<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Archaeology - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Archaeology news with just one click. Don’t miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Why the 'dig of the century' is happening underneath Notre Dame]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a year after France's famed Notre Dame reopened, an archaeological exploration going thousands of years into the history of Paris has begun just metres below the cathedral's ground floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-the-dig-of-the-century-is-happening-underneath-notre-dame/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-the-dig-of-the-century-is-happening-underneath-notre-dame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Incredible' colonial-era boat used for trade in Sydney Harbour uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime archaeologists are working to restore the oldest colonial-era boat ever found in Australia, discovered during the construction of the Barangaroo metro station in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/incredible-colonial-era-boat-used-for-trade-in-sydney-harbour-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/incredible-colonial-era-boat-used-for-trade-in-sydney-harbour-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists restoring oldest colonial-era boat ever found in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime archaeologists are working to restore the oldest colonial-era boat ever found in Australia, discovered during the construction of the Barangaroo metro station in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-restoring-oldest-colonial-era-boat-ever-found-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-restoring-oldest-colonial-era-boat-ever-found-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists restore colonial-era boat found in Barangaroo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime archaeologists working to restore the oldest colonial-era boat ever found in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-restore-colonial-era-boat-found-in-barangaroo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-restore-colonial-era-boat-found-in-barangaroo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest evidence of dentistry found in 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59,000-year-old tooth, which they say was drilled to treat a painful cavity. The find suggests Neanderthals could perform complex medical procedures.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-evidence-of-dentistry-found-in-59000-year-old-neanderthal-tooth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-evidence-of-dentistry-found-in-59000-year-old-neanderthal-tooth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A remarkable achievement':&nbsp;Neanderthals may have practised dentistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59,000-year-old tooth, which they say was drilled to treat a painful cavity. The find suggests Neanderthals could perform complex medical procedures.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-remarkable-achievementnbspneanderthals-may-have-practised-dentistry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-remarkable-achievementnbspneanderthals-may-have-practised-dentistry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lighthouse keeper's wife's remains saved from being swallowed by sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bones of a Queensland lighthouse keeper's wife were almost lost as a result of rising sea levels nearly 150 years after her death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/lighthouse-keepers-wifes-remains-saved-from-being-swallowed-by-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/lighthouse-keepers-wifes-remains-saved-from-being-swallowed-by-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Priceless' Egyptian artefacts stolen from museum north of Brisbane]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient burial mask, cat figurine and jewellery are among the "priceless" Egyptian artefacts stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology yesterday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/priceless-egyptian-artefacts-stolen-from-museum-north-of-brisbane/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/priceless-egyptian-artefacts-stolen-from-museum-north-of-brisbane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hand stencils discovered in Indonesia are world's oldest-known rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faint ochre outlines of hands thought to be at least 67,800 years old are the oldest rock art yet discovered. Archaeologists say the discovery of the Indonesian cave art backs up estimates of when humans first reached Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hand-stencils-discovered-in-indonesia-are-worlds-oldest-known-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hand-stencils-discovered-in-indonesia-are-worlds-oldest-known-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive stone statues 'walked' across Easter Island, researchers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study using 11,600 aerial drone photos to map a mountainous quarry in 3D reveals more about how the island's famed stone sentinels were created and moved to their final resting places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massive-stone-statues-walked-across-easter-island-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massive-stone-statues-walked-across-easter-island-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark Easter Island map 'unlocks the mystery' of giant Moai heads]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study using 11,600 aerial drone photos to map a mountainous quarry in 3D reveals more about how the island's famed stone sentinels were created and moved to their final resting places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/landmark-easter-island-map-unlocks-the-mystery-of-giant-moai-heads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/landmark-easter-island-map-unlocks-the-mystery-of-giant-moai-heads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals may have been fire starters 400,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest-known evidence of deliberately lit campfires at a site in the UK dated to be 400,000 years old.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-may-have-been-fire-starters-400000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-may-have-been-fire-starters-400000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What France's famous cave replicas can teach Australia about rebuilding lost heritage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years after Rio Tinto destroyed a 47,000-year-old sacred rock shelter to expand an iron ore mine, an ambitious rebuild is underway drawing inspiration all the way from France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-frances-famous-cave-replicas-can-teach-australia-about-rebuilding-lost-heritage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-frances-famous-cave-replicas-can-teach-australia-about-rebuilding-lost-heritage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several ancient Roman-era statues stolen from Syria's national museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials say at least six marble statues were stolen from the museum in Damascus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-roman-era-statues-stolen-from-syrias-national-museum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-roman-era-statues-stolen-from-syrias-national-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's in this ancient Roman shipwreck may help us understand the Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 2,000 years ago, a Roman ship sank off the coast of Sardinia. Now its cargo is being used to search for elusive phenomena like dark matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/whats-in-this-ancient-roman-shipwreck-may-help-us-understand-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/whats-in-this-ancient-roman-shipwreck-may-help-us-understand-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ship sank 2,000 years ago. What's in it may help solve a cosmic mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 2,000 years ago, a Roman ship sank off the coast of Sardinia. Now its cargo is being used to search for elusive phenomena like dark matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ship-sank-2000-years-ago-whats-in-it-may-help-solve-a-cosmic-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ship-sank-2000-years-ago-whats-in-it-may-help-solve-a-cosmic-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timber sample helps identify shipwreck unearthed during Cyclone Alfred]]></title><description><![CDATA[The identity of a shipwreck that was exposed in northern New South Wales by Cyclone Alfred has been narrowed down to just 13 vessels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/timber-sample-helps-identify-shipwreck-unearthed-during-cyclone-alfred/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/timber-sample-helps-identify-shipwreck-unearthed-during-cyclone-alfred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timber sample helps identify shipwreck unearthed by Cyclone Alfred]]></title><description><![CDATA[The identity of a shipwreck that was exposed in northern New South Wales by Cyclone Alfred has been narrowed down to just 13 vessels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/timber-sample-helps-identify-shipwreck-unearthed-by-cyclone-alfred/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/timber-sample-helps-identify-shipwreck-unearthed-by-cyclone-alfred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Scientists will never catch up to us': Ancient knowledge helps drive modern science]]></title><description><![CDATA[From dinosaur footprints to volcanic eruptions, First Nations knowledge is helping to drive modern science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-will-never-catch-up-to-us-ancient-knowledge-helps-drive-modern-science/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-will-never-catch-up-to-us-ancient-knowledge-helps-drive-modern-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a song cycle led scientists to hidden dinosaur tracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[From dinosaur footprints to volcanic eruptions, First Nations knowledge is helping to drive modern science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-song-cycle-led-scientists-to-hidden-dinosaur-tracks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-song-cycle-led-scientists-to-hidden-dinosaur-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient wetland older than Egypt's pyramids exposed on beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harsh winter weather has exposed almost 100 preserved trees from an ancient wetland on an Esperance beach, but there are fears over protecting the site on a popular four-wheel drive stretch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-wetland-older-than-egypts-pyramids-exposed-on-beach/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-wetland-older-than-egypts-pyramids-exposed-on-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover 1.5-million-year-old hand fossils in Kenya]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first set of ancient hand fossils from an ape-like cousin of humans discovered in Kenya suggest a number of species were capable of making tools 1.5 million years ago.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-15-million-year-old-hand-fossils-in-kenya/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-15-million-year-old-hand-fossils-in-kenya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery artists carved life-sized camels into rocks 12,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three newly discovered sites filled with art and stone tools have pushed back the date of when humans returned to Arabia after the last ice age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-artists-carved-life-sized-camels-into-rocks-12000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-artists-carved-life-sized-camels-into-rocks-12000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam mummy predates Egyptian examples by nearly 10,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists claim they've found the oldest-known deliberately mummified remains in burial sites across China and South-East Asia, with some individuals dating back 14,000 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/vietnam-mummy-predates-egyptian-examples-by-nearly-10000-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/vietnam-mummy-predates-egyptian-examples-by-nearly-10000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find evidence of homicide dating to ice age]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was on a sweltering morning in 2018 in a cave in northern Vietnam when Chris Stimpson and his team uncovered what may be the oldest cold case murder in South-East Asia.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-evidence-of-homicide-dating-to-ice-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-evidence-of-homicide-dating-to-ice-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian company loses court bid to keep pre-Columbian artefact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian company Palmanova loses its High Court battle over the possession of a pre-Columbian basalt artefact, bought from an American gallery in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/victorian-company-loses-court-bid-to-keep-pre-columbian-artefact/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/victorian-company-loses-court-bid-to-keep-pre-columbian-artefact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient texts reveal the remarkable 4,000-year 'global history' of books]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 4,000-year-old tax receipt is among the treasures on display at the State Library of Victoria's annual World of the Book exhibition, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-texts-reveal-the-remarkable-4000-year-global-history-of-books/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-texts-reveal-the-remarkable-4000-year-global-history-of-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million-year-old tools found in Sulawesi made by mystery human]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered stone tools at least a million years old on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but exactly who made them and how they got there is unknown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-tools-found-in-sulawesi-made-by-mystery-human/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-tools-found-in-sulawesi-made-by-mystery-human/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Buddha jewels return to India after legal threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nearly 350-piece collection has been purchased by an Indian businessman in what is being described as a "public-private partnership" with the Indian government.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-buddha-jewels-return-to-india-after-legal-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-buddha-jewels-return-to-india-after-legal-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their old people sang of a place lost beneath the waves. Now it's found]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, researchers have been trying to find ancient artefacts sitting on the ocean floor. Now they have brought in Indigenous rangers to help. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/their-old-people-sang-of-a-place-lost-beneath-the-waves-now-its-found/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/their-old-people-sang-of-a-place-lost-beneath-the-waves-now-its-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous rangers join archaeologists in search of ancient underwater artefacts off WA coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years researchers have been trying to crack archaeology's 'last frontier' - the ancient artefacts sitting on the ocean floor. Now they've brought in local Indigenous rangers to help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-rangers-join-archaeologists-in-search-of-ancient-underwater-artefacts-off-wa-coast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-rangers-join-archaeologists-in-search-of-ancient-underwater-artefacts-off-wa-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA from skeleton in a pot reveals ancient Egyptian's ancestry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time some of the oldest, and most famous, pyramids were built.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-from-skeleton-in-a-pot-reveals-ancient-egyptians-ancestry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-from-skeleton-in-a-pot-reveals-ancient-egyptians-ancestry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art reflects First Nations' worldview in hopes of shared understanding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of traditional artworks, connecting generations of remote First Nations communities for almost a century, are now part of a public showcase in Sydney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/art-reflects-first-nations-worldview-in-hopes-of-shared-understanding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/art-reflects-first-nations-worldview-in-hopes-of-shared-understanding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden in a Blue Mountains cave are artefacts that change the story of a nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the Blue Mountains, archaeologists uncover artefacts that reveal secrets of the nation's Ice Age past.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-in-a-blue-mountains-cave-are-artefacts-that-change-the-story-of-a-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-in-a-blue-mountains-cave-are-artefacts-that-change-the-story-of-a-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor discovers underground Byzantine tomb complex in Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[A contractor was digging beneath the rubble of a destroyed house in the town of Maarat al-Numan in May when he made the startling find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/contractor-discovers-underground-byzantine-tomb-complex-in-syria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/contractor-discovers-underground-byzantine-tomb-complex-in-syria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age of Dead Sea Scrolls pinned down with the help of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has used AI to decipher the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls, potentially rewriting what we know about when some of the world's most precious biblical texts were created.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/age-of-dead-sea-scrolls-pinned-down-with-the-help-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/age-of-dead-sea-scrolls-pinned-down-with-the-help-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison cells unearthed below pool highlight Tasmania's convict past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny cells unearthed below an old swimming pool in the Tasmanian town of Oatlands shine a light on the "miserable existence" endured by inmates who were once imprisoned at a colonial-era jail that stood on the site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prison-cells-unearthed-below-pool-highlight-tasmanias-convict-past/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prison-cells-unearthed-below-pool-highlight-tasmanias-convict-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convict-era jail cells and gallows uncovered beneath former Tasmanian council pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny cells unearthed below an old swimming pool in the Tasmanian town of Oatlands shine a light on the "miserable existence" endured by inmates who were once imprisoned at a colonial-era jail that stood on the site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/convict-era-jail-cells-and-gallows-uncovered-beneath-former-tasmanian-council-pool/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/convict-era-jail-cells-and-gallows-uncovered-beneath-former-tasmanian-council-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of colourful figure uncovered as part of Sydney Metro dig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metres below the ground excavators have uncovered a treasure trove from the 1800s linked to one of the city's most colourful identities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/home-of-colourful-figure-uncovered-as-part-of-sydney-metro-dig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/home-of-colourful-figure-uncovered-as-part-of-sydney-metro-dig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipwreck lost for nearly 170 years finally found off SA coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1857, the Koning Willem de Tweede sank off SA's south-east coast, and researchers are now confident they have found it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shipwreck-lost-for-nearly-170-years-finally-found-off-sa-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shipwreck-lost-for-nearly-170-years-finally-found-off-sa-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sotheby's postpones sale of Buddha jewels after Indian legal threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sotheby's has postponed its sale of jewels linked to the physical remains of the Buddha after a legal threat from India and moral questions about the sale of religious antiquities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sothebys-postpones-sale-of-buddha-jewels-after-indian-legal-threat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sothebys-postpones-sale-of-buddha-jewels-after-indian-legal-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India threatens legal action over sale of ancient jewels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewels linked to the physical remains of the Buddha are set to be sold at auction, sparking a threat of legal action from India and moral questions about the sale of religious antiquities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/india-threatens-legal-action-over-sale-of-ancient-jewels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/india-threatens-legal-action-over-sale-of-ancient-jewels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones suggest a lion gnawed on Roman gladiator's body while he died]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat &mdash; the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bones-suggest-a-lion-gnawed-on-roman-gladiators-body-while-he-died/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bones-suggest-a-lion-gnawed-on-roman-gladiators-body-while-he-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big cat bites found on skeleton in Roman 'gladiator graveyard']]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests a skeleton which belonged to a gladiator was mauled by a lion or another big cat during combat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/big-cat-bites-found-on-skeleton-in-roman-gladiator-graveyard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/big-cat-bites-found-on-skeleton-in-roman-gladiator-graveyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning Australia's oldest skeletons to country has complex history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of these skeletal remains rewrote Australia's history books. Decades later, they're at the centre of a court battle.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/returning-australias-oldest-skeletons-to-country-has-complex-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/returning-australias-oldest-skeletons-to-country-has-complex-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reburials underway amid court challenge over thousands-year-old skeletons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of these skeletal remains rewrote Australia's history books. Decades later, they're at the centre of a court battle.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reburials-underway-amid-court-challenge-over-thousands-year-old-skeletons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reburials-underway-amid-court-challenge-over-thousands-year-old-skeletons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Pink' is the oldest ancient human 'face' ever found in Western Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments discovered in Spanish cave are putting a face to the earliest ancient humans to arrive in Western Europe, more than a million years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pink-is-the-oldest-ancient-human-face-ever-found-in-western-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pink-is-the-oldest-ancient-human-face-ever-found-in-western-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million-year-old face fossil discovered in cave named after Pink Floyd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments discovered in Spanish cave are putting a face to the earliest ancient humans to arrive in Western Europe, more than a million years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-face-fossil-discovered-in-cave-named-after-pink-floyd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-face-fossil-discovered-in-cave-named-after-pink-floyd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million-year-old face fossil discovered in cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments discovered in Spanish cave are putting a face to the earliest ancient humans to arrive in Western Europe, more than a million years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-face-fossil-discovered-in-cave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-face-fossil-discovered-in-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D virtual reconstruction of the facial bones and their mirror image.]]></title><description><![CDATA[3D virtual reconstruction of the facial bones and their mirror image.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3d-virtual-reconstruction-of-the-facial-bones-and-their-mirror-image/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3d-virtual-reconstruction-of-the-facial-bones-and-their-mirror-image/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million-year-old tools made of bone raise questions about human ancestors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have discovered a large collection of ancient tools crafted out of hippopotamus and elephant bones, pushing back the age of bone tool kits made by humans a million years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-tools-made-of-bone-raise-questions-about-human-ancestors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-tools-made-of-bone-raise-questions-about-human-ancestors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient humans crafted tools from elephant bones 1.5 million years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have discovered a large collection of ancient tools crafted out of hippopotamus and elephant bones, pushing back the age of bone tool kits made by humans a million years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-humans-crafted-tools-from-elephant-bones-15-million-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-humans-crafted-tools-from-elephant-bones-15-million-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlikely return of long lost skulls sparks celebration in PNG]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been returned home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unlikely-return-of-long-lost-skulls-sparks-celebration-in-png/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unlikely-return-of-long-lost-skulls-sparks-celebration-in-png/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNG to Russia and Sydney then back again. The return of the Rai Coast skulls]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been returned home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-to-russia-and-sydney-then-back-again-the-return-of-the-rai-coast-skulls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-to-russia-and-sydney-then-back-again-the-return-of-the-rai-coast-skulls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNG to Russia and Sydney then back again. The return of Rai Coast skulls]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been returned home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-to-russia-and-sydney-then-back-again-the-return-of-rai-coast-skulls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-to-russia-and-sydney-then-back-again-the-return-of-rai-coast-skulls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer volcanic ash that hit town near Pompeii turned man's brain to glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii and Herculaneum created a super-heated ash cloud that turned one unlucky man's brain to turn to glass, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/killer-volcanic-ash-that-hit-town-near-pompeii-turned-mans-brain-to-glass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/killer-volcanic-ash-that-hit-town-near-pompeii-turned-mans-brain-to-glass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First pharoah's tomb discovered in over a century]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient tomb near Luxor belonged to King Thutmost II, and is the first to be discovered since King Tutankhamen's in 1922.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/first-pharoahs-tomb-discovered-in-over-a-century/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/first-pharoahs-tomb-discovered-in-over-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists announce first discovery of Pharaoh's tomb in more than 100 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Thutmose II's tomb was the last lost tomb of Egypt's 18th Dynasty kings and the first royal tomb discovered since King Tutankhamen in 1922.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-announce-first-discovery-of-pharaohs-tomb-in-more-than-100-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-announce-first-discovery-of-pharaohs-tomb-in-more-than-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne's 'ghost sign' adverts whisper stories from the past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faded signs and advertisements from a bygone era are hidden in plain sight across many parts of Australia. After stumbling upon one in Melbourne, cultural archaeologist Sean Reynolds went on a mission to uncover the stories behind them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/melbournes-ghost-sign-adverts-whisper-stories-from-the-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/melbournes-ghost-sign-adverts-whisper-stories-from-the-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK quarry worker uncovers 150-metre 'dinosaur highway']]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the 166-million-year-old fossilised footprints could be one of the world's biggest dinosaur track sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uk-quarry-worker-uncovers-150-metre-dinosaur-highway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uk-quarry-worker-uncovers-150-metre-dinosaur-highway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was so surreal': UK quarry worker uncovers 150-metre 'dinosaur highway']]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the 166-million-year-old fossilised footprints could be one of the world's biggest dinosaur track sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-was-so-surreal-uk-quarry-worker-uncovers-150-metre-dinosaur-highway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-was-so-surreal-uk-quarry-worker-uncovers-150-metre-dinosaur-highway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for up to 1,000 South Sea Islanders at hospital site fails to find burials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The whereabouts of South Sea Islanders believed to have been buried on a hospital site in North Queensland in the late 1800s remains a mystery after a ground-penetrating radar search failed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-up-to-1000-south-sea-islanders-at-hospital-site-fails-to-find-burials/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-up-to-1000-south-sea-islanders-at-hospital-site-fails-to-find-burials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sale of large collection of South Australian Aboriginal artefacts opposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Australian teacher who collected hundreds of objects starting in the 1960s is now trying to sell them, but Indigenous leaders say they should instead be put on display in a "keeping place" that doesn't yet exist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sale-of-large-collection-of-south-australian-aboriginal-artefacts-opposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sale-of-large-collection-of-south-australian-aboriginal-artefacts-opposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's largest mass exhumation uncovers secrets, scandals and grave robbery]]></title><description><![CDATA[After workers dug up two skeletons at a Hobart school's hockey field it was believed there would likely be more, with the location being an old graveyard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-largest-mass-exhumation-uncovers-secrets-scandals-and-grave-robbery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-largest-mass-exhumation-uncovers-secrets-scandals-and-grave-robbery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: A flyover showing how Hutchins sits directly over top of hundreds of graves.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graveyard underneath Hobart's Hutchins School.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/video-a-flyover-showing-how-hutchins-sits-directly-over-top-of-hundreds-of-graves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/video-a-flyover-showing-how-hutchins-sits-directly-over-top-of-hundreds-of-graves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scandals, decomposed coffins and dodgy records hamper mass exhumation]]></title><description><![CDATA[After workers dug up two skeletons at a Hobart school's hockey field it was believed there'd likely be more, with the location being an old graveyard. But the scale of what the archaeological team found was staggering &mdash; and the job of putting names to the many bones "like a giant puzzle".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scandals-decomposed-coffins-and-dodgy-records-hamper-mass-exhumation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scandals-decomposed-coffins-and-dodgy-records-hamper-mass-exhumation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 2,000 bodies were found under a school's sporting field, in what is believed to be Australia's biggest exhumation]]></title><description><![CDATA[After workers dug up two skeletons at a Hobart school's hockey field it was believed there would likely be more, with the location being an old graveyard. But the scale of what the archaeological team found was staggering &mdash; and the job of putting names to the many bones was "like a giant puzzle".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-2000-bodies-were-found-under-a-schools-sporting-field-in-what-is-believed-to-be-australias-biggest-exhumation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-2000-bodies-were-found-under-a-schools-sporting-field-in-what-is-believed-to-be-australias-biggest-exhumation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's largest mass exhumation reveals almost 2,000 bodies underneath school]]></title><description><![CDATA[After workers dug up two skeletons at a Hobart school's hockey field it was believed there'd likely be more, with the location being an old graveyard. But the scale of what the archaeological team found was staggering &mdash; and the job of putting names to the many bones "like a giant puzzle".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-largest-mass-exhumation-reveals-almost-2000-bodies-underneath-school/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-largest-mass-exhumation-reveals-almost-2000-bodies-underneath-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragic story of Pompeii on show at national museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pompeii exhibition at the National Museum uses immersive audiovisual elements alongside artefacts to show attendees what life may have been like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tragic-story-of-pompeii-on-show-at-national-museum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tragic-story-of-pompeii-on-show-at-national-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconstruction of Mount Vesuvius Eruption, Pompeii Exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of Mount Vesuvius Eruption, Pompeii Exhibition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reconstruction-of-mount-vesuvius-eruption-pompeii-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reconstruction-of-mount-vesuvius-eruption-pompeii-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New exhibition takes audiences to the ancient city of Pompeii before Mt Vesuvius erupted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pompeii exhibition at the National Museum uses immersive audiovisual elements alongside artefacts to show attendees what life may have been like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-exhibition-takes-audiences-to-the-ancient-city-of-pompeii-before-mt-vesuvius-erupted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-exhibition-takes-audiences-to-the-ancient-city-of-pompeii-before-mt-vesuvius-erupted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest modern human genomes reveal when our ancestors and Neanderthals interbred]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Neanderthals and modern humans lived together in Europe for only a relatively short time, two separate studies found inter-species breeding took place from around 50,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-modern-human-genomes-reveal-when-our-ancestors-and-neanderthals-interbred/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-modern-human-genomes-reveal-when-our-ancestors-and-neanderthals-interbred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human skull believed to be historical Indigenous remains found in outback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council workers were excavating a gravel pit near Longreach in Queensland when they came across a human skull which traditional owners say will remain in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-skull-believed-to-be-historical-indigenous-remains-found-in-outback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-skull-believed-to-be-historical-indigenous-remains-found-in-outback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footprints suggest two types of ancient human relatives walked side by side 1.5 million years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly discovered fossil footprints indicate two different ancient human relatives walked upright around a muddy lake in Kenya.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/footprints-suggest-two-types-of-ancient-human-relatives-walked-side-by-side-15-million-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/footprints-suggest-two-types-of-ancient-human-relatives-walked-side-by-side-15-million-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Indigenous ancestor welcomed home after 150 years as elders fulfill 'sacred responsibility']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wagonga lady is one of more than 1,700 ancestors returned to Australia from overseas collections in the past three decades, but many more remain to be found and returned.<br />
&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-indigenous-ancestor-welcomed-home-after-150-years-as-elders-fulfill-sacred-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-indigenous-ancestor-welcomed-home-after-150-years-as-elders-fulfill-sacred-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[150 years after her remains were exhumed and sent overseas, the Wagonga lady is home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wagonga lady is one of more than 1,700 ancestors returned to Australia from overseas collections in the past three decades, but many more remain to be found and returned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/150-years-after-her-remains-were-exhumed-and-sent-overseas-the-wagonga-lady-is-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/150-years-after-her-remains-were-exhumed-and-sent-overseas-the-wagonga-lady-is-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA testing reveals Pompeii residents weren't who they were thought to be]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international study has found assumptions on the sex and relationships of individuals found in the ruins of the ancient Roman city buried in a volcanic eruption were not based on scientific evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-testing-reveals-pompeii-residents-werent-who-they-were-thought-to-be/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-testing-reveals-pompeii-residents-werent-who-they-were-thought-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Lightning Ridge, where dinosaur bones and rare opalised fossils are waiting to be discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fossil-rich pocket of northern New South Wales, two pioneering palaeontologists have spent decades digging up rare relics of the past, striking deals with collectors and opal miners, and unlocking our understanding of deep geological history.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/welcome-to-lightning-ridge-where-dinosaur-bones-and-rare-opalised-fossils-are-waiting-to-be-discovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/welcome-to-lightning-ridge-where-dinosaur-bones-and-rare-opalised-fossils-are-waiting-to-be-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two fossil-mad friends suspect theyâ€™ve found something precious. Theyâ€™re calling in the expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fossil-rich pocket of northern New South Wales, two pioneering palaeontologists have spent decades digging up rare relics of the past, striking deals with collectors and opal miners, and unlocking our understanding of deep geological history.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/two-fossil-mad-friends-suspect-theyve-found-something-precious-theyre-calling-in-the-expert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/two-fossil-mad-friends-suspect-theyve-found-something-precious-theyre-calling-in-the-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This fossil collector may have just hit the jackpot. The only question is whether to sell or save it]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fossil-rich pocket of northern New South Wales, two pioneering palaeontologists have spent decades digging up rare relics of the past, striking deals with collectors and opal miners, and unlocking our understanding of deep geological history.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-fossil-collector-may-have-just-hit-the-jackpot-the-only-question-is-whether-to-sell-or-save-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-fossil-collector-may-have-just-hit-the-jackpot-the-only-question-is-whether-to-sell-or-save-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum welcomes back boy who broke 3,500-year-old Bronze Age jar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The child's father says he thought "please let that not be my child" after hearing a crash while touring artefacts in the Hecht Museum with his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museum-welcomes-back-boy-who-broke-3500-year-old-bronze-age-jar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museum-welcomes-back-boy-who-broke-3500-year-old-bronze-age-jar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to protect northern Australia's ancient stone wall fish traps from tourists, climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional owners say World Heritage listing would help preserve Australia's largest archaeological site, an elaborate network of stone walls designed to trap fish at low tide in the Gulf of Carpentaria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/calls-to-protect-northern-australias-ancient-stone-wall-fish-traps-from-tourists-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/calls-to-protect-northern-australias-ancient-stone-wall-fish-traps-from-tourists-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipwreck discovered in Swan River one of the oldest found]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Morrison and Ross Anderson said the 23-metre-long barge was used to carry limestone and other building materials from quarries in Fremantle and Rocky Bay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shipwreck-discovered-in-swan-river-one-of-the-oldest-found/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shipwreck-discovered-in-swan-river-one-of-the-oldest-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime researchers uncover 1882 shipwreck in Perth's Swan River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime archaeologists identify the earliest known shipwreck in the Swan River, a cargo barge wrecked in an 1882 storm, which provides a glimpse into life in 19th-century Perth.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maritime-researchers-uncover-1882-shipwreck-in-perths-swan-river/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maritime-researchers-uncover-1882-shipwreck-in-perths-swan-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On-farm repatriation of First Nations artefacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations artefacts went from a box in Jingellic farmers Peter and Mary Hoodless' shed, to a repatriation ceremony on their property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-farm-repatriation-of-first-nations-artefacts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-farm-repatriation-of-first-nations-artefacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer helps return Indigenous artefacts to rest on country]]></title><description><![CDATA[What appeared to be a pile of rocks in a shed turns out to be a collection of important Indigenous artefacts that has sent this farming family on a quest to preserve cultural heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/farmer-helps-return-indigenous-artefacts-to-rest-on-country/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/farmer-helps-return-indigenous-artefacts-to-rest-on-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Kayla Barron installs the first square for archaeological research]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Kayla Barron installs the first square for archaeological research on the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nasa-astronaut-kayla-barron-installs-the-first-square-for-archaeological-research/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nasa-astronaut-kayla-barron-installs-the-first-square-for-archaeological-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From toiletry bags to post-it notes, the International Space Station needs decluttering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists studying areas of the International Space Station find that, much like a person's workbench, they attract miscellaneous objects that belong somewhere else entirely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-toiletry-bags-to-post-it-notes-the-international-space-station-needs-decluttering/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-toiletry-bags-to-post-it-notes-the-international-space-station-needs-decluttering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This tiny arm bone fossil sheds light on the early human species known as the 'hobbit']]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a 700,000-year-old arm bone fossil and two teeth on the Indonesian island of Flores is shedding light on how the tiny, now-extinct human Homo floresiensis evolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tiny-arm-bone-fossil-sheds-light-on-the-early-human-species-known-as-the-hobbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tiny-arm-bone-fossil-sheds-light-on-the-early-human-species-known-as-the-hobbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This tiny arm bone belonged to an ancient human who stood a metre tall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a 700,000-year-old arm bone fossil and two teeth on the Indonesian island of Flores is shedding light on how the tiny, now-extinct human Homo floresiensis evolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tiny-arm-bone-belonged-to-an-ancient-human-who-stood-a-metre-tall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tiny-arm-bone-belonged-to-an-ancient-human-who-stood-a-metre-tall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unknown mummy may be frozen in time 'screaming in agony' due to post-mortem spasm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2,500-year-old mummy &mdash; dubbed the Screaming Woman &mdash; was "virtually dissected" by an Egyptian research team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unknown-mummy-may-be-frozen-in-time-screaming-in-agony-due-to-post-mortem-spasm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unknown-mummy-may-be-frozen-in-time-screaming-in-agony-due-to-post-mortem-spasm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human remains found during excavation for new Hobart school building now top 1,300 â€” with 500 more expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continued exhumation of a former cemetery on the grounds of a prestigious Hobart boys' school has uncovered an additional 1,300 human remains &mdash; with around 500 more bodies yet to be found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-during-excavation-for-new-hobart-school-building-now-top-1300-with-500-more-expected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-during-excavation-for-new-hobart-school-building-now-top-1300-with-500-more-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human remains found during excavation for new Hobart school building now top 1,300]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continued exhumation of a former cemetery on the grounds of a prestigious Hobart boys' school has uncovered an additional 1,300 human remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-during-excavation-for-new-hobart-school-building-now-top-1300/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-during-excavation-for-new-hobart-school-building-now-top-1300/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum Collaboration on the South Australian Virtual Reality Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[During 2023, researchers from Sydney, Australia and students from Kaiserslautern, Germany developed a virtual dive to the wreck of South Australian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museum-collaboration-on-the-south-australian-virtual-reality-experience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museum-collaboration-on-the-south-australian-virtual-reality-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-lost South Australian shipwreck comes to life through comic book art and virtual reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of the state's oldest colonial shipwreck is being re-imagined in a museum exhibit that allows history buffs to see it through the eyes of divers, as well as visitors on board while it was still intact in 1837.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-south-australian-shipwreck-comes-to-life-through-comic-book-art-and-virtual-reality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-south-australian-shipwreck-comes-to-life-through-comic-book-art-and-virtual-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These termite hills have been active for over 34,000 years &mdash; and they hold a snapshot of South Africa's ancient climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine some termite mounds in an arid region were about 34,000 years old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-termite-hills-have-been-active-for-over-34000-years-mdash-and-they-hold-a-snapshot-of-south-africas-ancient-climate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-termite-hills-have-been-active-for-over-34000-years-mdash-and-they-hold-a-snapshot-of-south-africas-ancient-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient hunting scene in an Indonesian cave is the oldest-known evidence of visual storytelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of &nbsp;red pigment paintings daubed on the walls of a secluded Sulawesi cave about 51,000 years ago also provides the oldest evidence of our species, Homo sapiens, in the region, according to a new study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-hunting-scene-in-an-indonesian-cave-is-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-visual-storytelling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-hunting-scene-in-an-indonesian-cave-is-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-visual-storytelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Gippsland cave, remains of an ancient Aboriginal ritual lay hidden for 12,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remnants of fireplaces and burnt, fat-smeared sticks excavated in a secluded cave in Victoria point to an ancient ritual where a powerful Gunaikurnai doctor, known as a mulla-mullung, cast a spell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/in-a-gippsland-cave-remains-of-an-ancient-aboriginal-ritual-lay-hidden-for-12000-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/in-a-gippsland-cave-remains-of-an-ancient-aboriginal-ritual-lay-hidden-for-12000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's compassion': Neanderthals may have cared for a six-year-old with Down syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests ancient humans provided altruistic care for community members, after finding evidence of Down syndrome in a Neanderthal child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/theres-compassion-neanderthals-may-have-cared-for-a-six-year-old-with-down-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/theres-compassion-neanderthals-may-have-cared-for-a-six-year-old-with-down-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Sydney museum decided to remove mummified body parts from its display]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of displaying mummified bodies argue it's dehumanising and disrupts the person's journey to the afterlife. Changing attitudes have led a Sydney museum to remove several mummified body parts from its display.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-sydney-museum-decided-to-remove-mummified-body-parts-from-its-display/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-sydney-museum-decided-to-remove-mummified-body-parts-from-its-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we display mummified remains? These Egyptians say 'no']]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of displaying mummified bodies argue it's dehumanising and disrupts the person's journey to the afterlife. Changing attitudes have led a Sydney museum to remove several mummified body parts from its display.