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explorator 25.19 August 28, 2022
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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A study of tools from an Aurignacian site in Romania:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2022/08/archaeological-excavations-in-romania-show-life-of-earliest-modern-humans-in-europe
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-archaeological-excavations-romania-life-earliest.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10791-220826-romania-modern-human

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15544-5

Study suggests that much of the Neanderthal-Sapiens interbreeding took place in the Near East:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-ancient-skulls-human-interbreeding-neandertals.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823115636.htm
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10787-220824-neanderthals-modern-humans

cf: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/8/1163

A study of Sahelanthropus (apparently the oldest representative of humanity now) suggests they were bipedal:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-sahelanthropus-oldest-humanity-bipedal.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824120832.htm
https://www.livescience.com/when-human-ancestors-first-walked-upright/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/24/our-oldest-known-ancestor-could-probably-walk-say-researchers
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2022-08-24/un-polemico-femur-sugiere-que-la-familia-humana-ya-caminaba-sobre-dos-patas-hace-siete-millones-de-anos.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ancient-bones-confirm-earliest-known-human-ancestor-walked-upright-rcna44187
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/world/bipedalism-walking-7-million-years-scn/index.html
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-24/ty-article/early-hominin-was-walking-7-million-years-ago-study-confirms/00000182-ced5-dfe5-adbb-dff59a290000
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-oldest-known-early-human-walked-upright-7-million-years-ago-180980628/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04901-z

Trying to figure out when humans evolved the capacity to sweat:

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119373338/when-did-human-bodies-evolve-to-sweat-we-dont-know-exactly-when
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AFRICA
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A multinational group will be studying the life and historical artifacts on the Skerki Bank between Tunisia and Sicily:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/mediterranean-countries-take-archaeology-project-tunisian-coast
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/08/350999/morocco-participates-in-underwater-archaeological-research
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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The restoration of the Amun Ra shrine in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos is complete:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-completes-restoration-of-amun-re-chapel-at-the-temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118557/Restoration-of-Amun-Ra%E2%80%99s-shrine-in-Temple-of-Seti-I
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3830746/egypt-completes-work-restoration-amun-ra-shrine-temple-seti-i

... as is restoration of a statue of Thutmose II at Karnak:

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/08/22/restoration-of-king-thutmose-ii-statue-in-karnak-temples-completed/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/08/22/egypt-completes-restoration-of-thutmose-iis-statue-at-karnak-temple/

... and the transverse hall in the Dendera Temple:

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/08/24/restoration-of-transverse-hall-in-front-of-holy-of-holies-in-dendera-temple-completed/

... while restoration has resumed at the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak:

https://egyptindependent.com/restoration-works-resumes-on-the-great-hypostyle-hall-at-karnak/

In case you missed Zahi Hawass' call for the British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/zahi-hawass-calls-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118581/Prominent-Egyptologist-Zahi-Hawass-launches-petition-to-repatriate-Egyptian-artifacts
https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Dr-Zahi-Hawass-Launches-Petition-to-Return-Rosetta-Stone-to-Egypt
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/egypt-archaeologist-wants-rosetta-stone-returned-uk
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2022/08/22/the-rosetta-stone-should-return-to-egypt/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/egyptian-archaeologist-urges-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/22/return-rosetta-stone-to-egypt-demands-countrys-leading-archaeologist-zahi-hawass
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologist-calling-for-return-rosetta-stone-2164013

Feature on the Book of the Dead:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-book-of-the-dead/

More on Howard Carter's taking artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/new-evidence-emerges-looting-tutankhamuns-tomb
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/482-2209/digs/10771-digs-egypt-tut-collar-mystery

Artifacts dating to 6200 BCE from the Susa site:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/475900/Archaeological-findings-may-push-back-Susa-s-history-by-millennia

More on the decipherment of Elamite script:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476079/Archaeologists-report-deciphering-Elamite-script-discovered-in

This one's confusing ... find of a dwelling in Sialk (Iran) that is either 5000 years bp or 4th century BCE or?:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476123/Archaeologists-have-excavated-5-000-year-old-home-in-heart-of

Feature on the Ziggurat of Ur:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220822-the-ziggurat-of-ur-iraqs-answer-to-the-pyramids

Feature on Mesopotamian beer:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/brewing-ancient-beer/

Possible evidence of a permanent settlement dating to 9300 years bp from Turkiye's Sircalitepe Mound:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/traces-of-9300-year-old-settlement-unearthed-near-volcanic-cappadocia
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/traces-of-settlement-dating-back-over-9-000-years-discovered-in-t%C3%BCrkiye-60187

An 8000 years bp ceramic workshop from Izmir's Ulucak Mound (including a fingerprint):

https://arkeonews.net/8000-years-old-fingerprint-and-ceramic-production-workshop-found-in-izmir-ulucak-mound/

A late Neolithic (!) seal from the Domuztepe excavations:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64974
https://arkeonews.net/a-rare-late-neolithic-period-seal-found-in-domuztepe-mound/

4200 years bp finds from Tavsanli Mound suggest (among other things) connections to the site of Troy:

https://arkeonews.net/findings-showing-the-connection-between-troy-and-tavsanli-hoyuk-have-been-reached/

A 1600 years bp writing kit from Bathonea:

https://arkeonews.net/a-1600-year-old-writing-set-was-unearthed-in-the-city-of-bathonea-which-has-the-oldest-ancient-port-in-istanbul/

Feature on Hamzeh Mahasneh's work on Neolthic board games:

https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordanian-scholar-works-put-pieces-together-neolithic-board-games

Greek archaeologists are expressing concerns for Hagia Sophia:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1191674/greek-archaeologists-express-concerns-to-unesco-over-hagia-sophia/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-archaeologists-fret-over-more-aghia-sophia-vandalism/
https://greekherald.com.au/news/greek-archaeologists-call-on-unesco-to-save-hagia-sophia/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/archaeologists-plead-for-help-protecting-iconic-turkish-mosque-hagia-sophia
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unesco-called-to-save-the-hagia-sophia-by-greek-archaeologists-1234637362/

Latest survey of a Bar Kokhba Revolt Roman garrison (maybe) site dubbed Kfar Lakitia:

https://www.allisrael.com/israeli-archaeologist-uncovers-second-temple-era-fortified-village

In case you missed it, researchers have figured out the season and year of the Hasmonean destruction of the Greek site of Tl Iztabba:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715203
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-21/ty-article/the-chicken-and-the-destruction-of-beit-shean/00000182-c0c8-d087-a1ef-c9ec77b40000

A 1200 years bp 'rural estate' revealed at Rahat:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-luxurious-year-old-mansion-southern-israel.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/luxury-digs-sprawling-1200-year-old-mansion-found-in-israels-negev-desert/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/358603
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715371
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/h1nm00gz1j
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/08/23/1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed-at-negev-bedouin-town/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-23/ty-article-magazine/early-islamic-mansion-with-unique-subterranean-complex-discovered-in-israel/00000182-ca2b-df45-a7b3-da6bbdff0000
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/israel-unveils-1200-year-old-luxurious-mansion-from-early-islamic-period/news
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-08-23/luxurious-1-200-year-old-mansion-found-in-southern-israel
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed-negev-israel/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-found-in-southern-israel/2022/08/23/161ba12a-22f1-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html
https://www.newsweek.com/palatial-1200-year-old-estate-ancient-cooling-system-found-israel-1736465
https://www.dw.com/en/vaulted-rooms-and-frescoes-rural-estate-found-in-israel/g-58291898
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/08/23/israeli-archaeologists-discover-luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-with-underground-vaults-in-negev-desert/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/300669238/luxurious-1200yearold-mansion-found-in-southern-israel
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/archaeologists-uncover-luxury-estate-from-islamic-period/144547

Feature on the recently-excavated Usha site (2000 years bp):

https://www.timesofisrael.com/explore-the-nearly-2000-year-old-jewish-metropolis-of-usha-in-the-western-galilee/

More on the possible identification of the site of the Bethsaida associated with Peter:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715404
https://www.newsweek.com/st-peters-birthplace-possibly-discovered-archaeologists-1736497
https://iflscience.com/archaeological-discovery-claims-to-mark-saint-peters-birthplace-64996

More on mosaics from Huqoq depicting biblical heroines:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-depictions-biblical-heroines-uncovered-ancient.html
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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A study of stone tools from Bronze Age Crete and the implications for Minoan civilization:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-analysis-everyday-tools-long-held-ideas.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823162709.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962626
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/study-challenges-views-on-what-drove-major-changes-in-ancient-greek-society-on-crete/144529
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10789-220825-crete-bronze-age

Scythian/Bronze Age finds from the Kotelva II settlement site (Ukraine!):

https://menafn.com/1104731783/Archaeologists-Discover-40-Objects-Of-Scythian-Period-And-Bronze-Age-Dwelling-In-Poltava-Region
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/ancient-greek-scythian-ukraine/
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3555302-archaeologists-discover-40-objects-of-scythian-period-and-bronze-age-dwelling-in-poltava-region.html

A 2350 years bp statue of Cybele from Antandrus:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/2350-year-old-cybele-statue-found-in-turkiyes-antandrus

Statue heads, including one of Apollo, from Prusias ad Hypium (looks 1st/2nd century CE):

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/experts-discover-statue-of-apollo-in-turkiyes-prusias-ad-hypium

A Hellenistic 'votive pot' from the Troy site:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64978
https://arkeonews.net/a-tiny-2300-year-old-votive-vessel-presented-to-the-gods-by-the-poor-was-found-in-the-ancient-city-of-troy/

