Archaeology News

Toxic oceans may have delayed spread of complex life . Eurekalert The Egyptian Fortress in Jaffa . Popular Archaeology Barnacles point to whale meat consumption in Prehistory . Past Horizons 30 new archaeological sites identified in Mansehr . The News  13 arrested for state artifact theft . Tallahassee King Richard I’s Lionheart Proves Christians Embalmed Leaders . International Business Times Geneticists Estimate Publication Date Of The 'Iliad' . Live Science Seeking Meaning in the Earliest Female Nudes . Science Mag

Antiquities ministry refuses to rent Egypt's archaeological sites . Ahram online Pre-Hispanic Remains Found in Peruvian Sports Center . Fox Latino News Ancient snails diagnose past climates . Planet earth Online Resurrection of 3-billion-year-old antibiotic-resistance proteins . Eurekalert Sasanian palatial house discovered in Lorestan . CAIS Ancient Lost Continent Discovered in Indian Ocean . National Geographic Mexican mural experts aid Egyptian tomb restoration . Past Horizons

Study finds maize in diets of people in coastal Peru dates to 5,000 years ago . Eurekalert Archaeological reconstruction of 4,000-year-old boat faces "moment of truth" in Cornwall . Culture24 Saudi Arabia reopens archaeological gem hidden almost a century . Global Post Desert finds challenge horse taming ideas . BBC Remains of Roman Southwark found below London Bridge Station . London Se1 Lost and Found: Ancient Shoes Turn Up in Egypt Temple . Live Science Massive Montreal Exhibition Tracks 3,000 Years of Peruvian Cultural History . Artinfo

Archaeological work at King's Clipstone . Nottinghamshire History Blog Find out about Romans in Bromley through Museum of London . News Shopper     Bones found in Turkey are probably those of Cleopatra's half-sister . Newsobserver Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/02/24/2697973/archaeologist-says-bones-found.html#storylink=cpy. Skeletons discovered during city works . Galway Independent Polish archaeologists in Sudan claim 'unique' human settlement discovery . the news The Man Who Thought Like a Ship . Past Horizons

Archaeological discoveries delay bridge replacement . Recordonline Artifacts found on site for Iowa fertilizer plant . Auction Central News Pyramid belonging to pharaoh's vizier found . Emirates 247 Ancient copper plates, gold coins found in Karnataka temple . The Hindu Dozens of 800-Year-Old Skeletons Discovered in Mexico . Latino daily news   Lost Collections of the Ancient World . Past Horizons

Vandals ransack site of archaeological dig . Standarspeaker Chemistry department aids in archaeological research . The University Star Scottish Island Discovery Digs Up New Information About Neolithic Religion . PBS FEMA archaeologists discover one of oldest Native American artifacts South of Lake Pontchartrain . Zachary Today Early human burials varied widely but most were simple . Eurekalert The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall by Lawrence Keppie – review . the Guardian Syrian violence threatens ancient treasures . Reuters Norwegian guerrilla warfare in the Iron Age . Science Nordic

Duryea archaeological dig gutted . Timesleader Iraqis, foreign teams work together to excavate ancient sites . Al Shorfa Fruits of their labor? Archaeologists believe ancient wine press found . NBC news Eros mosaic found in southern Turkish city . Hurriyet Dailynews Ancient 'Egyptian blue' pigment points to new telecommunications, security ink technology . Eurekalert Little-Known Archaeological Site Could Answer Questions About The Enigmatic Indus Valley Civilization . Popular Archaeology 'Amazing' bronze age burial site treasures on Dartmoor. BBC Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution . Science Daily Archaeologists to survey and record prehistoric Himalayas . Past Horizons

Satellites give perspective on archaeological sites; guide to North American butterflies . Health and Science Building with the Past: Archaeology’s Ideological Role in Israel . Past Horizons Newfoundland birds were the heart of extinct Beothuk nation’s religion, study says . Canada.com Syphilis, Misogyny, and Witchcraft in 16th-Century Europe . Mediavalists.net Crisis or continuity? – Roman coin hoards may hold the answer. Past Horizons

'The Scars of Human Evolution' briefing explores physical fallout from 2-footed walking . Eurekalert ‘Astounding’ Bronze Age discoveries on Dartmoor hailed among most significant archaeological finds of last century . Metro Ancient mysteries unveiled in Peru . News24 Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Major Roman Thermae . Novinite Was medieval manuscript marginalia pure distraction? . Medievalists.net Short overview of wheat and bread in Georgia . Heritage Daily Skin Decoration Goes Way Back, Suggests Researcher . Popular Archaeology Scientists Report Negative Side Effects of Human Evolution . Popular Archaeoloy   Buddhist ruins discovered in Taklimakan desert. Past Horizons   Origins and Evolution of the Etruscans’ mtDNA . Plos One   Briton finds 500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli . The Telegraph