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/should-we-display-mummified-remains-these-egyptians-say-no/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/should-we-display-mummified-remains-these-egyptians-say-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma's job involves looking for long-lost bodies and helping their loved ones find peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of ground penetrating radar to help solve crimes is well known, but recently it's played a major role in helping Australian South Sea Islander communities find the missing bodies of long-lost ancestors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/emmas-job-involves-looking-for-long-lost-bodies-and-helping-their-loved-ones-find-peace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/emmas-job-involves-looking-for-long-lost-bodies-and-helping-their-loved-ones-find-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This team went 'guerilla-style' into the British Museum to create exact replicas of the Parthenon marbles]]></title><description><![CDATA[This archaeologist and his team had a simple plan &mdash; take 3D scans of the Parthenon marbles and recreate them for the British Museum so the originals could be returned to Greece. When the museum said no, they went in anyway, "guerilla-style".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-team-went-guerilla-style-into-the-british-museum-to-create-exact-replicas-of-the-parthenon-marbles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-team-went-guerilla-style-into-the-british-museum-to-create-exact-replicas-of-the-parthenon-marbles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There is a sacredness about the marbles': Why Stephen Fry thinks his country should return the Parthenon marbles]]></title><description><![CDATA[This archaeologist and his team had a simple plan &mdash; take 3D scans of the Parthenon marbles and recreate them for the British Museum so the originals could be returned to Greece. 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Where is Planet Nine? Are you an uber geek? There's only one way to find out &mdash; take this quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nerd-quiz-are-you-an-uber-geek-or-a-dynamo-dunce/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nerd-quiz-are-you-an-uber-geek-or-a-dynamo-dunce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From snake-eating lizards to far-flung planets â€” do you have what it takes to beat the nerd quiz?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a baby platypus called? Where is Planet Nine? Are you an uber geek? There's only one way to find out &mdash; take this quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-snake-eating-lizards-to-far-flung-planets-do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-beat-the-nerd-quiz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-snake-eating-lizards-to-far-flung-planets-do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-beat-the-nerd-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divers explore whaling ship Cheviot's historic wreck to create new vision of stricken vessel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A whaling ship which sank off the Victorian coast more than 160 years ago is being mapped out by marine archaeologists keen to preserve its place in history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/divers-explore-whaling-ship-cheviots-historic-wreck-to-create-new-vision-of-stricken-vessel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/divers-explore-whaling-ship-cheviots-historic-wreck-to-create-new-vision-of-stricken-vessel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheviot shipwreck discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine archaeologists have mapped out a virtual tour of the whaling ship Cheviot after uncovering its wreckage at Wilsons Promontory in south-eastern Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cheviot-shipwreck-discovery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cheviot-shipwreck-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shirley the giant prehistoric wombat-like marsupial now has an age. And she's old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over a decade ago, an outback cattle station worker in the NT stumbled across a rare diprotodon&nbsp;fossil sticking out of the red soil. Now fondly known as Shirley, scientists have discovered how old the marsupial is.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shirley-the-giant-prehistoric-wombat-like-marsupial-now-has-an-age-and-shes-old/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shirley-the-giant-prehistoric-wombat-like-marsupial-now-has-an-age-and-shes-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this sunken island is changing the way we think about myths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-sunken-island-is-changing-the-way-we-think-about-myths/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-sunken-island-is-changing-the-way-we-think-about-myths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Islands form and disappear': The story of Teonimenu, a lost island of the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/islands-form-and-disappear-the-story-of-teonimenu-a-lost-island-of-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/islands-form-and-disappear-the-story-of-teonimenu-a-lost-island-of-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists reveal reconstructed face of 75,000yo Neanderthal woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Neanderthal woman's skull was discovered in 2018 in a cave in the Zagros Mountains of northern Iraq.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-reveal-reconstructed-face-of-75000yo-neanderthal-woman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-reveal-reconstructed-face-of-75000yo-neanderthal-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhumation of old graves begins at Hobart private boys' school, amid measures to protect students from 'confronting scenes']]></title><description><![CDATA[As work begins to find an unknown amount of old graves at a private boys' school built over an old cemetery, students and staff will be "protected from confronting scenes", the principal says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exhumation-of-old-graves-begins-at-hobart-private-boys-school-amid-measures-to-protect-students-from-confronting-scenes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exhumation-of-old-graves-begins-at-hobart-private-boys-school-amid-measures-to-protect-students-from-confronting-scenes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for known shipwrecks off WA coast finds some just aren't where they're supposed to be]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Perth archaeologist and anthropologist has made an unexpected discovery &mdash; some of the known shipwrecks off the WA coast aren't where they're supposed to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-known-shipwrecks-off-wa-coast-finds-some-just-arent-where-theyre-supposed-to-be/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-known-shipwrecks-off-wa-coast-finds-some-just-arent-where-theyre-supposed-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gigantic marine reptile identified from fossil found by 11-year-old girl and father]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fossil jawbone found by a young girl and her father on a beach in England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating back to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Earth.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gigantic-marine-reptile-identified-from-fossil-found-by-11-year-old-girl-and-father/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gigantic-marine-reptile-identified-from-fossil-found-by-11-year-old-girl-and-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Tassie devil tooth unearthed in a far corner of Australia could rewrite history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tooth could provide further historical evidence of inter-community trading in Western Australia and&nbsp;was unearthed in Juukan Gorge, which made headlines in 2020 when its rock shelters were damaged by Rio Tinto blasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-tassie-devil-tooth-unearthed-in-a-far-corner-of-australia-could-rewrite-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-tassie-devil-tooth-unearthed-in-a-far-corner-of-australia-could-rewrite-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tasmanian devil tooth found during archaeological dig 1,000 kilometres north of Perth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tooth could provide further historical evidence of inter-community trading in Western Australia and&nbsp;was unearthed in Juukan Gorge, which made headlines in 2020 when its rock shelters were damaged by Rio Tinto blasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tasmanian-devil-tooth-found-during-archaeological-dig-1000-kilometres-north-of-perth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tasmanian-devil-tooth-found-during-archaeological-dig-1000-kilometres-north-of-perth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers seek help from local beachcombers for clues about Dutch ship 'beaten to matchsticks']]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of a town in South Australia's south-east are being enlisted in research into a shipwreck that killed 16 Dutch sailors in 1857 soon after offloading 400 gold miners from China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-seek-help-from-local-beachcombers-for-clues-about-dutch-ship-beaten-to-matchsticks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-seek-help-from-local-beachcombers-for-clues-about-dutch-ship-beaten-to-matchsticks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Nobody thought that Aboriginal people made pottery': The holiday stroll that may upend First Nations history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient pottery fragments have been discovered on a Great Barrier Reef island that could change our understanding of Aboriginal history.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nobody-thought-that-aboriginal-people-made-pottery-the-holiday-stroll-that-may-upend-first-nations-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nobody-thought-that-aboriginal-people-made-pottery-the-holiday-stroll-that-may-upend-first-nations-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a piece of pottery found on a beach stroll led to a discovery that could make us rethink First Nations history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient pottery fragments have been discovered on a Great Barrier Reef island that could change our understanding of Aboriginal history.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-piece-of-pottery-found-on-a-beach-stroll-led-to-a-discovery-that-could-make-us-rethink-first-nations-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-piece-of-pottery-found-on-a-beach-stroll-led-to-a-discovery-that-could-make-us-rethink-first-nations-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A very big question in human evolution': Where did our ancestors go after leaving Africa?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our ancestors left Africa some 70,000 years ago, but it took them thousands of years to make it to Europe or Asia. A DNA study may shed light on where they ended up during this 'long pause'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-very-big-question-in-human-evolution-where-did-our-ancestors-go-after-leaving-africa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-very-big-question-in-human-evolution-where-did-our-ancestors-go-after-leaving-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a chance discovery helped solve the 120-year-old mystery of the SS Nemesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A technician looking for lost shipping containers off the New South Wales coast noticed an anomaly on his screen. It turned out to be the wreck of the SS Nemesis, which disappeared in a storm 120 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-chance-discovery-helped-solve-the-120-year-old-mystery-of-the-ss-nemesis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-chance-discovery-helped-solve-the-120-year-old-mystery-of-the-ss-nemesis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The complicated legacy of the 50-year-old discovery that rewrote Australian history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five decades ago, when geologist Jim Bowler brushed sand away from the dome of an ancient human cranium, it changed the way we thought about Australia's past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-complicated-legacy-of-the-50-year-old-discovery-that-rewrote-australian-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-complicated-legacy-of-the-50-year-old-discovery-that-rewrote-australian-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers discover Earth's earliest fossilised forest in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists discover the oldest fossilised forest known on Earth, dating back 390 million years, according to a new study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earths-earliest-fossilised-forest-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earths-earliest-fossilised-forest-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pompeii fresco depicting Greek myth uncovered in ancient ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paintings were found during excavation operations to restore part of the ruins called Leda's House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pompeii-fresco-depicting-greek-myth-uncovered-in-ancient-ruins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pompeii-fresco-depicting-greek-myth-uncovered-in-ancient-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia to start recovering bounty from 18th-century shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombia's government says it will remove items of "incalculable value" from the San Jose galleon, which was laden with gold, silver and emeralds when it sank in 1708.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/colombia-to-start-recovering-bounty-from-18th-century-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 05:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/colombia-to-start-recovering-bounty-from-18th-century-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists race against tides to discover why 90,000-year-old footprints were made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists believe footprints that were accidentally found on a Moroccan beach were made by five modern humans 90,000 years ago.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-race-against-tides-to-discover-why-90000-year-old-footprints-were-made/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-race-against-tides-to-discover-why-90000-year-old-footprints-were-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Amelia Earhart mystery be solved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American company believes it's found the wreckage of Earhart's plane, which went missing in the Pacific Ocean in 1937.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-the-amelia-earhart-mystery-be-solved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-the-amelia-earhart-mystery-be-solved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human remains found in south-west Victoria identified as belonging to Indigenous ancestor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction workers have discovered Indigenous remains at what is suspected to be a burial site in Warrnambool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-in-south-west-victoria-identified-as-belonging-to-indigenous-ancestor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/human-remains-found-in-south-west-victoria-identified-as-belonging-to-indigenous-ancestor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laser-sensor technology reveals ancient cities in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlements were occupied around 500 BC and 300 to 600 AD &mdash; a period roughly contemporaneous with the Roman Empire in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laser-sensor-technology-reveals-ancient-cities-in-ecuadors-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laser-sensor-technology-reveals-ancient-cities-in-ecuadors-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were you paying attention to science in 2023? Let's test your knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of the fascinating, hilarious and ground-breaking science discoveries from 2023. We promise it's more fun than a science test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/were-you-paying-attention-to-science-in-2023-lets-test-your-knowledge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/were-you-paying-attention-to-science-in-2023-lets-test-your-knowledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['So special': 3,000 years of pharaohs, rulers, and everyday life on display in Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what the hook used to pull a brain through the nostrils of a person being mummified looks like? Or an actual mummified body, itself? Now's your chance to see both those things &mdash; and over 200 other ancient Egyptian artefacts, right here in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/so-special-3000-years-of-pharaohs-rulers-and-everyday-life-on-display-in-canberra/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/so-special-3000-years-of-pharaohs-rulers-and-everyday-life-on-display-in-canberra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know what to do if you come across a fossil or Indigenous artefact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rules meant to protect Australia's natural history can be tricky to comprehend. Here's what you should do if you ever come across a fossil or an artefact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/do-you-know-what-to-do-if-you-come-across-a-fossil-or-indigenous-artefact/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/do-you-know-what-to-do-if-you-come-across-a-fossil-or-indigenous-artefact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['New evidence' found on the resting place of Captain Cook's Endeavour, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian maritime scientists say "two significant discoveries" provide more evidence that a shipwreck off the US coast is Captain Cook's Endeavour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-evidence-found-on-the-resting-place-of-captain-cooks-endeavour-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-evidence-found-on-the-resting-place-of-captain-cooks-endeavour-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primitive, heavy-boned and reliant on megafauna, the sad story of Australia's only vulture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vultures are found everywhere in the world&nbsp;today, except Australia and Antarctica. But that hasn't always been the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/primitive-heavy-boned-and-reliant-on-megafauna-the-sad-story-of-australias-only-vulture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/primitive-heavy-boned-and-reliant-on-megafauna-the-sad-story-of-australias-only-vulture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aboriginal ancestral remains found at SA housing project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction of a multi-billion-dollar estate in South Australia is also the site of&nbsp;one of state's most significant Indigenous burial grounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/aboriginal-ancestral-remains-found-at-sa-housing-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/aboriginal-ancestral-remains-found-at-sa-housing-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient coins found in Italy could be the spoils of a shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's believed there are as many as 50,000 coins which were first spotted by a diver, who saw something metallic out of the corner of their eye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-coins-found-in-italy-could-be-the-spoils-of-a-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-coins-found-in-italy-could-be-the-spoils-of-a-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient statue among discovery in new ruins unearthed at Chellah, Morocco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thermal baths, working class neighbourhoods and a headless statue are some gems archaeologists have uncovered&nbsp;in Rabat as excavation work continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-statue-among-discovery-in-new-ruins-unearthed-at-chellah-morocco/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 04:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-statue-among-discovery-in-new-ruins-unearthed-at-chellah-morocco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graphic representation of Tiwi Islands submerging after Ice Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the submerged land in the Tiwi Islands may contain burial grounds from tens of thousands of years ago.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/graphic-representation-of-tiwi-islands-submerging-after-ice-age/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/graphic-representation-of-tiwi-islands-submerging-after-ice-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drought exposes ancient rock carvings along Amazon River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record low water levels along a section of the Amazon River uncover human faces sculptured into stone up to 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drought-exposes-ancient-rock-carvings-along-amazon-river/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drought-exposes-ancient-rock-carvings-along-amazon-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain seizes stolen Ukrainian artefacts worth more than $101 million from thieves in Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest find&nbsp;follows the recovery of 14 ancient Ukrainian weaponry,&nbsp;allegedly stolen by a Russian man stopped at a US airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spain-seizes-stolen-ukrainian-artefacts-worth-more-than-101-million-from-thieves-in-madrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spain-seizes-stolen-ukrainian-artefacts-worth-more-than-101-million-from-thieves-in-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeletons of three-tonne ancient, wombat-like marsupial excavated in outback WA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from the WA Museum Boola Bardip are hoping to recover&nbsp;between four and five skeletons of the Diprotodon from a remote mine site in the Pilbara.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-of-three-tonne-ancient-wombat-like-marsupial-excavated-in-outback-wa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-of-three-tonne-ancient-wombat-like-marsupial-excavated-in-outback-wa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phallus and the boar: TÃ¼rkiye digs yield clues to human history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dry expanses of south-eastern T&uuml;rkiye, home to some of humanity's most ancient sites, have yielded fresh discoveries in the form of a stone phallus and a coloured boar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/phallus-and-the-boar-trkiye-digs-yield-clues-to-human-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/phallus-and-the-boar-trkiye-digs-yield-clues-to-human-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinct Baru crocodile species named years after Alcoota fossil bed discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A species of prehistoric crocodile that once roamed the now arid landscape of central Australia has been named.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extinct-baru-crocodile-species-named-years-after-alcoota-fossil-bed-discovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extinct-baru-crocodile-species-named-years-after-alcoota-fossil-bed-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-million-year-old outback predator named in honour of its hunting prowess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say a newly-named species of prehistoric&nbsp;crocodile that once roamed central Australia "would've eaten whatever it wanted".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/eight-million-year-old-outback-predator-named-in-honour-of-its-hunting-prowess/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/eight-million-year-old-outback-predator-named-in-honour-of-its-hunting-prowess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover 476,000-year-old wooden structure in Zambia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associate Professor Mike Morley is a geoarchaeologist and talks about why this early stone age wooden artefact is a significant discovery and what it reveals about early civilisations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-476000-year-old-wooden-structure-in-zambia-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-476000-year-old-wooden-structure-in-zambia-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover 476,000 year old wooden structure in Zambia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associate Professor Mike Morley is a geoarchaeologist and talks about why this early stone age wooden artefact is a significant discovery and what it reveals about early civilisations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-476000-year-old-wooden-structure-in-zambia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-476000-year-old-wooden-structure-in-zambia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wooden structure from before time of homo sapiens found in Zambia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say&nbsp;they have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, near Zambia's Kalambo Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wooden-structure-from-before-time-of-homo-sapiens-found-in-zambia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wooden-structure-from-before-time-of-homo-sapiens-found-in-zambia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic archaeological find in Zambia dates back 476,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say&nbsp;they have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, near Zambia's Kalambo Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-archaeological-find-in-zambia-dates-back-476000-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-archaeological-find-in-zambia-dates-back-476000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several ancient artefacts held at ANU museum found to have been stolen from Italy, sourced by tomb robbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several ancient artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old vase,&nbsp;housed in the Australian National University's Classics Museum are found to have been stolen from&nbsp;Italy and will be repatriated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-artefacts-held-at-anu-museum-found-to-have-been-stolen-from-italy-sourced-by-tomb-robbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-artefacts-held-at-anu-museum-found-to-have-been-stolen-from-italy-sourced-by-tomb-robbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several ancient artefacts held at ANU museum found to have been stolen from Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several ancient artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old vase,&nbsp;housed in the Australian National University's Classics Museum are found to have been stolen from&nbsp;Italy and will be repatriated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-artefacts-held-at-anu-museum-found-to-have-been-stolen-from-italy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/several-ancient-artefacts-held-at-anu-museum-found-to-have-been-stolen-from-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation reveals several artefacts housed at ANU were stolen from Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several ancient artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old vase,&nbsp;housed in the Australian National University's Classics Museum are found to have been stolen from&nbsp;Italy and will be repatriated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/investigation-reveals-several-artefacts-housed-at-anu-were-stolen-from-italy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/investigation-reveals-several-artefacts-housed-at-anu-were-stolen-from-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illawarra resident shocked after digging up mortar shell in backyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elliott Doughty unearthed the 30-centimetre long mortar shell while working on a home renovation project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illawarra-resident-shocked-after-digging-up-mortar-shell-in-backyard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illawarra-resident-shocked-after-digging-up-mortar-shell-in-backyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New prehistoric koala species 'about the size of a cat' discovered in Central Australian fossil bed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say fossilised teeth from the species&nbsp;have been found at a 25-million-year-old fossil bed&nbsp;south of Alice Springs, in the&nbsp;first-ever record of&nbsp;koalas&nbsp;living in the Northern Territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-prehistoric-koala-species-about-the-size-of-a-cat-discovered-in-central-australian-fossil-bed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-prehistoric-koala-species-about-the-size-of-a-cat-discovered-in-central-australian-fossil-bed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New prehistoric koala named for its thorn-like teeth discovered in Northern Territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say&nbsp;teeth from the species&nbsp;have been found at a 25-million-year-old fossil bed&nbsp;south of Alice Springs. It is the first-ever record of&nbsp;koalas&nbsp;living in the Northern Territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-prehistoric-koala-named-for-its-thorn-like-teeth-discovered-in-northern-territory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-prehistoric-koala-named-for-its-thorn-like-teeth-discovered-in-northern-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient fossil discovery sheds light on koala evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A discovery of fossil teeth has led researchers to conclude that an ancient relative of the Koala existed in the Northern Territory millions of years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fossil-discovery-sheds-light-on-koala-evolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fossil-discovery-sheds-light-on-koala-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprise Swan River shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime archaeologists find unrecorded shipwreck in Perth's Swan River]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/surprise-swan-river-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/surprise-swan-river-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for 'lumps and bumps' in Perth's Swan River leads to surprise shipwreck find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detailed 3D maps of the bottom of the Swan River lead maritime archaeologists to&nbsp;a sunken barge&nbsp;in the heart of Perth that has lain&nbsp;unexplored for many years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-lumps-and-bumps-in-perths-swan-river-leads-to-surprise-shipwreck-find/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-lumps-and-bumps-in-perths-swan-river-leads-to-surprise-shipwreck-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Very peculiar' 3,000-year-old priestly tomb unearthed in northern Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tomb, which would have been buried around 1200 BC, was found with several artefacts which indicate it was for a priest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/very-peculiar-3000-year-old-priestly-tomb-unearthed-in-northern-peru/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/very-peculiar-3000-year-old-priestly-tomb-unearthed-in-northern-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian 'tombaroli' hunters welcome the return from the US of ancient artifacts worth millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian authorities celebrate&nbsp;the return of 266 antiquities worth tens of millions of dollars, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics, that were looted and sold to US&nbsp;museums and private collectors.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/italian-tombaroli-hunters-welcome-the-return-from-the-us-of-ancient-artifacts-worth-millions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/italian-tombaroli-hunters-welcome-the-return-from-the-us-of-ancient-artifacts-worth-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derelict and deserted, these abandoned buildings tell tales of our history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the people who hunt, explore and photograph the derelict buildings that represent Australia's lost and abandoned history.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/derelict-and-deserted-these-abandoned-buildings-tell-tales-of-our-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/derelict-and-deserted-these-abandoned-buildings-tell-tales-of-our-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An incredibly rare find': This ancient amphibian almost ended up forgotten inside a sandstone slab wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 30 years after a chicken farmer found&nbsp;an almost perfectly preserved fossil in a slab of sandstone, scientists have identified the skeleton as a&nbsp;prehistoric amphibian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-incredibly-rare-find-this-ancient-amphibian-almost-ended-up-forgotten-inside-a-sandstone-slab-wall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-incredibly-rare-find-this-ancient-amphibian-almost-ended-up-forgotten-inside-a-sandstone-slab-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An incredibly rare find': This ancient amphibian almost ended up forgotten inside a backyard renovation project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 30 years after a chicken farmer found&nbsp;an almost perfectly preserved fossil in a slab of sandstone, scientists have identified the skeleton as a&nbsp;prehistoric amphibian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-incredibly-rare-find-this-ancient-amphibian-almost-ended-up-forgotten-inside-a-backyard-renovation-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-incredibly-rare-find-this-ancient-amphibian-almost-ended-up-forgotten-inside-a-backyard-renovation-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinkhole in Mount Gambier leads to discovery of ancient cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A four-metre wide sinkhole in Mount Gambier has led to the discovery of a hidden cave. Cave Geologist Ian Lewis says the cave could be half a million years old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sinkhole-in-mount-gambier-leads-to-discovery-of-ancient-cave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sinkhole-in-mount-gambier-leads-to-discovery-of-ancient-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ruins of a long lost Roman theatre have been found steps away from the Vatican]]></title><description><![CDATA[The archaeological site was discovered during renovations to a Palazzo preparing for a luxury hotel to take over.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-ruins-of-a-long-lost-roman-theatre-have-been-found-steps-away-from-the-vatican/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-ruins-of-a-long-lost-roman-theatre-have-been-found-steps-away-from-the-vatican/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Roman ruins of Nero's Theatre discovered under hotel's garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously only referred to in ancient Roman texts, the long-lost theatre of emperor Nero is found under a garden in Rome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-roman-ruins-of-neros-theatre-discovered-under-hotels-garden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-roman-ruins-of-neros-theatre-discovered-under-hotels-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Roman ruins of Nero's Theatre discovered under hotel garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously only referred to in ancient Roman texts, the long-lost theatre of emperor Nero is found under a garden in Rome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-roman-ruins-of-neros-theatre-discovered-under-hotel-garden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-roman-ruins-of-neros-theatre-discovered-under-hotel-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thieves take ancient coins from remote SA farmhouse, but they're so rare they won't be easy to sell]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;retired farmer says&nbsp;his 1,000-strong rare-coin collection has been stolen along with its heavy safe, which would have needed "four people to lift".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thieves-take-ancient-coins-from-remote-sa-farmhouse-but-theyre-so-rare-they-wont-be-easy-to-sell/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thieves-take-ancient-coins-from-remote-sa-farmhouse-but-theyre-so-rare-they-wont-be-easy-to-sell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Australian soldiers unearthed off Kokoda Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next step will be transporting the remains to their corresponding grave sites and trying to track down ancestors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-australian-soldiers-unearthed-off-kokoda-track/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-australian-soldiers-unearthed-off-kokoda-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare dolphin-adorned sarcophagus among tombs discovered at a Roman-era cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists find&nbsp;at least 125 tombs in&nbsp;a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery discovered in Gaza last year, most with skeletons still largely intact, and two rare lead sarcophaguses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-dolphin-adorned-sarcophagus-among-tombs-discovered-at-a-roman-era-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-dolphin-adorned-sarcophagus-among-tombs-discovered-at-a-roman-era-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The remains of fallen Australians might have been lost forever in PNG. Then came a chance discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than eight decades after Australian soldiers were transferred from temporary graves on the Kokoda Track to a wartime cemetery, a chance discovery reveals the task was never quite completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-remains-of-fallen-australians-might-have-been-lost-forever-in-png-then-came-a-chance-discovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-remains-of-fallen-australians-might-have-been-lost-forever-in-png-then-came-a-chance-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep in the PNG jungle, a landowner was upgrading his property. Then he made an astounding discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than eight decades after Australian soldiers were transferred from temporary graves on the Kokoda Track to a wartime cemetery, a chance discovery reveals the task was never quite completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/deep-in-the-png-jungle-a-landowner-was-upgrading-his-property-then-he-made-an-astounding-discovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/deep-in-the-png-jungle-a-landowner-was-upgrading-his-property-then-he-made-an-astounding-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chance encounter reveals partial remains of Australian soldiers who died on the Kokoda Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than eight decades after Australian soldiers were transferred from temporary graves on the Kokoda Track to a wartime cemetery, a chance discovery reveals the task was never quite completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chance-encounter-reveals-partial-remains-of-australian-soldiers-who-died-on-the-kokoda-track/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chance-encounter-reveals-partial-remains-of-australian-soldiers-who-died-on-the-kokoda-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World War II diggers' remains recovered at Kokoda]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partial remains of Australian WWII soldiers have been recovered at Templetons Crossing on the Kokoda Track.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/world-war-ii-diggers-remains-recovered-at-kokoda/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/world-war-ii-diggers-remains-recovered-at-kokoda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery continues as dig fails to turn up bodies of lost Native American schoolchildren]]></title><description><![CDATA[The result has confounded researchers,&nbsp;after geophysical surveys detected four anomalies that could indicate grave shafts, and cadaver dogs detected the scent of human remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-continues-as-dig-fails-to-turn-up-bodies-of-lost-native-american-schoolchildren/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-continues-as-dig-fails-to-turn-up-bodies-of-lost-native-american-schoolchildren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remnants of 2,000-year-old curry shed light on trade routes and role of spices in ancient civilisations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of micro-remnants&nbsp;found on a stone grinding tool in Southern Vietnam revealed a range of spices including ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remnants-of-2000-year-old-curry-shed-light-on-trade-routes-and-role-of-spices-in-ancient-civilisations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remnants-of-2000-year-old-curry-shed-light-on-trade-routes-and-role-of-spices-in-ancient-civilisations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The story of the BataviaÂ is aÂ bloody chapter inÂ maritime history. Now, its wreck has new life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine archaeologists create a haunting digital reconstruction of the Batavia using&nbsp;Dutch models and photos of the wreck site off the coast of Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-story-of-the-bataviais-abloody-chapter-inmaritime-history-now-its-wreck-has-new-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-story-of-the-bataviais-abloody-chapter-inmaritime-history-now-its-wreck-has-new-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forensic reconstruction of the Batavia wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have made a forensic digital reconstruction of the Batavia shipwreck in 1629 by combining multiple sources of data based on the ship design, historical tides and sea-level astronomy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/forensic-reconstruction-of-the-batavia-wreck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/forensic-reconstruction-of-the-batavia-wreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batavia wreck site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Batavia wreck site is situated within the Wallabi group of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, approximately 65 kilometres off the Western Australian coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/batavia-wreck-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/batavia-wreck-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Anthropocene official yet? It may all depend on what's lurking beneath the surface of this lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small lake near the Canada-US border has been chosen as the site that may define the start of a new geological epoch called&nbsp;the Anthropocene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/is-the-anthropocene-official-yet-it-may-all-depend-on-whats-lurking-beneath-the-surface-of-this-lake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/is-the-anthropocene-official-yet-it-may-all-depend-on-whats-lurking-beneath-the-surface-of-this-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'golden spike' in Canada could mark the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small lake near the Canada-US border has been chosen as the site that may define the start of a new geological epoch called&nbsp;the Anthropocene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-golden-spike-in-canada-could-mark-the-beginning-of-the-anthropocene-epoch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-golden-spike-in-canada-could-mark-the-beginning-of-the-anthropocene-epoch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain's 'Ivory Lady' challenges assumptions of prehistoric gender roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new scientific technique identifies&nbsp;a&nbsp;body interred in an impressive 5,000-year-old tomb on Spain's Iberian peninsula as a woman, giving new insights into gender roles we know "preciously little about".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spains-ivory-lady-challenges-assumptions-of-prehistoric-gender-roles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spains-ivory-lady-challenges-assumptions-of-prehistoric-gender-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pizza's possible 'distant ancestor' found painted in the ruins of Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fresco depicting what could be a "distant ancestor" of pizza is found in the ruins of a&nbsp;house in Pompeii.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pizzas-possible-distant-ancestor-found-painted-in-the-ruins-of-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pizzas-possible-distant-ancestor-found-painted-in-the-ruins-of-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone artefacts discovered 14m underwater at Australia's deepest known ancient Aboriginal site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the discovery&nbsp;in an underwater passage off the Pilbara coast provides "critical evidence" of major changes in the landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-artefacts-discovered-14m-underwater-at-australias-deepest-known-ancient-aboriginal-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-artefacts-discovered-14m-underwater-at-australias-deepest-known-ancient-aboriginal-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five ancient Aboriginal artefacts found off the Pilbara coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[3D visual of the five ancient Aboriginal artefacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-ancient-aboriginal-artefacts-found-off-the-pilbara-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-ancient-aboriginal-artefacts-found-off-the-pilbara-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the Titanic's wreckage such a drawcard for explorers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the sustained pop culture boost&nbsp;brought on by James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster to the psychology of voyeurism, there are many reasons humanity remains fascinated with the iconic&nbsp;1912 shipwreck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-is-the-titanics-wreckage-such-a-drawcard-for-explorers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-is-the-titanics-wreckage-such-a-drawcard-for-explorers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary in the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sanctuary, made up of ditches and burial mounds in the central Netherlands, is believed to have served a similar purpose to England's famous stone circle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-stonehenge-like-4000-year-old-sanctuary-in-the-netherlands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-stonehenge-like-4000-year-old-sanctuary-in-the-netherlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were finger marks etched into a cave wall around 57,000 years ago made by Neanderthals?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 57,000 years ago, a human traced their fingertips along the chalky wall of a French cave, leaving shallow, parallel furrows behind. But what species were they?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/were-finger-marks-etched-into-a-cave-wall-around-57000-years-ago-made-by-neanderthals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/were-finger-marks-etched-into-a-cave-wall-around-57000-years-ago-made-by-neanderthals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Finger flutings' traced on a cave wall may be oldest-known Neanderthal cave engravings]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 57,000 years ago, a human traced their fingertips along the chalky wall of a French cave, leaving shallow, parallel furrows behind. But what species were they?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finger-flutings-traced-on-a-cave-wall-may-be-oldest-known-neanderthal-cave-engravings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finger-flutings-traced-on-a-cave-wall-may-be-oldest-known-neanderthal-cave-engravings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age sword so well preserved it 'almost still shines' unearthed in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of the sword, made more than 3,000 years ago, is causing excitement, with experts saying "the state of preservation is extraordinary".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-sword-so-well-preserved-it-almost-still-shines-unearthed-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-sword-so-well-preserved-it-almost-still-shines-unearthed-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummy reportedly dating back 3,000 years unearthed in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearth mummy that is about 3,000 years old near the Peruvian capital of Lima.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummy-reportedly-dating-back-3000-years-unearthed-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummy-reportedly-dating-back-3000-years-unearthed-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant prehistoric skink dubbed 'Mega Chonk' discovered in Dubbo region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its official name is Tiliqua frangens, but its bulky bod and serious spiky armour mean it already has a range of colourful nicknames including "Mega Chonk" and "Chonkasaurus".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/giant-prehistoric-skink-dubbed-mega-chonk-discovered-in-dubbo-region/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/giant-prehistoric-skink-dubbed-mega-chonk-discovered-in-dubbo-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossil discovery suggests humans lived in mainland South-East Asia 86,000 years ago. But what became of them is a mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments found in a mountain cave in northern Laos are the oldest evidence of modern humans in&nbsp;South-East Asia, suggesting our species was in the region much earlier than previously thought, say scientists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossil-discovery-suggests-humans-lived-in-mainland-south-east-asia-86000-years-ago-but-what-became-of-them-is-a-mystery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossil-discovery-suggests-humans-lived-in-mainland-south-east-asia-86000-years-ago-but-what-became-of-them-is-a-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancestors or a 'failed migration'? Researchers find ancient human fossils in mainland South-East Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments found in a mountain cave in northern Laos are the oldest evidence of modern humans in&nbsp;South-East Asia, suggesting our species was in the region much earlier than previously thought, say scientists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancestors-or-a-failed-migration-researchers-find-ancient-human-fossils-in-mainland-south-east-asia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancestors-or-a-failed-migration-researchers-find-ancient-human-fossils-in-mainland-south-east-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding lost shipwrecks is a 'side hustle' for Australia's maritime research vessel]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 330 shipwrecks remain lost&nbsp;off Victoria's treacherous coastline. Thanks to an Australian science vessel, there are new hopes many will be found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-lost-shipwrecks-is-a-side-hustle-for-australias-maritime-research-vessel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-lost-shipwrecks-is-a-side-hustle-for-australias-maritime-research-vessel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-garbageman's flash of intuition leads to ancient Tuscan statues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeological treasures discovered with the help of a former garbageman will soon go on display in Rome, shedding new&nbsp;light on how the Romans and Etruscans looked to the gods for good health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ex-garbagemans-flash-of-intuition-leads-to-ancient-tuscan-statues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ex-garbagemans-flash-of-intuition-leads-to-ancient-tuscan-statues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-garbageman's flash of intuition leads to ancient Roman statues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeological treasures discovered with the help of a former garbageman will soon go on display in Rome, shedding new&nbsp;light on how the Romans and Etruscans looked to the gods for good health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ex-garbagemans-flash-of-intuition-leads-to-ancient-roman-statues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ex-garbagemans-flash-of-intuition-leads-to-ancient-roman-statues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What bracelets belonging to ancient Egyptâ€™s â€˜Daughter of Godâ€™ tell us about the beginnings of globalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-bracelets-belonging-to-ancient-egypts-daughter-of-god-tell-us-about-the-beginnings-of-globalisation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-bracelets-belonging-to-ancient-egypts-daughter-of-god-tell-us-about-the-beginnings-of-globalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These bracelets survived tomb robbers and time &mdash; now they're helping us understand the 'beginnings of the globalised world']]></title><description><![CDATA[An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-bracelets-survived-tomb-robbers-and-time-mdash-now-theyre-helping-us-understand-the-beginnings-of-the-globalised-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-bracelets-survived-tomb-robbers-and-time-mdash-now-theyre-helping-us-understand-the-beginnings-of-the-globalised-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists link 'fighting' boats in Arnhem Land rock art with pre-colonial trade to Australia's north]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from Flinders University publish findings suggesting the art depicts ships&nbsp;from the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, which&nbsp;could have reached Australian shores prior to colonisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-link-fighting-boats-in-arnhem-land-rock-art-with-pre-colonial-trade-to-australias-north/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-link-fighting-boats-in-arnhem-land-rock-art-with-pre-colonial-trade-to-australias-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We want to know what happened': Elders call for release of report one year on from the burial of Australia's oldest remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations elders call on the New South Wales government to release an independent report into the reburial of 42,000-year-old Mungo Man and Mungo Lady.