Another 'ram' from a Roman ship raised from the sea at Levanzo:

https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/08/24/news/archeologia_il_mare_delle_egadi_restituisce_un_rostro_in_bronzo_di_epoca_romana-362763313/
https://www.iltabloid.it/2022/08/24/levanzo-recuperato-dai-carabinieri-tutela-patrimonio-artistrico-un-rostro-in-bronzo-di-eta-romana.html
https://www.ilgiornaleditalia.it/news/cultura/398254/egadi-rostro-bronzo-bronzo-nave-romana-trapani.html
https://www.ragusanews.com/attualita-battaglie-egadi-recuperato-rostro-bronzo-nave-romana-163469/

A much decorated 2000 years bp Roman temple from Cupra Marttima:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/italy-cupra-temple-interior-discovery-scn/index.html
https://www.centropagina.it/ascoli/cupra-marittima-come-pompei-emergono-rarissime-pitture-sindaco/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-temple-frescos-recovered-cupra-italy-1234637376/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10788-220825-italy-temple-frescoes

Remains of a Roman aqueduct from Caistor St Edmund:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/roman-aqueduct-found-at-caistor-st-edmund-9231042

An 'early Christian' ampulla/pilgrim's bottle from Pergamon:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/bottle-of-pilgrims-enlightens-christian-history-in-turkiyes-pergamon

Roman finds from a dig near Norton (Evesham):

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/archaeology-dig-m5-unearths-roman-24843901

Latest depiction of a (rather large) Roman phallus comes from excavations in Cordoba:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-25/archaeologists-discover-one-of-the-largest-phallic-sculptures-of-ancient-rome.html
https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/26/graffiti-of-average-sized-penis-shows-romans-were-as-immature-as-us-17248335/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11145125/Unusually-large-penis-carving-uncovered-Roman-tower-excavations-southern-Spain.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715689
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/giant-phallic-carving-from-roman-period-found-during-excavations-in-cordoba/144522
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/massive-roman-era-phallus-relief-carving-uncovered-el-higueron-spain-1234637558/

One of three related DNA studies this week suggests the Griffin Warrior was from the city 'he would one day rule':

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2022/08/n21110363.html
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dna-analysis-griffin-warrior-greek.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825163957.htm
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/dna-analysis-shows-griffin-warrior-ruled-his-greek-homeland/144544

Plans for 'strategic preservation' of the walls of the Athenian Acropolis:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/28/athens-acropolis-walls-preservation/

Plans for restoration of statues of Greek gods in Claros:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/statues-of-greek-gods-to-regain-former-look-in-turkiyes-claros/news

Feature/study of Roman funerary banquets:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962094
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-28/a-roman-funerary-banquet-pigs-for-the-rich-chicken-for-the-poor-and-oats-for-the-women.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-08-24/el-menu-de-vivos-y-muertos-en-los-banquetes-funerarios-romanos-cerdo-para-los-ricos-y-pollo-para-los-pobres.html
https://www.inverse.com/science/ancient-roman-diets-foxes-afterlife

Nighthawking concerns at the Roman fort at Caenarfon:

https://nation.cymru/news/police-warn-that-night-hawkers-are-digging-up-roman-fort-in-caernarfon/

More on the 'mega monument' at Laona (Cyprus):

https://www.livescience.com/mega-monument-burial-mound-cyprus
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/26/ancient-fortress-discovered-under-burial-mound-in-cyprus/

More on the cache of astragali from Maresha-Bet Guvrin National Park:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/israel-ancient-dice-astragali-maresha-180980610/

More on the Roman military sanctuary in the Netherlands:

http://www.archaeology.org/feed/482-issue/2209/digs/10767-digs-netherlands-roman-sanctuary

Joel Christensen on ancient Greek myth and climate change:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/08/22/dialogue/opinion/a-burden-on-the-earth-greek-myth-and-climate-change/

Ashley Clements in a similar vein:

https://blog.oup.com/2022/08/disappearing-animals-disappearing-us-what-can-classics-teach-us-about-the-climate-crisis/

Danielle Vander Horst on Pompeii gardens and disasters in antiquity:

https://www.artandobject.com/news/gardens-pompeii-natural-disasters-antiquity

Feature on Rome's wild beast shows:

https://elpais.com/babelia/2022-08-24/a-los-leones-roma-demostro-su-poder-y-su-brutalidad-a-traves-de-los-animales-exoticos.html

Feature on seven Roman superstitions:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-superstitions

Feature on Hellenistic art:

https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/empire-art-hellenistic-world/

Feature on Pliny's letter about the destruction of Pompeii:

https://www.openculture.com/2022/08/the-only-written-eye-witness-account-of-pompeiis-destruction.html

Feature on gladiators:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/gladiator-empire-war-sport/

Feature on Roman dictators:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/roman-dictator-emperor/

Feature on the Risan Roman mosaics:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/risan-roman-mosaics

Feature on the Derveni papyrus:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/25/derveni-papyrus-oldest-surviving-book-europe/

Feature on the site of Orraon:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/24/orraon-ancient-greeces-best-preserved-settlement/

Feature on the Diolkos:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/19/stone-road-ships-ionian-aegean/

Feature on ancient Greek werewolves:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/22/ancient-greek-origins-werewolves/

Feature on ancient Greek taxation:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/23/how-rich-greeks-once-paid-taxes-back-in-ancient-times/

Interesting feature on a 'homeric' epigram written about Stalin:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/08/23/dialogue/diatribe-when-homer-serenaded-stalin/

Repeat of a feature on Demetrius the Besieger:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-demetrius-the-besieger-was-one-of-historys-most-outrageous-kings-180980530/


More on robot-created copies of Parthenon sculptures:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/22/elgin-marbles-british-museum-greece/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11130735/A-horses-head-carved-robot-bid-make-replicas-Elgin-sculptures.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/resistance-is-futile-british-museum-wont-take-robot-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/robotic-sculptor-stallion-parthenon/

... related OpEds:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/digitally-made-replicas-could-help-us-return-elgin-marbles-9hp338vdk
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/a-great-historical-wrong-may-soon-be-rectified-20220821-p5bbis.html

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Evidence of 4000 years bp beer production at the 'German Stonehenge' site:

https://www.newsweek.com/people-produced-beer-german-stonehenge-over-4000-years-ago-1737086

Bronze Age burials near Sarajevo reveal some hitherto unknown forms of jewellery:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64960
https://arkeonews.net/new-fibula-types-discovered-at-prehistoric-kopilo-graves-in-bosnia/

I think we mentioned the race to excavate at the 2500 years bp Lulworth hillfort site threatened by coastal erosion:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/archaeologists-working-to-learn-more-before-2500-year-old-lulworth-hill-fort-is-lost-to-the-sea

Overviewish piece on a dig at an Anglo Saxon burial ground near Netheravon:

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/20798325.archaeological-dig-anglo-saxon-burial-ground-near-netheravon/

A 1200 years bp Viking cremation burial from Sweden:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64949
https://arkeonews.net/first-female-viking-grave-discovered-in-swedish-mountains/

Overviewish piece on the excavations at a medieval 'trading hub' on the banks of the Thames in Berkshire:

https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Anglo-Saxon-monastery-was-important-trade-hub
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/excavation-anglo-saxon-monastery-berkshire-24862389
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-62675992

Remains of a possible medieval ale house from East Yorkshire:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/28/suspected-medieval-alehouse-unearthed-east-yorkshire
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-62631475
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/medieval-pub-found-england-1234637174/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10785-220823-england-medieval-pub

A medieval double burial within a circular ditch from southern Germany:

https://arkeonews.net/medieval-double-grave-discovered-with-majestic-objects-inside-the-circular-ditch/

Pool construction revealed remains of a medieval wall in Kenilworth:

https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/ancient-wall-found-on-new-swimming-pool-site-in-kenilworth/
https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/ancient-medieval-wall-unearthed-in-kenilworth-during-preparation-work-for-new-multi-million-pound-swimming-centre-3815225

A long-rumoured water tunnel was found near Hyde Abbey:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-62632403

The bones of Saint Ladislaus (king of Hungary in the 11th century) have been identified in an ossuary:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64955

More on a major concentration of megaliths found in Spain:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-21/one-of-the-worlds-largest-megalithic-concentrations-discovered-in-spain.html
https://www.zmescience.com/science/spain-large-megalithic-complex-8235341/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archeologists-spain-megalithic-complex-stones-2164747

More on medieval monks being 'riddled' with parasites:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-filthy-habits-medieval-monks-worms.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/monks-were-riddled-with-worms-during-medieval-period/144486
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10745-220822-cambridge-medieval-parasites

Excavations at an Iron Age site at Swartigill have resumed:

https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/pictures-covers-off-for-start-of-fresh-dig-at-swartigill-ir-285289/

Protection for the Edge Hill Engine Station site in Liverpool:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-62689400

Remains of a famous Sami woman were identified in a Swedish collection being studied for repatriation purposes:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-unexpected-historical-discovery-famous-sami.html

Reflecting on the excavations of Richard III ten years ago (already?):

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62605305

Amsterdam's oldest houseboat is being removed from the canal:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/26/amsterdam-oldest-houseboat-dogger-to-be-removed-from-canal
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Archaeology in Europe News:

http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

Medievalists.net:

https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

Viking Archaeology Blog:

http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Latest interesting 'bronze beast' from the Sanxingdui excavations:

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3190196/chinese-archaeologists-unearth-biggest-bronze-beast-sanxingdui

A Han/Jin Dynasty ironware production and processing site from Hunan:

https://english.news.cn/20220828/6c435d6d5ba1442e942b8444dc95b4bc/c.html

A Goturk-era monument complex from Mongolia:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/first-inscription-that-reads-turk-found-in-mongolia-176402
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/t%C3%BCrkiye-welcomes-gokturk-era-archaeological-discovery-in-mongolia-60129

