Archaeology News

Solved: Riddle of ancient Nile kingdom's longevity. Physorg New discovery solves ancient Egyptian chariot mystery. Albawaba Archaeologists make last ditch attempt to rescue remains of pre-historic tombs in RAK . The National Surprising Discoveries From the Indus Civilization . National Geographic Magic in English Thirteenth-Century Miracle Collections . Medievalists.net Search at historic church site of Richard III burial continues . Heritage Daily

Volunteers needed for W.Va. archaeological work . Herald Dispatch Ancient bones under Lewes school may be warrior . The Argus Family Crypt of Medieval Knight Possibly Discovered . Live Science Did an Earthquake Destroy Ancient Greece ? Discovery News Mapping medieval monastic wetland management . Past Horizons For ancient Maya, a hodgepodge of cultural exchanges . Heritage daily   Conflict and Coercion in Southern France . Medievalists.net

New excavations indicate use of fertilizers 5,000 years ago . Eurekalert Millennia-old burial chamber found in Oman . Gulfnews.com Archaeological work to start on Hitachi plant, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham . The Northern Echo Humans may have reached the Americas 22,000 years ago . NewScientist Archaeologists conduct the first-ever survey of the legendary WWI battlefield at Gallipoli . Archaeology King John’s Testament and the Last Days of his Reign . Medievalists.net

Museum find proves exotic 'big cat' prowled British countryside a century ago . Eurekalert Archeologists unearth new information on origins of Maya civilization . Eurekalert First Australians may have been migrants rather than drifters . Nature Giza Secret Revealed: How 10,000 Pyramid Builders Got Fed . Yahoo News Mini-robot finds surprise in Mexico's ancient Temple of Quetzalcoatl . NBC News Archaeologists find first ancient mirror workshop in China . New straits Times Prehistoric Metalwork Discovered at Iron Age Site, Along With Gaming Pieces . Science Daily Shaman petroglyph recorded in Veracruz . Past Horizons

Jerusalem: An Archaeological Mystery Story. RadioTimes Space archaeologists want artifacts preserved . NBC News Who Were the First Australians, and How Many Were There ? Science Sewer workers in Bath reveal part of Roman city's walls. BBC Uruk, maybe the 1st metropolis, gets Berlin show . WHEC Carolinas’ rocks hold ancient messages . Charlotte Observer

Sacred Stonehenge Hunting Ground Found . Live Science Making of Europe unlocked by DNA . BBC 66 Ancient Skeletons: What Did Indonesian Researchers Learn From Discovery In Sumatra ? International Science Times Four-thousand year old gold-adorned skeleton found near Windsor . The Independent Romanian archeologists uncover Romeo & Juliet: medieval couple buried together with hands clasped . Romania Insider Oldest Temple in Mexican Valley Hints at Possible Human Sacrifice . Yahoo news Significant collection of prehistoric metalwork discovered at Iron Age site – along with gaming pieces . Alpha Galileo

Incised Stones and Archaeological Preservation Discussed . Mesquite Citizen Journal Dam digs archeological finds dating millions of years . The Portugal news online More Native American artifacts found on UT land with increase in oil, gas exploration . The Daily TexanMore Native American artifacts found on UT land with increase in oil, gas exploration Stonehenge occupied 5,000 years earlier than thought . BBC   The commons in medieval England . Medievalists.net

ATCO Electric Receives Award for Archaeological Stewardship . Market Wired Archaeological Conservancy purchases Shavano Valley Rock Art Site . Montrose Daily Press Story of Baum's Bridge begins in prehistoric times . NWI Roman-Era 'Cosmetics' May Have Treated Eye Chlamydia . Live Science Burrup Peninsula rock art among world's oldest . Australian Geographic Brain size points to origins of 'hobbit' . ABC Science Oldest European Medieval Cookbook Found . Discovery news Richard III may have gone through painful medical treatments to ‘cure’ his scoliosis . Heritage Daily