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/we-want-to-know-what-happened-elders-call-for-release-of-report-one-year-on-from-the-burial-of-australias-oldest-remains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/we-want-to-know-what-happened-elders-call-for-release-of-report-one-year-on-from-the-burial-of-australias-oldest-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One year after Mungo Man and Mungo Lady's controversial reburial, Indigenous elders want answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations elders call on the New South Wales government to release an independent report into the reburial of 42,000-year-old Mungo Man and Mungo Lady &mdash; Australia's oldest known human remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-year-after-mungo-man-and-mungo-ladys-controversial-reburial-indigenous-elders-want-answers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-year-after-mungo-man-and-mungo-ladys-controversial-reburial-indigenous-elders-want-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New dinosaur found in Spain illuminates history of meat-eating group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say they have&nbsp;unearthed a partial skeleton of a previously unknown dinosaur species in the town of Cinctorres in the Spanish province of Castellon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-dinosaur-found-in-spain-illuminates-history-of-meat-eating-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-dinosaur-found-in-spain-illuminates-history-of-meat-eating-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['She has stories to tell': Titanic shipwreck visualised for first time in 3D scan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep-sea&nbsp;mappers hope the 3D scan of the wreck of the Titanic may reveal more details about the ocean liner's fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/she-has-stories-to-tell-titanic-shipwreck-visualised-for-first-time-in-3d-scan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/she-has-stories-to-tell-titanic-shipwreck-visualised-for-first-time-in-3d-scan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two new skeletons of volcano victims found in Pompeii's ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two more skeletons are found in the ruins of Pompeii &mdash; the ancient Roman city wiped out by a Mount Vesuvius eruption&nbsp;nearly 2,000 years ago &mdash; the Italian Culture Ministry says.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/two-new-skeletons-of-volcano-victims-found-in-pompeiis-ruins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/two-new-skeletons-of-volcano-victims-found-in-pompeiis-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old temple in western Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts believe people carried out religious ceremonies in the U-shaped temple after discovery a carving of an ancient cross symbol.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-temple-in-western-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-temple-in-western-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old temple discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peruvian archaeologists found a 4,000 old temple in the Miraflores archaeological site located in western Peru.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-temple-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-temple-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Gallery of NSW to hand back 800-year-old carving that was stolen from Nepalese temple]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gallery is preparing to hand back a sacred medieval wooden carving, nearly two years after it was identified on social media as being stolen from the Kathmandu Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/art-gallery-of-nsw-to-hand-back-800-year-old-carving-that-was-stolen-from-nepalese-temple/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/art-gallery-of-nsw-to-hand-back-800-year-old-carving-that-was-stolen-from-nepalese-temple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These scientists used 3D models to map the hidden history of this flood plain. What they found could change archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say they've discovered huge sandstone escarpments buried under a Northern Territory flood plain, using a technique they say could be a "game changer" for archaeology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-scientists-used-3d-models-to-map-the-hidden-history-of-this-flood-plain-what-they-found-could-change-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-scientists-used-3d-models-to-map-the-hidden-history-of-this-flood-plain-what-they-found-could-change-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists used a 3D model to map a West Arnhem flood plain. It could change archaeology forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say they've discovered huge sandstone escarpments buried under a Northern Territory flood plain, using a technique they say could be a "game changer" for archaeology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-used-a-3d-model-to-map-a-west-arnhem-flood-plain-it-could-change-archaeology-forever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-used-a-3d-model-to-map-a-west-arnhem-flood-plain-it-could-change-archaeology-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who wore this ancient pendant? DNA reveals it was a woman who lived 20,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scraps of ancient DNA coaxed out of a deer tooth pendant show it likely hung around the neck of a woman or girl around 20,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/who-wore-this-ancient-pendant-dna-reveals-it-was-a-woman-who-lived-20000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/who-wore-this-ancient-pendant-dna-reveals-it-was-a-woman-who-lived-20000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does your jewellery say about you? Ancient DNA tells us this pendant's owner was female]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scraps of ancient DNA coaxed out of a deer tooth pendant show it likely hung around the neck of a woman or girl around 20,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-does-your-jewellery-say-about-you-ancient-dna-tells-us-this-pendants-owner-was-female/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-does-your-jewellery-say-about-you-ancient-dna-tells-us-this-pendants-owner-was-female/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buddha statue found in ancient Egyptian seaport, points to Roman-era links with India]]></title><description><![CDATA[The find has important indications over the presence of trade ties between Egypt and India during the Roman era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/buddha-statue-found-in-ancient-egyptian-seaport-points-to-roman-era-links-with-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/buddha-statue-found-in-ancient-egyptian-seaport-points-to-roman-era-links-with-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old teen mummy in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mummified adolescent was found in a "good state of conservation"&nbsp;along with bits of skin and hair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-1000-year-old-teen-mummy-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-1000-year-old-teen-mummy-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery of blackened human jawbone found on NSW beach one step closer to being solved]]></title><description><![CDATA[An anthropologist's search through newspaper records&nbsp;reveals a&nbsp;human bone&nbsp;found on a Central Coast beach could be linked to a tragic double drowning more than 80 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-of-blackened-human-jawbone-found-on-nsw-beach-one-step-closer-to-being-solved/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-of-blackened-human-jawbone-found-on-nsw-beach-one-step-closer-to-being-solved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complete T-rex skeleton named 'Trinity' sells for $8 million at Zurich auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The composite skeleton,&nbsp;featuring 293 bones, was the showpiece of an auction that featured some 70 lots, with the skull on display next to the auctioneer's podium throughout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complete-t-rex-skeleton-named-trinity-sells-for-8-million-at-zurich-auction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complete-t-rex-skeleton-named-trinity-sells-for-8-million-at-zurich-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan 'scoreboard' at Mexico's Chichen Itza]]></title><description><![CDATA[A stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer-like ball game has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site, archaeologists said this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-mayan-scoreboard-at-mexicos-chichen-itza/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-mayan-scoreboard-at-mexicos-chichen-itza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic fishing boat's final resting place is a dump. But it could be saved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 145-year-old&nbsp;Rambler is the oldest known colonial-built fishing boat in South Australia and it's "falling to pieces" at a disused dump.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-fishing-boats-final-resting-place-is-a-dump-but-it-could-be-saved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-fishing-boats-final-resting-place-is-a-dump-but-it-could-be-saved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth monster heading home as Mexico reclaims 'most south Olmec piece' from US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico's foreign minister confirms a 1.8-metre tall, 1-tonne bas-relief carving that is more than 2,400 years old is about to return home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earth-monster-heading-home-as-mexico-reclaims-most-south-olmec-piece-from-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earth-monster-heading-home-as-mexico-reclaims-most-south-olmec-piece-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth monster heading home as Mexico reclaims 'most-sought Olmec piece' from US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico's foreign minister confirms a 1.8-metre tall, 1-tonne bas-relief carving that is more than 2,400 years old is about to return home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earth-monster-heading-home-as-mexico-reclaims-most-sought-olmec-piece-from-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earth-monster-heading-home-as-mexico-reclaims-most-sought-olmec-piece-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lies beneath the cemetery in WA's 'spookiest town'? Scientists are trying to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists and geophysicists are mapping the ground beneath this&nbsp;cemetery&nbsp;to find burial sites dating back to&nbsp;the 1850s.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-lies-beneath-the-cemetery-in-was-spookiest-town-scientists-are-trying-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-lies-beneath-the-cemetery-in-was-spookiest-town-scientists-are-trying-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mummified animals dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure are uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egypt-excavation-uncovers-2000-mummified-ram-heads-at-abydos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egypt-excavation-uncovers-2000-mummified-ram-heads-at-abydos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the 'emergency' race to stop prisoner paintings rotting on the walls of this old jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of WA&rsquo;s worst prisoners were housed here. While they are long gone, the painted cell wall memories of their time inside remain. But without intervention, they will fade away forever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/inside-the-emergency-race-to-stop-prisoner-paintings-rotting-on-the-walls-of-this-old-jail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/inside-the-emergency-race-to-stop-prisoner-paintings-rotting-on-the-walls-of-this-old-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty behind bars: how 'intimate' inmate artwork is being saved from rotting in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of WA&rsquo;s worst prisoners were housed here. While they are long gone, the painted cell wall memories of their time inside remain. But without intervention, they will fade away forever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/beauty-behind-bars-how-intimate-inmate-artwork-is-being-saved-from-rotting-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/beauty-behind-bars-how-intimate-inmate-artwork-is-being-saved-from-rotting-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-year archaeological project to map and explore WA's ancient desert trade routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project will involve ten&nbsp;different Indigenous communities and groups to explore a rich history&nbsp;dating&nbsp;back 60,000&nbsp;years&nbsp;or&nbsp;more&nbsp;across a massive stretch of Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-year-archaeological-project-to-map-and-explore-was-ancient-desert-trade-routes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-year-archaeological-project-to-map-and-explore-was-ancient-desert-trade-routes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock of grazing sheep comes to the rescue of ancient Pompeii ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A flock of grazing sheep is helping archaeologists to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the Roman city that was buried under metres of pumice and ash in AD79.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/flock-of-grazing-sheep-comes-to-the-rescue-of-ancient-pompeii-ruins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/flock-of-grazing-sheep-comes-to-the-rescue-of-ancient-pompeii-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman shrine uncovered beneath graveyard in Leicester Cathedral in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/roman-shrine-uncovered-beneath-graveyard-in-leicester-cathedral-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/roman-shrine-uncovered-beneath-graveyard-in-leicester-cathedral-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Egypt unearth sphinx-like Roman-era statue, ancient hieroglyphic tablet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 20 metres high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-egypt-unearth-sphinx-like-roman-era-statue-ancient-hieroglyphic-tablet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-egypt-unearth-sphinx-like-roman-era-statue-ancient-hieroglyphic-tablet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find 500-year-old spices in Baltic wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say they have found a 'unique' collection of well-preserved spices on the wreck of a royal ship that sunk in the Baltic sea more than 500 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-500-year-old-spices-in-baltic-wreck/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-500-year-old-spices-in-baltic-wreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-centuries-old saffron and ginger found preserved in shipwreck off Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say they have uncovered a "unique" cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to peppercorns and ginger, on the wreck of a royal ship that sunk off Sweden's Baltic coast more than 500 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-centuries-old-saffron-and-ginger-found-preserved-in-shipwreck-off-sweden/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/five-centuries-old-saffron-and-ginger-found-preserved-in-shipwreck-off-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Easter Island Moai statue discovered in volcano crater]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1.60-metre tall&nbsp;Moai was found by a group of volunteers working to restore marshland in the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-easter-island-moai-statue-discovered-in-volcano-crater/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-easter-island-moai-statue-discovered-in-volcano-crater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preuvian man caught with 800-year-old mummy in cooler box by local police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Peru seize&nbsp;the&nbsp;mummified human from the&nbsp;former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/preuvian-man-caught-with-800-year-old-mummy-in-cooler-box-by-local-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/preuvian-man-caught-with-800-year-old-mummy-in-cooler-box-by-local-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peruvian man caught with 800-year-old mummy in cooler box by local police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Peru seize&nbsp;the&nbsp;mummified human from the&nbsp;former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peruvian-man-caught-with-800-year-old-mummy-in-cooler-box-by-local-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peruvian-man-caught-with-800-year-old-mummy-in-cooler-box-by-local-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My spiritual girlfriend': Man defends taking 800-year-old mummy to Peruvian park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Peru seize&nbsp;the&nbsp;mummified human from the&nbsp;former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/my-spiritual-girlfriend-man-defends-taking-800-year-old-mummy-to-peruvian-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/my-spiritual-girlfriend-man-defends-taking-800-year-old-mummy-to-peruvian-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking seafarers told of a fish-trapping monster. Researchers now think they know what they saw]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient Norse sagas are filled with mythical creatures, but some of these&nbsp;sea monsters may have been whales displaying behaviours that have modern-day scientists mystified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-seafarers-told-of-a-fish-trapping-monster-researchers-now-think-they-know-what-they-saw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-seafarers-told-of-a-fish-trapping-monster-researchers-now-think-they-know-what-they-saw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea monsters of Viking lore may have been whales with a clever fishing tactic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient Norse sagas are filled with mythical creatures, but some of these&nbsp;sea monsters may have been whales displaying behaviours that have modern-day scientists mystified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sea-monsters-of-viking-lore-may-have-been-whales-with-a-clever-fishing-tactic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sea-monsters-of-viking-lore-may-have-been-whales-with-a-clever-fishing-tactic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tourists unearth 100 million-year-old marine predator in western Queensland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists discover&nbsp;one of the most complete fish fossils in Australia. Here's what was found in its belly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tourists-unearth-100-million-year-old-marine-predator-in-western-queensland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tourists-unearth-100-million-year-old-marine-predator-in-western-queensland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge predator fish fossil found so intact you can see what it had for breakfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists discover&nbsp;one of the most complete fish fossils in Australia. Here's what was found in its belly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/huge-predator-fish-fossil-found-so-intact-you-can-see-what-it-had-for-breakfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/huge-predator-fish-fossil-found-so-intact-you-can-see-what-it-had-for-breakfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[â€˜Make it easy for yourselfâ€™: The hunt is on for the armed PNG bandits who kidnapped an Australian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/make-it-easy-for-yourself-the-hunt-is-on-for-the-armed-png-bandits-who-kidnapped-an-australian/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/make-it-easy-for-yourself-the-hunt-is-on-for-the-armed-png-bandits-who-kidnapped-an-australian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the operation to find and arrest a gang of kidnapping bandits in thick PNG jungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/inside-the-operation-to-find-and-arrest-a-gang-of-kidnapping-bandits-in-thick-png-jungle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/inside-the-operation-to-find-and-arrest-a-gang-of-kidnapping-bandits-in-thick-png-jungle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian kidnapped in PNG highlands to fly home as police hunt down criminal gang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-kidnapped-in-png-highlands-to-fly-home-as-police-hunt-down-criminal-gang/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-kidnapped-in-png-highlands-to-fly-home-as-police-hunt-down-criminal-gang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian professor released unharmed after being taken hostage in PNG jungle with three colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-professor-released-unharmed-after-being-taken-hostage-in-png-jungle-with-three-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-professor-released-unharmed-after-being-taken-hostage-in-png-jungle-with-three-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian archaeologist and PNG colleagues released after a week held hostage in thick jungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologist-and-png-colleagues-released-after-a-week-held-hostage-in-thick-jungle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologist-and-png-colleagues-released-after-a-week-held-hostage-in-thick-jungle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brazen kidnapping, a ransom demand and a rescue mission: Australian professor, PNG research team freed]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-brazen-kidnapping-a-ransom-demand-and-a-rescue-mission-australian-professor-png-research-team-freed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-brazen-kidnapping-a-ransom-demand-and-a-rescue-mission-australian-professor-png-research-team-freed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brazen kidnapping, a demand for money, and the intense rescue mission: Australian professor and PNG research team freed]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-brazen-kidnapping-a-demand-for-money-and-the-intense-rescue-mission-australian-professor-and-png-research-team-freed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-brazen-kidnapping-a-demand-for-money-and-the-intense-rescue-mission-australian-professor-and-png-research-team-freed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a builder found a dirty old boot under Hobart barracks, little did he know he'd stumbled upon rare treasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A builder's surprise discovery of an old, dirty&nbsp;boot while trying to fix a cracking wall at the Anglesea Barracks in Hobart&nbsp;leads to&nbsp;a haul of colonial artefacts dating back to the early 1800s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-a-builder-found-a-dirty-old-boot-under-hobart-barracks-little-did-he-know-hed-stumbled-upon-rare-treasure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-a-builder-found-a-dirty-old-boot-under-hobart-barracks-little-did-he-know-hed-stumbled-upon-rare-treasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colonial artefacts found at Hobart's Anglesea Barracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig at Hobart's Anglesea Barracks has unearthed more than 120 colonial era artefacts, including leather shoes and remnants of clothing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/colonial-artefacts-found-at-hobarts-anglesea-barracks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/colonial-artefacts-found-at-hobarts-anglesea-barracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hippo bones proving there's still much more to learn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of nearly three million year old hacked hippo bones in Kenya has led archaeologists to push back the age at which crafted stone tools were used&nbsp;by 300,000&nbsp;years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-proving-theres-still-much-more-to-learn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-proving-theres-still-much-more-to-learn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hippo bones discovery suggests there's still more to learn about Stone Age innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a 2.9-million-year-old&nbsp;butchery site&nbsp;in Kenya has led archaeologists to push back the age at which crafted stone tools were used&nbsp;by 300,000&nbsp;years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-discovery-suggests-theres-still-more-to-learn-about-stone-age-innovation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-discovery-suggests-theres-still-more-to-learn-about-stone-age-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hippo bones discovery sparks mystery about Stone Age innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a 2.9-million-year-old&nbsp;butchery site&nbsp;in Kenya has led archaeologists to push back the age at which crafted stone tools were used&nbsp;by 300,000&nbsp;years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-discovery-sparks-mystery-about-stone-age-innovation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hippo-bones-discovery-sparks-mystery-about-stone-age-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 3 million years ago, a butcher hacked up a hippo with a crafted stone tool. They may not have been human]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of fossils of 2.9-million-year-old butchered hippopotamus surrounded by crafted stone tools in Kenya suggests early humans may not have been the first species to use tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-3-million-years-ago-a-butcher-hacked-up-a-hippo-with-a-crafted-stone-tool-they-may-not-have-been-human/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-3-million-years-ago-a-butcher-hacked-up-a-hippo-with-a-crafted-stone-tool-they-may-not-have-been-human/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crack out the castor oil, we now know what ancient Egyptians used to embalm their dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[An&nbsp;analysis of vessels excavated from a mummification workshop near the pyramids reveals what&nbsp;ancient Egyptians used to embalm their dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/crack-out-the-castor-oil-we-now-know-what-ancient-egyptians-used-to-embalm-their-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/crack-out-the-castor-oil-we-now-know-what-ancient-egyptians-used-to-embalm-their-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists found embalming recipes from ancient Egypt. Here's the list of ingredients]]></title><description><![CDATA[An&nbsp;analysis of vessels excavated from a mummification workshop near the pyramids reveals what&nbsp;ancient Egyptians used to embalm their dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-found-embalming-recipes-from-ancient-egypt-heres-the-list-of-ingredients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-found-embalming-recipes-from-ancient-egypt-heres-the-list-of-ingredients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummy 'covered in gold' among dozens of objects recovered from ancient cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other major findings from the excavation by Egyptian archaeologists include statues, amulets, and multiple tombs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummy-covered-in-gold-among-dozens-of-objects-recovered-from-ancient-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummy-covered-in-gold-among-dozens-of-objects-recovered-from-ancient-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Norway say they have found the world's oldest runestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-norway-say-they-have-found-the-worlds-oldest-runestone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 02:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-norway-say-they-have-found-the-worlds-oldest-runestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maddy is the shipwreck mermaid, discovering lost history beneath the waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maddy McAllister scuba-dives into the deep to uncover archaeological artefacts, but she doesn't think of it as collecting buried treasure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maddy-is-the-shipwreck-mermaid-discovering-lost-history-beneath-the-waves/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maddy-is-the-shipwreck-mermaid-discovering-lost-history-beneath-the-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred cultural sites inundated, at risk as flood peak approaches in South Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations rangers are on the lookout for damage to important cultural heritage sites including&nbsp;burial grounds, scar trees and rock shelters,&nbsp;as floodwaters surge through the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sacred-cultural-sites-inundated-at-risk-as-flood-peak-approaches-in-south-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sacred-cultural-sites-inundated-at-risk-as-flood-peak-approaches-in-south-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 700 sacred cultural sites in 'direct pathway' of flood as peak approaches in South Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations rangers are on the lookout for damage to important cultural heritage sites including burial grounds, scar trees and rock shelters, many&nbsp;of which have already been inundated by flooding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/at-least-700-sacred-cultural-sites-in-direct-pathway-of-flood-as-peak-approaches-in-south-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/at-least-700-sacred-cultural-sites-in-direct-pathway-of-flood-as-peak-approaches-in-south-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery Nevada fossil site could be ancient maternity ward for ichthyosaurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-nevada-fossil-site-could-be-ancient-maternity-ward-for-ichthyosaurs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-nevada-fossil-site-could-be-ancient-maternity-ward-for-ichthyosaurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts dismiss Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse as 'racist' and 'pseudoscience']]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts on Pacific history hit-out at a popular new series on Netflix, which they say is founded on "racist ideologies".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/experts-dismiss-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-as-racist-and-pseudoscience/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/experts-dismiss-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-as-racist-and-pseudoscience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'significant' discovery that could help reveal the fate of the Gilt Dragon shipwreck survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1656, the Gilt Dragon was shipwrecked just north of where Perth stands today. The 68 survivors and the treasure they brought ashore vanished without trace but a discovery has raised hopes of solving one of the nation's great maritime mysteries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-significant-discovery-that-could-help-reveal-the-fate-of-the-gilt-dragon-shipwreck-survivors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-significant-discovery-that-could-help-reveal-the-fate-of-the-gilt-dragon-shipwreck-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 2,300-year-old bronze statues unearthed in the Tuscan mud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Italy uncover&nbsp;dozens of beautifully preserved bronze statues dating back to Roman times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/over-2300-year-old-bronze-statues-unearthed-in-the-tuscan-mud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/over-2300-year-old-bronze-statues-unearthed-in-the-tuscan-mud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian monastery &mdash; possibly pre-dating Islam &mdash; found off UAE's coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery&nbsp;marks the second such monastery found in the UAE that dates&nbsp;back more than 1,400 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/christian-monastery-mdash-possibly-pre-dating-islam-mdash-found-off-uaes-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/christian-monastery-mdash-possibly-pre-dating-islam-mdash-found-off-uaes-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep inside a medieval fortified monastery in the Mount Athos monastic community, researchers are for the first time tapping thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greek-monastery-manuscripts-tell-new-story-of-ottoman-rule/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greek-monastery-manuscripts-tell-new-story-of-ottoman-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archeologists unearth 2,700-year-old rock carvings at site bulldozed by Islamic State fighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[US and Iraqi archaeologists working to reconstruct a site bulldozed by Islamic State group fighters have unearthed extraordinary 2,700-year-old rock carvings among the ruins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-unearth-2700-year-old-rock-carvings-at-site-bulldozed-by-islamic-state-fighters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-unearth-2700-year-old-rock-carvings-at-site-bulldozed-by-islamic-state-fighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Death's genetic trade-off that lingers in our immune system today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survivors of the Black Death pandemic were more likely to carry a gene variant that protected against the plague, but may have increased the risk of&nbsp;autoimmune disorders such as Crohn's disease in their descendants, a new study has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-black-deaths-genetic-trade-off-that-lingers-in-our-immune-system-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-black-deaths-genetic-trade-off-that-lingers-in-our-immune-system-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plague survivors had a protective gene, but it's turned out to be a double-edged sword]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survivors of the Black Death pandemic were more likely to carry a gene variant that protected against the plague, but may have increased the risk of&nbsp;autoimmune disorders such as Crohn's disease in their descendants, a new study has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/plague-survivors-had-a-protective-gene-but-its-turned-out-to-be-a-double-edged-sword/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/plague-survivors-had-a-protective-gene-but-its-turned-out-to-be-a-double-edged-sword/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Neanderthal clan died remains a mystery, but new research reveals how they lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Neanderthal clan's family tree &mdash; the product of&nbsp;the largest single genetic study of Neanderthals to date &mdash; also&nbsp;reveals insights into their social behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-neanderthal-clan-died-remains-a-mystery-but-new-research-reveals-how-they-lived/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-neanderthal-clan-died-remains-a-mystery-but-new-research-reveals-how-they-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It blurs the distinction between us and Neanderthals': new DNA study reveals portrait of an ancient cave family]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Neanderthal clan's family tree &mdash; the product of&nbsp;the largest single genetic study of Neanderthals to date &mdash; &nbsp;reveals insights into their social behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-blurs-the-distinction-between-us-and-neanderthals-new-dna-study-reveals-portrait-of-an-ancient-cave-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-blurs-the-distinction-between-us-and-neanderthals-new-dna-study-reveals-portrait-of-an-ancient-cave-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race against time to preserve carvings on boab trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers are in a race against time to preserve ancient Indigenous carvings on boab trees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/race-against-time-to-preserve-carvings-on-boab-trees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/race-against-time-to-preserve-carvings-on-boab-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These boabs are hundreds of years old &mdash; and it's a race against time to preserve their carvings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous people and archaeologists have documented carvings on boab trees in northern Australia's Tanami Desert that support stories told by elders about how their land came to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-boabs-are-hundreds-of-years-old-mdash-and-its-a-race-against-time-to-preserve-their-carvings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-boabs-are-hundreds-of-years-old-mdash-and-its-a-race-against-time-to-preserve-their-carvings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an archaeologist stumbled upon boabs with snake carvings in northern Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous people and archaeologists have documented carvings on boab trees in northern Australia's Tanami Desert that support stories told by elders about how their land came to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-an-archaeologist-stumbled-upon-boabs-with-snake-carvings-in-northern-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-an-archaeologist-stumbled-upon-boabs-with-snake-carvings-in-northern-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold coins buried in wall during 7th century uncovered by Israeli archaeologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say the hidden coins provide evidence for a dramatic moment in the history of the region &mdash; the Muslim conquest of parts of the Byzantine Empire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gold-coins-buried-in-wall-during-7th-century-uncovered-by-israeli-archaeologists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gold-coins-buried-in-wall-during-7th-century-uncovered-by-israeli-archaeologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find 7th century gold coins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say the hidden coins provide evidence for a dramatic moment in the history of the region &mdash; the Muslim conquest of parts of the Byzantine Empire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-7th-century-gold-coins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-7th-century-gold-coins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Israeli shipwreck sheds light on lost era of Mediterranean trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recovered artefacts&nbsp;suggest traders kept going as the Christian Byzantine Empire declined&mdash; a time when it was previously thought international trade all but stopped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-israeli-shipwreck-sheds-light-on-lost-era-of-mediterranean-trade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-israeli-shipwreck-sheds-light-on-lost-era-of-mediterranean-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historical shipwreck uncovered off the coast of Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shipwreck believed to be over 1000 years old has been uncovered off the coast of Israel. It's believed to be a merchant ship, that suggests trading continued after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historical-shipwreck-uncovered-off-the-coast-of-israel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historical-shipwreck-uncovered-off-the-coast-of-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palestinian farmer discovers rare archaeological treasure in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of an ancient mosaic just a kilometre from the Israeli border has experts calling for more protection for Palestinian antiquities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/palestinian-farmer-discovers-rare-archaeological-treasure-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/palestinian-farmer-discovers-rare-archaeological-treasure-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya enema parties and duckling slipstreams: Ig Nobels reward the weirdest of science]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winners of the Ig Nobels, satirical prizes for scientific achievements that "make people laugh and then think",&nbsp;were awarded a fold-up paper prize and Zimbabwean $10 trillion&nbsp;note.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maya-enema-parties-and-duckling-slipstreams-ig-nobels-reward-the-weirdest-of-science/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/maya-enema-parties-and-duckling-slipstreams-ig-nobels-reward-the-weirdest-of-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ancient enemas to modern love, this year's 10 Ig Nobel prizes are things to make you go hmmm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winners of the Ig Nobels, satirical prizes for scientific achievements that "make people laugh and then think",&nbsp;were awarded a fold-up paper prize and Zimbabwean $10 trillion&nbsp;note.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-ancient-enemas-to-modern-love-this-years-10-ig-nobel-prizes-are-things-to-make-you-go-hmmm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-ancient-enemas-to-modern-love-this-years-10-ig-nobel-prizes-are-things-to-make-you-go-hmmm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earliest-known surgical limb amputation found in stone-age skeleton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of Australian and Indonesian archaeologists have unearthed a young stone-age hunter-gatherer whose lower left leg had been amputated by a skilled surgeon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-known-surgical-limb-amputation-found-in-stone-age-skeleton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-known-surgical-limb-amputation-found-in-stone-age-skeleton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a hunter-gatherer child had their leg amputated 31,000 years ago â€” and lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[The skeleton, found in a cave in Borneo,&nbsp;was missing the lower third of the&nbsp;left leg, which appeared to be chopped off&nbsp; when they were a child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-hunter-gatherer-child-had-their-leg-amputated-31000-years-ago-and-lived/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-hunter-gatherer-child-had-their-leg-amputated-31000-years-ago-and-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising sea level uncovers an ancient Indigenous murder mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Aboriginal burial site in the Torres Strait has been uncovered by rising tides &mdash; fuelling a murder mystery archaeologists believe pre-dates colonial settlement in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rising-sea-level-uncovers-an-ancient-indigenous-murder-mystery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rising-sea-level-uncovers-an-ancient-indigenous-murder-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists tap into the mind of world's 'most adorable' miniature ancient crocodile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weighing just 2kg,&nbsp;Trilophosuchus rackhami would have been the "cutest" crocodile to roam the earth. Now, scientists have uncovered new information about the pint-sized reptile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-tap-into-the-mind-of-worlds-most-adorable-miniature-ancient-crocodile/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-tap-into-the-mind-of-worlds-most-adorable-miniature-ancient-crocodile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who lived 1,000 years ago had an extra X chromosome â€” and the oldest-known case of a genetic disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Portuguese archaeologists unearthed the skeleton of a remarkably tall individual in an Iron Age settlement, they assumed he was too tall to be a local. They were wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-who-lived-1000-years-ago-had-an-extra-x-chromosome-and-the-oldest-known-case-of-a-genetic-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-who-lived-1000-years-ago-had-an-extra-x-chromosome-and-the-oldest-known-case-of-a-genetic-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists didn't know why this man was so tall. It turns out he had an extra X chromosome]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Portuguese archaeologists unearthed the skeleton of a remarkably tall individual in an Iron Age settlement, they assumed he was too tall to be a local. They were wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-didnt-know-why-this-man-was-so-tall-it-turns-out-he-had-an-extra-x-chromosome/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-didnt-know-why-this-man-was-so-tall-it-turns-out-he-had-an-extra-x-chromosome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drought is exposing some of the world's riverbeds &mdash; and revealing hidden treasures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severe conditions have revealed some incredible hidden treasures and pieces of history&nbsp;&mdash; from a World War II bomb to fossilised dinosaur tracks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drought-is-exposing-some-of-the-worlds-riverbeds-mdash-and-revealing-hidden-treasures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drought-is-exposing-some-of-the-worlds-riverbeds-mdash-and-revealing-hidden-treasures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Island reopens, but elders warn against return to pre-pandemic life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years of isolation has forced locals on Easter Island to turn to a more sustainable way of life, something indigenous elders say their ancestors foretold.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/easter-island-reopens-but-elders-warn-against-return-to-pre-pandemic-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/easter-island-reopens-but-elders-warn-against-return-to-pre-pandemic-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen stone statues carved 1,000 years ago to be returned to Cambodia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South-East Asian country's archaeological sites suffered widespread looting during civil conflicts between the 1960s and 1990s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stolen-stone-statues-carved-1000-years-ago-to-be-returned-to-cambodia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stolen-stone-statues-carved-1000-years-ago-to-be-returned-to-cambodia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New finds shed light on Pompeii's doomed middle class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say the latest finds in Pompeii &ndash;&nbsp;including a trunk with its lid left open, and a wooden cupboard &ndash; show a vulnerable class ambitious to climb the social ladder.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-finds-shed-light-on-pompeiis-doomed-middle-class/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-finds-shed-light-on-pompeiis-doomed-middle-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover four new rooms in Pompeii house, shedding light on life of the ancient middle class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say the latest finds in Pompeii &ndash;&nbsp;including a trunk with its lid left open, and a wooden cupboard &ndash; show a vulnerable class ambitious to climb the social ladder.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-four-new-rooms-in-pompeii-house-shedding-light-on-life-of-the-ancient-middle-class/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-four-new-rooms-in-pompeii-house-shedding-light-on-life-of-the-ancient-middle-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Druids, pagans and New Age revelers: Thousands flock to Stonehenge for summer solstice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Druids, pagans and New Age revellers gather&nbsp;in their thousands&nbsp;to watch the sunrise at Stonehenge during the summer solstice for the first time in two years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/druids-pagans-and-new-age-revelers-thousands-flock-to-stonehenge-for-summer-solstice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/druids-pagans-and-new-age-revelers-thousands-flock-to-stonehenge-for-summer-solstice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their tombstones say they died of 'pestilence'. DNA suggests they were the first victims of the Black Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[DNA analysis of seven people who died in the 14th century suggests the Black Death may have originated in modern-day Kyrgyzstan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/their-tombstones-say-they-died-of-pestilence-dna-suggests-they-were-the-first-victims-of-the-black-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/their-tombstones-say-they-died-of-pestilence-dna-suggests-they-were-the-first-victims-of-the-black-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional ships discovered close to 'holy grail' of shipwrecks in Colombia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombia discovers two more wrecks close to the coveted&nbsp;San Jos&eacute; galleon, with its billions of dollars worth of sunken treasure, the ownership of which is heavily disputed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/additional-ships-discovered-close-to-holy-grail-of-shipwrecks-in-colombia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/additional-ships-discovered-close-to-holy-grail-of-shipwrecks-in-colombia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers have found 100 unmarked graves in a West Australian cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A project to learn more about the history of Capel cemetery has uncovered 100 unmarked graves in the process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-have-found-100-unmarked-graves-in-a-west-australian-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-have-found-100-unmarked-graves-in-a-west-australian-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archeologists uncover 250 coffins containing ancient Egyptian mummies in Cairo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 250 ancient Egyptian coffins and 150 statues are uncovered at a cemetery&nbsp;near Cairo.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-uncover-250-coffins-containing-ancient-egyptian-mummies-in-cairo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-uncover-250-coffins-containing-ancient-egyptian-mummies-in-cairo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover 250 coffins containing ancient Egyptian mummies in Cairo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 250 ancient Egyptian coffins and 150 statues are uncovered at a cemetery&nbsp;near Cairo.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-250-coffins-containing-ancient-egyptian-mummies-in-cairo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-250-coffins-containing-ancient-egyptian-mummies-in-cairo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW government says it did not authorise reburial of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady]]></title><description><![CDATA[An external probe is investigating&nbsp;how&nbsp;some of the oldest Australian&nbsp;human remains were buried last week,&nbsp;as the NSW government denies authorising the move.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nsw-government-says-it-did-not-authorise-reburial-of-mungo-man-mungo-lady/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nsw-government-says-it-did-not-authorise-reburial-of-mungo-man-mungo-lady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW government says it did not authorise burial of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady]]></title><description><![CDATA[An external probe is investigating&nbsp;how&nbsp;some of the oldest Australian&nbsp;human remains were buried last week,&nbsp;as the NSW government denies authorising the move.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nsw-government-says-it-did-not-authorise-burial-of-mungo-man-mungo-lady/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nsw-government-says-it-did-not-authorise-burial-of-mungo-man-mungo-lady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mungo Man, Mungo Lady buried despite legal challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's oldest remains have been buried despite an eleventh-hour legal challenge, leaving a group of traditional owners "outraged". The issue of reburying the skeletons has divided traditional owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-mungo-lady-buried-despite-legal-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-mungo-lady-buried-despite-legal-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Horrific' plan for Mungo Man reburial on hold as traditional owners launch urgent challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The return of ancient bones&nbsp;to a world heritage area is delayed&nbsp;after traditional owners filed&nbsp;an eleventh-hour application to stop what they have described as the "rushed destruction" of some of the oldest human remains ever found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/horrific-plan-for-mungo-man-reburial-on-hold-as-traditional-owners-launch-urgent-challenge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/horrific-plan-for-mungo-man-reburial-on-hold-as-traditional-owners-launch-urgent-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first humans emerged long before our own species. So, who were they?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How far back in time must we go for our ancestors to not be "human", but apes walking on two legs? And what's needed to qualify as "human" anyway?