Archaeology News

Pluto's Gate Uncovered in Turkey. Discovery News 3000-year-old tribal colony discovered in Vidarbha region . The Times of India CAS archaeologists test new research tool . Physorg Sunken Ships Revealed In Sweden Thanks To Low Tide In Stockholm Waterfront . Huffington Post M6 link road reveals historic findings . LEP Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art . Medievalists.net Mystery unfolds: Monastery unearthed in Taxila valley . The Express Tribune A rare find sheds more light on Thailand's ancient trading links in millennia past. Bangkok Post

Pedestrian, Archaeological Links For Athens . Greek Reporter All's not well between Army & Archaeological Survey of India . The Times of India The Most Significant Findings of Macedonian Archaeology . Archaeological Institute of America Archaeologists Reopen Investigation of Early Humans at Manot Cave in Israel . Popular Archaeology Coventry's bombed cathedral crypts discovered . BBC Chumash burial site uncovered during Los Osos sewer work . The Tribune Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/03/23/2441831/chumash-burial-site-uncovered.html#storylink=rss#storylink=cpy. The Tirbune

Turkey’s Yalın Mimarlık Wins Ancient Troy Archaeological Museum Design Competition . Green Prophet Call to introduce maritime archaeology as separate course of study . Daily News Stone Age Phallus Figurine Unearthed In Israeli Ruins . Huffington Post Maritime trade thrived in Egypt, even before Alexandria . University of Oxford Dunluce Castle: History and Archaeology . Medievaslists.net

The origins of the Celts to be studied in three-year Aberystwyth project . Wales Online Archaeologists seek help finding Shawnee village in Clark County. The Winchester Sun How aerial lidar sheds light on lion behaviour . Spar Point Group A catastrophic mass extinction of birds in the Pacific Islands followed the arrival of the first people. Eurekalert Artifacts Shed Light on Social Networks of the Past . The University of Arizona Rutile is used in ceramics and paints, but is particularly useful for finding out about the history of a rock . Heritage Daily

Slovaks to help save Iraqi monuments . Spectator Metal detection at M6-Heysham Link Road site . virtual Lancaster The REAL Last Crusade: Nazi search for the Holy Grail which inspired Indiana Jones . Mail Online Celtic heritage: Project wins funding to explore origins . BBC British Museum explores domestic life in Pompeii . BBC Archaeologists Explore Early Bronze Age Settlement on Greek Island of Keros . Popular Archaeology Fish based diets cause archaeological dating problems . Past Horizons How to eviscerate an Egyptian mummy: the truth revealed . Past Horizons Excavation to the Hailongtun Castle in Zunyi, Guizhou Province . Chinese Archaeology Lost and found, the first find of an early human artwork . Physorg Pre-Viking tunic found by glacier as warming aids archaeology . AlertNet

Before Dinosaurs' Era, Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Mass Extinction . National Science Foundation Archaeological Opportunity in Edgefield . The Edgefield Advertiser New Archaeological Site Found In Thai South . Bernama First Migration from Africa Less Than 95,000 Years Ago: Ancient Hunter-Gatherer DNA Challenges Theory of Early Out-Of-Africa Migrations . Science Daily Archaeological dig aims to save Native American burial mounds . The Tennessean Licit and Illicit Sexuality in Medieval Iberia: A Survey of Las Siete Partidas . Medievalists.net Orpheus Relief Project results in surprise for researchers . Past Horizons

Industrial expansion at ancient monument . The Scarborough News Bulgarian archaeologist demands funding for Perperikon dig. The Sofia Globe Mexico protests planned antiquities auction in Paris . Global post Crannog dig team gets one last reprieve . Belfast Telegraph Ancient Roman Mausoleum No Match for Earthquake . Popular Archaeology   Footwear find shows family side to Roman military . Past Horizons    A review of Irish medieval castles as a tourist facility . Medievalists.net

King professor part of Israeli-German dig . TriCities Alexandria archaeologists dig up possible slaughterhouse Alexandria Times Leicestershire's ancient treasures go on show at Snibston museum . This is Leicestershire Buddhist stupas found in Aziz Dheri . The Frontier Post Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding, study suggests . Eurekalert One of the country's richest archaeological treasures sits on top of vast copper reserves now sold to the Chinese. The Independent Explorers find evidence of 2,500-year-old planned city . Live Mint Astronomical alignments were vital in Mesoamerica . Past Horizons Return to Antikythera: what divers discovered in the deep . The Guardian

Archaeologist shares preliminary findings in report on excavated human remains. Marianas Variety Afghanistan moves to salvage ancient Buddhist city Mes Aynak — and its economy . Riot Norwich skeletons to be re-buried after 800 years . EDP24 Roman artefact discovered in Sudeley Castle cupboard . BBC Medieval Teutonic knights' remains found in Poland . The Local One of world's oldest sun dials discovered in Egypt . Business Standard Rock art at risk of deterioration due to climate change. Past Horizons Excavation of WWI Messines model to go ahead this year. Past Horizons

Archaeological Dig Unearths Slave History at Georgetown Estate . Georgetown Patch Construction workers find burial ground in London that may contain Black Plague victims . The Washington Post Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Roman Harbor Area . Popular Archaeology Cirencester Roman cockerel 'best find' in 40 years . BBC ​2500-year-old city discovered in Chhattisgarh . The Times of India Disputed finds put humans in South America 22,000 years ago . Science News Ancient stone tools show the pace of remarkable technological enhancements over time . Physorg