Feature on efforts to protect Afghan heritage:

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/23/WS63041da2a310fd2b29e73a98.html

Feature on Naggar Castle's earthquake-resistant design:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220825-kath-kuni-the-himalayas-ancient-earthquake-defying-design

A trio of 7500-12000 years bp burials from Indonesia's Alor Island:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dead-burials-earliest-humans-indonesia.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-burials-bring-indonesian-life-to-light
https://www.sciencealert.com/3-ancient-burials-hint-at-multiple-migrations-of-ancient-humans-through-southeast-asia

cf: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267635

Concerns for a number of Megalithic burials near Mahbubnagar:

https://telanganatoday.com/megalithic-burial-cluster-under-threat-in-mahbubnagar
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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A study of the origins of Australia's rabbit problem:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dna-profiling-australian-rabbit-plague.html

cf:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2122734119
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NORTH AMERICA
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This week's finds from Colonial Michilimackinac include a sugar bowl and pocket knife, among other things:

https://www.mackinacislandnews.com/articles/archaeologists-unearth-more-interesting-artifacts/
https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/08/archaeologists-unearth-sugar-bowl-pocketknife-at-historic-michigan-fort.html

Overview of WestConn's dig at Lake Waramaug (more about the dig than any finds):

https://www.newstimes.com/newmilford/article/WestConn-students-uncover-treasures-from-Native-17393151.php?t=b584f377d2
https://www.ctinsider.com/newmilford/article/WestConn-students-uncover-treasures-from-Native-17393151.php

Overview of finds from a dig at the Sioux City Railroad Museum:

https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/archaeologists-unveil-artifacts-found-during-dig-at-sioux-city-railroad-museum
https://siouxcityjournal.com/business/transportation/sioux-city-railroad-museum-works-with-university-of-iowa-archaeologists-to-learn-more-about-local/article_5832f2ec-6f79-53ff-b5b1-141a5c5328c4.html
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/archaeologists-showcase-siouxland-railroad-history/

Excavations at the burial ground of the First Baptist Church at Colonial Williamsburg are underway:

https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2022/aug/25/excavation-graves-begins-site-colonial-black-churc/

Study suggests the LSU Campus Mounds are the oldes known human-made structures in North America:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-campus-mounds-oldest-human-made-north.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962497
https://arkeonews.net/11000-year-old-lsu-campus-mounds-are-oldest-known-human-made-structures-in-north-america/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/mounds-identified-as-oldest-man-made-structures-in-north-america/144506
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/08/big-mound-on-lsu-campus-is-the-oldest-known-human-made-structure-in-the-americas-scientists-say/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10786-220823-louisiana-earthen-mound

cf: https://www.ajsonline.org/content/322/6/795

An interesting Jewish mural hidden in a Vermont apartment:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/synagogue-mural-restoration-vermont-apartment-180980614/

Feature on the Timbucto Archaeology Project:

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/46360/20220826/north-country-at-work-archaeology-makes-history-come-alive-for-suny-potsdam-professor

Feature on Ticonderoga:

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/lachute-river-walk

Review of Jay Gould, *American Rascal*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/books/review/american-rascal-greg-steinmetz.html

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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3800 years bp items from burials and structures at Peru's Vichama Archaeological Complex:

https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-funerary-complexes-objects-discovered-in-vichama-906412.aspx
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10784-220823-peru-vichama-burials

3000 years bp items from the Cahultepec Forest in Mexico City:

https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-artifacts-popular-tourist-site-1736211

A 1500 years bp (?) stone disk with an image of the Maya maize divinity from the Temple of the Sun at Tonina:

https://www.newsweek.com/mayan-ruler-reincarnated-god-corn-new-discovery-1736900

An 850-1000 years bp canoe burial of a woman from Patagonia:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-woman-years-canoe-northwest-patagonia.html
https://www.livescience.com/indigenous-canoe-burial-argentina
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2022/08/25/encuentran-tumba-en-canoa-de-mujer-prehispanica-sepultada-hace-880-anos-en-la-patagonia-argentina.shtml
https://arkeonews.net/a-woman-was-buried-in-a-canoe-on-her-way-to-the-destination-of-souls-800-years-ago/
https://gizmodo.com/900-year-old-canoe-burial-woman-argentina-1849451126
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10792-220826-mapuche-canoe-burial

cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272833

... while a shipwreck off the coast of Patagonia is identified as an 1850's Rhode Island whaling vessel:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-scientists-shipwreck-patagonia-long-lost-1850s.html
https://gizmodo.com/shipwreck-dolphin-tree-rings-argentina-1849463062

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1125786522000601

19th century photos of the Plaza de Armas in Santiago:

https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/guardadas-en-un-album-familiar-desde-1888-revelan-ineditas-fotos-de-plaza-de-armas-de-santiago/ERS5DJBRONAULDCQHA5QXEU22I/

More on drought and the decline of Mayapan:

https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2022-study-collapse-ancient-mayan-capital-linked-drought
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10744-220822-mexico-mayapan-drought

A somewhat bizarre item on the heart of Brazil's first emperor returning to Portugal sore a 'state visit':

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/heart-of-brazils-first-emperor-returns-after-nearly-200-years-for-state-visit
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62561928
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-08-22/el-corazon-del-primer-emperador-regresa-de-portugal-a-brasil-para-servir-a-bolsonaro.html
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:

https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Feature on some 'durable' ancient writing systems:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-how-to-write-a-message-to-the-future

Feature on the 'roots' of the Lord of the Rings:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220824-the-ancient-roots-of-the-lord-of-the-rings

Feature on why the Spanish Armada failed:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cwdfy8/the-reason-why-the-spanish-armada-failed

Feature on modern-day 'treasure hunters':

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/treasure-hunters-england-places-to-go-findings-shipwrecks-1808449

Feature on the 'London Monster':

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ctd635/the-monster-that-terrified-georgian-london

Feature on 'crypto-Jews':

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-715350

A lost Vorticist painting beneath another painting:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-vorticist-masterpiece-found-hidden-beneath-another-painting-180980630/

... and some Modigliani sketches beneath one of his paintings:

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/israel-museum-modigliani-painting-sketches-b2122121.html

A study of the paint used in The Night Watch:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/24/rembrandts-night-watch-paint-recipe-offers-clues-to-the-perfect-wall-filler

Remembering the botched 'restoration' of Borja's Ecce Homo:

https://www.latercera.com/culto/2022/08/26/el-ecce-homo-de-borja-historia-de-un-desastre-que-se-volvio-icono/

On the origins of dragon mythology:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-origins-of-dragons/144532

... also on the appeal of dragons:

https://theconversation.com/terrifying-dragons-have-long-been-a-part-of-many-religions-and-there-is-a-reason-for-their-appeal-184419

On the history of the swastika:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/08/28/swastika-hate-symbol-link-dharmic-faiths/10342050002/

On the role of writing in the conquest of the Americas:

https://agencia.fapesp.br/escrita-alfabetica-teve-papel-central-na-colonizacao-da-america/39403/

A study of oyster exploitation in various times and places:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/08/25/when-was-the-world-our-oyster-we-asked-the-anthropologist-investigating-sustainable-oyster-practices-through-history/

On the 'scandalous' origins of Disneyland:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220818-the-surprisingly-scandalous-origins-of-disneyland

Shakespeare's poor acting abilities apparently led to Othello being written:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/27/shakespeare-inspired-to-write-othello-after-being-booed-off-stage

Paywalled, so I'm not sure where to put this item on water being poured on Urartian paintings 'to get better pictures':

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/turkey-ancient-urartian-temple-damage-b2133174.html

On the role of enslaved people in the production of Bourbon:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220824-the-untold-history-of-black-bourbon

More on that Galileo manuscript which is now believed to be a forgery:

https://www.livescience.com/galileo-document-fake/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/23/galileo-manuscript-fake-university-of-michigan
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/galileo-manuscript-michigan-university-forgery-scn/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historian-discovers-a-prized-galileo-manuscript-was-forged-180980615/

cf: https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/special-collections-and-archives/history-astronomy-and-mathematics/galileo-manuscript

More on the digitization of medieval medical manuscripts at Cambridge:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64942
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Feature on ancient debt relief:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2972/hesperia.86.4.0607

Items on 'gluing' protests:

https://apnews.com/article/germany-painting-climate-and-environment-4173545ff32525e4ee8e77cc4fcb4042
https://www.dw.com/en/iconic-artworks-weaponized-by-climate-activists/a-62927968

Honouring Bett with a statue:

https://apnews.com/article/education-massachusetts-slavery-ce2ccde7f1c82b3b0c5b17f85cb47c08

Feature on 21 of the deadliest pandemics:

https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html/
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL
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Aristotle's thoughts on wealth:

https://bigthink.com/thinking/aristotle-telos-money/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Ramses the Great:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/ramses-the-great-egypt-exhibit-opens-de-young-museum/
https://el-observador.com/2022/08/26/new-ramses-the-great-exhibit-brings-splendors-of-ancient-egypt-to-san-francisco/

Tutankhamun:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/08/26/beyond-king-tut-national-geographic-marks-100th-anniversary-of-tomb-discovery/

Tota Italia:

https://english.news.cn/20220823/d4494a65d5cd4283bff0393e0cfd9786/c.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-08/23/content_78384495.htm
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1273649.shtml

Matisse:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/arts/design/matisse-red-studio-painting-analysis.html

Rembrandt:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-62617897

Lora Webb Nichols photos:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/aug/24/a-new-world-small-town-life-in-early-20th-century-america-in-pictures

Sohag's Forgotten Treasures:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118619/%E2%80%98Sohag-s-Forgotten-Treasures%E2%80%99-Coptic-exhibition-launches-at-Sohag-National