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-first-humans-emerged-long-before-our-own-species-so-who-were-they/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-first-humans-emerged-long-before-our-own-species-so-who-were-they/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA artefacts to be displayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The excavation of Perth's first colonial burial ground has unearthed artefacts that provide important clues into what life was like in the lead up to federation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wa-artefacts-to-be-displayed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wa-artefacts-to-be-displayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New 3D mapping reveals the hidden 47-year-old tragedy commuters pass every day]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many Tasmanians have heard the story, some people may not realise an important piece of history is lying next to the Tasman Bridge as they travel between Hobart's eastern and western shores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-3d-mapping-reveals-the-hidden-47-year-old-tragedy-commuters-pass-every-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-3d-mapping-reveals-the-hidden-47-year-old-tragedy-commuters-pass-every-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New 3D mapping of the ship that 'cut Hobart in two']]></title><description><![CDATA[While many Tasmanians have heard the story, some people may not realise an important piece of history is lying next to the Tasman Bridge as they travel between Hobart's eastern and western shores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-3d-mapping-of-the-ship-that-cut-hobart-in-two/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-3d-mapping-of-the-ship-that-cut-hobart-in-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This tooth lay in a Laos cave for 150,000 years. It belonged to a young girl, but she wasn't Homo sapiens]]></title><description><![CDATA[What links a tooth found in a cave in the limestone landscapes of Laos to a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Siberia?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tooth-lay-in-a-laos-cave-for-150000-years-it-belonged-to-a-young-girl-but-she-wasnt-homo-sapiens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-tooth-lay-in-a-laos-cave-for-150000-years-it-belonged-to-a-young-girl-but-she-wasnt-homo-sapiens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this is a hand grenade, it backs up a long-debated theory about the Crusades]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades scientists have speculated about various uses for hundreds of ancient conical vessels unearthed throughout the Middle East. Australian researchers believe at least one of them was a hand grenade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/if-this-is-a-hand-grenade-it-backs-up-a-long-debated-theory-about-the-crusades/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/if-this-is-a-hand-grenade-it-backs-up-a-long-debated-theory-about-the-crusades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oyster harvesting is in Lorraine Woolley's blood, and she has a message for the industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oyster fisheries in Australia and the US were&nbsp;managed for up to thousands of years before colonisation without widespread collapse, a new study indicates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oyster-harvesting-is-in-lorraine-woolleys-blood-and-she-has-a-message-for-the-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oyster-harvesting-is-in-lorraine-woolleys-blood-and-she-has-a-message-for-the-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ancestral fisheries go back thousands of years': What modern oyster farmers could learn from Indigenous practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oyster fisheries in Australia and the US were&nbsp;managed for up to thousands of years before colonisation without widespread collapse, a new study indicates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancestral-fisheries-go-back-thousands-of-years-what-modern-oyster-farmers-could-learn-from-indigenous-practices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancestral-fisheries-go-back-thousands-of-years-what-modern-oyster-farmers-could-learn-from-indigenous-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossils unearthed high in the Swiss Alps include largest-known tooth from one of Earth's largest animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fossils&nbsp;from some of the largest creatures ever to swim Earth's oceans &mdash; whale-sized marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs &mdash; are found in a counterintuitive place: atop three mountains in the Swiss Alps up to 2,740 metres above sea level.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossils-unearthed-high-in-the-swiss-alps-include-largest-known-tooth-from-one-of-earths-largest-animals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossils-unearthed-high-in-the-swiss-alps-include-largest-known-tooth-from-one-of-earths-largest-animals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shift in climate may have prompted the evolution of our species 300,000 years ago in southern Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our species, Homo sapiens, evolved in single region in&nbsp;southern Africa around 300,000 years ago, a new study suggests. But not everyone agrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-shift-in-climate-may-have-prompted-the-evolution-of-our-species-300000-years-ago-in-southern-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-shift-in-climate-may-have-prompted-the-evolution-of-our-species-300000-years-ago-in-southern-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older than first thought, new dating method shows Yirra sacred Indigenous site at least 50,000 years old]]></title><description><![CDATA[New archaeological findings from a sacred site prove&nbsp;the Yinhawangka people's existence in WA's eastern Pilbara region date back more than 50,000 years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/older-than-first-thought-new-dating-method-shows-yirra-sacred-indigenous-site-at-least-50000-years-old/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/older-than-first-thought-new-dating-method-shows-yirra-sacred-indigenous-site-at-least-50000-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older than first thought: New dating method shows Pilbara's Yirra sacred Indigenous site at least 50,000 years old]]></title><description><![CDATA[New archaeological findings from a sacred site prove&nbsp;the Yinhawangka people's existence in WA's eastern Pilbara region date back more than 50,000 years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/older-than-first-thought-new-dating-method-shows-pilbaras-yirra-sacred-indigenous-site-at-least-50000-years-old/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/older-than-first-thought-new-dating-method-shows-pilbaras-yirra-sacred-indigenous-site-at-least-50000-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild weather uncovers Australia's best preserved shipwreck 'Buster']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a century after it washed ashore, this shipwreck has emerged from its&nbsp;usual sandy cover and is delighting&nbsp;locals and tourists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wild-weather-uncovers-australias-best-preserved-shipwreck-buster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wild-weather-uncovers-australias-best-preserved-shipwreck-buster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Laid to rest': 42,000yo remains of Mungo Man to be reburied, but some elders say they weren't consulted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Aboriginal people will be reburied in unmarked graves on country in&nbsp;NSW, but some local Indigenous people instead want them stored at a "keeping place".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laid-to-rest-42000yo-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-but-some-elders-say-they-werent-consulted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laid-to-rest-42000yo-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-but-some-elders-say-they-werent-consulted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man to be reburied in unknown locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Aboriginal people will be reburied on country in&nbsp;NSW, against the wishes of some local elders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-in-unknown-locations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-in-unknown-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[42,000-year-old remains of Mungo Man to be reburied, but some elders are angry they weren't consulted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Aboriginal people will be reburied in unmarked graves on country in&nbsp;NSW, against the wishes of some local elders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-but-some-elders-are-angry-they-werent-consulted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-remains-of-mungo-man-to-be-reburied-but-some-elders-are-angry-they-werent-consulted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[42,000 year old Aboriginal remains to be reburied following removal without permission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mungo Man is set to return&nbsp;to Aboriginal country in a landmark federal government decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-aboriginal-remains-to-be-reburied-following-removal-without-permission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-aboriginal-remains-to-be-reburied-following-removal-without-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[42,000 year old Aboriginal remains to be reburied after removal without permission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mungo Man is set to return&nbsp;to Aboriginal country in a landmark federal government decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-aboriginal-remains-to-be-reburied-after-removal-without-permission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/42000-year-old-aboriginal-remains-to-be-reburied-after-removal-without-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarry sites dating back 2,100 years reveal world-scale trading system on Mithaka country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient sandstone quarry sites, believed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere,&nbsp;are on track for national heritage status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/quarry-sites-dating-back-2100-years-reveal-world-scale-trading-system-on-mithaka-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/quarry-sites-dating-back-2100-years-reveal-world-scale-trading-system-on-mithaka-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Australia's silk road': Uncovering a 2,100-year-old trading system on Mithaka country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient sandstone quarry sites, believed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere,&nbsp;are on track for national heritage status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-silk-road-uncovering-a-2100-year-old-trading-system-on-mithaka-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-silk-road-uncovering-a-2100-year-old-trading-system-on-mithaka-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs are now on display at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside Egypt's&nbsp;capital city, Cairo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-displays-recently-discovered-ancient-tombs-in-saqqara/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 01:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-displays-recently-discovered-ancient-tombs-in-saqqara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover wattle's significance in ancient Western Desert campfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of charcoal from ancient campfires in Western Australia show the rock shelter was first visited at least 50,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-wattles-significance-in-ancient-western-desert-campfire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-wattles-significance-in-ancient-western-desert-campfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient sarcophagus found buried beneath Notre Dame cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say the lead sarcophagus probably belonged to a high dignitary and believe&nbsp;it could date back to the 14th century, which &mdash; if confirmed &mdash; would make it a spectacular find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-sarcophagus-found-buried-beneath-notre-dame-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-sarcophagus-found-buried-beneath-notre-dame-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient tombs and sarcophagus found under Notre Dame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several tombs and a sarcophagus, believed to be dated from the 14th century, have been found underneath Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral during resotration of the church, following the devastating 2019 fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-tombs-and-sarcophagus-found-under-notre-dame/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-tombs-and-sarcophagus-found-under-notre-dame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shackleton's ship Endurance found beneath Antarctic ice, 100 years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;wreckage of&nbsp;Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance is&nbsp;found &ldquo;in a brilliant state of preservation&rdquo; after spending over a century on the ocean floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shackletons-ship-endurance-found-beneath-antarctic-ice-100-years-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/shackletons-ship-endurance-found-beneath-antarctic-ice-100-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intense fire through Cape Range National Park exposes 'cave entrances we've never seen before']]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews navigated sinkholes, caves and unexploded ordnances to bring the Cape Range National Park fire under control and now experts are making some exciting discoveries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intense-fire-through-cape-range-national-park-exposes-cave-entrances-weve-never-seen-before/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intense-fire-through-cape-range-national-park-exposes-cave-entrances-weve-never-seen-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rebirth of Pompeii, Italy's entombed city that nearly died twice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pompeii is experiencing the makings of a rebirth, with excavations being coupled with stabilisation to ensure the&nbsp;archaeological site is preserved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-rebirth-of-pompeii-italys-entombed-city-that-nearly-died-twice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-rebirth-of-pompeii-italys-entombed-city-that-nearly-died-twice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not just art': Nigeria's looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Benin bronzes return from England to their ancestral home, but authorities note some of the treasures remain as far away as New Zealand, the US and Japan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/not-just-art-nigerias-looted-benin-bronzes-returned-more-than-a-century-later/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 03:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/not-just-art-nigerias-looted-benin-bronzes-returned-more-than-a-century-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intelligence and Fossils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can we use the same methods as intelligence officers do to help plan for our own future? Did you know that India has some of the most spectacular fossils on the planet, including the Rajasaurus narmaadensis? Plus has work taken over our lives and laughing out loud at the wrong time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intelligence-and-fossils/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:58:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intelligence-and-fossils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captain Cook expert says 'question mark' hangs over Endeavour discovery announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dispute between lead researchers on the quest to find HMB Endeavour means it's too early to get excited, says a James Cook historian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/captain-cook-expert-says-question-mark-hangs-over-endeavour-discovery-announcement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/captain-cook-expert-says-question-mark-hangs-over-endeavour-discovery-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wreck of James Cook's ship the Endeavour has been found]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final resting place of James Cook's ship the Endeavour has been discovered in Newport Harbour off Rhode Island in the USA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-wreck-of-james-cooks-ship-the-endeavour-has-been-found/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-wreck-of-james-cooks-ship-the-endeavour-has-been-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do astronauts love sandwich bags?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian researcher is conducting the world's first archaeological study based in space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-do-astronauts-love-sandwich-bags/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-do-astronauts-love-sandwich-bags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grecian sweat, Swedish calisthenics, Indian bodybuilding- the amazing history of human exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweat: the History of Exercise charts writer Bill Haye's course through the gymnasia of Ancient Greece and Rome, to the rare books section of a New York library, and even had him running naked except for shoes!The result is part memoir, part historical detective novel, part workout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grecian-sweat-swedish-calisthenics-indian-bodybuilding-the-amazing-history-of-human-exercise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:42:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grecian-sweat-swedish-calisthenics-indian-bodybuilding-the-amazing-history-of-human-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rough seas expose a trio of historical treasures on NSW beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The elements have exposed three former Sydney ferries that washed ashore 50 years ago on a New South Wales Mid North Coast beach.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rough-seas-expose-a-trio-of-historical-treasures-on-nsw-beach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rough-seas-expose-a-trio-of-historical-treasures-on-nsw-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News quiz: Catch up on this handful of news stories from the week and see how much you remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's just a handful of news stories in this quiz. Did you catch the details well enough to get 10/10?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/news-quiz-catch-up-on-this-handful-of-news-stories-from-the-week-and-see-how-much-you-remember/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/news-quiz-catch-up-on-this-handful-of-news-stories-from-the-week-and-see-how-much-you-remember/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badger credited for unearthing 'hoard' of Roman coins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish archaeologists believe a treasure trove of about 200 Roman-era coins was discovered thanks to the efforts of a hungry badger hunting for food.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/badger-credited-for-unearthing-hoard-of-roman-coins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/badger-credited-for-unearthing-hoard-of-roman-coins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living with Country â€“ archaeology with Maddison Miller]]></title><description><![CDATA[The notion of 'heritage' in Australia is most often associated with buildings erected in the years following colonisation. But how should we think about heritage when it comes to Country, and sites whose histories go back thousands of years?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/living-with-country-archaeology-with-maddison-miller/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 05:16:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/living-with-country-archaeology-with-maddison-miller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional owners, archaeologists call for change to heritage acts around land clearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Queensland government has flagged it is consulting with stakeholders to review the heritage acts "to ensure the legislation is operating as intended".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/traditional-owners-archaeologists-call-for-change-to-heritage-acts-around-land-clearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/traditional-owners-archaeologists-call-for-change-to-heritage-acts-around-land-clearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire with 'rapacious appetite' for stolen antiquities agrees to hand over nearly $100m in looted artefacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Steinhardt cut deals with "tomb raiders" to get his hands on looted artefacts from countries including Greece, Israel and Iraq, according to New York prosecutors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/billionaire-with-rapacious-appetite-for-stolen-antiquities-agrees-to-hand-over-nearly-100m-in-looted-artefacts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 04:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/billionaire-with-rapacious-appetite-for-stolen-antiquities-agrees-to-hand-over-nearly-100m-in-looted-artefacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was it a bear, or an early human? Mystery of 3.7-million-year-old footprints solved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 3.7 million years ago, a metre-high&nbsp;early human gingerly walked across the slippery ground in what is now Tanzania. But what species were they?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/was-it-a-bear-or-an-early-human-mystery-of-37-million-year-old-footprints-solved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/was-it-a-bear-or-an-early-human-mystery-of-37-million-year-old-footprints-solved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A footprint mystery has been solved â€” but the human evolution plot has thickened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 3.7 million years ago, a metre-high&nbsp;early human gingerly walked across the slippery ground in what is now Tanzania. But what species were they?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-footprint-mystery-has-been-solved-but-the-human-evolution-plot-has-thickened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-footprint-mystery-has-been-solved-but-the-human-evolution-plot-has-thickened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old excavated Avenue of the Sphinxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian authorities have unveiled a renovated ancient promenade, known as the Avenue of the Sphinxes, in the city of Luxor that dates back 3,000 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-excavated-avenue-of-the-sphinxes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-excavated-avenue-of-the-sphinxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old renovated Luxor's Avenue of the Sphinxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian authorities unveil&nbsp;renovated ancient promenade in the city of Luxor that dates&nbsp;back 3,000 years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-renovated-luxors-avenue-of-the-sphinxes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-renovated-luxors-avenue-of-the-sphinxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old renovated Avenue of the Sphinxes in Luxor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian authorities unveil&nbsp;renovated ancient promenade in the city of Luxor that dates&nbsp;back 3,000 years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-renovated-avenue-of-the-sphinxes-in-luxor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-3000-year-old-renovated-avenue-of-the-sphinxes-in-luxor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These slivers of carved mammoth tusk may be ancient jewellery â€” or something else entirely]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful ivory artefact is the oldest example of decorated jewellery in Eurasia,&nbsp; international archaeologists say. But could it be something even more intriguing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-something-else-entirely/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-something-else-entirely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These slivers of carved mammoth tusk may be ancient jewellery â€” or a boomerang]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful ivory artefact is the oldest example of decorated jewellery in Eurasia,&nbsp; international archaeologists say. But could it be something even more intriguing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-a-boomerang/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-a-boomerang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slivers of carved mammoth tusk from Europe may be ancient jewellery â€” or a boomerang]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful ivory artefact is the oldest example of decorated jewellery in Eurasia,&nbsp; international archaeologists say. But could it be something even more intriguing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-from-europe-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-a-boomerang/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/slivers-of-carved-mammoth-tusk-from-europe-may-be-ancient-jewellery-or-a-boomerang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British 13-year-old finds Bronze Age axes on just third outing with metal detector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amelia Hardwick unearthed a hoard of axes dating back to 1300 BC on just her third dig, becoming the envy of her competitors with decades of experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/british-13-year-old-finds-bronze-age-axes-on-just-third-outing-with-metal-detector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/british-13-year-old-finds-bronze-age-axes-on-just-third-outing-with-metal-detector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batavia shipwreck reveals new details about Dutch shipwrights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Batavia shipwreck, rescued from the sea floor off WA in the 1970s,&nbsp;is yielding new details about the Dutch master shipbuilders of the 1600s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/batavia-shipwreck-reveals-new-details-about-dutch-shipwrights/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/batavia-shipwreck-reveals-new-details-about-dutch-shipwrights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the woman who keeps sunken treasure in ship-shape order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maddy McAllister spends her days trying to uncover the world&rsquo;s buried treasures. That is, when she isn't overseeing the care of about 8,000 artefacts from 28 shipwrecks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/meet-the-woman-who-keeps-sunken-treasure-in-ship-shape-order/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/meet-the-woman-who-keeps-sunken-treasure-in-ship-shape-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Aussie marine archaeologist keeping sunken treasure in ship-shape order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Maddy McAllister spends her days trying to uncover the world's buried treasures. That is, when she isn't overseeing the care of about 8,000 artefacts from 28 shipwrecks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/meet-the-aussie-marine-archaeologist-keeping-sunken-treasure-in-ship-shape-order/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/meet-the-aussie-marine-archaeologist-keeping-sunken-treasure-in-ship-shape-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the body does when free diving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free diving has a current world record of around 214 m straight down&mdash;that's greater than the height of 50-storey building.When Alexander the Great was attacking the city of Tyre in 332 BC, the city sent free divers to cut the anchor cables of Alexander's ships. And for thousands of years free divers would collect salvage from shipwrecks to build underwater barricades against invaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-the-body-does-when-free-diving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-the-body-does-when-free-diving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The body and free diving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free diving has a current world record of around 214 m straight down&mdash;that's greater than the height of 50-storey building.For thousands of years free divers would collect salvage from shipwrecks to build underwater barricades against invaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-body-and-free-diving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-body-and-free-diving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a peek inside a Roman slave's bedroom, as archaeologists dig out new evidence in Pompeii villa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy's culture minister says the find is an "important discovery" that enriches knowledge of "the level of society still little known".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/take-a-peek-inside-a-roman-slaves-bedroom-as-archaeologists-dig-out-new-evidence-in-pompeii-villa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/take-a-peek-inside-a-roman-slaves-bedroom-as-archaeologists-dig-out-new-evidence-in-pompeii-villa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find 'slaves' room' in Pompeii villa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy's culture minister, Dario Franceschini, says the find is an "important discovery" that enriches knowledge of "the level of society still little known".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-slaves-room-in-pompeii-villa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-slaves-room-in-pompeii-villa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Mayan canoe found in Mexican freshwater pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wooden,&nbsp;almost completely intact canoe used by ancient Mayans and believed to be more than 1,000 years old has turned up in the southern Mexico state of Yucat&aacute;n.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-mayan-canoe-found-in-mexican-freshwater-pool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-mayan-canoe-found-in-mexican-freshwater-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected convict coin stash raises Port Arthur mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners at historic Port Arthur were not allowed to carry money. So how did a pile of silver shillings worth about a week's salary for a prison officer end up buried under a convict blacksmith site?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/suspected-convict-coin-stash-raises-port-arthur-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/suspected-convict-coin-stash-raises-port-arthur-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Substantial amount of money' hidden at Port Arthur convicts' workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners at historic Port Arthur were not allowed to carry money. So how did a pile of silver shillings worth about a week's salary for a prison officer end up buried under a convict blacksmith site?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/substantial-amount-of-money-hidden-at-port-arthur-convicts-workshop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/substantial-amount-of-money-hidden-at-port-arthur-convicts-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coin stash discovered at Port Arthur convict workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners at Port Arthur weren't allowed to carry money. So how did a pile of silver shillings worth about a week's salary for a prison officer end up buried under a convict blacksmith site?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/coin-stash-discovered-at-port-arthur-convict-workshop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/coin-stash-discovered-at-port-arthur-convict-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's biggest natural gallery of rock art is 50,000 years old. Here's why it 'could be gone in 100 years']]></title><description><![CDATA[International scientists&nbsp;condemn&nbsp;a "disastrous" WA&nbsp;mining industry-commissioned paper that says industrial pollution is no threat to 1 million ancient Aboriginal petroglyphs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-biggest-natural-gallery-of-rock-art-is-50000-years-old-heres-why-it-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-biggest-natural-gallery-of-rock-art-is-50000-years-old-heres-why-it-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Like Juukan Gorge in slow motion': Why world's biggest gallery of ancient rock art could be gone in 100 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[International scientists&nbsp;condemn&nbsp;a "disastrous" WA&nbsp;mining industry-commissioned paper that says industrial pollution is no threat to 1 million ancient Aboriginal petroglyphs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/like-juukan-gorge-in-slow-motion-why-worlds-biggest-gallery-of-ancient-rock-art-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/like-juukan-gorge-in-slow-motion-why-worlds-biggest-gallery-of-ancient-rock-art-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears largest collection of rock art in the world could be 'gone in 100 years']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists condemn&nbsp;a "disastrous" WA&nbsp;mining industry-commissioned paper that says industrial pollution is no threat to a&nbsp;huge, 50,000-year-old Aboriginal&nbsp;rock art gallery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fears-largest-collection-of-rock-art-in-the-world-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fears-largest-collection-of-rock-art-in-the-world-could-be-gone-in-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a fish with tiny fingers changed history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palaeontologist John Long's love of prehistory started when he was seven, when he found his first fossil in a Melbourne quarry. His best finds since are over 380-million-years-old and provide a major clues to how we became human, and the the origins of sex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-fish-with-tiny-fingers-changed-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:59:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-a-fish-with-tiny-fingers-changed-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding our ancient fish ancestors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palaeontologist John Long's love of prehistory started when he was seven, when he found his first fossil in a Melbourne quarry. His best find was 380-million-years-old and provided a major clue to the origins of sex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-our-ancient-fish-ancestors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:40:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-our-ancient-fish-ancestors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amateur diver recovers 'crusader sword' from Mediterranean seabed]]></title><description><![CDATA[An amateur diver finds a&nbsp;sword, believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the 'Holy Land' almost a millennium ago, on the Mediterranean seabed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/amateur-diver-recovers-crusader-sword-from-mediterranean-seabed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/amateur-diver-recovers-crusader-sword-from-mediterranean-seabed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diver discovers sword dating back to Crusades on Mediterranean seabed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A diver has discovered a 900-year-old sword, dating back to the Third Crusade, on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off Israel's coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/diver-discovers-sword-dating-back-to-crusades-on-mediterranean-seabed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/diver-discovers-sword-dating-back-to-crusades-on-mediterranean-seabed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digging into the world of buried treasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been treasure hunting? We explored Australia's best treasure hunting tales and got an idea of what it's like to be a modern day treasure hunter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-into-the-world-of-buried-treasure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-into-the-world-of-buried-treasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNG: Research suggests cassowary 'farming' dates back 18,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that people on New Guinea island (now PNG highlands) were 'farming' cassowaries as far back as 18,000 years ago, which would make the practice much older than the first instances of chicken farming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-research-suggests-cassowary-farming-dates-back-18000-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-research-suggests-cassowary-farming-dates-back-18000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archeologists unearth world's largest Byzantine winery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists say the wine-making complex, which is&nbsp;1,500 years old, was&nbsp;capable of producing millions of litres of wine every year.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-unearth-worlds-largest-byzantine-winery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archeologists-unearth-worlds-largest-byzantine-winery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearth world's largest Byzantine winery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists say the wine-making complex, which is&nbsp;1,500 years old, was&nbsp;capable of producing millions of litres of wine every year.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-worlds-largest-byzantine-winery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-worlds-largest-byzantine-winery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polynesian islands with stone statues may be far apart &mdash; but here's why they're likely linked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast ocean voyages of the first people to set foot on the islands have been teased out of present-day genomes, which show when they set sail and where they travelled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polynesian-islands-with-stone-statues-may-be-far-apart-mdash-but-heres-why-theyre-likely-linked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polynesian-islands-with-stone-statues-may-be-far-apart-mdash-but-heres-why-theyre-likely-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polynesian islands with stone statues may be a long way apart &mdash; but here's why they're likely linked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast ocean voyages of the first people to set foot on Polynesian islands have been teased out of&nbsp;present-day genomes, that not only show&nbsp;where those founder groups travelled, but when they set sail too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polynesian-islands-with-stone-statues-may-be-a-long-way-apart-mdash-but-heres-why-theyre-likely-linked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polynesian-islands-with-stone-statues-may-be-a-long-way-apart-mdash-but-heres-why-theyre-likely-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare 6,000-year-old artefact offers glimpse of First Nations technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artefacts dating back thousands of years&nbsp;are found&nbsp;in the Riverland, giving Indigenous people and university researchers new&nbsp;insight into ancient Aboriginal ingenuity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-6000-year-old-artefact-offers-glimpse-of-first-nations-technology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-6000-year-old-artefact-offers-glimpse-of-first-nations-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United States to return 3,500-year-old looted artefact to Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tablet is a fragment from The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the world's earliest known religious texts. The US Justice Department seized the clay fragment from a billionaire collector in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/united-states-to-return-3500-year-old-looted-artefact-to-iraq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/united-states-to-return-3500-year-old-looted-artefact-to-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACT archaeologist Dr Catherine Frieman explains the latest discoveries during COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pandemic movement restrictions have led to more archaeological items being uncovered when people spent time digging up their garden, or used a metal detector in their neighbourhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/act-archaeologist-dr-catherine-frieman-explains-the-latest-discoveries-during-covid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/act-archaeologist-dr-catherine-frieman-explains-the-latest-discoveries-during-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trove of ancient Mesopotamian artefacts seized in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian police say they have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, claimed by Iraq, from a collector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/trove-of-ancient-mesopotamian-artefacts-seized-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/trove-of-ancient-mesopotamian-artefacts-seized-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This desert was once a lush wet corridor that humans used for migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have&nbsp;discovered stone tools and fragments of animal fossils in Arabia that indicate humans passed through the peninsula several times when the climate was wet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-desert-was-once-a-lush-wet-corridor-that-humans-used-for-migration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-desert-was-once-a-lush-wet-corridor-that-humans-used-for-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arabia was once a green, hippo-filled crossroads for early humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have&nbsp;discovered stone tools and fragments of animal fossils in Arabia that indicate humans passed through the peninsula several times when the climate was wet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/arabia-was-once-a-green-hippo-filled-crossroads-for-early-humans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/arabia-was-once-a-green-hippo-filled-crossroads-for-early-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submerged Indigenous heritage 'needs greater protection']]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say Australia's invisible history needs protecting, as researchers discover more heritage sites submerged under water along Western Australia's coastline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/submerged-indigenous-heritage-needs-greater-protection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/submerged-indigenous-heritage-needs-greater-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to discover Top End's unseen artefacts? Bring a wetsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undiscovered, undisturbed items under the seabed off the Northern Territory's coastline could tell more about the lives of the first people to come to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/want-to-discover-top-ends-unseen-artefacts-bring-a-wetsuit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/want-to-discover-top-ends-unseen-artefacts-bring-a-wetsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to discover the Top End's unseen artefacts? Bring a wetsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undiscovered, undisturbed items under the seabed off the Northern Territory's coastline could tell more about the lives of the first people to come to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/want-to-discover-the-top-ends-unseen-artefacts-bring-a-wetsuit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/want-to-discover-the-top-ends-unseen-artefacts-bring-a-wetsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fosil Manusia Purba Toalean di Sulawesi Ungkap Hubungan dengan Penduduk Asli Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fosil perempuan&nbsp;remaja yang hidup 7.200 tahun silam di Sulawesi kini diketahui memiliki hubungan DNA dengan penduduk asli Australia dan Papua yang ada saat ini.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fosil-manusia-purba-toalean-di-sulawesi-ungkap-hubungan-dengan-penduduk-asli-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fosil-manusia-purba-toalean-di-sulawesi-ungkap-hubungan-dengan-penduduk-asli-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is what a prehistoric, four-legged whale named after the god of death might have looked like]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly discovered whale belongs to the Protocetidae, a group of extinct whales that falls in the middle of their transition from land to sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-what-a-prehistoric-four-legged-whale-named-after-the-god-of-death-might-have-looked-like/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-what-a-prehistoric-four-legged-whale-named-after-the-god-of-death-might-have-looked-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossil of four-legged amphibious whale species discovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly discovered whale belongs to the Protocetidae, a group of extinct whales that falls in the middle of their transition from land to sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossil-of-four-legged-amphibious-whale-species-discovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossil-of-four-legged-amphibious-whale-species-discovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Indonesian hunter-gatherer woman linked to First Nations Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient hunter-gatherer woman found in Indonesia has been identified as a distant relative of First Nations Australians and Papuans.<br />
The young woman's burial site, dating back at least 7,200 years, was excavated in a cave on the island of Sulawesi and DNA from the skeleton has confirmed she is from an early foraging culture called the Toaleans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-indonesian-hunter-gatherer-woman-linked-to-first-nations-australians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-indonesian-hunter-gatherer-woman-linked-to-first-nations-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ancient skeleton was almost destroyed for a water park]]></title><description><![CDATA[She&nbsp;died more than 7,000 years ago, but a teenage hunter-gatherer's DNA is revealing clues about how people first arrived in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-skeleton-was-almost-destroyed-for-a-water-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-skeleton-was-almost-destroyed-for-a-water-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bat Cave' skeleton reveals clues as to how people arrived in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[She&nbsp;died more than 7,000 years ago, but a teenage hunter-gatherer's DNA is revealing clues about how people first arrived in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bat-cave-skeleton-reveals-clues-as-to-how-people-arrived-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bat-cave-skeleton-reveals-clues-as-to-how-people-arrived-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists have a new tool that could show Kimberley art to be among the world's oldest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mineral layer coating Kimberley rock art shelters has been dated to be up to 43,000 years old and&nbsp;it could prove&nbsp;rock carvings are among the oldest art in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-have-a-new-tool-that-could-show-kimberley-art-to-be-among-the-worlds-oldest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-have-a-new-tool-that-could-show-kimberley-art-to-be-among-the-worlds-oldest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could this rock art be the the world's oldest? New dating technique could give us the answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mineral layer coating Kimberley rock art shelters has been dated to be up to 43,000 years old and&nbsp;it could prove&nbsp;rock carvings are among the oldest art in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-this-rock-art-be-the-the-worlds-oldest-new-dating-technique-could-give-us-the-answer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-this-rock-art-be-the-the-worlds-oldest-new-dating-technique-could-give-us-the-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need a lockdown distraction? It's time to vote for your favourite ancient Victorian animal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria doesn't have a fossil emblem, so it's time to choose one from&nbsp;candidates including an enormous wombat-like marsupial&nbsp;and a 4 metre-long amphibian that resembles&nbsp;a crocodile with a big, round&nbsp;head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/need-a-lockdown-distraction-its-time-to-vote-for-your-favourite-ancient-victorian-animal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/need-a-lockdown-distraction-its-time-to-vote-for-your-favourite-ancient-victorian-animal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeleton discovered in Pompeii shows evidence of Greek language there]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists&nbsp;discover&nbsp;a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb in the ancient city of Pompeii.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeleton-discovered-in-pompeii-shows-evidence-of-greek-language-there/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeleton-discovered-in-pompeii-shows-evidence-of-greek-language-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists make culturally significant discovery in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists&nbsp;discover&nbsp;a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb in the ancient city of Pompeii.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-make-culturally-significant-discovery-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-make-culturally-significant-discovery-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunting the ghosts of pandemics past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two baby teeth and a whole world of secrets. Meet the DNA detectives hunting for the ghosts of pandemics past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hunting-the-ghosts-of-pandemics-past/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:39:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hunting-the-ghosts-of-pandemics-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitsunday Islands a Jurassic arc: new evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation's natural wonders, the Whitsunday Islands in north Queensland, was probably part of a Jurassic arc.<br />