Europe's most threatened archaeological sites and landmarks . The Guardian What 15,000 Years Of Cooking Fish Tells Us About Humanity . NPR Archaeologists Explore Adaptability of Early Modern Humans in South Africa . Popular Archaeology Rune Stones and Magnate Farms: The Viking Age in Vadsbo Hundred . Medievalists.net Towards the origin of America’s first settlers . Heritage Daily The Lost Spitfires of Burma – The anatomy of a legend . Heritage Daily

Officials crack down on archaeological poachers . The Miami Herald An Archaeological History of Costa Rica . The Costarican Times 600-year-old skeleton mystery at Fermanagh crannog site . BBC To most people, a useless flint axe is just that. To archaeologist Sigrid Alræk Dugstad, it is a source of information about Stone Age children . Physorg Egypt's King Khufu's harbour in Suez discovered . Ahram Online Clamshells Reveal Secrets of Pre-Columbian Society's Decline . Inside Science

Anthropology student finds excitement in the mundane . Daily Sundial Emperor's real burial site found in E China . China.org.cn Archaeologists use robot to explore Mexico's Teotihuacan site . La Prensa 2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem . CBS News First discovery of a pre-Columbian port on the Gulf Coast . Past Horizons The Symbolic Meaning of Sword and Palio in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ritual Entries: The Case of Seville . Medievalists.net

Team reports on abuse of students doing anthropological fieldwork . Eurekalert ‘Citizen archaeologists’ needed for Orkney’s eroding coastal heritage . The Orcadian Horse-related artifacts unearthed in London dig . Horsetalk UNH students unearth lost train depot . Seacoast Online   Trade, Migration, and Acculturation: China and the Prehistoric Silk Routes . UCLA Copper Plates Baffle Archaeologists . Popular Archaeology   12,000 Year-old Intact Giant Mammoth Uncovered Near Mexico City . Latino Daily News    Muslim Perspectives on the Military Orders during the Crusades . Mediavalists.net Iceman Ötzi had bad teeth . Heritage Daily   C14 dates tied into Maya long count . Past Horizons   La Tène warriors unearthed in France . Past Horizons

New research reveals how human ancestor walked, chewed, and moved . Eurekalert Maya Long Count calendar and European calendar linked using carbon-14 dating . eurekalert Scientists Find Groundbreaking New Surprises in Examination of Early Human Ancestor . Popular Archaeology Unusual anal fin offers new insight into evolution .  Heritage Daily   Cyber archaeology examines ancient cultures . Past Horizons   Hoa Hakananai’a – Rapa Nui statue tells a new story. Past Horizons   Sumatran cave yields ancient art and 66 human burials . Past Horizons   Could Mid Wales have been home to a 'neolithic theme park' used for rituals and feasts ? Wales Online

Pottery reveals Ice Age hunter-gatherers' taste for fish . Eurekalert Kuragala Buddhist Heritage and Archaeological Sites Must be Reinstated . Lankaweb Archaeologists Shine New Light On Easter Island Statue . science Daily Archaeologists on front lines of protecting ancient culture in turbulent regions . University of wisconsin-Madison Tools of archaeology used to excavate Mexico mammoth . Physorg Maya Long Count calendar and European calendar linked using carbon-14 dating . Physorg Who Or What Left This 60,000-Ton Ancient Artifact Under The Sea? . popsci Drought Led to Civilization Collapse, Mayan Calendar Suggests . Live Science

History hunters to dig trench at Shrewsbury Flax Mill site . Shropshire Star Sea Of Galilee's Underwater Stone 'Monument' Puzzles Archaeologists In Israel . Huffington post Northampton Castle dig reveals Saxon past . BBC Moa's ark . eurekalert Part of Northampton’s Medieval castle unearthed . Northampton Chronicle Poienari Fortress: Dracula versus Vlad . Past Horizons A Feminist Critique of Beowulf: Women as Peace-Weavers and Goaders in Beowulf’s Courts .Medievalists.net

Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia . The Sofia Globe China reports top 10 archaeological finds in 2012 . china.org.cn Archaeological Survey of India inaction puts city heritage buildings to peril. The Times of India 18th century tombstones deciphered with new 3D technology. The news Artefacts galore: City dig revealed as 'most important ever' in London . The Independent New Research Holds Fascinating Revelations About an Ancient Society’s Water Conservation and Purification . University of Cincinatti 4,000-year-old stone tools, earthenware unearthed from banks of river Narmada in Bhopal . India Today Several lines at Nazca suffer irreparable damage . Past Horizons

Sharjah museum marks 20 years,archaeological ‘gems’ go on sho . The Gulf Today Israeli Archaeologists Find Rare Artifacts near Ashkelon . SCI News Stanbury Hill Project unearths Bingley Moor history . Telegraph and Argus Sunken Ancient Egyptian Port-City Reveals Some Of Its Secrets . planetsave Chemical Analysis Leads to New Discoveries in Archaeological Research . Popular Archaeology RIC Archaeologist Lobban and Team Discover Lost Temple. Rhode Island College   Robes and Shovels: Medieval Monks Cultivated Wetlands . Live Science   Ur Project confirms massive building complex in southern Iraq . Past Horizons

Radar plane scans volcanoes, archaeological sites . NBC News Hidden secrets of Flodden set to be unearthed . Berwick Advertiser The Hobbit: Putting a face to the name . the Australian Djehuty Project discovers significant evidence of the 17th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt . Eurekalert Byzantine winepress, unique lantern unearthed in dig . The Times of Israel Ancient monument 'damaged by cattle' . This is Cornwall Excavating an Early Christian basilica at Sanisera . Past Horizons Crowdfunding the past: is this the future of archaeology ? Past Horizons

Shark tooth weapons reveal missing shark species in Central Pacific islands . Eurekalert Bronze warship ram reveals secrets . Noc Archaeologists Explore Ancient Sumerian Settlement Site in Iraq . Popular Archaeology   Crowdsourcing the search for some missing royalty . The Irish Times   Cologne revives forgotten Jewish heritage piece by piece . My Sinchew   NASA Flies Radar South On Wide-Ranging Expedition . Science Daily

UND profs conducting archaeological study of Oil Patch man camps . Inforum Syria's ancient oasis city of Palmyra threatened in fighting . Reuters Bones from time of Christ reveal a brutal history . The Morehead News Archaeologist says 12 sites included in WWII cave project . Mvariety UC Research Examines Ancient Puebloans and the Myth of Maize . University of Cincinnati Essential and despised: Images of women in the First and Second Crusades, 1095-1148 . Medievalists.net

Scientists provide a more accurate age for the El Sidron cave Neanderthals . Eurekalert New clues in the search to rediscover the mysterious Maya Blue formula . eurekalert Volunteers needed to dig up real story of Flodden . Northumberland Gazette Cologne Archeological Dig Revives Ancient Jewish Heritage . Arutz Sheva Here there be no dragons: Maravilla in Two Fifteenth-Century Spanish libros de viajes . Medievalists.net Britain’s biggest gun aims for Netherlands . Heritage Daily

University of Tennessee professor links massive prehistoric bird extinction to human colonization . eurekalert Ancient Kingdoms in Land of War . The New-York Times Ancient mammoth tusk excites archaeologists . Shetland News Trove of Neanderthal fossils found in Greek cave . NBC News Early Humans Foraged for Mammals in North Africa Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago. Popular Archaeology Newly found pyramids reveal aspects of social equality in ancient Sudan . Middle East Online First Love Child of Human, Neanderthal Found . Discovery News Truth about ‘controversial’ Bennachie colonists . Heritage Daily   Investigating Bronze Age stone ships on Gotland . Past Horizons