Connections Across the Coral Sea:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/exhibit-shows-voyages-of-ancient-cultures-around-the-coral-sea/101377340

Chroma:

https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/articles/2022/8/new-research-greek-sphinx

Restored glassware from the Beirut explosion:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/27/ancient-glass-vessels-restored-after-beirut-blast-go-on-display-at-british-museum
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/08/26/shattered-glass-of-beirut-restored-vessels-once-destroyed-by-port-blast-go-on-display-in-l
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beiruts-shattered-ancient-glass-shines-on-tjflsr2sh
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2147686/lifestyle
https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-museum-unveils-reconstructed-ancient-vessels-smashed-in-beirut-blast/

related: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/conserving-beiruts-shattered-glass/

A Tehran museum has closed after an insect was spotted crawling on the artwork:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118612/Tehran-Museum-closed-after-bug-spotted-crawling-through-artwork

New York museums now have to acknowledge if art was Nazi loot:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-museums-required-acknowledge-art-stolen-nazis-rcna44116

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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Plenty of excitement over the auction of the contents of a Paris mansion:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/marie-antoinette-candelabras-paris-hotel-lambert-auction

... and Paul Allen is selling off his collection:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62684488
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/arts/design/christies-auction-paul-allen-art-collection.html
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Overview coverage of three DNA studies shedding light on IndoEuropean origins, and migrations of ancient Greeks and Romans:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-vast-paleogenetic-reveals-insights-migration.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825164029.htm
https://www.science.org/content/article/phenomenal-ancient-dna-data-set-provides-clues-origin-farming-early-languages

... and with a 'first farmers' focus:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-25/ty-article/genetic-study-detects-unexpected-origin-of-worlds-first-farmers/00000182-cf26-d35f-a9ea-cf26bf8b0000

.. and with a Southern Europe/West Asia genetics focus:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq0755

Study on using DNA from lice found on mummies:

https://www.the-scientist.com/sponsored-article/ancient-mummies-lousy-view-of-the-past-70418

DNA reveals a 1000 years bp example of Klinefelter syndrome:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-oldest-case-rare-genetic-condition.html
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THE TECHY SIDE
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An AI-based method for dating archaeological remains:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-ai-based-method-dating-archaeological.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823162730.htm
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715696
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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Seems like this is the place to gather all the reports (some repeats) of sites exposed by drought in various parts of the world ... from the Danube come WWII warships:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/23/europe/danube-wwii-nazi-germany-ships-serbia-climate-intl/index.html

... the 'Spanish Stonehenge':

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/19/spanish-stonehenge-dating-back-to-5000-bc-has-emerged-from-a-drought-hit-dam
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/spanish-stonehenge-emerges-from-watery-grave-for-second-time-in-last-3-years/

... Nero's bridge from the Tiber:

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/08/italys-drought-uncovers-ancient-imperial-bridge-photos.html
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Italy-s-drought-exposes-ancient-imperial-bridge-17397383.php
https://apnews.com/86882350f7a5b79e64b378a8e7235352
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/italys-drought-exposes-ancient-imperial-bridge-over-tiber/J5WF272DQWGISV7V74NPQ64DMM/

... a medieval village in Yorkshire:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-62677584

... the Roman military camp in Spain:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article264947409.html

... sites from the Tigris and Euphrates:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/falling-waters-euphrates-tigris-rivers-reveal-submerged-archaeological-sites

... Buddhist statues from the Yangtze:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yangtze-river-buddha-statues-revealed-1234637284/

... hunger stones:

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/hunger-stones-europe/

... and the 'overview' pieces:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62619397
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/08/24/artifacts-resurface-drought-affects-water-levels-world-photos/7866053001/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/app-news-section/drought-reveals-votw-082622/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/26/drought-dinosaur-tracks-nazi-warship/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europe-drought-is-revealing-historic-artifacts-180980640/
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119724404/buddhist-statues-and-roman-bridges-droughts-reveal-history-in-the-worlds-waterwa
https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-08-26/buddhist-statues-and-roman-bridges-droughts-reveal-history-in-the-worlds-waterways

... and we might as well mention the 1500 years bp arrow found in melting ice in Norway too:

https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-viking-age-vikings/the-last-person-who-touched-this-three-bladed-arrowhead-was-a-viking/2069302
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/arrow-from-1-500-years-ago-found-in-melting-ice-kjkz2rnq2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11133589/1-500-year-old-pre-Viking-arrow-awesome-state-preservation.html
https://www.newsweek.com/arrow-older-vikings-discovered-ice-norway-1735657

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Aphrodisias:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/city-of-aphrodite-takes-visitors-on-historical-journey-in-turkiye/news
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Archaeologists aren't happy about their portrayal in a film about Richard III:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/28/royal-row-erupts-over-steve-coogan-film-about-richard-iii

Oberammergau:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/theater/oberammergau-passion-play.html

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CRIME BEAT
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US agents in Memphis (Tenn.) seized a 3000 years bp (maybe) Egyptian artifact being brought to the US from Europe:

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-agents-memphis-seize-shipped-ancient.html
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/memphis-seizes-ancient-egyptian-artifact
https://apnews.com/article/science-memphis-archaeology-8f978ccc03d278e160bb90152607ab92
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/egyptian-artifact-intercepted-in-memphis-customs-border-protection-archaeological-item-cultural-property-canopic-imsety-egypt-archaeology-research/522-d1dad9d0-4225-43d6-89c6-6d7667f56f4b
https://www.nbc29.com/2022/08/26/us-agents-seize-antique-egyptian-artifact-that-could-potentially-be-3000-years-old/
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article264947974.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/us/memphis-tennessee-customs-egyptian-artifact-trnd/index.html
https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-715728
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-agents-seize-potentially-3000-year-old-egyptian-artifact-shipped-from-europe/

An iconic portrait of Winston Churchill appears to have been stolen:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/world/canada/churchill-portrait-stolen-canada.html

Labourers working on the demolition of a house in Madhya Pradesh allegedly stole 86 gold coins they found in the process:

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2158374-8-labourers-steal-86-gold-coins-of-archaeological-importance-found-while-digging-house-in-mp-arrested
https://theprint.in/india/8-labourers-steal-86-gold-coins-of-archaeological-importance-found-while-digging-house-in-mp-arrested/1104439/
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conflict antiquities:

http://conflictantiquities.wordpress.com/

anonymous swiss collector:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:

http://paul-barford.blogspot.ca/

Looting Matters:

http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/

Illicit Cultural Property:

http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/

SAFE:

http://www.savingantiquities.org/blog/

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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY
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The Museum of the Bible has returned a looted Bible to the Greek Monastery whence it was taken:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/arts/design/museum-of-the-bible-looted-gospel.html
https://politpost.com/2022/08/23/museum-of-the-bible-returns-ancient-gospel-looted-from-greek-monastery/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1191802/museum-of-the-bible-returns-ancient-gospel-looted-from-greek-monastery/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museum-of-the-bible-returned-looted-gospel-to-greek-monastery-1234637275/

The US is returning a 14th century sculpture to Nepal:

https://observer.com/2022/08/a-looted-14th-century-sculpture-is-returned-to-nepal-by-the-manhattan-district-attorney/
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/united-states-to-return-durga-sculpture-to-nepal

Not sure if we've mentioned these seven items being returned from Scotland to India:

https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/scotlands-national-museum-decides-to-return-seven-antiquities-artefacts-back-to-india/

Indigenous groups in British Columbia are seeking repatriation of various items from various places:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-indigenous-communities-in-bc-join-global-movement-to-repatriate-lost/

Indigenous South American groups are seeking repatriation of Captain Cook-related items in the British Museum:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11152533/Indigenous-South-Americans-look-returning-Captain-Cooks-artefacts-stored-n-British-museum.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/descendants-arrive-mission-reclaim-captain-cook-swag-chile-british-museum-jjc3n37tp

Thailand is seeking the return of items from the Denver Art Museum:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2376348/govt-seeks-looted-antiques
https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/thailand-working-to-retrieve-antiquity-objects-from-museums-in-foreign-countries-408079

More on Berlin returning items to Nigeria:

https://apnews.com/07a4bacb2d2820b1518631c69c720a2f
https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-transfers-ownership-of-looted-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria/a-62930286

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins depicting Zeus:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-greek-coins-zeus-at-olympia/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n34.html

... and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n35.html
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Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Richard Freund:

https://www.liherald.com/stories/richard-freund-renowned-scholar-and-archeologist-dies,143305

Radovan Kraguly:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/25/radovan-kraguly-obituary

Audrey Stanley:

https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/08/in-memoriam-audrey-stanley.html

John Cooper:

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2022/08/26/john-cooper-renowned-interpreter-ancient-greek-and-roman-philosophy-and-incredibly

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3202-audio-news-from-archaeologica-august-14th-through-the-20th-2022

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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS
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Archaeology Magazine News Page:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Atlas Obscura:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Heritage Daily:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/