James Cook University researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting the Whitsundays Islands were once part of an ancient chain of volcanoes connected to the mainland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/whitsunday-islands-a-jurassic-arc-new-evidence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/whitsunday-islands-a-jurassic-arc-new-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mungo Man reburial proposal to be discussed with traditional owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley will the assess proposal to rebury Aboriginal ancestral remains at Lake Mungo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-reburial-proposal-to-be-discussed-with-traditional-owners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-reburial-proposal-to-be-discussed-with-traditional-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million-year-old axe factory found under Moroccan quarry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stone Age find pushes back the start date of the&nbsp;Acheulian stone tool industry &mdash; associated with human ancestor&nbsp;Homo erectus &mdash; by hundreds of thousands of years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-axe-factory-found-under-moroccan-quarry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/million-year-old-axe-factory-found-under-moroccan-quarry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lies beneath our cities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig under Melbourne's CBD uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts from the early 19th century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-lies-beneath-our-cities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-lies-beneath-our-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9,200-year-old artefacts uncovered at WA archaeological dig site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;dig at Flinders Bay in Augusta has uncovered stone arrangements and grooves consistent with methods of grinding stones to fashion tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/9200-year-old-artefacts-uncovered-at-wa-archaeological-dig-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/9200-year-old-artefacts-uncovered-at-wa-archaeological-dig-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Mer-Neith-it-tes]]></title><description><![CDATA[When archaeologist Dr Jamie Fraser opened an 'empty' Egyptian sarcophagus, he found a 2600 year old mummy of a temple Priestess inside (R)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-mer-neith-it-tes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/finding-mer-neith-it-tes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Disappearing' clues about forced labour, mass kidnappings]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the untrained eye, a few crumbling mounds of concrete are the only clues as to what&nbsp;happened on this nondescript patch of land in Central Queensland&nbsp;cane country.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/disappearing-clues-about-forced-labour-mass-kidnappings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/disappearing-clues-about-forced-labour-mass-kidnappings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mungo Man changed history. Where should his remains rest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the history-changing 42,000-year-old remains of Mungo Man were returned to south-west NSW, traditional owners rejoiced. Now a planned burial&nbsp;is dividing Aboriginal and scientific communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-changed-history-where-should-his-remains-rest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mungo-man-changed-history-where-should-his-remains-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study reveals history of Aboriginal trade with foreign visitors before British settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fishing crews sailed from the islands of South-East Asia and set up camp on remote beaches in what's now known as the Kimberley and Northern Territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-study-reveals-history-of-aboriginal-trade-with-foreign-visitors-before-british-settlement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-study-reveals-history-of-aboriginal-trade-with-foreign-visitors-before-british-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's first international trade revealed in the sand at outback beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first study of Asian occupation sites in 50 years&nbsp;reveals that&nbsp;Aboriginal people traded with foreign visitors prior to British settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-first-international-trade-revealed-in-the-sand-at-outback-beach/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-first-international-trade-revealed-in-the-sand-at-outback-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living with Country â€“ archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the relationship between heritage and Country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/living-with-country-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 02:16:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/living-with-country-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artefact found near Mount Isa a lesson in Kalkadoon history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 10-year-old boy&nbsp;found an Indigenous artefact earlier this month while playing in bushland east of Mount Isa, but the discovery came as no surprise to his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/artefact-found-near-mount-isa-a-lesson-in-kalkadoon-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/artefact-found-near-mount-isa-a-lesson-in-kalkadoon-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists opened a 5,000-year-old cold case. They found the roots of the Black Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered the oldest-known strain of the bacteria that caused the Black Death plague that ruined medieval Europe in the bones and teeth of a man who lived in the Stone Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-opened-a-5000-year-old-cold-case-they-found-the-roots-of-the-black-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-opened-a-5000-year-old-cold-case-they-found-the-roots-of-the-black-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There were so many injuries': 3,000-year-old shark attack victim found in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers uncover the remains of what they say is a 3,000-year-old shark attack victim, in what is believed to be the earliest direct evidence for a shark attack on a human.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/there-were-so-many-injuries-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim-found-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/there-were-so-many-injuries-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim-found-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers uncover 3,000-year-old shark attack victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers uncover the remains of what they say is a 3,000-year-old shark attack victim, in what is believed to be the earliest direct evidence for a shark attack on a human.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-uncover-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-uncover-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final moments of 3,000-year-old shark attack victim revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers uncover the remains of what they say is a 3,000-year-old shark attack victim, in what is believed to be the earliest direct evidence for a shark attack on a human.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/final-moments-of-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim-revealed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/final-moments-of-3000-year-old-shark-attack-victim-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These mysterious ancient humans looked nothing like us. So who were they?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments of a mysterious ancient human discovered&nbsp;in Israel add another piece to the human evolutionary puzzle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-mysterious-ancient-humans-looked-nothing-like-us-so-who-were-they/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-mysterious-ancient-humans-looked-nothing-like-us-so-who-were-they/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These bones belong to an ancient human that lived 140,000 years ago. But who were they?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments of a mysterious ancient human discovered&nbsp;in Israel add another piece to the human evolutionary puzzle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-bones-belong-to-an-ancient-human-that-lived-140000-years-ago-but-who-were-they/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-bones-belong-to-an-ancient-human-that-lived-140000-years-ago-but-who-were-they/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These ancient humans looked a little like Neanderthals and nothing like us. So who were they?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bone fragments of a mysterious ancient human discovered&nbsp;in Israel add another piece to the human evolutionary puzzle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-ancient-humans-looked-a-little-like-neanderthals-and-nothing-like-us-so-who-were-they/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-ancient-humans-looked-a-little-like-neanderthals-and-nothing-like-us-so-who-were-they/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of biggest pre-historic crocodile species found in Queensland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'River Boss' was believed to have been up to seven metres long and was discovered after re-examining previous dig.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-of-biggest-pre-historic-crocodile-species-found-in-queensland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-of-biggest-pre-historic-crocodile-species-found-in-queensland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world's oldest cave paintings are peeling off, and archaeologists are blaming climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists warn cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, believed to be the world's oldest, are&nbsp;decaying at a rapid pace because of salt erosion likely caused by climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-worlds-oldest-cave-paintings-are-peeling-off-and-archaeologists-are-blaming-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-worlds-oldest-cave-paintings-are-peeling-off-and-archaeologists-are-blaming-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia joins biggest dinosaur ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's largest dinosaur, which was as long as a basketball court and taller than a b-double truck has just been officially recognised.<br />
Nicknamed Cooper after its discovery in 2007 in the Cooper Basin of southwest Queensland, the titanosaur sauropod has been scientifically named and joins the ranks of the world's biggest dinosaurs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australia-joins-biggest-dinosaur-ranks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australia-joins-biggest-dinosaur-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How snails helped solve the mystery of the Cerne Abbas Giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[A depiction of&nbsp;Hercules?&nbsp;An ancient fertility symbol? A&nbsp;political lampoon of Oliver Cromwell?&nbsp;Generations have speculated about the age and significance of a&nbsp;giant chalk carving&nbsp;in south-west England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-snails-helped-solve-the-mystery-of-the-cerne-abbas-giant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-snails-helped-solve-the-mystery-of-the-cerne-abbas-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I think they'll stand up for us': NT traditional owners ask politicians for help protecting sacred sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aboriginal elders in the Northern Territory ask&nbsp;federal politicians investigating the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in WA for help protecting their own sacred sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-think-theyll-stand-up-for-us-nt-traditional-owners-ask-politicians-for-help-protecting-sacred-sites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-think-theyll-stand-up-for-us-nt-traditional-owners-ask-politicians-for-help-protecting-sacred-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists uncover the oldest known human burial in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[They've now been unearthed by an international team of archaeologists who say they're&nbsp;the oldest known human modern burial in Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-uncover-the-oldest-known-human-burial-in-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-uncover-the-oldest-known-human-burial-in-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest known human burial site in Africa unearthed by archaeologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[They've now been unearthed by an international team of archaeologists who say they're&nbsp;the oldest known human modern burial in Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-known-human-burial-site-in-africa-unearthed-by-archaeologists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-known-human-burial-site-in-africa-unearthed-by-archaeologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For 78,000 years, the bones of this child lay buried and undisturbed]]></title><description><![CDATA[They've now been unearthed by an international team of archaeologists who say they're&nbsp;the oldest known human modern burial in Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/for-78000-years-the-bones-of-this-child-lay-buried-and-undisturbed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/for-78000-years-the-bones-of-this-child-lay-buried-and-undisturbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long, long history of rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are more than 100,000 significant rock art sites across Australia, with some&nbsp;art dated back 30,000 years. Could there be older sites that haven&rsquo;t been discovered yet?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-long-long-history-of-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-long-long-history-of-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Uncharted territory': AI offers clues on who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists enlisted the help of artificial intelligence in their quest to identify the individuals who wrote the predecessor to the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uncharted-territory-ai-offers-clues-on-who-wrote-the-dead-sea-scrolls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uncharted-territory-ai-offers-clues-on-who-wrote-the-dead-sea-scrolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dead Sea Scrolls are 'like a time machine', but who wrote them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists enlisted the help of artificial intelligence in their quest to identify the individuals who wrote the predecessor to the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-dead-sea-scrolls-are-like-a-time-machine-but-who-wrote-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-dead-sea-scrolls-are-like-a-time-machine-but-who-wrote-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers have extracted Neanderthal DNA from cave dirt. Here's what it tells us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where ancient humans lived &mdash; and when &mdash; can be unveiled using DNA extracted from sediment layers dug from cave floors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-have-extracted-neanderthal-dna-from-cave-dirt-heres-what-it-tells-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-have-extracted-neanderthal-dna-from-cave-dirt-heres-what-it-tells-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearth 3,400-year-old 'Egyptian Pompeii']]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover&nbsp;an ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt's best-known monuments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-3400-year-old-egyptian-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-3400-year-old-egyptian-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How two archaeologists stumbled upon the keys to unlocking a nuclear mystery in the Israeli desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[All two&nbsp;archaeologists wanted was better satellite imagery of Israel so they could do their work. Instead, they led the way to uncovering what could be major construction at a secretive nuclear facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-two-archaeologists-stumbled-upon-the-keys-to-unlocking-a-nuclear-mystery-in-the-israeli-desert/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-two-archaeologists-stumbled-upon-the-keys-to-unlocking-a-nuclear-mystery-in-the-israeli-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists wondered why satellite photos of Israel were blurry. It led to a major discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[All two&nbsp;archaeologists wanted was better satellite imagery of Israel so they could do their work. Instead, they led the way to uncovering what could be major construction at a secretive nuclear facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-wondered-why-satellite-photos-of-israel-were-blurry-it-led-to-a-major-discovery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-wondered-why-satellite-photos-of-israel-were-blurry-it-led-to-a-major-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peeling back historic layers with "x-ray vision"]]></title><description><![CDATA[New technology to find and conserve history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peeling-back-historic-layers-with-x-ray-vision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peeling-back-historic-layers-with-x-ray-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's nothing like it': 136-year-old lifeboat found in hay shed rafters]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an archaeologist was shown a historic lifeboat in the rafters of an old farm shed, he knew he was looking at a maritime treasure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/theres-nothing-like-it-136-year-old-lifeboat-found-in-hay-shed-rafters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/theres-nothing-like-it-136-year-old-lifeboat-found-in-hay-shed-rafters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise and fall of ancient cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time spent living in cities compared to how long we have been on the earth is minimal. So why did humans adapt to become urban dwellers?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-rise-and-fall-of-ancient-cities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-rise-and-fall-of-ancient-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare bone discovery in South Australia sheds light on ancient tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists find a macropod bone, thought to be thousands of years old, along the Lower Murray river system. They say it's providing a better insight into past Aboriginal technology practices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-bone-discovery-in-south-australia-sheds-light-on-ancient-tools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-bone-discovery-in-south-australia-sheds-light-on-ancient-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Dead Sea Scroll fragments discovered in Judean Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists discover&nbsp;dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments.&nbsp;It is believed they were hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-discovered-in-judean-desert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-discovered-in-judean-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan Buddha in virtual return on anniversary of destruction by Taliban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan's rugged central highlands, one of the country's famed Buddha statues makes a brief virtual return as a three-dimensional projection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/afghan-buddha-in-virtual-return-on-anniversary-of-destruction-by-taliban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/afghan-buddha-in-virtual-return-on-anniversary-of-destruction-by-taliban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Archaeological Park of Pompeii called the chariot "an exceptional discovery".]]></title><description><![CDATA[The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-archaeological-park-of-pompeii-called-the-chariot-an-exceptional-discovery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-archaeological-park-of-pompeii-called-the-chariot-an-exceptional-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Pompeii Roman chariot find has 'no parallel in Italy thus far', officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announce the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the historical park following an investigation into an illegal dig.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intact-pompeii-roman-chariot-find-has-no-parallel-in-italy-thus-far-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/intact-pompeii-roman-chariot-find-has-no-parallel-in-italy-thus-far-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous artefacts returned to Australia after decades in Israeli museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 2000 Indigenous stone artefacts have been repatriated with the support of the Israeli government's "return of cultural heritage" program. Holly Tregenza reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-artefacts-returned-to-australia-after-decades-in-israeli-museum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-artefacts-returned-to-australia-after-decades-in-israeli-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When this kangaroo was painted, the world was in an ice age]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17,300-year-old roo, portrayed in dark mulberry paint on the ceiling of a rock shelter in the Kimberley, is one of a suite of animal depictions &mdash; and the odd human-like figure &mdash; unveiled today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-this-kangaroo-was-painted-the-world-was-in-an-ice-age/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-this-kangaroo-was-painted-the-world-was-in-an-ice-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 17,300-year-old kangaroo is Australia's oldest known rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17,300-year-old roo, portrayed in dark mulberry paint on the ceiling of a rock shelter in the Kimberley, is one of a suite of animal depictions &mdash; and the odd human-like figure &mdash; unveiled today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-17300-year-old-kangaroo-is-australias-oldest-known-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-17300-year-old-kangaroo-is-australias-oldest-known-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new era: Space 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the US, China and Russia increasingly flexing their space muscles, and more companies heading to the moon and beyond, a&nbsp;panel of experts discuss the current state of astro politics, business and culture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-new-era-space-20/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-new-era-space-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of art dealer accused of smuggling pledges to return entire Cambodian collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The daughter of a prominent art dealer accused of trafficking cultural artifacts promises to repatriate more than 100 pieces from her father's private collection to Cambodia following his death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/daughter-of-art-dealer-accused-of-smuggling-pledges-to-return-entire-cambodian-collection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/daughter-of-art-dealer-accused-of-smuggling-pledges-to-return-entire-cambodian-collection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pabrik Bir 'Tertua di Dunia' Berusia Lebih dari 5.000 Tahun Ditemukan di Mesir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pabrik bir dengan produksi tinggi yang diyakini berusia lebih dari 5.000 tahun telah ditemukan oleh tim arkeolog di Mesir selatan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pabrik-bir-tertua-di-dunia-berusia-lebih-dari-5000-tahun-ditemukan-di-mesir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pabrik-bir-tertua-di-dunia-berusia-lebih-dari-5000-tahun-ditemukan-di-mesir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How realistic is The Dig movie about archaeology?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANU archaeologist Dr Catherine Frieman says The Dig (2021 film) starring Ralph Fiennes has attracted rare praise from the archaeology community for its depiction of the Sutton Hoo treasure excavation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-realistic-is-the-dig-movie-about-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-realistic-is-the-dig-movie-about-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave discovery 'opens our eyes' to ancient food practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[2,000-year-old Bogong moth remains found on a grindstone tool at a cave in eastern Victoria are helping traditional owners piece together untold parts of Gippsland's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-discovery-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-discovery-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-year-old find inside Victorian cave 'opens our eyes' to ancient food practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers discover 2,000-year-old Bogong moth remains on a grindstone tool at a cave in eastern Victoria, helping traditional owners piece together untold parts of Gippsland's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-year-old-find-inside-victorian-cave-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-year-old-find-inside-victorian-cave-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-year-old discovery inside Victorian cave 'opens our eyes' to ancient food practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers discover 2,000-year-old Bogong moth remains on a grindstone tool at a cave in eastern Victoria, helping traditional owners piece together untold parts of Gippsland's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-year-old-discovery-inside-victorian-cave-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-year-old-discovery-inside-victorian-cave-opens-our-eyes-to-ancient-food-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Nearly 200 years of practices were morally wrong': Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal communities over art thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Tasmania's oldest institutions which were, according to one Aboriginal advocate, "involved in the most infamous and macabre events in Tasmanian colonial history", have apologised for stealing art and mistreating cultural heritage &mdash; but another Indigenous campaigner says the gesture is "just the start".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-200-years-of-practices-were-morally-wrong-apology-to-tasmanian-aboriginal-communities-over-art-thefts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nearly-200-years-of-practices-were-morally-wrong-apology-to-tasmanian-aboriginal-communities-over-art-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal communities over art thefts 'just the start']]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Tasmania's oldest institutions which were, according to one Aboriginal advocate, "involved in the most infamous and macabre events in Tasmanian colonial history", are about to apologise for stealing art and mistreating cultural heritage &mdash; but another Indigenous campaigner says the gesture is "just the start".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/apology-to-tasmanian-aboriginal-communities-over-art-thefts-just-the-start/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/apology-to-tasmanian-aboriginal-communities-over-art-thefts-just-the-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The oldest brewery in the world': How the Egyptians made beer more than 5,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[A site containing about 40 earthenware pots arranged in two rows is uncovered in southern Egypt, with ancient beer believed to be used for "sacrificial rites".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-oldest-brewery-in-the-world-how-the-egyptians-made-beer-more-than-5000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-oldest-brewery-in-the-world-how-the-egyptians-made-beer-more-than-5000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Egyptians made beer more than 5,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists in southern Egypt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-the-egyptians-made-beer-more-than-5000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-the-egyptians-made-beer-more-than-5000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto admits mistakes in managing relationship with Juukan Gorge traditional owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a joint statement, Rio Tinto says the company made mistakes in communicating changes with the traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge heritage site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-admits-mistakes-in-managing-relationship-with-juukan-gorge-traditional-owners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-admits-mistakes-in-managing-relationship-with-juukan-gorge-traditional-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery of 3,000 year old coffin could force Egyptologists to rethink history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the findings is a 3,000 year old coffin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/discovery-of-3000-year-old-coffin-could-force-egyptologists-to-rethink-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/discovery-of-3000-year-old-coffin-could-force-egyptologists-to-rethink-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearth 3000-year-old coffins in latest discovery in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery was made at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo and it included 54 wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-3000-year-old-coffins-in-latest-discovery-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-3000-year-old-coffins-in-latest-discovery-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists say this warty pig is the oldest-known animal painting on the planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 45,500 years ago, perched on a ledge at the back of a cave on the island of Sulawesi, an artist painted what is thought to be the oldest-known depictions of real, recognisable objects in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-warty-pig-is-the-oldest-known-animal-painting-on-the-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-warty-pig-is-the-oldest-known-animal-painting-on-the-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover ancient Pompeii fast-food outlet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "thermopolium" served hot food to hungry Romans, and is the first of its kind to be completely excavated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-pompeii-fast-food-outlet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2020 23:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-pompeii-fast-food-outlet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An extraordinary find': Pompeii fast-food tastes revealed by archaeologists after Italian excavation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digging near the Italian city of Naples reveals traces of pork, fish, snails and beef from a multi-sided-counter, similar to modern-day salad and soup bars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-extraordinary-find-pompeii-fast-food-tastes-revealed-by-archaeologists-after-italian-excavation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2020 23:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-extraordinary-find-pompeii-fast-food-tastes-revealed-by-archaeologists-after-italian-excavation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native title chief tips Rio Tinto could end up paying $250 million for destroying ancient caves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto could have to pay up to $250 million in compensation to the traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge heritage site, according to the chief executive of the National Native Title Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/native-title-chief-tips-rio-tinto-could-end-up-paying-250-million-for-destroying-ancient-caves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/native-title-chief-tips-rio-tinto-could-end-up-paying-250-million-for-destroying-ancient-caves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juukan Gorge reparations tipped to reach $250 million after inquiry calls for Rio Tinto to pay up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto could have to pay up to $250 million in compensation to the traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge heritage site, according to the chief executive of the National Native Title Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/juukan-gorge-reparations-tipped-to-reach-250-million-after-inquiry-calls-for-rio-tinto-to-pay-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/juukan-gorge-reparations-tipped-to-reach-250-million-after-inquiry-calls-for-rio-tinto-to-pay-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enigma encryption machine used by Nazis  in World War II found on bottom of ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets stumble upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazis during World War II.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigma-encryption-machine-used-by-nazis-in-world-war-ii-found-on-bottom-of-ocean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigma-encryption-machine-used-by-nazis-in-world-war-ii-found-on-bottom-of-ocean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enigma encryption machine used by Nazi Germany in World War II found on bottom of ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets stumbles upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War II.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigma-encryption-machine-used-by-nazi-germany-in-world-war-ii-found-on-bottom-of-ocean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigma-encryption-machine-used-by-nazi-germany-in-world-war-ii-found-on-bottom-of-ocean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sistine Chapel of the Ancients' discovered in Amazon rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have found thousands of rock art paintings dating back more than 12,000&nbsp;years, with the frescos stretching across kilometres of cliff face in the Colombian rainforest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients-discovered-in-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients-discovered-in-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans revived to transform old graveyard into housing precinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a retirement housing project on the NSW Mid North Coast are overhauled after the owners of the site discover a century-old graveyard beneath the surface.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/plans-revived-to-transform-old-graveyard-into-housing-precinct/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/plans-revived-to-transform-old-graveyard-into-housing-precinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trash or treasure?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone's got something precious in their lives. Maybe it's a family heirloom or a souvenir from a faraway place: it might be worth a lot to you, but is it worth anything to anyone else?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/trash-or-treasure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/trash-or-treasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian coffins, statues dating back 2,500 years found in Saqqara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian antiquities officials announce the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-coffins-statues-dating-back-2500-years-found-in-saqqara/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-coffins-statues-dating-back-2500-years-found-in-saqqara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonehenge sightings will be lost to highway as controversial tunnel approved by UK Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Government gives the green light to a controversial $3 billion road tunnel that will be built under the iconic Stonehenge site to relieve a nearby highway of congestion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stonehenge-sightings-will-be-lost-to-highway-as-controversial-tunnel-approved-by-uk-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stonehenge-sightings-will-be-lost-to-highway-as-controversial-tunnel-approved-by-uk-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial $3 billion tunnel under Stonehenge site gets the green light]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Government gives the green light to a controversial $3 billion road tunnel that will be built under the iconic Stonehenge site to relieve a nearby highway of congestion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/controversial-3-billion-tunnel-under-stonehenge-site-gets-the-green-light/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/controversial-3-billion-tunnel-under-stonehenge-site-gets-the-green-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous deep history and Covid catch-up in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Western Australia are discovering the 50,000 year old story of indigenous occupation and advocating stronger heritage legislation to preserve it. We also look at the learning losses caused by school closures during the pandemic and a government funded tutoring scheme in Britain to help disadvantaged students catch up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-deep-history-and-covid-catch-up-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-deep-history-and-covid-catch-up-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young metal detectors are on the rise - you should see what they're finding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are young people swapping their phones for metal detectors in 2020?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/young-metal-detectors-are-on-the-rise-you-should-see-what-theyre-finding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/young-metal-detectors-are-on-the-rise-you-should-see-what-theyre-finding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian archaeologists discover two-million-year-old skull of distant human cousin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery is the earliest known and best-preserved example of the small-brained hominin called Paranthropus robustus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologists-discover-two-million-year-old-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologists-discover-two-million-year-old-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian archaeologists discover 2-million-year-old skull of distant human cousin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery is the earliest known and best-preserved example of the small-brained hominin called Paranthropus robustus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologists-discover-2-million-year-old-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-archaeologists-discover-2-million-year-old-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover ancient skull of distant human cousin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2-million-year-old skull from a large-toothed distant human cousin has been unearthed at an Australian-led archaeological dig deep in a South African cave system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-skull-of-distant-human-cousin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did a rare Irish "clachan" end up in South Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deserted traditional Irish village in regional South Australia was unearthed by archaeologists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-did-a-rare-irish-clachan-end-up-in-south-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-did-a-rare-irish-clachan-end-up-in-south-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge, ancient cat glyph found in Peru's Nazca Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture announce the discovery of a 37-metre-long glyph of a feline in the Nazca Lines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/huge-ancient-cat-glyph-found-in-perus-nazca-lines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/huge-ancient-cat-glyph-found-in-perus-nazca-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How drones are changing archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you think of an archaeologist, you probably think of someone digging underground, but what if you could do archaeology from the sky?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-drones-are-changing-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-drones-are-changing-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the rich architectural history of Mackay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mackay's historic buildings have many stories to tell and some fascinating links with Australian architectural royalty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-rich-architectural-history-of-mackay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-rich-architectural-history-of-mackay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Juukan Gorge? Indigenous culture destroyed by mining in Illawarra escarpment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same policies that led to the Juukan Gorge blast are destroying millennia-old Aboriginal sites in NSW, but Indigenous leaders have only just been allowed to see what's happening to their history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/another-juukan-gorge-indigenous-culture-destroyed-by-mining-in-illawarra-escarpment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/another-juukan-gorge-indigenous-culture-destroyed-by-mining-in-illawarra-escarpment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Juukan Gorge? Aboriginal culture destroyed by mining in Illawarra escarpment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same policies that led to the Juukan Gorge blast are destroying millennia-old Aboriginal sites in NSW, but Indigenous leaders have only just been allowed to see what's happening to their history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/another-juukan-gorge-aboriginal-culture-destroyed-by-mining-in-illawarra-escarpment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/another-juukan-gorge-aboriginal-culture-destroyed-by-mining-in-illawarra-escarpment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bilbies', thylacines and dugongs among stunning rock art documented in Arnhem Land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists and Traditional Owners have documented stunning images bilby-like animals, a dugong and a half kangaroo/half man spirit from sites in north-west Arnhem Land. The paintings are depicted using a style that is very different to other Indigenous rock art.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bilbies-thylacines-and-dugongs-among-stunning-rock-art-documented-in-arnhem-land/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bilbies-thylacines-and-dugongs-among-stunning-rock-art-documented-in-arnhem-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new style of rock art has been recorded in Arnhem land &mdash; and it's stunning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists and Traditional Owners have documented stunning images of bilby-like animals, a dugong and a half kangaroo/half man spirit from sites in north-west Arnhem Land. The paintings are depicted using a style that is very different to other Indigenous rock art.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-style-of-rock-art-has-been-recorded-in-arnhem-land-mdash-and-its-stunning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-style-of-rock-art-has-been-recorded-in-arnhem-land-mdash-and-its-stunning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic cesspits a 'surprise' find during light rail excavations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toilets from the only military barracks in Parramatta in the 1790s and Aboriginal artefacts dating back thousands of years are among the items found during preparations for Parramatta's Light Rail project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-cesspits-a-surprise-find-during-light-rail-excavations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historic-cesspits-a-surprise-find-during-light-rail-excavations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Egypt unearth dozens of unopened ancient coffins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of unopened coffins, buried for more than 2,500 years, are uncovered south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Officials are as yet unsure of the contents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-egypt-unearth-dozens-of-unopened-ancient-coffins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-in-egypt-unearth-dozens-of-unopened-ancient-coffins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amber's ancient journey from the Baltic to Adriatic Seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ninety percent of the world's amber comes from a mine in Kaliningrad on the Baltic Coast and from there it is exported around the world.<br />
Not only is amber beautiful - it can also contain insect time travellers trapped inside.<br />
But the appeal of amber is not new. Nero loved amber and sent emissaries north to bring amber back to him.This route is now recognised as a historic trail you can follow, as author, cartographer and amber lover CJ Schuler did.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ambers-ancient-journey-from-the-baltic-to-adriatic-seas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ambers-ancient-journey-from-the-baltic-to-adriatic-seas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Roman baths and aqueducts]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's easy to take modern plumbing for granted, but what did they do hundreds or even thousands of years ago?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-roman-baths-and-aqueducts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-roman-baths-and-aqueducts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans might have lived at this coastal site 120,000 years ago â€” the trick lies in proving it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists examining an ancient Aboriginal site are split over whether charred rocks and weather-worn shells are 120,000-year-old evidence of Indigenous life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humans-might-have-lived-at-this-coastal-site-120000-years-ago-the-trick-lies-in-proving-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humans-might-have-lived-at-this-coastal-site-120000-years-ago-the-trick-lies-in-proving-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illegal gold diggers destroy 2000-year-old archaeological site in Sudan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jabal Maragha site is thought to have been a small settlement or checkpoint established between 350 BC and 350 AD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illegal-gold-diggers-destroy-2000-year-old-archaeological-site-in-sudan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illegal-gold-diggers-destroy-2000-year-old-archaeological-site-in-sudan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass grave uncovered in Japan linked to 1800's epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mass grave, named the Umeda Grave, contains coffins holding multiple bodies, urns suggesting cremations and goods including coins, Buddhist prayer beads and clay dolls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mass-grave-uncovered-in-japan-linked-to-1800s-epidemic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mass-grave-uncovered-in-japan-linked-to-1800s-epidemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass grave  linked to 1800s epidemic uncovered in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mass grave, named the Umeda Grave, contains coffins holding multiple bodies, urns suggesting cremations and goods including coins, Buddhist prayer beads and clay dolls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mass-grave-linked-to-1800s-epidemic-uncovered-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mass-grave-linked-to-1800s-epidemic-uncovered-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts believe a syphilis epidemic in the 1800s led to mass grave discovered in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mass grave, named the Umeda Grave, contains coffins holding multiple bodies, urns suggesting cremations and goods including coins, Buddhist prayer beads and clay dolls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/experts-believe-a-syphilis-epidemic-in-the-1800s-led-to-mass-grave-discovered-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/experts-believe-a-syphilis-epidemic-in-the-1800s-led-to-mass-grave-discovered-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific Beat: Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[With tourism taking a hit during the coronavirus, we take a look at what impact the current economic woes could have on Fiji's general political landscape and the Australian Government has reached an agreement with its states that could soon open up more opportunities for Pacific Island workers to come for the upcoming harvest season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pacific-beat-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pacific-beat-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reducing your carbon footprint and cycling to meet the oldest mummified man in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world remains in the grip of climate change, but there are solutions. 'Planet A' Host Craig Reucassel joins listeners and experts to answer questions and discuss ways that everyone can reduce their carbon footprint. Plus one man&rsquo;s journey of making waves while riding tall in the saddle, and eating and drinking all the way to the oldest mummified man in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reducing-your-carbon-footprint-and-cycling-to-meet-the-oldest-mummified-man-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/reducing-your-carbon-footprint-and-cycling-to-meet-the-oldest-mummified-man-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists confirm new dinosaur species discovered on Isle of Wight]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Southampton researchers say bones discovered on Britain's Isle of Wight belong to a new species of dinosaur related to the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-confirm-new-dinosaur-species-discovered-on-isle-of-wight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-confirm-new-dinosaur-species-discovered-on-isle-of-wight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torres Strait's horticultural history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence proves bananas were cultivated in the Torres Strait more than 2000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/torres-straits-horticultural-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/torres-straits-horticultural-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover origin of Stonehenge's 4,500-year-old megaliths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geochemical testing indicates that 50 of Stonehenge's 52 pale-gray sandstone megaliths share a common origin at a site about 25 kilometres away, but how the 9-metre, 27-tonne 'sarsens' were moved remains anyone's guess.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-discover-origin-of-stonehenges-4500-year-old-megaliths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-discover-origin-of-stonehenges-4500-year-old-megaliths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists crack mystery of the origin of Stonehenge's giant stones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geochemical testing indicates that 50 of Stonehenge's 52 pale-gray sandstone megaliths share a common origin at a site about 25 kilometres away, but how the 9-metre, 27-tonne 'sarsens' were moved remains anyone's guess.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-origin-of-stonehenges-giant-stones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-origin-of-stonehenges-giant-stones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze age pigs and ancient dingoes â€”  stories from the bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[How zooarchaeologist Melanie Fillios uses the remains and fossils of animals, including dingoes, to understand more about ancient humans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-pigs-and-ancient-dingoes-stories-from-the-bones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-pigs-and-ancient-dingoes-stories-from-the-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woolly mammoth skeleton found in lake in Russia's Arctic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian scientists have discovered bones of an adult woolly mammoth which has parts of its skull, several ribs, foreleg bones and soft tissue still attached, dating back at least 10,000 years old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/woolly-mammoth-skeleton-found-in-lake-in-russias-arctic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/woolly-mammoth-skeleton-found-in-lake-in-russias-arctic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We were lucky': Early intervention saves significant rock paintings from mining destruction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rock shelter in a remote central Pilbara eastern Hamersley gorge has been saved from destruction by the discovery of significant artwork belonging to the Karlka Nyiyaparli people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/we-were-lucky-early-intervention-saves-significant-rock-paintings-from-mining-destruction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/we-were-lucky-early-intervention-saves-significant-rock-paintings-from-mining-destruction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Perkins on the Top Endâ€™s first V8 Supercar race]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;To be the winner of the first round in Darwin is pretty cool!"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/larry-perkins-on-the-top-ends-first-v8-supercar-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/larry-perkins-on-the-top-ends-first-v8-supercar-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Undeniable truth' confirmed as 29,000yo Indigenous site unearthed in SA]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological find on a River Murray floodplain has dated Aboriginal occupation back much further than was previously thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/undeniable-truth-confirmed-as-29000yo-indigenous-site-unearthed-in-sa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/undeniable-truth-confirmed-as-29000yo-indigenous-site-unearthed-in-sa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Territory taxidermist â€” Jared Archibald]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared spent his childhood behind the scenes at the Museum of the Northern Territory, up close to prehistoric kangaroo fossils, opulent trading pearls, and sacred crocodiles flown in from Arnhem Land. Then he became the museum's taxidermist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/territory-taxidermist-jared-archibald/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/territory-taxidermist-jared-archibald/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude tattooing tools, gambling chips among finds at convict-built Fremantle Prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists working at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison uncover a trove of historical artefacts, including a piece of convict clothing, crude tattooing implements and designs, and a mysterious letter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/crude-tattooing-tools-gambling-chips-among-finds-at-convict-built-fremantle-prison/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/crude-tattooing-tools-gambling-chips-among-finds-at-convict-built-fremantle-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Exceptionally significant' Indigenous artefacts found at hospital redevelopment site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of hundreds of small, stone tools at the Griffith Hospital in New South Wales is evidence that Indigenous people camped there thousands of years ago, say experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exceptionally-significant-indigenous-artefacts-found-at-hospital-redevelopment-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exceptionally-significant-indigenous-artefacts-found-at-hospital-redevelopment-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Titanic and beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Jateff's work has taken her to the Titanic. Four times! This program was first broadcast on July 28, 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-titanic-and-beyond/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-titanic-and-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Complex puzzle': Australian researchers find new clues to Genghis Khan's world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of Genghis Khan's life remains a mystery, but Australian researchers think they have narrowed down where the Mongol conqueror spent the winter months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complex-puzzle-australian-researchers-find-new-clues-to-genghis-khans-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complex-puzzle-australian-researchers-find-new-clues-to-genghis-khans-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing the paths of the first inhabitants of the New World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Gusick from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is recreating an ancient coastline and gathering evidence to help piece together the story of north America&rsquo;s first inhabitants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tracing-the-paths-of-the-first-inhabitants-of-the-new-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tracing-the-paths-of-the-first-inhabitants-of-the-new-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient underwater Aboriginal heritage sites discovered by archaeologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have made a significant discovery off WA's remote north west coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-underwater-aboriginal-heritage-sites-discovered-by-archaeologists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-underwater-aboriginal-heritage-sites-discovered-by-archaeologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swallowed by rising sea levels, ancient Aboriginal underwater sites discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the depths of the sea floor close to WA's already renowned Burrup Peninsula, scientists have discovered Australia's first Aboriginal underwater archaeological sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/swallowed-by-rising-sea-levels-ancient-aboriginal-underwater-sites-discovered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/swallowed-by-rising-sea-levels-ancient-aboriginal-underwater-sites-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural heritage, looting and the future of Iraq's past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roger Matthews considers what can be done to stem the growing illegal trade in antiquities and protect cultural heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cultural-heritage-looting-and-the-future-of-iraqs-past/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cultural-heritage-looting-and-the-future-of-iraqs-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Moist wheat bread', 'old socks': Why scientists are bottling the smells of old books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using cutting-edge technology, researchers are extracting the age-old scents of books and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. So, what does the Magna Carta smell like?