Archaeology News

Rome: new archaeological site unveiled . ICN Archaeology site near Middleton Place is ‘ground zero’ for early English influence in S.C.. The Post and Courier Human remains found in Baldock . Comet24 Newly unearthed tomb sheds light on mysterious civilization that preceded the Inca. The Washington Post Evidence of 2000-Year-Old Famine Found in Jerusalem . Discovery news Mosaic reveals Samson carrying the gate of Gaza . Past Horizons Jews buried in 13th century Spanish cemetery ‘well preserved’ . JTA

Archaeologists unearth Tuscaloosa's early history . Physorg Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Evidence of Siege in Jerusalem The Jewish Press   First Unlooted Royal Tomb of Its Kind Unearthed in Peru . National Geographic   Throwing with speed and accuracy an uniquely human adaptation . Past Horizons Humans are better throwers than chimps .Popular Archaeology   New mosaics discovered in synagogue excavations in Galilee . Physorg   Fire scorches ancient temple gate . Daily News Egypt   Did NC Underwater Archaeologists Find Blackbeard The Pirate’s Sword ? The Raleigh Telegram

Restoring the glory of ancient Babylon . Hurriyet Daily News Ancient artifacts found in Naogaon . The Daily Star Conwy workmen's 'incredible' medieval house find . BBC Remains of Georgian harbour and old potteries uncovered in dig . STV Roman civilian settlement to be examined this summer . Past Horizons Climate tug of war disrupting Australian atmospheric circulation patterns . CSIRO A Section of an 1,800 Year Old Road was Exposed Jerusalem . Heritage Daily

Archaeologists unearth part of ancient Roman road in East Jerusalem . Haaretz Roman townhouse 'underneath Lincoln Castle' . BBC Archaeologists find evidence of Highland Clearance violence . BBC Parthian city of Hatra in Northern Iraq in an alarming state . CAIS-SOAS Site of Earliest Known Urban Warfare Threatened by Syrian War. Yahoo News

Archaeology Department plans to buy sites of historic value . The New Indian Express Is Haryana home to older, larger Harappan-era site ? Daijiworld Subway Construction Destroys Ancient Chinese Tombs. Design Build Hundreds of volunteers try to find location of Bannockburn battle . STV Colonial America's Oldest Unsolved Murder . NPR Shellfish and the rise of modern human behaviour . Past Horizons Royal Rhynie focus of Pictish excavation. Past Horizons Largest Known Ancient Roman Settlement in the Hadrian's Wall Frontier Under Exploration . Popular Archaeology

Kültepe digs may reveal new written documents . Hurriyet Daily News Another 'lost' Mayan city found, this one in Mexico . Lohud Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Program Explores the "Chaco Phenomenon" . PRweb Serbia: ancient tombs discovered from 2,500 years ago. Ansa Med Unique gold figurine of naked woman found in Denmark . Science Nordic Ancient Siberians may have rarely hunted mammoths . Science News

Archaeologists Make Significant Find of Early 1800s Artifacts On University Campus . Science Daily Snails Reveal Ancient Human Migration from France to Ireland . Popular Archaeology Excavation uncovers ancient Egyptian town in northern Egypt . Ahram Oline Virginia site of Pocahontas rescue will be preserved. Gazettenet   Wooden beam in Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries . Denverpost Ancient Toilet Reveals Parasites in Crusader Poop . Live Science

W&L Archaeologists Unearth Major Find on Robinson Hall Construction Site . Washington and Lee University In China, Five Ancient Tombs Bulldozed for Metro Line . Epoch Times Vast Mayan City Discovered in Southeast Mexico Jungle. Latin American Herald Tribune University of Tennessee professor finds prehistoric rock art connected . maps cosmological belief. Eurekalert Ancient Chinese Murals Saved From Tomb Robbers . Yahoo News

Hopes Rise For Archaeological Revival In Tatarstan . Radio Free Europe Bulgaria archaeologists find part of marble statue close to Akra stronghold . Focus An entertaining study looks at the role new materials such as concrete and glass have played in shaping society . The Guardian Stone Age technological and cultural innovation accelerated by climate . Eurekalert Two remarkable ships may show that the Viking storm was brewing long before their assault on England and the continent . Archaeology 7 thousand years old chocolate flint mines discovered . PAP