Sapiens Archaeology:

https://www.sapiens.org/category/archaeology/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/
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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/
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https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/
Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2022/08/archaeological-excavations-in-romania-show-life-of-earliest-modern-humans-in-europe
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-archaeological-excavations-romania-life-earliest.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10791-220826-romania-modern-human
cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15544-5
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-ancient-skulls-human-interbreeding-neandertals.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823115636.htm
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10787-220824-neanderthals-modern-humans
cf: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/8/1163
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-sahelanthropus-oldest-humanity-bipedal.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824120832.htm
https://www.livescience.com/when-human-ancestors-first-walked-upright/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/24/our-oldest-known-ancestor-could-probably-walk-say-researchers
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2022-08-24/un-polemico-femur-sugiere-que-la-familia-humana-ya-caminaba-sobre-dos-patas-hace-siete-millones-de-anos.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ancient-bones-confirm-earliest-known-human-ancestor-walked-upright-rcna44187
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/world/bipedalism-walking-7-million-years-scn/index.html
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-24/ty-article/early-hominin-was-walking-7-million-years-ago-study-confirms/00000182-ced5-dfe5-adbb-dff59a290000
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-oldest-known-early-human-walked-upright-7-million-years-ago-180980628/
cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04901-z
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119373338/when-did-human-bodies-evolve-to-sweat-we-dont-know-exactly-when
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AFRICA
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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/mediterranean-countries-take-archaeology-project-tunisian-coast
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/08/350999/morocco-participates-in-underwater-archaeological-research
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-completes-restoration-of-amun-re-chapel-at-the-temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118557/Restoration-of-Amun-Ra%E2%80%99s-shrine-in-Temple-of-Seti-I
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3830746/egypt-completes-work-restoration-amun-ra-shrine-temple-seti-i
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/08/22/restoration-of-king-thutmose-ii-statue-in-karnak-temples-completed/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/08/22/egypt-completes-restoration-of-thutmose-iis-statue-at-karnak-temple/
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/08/24/restoration-of-transverse-hall-in-front-of-holy-of-holies-in-dendera-temple-completed/
https://egyptindependent.com/restoration-works-resumes-on-the-great-hypostyle-hall-at-karnak/
https://www.egyptindependent.com/zahi-hawass-calls-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118581/Prominent-Egyptologist-Zahi-Hawass-launches-petition-to-repatriate-Egyptian-artifacts
https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Dr-Zahi-Hawass-Launches-Petition-to-Return-Rosetta-Stone-to-Egypt
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/egypt-archaeologist-wants-rosetta-stone-returned-uk
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2022/08/22/the-rosetta-stone-should-return-to-egypt/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/egyptian-archaeologist-urges-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/22/return-rosetta-stone-to-egypt-demands-countrys-leading-archaeologist-zahi-hawass
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologist-calling-for-return-rosetta-stone-2164013
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-book-of-the-dead/
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/new-evidence-emerges-looting-tutankhamuns-tomb
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/482-2209/digs/10771-digs-egypt-tut-collar-mystery
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/475900/Archaeological-findings-may-push-back-Susa-s-history-by-millennia
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476079/Archaeologists-report-deciphering-Elamite-script-discovered-in
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476123/Archaeologists-have-excavated-5-000-year-old-home-in-heart-of
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220822-the-ziggurat-of-ur-iraqs-answer-to-the-pyramids
https://bigthink.com/the-past/brewing-ancient-beer/
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/traces-of-9300-year-old-settlement-unearthed-near-volcanic-cappadocia
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/traces-of-settlement-dating-back-over-9-000-years-discovered-in-t%C3%BCrkiye-60187
https://arkeonews.net/8000-years-old-fingerprint-and-ceramic-production-workshop-found-in-izmir-ulucak-mound/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64974
https://arkeonews.net/a-rare-late-neolithic-period-seal-found-in-domuztepe-mound/
https://arkeonews.net/findings-showing-the-connection-between-troy-and-tavsanli-hoyuk-have-been-reached/
https://arkeonews.net/a-1600-year-old-writing-set-was-unearthed-in-the-city-of-bathonea-which-has-the-oldest-ancient-port-in-istanbul/
https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordanian-scholar-works-put-pieces-together-neolithic-board-games
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1191674/greek-archaeologists-express-concerns-to-unesco-over-hagia-sophia/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-archaeologists-fret-over-more-aghia-sophia-vandalism/
https://greekherald.com.au/news/greek-archaeologists-call-on-unesco-to-save-hagia-sophia/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/archaeologists-plead-for-help-protecting-iconic-turkish-mosque-hagia-sophia
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unesco-called-to-save-the-hagia-sophia-by-greek-archaeologists-1234637362/
https://www.allisrael.com/israeli-archaeologist-uncovers-second-temple-era-fortified-village
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715203
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-21/ty-article/the-chicken-and-the-destruction-of-beit-shean/00000182-c0c8-d087-a1ef-c9ec77b40000
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-luxurious-year-old-mansion-southern-israel.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/luxury-digs-sprawling-1200-year-old-mansion-found-in-israels-negev-desert/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/358603
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715371
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/h1nm00gz1j
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/08/23/1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed-at-negev-bedouin-town/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-23/ty-article-magazine/early-islamic-mansion-with-unique-subterranean-complex-discovered-in-israel/00000182-ca2b-df45-a7b3-da6bbdff0000
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/israel-unveils-1200-year-old-luxurious-mansion-from-early-islamic-period/news
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-08-23/luxurious-1-200-year-old-mansion-found-in-southern-israel
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed-negev-israel/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-found-in-southern-israel/2022/08/23/161ba12a-22f1-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html
https://www.newsweek.com/palatial-1200-year-old-estate-ancient-cooling-system-found-israel-1736465
https://www.dw.com/en/vaulted-rooms-and-frescoes-rural-estate-found-in-israel/g-58291898
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/08/23/israeli-archaeologists-discover-luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-with-underground-vaults-in-negev-desert/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/300669238/luxurious-1200yearold-mansion-found-in-southern-israel
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/archaeologists-uncover-luxury-estate-from-islamic-period/144547
https://www.timesofisrael.com/explore-the-nearly-2000-year-old-jewish-metropolis-of-usha-in-the-western-galilee/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715404
https://www.newsweek.com/st-peters-birthplace-possibly-discovered-archaeologists-1736497
https://iflscience.com/archaeological-discovery-claims-to-mark-saint-peters-birthplace-64996
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-depictions-biblical-heroines-uncovered-ancient.html
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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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https://phys.org/news/2022-08-analysis-everyday-tools-long-held-ideas.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823162709.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962626
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/study-challenges-views-on-what-drove-major-changes-in-ancient-greek-society-on-crete/144529
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10789-220825-crete-bronze-age
https://menafn.com/1104731783/Archaeologists-Discover-40-Objects-Of-Scythian-Period-And-Bronze-Age-Dwelling-In-Poltava-Region
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/ancient-greek-scythian-ukraine/
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3555302-archaeologists-discover-40-objects-of-scythian-period-and-bronze-age-dwelling-in-poltava-region.html
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/2350-year-old-cybele-statue-found-in-turkiyes-antandrus
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/experts-discover-statue-of-apollo-in-turkiyes-prusias-ad-hypium
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64978
https://arkeonews.net/a-tiny-2300-year-old-votive-vessel-presented-to-the-gods-by-the-poor-was-found-in-the-ancient-city-of-troy/
https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/08/24/news/archeologia_il_mare_delle_egadi_restituisce_un_rostro_in_bronzo_di_epoca_romana-362763313/
https://www.iltabloid.it/2022/08/24/levanzo-recuperato-dai-carabinieri-tutela-patrimonio-artistrico-un-rostro-in-bronzo-di-eta-romana.html
https://www.ilgiornaleditalia.it/news/cultura/398254/egadi-rostro-bronzo-bronzo-nave-romana-trapani.html
https://www.ragusanews.com/attualita-battaglie-egadi-recuperato-rostro-bronzo-nave-romana-163469/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/italy-cupra-temple-interior-discovery-scn/index.html
https://www.centropagina.it/ascoli/cupra-marittima-come-pompei-emergono-rarissime-pitture-sindaco/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-temple-frescos-recovered-cupra-italy-1234637376/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10788-220825-italy-temple-frescoes
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/roman-aqueduct-found-at-caistor-st-edmund-9231042
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/bottle-of-pilgrims-enlightens-christian-history-in-turkiyes-pergamon
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/archaeology-dig-m5-unearths-roman-24843901
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-25/archaeologists-discover-one-of-the-largest-phallic-sculptures-of-ancient-rome.html
https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/26/graffiti-of-average-sized-penis-shows-romans-were-as-immature-as-us-17248335/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11145125/Unusually-large-penis-carving-uncovered-Roman-tower-excavations-southern-Spain.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715689
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/giant-phallic-carving-from-roman-period-found-during-excavations-in-cordoba/144522
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/massive-roman-era-phallus-relief-carving-uncovered-el-higueron-spain-1234637558/
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2022/08/n21110363.html
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dna-analysis-griffin-warrior-greek.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825163957.htm
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/dna-analysis-shows-griffin-warrior-ruled-his-greek-homeland/144544
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/28/athens-acropolis-walls-preservation/
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/statues-of-greek-gods-to-regain-former-look-in-turkiyes-claros/news
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962094
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-28/a-roman-funerary-banquet-pigs-for-the-rich-chicken-for-the-poor-and-oats-for-the-women.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-08-24/el-menu-de-vivos-y-muertos-en-los-banquetes-funerarios-romanos-cerdo-para-los-ricos-y-pollo-para-los-pobres.html
https://www.inverse.com/science/ancient-roman-diets-foxes-afterlife
https://nation.cymru/news/police-warn-that-night-hawkers-are-digging-up-roman-fort-in-caernarfon/
https://www.livescience.com/mega-monument-burial-mound-cyprus
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/26/ancient-fortress-discovered-under-burial-mound-in-cyprus/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/israel-ancient-dice-astragali-maresha-180980610/
http://www.archaeology.org/feed/482-issue/2209/digs/10767-digs-netherlands-roman-sanctuary
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/08/22/dialogue/opinion/a-burden-on-the-earth-greek-myth-and-climate-change/
https://blog.oup.com/2022/08/disappearing-animals-disappearing-us-what-can-classics-teach-us-about-the-climate-crisis/
https://www.artandobject.com/news/gardens-pompeii-natural-disasters-antiquity
https://elpais.com/babelia/2022-08-24/a-los-leones-roma-demostro-su-poder-y-su-brutalidad-a-traves-de-los-animales-exoticos.html
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-superstitions
https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/empire-art-hellenistic-world/
https://www.openculture.com/2022/08/the-only-written-eye-witness-account-of-pompeiis-destruction.html
https://bigthink.com/the-past/gladiator-empire-war-sport/
https://bigthink.com/the-past/roman-dictator-emperor/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/risan-roman-mosaics
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/25/derveni-papyrus-oldest-surviving-book-europe/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/24/orraon-ancient-greeces-best-preserved-settlement/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/19/stone-road-ships-ionian-aegean/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/22/ancient-greek-origins-werewolves/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/23/how-rich-greeks-once-paid-taxes-back-in-ancient-times/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/08/23/dialogue/diatribe-when-homer-serenaded-stalin/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-demetrius-the-besieger-was-one-of-historys-most-outrageous-kings-180980530/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/22/elgin-marbles-british-museum-greece/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11130735/A-horses-head-carved-robot-bid-make-replicas-Elgin-sculptures.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/resistance-is-futile-british-museum-wont-take-robot-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/23/robotic-sculptor-stallion-parthenon/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/digitally-made-replicas-could-help-us-return-elgin-marbles-9hp338vdk
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/a-great-historical-wrong-may-soon-be-rectified-20220821-p5bbis.html
https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-82522
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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https://www.newsweek.com/people-produced-beer-german-stonehenge-over-4000-years-ago-1737086
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64960
https://arkeonews.net/new-fibula-types-discovered-at-prehistoric-kopilo-graves-in-bosnia/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/archaeologists-working-to-learn-more-before-2500-year-old-lulworth-hill-fort-is-lost-to-the-sea
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/20798325.archaeological-dig-anglo-saxon-burial-ground-near-netheravon/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64949
https://arkeonews.net/first-female-viking-grave-discovered-in-swedish-mountains/
https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Anglo-Saxon-monastery-was-important-trade-hub
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/excavation-anglo-saxon-monastery-berkshire-24862389
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-62675992
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/28/suspected-medieval-alehouse-unearthed-east-yorkshire
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-62631475
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/medieval-pub-found-england-1234637174/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10785-220823-england-medieval-pub
https://arkeonews.net/medieval-double-grave-discovered-with-majestic-objects-inside-the-circular-ditch/
https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/ancient-wall-found-on-new-swimming-pool-site-in-kenilworth/