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/moist-wheat-bread-old-socks-why-scientists-are-bottling-the-smells-of-old-books/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/moist-wheat-bread-old-socks-why-scientists-are-bottling-the-smells-of-old-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover buried monuments near Stonehenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists used remote sensing equipment to locate a 2km-wide circle of shafts surrounding a settlement at Durrington Walls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-buried-monuments-near-stonehenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-buried-monuments-near-stonehenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote sensing technology leads scientists to giant circle of pits buried near Stonehenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international group of scientists have discovered new prehistoric monuments underground that may help unravel the mystery of Stonehenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remote-sensing-technology-leads-scientists-to-giant-circle-of-pits-buried-near-stonehenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remote-sensing-technology-leads-scientists-to-giant-circle-of-pits-buried-near-stonehenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tech may help unravel mystery of Stonehenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ground scans have uncovered a giant circle of pits near Stonehenge, opening up new lines of investigation into the origins and meaning of the mysterious prehistoric monument.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-tech-may-help-unravel-mystery-of-stonehenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-tech-may-help-unravel-mystery-of-stonehenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Astonishing discovery' at Stonehenge reveals there's more to the prehistoric monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international group of scientists have discovered new prehistoric monuments underground that may help unravel the mystery of Stonehenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/astonishing-discovery-at-stonehenge-reveals-theres-more-to-the-prehistoric-monument/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/astonishing-discovery-at-stonehenge-reveals-theres-more-to-the-prehistoric-monument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is archaeology different in The Pacific?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard about the archaeology in places like Greece and Italy. But what about the Pacific? What happens there?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-is-archaeology-different-in-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-is-archaeology-different-in-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former top Rio Tinto advisor says company now focused on 'what it can get away with']]></title><description><![CDATA[The company's former global advisor on social performance says he has to come forward with his concerns that Rio Tinto has not been going in the right direction on social responsibility and community engagement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/former-top-rio-tinto-advisor-says-company-now-focused-on-what-it-can-get-away-with/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/former-top-rio-tinto-advisor-says-company-now-focused-on-what-it-can-get-away-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society for American Archaeology dismayed by blasting of Juukan Gorge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter from the Society for American Archaeology to Australians politicians says the site speaks directly to our understanding of 'what it means to be human'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/society-for-american-archaeology-dismayed-by-blasting-of-juukan-gorge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/society-for-american-archaeology-dismayed-by-blasting-of-juukan-gorge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's famous pearl industry was built on slavery and kidnapping, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous people were forcibly removed from their communities and forced to work for pearlers during colonial times, according to a new research paper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-famous-pearl-industry-was-built-on-slavery-and-kidnapping-research-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-famous-pearl-industry-was-built-on-slavery-and-kidnapping-research-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage of bone found protruding from garden bed still undetermined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forensic examiners continue testing of suspected human bone found on NSW Far South Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/heritage-of-bone-found-protruding-from-garden-bed-still-undetermined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/heritage-of-bone-found-protruding-from-garden-bed-still-undetermined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh discovery adds intrigue to fate of 1656 shipwreck survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efforts to find out what happened to a band of Dutch shipwreck survivors who disappeared in 1656 continue in WA, with a research team making an interesting discovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fresh-discovery-adds-intrigue-to-fate-of-1656-shipwreck-survivors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fresh-discovery-adds-intrigue-to-fate-of-1656-shipwreck-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNG: Archaeologists unearth the secrets of the Great Papuan Plateau]]></title><description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinean and Australian archaeologists are investigating whether a remote and rugged part of PNG was an important transit point in the migration of people from South-East Asia to Australia tens of thousands of years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-archaeologists-unearth-the-secrets-of-the-great-papuan-plateau/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/png-archaeologists-unearth-the-secrets-of-the-great-papuan-plateau/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens more heritage sites approved for destruction after Rio Tinto blew up 46,000-year-old caves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ochre pits, ceremonial grounds and rock shelters with evidence of human occupation going back at least 10,000 years are among 40 sacred sites marked for destruction in the Pilbara, with the traditional owners of another seven sites in the Goldfields claiming the heritage protection system is "broken".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dozens-more-heritage-sites-approved-for-destruction-after-rio-tinto-blew-up-46000-year-old-caves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dozens-more-heritage-sites-approved-for-destruction-after-rio-tinto-blew-up-46000-year-old-caves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radar technology used to map a complete ancient city near Rome, Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With no need for digging, archaeologists discover temples, an elaborate public bath complex and a monument never seen before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-technology-used-to-map-a-complete-ancient-city-near-rome-italy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-technology-used-to-map-a-complete-ancient-city-near-rome-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radar technology used to map a complete ancient city near Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[With no need for digging, archaeologists discover temples, an elaborate public bath complex and a monument never seen before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-technology-used-to-map-a-complete-ancient-city-near-rome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-technology-used-to-map-a-complete-ancient-city-near-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radar reveals map of ancient Roman city Falerii Novi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have used breakthrough ground-penetrating radar technology to detect an entire Roman city at a site in Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-reveals-map-of-ancient-roman-city-falerii-novi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radar-reveals-map-of-ancient-roman-city-falerii-novi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Aboriginal heritage sites are feared at risk in WA's iron ore heartland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just weeks after Rio Tinto blasted the Juukan rock shelters, traditional owners are worried Fortescue Metals Group could soon be allowed to destroy more ancient caves &mdash; and there are concerns for other sites too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/more-aboriginal-heritage-sites-are-feared-at-risk-in-was-iron-ore-heartland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/more-aboriginal-heritage-sites-are-feared-at-risk-in-was-iron-ore-heartland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto knew six years ago about 46,000-year-old cave site it blasted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A summary of archaeological excavations on two recently destroyed rock caves reveals their archaeological significance &mdash; and when mining giant Rio Tinto knew about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-knew-six-years-ago-about-46000-year-old-cave-site-it-blasted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-knew-six-years-ago-about-46000-year-old-cave-site-it-blasted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The destruction of two rock shelters in WA reveals a disturbing lack of appreciation for our heritage]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's difficult to comprehend the age of two rock shelters destroyed in WA, but we need to try much harder in order to preserve our heritage, writes Gareth Hutchens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-destruction-of-two-rock-shelters-in-wa-reveals-a-disturbing-lack-of-appreciation-for-our-heritage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-destruction-of-two-rock-shelters-in-wa-reveals-a-disturbing-lack-of-appreciation-for-our-heritage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto blasting of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal sites compared to Islamic State's destruction in Palmyra]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blasting of cultural sites in the Pilbara is one of the worst destructions of an archaeological site in recent memory, according the chair of the United Nations' cultural property protection body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-blasting-of-46000-year-old-aboriginal-sites-compared-to-islamic-states-destruction-in-palmyra/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rio-tinto-blasting-of-46000-year-old-aboriginal-sites-compared-to-islamic-states-destruction-in-palmyra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Festivals &mdash; Tim Flannery on Europe's bizarre prehistory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's startling deep past explained: pygmy dinosaurs, blue-eyed Neanderthals; and how an asteroid the size of Manhattan ruptured everything (R)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-the-festivals-mdash-tim-flannery-on-europes-bizarre-prehistory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/from-the-festivals-mdash-tim-flannery-on-europes-bizarre-prehistory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous rock art found in the NT one of just three such examples worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of Australian archaeologists find some of the world's rarest examples of rock art at Limmen National Park in the Northern Territory. The miniature stencils are only one of three such examples of small-scale rock art known around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-rock-art-found-in-the-nt-one-of-just-three-such-examples-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-rock-art-found-in-the-nt-one-of-just-three-such-examples-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeological breakthrough finds rare 'once in a lifetime' stencilled rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of Australian archaeologists find some of the world's rarest examples of rock art at Limmen National Park in the Northern Territory. The miniature stencils are only one of three such examples of small-scale rock art known around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeological-breakthrough-finds-rare-once-in-a-lifetime-stencilled-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeological-breakthrough-finds-rare-once-in-a-lifetime-stencilled-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional owners fear Pilbara mining blast destroyed 46,000yo cultural sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional owners in the Pilbara are left devastated after mining giant Rio Tinto detonates explosives near ancient sites of significant cultural heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/traditional-owners-fear-pilbara-mining-blast-destroyed-46000yo-cultural-sites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/traditional-owners-fear-pilbara-mining-blast-destroyed-46000yo-cultural-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilbara mining blast confirmed to have destroyed 46,000yo cultural sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional owners in the Pilbara are left devastated after mining giant Rio Tinto detonates explosives near ancient heritage sites, destroying them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pilbara-mining-blast-confirmed-to-have-destroyed-46000yo-cultural-sites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pilbara-mining-blast-confirmed-to-have-destroyed-46000yo-cultural-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remarkable time capsule from 1840s Melbourne unearthed in CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[An extraordinary archaeological discovery - a girls' school from the 1840s - has been unearthed during excavation works near the corner of La Trobe and King Streets. It offers a unique insight into Melbourne life pre-Gold Rush.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remarkable-time-capsule-from-1840s-melbourne-unearthed-in-cbd/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remarkable-time-capsule-from-1840s-melbourne-unearthed-in-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What basics should be the basis of our post-pandemic future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the development of human cognition and emotion is grounded in &ldquo;hypercooperativity,&rdquo; and oppression and violence increase with severe inequality and hierarchy, this &ldquo;baseline&rdquo; must be taken into account in discussions of a post-pandemic future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-basics-should-be-the-basis-of-our-post-pandemic-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-basics-should-be-the-basis-of-our-post-pandemic-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the world of historical archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The phrase 'historical archaeology' probably seems a bit redundant - isn't all archaeology historical? As it turns out, the answer is no.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-world-of-historical-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-world-of-historical-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare 200-year-old clay pipe dubbed the 'holy grail' of Tasmanian archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clay pipe found near Launceston depicting a Tasmanian tiger has been described as the 'holy grail' of Tasmanian archaeology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-200-year-old-clay-pipe-dubbed-the-holy-grail-of-tasmanian-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-200-year-old-clay-pipe-dubbed-the-holy-grail-of-tasmanian-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipe found in bottle dump deemed 'holy grail' of Tassie archeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clay pipe depicting a Tasmanian tiger has the archaeology community in a buzz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pipe-found-in-bottle-dump-deemed-holy-grail-of-tassie-archeology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pipe-found-in-bottle-dump-deemed-holy-grail-of-tassie-archeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipe found in bottle dump deemed 'holy grail' of Tassie archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clay pipe depicting a Tasmanian tiger has the archaeology community in a buzz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pipe-found-in-bottle-dump-deemed-holy-grail-of-tassie-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pipe-found-in-bottle-dump-deemed-holy-grail-of-tassie-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's the holy grail': One of the earliest-known depictions of Tassie tiger sold off as 'unwanted item']]></title><description><![CDATA[A clay pipe depicting a Tasmanian tiger has the archaeology community in a buzz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/its-the-holy-grail-one-of-the-earliest-known-depictions-of-tassie-tiger-sold-off-as-unwanted-item/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/its-the-holy-grail-one-of-the-earliest-known-depictions-of-tassie-tiger-sold-off-as-unwanted-item/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclone Harold uncovers World War II military relics in Vanuatu]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's discovered that a devastating cyclone in Vanuatu last month actually unearthed a treasure trove of World War II US military relics, which were washed out of embankments along various shorelines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cyclone-harold-uncovers-world-war-ii-military-relics-in-vanuatu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cyclone-harold-uncovers-world-war-ii-military-relics-in-vanuatu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologist begins search for hundreds of thousands of forgotten Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Moffat is on the hunt for the final resting places of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australians buried in unmarked graves, but he has no intention of disturbing the dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-begins-search-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-forgotten-australians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-begins-search-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-forgotten-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three-million-year-old fossil tells the story of Australia's ancient 'true' seals that went extinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists believe seals that once lived on our coastlines disappeared due to sea level changes, and warn Australian fur seals could meet the same fate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-million-year-old-fossil-tells-the-story-of-australias-ancient-true-seals-that-went-extinct/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-million-year-old-fossil-tells-the-story-of-australias-ancient-true-seals-that-went-extinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wreck of 180-year-old ship unlocks secrets of early Australian boatbuilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ship that sank in 1852 off Rye in Victoria has given archaeologists new insights into early Australian boatbuilding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wreck-of-180-year-old-ship-unlocks-secrets-of-early-australian-boatbuilding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wreck-of-180-year-old-ship-unlocks-secrets-of-early-australian-boatbuilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest Homo Erectus fossil discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say the partial skull is 2.04 million years old, and was discovered in South Africa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-homo-erectus-fossil-discovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-homo-erectus-fossil-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child's skull is the oldest known fossil of the earliest human species]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of an ancient, tiny skull in South Africa provides the earliest ever glimpse into the lineage that gave rise to us.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/childs-skull-is-the-oldest-known-fossil-of-the-earliest-human-species/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/childs-skull-is-the-oldest-known-fossil-of-the-earliest-human-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient skull of a toddler shakes the base of our family tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of an ancient, tiny skull in South Africa provides the earliest ever glimpse into the lineage that gave rise to us.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-skull-of-a-toddler-shakes-the-base-of-our-family-tree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-skull-of-a-toddler-shakes-the-base-of-our-family-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one patient in this notorious asylum kept 'power and control']]></title><description><![CDATA[The deliberate concealment of objects throughout history has been linked to superstition, but for a patient at this notorious psychiatric asylum it was an act of resistance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-one-patient-in-this-notorious-asylum-kept-power-and-control/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-one-patient-in-this-notorious-asylum-kept-power-and-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Time is irrelevant': What Indigenous tales from the times of volcanic eruptions tell us]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stories of Indigenous people living in Victoria and SA at the time volcanoes were erupting are transforming silent geological features into living, breathing cultural things.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/time-is-irrelevant-what-indigenous-tales-from-the-times-of-volcanic-eruptions-tell-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/time-is-irrelevant-what-indigenous-tales-from-the-times-of-volcanic-eruptions-tell-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny carved rocks found in Sulawesi show 'portable art' was a global Stone Age phenomenon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small engravings of realistic figures carved by Stone Age humans have been unearthed in a cave in Sulawesi, indicating humans around the world were creating similar type of art 20,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tiny-carved-rocks-found-in-sulawesi-show-portable-art-was-a-global-stone-age-phenomenon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tiny-carved-rocks-found-in-sulawesi-show-portable-art-was-a-global-stone-age-phenomenon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forensic archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nuclear technolgy is revealing the historical travels of ancient ochres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/forensic-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/forensic-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convict diet 'heavy on meat' with archaeological dig revealing surprising finds at old prison station]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig in Tasmania's Southern Midlands reveals unexpected evidence of luxuries enjoyed by convicts and their overseers during what was otherwise an undoubtedly tough life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/convict-diet-heavy-on-meat-with-archaeological-dig-revealing-surprising-finds-at-old-prison-station/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/convict-diet-heavy-on-meat-with-archaeological-dig-revealing-surprising-finds-at-old-prison-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover alcohol bottles at Tasmanian convict site]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig in Tasmania's Southern Midlands reveals unexpected evidence of luxuries enjoyed by convicts and their overseers during what was otherwise an undoubtedly tough life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-alcohol-bottles-at-tasmanian-convict-site/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-alcohol-bottles-at-tasmanian-convict-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Easter Island's famous Moai sculptures damaged by crashed ute]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chilean man is arrested and charged with damaging a national monument after his out-of-control car crossed a safety zone and crashed into one of the heritage-listed stone sculptures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-of-easter-islands-famous-moai-sculptures-damaged-by-crashed-ute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-of-easter-islands-famous-moai-sculptures-damaged-by-crashed-ute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New species of Australian lion discovered in outback Queensland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals "shaking in their boots", is reclassified to be entirely new.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-species-of-australian-lion-discovered-in-outback-queensland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-species-of-australian-lion-discovered-in-outback-queensland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New species of Australian lion discovered at famous outback Queensland fossil site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals "shaking in their boots", is reclassified to be entirely new.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-species-of-australian-lion-discovered-at-famous-outback-queensland-fossil-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-species-of-australian-lion-discovered-at-famous-outback-queensland-fossil-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study dates Victorian volcano that buried a human-made axe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say two of Australia's youngest volcanoes erupted at least 34,000 years ago and that humans were in the area before those eruptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-dates-victorian-volcano-that-buried-a-human-made-axe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-dates-victorian-volcano-that-buried-a-human-made-axe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unique Irish farming settlement found under South Australian field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover a cluster of houses known as a "clachan" in South Australia's Mid North, where Irish people continued to live in a way that had died out in their homeland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unique-irish-farming-settlement-found-under-south-australian-field/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unique-irish-farming-settlement-found-under-south-australian-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rats were the 'first curators' at this museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rat infestations may have been a nightmare for convicts at the Hyde Park Barracks, but today historians are grateful for their activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rats-were-the-first-curators-at-this-museum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rats-were-the-first-curators-at-this-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeletons and flowers: Was this a Neanderthal cemetery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half a century after pollen was found around the skeleton of a Neanderthal, the discovery of new remains could reveal more about ancient death practices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-and-flowers-was-this-a-neanderthal-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-and-flowers-was-this-a-neanderthal-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeletons and a whole lot of flowers: Was this a Neanderthal cemetery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half a century after archaeologists found pollen around the skeleton of a Neanderthal, the discovery of new remains could reveal more about ancient death practices among these human cousins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-and-a-whole-lot-of-flowers-was-this-a-neanderthal-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-and-a-whole-lot-of-flowers-was-this-a-neanderthal-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Neanderthals bury their dead with flowers? New skeleton find suggests so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half a century after archaeologists found pollen around the skeleton of a Neanderthal, the discovery of new remains could reveal more about ancient death practices among these human cousins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/did-neanderthals-bury-their-dead-with-flowers-new-skeleton-find-suggests-so/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/did-neanderthals-bury-their-dead-with-flowers-new-skeleton-find-suggests-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers say the discovery will provide comprehensive understanding of the big reptile which grew up to four metres in length]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stupendemys which means "stupendous turtle" inhabited a colossal wetlands system spanning Colombia, Venezuela, brazil and Peru before the Amazon and Orinoco rivers were formed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-the-discovery-will-provide-comprehensive-understanding-of-the-big-reptile-which-grew-up-to-four-metres-in-length/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-the-discovery-will-provide-comprehensive-understanding-of-the-big-reptile-which-grew-up-to-four-metres-in-length/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I have this mummified cat': The weird request that kicked off a research project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian scientists are using nuclear imaging techniques to reveal the secrets of artefacts thousands of years old, without damaging them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-have-this-mummified-cat-the-weird-request-that-kicked-off-a-research-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-have-this-mummified-cat-the-weird-request-that-kicked-off-a-research-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enigmatic Gwion art in the Kimberley is around 12,000 years old, wasp nests reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating of carbon in mud wasp nests that line shelters in the Kimberley reveal the distinctive rock art style was created around the end of the last Ice Age, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-gwion-art-in-the-kimberley-is-around-12000-years-old-wasp-nests-reveal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-gwion-art-in-the-kimberley-is-around-12000-years-old-wasp-nests-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian rock art dated using wasp nests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating of carbon in mud wasp nests that line shelters in the Kimberley reveal the distinctive rock art style was created around the end of the last Ice Age, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-rock-art-dated-using-wasp-nests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-rock-art-dated-using-wasp-nests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear imaging reveals secrets of mummies and ancient texts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imaging techniques allows us to see inside objects avoiding the high risks which come with handlining objects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nuclear-imaging-reveals-secrets-of-mummies-and-ancient-texts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 02:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nuclear-imaging-reveals-secrets-of-mummies-and-ancient-texts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How conservators need to look out for fakes and forgeries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservator Rachel Sabino from the Art Institute of Chicago describes the methods used by some to deceive and how technology helps expose fake art objects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-conservators-need-to-look-out-for-fakes-and-forgeries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-conservators-need-to-look-out-for-fakes-and-forgeries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Feed: A dust-blanketed city, legacy reboots and Egyptian vocal chords]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Golding from ABC Classic's Screen Sounds takes RN Drive through his favourite social media picks from the week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/my-feed-a-dust-blanketed-city-legacy-reboots-and-egyptian-vocal-chords/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/my-feed-a-dust-blanketed-city-legacy-reboots-and-egyptian-vocal-chords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Vesuvius eruption so hot it 'turned victim's brain to glass']]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts believe temperatures reached a maximum of 520 degrees Celsius in the building the victim was found in when Mount Vesuvius erupted about 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mount-vesuvius-eruption-so-hot-it-turned-victims-brain-to-glass/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mount-vesuvius-eruption-so-hot-it-turned-victims-brain-to-glass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have created the vocal tract of the Egyptian mummy by using medical scanners, 3D printing and electronic larynx.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-recreate-voice-of-3000-year-old-egyptian-mummy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-recreate-voice-of-3000-year-old-egyptian-mummy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this photo has sent the Chinese internet into a frenzy]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it turns out, driving your Mercedes-Benz into an off-limits area of one of Beijing's most iconic locations &mdash; for the sake of a selfie &mdash; is a good way to make a lot of people very angry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-photo-has-sent-the-chinese-internet-into-a-frenzy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-this-photo-has-sent-the-chinese-internet-into-a-frenzy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums of plunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The return of the Elgin marbles remains a contentious issue between the British Museum and Greece. How should it be resolved?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museums-of-plunder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/museums-of-plunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonnes of sand along this Melbourne beach are hiding a dark chapter of Victoria's history]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a tale that has everything: ghastly crimes, executions, exhumations, grave robbery, publicly-funded Great Depression-era mass-employment construction schemes and, of course, Ned Kelly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tonnes-of-sand-along-this-melbourne-beach-are-hiding-a-dark-chapter-of-victorias-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tonnes-of-sand-along-this-melbourne-beach-are-hiding-a-dark-chapter-of-victorias-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderer's row: the Melbourne beach hiding a dark secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a tale that has everything: ghastly crimes, executions, exhumations, grave robbery, publicly-funded Great Depression-era mass-employment construction schemes and, of course, Ned Kelly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/murderers-row-the-melbourne-beach-hiding-a-dark-secret/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/murderers-row-the-melbourne-beach-hiding-a-dark-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youngest population of homo erectus dated]]></title><description><![CDATA[For almost a century debate has raged about the exact age of the last known population of the ancient human species homo erectus, discovered in the 1930s in Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/youngest-population-of-homo-erectus-dated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/youngest-population-of-homo-erectus-dated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skull found in red deer cave in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[A skull belonging to what scientists say is a new group of Stone Age people who lived in what is now modern China. The remains of the people, dubbed the Red Deer Cave People, were found at Maludong by Australian and Chinese scientists. Read the story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skull-found-in-red-deer-cave-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skull-found-in-red-deer-cave-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Irving Finkel on the ancient language of cuneiform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning a written language is hard enough, now imagine it's from 3200 BC, written on clay tablets, and very few people know it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dr-irving-finkel-on-the-ancient-language-of-cuneiform/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dr-irving-finkel-on-the-ancient-language-of-cuneiform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arkeolog Temukan Lukisan Batu Tertua Di Dunia Di Maros Sulawesi Selatan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sejumlah peneliti arkeologi dari Indonesia dan Australia menemukan lukisan batu tertua di dunia yang diperkirakan berusia 44 ribu tahun di situs Gua Leang Bulu Sipong 4 di wilayah kars Maros-Pangkep Sulawesi Selatan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/arkeolog-temukan-lukisan-batu-tertua-di-dunia-di-maros-sulawesi-selatan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/arkeolog-temukan-lukisan-batu-tertua-di-dunia-di-maros-sulawesi-selatan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers say 44,000-year-old cave art is earliest known record of 'storytelling']]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian and Indonesian researchers say a cave painting found on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi, depicting human-like figures hunting animals, appears to be the earliest known pictorial record of storytelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-known-record-of-storytelling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-known-record-of-storytelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers say 44,000-year-old cave art is earliest known record of pictorial storytelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian and Indonesian researchers say a cave painting found on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi, depicting human-like figures hunting animals, appears to be the earliest known pictorial record of storytelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-known-record-of-pictorial-storytelling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-known-record-of-pictorial-storytelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers say 44,000-year-old cave art is earliest know record of 'storytelling']]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian and Indonesian researchers say a cave painting found on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi, depicting human-like figures hunting animals, appears to be the earliest known pictorial record of storytelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-know-record-of-storytelling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-say-44000-year-old-cave-art-is-earliest-know-record-of-storytelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week in History: The opening of King Tut's tomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard Carter spent six years looking for the find that would make or break his archaeological career. Finally, he found the tomb of Tutankhamun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-week-in-history-the-opening-of-king-tuts-tomb/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-week-in-history-the-opening-of-king-tuts-tomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking ship discovered under lost Norwegian burial mound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say their data reveals the outline of a vessel that was probably used in a Viking funeral more than 1,000 years ago, buried under a mound worn down by ploughing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-ship-discovered-under-lost-norwegian-burial-mound/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-ship-discovered-under-lost-norwegian-burial-mound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find traces of Viking burial ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute say they have discovered the remains of a ship believed to have been used in a Viking burial in rural Norway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-traces-of-viking-burial-ship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-traces-of-viking-burial-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mammoths and stone-age humans once roamed a world lost beneath the waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A land rich with animals and stone-age humans now lies under the North Sea &mdash; what happened to the lost world of Doggerland?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mammoths-and-stone-age-humans-once-roamed-a-world-lost-beneath-the-waves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mammoths-and-stone-age-humans-once-roamed-a-world-lost-beneath-the-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian police bust archaeological crime gang, recovering 10,000 artefacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian police break up an international crime gang that ransacked ancient sites and trafficked archaeological goods worth millions of euros.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/italian-police-bust-archaeological-crime-gang-recovering-10000-artefacts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 01:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/italian-police-bust-archaeological-crime-gang-recovering-10000-artefacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing distribution of ancient humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cave in Russia has bones of at least three species of humans - two ancient, one modern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tracing-distribution-of-ancient-humans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 02:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tracing-distribution-of-ancient-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It wasnâ€™t an instant goodnight for all when the asteroid hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago marked the time when dinosaurs went extinct. But some species lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-wasnt-an-instant-goodnight-for-all-when-the-asteroid-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/it-wasnt-an-instant-goodnight-for-all-when-the-asteroid-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On an island at the bottom of the world, there's been an art heist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hidden on Tasmania's rugged north-west coast are carvings made by Aboriginal people thousands of years ago. But one of them is missing, and its owners are desperate to get it back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-an-island-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-theres-been-an-art-heist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-an-island-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-theres-been-an-art-heist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On an island at the bottom of the world, something has been taken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hidden on Tasmania's rugged north-west coast are carvings made by Aboriginal people thousands of years ago. But one of them is missing, and its owners are desperate to get it back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-an-island-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-something-has-been-taken/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/on-an-island-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-something-has-been-taken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of mammoth bones found in 15,000-year-old traps in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists make the largest-ever discovery of mammoth remains, with a trove of 800 bones from at least 14 of the extinct giants, and two human-built traps in central Mexico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-mammoth-bones-found-in-15000-year-old-traps-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-mammoth-bones-found-in-15000-year-old-traps-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was it like to work at a coal mine in a remote part of Van Diemen's Land?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its peak, 600 convicts worked at the Coal Mines Site near Saltwater River. What was life like?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-was-it-like-to-work-at-a-coal-mine-in-a-remote-part-of-van-diemens-land/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-was-it-like-to-work-at-a-coal-mine-in-a-remote-part-of-van-diemens-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeological dig with a difference and turning backyards into market gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeological dig with a difference takes scientists underwater; community farming project turning backyards into market gardens; prison horticulture program imparts practical skills and a passion for local produce leads retired farmer into growing asparagus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeological-dig-with-a-difference-and-turning-backyards-into-market-gardens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeological-dig-with-a-difference-and-turning-backyards-into-market-gardens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searching for Doggerland: stones, bones and a world submerged by climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's there if you look...under the sea. But how would we know? Join Science Friction on a journey into the lost heart of Doggerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/searching-for-doggerland-stones-bones-and-a-world-submerged-by-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/searching-for-doggerland-stones-bones-and-a-world-submerged-by-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[140-year-old perfume bottle created in honour of Queen Victoria found at Brisbane construction site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A perfume bottle topped with Queen Victoria's crown and an old toothpaste box are among artefacts uncovered at the construction site for a Cross River Rail station in Brisbane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/140-year-old-perfume-bottle-created-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-found-at-brisbane-construction-site/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/140-year-old-perfume-bottle-created-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-found-at-brisbane-construction-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeological dig with a difference takes scientists underwater; community farming project turning backyards into market gardens; prison horticulture program imparts practical skills and a passion for local produce leads retired farmer into growing asparagus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-big-country/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-big-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern humans' first home was southern African oasis, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans likely emerged in southern Africa, new Australian-led research suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/modern-humans-first-home-was-southern-african-oasis-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/modern-humans-first-home-was-southern-african-oasis-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity's birthplace found in southern Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans likely emerged in southern Africa, new Australian-led research suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humanitys-birthplace-found-in-southern-africa-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humanitys-birthplace-found-in-southern-africa-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanityâ€™s birthplace found in southern Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans likely emerged in southern Africa, new Australian-led research suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humanitys-birthplace-found-in-southern-africa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humanitys-birthplace-found-in-southern-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have scientists settled the debate of where we came from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans likely emerged in southern Africa, new Australian-led research suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/have-scientists-settled-the-debate-of-where-we-came-from/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/have-scientists-settled-the-debate-of-where-we-came-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian coffins biggest find in 100 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Egypt have made a thrilling discovery, uncovering 30 ancient coffins with mummies inside them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-coffins-biggest-find-in-100-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-coffins-biggest-find-in-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the history of India is being politicised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science is changing the narrative in India on what it means to be Indian, and not everyone is happy about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-the-history-of-india-is-being-politicised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-the-history-of-india-is-being-politicised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists search for ancient hidden artefacts on the ocean floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pioneering project on the WA coast is searching for underwater evidence of ancient life. Scientists hope the exploration will lead to evidence of human life from when the seabed was land.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-search-for-ancient-hidden-artefacts-on-the-ocean-floor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-search-for-ancient-hidden-artefacts-on-the-ocean-floor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists search for ancient hidden artefact on the ocean floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists are searching for underwater evidence of ancient Indigenous life in the Dampier Archipelago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-search-for-ancient-hidden-artefact-on-the-ocean-floor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-search-for-ancient-hidden-artefact-on-the-ocean-floor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient bones reinterred after being dug up during homeowners' earthworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[750-year-old Indigenous bones, discovered under a house on the New South Wales mid-north coast, are returned to the place where they were found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-bones-reinterred-after-being-dug-up-during-homeowners-earthworks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-bones-reinterred-after-being-dug-up-during-homeowners-earthworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover ancient 'cosmopolitan' city in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of a 5,000-year-old city are discovered in Israel, with archaeologists saying the "immense urban construction" drastically changes their understanding of the period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-cosmopolitan-city-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-ancient-cosmopolitan-city-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He rounded up Aboriginal people': Dismay over planned dig at heritage site]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological excavation is approved at the site where one of Tasmania's most divisive colonial figures once lived, sparking concerns Aboriginal "spirits" will be disturbed by the dig.