Mexico: Experts Analyze Thousands of Archaeological Pieces Rescued . Prensa Latina Mexico finds fire-god figure at top of Pyramid of the Sun. Los Angeles Times Collection of Graeco-Roman tombs uncovered in Alexandria . Ahram Oline Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia . New Scientist Medieval secrets revealed in Norwich Cathedral . Past Horizons Fragments of stone cross lead to archaeological exploration in Scottish Highlands . Past Horizons

New temple found at famous El Paraiso archaeological site in Peru . Global Post Pillaging of Gaza Antiquities An Archaeological Tragedy. al Monitor Medieval find may delay new housing estate in west Cumbria. News and Star Syria Official Warns Of Trafficking In Antiquities . NPR A different take on Tut . Harvard Gazette King James II of Scotland: A Reign of Murder and Mayhem . Medievalists.net

Isotopic data show farming arrived in Europe with migrants . Eurekalert Ancient insects shed light on biodiversity . Simon Fraser University New DNA analysis suggests Nefertiti was King Tut’s mom . IO9 Ancient Language Computer Program Recreates Sound Of Dead Tongues, Scientists Say . Huffington Post Examples of 18th century cuisine in Sweden thanks to the inn at Koffsan. Heritage Daily Revisiting La Tene Art: Ideas of Ethnicity and Diaspora . Heritage Daily Pentillie Castle: Body found in knight's grave hunt. BBC

Archeologists make unique discovery in ancient Mayan city . Durham Region Dead Sea Cave Yields New Finds . Popular Archaeology    The Progression of the Fork: From Diabolical to Divine . Medievalists.net   Unearthed board games shed light on ancient holy land trivial pursuits . Haaretz   New archaeological site found in Ras Al Khaimah . Gulfnews   Swiss dolmen reveals rituals of the Neolithic . Past Horizons   Did overhunting lead to domestication ? Past Horizons

Survey begins in bid to preserve WWI trenches in Edinburgh . BBC Furness viking heritage comes to the fore in new exhibition . In Cumbria New Radiometric Ages for the BH-1 Hominin from Balanica (Serbia): Implications for Understanding the Role of the Balkans in Middle Pleistocene Human Evolution . Plos One Curses, musical scores and a fisherman swallowed by a whale: Archaeologists' fascinating quest to decipher medieval graffiti scrawledon cathedral walls . Mail Online Slippers of Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister uncovered in museum . Past Horizons Palaeopathology: Two recent case studies . Past Horizons

Features of southeast European human ancestors influenced by lack of episodic glaciations . Eurekalert Remarkable new finds below York Minster . The Press Experts believe they may have found largest medieval building in Ireland. The Impartial Reporter Cluster of Ancient Tombs Discovered in China . Science World Report Ancient rock art uncovered in the Scottish Highlands . Archaeo news The Rise of Alchemy in Fourteenth-Century England . Medievalists.net Substantial Roman Settlement Discovered at Culver Farm . Heritage Daily

New steps recommended to preserve China's famous Terracotta Warriors and other relics . Eurekalert Honolulu agency completes archaeological survey for transit-rail project . Progressive railroading   Ancient Words: Deciphering an Ancient People and Their Language in El Salvador . National Geographic 35 Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Sudan Necropolis . Yahoo news Leicester and York in war over King Richard III remains . National Post

The last Neanderthals of southern Iberia did not coexist with modern humans . Eurekalert Antiquities bandits nabbed red-handed . The Times of Israel Archaeologicy at Cardigan Castle . Heritage Daily Princesses of the Mediterranean in the dawn of history . Past Horizons 3D Laser Mapping Workshop for Archaeology and Heritage Sectors . The American Surveyor Mysteries of stone circles in Russia's Bashkiria . Pravda

Archaeologists Investigate Secrets of Maya Collapse in Belize . Popular Archaeology Iranian archaeologists to return to the prehistoric Bām-e Qeshm Geopark . CAIS Ice Age Art at the British Museum . The Telegraph Ice-age art hints at birth of modern mind . CultureLab University of Leicester announces discovery of King Richard III . Eurekalert A new chapter opens in the study of the Assyrian empire . past Horizons New signs of pre-Viking life on the Faroe Islands . Science Nordic Modern mummification sheds light on Ramses II . Heritage Daily Roman settlement uncovered by builders in Flintshire . BBC

The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival . Archaeological Institute of America Ancient Northern California rock carvings recovered after theft . Mercury News A lost royal city in Nubia . Past Horizons Spanish Archaeologists Find 3,550-Year-Old Sarcophagus in Egypt . LAHT Ritual sacrifice and decapitation . Heritage Daily Mexican severed head site revealed . Past Horizons