https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/ancient-medieval-wall-unearthed-in-kenilworth-during-preparation-work-for-new-multi-million-pound-swimming-centre-3815225
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-62632403
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64955
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-21/one-of-the-worlds-largest-megalithic-concentrations-discovered-in-spain.html
https://www.zmescience.com/science/spain-large-megalithic-complex-8235341/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archeologists-spain-megalithic-complex-stones-2164747
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-filthy-habits-medieval-monks-worms.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/monks-were-riddled-with-worms-during-medieval-period/144486
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10745-220822-cambridge-medieval-parasites
https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/pictures-covers-off-for-start-of-fresh-dig-at-swartigill-ir-285289/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-62689400
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-unexpected-historical-discovery-famous-sami.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62605305
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/26/amsterdam-oldest-houseboat-dogger-to-be-removed-from-canal
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http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/
https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/
http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3190196/chinese-archaeologists-unearth-biggest-bronze-beast-sanxingdui
https://english.news.cn/20220828/6c435d6d5ba1442e942b8444dc95b4bc/c.html
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/first-inscription-that-reads-turk-found-in-mongolia-176402
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/t%C3%BCrkiye-welcomes-gokturk-era-archaeological-discovery-in-mongolia-60129
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/23/WS63041da2a310fd2b29e73a98.html
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220825-kath-kuni-the-himalayas-ancient-earthquake-defying-design
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dead-burials-earliest-humans-indonesia.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-burials-bring-indonesian-life-to-light
https://www.sciencealert.com/3-ancient-burials-hint-at-multiple-migrations-of-ancient-humans-through-southeast-asia
cf: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267635
https://telanganatoday.com/megalithic-burial-cluster-under-threat-in-mahbubnagar
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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https://phys.org/news/2022-08-dna-profiling-australian-rabbit-plague.html
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2122734119
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NORTH AMERICA
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https://www.mackinacislandnews.com/articles/archaeologists-unearth-more-interesting-artifacts/
https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/08/archaeologists-unearth-sugar-bowl-pocketknife-at-historic-michigan-fort.html
https://www.newstimes.com/newmilford/article/WestConn-students-uncover-treasures-from-Native-17393151.php?t=b584f377d2
https://www.ctinsider.com/newmilford/article/WestConn-students-uncover-treasures-from-Native-17393151.php
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/archaeologists-unveil-artifacts-found-during-dig-at-sioux-city-railroad-museum
https://siouxcityjournal.com/business/transportation/sioux-city-railroad-museum-works-with-university-of-iowa-archaeologists-to-learn-more-about-local/article_5832f2ec-6f79-53ff-b5b1-141a5c5328c4.html
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/archaeologists-showcase-siouxland-railroad-history/
https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2022/aug/25/excavation-graves-begins-site-colonial-black-churc/
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-campus-mounds-oldest-human-made-north.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962497
https://arkeonews.net/11000-year-old-lsu-campus-mounds-are-oldest-known-human-made-structures-in-north-america/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/mounds-identified-as-oldest-man-made-structures-in-north-america/144506
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/08/big-mound-on-lsu-campus-is-the-oldest-known-human-made-structure-in-the-americas-scientists-say/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10786-220823-louisiana-earthen-mound
cf: https://www.ajsonline.org/content/322/6/795
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/synagogue-mural-restoration-vermont-apartment-180980614/
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/46360/20220826/north-country-at-work-archaeology-makes-history-come-alive-for-suny-potsdam-professor
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/lachute-river-walk
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/books/review/american-rascal-greg-steinmetz.html
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-funerary-complexes-objects-discovered-in-vichama-906412.aspx
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10784-220823-peru-vichama-burials
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-artifacts-popular-tourist-site-1736211
https://www.newsweek.com/mayan-ruler-reincarnated-god-corn-new-discovery-1736900
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-woman-years-canoe-northwest-patagonia.html
https://www.livescience.com/indigenous-canoe-burial-argentina
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2022/08/25/encuentran-tumba-en-canoa-de-mujer-prehispanica-sepultada-hace-880-anos-en-la-patagonia-argentina.shtml
https://arkeonews.net/a-woman-was-buried-in-a-canoe-on-her-way-to-the-destination-of-souls-800-years-ago/
https://gizmodo.com/900-year-old-canoe-burial-woman-argentina-1849451126
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10792-220826-mapuche-canoe-burial
cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272833
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-scientists-shipwreck-patagonia-long-lost-1850s.html
https://gizmodo.com/shipwreck-dolphin-tree-rings-argentina-1849463062
cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1125786522000601
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/guardadas-en-un-album-familiar-desde-1888-revelan-ineditas-fotos-de-plaza-de-armas-de-santiago/ERS5DJBRONAULDCQHA5QXEU22I/
https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2022-study-collapse-ancient-mayan-capital-linked-drought
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10744-220822-mexico-mayapan-drought
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/heart-of-brazils-first-emperor-returns-after-nearly-200-years-for-state-visit
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62561928
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-08-22/el-corazon-del-primer-emperador-regresa-de-portugal-a-brasil-para-servir-a-bolsonaro.html
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https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/
http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-how-to-write-a-message-to-the-future
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220824-the-ancient-roots-of-the-lord-of-the-rings
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cwdfy8/the-reason-why-the-spanish-armada-failed
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/treasure-hunters-england-places-to-go-findings-shipwrecks-1808449
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ctd635/the-monster-that-terrified-georgian-london
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-715350
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-vorticist-masterpiece-found-hidden-beneath-another-painting-180980630/
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/israel-museum-modigliani-painting-sketches-b2122121.html
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/24/rembrandts-night-watch-paint-recipe-offers-clues-to-the-perfect-wall-filler
https://www.latercera.com/culto/2022/08/26/el-ecce-homo-de-borja-historia-de-un-desastre-que-se-volvio-icono/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-origins-of-dragons/144532
https://theconversation.com/terrifying-dragons-have-long-been-a-part-of-many-religions-and-there-is-a-reason-for-their-appeal-184419
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/08/28/swastika-hate-symbol-link-dharmic-faiths/10342050002/
https://agencia.fapesp.br/escrita-alfabetica-teve-papel-central-na-colonizacao-da-america/39403/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/08/25/when-was-the-world-our-oyster-we-asked-the-anthropologist-investigating-sustainable-oyster-practices-through-history/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220818-the-surprisingly-scandalous-origins-of-disneyland
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/27/shakespeare-inspired-to-write-othello-after-being-booed-off-stage
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/turkey-ancient-urartian-temple-damage-b2133174.html
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220824-the-untold-history-of-black-bourbon
https://www.livescience.com/galileo-document-fake/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/23/galileo-manuscript-fake-university-of-michigan
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/galileo-manuscript-michigan-university-forgery-scn/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historian-discovers-a-prized-galileo-manuscript-was-forged-180980615/
cf: https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/special-collections-and-archives/history-astronomy-and-mathematics/galileo-manuscript
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64942
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2972/hesperia.86.4.0607
https://apnews.com/article/germany-painting-climate-and-environment-4173545ff32525e4ee8e77cc4fcb4042
https://www.dw.com/en/iconic-artworks-weaponized-by-climate-activists/a-62927968
https://apnews.com/article/education-massachusetts-slavery-ce2ccde7f1c82b3b0c5b17f85cb47c08
https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html/
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL
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https://bigthink.com/thinking/aristotle-telos-money/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/ramses-the-great-egypt-exhibit-opens-de-young-museum/
https://el-observador.com/2022/08/26/new-ramses-the-great-exhibit-brings-splendors-of-ancient-egypt-to-san-francisco/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/08/26/beyond-king-tut-national-geographic-marks-100th-anniversary-of-tomb-discovery/
https://english.news.cn/20220823/d4494a65d5cd4283bff0393e0cfd9786/c.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-08/23/content_78384495.htm
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1273649.shtml
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/arts/design/matisse-red-studio-painting-analysis.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-62617897
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/aug/24/a-new-world-small-town-life-in-early-20th-century-america-in-pictures
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118619/%E2%80%98Sohag-s-Forgotten-Treasures%E2%80%99-Coptic-exhibition-launches-at-Sohag-National
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/exhibit-shows-voyages-of-ancient-cultures-around-the-coral-sea/101377340
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/articles/2022/8/new-research-greek-sphinx
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/27/ancient-glass-vessels-restored-after-beirut-blast-go-on-display-at-british-museum
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/08/26/shattered-glass-of-beirut-restored-vessels-once-destroyed-by-port-blast-go-on-display-in-l
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beiruts-shattered-ancient-glass-shines-on-tjflsr2sh
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2147686/lifestyle
https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-museum-unveils-reconstructed-ancient-vessels-smashed-in-beirut-blast/
related: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/conserving-beiruts-shattered-glass/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118612/Tehran-Museum-closed-after-bug-spotted-crawling-through-artwork
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-museums-required-acknowledge-art-stolen-nazis-rcna44116
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/marie-antoinette-candelabras-paris-hotel-lambert-auction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62684488
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/arts/design/christies-auction-paul-allen-art-collection.html
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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https://phys.org/news/2022-08-vast-paleogenetic-reveals-insights-migration.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825164029.htm
https://www.science.org/content/article/phenomenal-ancient-dna-data-set-provides-clues-origin-farming-early-languages
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-08-25/ty-article/genetic-study-detects-unexpected-origin-of-worlds-first-farmers/00000182-cf26-d35f-a9ea-cf26bf8b0000
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq0755
https://www.the-scientist.com/sponsored-article/ancient-mummies-lousy-view-of-the-past-70418
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-oldest-case-rare-genetic-condition.html
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THE TECHY SIDE
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https://phys.org/news/2022-08-ai-based-method-dating-archaeological.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823162730.htm
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-715696
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/23/europe/danube-wwii-nazi-germany-ships-serbia-climate-intl/index.html
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/19/spanish-stonehenge-dating-back-to-5000-bc-has-emerged-from-a-drought-hit-dam
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/spanish-stonehenge-emerges-from-watery-grave-for-second-time-in-last-3-years/
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/08/italys-drought-uncovers-ancient-imperial-bridge-photos.html
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Italy-s-drought-exposes-ancient-imperial-bridge-17397383.php
https://apnews.com/86882350f7a5b79e64b378a8e7235352
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/italys-drought-exposes-ancient-imperial-bridge-over-tiber/J5WF272DQWGISV7V74NPQ64DMM/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-62677584
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article264947409.html
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/falling-waters-euphrates-tigris-rivers-reveal-submerged-archaeological-sites
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yangtze-river-buddha-statues-revealed-1234637284/
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/hunger-stones-europe/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62619397
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/08/24/artifacts-resurface-drought-affects-water-levels-world-photos/7866053001/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/app-news-section/drought-reveals-votw-082622/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/26/drought-dinosaur-tracks-nazi-warship/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europe-drought-is-revealing-historic-artifacts-180980640/
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119724404/buddhist-statues-and-roman-bridges-droughts-reveal-history-in-the-worlds-waterwa
https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-08-26/buddhist-statues-and-roman-bridges-droughts-reveal-history-in-the-worlds-waterways
https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-viking-age-vikings/the-last-person-who-touched-this-three-bladed-arrowhead-was-a-viking/2069302
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/arrow-from-1-500-years-ago-found-in-melting-ice-kjkz2rnq2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11133589/1-500-year-old-pre-Viking-arrow-awesome-state-preservation.html
https://www.newsweek.com/arrow-older-vikings-discovered-ice-norway-1735657
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TOURISTY THINGS
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https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/city-of-aphrodite-takes-visitors-on-historical-journey-in-turkiye/news
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/28/royal-row-erupts-over-steve-coogan-film-about-richard-iii
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/theater/oberammergau-passion-play.html
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CRIME BEAT
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https://phys.org/news/2022-08-agents-memphis-seize-shipped-ancient.html
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/memphis-seizes-ancient-egyptian-artifact
https://apnews.com/article/science-memphis-archaeology-8f978ccc03d278e160bb90152607ab92
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/egyptian-artifact-intercepted-in-memphis-customs-border-protection-archaeological-item-cultural-property-canopic-imsety-egypt-archaeology-research/522-d1dad9d0-4225-43d6-89c6-6d7667f56f4b
https://www.nbc29.com/2022/08/26/us-agents-seize-antique-egyptian-artifact-that-could-potentially-be-3000-years-old/
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COMPLETE HISTORY OF STONEHENGE EXCAVATIONS