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/he-rounded-up-aboriginal-people-dismay-over-planned-dig-at-heritage-site/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/he-rounded-up-aboriginal-people-dismay-over-planned-dig-at-heritage-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pterodactyl fossil in Queensland creek may have out-lived its kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new species of pterodactyl has been unearthed in a Queensland creek - and it may have been a late survivor of its kind, living on here after its species was extinct elsewhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pterodactyl-fossil-in-queensland-creek-may-have-out-lived-its-kind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pterodactyl-fossil-in-queensland-creek-may-have-out-lived-its-kind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover prehistoric babies were fed animal milk in bottles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover the first evidence that our prehistoric ancestors in Europe weaned their infants much the way we do now, using specialised baby bottles to feed them animal milk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-prehistoric-babies-were-fed-animal-milk-in-bottles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-prehistoric-babies-were-fed-animal-milk-in-bottles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology used on dinosaur fossils saves ancient 'crown jewel' from demise]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient rainforest tree carving of a "supernatural being" has been rescued from decay by archaeologists, preserving the endangered artefact for future generations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/technology-used-on-dinosaur-fossils-saves-ancient-crown-jewel-from-demise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/technology-used-on-dinosaur-fossils-saves-ancient-crown-jewel-from-demise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digging to solve the mystery of Inverloch shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storms and erosion at Inverloch reveal never-before-seen parts of a 155-year-old shipwreck, the Amazon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-to-solve-the-mystery-of-inverloch-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-to-solve-the-mystery-of-inverloch-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secrets hidden in crystals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystals aren't just beautiful - they tell stories that can help answer some of the big questions of our planet's past - and our own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secrets-hidden-in-crystals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secrets-hidden-in-crystals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pitter-patter of tiny Neanderthal feet from 80,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of footprints, left on a sand dune in France by Neanderthal children 80,000 years ago, reveal a snapshot of Stone Age family life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-pitter-patter-of-tiny-neanderthal-feet-from-80000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-pitter-patter-of-tiny-neanderthal-feet-from-80000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footprints left in sand dune by Neanderthal family, including toddler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of footprints, left on a sand dune in France by Neanderthal children 80,000 years ago, reveal a snapshot of Stone Age family life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/footprints-left-in-sand-dune-by-neanderthal-family-including-toddler/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/footprints-left-in-sand-dune-by-neanderthal-family-including-toddler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-legged skeleton under Russian dancefloor could be one of Napoleon's favourite generals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buried below a dancefloor in Russia, archaeologists find what is believed to be the one-legged skeleton of Charles Etienne Gudin, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most cherished generals, who died in 1812.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-legged-skeleton-under-russian-dancefloor-could-be-one-of-napoleons-favourite-generals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/one-legged-skeleton-under-russian-dancefloor-could-be-one-of-napoleons-favourite-generals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His leg blown away by a Russian cannonball, this may be the body of one of Napoleon's top generals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buried below a dancefloor in Russia, archaeologists find what is believed to be the one-legged skeleton of Charles Etienne Gudin, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most cherished generals, who died in 1812.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/his-leg-blown-away-by-a-russian-cannonball-this-may-be-the-body-of-one-of-napoleons-top-generals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/his-leg-blown-away-by-a-russian-cannonball-this-may-be-the-body-of-one-of-napoleons-top-generals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient civilisations altered the planet much more than we thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest archaeological research project of its kind to date concludes that ancient civilisations caused profound changes to Earth's ecology, but others say it's not significant compared to what we're doing today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-civilisations-altered-the-planet-much-more-than-we-thought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-civilisations-altered-the-planet-much-more-than-we-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wherever you dig, there's another one': Mass child sacrifice unearthed in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they unearthed indicates children were sacrificed to appease the El Nino phenomenon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wherever-you-dig-theres-another-one-mass-child-sacrifice-unearthed-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wherever-you-dig-theres-another-one-mass-child-sacrifice-unearthed-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did a Greek acropolis end up in Italy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selinunte was an ancient Greek city in the middle of Italy. How did it end up there, and what's left of it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-did-a-greek-acropolis-end-up-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2019 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-did-a-greek-acropolis-end-up-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals didn't surf, but they still got surfer's ear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neanderthals suffered from an annoying ear condition commonly seen in surfers that suggests our ancient cousins spent more time around water foraging for resources than we give them credit for, suggests a new study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-didnt-surf-but-they-still-got-surfers-ear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-didnt-surf-but-they-still-got-surfers-ear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sorcerer's treasure trove' of lucky charms and fertility amulets found in Pompeii's ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artefacts include dozens of good luck charms, including miniature penises and a small skull figurine, used to invoke fortune and fertility and for protection against bad luck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sorcerers-treasure-trove-of-lucky-charms-and-fertility-amulets-found-in-pompeiis-ruins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sorcerers-treasure-trove-of-lucky-charms-and-fertility-amulets-found-in-pompeiis-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish archaeologists uncover stone hall possibly used by 12th-century Viking chieftain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland, discover ruins that may have been a Viking drinking hall possibly used by a powerful 12th-century chieftain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scottish-archaeologists-uncover-stone-hall-possibly-used-by-12th-century-viking-chieftain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scottish-archaeologists-uncover-stone-hall-possibly-used-by-12th-century-viking-chieftain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish archaeologists uncover large stone hall possibly used by powerful 12th-century Viking chieftain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland, discover ruins that may have been a Viking drinking hall possibly used by a powerful 12th-century chieftain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scottish-archaeologists-uncover-large-stone-hall-possibly-used-by-powerful-12th-century-viking-chieftain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scottish-archaeologists-uncover-large-stone-hall-possibly-used-by-powerful-12th-century-viking-chieftain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeology in the interests of indigenous communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colonial social scientists appropriated the artefacts and wrote the cultural history of dispossessed people. To advance reconciliation,&nbsp; archaeologists and anthropologists are now working in partnership with first nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-in-the-interests-of-indigenous-communities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-in-the-interests-of-indigenous-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret to making a painting last an ice age]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the world has lost artworks by Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Van Gogh in just a few hundred years, some Indigenous art has lasted more than 30,000 years. So what is the secret?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secret-to-making-a-painting-last-an-ice-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secret-to-making-a-painting-last-an-ice-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The deep time dreaming of an ancient continent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historian Billy Griffiths on the complex history of Australia's indigenous archaeology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-deep-time-dreaming-of-an-ancient-continent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-deep-time-dreaming-of-an-ancient-continent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigating the history of The Parthenon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Craig Barker takes you on a deep dive into when it was built, who built it, and why it was such an important symbol of Greek independence during the 1820s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/investigating-the-history-of-the-parthenon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/investigating-the-history-of-the-parthenon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Apocalypse Part 3: A supervolcanic winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could one volcano cause global carnage? Making sense of a mystery. Your DNA and the archaeological record are full of surprising clues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-apocalypse-part-3-a-supervolcanic-winter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-apocalypse-part-3-a-supervolcanic-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space law says no-one can lay claim to our biggest natural satellite, but with people heading back in the not-too-distant future, we need to preserve our Moon heritage &mdash; and time is running out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/who-protects-apollo-sites-when-no-one-owns-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/who-protects-apollo-sites-when-no-one-owns-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation of prehistoric city offers glimpse into ancient living near Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 9,000-year old site was estimated to house between 2,000&ndash;3,000 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/excavation-of-prehistoric-city-offers-glimpse-into-ancient-living-near-jerusalem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/excavation-of-prehistoric-city-offers-glimpse-into-ancient-living-near-jerusalem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's a game changer': 9,000-year-old Neolithic city found near Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists reveal a huge prehistoric settlement discovered near Jerusalem, offering new insights into how civilisations developed around the end of the Stone Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/its-a-game-changer-9000-year-old-neolithic-city-found-near-jerusalem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/its-a-game-changer-9000-year-old-neolithic-city-found-near-jerusalem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists' 'big bang' moment: 9,000-year-old city uncovered near Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists reveal a huge prehistoric settlement discovered near Jerusalem, offering new insights into how civilisations developed around the end of the Stone Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-big-bang-moment-9000-year-old-city-uncovered-near-jerusalem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-big-bang-moment-9000-year-old-city-uncovered-near-jerusalem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt's 4,600yo Bent Pyramid opens to the public after more than half a century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt reopens two pyramids in the Memphis Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in an effort to lure visitors away from the Great Pyramid of Giza.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypts-4600yo-bent-pyramid-opens-to-the-public-after-more-than-half-a-century/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypts-4600yo-bent-pyramid-opens-to-the-public-after-more-than-half-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeology from space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digging up ancient ruins is no longer just for academics. Everyday citizen scientists can now log in from home and protect sites from looting using satellite imagery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-from-space/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-from-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave bones reveal modern humans not so modern after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis of two skulls found in a cave in Greece &ndash; one belonging to a Neanderthal and the other belonging to our own species, Homo Sapiens &ndash; reveals that the latter is the older of the two by roughly 40,000 years. The discovery dramatically rewrites our understanding of when humankind first left Africa and began populating the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-bones-reveal-modern-humans-not-so-modern-after-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-bones-reveal-modern-humans-not-so-modern-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Enigmatic' skull shows modern humans were in Eurasia earlier than previously thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early modern humans had made their way as far north as Greece 210,000 years ago, earlier than previously thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-skull-shows-modern-humans-were-in-eurasia-earlier-than-previously-thought/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-skull-shows-modern-humans-were-in-eurasia-earlier-than-previously-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enigmatic skull may be oldest human fossil outside Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early modern humans had made their way as far north as Greece 210,000 years ago, earlier than previously thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-skull-may-be-oldest-human-fossil-outside-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/enigmatic-skull-may-be-oldest-human-fossil-outside-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jade and Prosecco see China and Italy tie for most world heritage sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's most recent addition to the list is a 5,000-year-old city in the Yangtze River Basin &mdash; the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu &mdash; while Prosecco wine-making hills were given the nod in Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/jade-and-prosecco-see-china-and-italy-tie-for-most-world-heritage-sites/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/jade-and-prosecco-see-china-and-italy-tie-for-most-world-heritage-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I want to do my people proud': Indigenous ranger's Simpson Desert mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Aboriginal elder from south-west Queensland wants to preserve the 60,000-year-old culture and history of his people and the story of their lives in the Simpson Desert before it is too late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-want-to-do-my-people-proud-indigenous-rangers-simpson-desert-mission/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/i-want-to-do-my-people-proud-indigenous-rangers-simpson-desert-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Alison Wylie went from digging in the dirt to 'decolonising archaeology']]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison Wylie spent her childhood summers at archaeological excavation sites. Today, she's redefining the scientific field to include Indigenous perspectives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-alison-wylie-went-from-digging-in-the-dirt-to-decolonising-archaeology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-alison-wylie-went-from-digging-in-the-dirt-to-decolonising-archaeology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-lost Lewis Chessman piece, a Viking relic found in a drawer, sells for $1.3 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 900-year old medieval chess piece found in an antique's dealer drawer in his Scotland home has been sold at an auction for 735,000 pounds ($1.3 million).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-lewis-chessman-piece-a-viking-relic-found-in-a-drawer-sells-for-13-million/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-lewis-chessman-piece-a-viking-relic-found-in-a-drawer-sells-for-13-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New search for missing WWII planes, 77 years after 'sitting ducks' were sunk]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 80 people killed in a Japanese attack on Broome in 1942. Now the search is on for the wrecks of the flying boats where they died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-search-for-missing-wwii-planes-77-years-after-sitting-ducks-were-sunk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-search-for-missing-wwii-planes-77-years-after-sitting-ducks-were-sunk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witnessing and translating]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when we take philosophy into the field? This week we&rsquo;re talking archaeology, with focus on feminism, tensions between indigenous and Western scientific knowledge, and the principles of reconciliation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/witnessing-and-translating/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/witnessing-and-translating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No stone left unturned in search for 'true history' on Murray River]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of archaeologists is working with Indigenous people along the Murray River to discover stories of the land that could now be tens of thousands of years old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/no-stone-left-unturned-in-search-for-true-history-on-murray-river/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/no-stone-left-unturned-in-search-for-true-history-on-murray-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian researchers helping solve Lao archaeological mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian-led research is offering tantalising clues into an archaeological mystery in the jungles of Laos, helped along by GPS mapping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-researchers-helping-solve-lao-archaeological-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-researchers-helping-solve-lao-archaeological-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laos' mysterious 'jars of the dead' confound Aussie archaeologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the jungle of Laos are giant stone jars surrounded by ancient bones. No-one knows how they got there, but they may have served a ghoulish purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laos-mysterious-jars-of-the-dead-confound-aussie-archaeologists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laos-mysterious-jars-of-the-dead-confound-aussie-archaeologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A secret CIA airbase in Laos led to the discovery of ancient 'jars of the dead']]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the jungle of Laos are giant stone jars surrounded by ancient bones. No-one knows how they got there, but they may have served a ghoulish purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-secret-cia-airbase-in-laos-led-to-the-discovery-of-ancient-jars-of-the-dead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-secret-cia-airbase-in-laos-led-to-the-discovery-of-ancient-jars-of-the-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More hipster than barbarian: The early Celts knew how to drink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemical analysis of Bronze Age ceramic fragments found in what is now France show the early Celts had their own twist on getting drunk more than 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/more-hipster-than-barbarian-the-early-celts-knew-how-to-drink/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/more-hipster-than-barbarian-the-early-celts-knew-how-to-drink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the architecture of Hollywood]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the architecture of Hollywood? And how is it linked to a decades old Atari game? Craig Barker dives deep into the turbulent waters of Tinseltown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-architecture-of-hollywood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/exploring-the-architecture-of-hollywood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unravelling the 50,000-year-old mysteries of Lake Mungo captivates students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists show school students how they are trying to solve the mysteries of Lake Mungo &mdash; one of Australia's most important cultural sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unravelling-the-50000-year-old-mysteries-of-lake-mungo-captivates-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unravelling-the-50000-year-old-mysteries-of-lake-mungo-captivates-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is how humans smoked pot 2,500 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our ancestors smoked cannabis 2,500 years ago, according to the latest evidence unearthed at a burial site on the Pamir Plateau in western China. But smoking was used as part of burial rituals rather than for recreation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-how-humans-smoked-pot-2500-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-how-humans-smoked-pot-2500-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot rock cannabis instead of bongs: How ancient humans got high during funerals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traces of cannabis have been found on 2,500-year-old wooden braziers in the Pamir Mountains of western China. It's the earliest concrete evidence of pot smoking, and suggests cannabis formed part of important burial rituals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hot-rock-cannabis-instead-of-bongs-how-ancient-humans-got-high-during-funerals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hot-rock-cannabis-instead-of-bongs-how-ancient-humans-got-high-during-funerals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarcophagus found under German church opened after 1,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers are now sifting through the remains found inside a stone coffin after using a heavy-duty pulley system to lift its 700-kilogram lid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sarcophagus-found-under-german-church-opened-after-1000-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sarcophagus-found-under-german-church-opened-after-1000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingerprints on ancient pottery challenge labour's gender divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not just women's work &hellip;new forensic analysis of fingerprints on ancient pottery from New Mexico shows that both men and women were potters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fingerprints-on-ancient-pottery-challenge-labours-gender-divide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fingerprints-on-ancient-pottery-challenge-labours-gender-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient fingerprints suggest we're often wrong about 'women's work']]></title><description><![CDATA[Not just women's work &hellip;new forensic analysis of fingerprints on ancient pottery from New Mexico shows that both men and women were potters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fingerprints-suggest-were-often-wrong-about-womens-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fingerprints-suggest-were-often-wrong-about-womens-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Oh my goodness': One of the five long-lost Lewis Chessmen pieces is found]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the five missing pieces of the 900-year-old Lewis Chessmen is set to be auctioned next month after it was bought for about $10 by an antiques dealer in the 1960s and passed down through his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oh-my-goodness-one-of-the-five-long-lost-lewis-chessmen-pieces-is-found/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oh-my-goodness-one-of-the-five-long-lost-lewis-chessmen-pieces-is-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess piece found in antique dealer's drawer belongs to the Lewis Chessmen Viking hoard]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the five missing pieces of the 900-year-old Lewis Chessmen is set to be auctioned next month after it was bought for about $10 by an antiques dealer in the 1960s and passed down through his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chess-piece-found-in-antique-dealers-drawer-belongs-to-the-lewis-chessmen-viking-hoard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chess-piece-found-in-antique-dealers-drawer-belongs-to-the-lewis-chessmen-viking-hoard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous seagoing trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[New archaeological research has unearthed a vibrant seagoing trade in the Gulf of Papua. As Chris Urwin puts it, 'this means societies with complex seafaring technologies and widespread social connections operated at Australia's doorstep over 2,500years prior to colonisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-seagoing-trade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/indigenous-seagoing-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over Indiana Jones, archaeology is a bit more down to earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The curator of archaeology at the Queensland Museum says he spends more time linking artefacts to personal stories than he ever does going into the field equipped with a whip and hat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/move-over-indiana-jones-archaeology-is-a-bit-more-down-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/move-over-indiana-jones-archaeology-is-a-bit-more-down-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we preserve the history of industry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Iain Stewart is an expert in industrial archaeology. He explains what it is, and why it's so important.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-do-we-preserve-the-history-of-industry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-do-we-preserve-the-history-of-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New evidence helps rewrite the human story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bert Roberts reviews recent findings in the world of archaeology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-evidence-helps-rewrite-the-human-story/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2019 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-evidence-helps-rewrite-the-human-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for lost graves goes high-tech as archaeologists turn to radar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ground-penetrating radar technology has discovered multiple unmarked graves at an old Aboriginal mission cemetery in south-west Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-lost-graves-goes-high-tech-as-archaeologists-turn-to-radar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/search-for-lost-graves-goes-high-tech-as-archaeologists-turn-to-radar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Our equivalent of King Tut': New details unearthed about Britain's oldest Christian royal burial site]]></title><description><![CDATA[New details about what is thought to be the earliest Christian royal burial in Britain have come to light, with archaeologists calling it the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of King Tutankhamun's tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/our-equivalent-of-king-tut-new-details-unearthed-about-britains-oldest-christian-royal-burial-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/our-equivalent-of-king-tut-new-details-unearthed-about-britains-oldest-christian-royal-burial-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing piece of Stonehenge returned after 60 years abroad, may help reveal origins of monoliths]]></title><description><![CDATA[A piece drilled from the mysterious circle in southern England returns to the site 60 years after being removed during archaeological excavations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/missing-piece-of-stonehenge-returned-after-60-years-abroad-may-help-reveal-origins-of-monoliths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/missing-piece-of-stonehenge-returned-after-60-years-abroad-may-help-reveal-origins-of-monoliths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious fossil jawbone rewrites our view of ancient humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient jawbone found in a cave high in the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau belonged to an enigmatic species of extinct human known as a Denisovan, a new analysis suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mysterious-fossil-jawbone-rewrites-our-view-of-ancient-humans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mysterious-fossil-jawbone-rewrites-our-view-of-ancient-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious ancient human may have been first to live in the 'roof of the world']]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient jawbone found in a cave high in the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau belonged to an enigmatic species of extinct human known as a Denisovan, a new analysis suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mysterious-ancient-human-may-have-been-first-to-live-in-the-roof-of-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mysterious-ancient-human-may-have-been-first-to-live-in-the-roof-of-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nauru Missing Five Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nauru Missing Five Project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-nauru-missing-five-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-nauru-missing-five-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local historian's discovery leads to team of archaeologists and family members travelling to Nauru to retrieve remains of lost Tasmanians.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hopes executed Australians will finally be brought home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/local-historians-discovery-leads-to-team-of-archaeologists-and-family-members-travelling-to-nauru-to-retrieve-remains-of-lost-tasmanians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/local-historians-discovery-leads-to-team-of-archaeologists-and-family-members-travelling-to-nauru-to-retrieve-remains-of-lost-tasmanians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity of unknown WWII soldiers could be revealed with new DNA test]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of some of the thousands of Aussie soldiers still buried in World War II battlefields could soon be identified with the help of a new DNA test developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/identity-of-unknown-wwii-soldiers-could-be-revealed-with-new-dna-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/identity-of-unknown-wwii-soldiers-could-be-revealed-with-new-dna-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identify of unknown WWII soldiers could be revealed with new DNA test]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of some of the thousands of Aussie soldiers still buried in World War II battlefields could soon be identified with the help of a new DNA test developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/identify-of-unknown-wwii-soldiers-could-be-revealed-with-new-dna-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/identify-of-unknown-wwii-soldiers-could-be-revealed-with-new-dna-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Australian Institute of Archaeology In Athens?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Stavros Paspalas can't remember a time when he didn't want to be an archaeologist. These days he is the Acting Director of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AIAA).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-is-the-australian-institute-of-archaeology-in-athens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-is-the-australian-institute-of-archaeology-in-athens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toe bones of Homo luzonensis (middle) are more curved than Homo sapiens (right) and more like Australopithecus (left) (Supplied: The Callao Cave Research Project Team)]]></title><description><![CDATA[3D models comparing the Homo luzonensis proximal pedal phalanx CCH4 (middle) from Callao Cave compared with the same bone in Australopithecus (left)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/toe-bones-of-homo-luzonensis-middle-are-more-curved-than-homo-sapiens-right-and-more-like-australopithecus-left-supplied-the-callao-cave-research-project-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/toe-bones-of-homo-luzonensis-middle-are-more-curved-than-homo-sapiens-right-and-more-like-australopithecus-left-supplied-the-callao-cave-research-project-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new species of human has been announced thanks to this handful of bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing's for sure: the unveiling of Homo luzonensis from the island of Luzon in the Philippines underscores South-East Asia as a rival for Africa when it comes to hominin evolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-this-handful-of-bones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-this-handful-of-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new species of human has been announced thanks to a handful of teeth and bones found in a cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone's convinced, but the findings underscore South-East Asia as a rival for Africa when it comes to hominin evolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-a-handful-of-teeth-and-bones-found-in-a-cave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-a-handful-of-teeth-and-bones-found-in-a-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new species of human has been announced thanks to a handful of teeth and bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone's convinced, but the findings underscore South-East Asia as a rival for Africa when it comes to hominin evolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-a-handful-of-teeth-and-bones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-new-species-of-human-has-been-announced-thanks-to-a-handful-of-teeth-and-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A handful of fossils point to a new species of human, but not everyone's convinced]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing's for sure: the unveiling of Homo luzonensis from the island of Luzon in the Philippines underscores South-East Asia as a rival for Africa when it comes to hominin evolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-handful-of-fossils-point-to-a-new-species-of-human-but-not-everyones-convinced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-handful-of-fossils-point-to-a-new-species-of-human-but-not-everyones-convinced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient whale bone found by sewerage workers could be 8,000 years old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers in a sewerage-drilling crew were thrilled when they discovered a giant bone four metres under the ground in a find that has excited paleontologists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-whale-bone-found-by-sewerage-workers-could-be-8000-years-old/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-whale-bone-found-by-sewerage-workers-could-be-8000-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummified mice found in 'beautiful, colourful' tomb in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A well-preserved and finely painted tomb with about 50 mummified animals inside, as well as the mummies of a woman and a boy, is discovered after Egyptian authorities thwart smugglers digging illegally for artefacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-mice-found-in-beautiful-colourful-tomb-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-mice-found-in-beautiful-colourful-tomb-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the mysteries of Stonehenge be destroyed by a multi-billion dollar tunnel?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The secrets of Stonehenge could be buried underneath it. UK archaeologists fear a proposed multibillion dollar tunnel will plough right through them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-the-mysteries-of-stonehenge-be-destroyed-by-a-multi-billion-dollar-tunnel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/could-the-mysteries-of-stonehenge-be-destroyed-by-a-multi-billion-dollar-tunnel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wow, what a discovery': Researchers uncover fossils from the day the dinosaurs died]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fossilised fish graveyard from 66 million years ago may hold the clues to the dinosaurs' last day on Earth. But scientific scepticism surrounds the site of Hell Creek.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wow-what-a-discovery-researchers-uncover-fossils-from-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wow-what-a-discovery-researchers-uncover-fossils-from-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is the death blow': Fossils found from 'day asteroid hit Earth and wiped out dinosaurs']]></title><description><![CDATA[A fossilised fish graveyard from 66 million years ago may hold the clues to the dinosaurs' last day on Earth. But scientific scepticism surrounds the site of Hell Creek.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-the-death-blow-fossils-found-from-day-asteroid-hit-earth-and-wiped-out-dinosaurs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-the-death-blow-fossils-found-from-day-asteroid-hit-earth-and-wiped-out-dinosaurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When pearls were rubbish and shells were the prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only pearl discovered in Indigenous archaeology was apparently spat into a garbage pile; the shells, on the other hand, were much sought after and traded across Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-pearls-were-rubbish-and-shells-were-the-prize/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/when-pearls-were-rubbish-and-shells-were-the-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape York map could help return bones of Indigenous ancestors to country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's first regional "isoscape" &mdash; a map of chemical signatures contained in different geographic areas of Cape York &mdash; could help identify where Indigenous remains held in museums come from.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cape-york-map-could-help-return-bones-of-indigenous-ancestors-to-country/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cape-york-map-could-help-return-bones-of-indigenous-ancestors-to-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oldest tattoo kit made of human bone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have uncovered the world's oldest known tattooist's kit &ndash; and among the most startling conclusions is that two of the four tattooing tools found are made from human bone.(Courtesy: Griffith University)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-tattoo-kit-made-of-human-bone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-tattoo-kit-made-of-human-bone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's 'oldest' tattoo kit made from lost human bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests tools thought to have been destroyed by the Canberra firestorm of 2003 were fashioned from the remains of ancient Tongan tattooists' ancestors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-tattoo-kit-made-from-lost-human-bones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-tattoo-kit-made-from-lost-human-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find world's oldest human bone tattooing kit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have uncovered the world's oldest known tattooist's kit &ndash; and among the most startling conclusions is that two of the four tattooing tools found are made from human bone. The intricate, multi-toothed tattooing tools were found on Tongatapu Island - Tonga's main island.(Courtesy: Australian National University)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-human-bone-tattooing-kit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-human-bone-tattooing-kit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian archaeologists find 50 mummies at ancient burial site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say the chambers where the mummies were found belonged to a middle-class family who probably lived during the Ptolemaic era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-find-50-mummies-at-ancient-burial-site/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-find-50-mummies-at-ancient-burial-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly restored tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun re-opened to tourists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decade-long renovations removed graffiti, scratches and other visitor damage from the tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/newly-restored-tomb-of-pharaoh-tutankhamun-re-opened-to-tourists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/newly-restored-tomb-of-pharaoh-tutankhamun-re-opened-to-tourists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spacious rock dwelling with unusual neighbours: The cave shared by Neanderthals and Denisovans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carved teeth, tools, bones, DNA and sediments show Neanderthals may have shared a shelter with the enigmatic Denisovans for thousands ofyears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spacious-rock-dwelling-with-unusual-neighbours-the-cave-shared-by-neanderthals-and-denisovans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/spacious-rock-dwelling-with-unusual-neighbours-the-cave-shared-by-neanderthals-and-denisovans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals and Denisovans may have shared this cave for thousands of years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carved teeth, tools, bones, DNA and sediments show Neanderthals may have shared a shelter with the enigmatic Denisovans for thousands ofyears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-and-denisovans-may-have-shared-this-cave-for-thousands-of-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-and-denisovans-may-have-shared-this-cave-for-thousands-of-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of explorer Matthew Flinders found]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of British explorer Captain Matthew Flinders, who circumnavigated Australia between 1801 and 1803, were identified by archaeologists working for a rail project in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grave of explorer Matthew Flinders found under London train station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Flinders died the day after the book detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published. More than 200 years later, his body has been found during building work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grave-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found-under-london-train-station/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grave-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found-under-london-train-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of explorer Matthew Flinders found under London train station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Flinders died the day after the book detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published. More than 200 years later, his body has been found during building work in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/body-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found-under-london-train-station/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/body-of-explorer-matthew-flinders-found-under-london-train-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illuminating women's role in the creation of medieval manuscripts]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the European Middle Ages, literacy and written texts were largely the province of religious...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illuminating-womens-role-in-the-creation-of-medieval-manuscripts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/illuminating-womens-role-in-the-creation-of-medieval-manuscripts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Stonehenge-Like Monument in Scotland Has Single 'Recumbent' Stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Neolithic circle of standing stones was recently &ldquo;discovered&rdquo; by archaeologists in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-stonehenge-like-monument-in-scotland-has-single-recumbent-stone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-stonehenge-like-monument-in-scotland-has-single-recumbent-stone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decapitated bodies found in Roman cemetery in Great Whelnetham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists excavating a Roman burial ground in Suffolk said the discovery of a series of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/decapitated-bodies-found-in-roman-cemetery-in-great-whelnetham/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/decapitated-bodies-found-in-roman-cemetery-in-great-whelnetham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient DNA from Viking Graves Proves the Fierce Fighters Rode Male Horses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vikings who settled in Iceland more than 1,000 years ago valued their horses so much that the men...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-from-viking-graves-proves-the-fierce-fighters-rode-male-horses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-from-viking-graves-proves-the-fierce-fighters-rode-male-horses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient urban villa with shrine for ancestor worship discovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excavation work led by the University of Chicago&rsquo;s Oriental Institute team has unearthed a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-urban-villa-with-shrine-for-ancestor-worship-discovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-urban-villa-with-shrine-for-ancestor-worship-discovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-yr-old tomb sculptures discovered in east China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese archaeologists have discovered more than 40 painted pottery items at a tomb dating back...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-yr-old-tomb-sculptures-discovered-in-east-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/2000-yr-old-tomb-sculptures-discovered-in-east-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-Aztec 'Flayed god' temple uncovered in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Mexico say they have made an important discovery, uncovering a temple to Xipe...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pre-aztec-flayed-god-temple-uncovered-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pre-aztec-flayed-god-temple-uncovered-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Code-Name 'Corona': Earliest Spy-Satellite Images Reveal Secrets of Ancient Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the United States launched its first secret &ldquo;spy satellites,&rdquo; in the 1960s, the on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/code-name-corona-earliest-spy-satellite-images-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/code-name-corona-earliest-spy-satellite-images-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Fortress Had an Unusual Task: Guarding a Port That Sent Elephants to War]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2,300-year-old fortress that protected an ancient port called &ldquo;Berenike&rdquo; has been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-2300-year-old-egyptian-fortress-had-an-unusual-task-guarding-a-port-that-sent-elephants-to-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-2300-year-old-egyptian-fortress-had-an-unusual-task-guarding-a-port-that-sent-elephants-to-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ripped' Woman with Massive Forearms Is the Oldest Known Human Burial in Lower Central America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known human burial in lower Central America: the skeletal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ripped-woman-with-massive-forearms-is-the-oldest-known-human-burial-in-lower-central-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ripped-woman-with-massive-forearms-is-the-oldest-known-human-burial-in-lower-central-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient fishing baskets found off Monmouthshire coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fishing baskets buried for hundreds of years under silt and clay have been found by two brothers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fishing-baskets-found-off-monmouthshire-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-fishing-baskets-found-off-monmouthshire-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunken 17th-Century 'Pirate Ship' Discovered, Alongside Gunpowder-Packed Grenades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient hand grenades and cannons from the wreck of a former pirate ship have been found along the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sunken-17th-century-pirate-ship-discovered-alongside-gunpowder-packed-grenades/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sunken-17th-century-pirate-ship-discovered-alongside-gunpowder-packed-grenades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Ancient Artifact â€˜Stone of Nikouriaâ€™ Rediscovered on Amorgos]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient stone tablet bearing a historic inscription of the Resolution of Nikouria, dating back to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/missing-ancient-artifact-stone-of-nikouria-rediscovered-on-amorgos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/missing-ancient-artifact-stone-of-nikouria-rediscovered-on-amorgos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman sees head sticking out of ground, finds 1,700-year-old sculptures]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Israeli woman walking near ancient ruins noticed a head sticking out of the ground, leading to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/woman-sees-head-sticking-out-of-ground-finds-1700-year-old-sculptures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/woman-sees-head-sticking-out-of-ground-finds-1700-year-old-sculptures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the well to-do residents of Georgian London, serving chilled drinks at a festive party was a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chilling-discovery-ice-house-found-under-london-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chilling-discovery-ice-house-found-under-london-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[99 ancient tombs found in Inner Mongolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cluster of 99 ancient tombs dating back more than 2,000 years have been found in northern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/99-ancient-tombs-found-in-inner-mongolia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/99-ancient-tombs-found-in-inner-mongolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harnessed horse unearthed in ancient stable near Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists dig up the petrified remains of a harnessed horse and saddle, believed to belong to military officer during ancient Roman times, in the stable of an ancient villa in Pompeii.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/harnessed-horse-unearthed-in-ancient-stable-near-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/harnessed-horse-unearthed-in-ancient-stable-near-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surfer's ear points to ancient pearl divers in Panama]]></title><description><![CDATA[While examining a skull from an ancient burial ground in a pre-Columbian village in Panama, Nicole...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/surfers-ear-points-to-ancient-pearl-divers-in-panama/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/surfers-ear-points-to-ancient-pearl-divers-in-panama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important Christian Monument Discovered in Cyprus]]></title><description><![CDATA[An important Christian site has just been discovered in Cyprus with mosaics which bear clear...