Greece’s archaeological sites to remain closed for a week as protests continue . Nzweek Russian archaeological projects to be discussed at state museum lecture . Juneau Empire Museum Wars: Ankara Demands Artifacts from Berlin . Spiegel Online Archaeologists praise builders after historic find in Flint . The Flintshire Chronicle Medieval Knight Skeleton Found Underneath Scotland Parking Lot . Latinos Post New paleolithic site found in Tianjin, China . Physorg Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Holds Proof of Hard Labor . National Geographic More Sekhmet statues unearthed at Amenhotep III's temple in Luxor. Ahram Online Middle Pleistocene Teeth Adds Discussion of Evolutionary Course in Asian Hominins . Heritage daily

Ancient Chinese coin found on Kenyan island by Field Museum expedition . Eurekalert Scientists a Small Step Closer to Understanding the Evolution of Upright Walking in Humans . Popular archaeology Cultic Sexual Symbols Uncovered in a Stone Age Site . Heritage daily It’s all in the way we move. Heritage Daily   Heart disease stalked our ancestors new CT study shows . Past Horizons   Alumnus Digs an Archaeological Debate . Whashington and Lee University   Greece strike shuts down archaeological sites, museums for one week . Europe Online Magazine   Knight’s grave and monastery discovered under car park . The Telegraph

Archaeological past could be lost to coastal erosion experts warn . STV News Northampton Railway Station: Preparations for dig . BBC Afghanistan moves to salvage ancient Buddhist city – and its economy . Enquirer Herald Excavation work begins on Lancashire link road . Lancashire Evening Post Fashion dates back to cavewomen . Stuff 4 dinosaur egg species identified in Lleida . Eurekalert The way we weren't: U of Minnesota biologist debunks myth that humans peaked in Paleolithic era . Physorg Electing Popes: Approval Balloting and Qualified-Majority Rule . Medievalists.net

Mummy CT scans show preindustrial hunter gatherers had clogged arteries . Eurekalert Archaeological crusade: US tries to save ancient treasures . Fox news Keeping city’s hidden history safe for future . Oxford Mail 2,500-yr-old city found buried in Chhattisgarh . Deccan Chronicle Ancient Reindeer Hunters Fished Ice Age Lakes . Yahoo News Kingsmead Quarry dig unearths Neolithic settlement . BBC Maya Calendar Needs Shifting, Says Author . Popular Archaeology   Bronze-Age Donkey Sacrifice Found in Israel . Yahoo News   Chinese archaeologists excavate earliest bronze armor pieces . Xinhuanet Stonehenge may have been burial site for Stone Age elite, say archaeologists . The Guardian Ancient settlement discovered in Azerbaijan . APA   Máttaráhkká: Mother Earth in Sami rock art . Past Horizons

Science Shot: Sunstone Unearthed From Shipwreck . Science Mag It didn't sink! Full-size, sewn-together replica of a Bronze Age boat launched to trials success . The Independent 500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discovered . Medievalists.net Panther Cave rock art recorded in 3D . Past Horizons University of Leicester’s discovery of King Richard III named Research Project of the Year . Heritage Daily Archaeological Crusade: US Tries to Save Ancient Treasures. Live Science Acropolis Closed ? Popular Greek Archaeological Sites Shut Down For A Day Due To Culture Ministry Strike . Huffington Post Ancient Reindeer Hunters Fished Ice Age Lakes . Live Science Remarkable ringfenced burials from Roman Colchester. Current archaeology

Man's Best Friend Had Some Roots in Siberia . Popular Archaeology Scientists discover distant relatives of gardeners’ friend . SFU The discarded infants of ancient Poggio Civitate horrify, provoke and fascinate 2,500 years later . Physorg The Ancient Ironworks of Angkor . The Cambodia Daily Breaking: Ancient Egypt “pyramid” boat threatened after sewage burst . Bikya News Phil Harding Awarded Archaeologist of the Year. Heritage Daily   Bodies in Aswan tomb reveal premature deaths . Past Horizons   Archaeological dig on new homes site uncovers lost locket . 24Dash   Stone-Age Skeletons Unearthed In Sahara Desert . Live Science  

Human Y chromosome much older than previously thought . Eurekalert Maltese archaeological treasures at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World . AMA Ancient king’s hat holds clues to Korean alphabet . Pakistan Today The making of Antarctica’s hidden fjords . Heritage Daily   The governors of Ancient Egypt suffered from malnutrition and infectious diseases, dying before they were 30 years old . Heritage Daily   Four Neolithic houses unearthed at quarry . Past Horizons   500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discovered . Medievaslists.net

Iran completes first phase of mapping of archaeological sites . Tehran Times New-Zealand: Survey locates many possible graves . Otago Daily Times A23 medieval bones were "accidentally dumped" . The Argus Grotesque mummy head sheds light on Dark Ages science . NBC News Excavations in Oregon Reveal Promising New Early Paleoindian Site . Popular Archaeology Archaeologist: Bodies may be earliest remains found in Charleston . ABC NEws4 Homer’s great literary masterpieces dated by study of Greek language evolution . Heritage Daily Flight of the valkyrie: the Viking figurine that's heading for Britain . The Guardian

Archaeologists widen search at South Devon Link Road site . This is South Devon UNESCO Accepts Costa Rica Indigenous Stone Spheres as Heritage of Humanity. The Costa Rica News Technology eases access to ancient ruins, for better or worse . High Country News Treasure found in Pembrokeshire . News wales Prehistoric necropolis discovered in Romania . Archaeo news Death and diet: Peru’s sacrificial victims . Past Horizons Mediterranean warmer, wetter and stickier for first farmers . Past Horizons

Research at Mines Unearths New Dinosaur Species . South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Dig on Tinian pushes back settlement 3400 years . Islands Business Roman Remains Found Beneath London Bridge Station . Londonist The embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart (1199 A.D.): a biological and anthropological analysis . Medievaslists.net Evolution & the Ice Age . Heritage Daily