1611. King James VI and I investigated Stonehenge to see "The stone which the builders refused", "The stone which the builders reiected", and "the stone which the builders disallowed". King James Version: 1611

1616. Doctor William Harvey, Gilbert North, and Inigo Jones find horns of stags and oxen, coals, charcoals, batter-dashers, heads of arrows, pieces of rusted armour, rotten bones, thuribulum (censer) pottery, and a large nail. Long, William, 1876, Stonehenge and its Barrows. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume 16

1620. George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, dug a large hole in the ground at the center of Stonehenge looking for buried treasure. (Diary)

1633-52. Inigo Jones conducted the first 'scientific' surveys of Stonehenge. Jones, I, and Webb, J, 1655, The most notable antiquity of Great Britain vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbury plain. London: J Flesher for D Pakeman and L Chapman

1640. Sir Lawrence Washington, knight, owner of Stonehenge, fished around Bear's Stone (named after Washington's hound dog). Bear's Stone profile portrait a local 17th century attraction. (G-Diary) The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volumes 15-16

1652. Reverend Lawrence Washington, heir of Stonehenge, commissions Doctor Garry Denke to dig below Bear's Stone, reveals lion, calf (ox), face as a man, flying eagle, bear (dog), leopard, and hidden relics. Bear's Stone (96) renamed Hele 'to conceal, cover, hide'. (G-Diary)

1653-6. Doctor Garry Denke auger cored below Hele Stone 'The stone which the builders rejected' on various occasions. Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, bone, concrete discovered at 1-1/3 'yardsticks' (under flying eagle). Elizabeth Washington, heir of Stonehenge. Denke, G, 1699, G-Diary (German to English by Erodelphian Literary Society of Sigma Chi Fraternity). GDG, 1-666

1666. John Aubrey surveyed Stonehenge and made a 'Review'. Described the Avenue's prehistoric pits. (the 'Aubrey Holes' discovered by Hawley, not Aubrey). Aubrey, J, 1693 (edited by J Fowles 1982), Monumenta Britannica. Sherborne, Dorset: Dorset Publishing Co

1716. Thomas Hayward, owner of Stonehenge, dug heads of oxen and other beasts. (Diary)

1721-4. William Stukeley surveyed and excavated Stonehenge and its field monuments. Surveyed the Avenue in 1721 extending beyond Stonehenge Bottom to King Barrow Ridge. Surveyed the Cursus in 1723 and excavated. Stukeley, W, 1740, Stonehenge: a temple restor'd to the British druids. London: W Innys and R Manby

1757. Benjamin Franklin observes the Hele Stone (96) "Seven Heads": lion, calf (ox), face as a man, flying eagle, bear (dog), leopard, and sardine; "Ten Horns": Altar of Burnt Offering (4 horns), Altar of Incense (4 horns), and Torah scroll (2 horns); and all of the other 'hidden' relics buried there. (Diary)

1798. Sir Richard Hoare and William Cunnington dug at Stonehenge under the fallen Slaughter Stone 95 and under fallen Stones 56 and 57. The Ancient History of Wiltshire, Volume 1, 1812

1805-10. William Cunnington dug at Stonehenge on various occasions. Cunnington, W, 1884, Guide to the stones of Stonehenge. Devizes: Bull Printer

1839. Captain Beamish excavated within Stonehenge. (Diary)

1874-7. Professor Flinders Petrie produced a plan of Stonehenge and numbered the stones. Petrie, W M F, 1880, Stonehenge: plans, description, and theories. London: Edward Stanford

1877. Charles Darwin digs at Stonehenge to study 'Sinking of great Stones through the Action of Worms'. Darwin, Charles, 1881, The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits. London: John Murray

1886. Kaiser Wilhelm Society founder 33° mason Friedrich Wilhelm Denke confirmed with his auger drilled core samples (under bear, leopard and calf) Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, bone and concrete 4 feet (1.2 meter) beneath Stonehenge Hele Stone base. (FW-Diary)

1901. Professor William Gowland meticulously recorded and excavated around stone number 56 at Stonehenge. Gowland, W, 1902, Recent excavations at Stonehenge. Archaeologia, 58, 37-82

