibition of 93 Recovered Archaeological Objects . All Africa Minoans Warlike? Ancient Crete Civilization Not As Peaceful As Once Thought, Archaeologist Says. Huffington Post Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Greek Trade Center in Bulgaria . Popular Archaeology Anaphrodisiac Charms in the Nordic Middle Ages: Impotence, Infertility, and Magic . Medievaslists.net

4,000-year-old shaman's stones discovered near Boquete, Panama . eurekalert War was central to Europe’s first civilisation - contrary to popular belief . The University of Sheffield Indians inhabited Australia 4 000 years ago, study shows . Mail Guardian Lanka's Titanic: Ancient ship found near Godavaya . Emirates 247 Archaeology: Where is it going ? Heritage Daily Israel museum to exhibit reconstructed tomb in world’s first exhibition on biblical King Herod . The Washington Post

Archaeological finds reveal ancient Balkan civilizations . Setimes Lingjiatan Archaeology Made Important Breakthroughs . Cnanhui Must Farm and the First Settlement of the Fens . BBC Archaeologists begin searching for historical artifacts at downtown Fort Myers site . News Press What did our ancestors look like ? Eurekalert Roman era graffiti found on Colosseum . The Telegraph Where Did The Ancient Xiongnu Get Their Gold ? C&EN Death, Narrative and Understanding the Viking Mind . Heritage Daily Statues from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” Found . Heritage Daily Infanticide in paradise ? Past Horizons

Archaeological work delays completion of highway in Bulgaria . The Sofia Globe Trimontium archaeological finds celebrated . BBC Archaeological feast: Heap of ancient cattle bones discovered . Science Ancient Pompeians Could Go Upstairs to Pee . Live Science 2,000-Year-Old Treasure Discovered In Black Sea Fortress . yahoo news 'Exceptional' find of Roman statues linked to poet Ovid . BBC Ancient floor not seen for 10,000 years . Cyprus Mail Archaeologists Find Clues to Viking Mystery . Spiegel Online Restoring a Buddhist Monastery on the Trans-Himalaya Salt Route . Past Horizons

How to recreate the hairstyle of Rome's Vestal Virgins: Hairdressing archaeologist 'reverse engineers' the ancient 'do . Mail Online Archaeologists unearth five ancient tombs on Luxor's west bank. Ahram Online 3,500-year-old remains of man found in Vietnam . Firstpost Archaeologists Explore a Frontier Area of Ancient Italy. Popular Archaeology   Who deforested Central Africa: Man or climate ? Heritage Daily

Chilean Archaeologists and Environmentalists Fight Dakar Rally . IPS Clay pot fragments reveal early start to cheese-making, a marker for civilization. Princeton University Did Romans dump the remains of their dead children with their rubbish? Grisly discoveries reveal unsympathetic attitudes . Mail Online The Teotihuacans exhumed their dead and dignified them with make-up . e! Science News Native Americans smoked at least 1150 years ago . Spectroscopy Now Uruk – 5000 Years of the Megacity . Past Horizons

Discovery of ancient breweries offers clues of primitive lifestyle . The Washington post Station continues to unearth the past. Specification line Athenian 'snake goddess' is a mystery — she's also homeless . NBCnews Modern Medicine Has Roots in 2,200-Year-Old Tuscan Shipwreck . Medical Daily Voluntary slavery? Ancient Egyptians paid a monthly fee to become temple slaves . House of Wisdom Archaeologists discover Augustan-era sculptures near Rome . Ansa.it Keeping our digital cultural heritage alive . Past Horizons

Recognizing Psychological Common Ground Could Ease Tensions Among Those with Different Religious Beliefs, says MU Psychologist . University of Missouri Royal Israelite Capital Detail Emerges from Jerusalem Dig . Popular Archaeology Gaza's archaeological treasures at risk from war and neglect . BBC Archaeologists Unearth More Than 300 Prehistoric Clay Figurines in Greece . Science Daily Iraq unearths ancient gold coins . Gulfnews New archeological discoveries in Afraz (Bam fault) . Payvand Maya 'fat god' platter found in ruins . USA Today Don’t underestimate Viking women . Science Nordic

Kimberley archaeological site tells Aboriginal and settlers' interactions. Science Network Sirpur was much more developed than Harappan Township, reveals archaeological excavations . The Times of India Stone Age hunters used the environment to improve standard of living . Physorg Roman theatre from 2,000 years ago discovered in Kent . The Stage News Study Reveals Looting of Archaeological Sites as Massive Global Problem . Popular Archaeology Blood of guillotined French king 'authentic' . France 24

Tomb of prehistoric people discovered in cave . Vietnamnet African Princess Carving Found In Sudan Depicts Stylishly Overweight Ancient Royal . Huffington post Famed Roman shipwreck reveals more secrets . USA Today Bust of Memnon: Images of Blacks in Ancient Greece. Past Horizons Ancient religious texts among the 25,000 new images online . Past Horizons

Did Lucy walk, climb, or both ? Eurekalert Research Unearths Terrace Farming at Ancient Desert City of Petra. University of Cincinnati Archaeological survey in East Siyang village for beads, coin . The Tims of India Madhya Pradesh: 7 archaeological monuments declared state-protected in year 2012. India Eucation Diary Roman road uncovered at York Minster. The Yorker Ruins of Forgotten Byzantine Port Yield Some Answers, Yet Mysteries Remain . Scientific American 4-ft Buddha idol unearthed in Odisha. The Indian Express Colonial rebel’s home may have been uncovered. SoMDnews Who created Las Labradas petroglyphs ? Past Horizons The world inside a 100-year-old Spanish globe . Heritage Daily UC Research Unveils How Some Medieval Cultures Adapted to Rise of Islam . Heritage Daily Eastern Turkey's ancient wonders . The Guardian