Canadian couple find 400-year-old female skeleton in their back yard . UPI New tools preserve ancient treasures . China Daily Atlantis-like lost city unearthed in Cambodia . Fox News Marine Archaeologists Identify Wrecks Off Mexico . Fox News Latino Archaeology investigations at proposed reservoir site . Mercury 24 Lake Michigan Searched for Lost 17th Century Ship . Laboratory Equipment   Archaeologists Unearth Roman Frontier Fort and Settlement in England . Popular Archaeology   Egyptologist risks life, career to expose looting . Trib Live    Exciting rediscovery of lost medieval carved stone! . Heritage of Wales News Department of Antiquities unearths Byzantine church in Jerash . Ammon

Bulgaria’s 2013 season underway with new discoveries . Tjhe Sofia Globe UB archaeologists continue digging for Erie Canal artifacts . UB Reporter Genome decoding of the medieval leprosy pathogen . Eurekalert Last surviving German bomber could take years to preserve . The Telegraph Heritage and Science – Working Together in the CARE of Rock Art. Past Horizons Excavations begin on Roman Temple at Maryport. Heritage Daily

Archaeological Survey of India policy to have disaster clause . The Times of India Archaeological dig at Bulgaria’s Perperikon to begin on schedule . The Sofia Globe Exploring Little Folly Island: Exhibit shares archaeological finds from Civil War site . The TandD TV archaeologist reveals area's 4,000-year-old past . This is Sormeset Spoken Language Influenced by Elevation, Say Anthropologists . Popular Archaeology 'Escape Tunnel' Found at Nazi Death Camp . Yahoo News

Abrolhos and Batavia remain archaeological focus . Science Network CityDig: Guns, Germs, and Wagon Wheel? Archaeological Finds at the Bottom of Echo Park Lake . Los Angeles Magazine Ancient Siberians may have rarely hunted mammoths . Science News Modern humans settled India no earlier than 60,000 years ago . Past Horizons European Music Archaeology Project . Past Horizons Downside Abbey to open doors on UK's largest monastic library . The Guardian Archeological Find: A Thousand Year Old Church . Iceland Review   2,500-year-old tombs in China suggest sun-worshiping culture . UPI   Archaeologists Say 400 Animal Species Were Offered to Gods in Tenochtitlan . Latino Daily News

Archaeologists Uncover Magnificent Town of Emperor Diocletian in Bulgaria . Popular Archaeology Researchers to Recover Cannons, Other Artifacts from Blackbeard's Sunken Flagship . Popular Archaeology Potato merchant expansion set to neighbour ancient monument . The Scarborough News Easter Islands' 'walking' stone heads stir controversy . Mother Nature Network Timbuktu damage more extensive – but will be restored . Past Horizons Arrowhead fragment found in Macedonian warrior . Past Horizons Ape-like feet 'found in study of museum visitors' . BBC Boston hospital cleaning 2,500-year-old mummy (Update) . Physorg

Sunken City Holds A Wealth Of Archaeological Treasures . The Escapist Unique XVI – XX Century Archaeological Artifacts Found during Restoration of Pekin Hotel Complex and Nearby Buildings . 4-Traders Hoard of artefacts from Enniskillen crannóg go on display. The Irish Times Over 120,000-year-old bone tumor in Neandertal specimen found . Eurekalert Archaeologists seek ships sunk in Peruvian battle 400 years ago . Reuters The Ancient Romans Were Better At Making Sustainable Concrete Than We Are . USNews

The Fix for America's Addiction to Foreign Archaeology ! Huffington Post Smuggler's Shipwrecked Steamer Found . Discovery News Robert the Bruce Battle of Bannockburn letter discovered . BBC U.S. Navy dolphins find antique torpedo . Cnet Nicotine mummies of Chile. Chileno Tracking in caves: on the trail of pre-historic man . Past Horizons

New biomolecular archaeological evidence points to the beginnings of viniculture in France .Physorg A grassy trend in human ancestors' diets. Eurekalert Folklore and the Fin Folk of Orkney . Medievalists.net Original colours of Phoenician ivory carvings shine again . Past Horizons Eight bronze age boats surface at Fens creek in record find . The Guardian

Sidon to build archaeological museum . The Daily Star A lost Nirvana: Swat’s window into the past closes as Kanderai slowly disappears . Tribune DWP archaeologists uncover grim chapter in Owens Valley history . Los Angeles Times Caernarfon dig finds Roman construction site and medieval cemetery . BBC 2nd-century wooden mask unearthed in Nara, oldest yet found . The Asahi Shimbun Shaman 'Rainmaking' Center Discovered in South Africa . Yahoo news Pottery and household items found at Oshawa archeological dig . Durham Region Walking tall on the African savannah may be choice rather than necessity. Past Horizons