1919-26. Colonel William Hawley extensively excavated in advance of restoration programmes at Stonehenge for the Office of Works and later for the Society of Antiquaries. Hawley excavated ditch sections of the Avenue, conducted an investigation of the Slaughter Stone and other stones at Stonehenge, and discovered the 'Aubrey Holes' (misnamed) through excavation. Hawley, W, 1921, Stonehenge: interim report on the exploration. Antiquaries Journal, 1, 19-41 Hawley, W, 1922, Second report on the excavations at Stonehenge. Antiquaries Journal, 2, 36-52 Hawley, W, 1923, Third report on the excavations at Stonehenge. Antiquaries Journal, 3, 13-20 Hawley, W, 1924, Fourth report on the excavations at Stonehenge, 1922. Antiquaries Journal, 4, 30-39 Hawley, W, 1925, Report on the excavations at Stonehenge during the season of 1923. Antiquaries Journal, 5, 21-50 Hawley, W, 1926, Report on the excavations at Stonehenge during the season of 1924. Antiquaries Journal, 6, 1-25 Hawley, W, 1928, Report on the excavations at Stonehenge during 1925 and 1926. Antiquaries Journal, 8, 149-76 (Diary) Pitts, M, Bayliss, A, McKinley, J, Boylston, A, Budd, P, Evans, J, Chenery, C, Reynolds, A, and Semple, S, 2002, An Anglo-Saxon decapitation and burial at Stonehenge. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 95, 131-46

1929. Robert Newall excavated Stone 36. Newall, R S, 1929, Stonehenge. Antiquity, 3, 75-88 Newall, R S, 1929, Stonehenge, the recent excavations. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 44, 348-59

1935. Young, W E V, The Stonehenge car park excavation. (Diary)

1942. Company 'C', 63rd Signal Battalion, U.S. Army Signal Corps, WWII confirmed Tabernacle of G-D beneath Heel Stone in 1942 whilst at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, U.K., on All Hallows' Eve of '42, before Shipping-out to Operation Torch invasion at Algiers (Eastern) in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations, during WWII. On the 31st day October of '42 (a Saturday) it was G-D of "C" Company, the 63rd Signal Battalion, caught Witching, and Core drilling; Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, bone, Bluestone concrete (volcanic ash and tuff) at 3 to 4 'yardsticks' from GL beneath Slick-side Heel Stone (the Northeast face), and Bluestone sandstone ("micaceous stump") at 4 'yardsticks' from GL underneath Hele Stone; the Sun of righteousness Helios Stone. (see redacted "Top Secret" Arrest Report expunged '42)

1950. Robert Newall excavated Stone 66. Newall, R S, 1952, Stonehenge stone no. 66. Antiquaries Journal, 32, 65-7

1952. Robert Newall excavated Stones 71 and 72. (Diary)

1950-64. A major campaign of excavations by Richard Atkinson, Stuart Piggott, and Marcus Stone involving the re-excavation of some of Hawley’s trenches as well as previously undisturbed areas within Stonehenge. Atkinson, R J C, Piggott, S, and Stone, J F S, 1952, The excavations of two additional holes at Stonehenge, and new evidence for the date of the monument. Antiquaries Journal, 32, 14-20 Atkinson, R J C, 1956, Stonehenge. London. Penguin Books in association with Hamish Hamilton. (second revised edition 1979: Penguin Books)

1966. Faith and Lance Vatcher excavated 3 Mesolithic Stonehenge postholes. Vatcher, F de M and Vatcher, H L, 1973, Excavation of three postholes in Stonehenge car park. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 68, 57-63

1968. Faith and Lance Vatcher dug geophone and floodlight cable trenches. (Diary)

1974. Garry Denke and Ralph Ferdinand set out to confirm Sir Lawrence Washington, knight and Reverend Lawrence Washington's revelation (G-Diary). Auger cores 1.2m (4ft) below Heel Stone 96 (under face as a man). Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, bone, concrete confirmed. No coal in cores. Stonehenge Free Festival. Denke, G W, 1974, Stonehenge Phase I: An Open-pit Coalfield Model; The First Geologic Mining School (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). GDG, 74, 1-56

1978. John Evans re-excavated a 1954 cutting through the Stonehenge ditch and bank to take samples for snail analysis and radiocarbon dating. A well-preserved human burial lay within the ditch fill. Three fine flint arrowheads were found amongst the bones, with a fourth embedded in the sternum. Atkinson, R J C and Evans, J G, 1978, Recent excavations at Stonehenge. Antiquity, 52, 235-6 Evans, J G, 1984, Stonehenge: the environment in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, and a Beaker burial. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 78, 7-30 (Diary) Alexander Thorn and Richard Atkinson. NE side of Station Stone 94. (Diary)

1979-80. George Smith excavated in the Stonehenge car park on behalf of the Central Excavation Unit. Smith, G, 1980, Excavations in Stonehenge car park. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 74/75 (1979-80), 181 (Diary) Mike Pitts excavated along south side of A344 in advance of cable-laying and pipe-trenching. In 1979, discovered the Heel Stone 97 original pit (96 original Altar Stone pit). Survey along the Avenue course identified more pits. In 1980, excavated beside the A344 and discovered a stone floor (a complete prehistoric artifact assemblage retained from the monument). Pitts, M W, 1982, On the road to Stonehenge: Report on investigations beside the A344 in 1968, 1979, and 1980. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 48, 75-132

1981. The Central Excavation Unit excavated in advance of the construction of the footpath through Stonehenge. Bond, D, 1983, An excavation at Stonehenge, 1981. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 77, 39-43.

1984. Garry Denke (and Hells Angels) seismic survey. Auger cores 1.2m (4ft) below Heel Stone 96 (under lion head). Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, bone, concrete reconfirmed. No coal in cores. Stonehenge Free Festival. Denke, G, 1984, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Surveys at Heelstone, Stonehenge, United Kingdom (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). GDG, 84, 1-42

1990-6. A series of assessments and field evaluations in advance of the Stonehenge Conservation and Management Programme. Darvill, T C, 1997, Stonehenge Conservation and Management Programme: a summary of archaeological assessments and field evaluations undertaken 1990-1996. London: English Heritage

1994. Wessex Archaeology. Limited Auger Survey. Cleal, R M J, Walker, K E, and Montague, R, 1995, Stonehenge and its landscape: twentieth-century excavations (English Heritage Archaeological Report 10). London: English Heritage.

2008. Timothy Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright set out to date the construction of the Double Bluestone Circle at Stonehenge and to chart the history of the Bluestones, and their use. Darvill, T, and Wainwright, G, 2008, Stonehenge excavations 2008. The Antiquaries Journal, Volume 89, September 2009, 1-19 (Diary) Mike Parker Pearson, Julian Richards, and Mike Pitts further the excavation of 'Aubrey Hole' 7 discovered by William Hawley, 1920. Willis, C, Marshall, P, McKinley, J, Pitts, M, Pollard, J, Richards, C, Richards, J, Thomas, J, Waldron, T, Welham, K, and Parker Pearson, M, 2016, The dead of Stonehenge. Antiquity, Volume 90, Issue 350, April 2016, 337-356

2012-3. Stonehenge A344 road excavated and removed. (Diary)

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF CONCRETE

9600 BC Gobekli Tepe terrazzo floors (enclosure B layer III) and rectangular buildings of layer II. Mesolithic to Neolithic type of concrete in Anatolia (western Asia), constructed of burnt lime and clay, with aggregate.

6500 BC Nabataean geopolymer type of Stone age concrete in Syria, permanent heating and cooking fire pits. Primitive form of calcining on exterior faces of limestone rocks lining the fire pits.

5600 BC The earliest concrete yet discovered in Europe was developed along the Danube River in Yugoslavia. Stone age hunters or fishermen mixed red lime, sand, gravel and water.

4400 BC Stonehenge builders mixed Ancient concrete, pulverized Bluestone volcanic ash and tuff (Pozzolan) together with crushed in situ Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) lime.

3000 BC Chinese used cementitious materials to hold bamboo together in their boats and in the Great Wall. The Chinese used concrete in Gansu Province in northwest China.

2500 BC Egyptians mixed mud with straw to bind dried bricks. Also furthered the discovery of lime and gypsum mortar as a binding agent for building the Pyramids.

800 BC Babylonians and Assyrians used a bitumen to bind stone and bricks. This allowed them to combine both large and small stone objects together.

601 BC Stonehenge Altar of Burnt Offering (containing 7 gold relics) Topfill, 0.4 metre of pulverized Bluestone (volcanic ash and tuff) aggregate and lime, 3.7 metre Southeast of Heel Stone (under Anatolia's olivine-rich Altar Stone base).

600 BC Greeks discovered a natural Pozzolan on Santorini Island that developed hydraulic properties when mixed with lime. This made it possible to produce concrete that would harden under water, as well as in the air.

400 BC Petra (Greek, "city of rock"), also known as Sila, ancient city of Arabia (now southwestern Jordan). The stronghold and treasure city of the Nabataeans, an Arab people.

300 BC Romans used slaked lime and volcanic ash (Pozzolan), found near Pozzouli, Italy by the bay of Naples. Pliny the Elder reported a mortar mixture of 1 part lime to 4 parts sand. Vitruvius reported 2 parts of Pozzolan to 1 part lime.

193 BC Porticus Aemilia made of bound stones to form concrete.

75 BC Romans use a pozzolanic, hydraulic cement to build the theater at Pompeii and the Roman baths. The cement was a ground mix of lime and a volcanic ash containing silica and alumina.

44 BC Palatine Hill (Latin: Palatium), the centermost of the 7 hills of Rome, one of the most ancient parts of the city of Rome, Italy. It is some 70 metre high.

25 BC Ancient harbor at Caesarea, Israel built by Herod the Great.

AD 24 Stonehenge Altar of Burnt Offering (containing 7 gold relics) Backfill, 1.6 metre of pulverized Bluestone (volcanic ash and tuff) aggregate and lime, 1.2 to 2.8 metre below Heel Stone base. Eastern bottom of Scroll Trench.
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