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/important-christian-monument-discovered-in-cyprus/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/important-christian-monument-discovered-in-cyprus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Aramaic Incantation Describes 'Devourer' that Brings 'Fire' to Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2,800-year-old incantation, written in Aramaic, describes the capture of a creature called the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-aramaic-incantation-describes-devourer-that-brings-fire-to-victims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-aramaic-incantation-describes-devourer-that-brings-fire-to-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wimpole archaeological dig uncovers Celtic goddess figurine and 2,000-year-old settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of artefacts were uncovered during the National Trust&rsquo;s dig at Lamp Hill, which suggest the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wimpole-archaeological-dig-uncovers-celtic-goddess-figurine-and-2000-year-old-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/wimpole-archaeological-dig-uncovers-celtic-goddess-figurine-and-2000-year-old-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age regicide? German forensics team say prince of Helmsdorf was murdered]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of archaeologists and forensic researchers in the eastern German city of Halle,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-regicide-german-forensics-team-say-prince-of-helmsdorf-was-murdered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-regicide-german-forensics-team-say-prince-of-helmsdorf-was-murdered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[divine linen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ancient Egyptians believed that wrapping the deceased in linen imbued the body with divinity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/divine-linen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/divine-linen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Japanese pottery includes an estimated 500 maize weevils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered an ancient Japanese pottery vessel from the late Jomon period (4500-3300...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-japanese-pottery-includes-an-estimated-500-maize-weevils/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-japanese-pottery-includes-an-estimated-500-maize-weevils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic tools discovered in Shanxi]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of stone tools dating back to the Neolithic Age have been discovered in a village in north...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neolithic-tools-discovered-in-shanxi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neolithic-tools-discovered-in-shanxi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Underwater 'Ghost Fleet' of Shipwrecks Is On the Move, and Here's Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The history of maritime vessels in the U.S. is preserved in an unlikely place &mdash; at the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-underwater-ghost-fleet-of-shipwrecks-is-on-the-move-and-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/an-underwater-ghost-fleet-of-shipwrecks-is-on-the-move-and-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-Hidden 'Pyramid' Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; An enormous pyramid-like structure in Indonesia that may represent the remains of an...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-hidden-pyramid-found-in-indonesia-was-likely-an-ancient-temple/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-hidden-pyramid-found-in-indonesia-was-likely-an-ancient-temple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists Sift Through Soup of Human Remains in Waterlogged Mass Grave in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A desert tomb became a watery grave for some 50 to 60 ancient Egyptians at the ancient Nile quarry...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-sift-through-soup-of-human-remains-in-waterlogged-mass-grave-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-sift-through-soup-of-human-remains-in-waterlogged-mass-grave-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4,400-Year-Old Tomb of 'Divine Inspector' with Hidden Shafts Discovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 4,400-year-old tomb constructed for a &ldquo;divine inspector&rdquo; named &ldquo;Wahtye&rdquo;...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/4400-year-old-tomb-of-divine-inspector-with-hidden-shafts-discovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/4400-year-old-tomb-of-divine-inspector-with-hidden-shafts-discovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils 'one of a kind' near-perfect 4,400-year-old tomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tomb is decorated with well-preserved hieroglyphs and statues, and archaeologists hope to uncover more discoveries in the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-one-of-a-kind-near-perfect-4400-year-old-tomb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-one-of-a-kind-near-perfect-4400-year-old-tomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologist debunks the myth of "the nearly naked Bushmen"]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is said that &ldquo;clothes maketh the man.&rdquo;It is therefore a paradox that researchers have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-debunks-the-myth-of-the-nearly-naked-bushmen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-debunks-the-myth-of-the-nearly-naked-bushmen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient grape seeds may link Sri Lankan trading port to Roman world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visit Mantai, nestled into a bay in northwestern Sri Lanka, and today you&rsquo;ll see nothing but a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-grape-seeds-may-link-sri-lankan-trading-port-to-roman-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-grape-seeds-may-link-sri-lankan-trading-port-to-roman-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange markings etched into floor of Bronze Age shelter was a 4,000-year-old board game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thought to be an ancient version of backgammon, the game acted as a "social lubricant" for nomads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/strange-markings-etched-into-floor-of-bronze-age-shelter-was-a-4000-year-old-board-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/strange-markings-etched-into-floor-of-bronze-age-shelter-was-a-4000-year-old-board-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8,300-Year-Old Stone Snake Heads Reveal Stone Age Ritual Ceremonies]]></title><description><![CDATA[What might be passed over as two oddly shaped rocks are the work of Stone Age artisans who sculpted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/8300-year-old-stone-snake-heads-reveal-stone-age-ritual-ceremonies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/8300-year-old-stone-snake-heads-reveal-stone-age-ritual-ceremonies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complete skeleton of 'Tasmanian devil on steroids' reveals secrets of Australian 'stealth predator']]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have used marsupial lion fossils discovered in Naracoorte and the Nullarbor to discover that the Thylacoleo was similar to a tree-climbing Tasmanian devil, ambushing its prey in forests..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complete-skeleton-of-tasmanian-devil-on-steroids-reveals-secrets-of-australian-stealth-predator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/complete-skeleton-of-tasmanian-devil-on-steroids-reveals-secrets-of-australian-stealth-predator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannibalism? Nope, This 8,000-Year-Old Man Was Likely Burned in a Ritual]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shattered skull of a hunter who lived about 8,000 years ago isn&rsquo;t evidence of cannibalism, as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cannibalism-nope-this-8000-year-old-man-was-likely-burned-in-a-ritual/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cannibalism-nope-this-8000-year-old-man-was-likely-burned-in-a-ritual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 8000-year-old â€˜gumâ€™ holds surprises about ancient toolmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gum won&rsquo;t really sit in your stomach for years, but it can preserve human DNA for millennia....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-8000-year-old-gum-holds-surprises-about-ancient-toolmakers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-8000-year-old-gum-holds-surprises-about-ancient-toolmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers suggest 'Little Foot' is an entirely new species of early human]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several teams of researchers have announced that the skeletal remains of a hominin believed to have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-suggest-little-foot-is-an-entirely-new-species-of-early-human/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-suggest-little-foot-is-an-entirely-new-species-of-early-human/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4,000-Year-Old Game Board Carved into the Earth Shows How Nomads Had Fun]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pattern of small holes cut into the floor of an ancient rock shelter in Azerbaijan shows that one...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/4000-year-old-game-board-carved-into-the-earth-shows-how-nomads-had-fun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/4000-year-old-game-board-carved-into-the-earth-shows-how-nomads-had-fun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists unveil deluxe carriage from 2,500 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Archaeologists at the archaeology research institute of the Chinese Academy of Social...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unveil-deluxe-carriage-from-2500-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-unveil-deluxe-carriage-from-2500-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[50,000 year old tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in world famous Denisova Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remarkable find was made this summer in the famous Siberian cave where over many millennia early...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/50000-year-old-tiara-made-of-woolly-mammoth-ivory-found-in-world-famous-denisova-cave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/50000-year-old-tiara-made-of-woolly-mammoth-ivory-found-in-world-famous-denisova-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonehenge Archaeologists Furious at Construction Crew Accused of â€˜Smashingâ€™ a 6,000-Year-Old Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists at Stonehenge have accused a highway construction company of drilling through a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stonehenge-archaeologists-furious-at-construction-crew-accused-of-smashing-a-6000-year-old-platform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stonehenge-archaeologists-furious-at-construction-crew-accused-of-smashing-a-6000-year-old-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient, Unknown Strain of Plague Found in 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a nearly 5,000-year-old tomb in Sweden, researchers have discovered the oldest-known strain of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-unknown-strain-of-plague-found-in-5000-year-old-tomb-in-sweden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-unknown-strain-of-plague-found-in-5000-year-old-tomb-in-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Unknowingly Buys 4,000-Year-Old Pottery at Flea Market, Uses It As Toothbrush Holder]]></title><description><![CDATA[You never know what you&rsquo;ll find at a flea market &hellip; like a 4,000-year-old piece of pottery....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-unknowingly-buys-4000-year-old-pottery-at-flea-market-uses-it-as-toothbrush-holder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-unknowingly-buys-4000-year-old-pottery-at-flea-market-uses-it-as-toothbrush-holder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[500-Year-Old Body of Man Wearing Thigh-High Boots Found in London Sewer Construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the construction of London&rsquo;s massive &ldquo;super sewer,&rdquo; archaeologists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/500-year-old-body-of-man-wearing-thigh-high-boots-found-in-london-sewer-construction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/500-year-old-body-of-man-wearing-thigh-high-boots-found-in-london-sewer-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers suggest ritual finger amputation may explain missing fingers in Upper Paleolithic people]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio of researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada theorizes that ritualistic finger...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-suggest-ritual-finger-amputation-may-explain-missing-fingers-in-upper-paleolithic-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-suggest-ritual-finger-amputation-may-explain-missing-fingers-in-upper-paleolithic-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Ring Bears the Name of the Man Who Condemned Jesus to Death. Who Really Wore It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A copper finger ring, dating back around 2,000 years, with an incised Greek inscription saying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ring-bears-the-name-of-the-man-who-condemned-jesus-to-death-who-really-wore-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ring-bears-the-name-of-the-man-who-condemned-jesus-to-death-who-really-wore-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[900-year-old gold coins found in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare gold coins and a golden earring have been discovered in the ancient Mediterranean port of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/900-year-old-gold-coins-found-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/900-year-old-gold-coins-found-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thriving Plateau Region That Slipped Beneath North Sea 8,000 Years Ago Reveals Its Secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vast plateau of land between England and the Netherlands was once full of life before it sank...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thriving-plateau-region-that-slipped-beneath-north-sea-8000-years-ago-reveals-its-secrets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thriving-plateau-region-that-slipped-beneath-north-sea-8000-years-ago-reveals-its-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones of Handless Man Found Near Mysterious Medieval Dolphin Burial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a man without hands, thought to have been buried hundreds of years ago, has been found...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bones-of-handless-man-found-near-mysterious-medieval-dolphin-burial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bones-of-handless-man-found-near-mysterious-medieval-dolphin-burial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Age food was haute cuisine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The meal &ndash; or, more likely, the dish, one element of a more varied repast &ndash; was simple, but...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-age-food-was-haute-cuisine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-age-food-was-haute-cuisine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists Are Looking for Dead Sea Scrolls Inside 2 Newfound Qumran Caves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have discovered two caves near Qumran, in the West Bank, that may hold Dead Sea...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-are-looking-for-dead-sea-scrolls-inside-2-newfound-qumran-caves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-are-looking-for-dead-sea-scrolls-inside-2-newfound-qumran-caves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man discovers Roman silver ring after 15 years of looking for treasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Cracknell, who lives near Framlingham, discovered a silver ring, dating back to 200-300AD,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-discovers-roman-silver-ring-after-15-years-of-looking-for-treasure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-discovers-roman-silver-ring-after-15-years-of-looking-for-treasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tibetan Plateau colonizedÂ for 30,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[People were living 4600 metres above sea level on the Tibetan Plateau at least 30,000 years ago, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tibetan-plateau-colonizedfor-30000-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tibetan-plateau-colonizedfor-30000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haunting, 9,000-Year-Old Stone Mask Discovered in a Field in the West Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[With oval-shaped holes for eyes and a small ridge for a nose, the mask resembles something a 1970s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/haunting-9000-year-old-stone-mask-discovered-in-a-field-in-the-west-bank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/haunting-9000-year-old-stone-mask-discovered-in-a-field-in-the-west-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone-tool makers reached North Africa and Arabia surprisingly early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient stone-tool makers spread into largely unstudied parts of North Africa and the Arabian...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-tool-makers-reached-north-africa-and-arabia-surprisingly-early/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stone-tool-makers-reached-north-africa-and-arabia-surprisingly-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9,000-year-old stone mask found in the West Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mask from the Neolithic era and used in the worship of ancestors is discovered in a field near a West Banks settlement, one of only 15 similar known artefacts in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/9000-year-old-stone-mask-found-in-the-west-bank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/9000-year-old-stone-mask-found-in-the-west-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relic found in Denmark belonged to influential 14th-century woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recently-discovered seal stamp belonged to a key figure in rebellious movements in Jutland in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/relic-found-in-denmark-belonged-to-influential-14th-century-woman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/relic-found-in-denmark-belonged-to-influential-14th-century-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How archaeologists uncovered century-old graves in a remote Australian community]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a rural NSW community combined oral history with modern technology to discover the resting places of their ancestors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-archaeologists-uncovered-century-old-graves-in-a-remote-australian-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-archaeologists-uncovered-century-old-graves-in-a-remote-australian-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric cave art reveals ancient use of complex astronomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the world&rsquo;s oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prehistoric-cave-art-reveals-ancient-use-of-complex-astronomy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prehistoric-cave-art-reveals-ancient-use-of-complex-astronomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study suggests multiple instances of inter-breeding between Neanderthal and early humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of researchers at Temple University has found evidence that suggests Neanderthals mated and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-suggests-multiple-instances-of-inter-breeding-between-neanderthal-and-early-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-suggests-multiple-instances-of-inter-breeding-between-neanderthal-and-early-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find the oldest burials in Ecuador]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) found three burials of the ancient...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-the-oldest-burials-in-ecuador/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-the-oldest-burials-in-ecuador/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earliest Depiction of Jesus Christ in Israel Discovered. Here's What It Shows.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Maayan-Fanar was looking for shade from the desert sun when she saw the face of Jesus.The art...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-depiction-of-jesus-christ-in-israel-discovered-heres-what-it-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-depiction-of-jesus-christ-in-israel-discovered-heres-what-it-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient DNA shows the SÃ¡mi and Finns share identical Siberian genes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first study on the DNA of the ancient inhabitants of Finland has been published, with results...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-shows-the-smi-and-finns-share-identical-siberian-genes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-shows-the-smi-and-finns-share-identical-siberian-genes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-anglo-saxon-cemetery-discovered/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-anglo-saxon-cemetery-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils previously unopened ancient female sarcophagus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian authorities have unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back more than 3,000 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-previously-unopened-ancient-female-sarcophagus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 04:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-previously-unopened-ancient-female-sarcophagus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt unveils pharaonic tomb found in Luxor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt says archaeologists have found a pharaonic tomb in Luxor housing the mummies of a priest and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-pharaonic-tomb-found-in-luxor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egypt-unveils-pharaonic-tomb-found-in-luxor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover 2,700-year-old ancient city on Turkeyâ€™s west coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient city believed to date back 2,700 years has been discovered in Turkey&rsquo;s western...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-2700-year-old-ancient-city-on-turkeys-west-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-2700-year-old-ancient-city-on-turkeys-west-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erotic Leda and Swan fresco discovered in ancient  bedroom in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fresco of Leda and the swan, a classical myth which inspired works by artists including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, was found in what archaeologists say was probably the home of a rich merchant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/erotic-leda-and-swan-fresco-discovered-in-ancient-bedroom-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/erotic-leda-and-swan-fresco-discovered-in-ancient-bedroom-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New stone tools analysis challenges theories of human evolution in East Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study of stone tools from a cave site in China shows that sophisticated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-stone-tools-analysis-challenges-theories-of-human-evolution-in-east-asia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-stone-tools-analysis-challenges-theories-of-human-evolution-in-east-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sensual goddess fresco discovered in ancient Pompeii bedroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have found in an ancient Pompeii bedroom a fresco depicting a sensual scene of a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sensual-goddess-fresco-discovered-in-ancient-pompeii-bedroom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sensual-goddess-fresco-discovered-in-ancient-pompeii-bedroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dig resurrects a feud over which town is a state's oldest]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig is rekindling a feud between two towns over which was the first in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dig-resurrects-a-feud-over-which-town-is-a-states-oldest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dig-resurrects-a-feud-over-which-town-is-a-states-oldest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looters plunder Albania's sunken treasures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albania&rsquo;s long under-explored coastal waters have become a hotspot for treasure hunters...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/looters-plunder-albanias-sunken-treasures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/looters-plunder-albanias-sunken-treasures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laser technology uncovers medieval secrets locked in Alpine ice core]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has found ground-breaking evidence from an ice core in the Swiss-Italian Alps that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laser-technology-uncovers-medieval-secrets-locked-in-alpine-ice-core/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/laser-technology-uncovers-medieval-secrets-locked-in-alpine-ice-core/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti]]></title><description><![CDATA[For urban graffiti artists, their work is sometimes on display all too briefly before rival artists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ice-age-cave-art-found-under-layers-of-centuries-old-graffiti/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ice-age-cave-art-found-under-layers-of-centuries-old-graffiti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,700-year-old skeletons of woman, fetus discovered in Egypt's Aswan]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Italian-American archaeological mission working in Aswan&rsquo;s Kom Ombo has uncovered the grave...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3700-year-old-skeletons-of-woman-fetus-discovered-in-egypts-aswan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3700-year-old-skeletons-of-woman-fetus-discovered-in-egypts-aswan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover 15th century indigenous tombs in Bolivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[LA PAZ (Reuters) - A team of archaeologists in Bolivia said they have discovered tombs containing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-15th-century-indigenous-tombs-in-bolivia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-15th-century-indigenous-tombs-in-bolivia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report details damage to ancient Yemeni archaeological sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prominent Yemeni rights group has documented heavy damage from ground fighting and airstrikes to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/report-details-damage-to-ancient-yemeni-archaeological-sites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/report-details-damage-to-ancient-yemeni-archaeological-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold, dice made of bone found at dig site believed to be the lost city of Tenea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists may have found the first tangible remains of the lost city of Tenea &mdash; an ancient Greek city thought to have been founded by captives from the Trojan War after the sacking of Troy &mdash; which until now was known mostly from ancient texts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gold-dice-made-of-bone-found-at-dig-site-believed-to-be-the-lost-city-of-tenea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/gold-dice-made-of-bone-found-at-dig-site-believed-to-be-the-lost-city-of-tenea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists believe they've uncovered the lost city of Tenea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists may have found the first tangible remains of the lost city of Tenea &mdash; an ancient Greek city thought to have been founded by captives from the Trojan War after the sacking of Troy &mdash; which until now was known mostly from ancient texts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-believe-theyve-uncovered-the-lost-city-of-tenea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-believe-theyve-uncovered-the-lost-city-of-tenea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biblical-Era Etchings of Ships Discovered in Israeli Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surviving as faint etchings after 2,000 years, 13 ships decorate the walls of a cistern in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/biblical-era-etchings-of-ships-discovered-in-israeli-desert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/biblical-era-etchings-of-ships-discovered-in-israeli-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek authorities say lost ancient city of Tenea located]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greece&rsquo;s culture ministry says archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greek-authorities-say-lost-ancient-city-of-tenea-located/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greek-authorities-say-lost-ancient-city-of-tenea-located/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Tiny Terracotta Warriors Found Guarding 2,100-Year-Old Chinese Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside a 2,100-year-old pit in China, archaeologists have discovered a miniature army of sorts:...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-tiny-terracotta-warriors-found-guarding-2100-year-old-chinese-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-tiny-terracotta-warriors-found-guarding-2100-year-old-chinese-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole tooth: New method to find biological sex from a single tooth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team led by UC Davis researchers have come up with a new way to estimate the biological sex of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-whole-tooth-new-method-to-find-biological-sex-from-a-single-tooth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-whole-tooth-new-method-to-find-biological-sex-from-a-single-tooth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptians discovered Algol's variability 3,000 years before western astronomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient Egyptian papyrus, known as the Cairo Calendar, could be the oldest historical record of a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptians-discovered-algols-variability-3000-years-before-western-astronomers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptians-discovered-algols-variability-3000-years-before-western-astronomers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummified cats found in newly examined Egyptian tombs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently discovered tombs near Cairo have revealed mummified cats and scarab beetles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-cats-found-in-newly-examined-egyptian-tombs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-cats-found-in-newly-examined-egyptian-tombs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummified cats and beetles found in ancient Egyptian tombs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles and other artefacts south of Cairo, as well as the door to an extra tomb that appears sealed, meaning its contents may still be untouched.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-cats-and-beetles-found-in-ancient-egyptian-tombs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mummified-cats-and-beetles-found-in-ancient-egyptian-tombs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the curious mystery of Ned Kelly's skull remains unsolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 138th anniversary of the death of Australia's most famous outlaw, one question remains &mdash; where in the world is Ned's head?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-the-curious-mystery-of-ned-kellys-skull-remains-unsolved/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-the-curious-mystery-of-ned-kellys-skull-remains-unsolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-year-old human skulls show traces of early craniotomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) &ndash; Two human skulls unearthed in Yinxu, or the Ruins of Yin, one of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3000-year-old-human-skulls-show-traces-of-early-craniotomy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3000-year-old-human-skulls-show-traces-of-early-craniotomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian tombs yield rare find of mummified scarab beetles]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Egypt said on Saturday they had discovered a rare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-tombs-yield-rare-find-of-mummified-scarab-beetles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-tombs-yield-rare-find-of-mummified-scarab-beetles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mission to solve mystery of the Aussie diggers and the French cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A project is underway to find the descendants of nearly 2,000 Australian soldiers who left their mark in a French cave during World War I.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mission-to-solve-mystery-of-the-aussie-diggers-and-the-french-cave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mission-to-solve-mystery-of-the-aussie-diggers-and-the-french-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA of world's oldest natural mummy unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A legal battle over a 10,600 year old ancient skeleton&mdash;called the &lsquo;Spirit Cave Mummy&rsquo; -...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-of-worlds-oldest-natural-mummy-unlocks-secrets-of-ice-age-tribes-in-the-americas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-of-worlds-oldest-natural-mummy-unlocks-secrets-of-ice-age-tribes-in-the-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient DNA analysis yields unexpected insights about peoples of Central, South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international team of researchers has revealed unexpected details about the peopling of Central...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-analysis-yields-unexpected-insights-about-peoples-of-central-south-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-analysis-yields-unexpected-insights-about-peoples-of-central-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-lost 325-year-old Quebec City fortifications found by archaeologists in near perfect condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Quebec City have discovered the first fortifications built in 1693 to protect New...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-325-year-old-quebec-city-fortifications-found-by-archaeologists-in-near-perfect-condition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/long-lost-325-year-old-quebec-city-fortifications-found-by-archaeologists-in-near-perfect-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red silhouette of a bull-like...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-known-animal-drawing-found-in-remote-indonesian-cave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-known-animal-drawing-found-in-remote-indonesian-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists say this is the world's oldest known rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have no idea who painted a large red animal on the walls of a remote cave in Borneo at least 40,000 years ago, but their work is the oldest-known example of figurative rock art in the world, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists say this is the world's oldest known animal rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have no idea who painted a large red animal on the walls of a remote cave in Borneo at least 40,000 years ago, but their work is the oldest-known example of figurative rock art in the world, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-animal-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-say-this-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-animal-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red cow-like artwork in Borneo is world's oldest animal rock painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have no idea who painted a large red animal on the walls of a remote cave in Borneo at least 40,000 years ago, but their work is the oldest-known example of figurative rock art in the world, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/red-cow-like-artwork-in-borneo-is-worlds-oldest-animal-rock-painting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/red-cow-like-artwork-in-borneo-is-worlds-oldest-animal-rock-painting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embalmed Heads Hanging Around a Horse's Neck: That's How Ancient Celts Showed Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient Celts took boasting of their conquests to an extreme: They hung the embalmed heads of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/embalmed-heads-hanging-around-a-horses-neck-thats-how-ancient-celts-showed-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/embalmed-heads-hanging-around-a-horses-neck-thats-how-ancient-celts-showed-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Ceremonial Complexes Revealed in World's Driest Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient ceremonial complexes discovered in the world&rsquo;s driest desert suggest such places...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-ceremonial-complexes-revealed-in-worlds-driest-desert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-ceremonial-complexes-revealed-in-worlds-driest-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old liquor in ancient tomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENGZHOU &ndash; Archaeologists in central China&rsquo;s Henan Province on Tuesday poured liquid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chinese-archaeologists-discover-2000-year-old-liquor-in-ancient-tomb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chinese-archaeologists-discover-2000-year-old-liquor-in-ancient-tomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although dairy pastoralism once made Mongolian steppe herders successful enough to conquer most of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-evidence-of-dairying-on-the-east-asian-steppe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-evidence-of-dairying-on-the-east-asian-steppe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dirty Jokes in Latrine Mosaics Entertained Ancient Romans]]></title><description><![CDATA[As men relieved themselves at the public toilets in the coastal city of Antiochia ad Cragum some...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dirty-jokes-in-latrine-mosaics-entertained-ancient-romans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dirty-jokes-in-latrine-mosaics-entertained-ancient-romans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists search for grave of Matthew Flinders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The graveyard was only meant to hold 16,000 graves, but over 60,000 bodies were buried at the London site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-search-for-grave-of-matthew-flinders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-search-for-grave-of-matthew-flinders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euston station upgrade means 45,000 bodies &mdash; including Matthew Flinders's &mdash; have to be moved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of archaeologists are working around the clock to exhume the skeletons of 45,000 people &mdash; including the man who gave Australia its name &mdash; to make way for a $101 billion rail project in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/euston-station-upgrade-means-45000-bodies-mdash-including-matthew-flinderss-mdash-have-to-be-moved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/euston-station-upgrade-means-45000-bodies-mdash-including-matthew-flinderss-mdash-have-to-be-moved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$101b rail project puts Matthew Flinders' final resting place under threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of archaeologists are working around the clock to exhume the skeletons of 45,000 people &mdash; including the man who gave Australia its name &mdash; to make way for a $101 billion rail project in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/101b-rail-project-puts-matthew-flinders-final-resting-place-under-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/101b-rail-project-puts-matthew-flinders-final-resting-place-under-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 4,500-Year-Old Ramp Contraption May Have Been Used to Build Egypt's Great Pyramid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have long wondered exactly how the ancient Egyptians constructed the world&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-4500-year-old-ramp-contraption-may-have-been-used-to-build-egypts-great-pyramid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-4500-year-old-ramp-contraption-may-have-been-used-to-build-egypts-great-pyramid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major corridor of Silk Road already home to high-mountain herders over 4,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using ancient proteins and DNA recovered from tiny pieces of animal bone, archaeologists at the Max...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/major-corridor-of-silk-road-already-home-to-high-mountain-herders-over-4000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/major-corridor-of-silk-road-already-home-to-high-mountain-herders-over-4000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers discover earliest recorded lead exposure in 250,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using evidence found in teeth from two Neanderthals from southeastern France, researchers from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earliest-recorded-lead-exposure-in-250000-year-old-neanderthal-teeth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earliest-recorded-lead-exposure-in-250000-year-old-neanderthal-teeth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds most likely route of first humans into Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study from ANU indicates the most likely route the ancestors of Aboriginal people took to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-finds-most-likely-route-of-first-humans-into-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/study-finds-most-likely-route-of-first-humans-into-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8,000-year-old village sites found in Inner Mongolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A total of 16 village house sites dating back to 8,400-7,800 years ago have been found in north...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/8000-year-old-village-sites-found-in-inner-mongolia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/8000-year-old-village-sites-found-in-inner-mongolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interior northwest Indians used tobacco long before European contact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington State University researchers have determined that Nez Perce Indians grew and smoked...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/interior-northwest-indians-used-tobacco-long-before-european-contact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/interior-northwest-indians-used-tobacco-long-before-european-contact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbers Tried to Steal an ATM, But Instead Helped Uncover Lost Medieval Artifacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a gang of goons rammed their Toyota truck into the side of a 500-year-old house in the English...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/robbers-tried-to-steal-an-atm-but-instead-helped-uncover-lost-medieval-artifacts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/robbers-tried-to-steal-an-atm-but-instead-helped-uncover-lost-medieval-artifacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where did chocolate come from? It's not where we thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traces of cacao found in pottery unearthed from an ancient ceremonial site in Ecuador suggest our love of chocolate started at least 1,500 years earlier &mdash; and much further south &mdash; than we thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/where-did-chocolate-come-from-its-not-where-we-thought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/where-did-chocolate-come-from-its-not-where-we-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient pottery find suggests Aztecs weren't the first to love chocolate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traces of cacao found in pottery unearthed from an ancient ceremonial site in Ecuador suggest our love of chocolate started at least 1,500 years earlier &mdash; and much further south &mdash; than we thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-pottery-find-suggests-aztecs-werent-the-first-to-love-chocolate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-pottery-find-suggests-aztecs-werent-the-first-to-love-chocolate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet discovery: New study pushes back the origins of chocolate]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Halloween revelers prepare to feast on chocolate, a new study from an international team of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sweet-discovery-new-study-pushes-back-the-origins-of-chocolate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sweet-discovery-new-study-pushes-back-the-origins-of-chocolate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Monuments and Cookie-Cutter 'Suburbs' Discovered in Ancient Izapa Kingdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have discovered once-hidden monuments and ancient cookie-cutter suburbs in southern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-monuments-and-cookie-cutter-suburbs-discovered-in-ancient-izapa-kingdom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-monuments-and-cookie-cutter-suburbs-discovered-in-ancient-izapa-kingdom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Painted People' in Scotland Developed Written Language 1,700 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Picts, a fierce group of people who lived in Scotland during ancient and medieval times, may...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/painted-people-in-scotland-developed-written-language-1700-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/painted-people-in-scotland-developed-written-language-1700-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Travelers Created These Sprawling Circular Structures During Pit Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dotting the desert landscape of southern Peru are mysterious circles, some half a football field...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-travelers-created-these-sprawling-circular-structures-during-pit-stops/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-travelers-created-these-sprawling-circular-structures-during-pit-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This cave could shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in human history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come inside one of the most important fossil sites in South-East Asia. What archaeologists find in this cave &mdash; deep in the heart of Borneo's rainforest &mdash; could shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in human history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-cave-could-shed-light-on-one-of-the-biggest-mysteries-in-human-history/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-cave-could-shed-light-on-one-of-the-biggest-mysteries-in-human-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Darren Curnoe at work as he uncovers evidence of ancient life in Trader's Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear Darren Curnoe discuss what he has found in Trader's Cave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/watch-darren-curnoe-at-work-as-he-uncovers-evidence-of-ancient-life-in-traders-cave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/watch-darren-curnoe-at-work-as-he-uncovers-evidence-of-ancient-life-in-traders-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artifacts exposed by Hurricane Maria lead to archaeological discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beach erosion from Hurricane Maria last year has led to an archaeological discovery in the Caribbean...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/artifacts-exposed-by-hurricane-maria-lead-to-archaeological-discovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/artifacts-exposed-by-hurricane-maria-lead-to-archaeological-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian archaeologists find parts of pharaoh's booth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered parts of a booth with a seat that belonged to famous...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-find-parts-of-pharaohs-booth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-find-parts-of-pharaohs-booth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team finds oldest weapons ever discovered in North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M University researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/team-finds-oldest-weapons-ever-discovered-in-north-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/team-finds-oldest-weapons-ever-discovered-in-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tools discarded 6,000 years ago found near Muir of Ord]]></title><description><![CDATA[A harpoon or spear along with axes made by hunter-gatherers in the Highlands 6,000 years ago have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tools-discarded-6000-years-ago-found-near-muir-of-ord/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tools-discarded-6000-years-ago-found-near-muir-of-ord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient object identified after remaining a mystery for nearly 150 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts have finally managed to shed a light on the origins of this ancient and mysterious golden...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-object-identified-after-remaining-a-mystery-for-nearly-150-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-object-identified-after-remaining-a-mystery-for-nearly-150-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in the Black Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-intact-shipwreck-discovered-in-the-black-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-intact-shipwreck-discovered-in-the-black-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare ancient tomb with poems and murals found in north China]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAIYUAN &ndash; A rare ancient tomb decorated with poems and murals was found in north China&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-ancient-tomb-with-poems-and-murals-found-in-north-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-ancient-tomb-with-poems-and-murals-found-in-north-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age dagger unearthed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local man has found a unique Bronze Age dagger on the banks of the Slanec stream in Hri&#328;ov&aacute;. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-dagger-unearthed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-age-dagger-unearthed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extraordinary Viking Age Thorâ€™s Hammer Amulet Discovered in Iceland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sandstone Thor&rsquo;s hammer amulet has been found at the Viking-era farmstead Bergssta&eth;ir in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extraordinary-viking-age-thors-hammer-amulet-discovered-in-iceland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extraordinary-viking-age-thors-hammer-amulet-discovered-in-iceland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane Michael unearthed 19th century shipwrecks in Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ships that washed ashore on Dog Island during the 1899 Carrabelle Hurricane were unearthed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hurricane-michael-unearthed-19th-century-shipwrecks-in-florida/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hurricane-michael-unearthed-19th-century-shipwrecks-in-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,200-year-old artifact linked to Assyria found in eastern Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ivory tablet dating back 3,200 years was found in eastern Turkey&rsquo;s Malatya province, giving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3200-year-old-artifact-linked-to-assyria-found-in-eastern-turkey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/3200-year-old-artifact-linked-to-assyria-found-in-eastern-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellite images show destruction of Egyptian archaeological area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satellite images have shown the scale of destruction that looting has caused to an archaeological area in Egypt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/satellite-images-show-destruction-of-egyptian-archaeological-area/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/satellite-images-show-destruction-of-egyptian-archaeological-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece: Ancient wrecks, pottery found at shipsâ€™ â€˜graveyardâ€™]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece (AP) &mdash; A Greek-U.S. team of marine archaeologists has located three more ancient...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greece-ancient-wrecks-pottery-found-at-ships-graveyard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/greece-ancient-wrecks-pottery-found-at-ships-graveyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radars find rare Viking ship buried next to freeway in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say the Jellstad Ship is a significant find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radars-find-rare-viking-ship-buried-next-to-freeway-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/radars-find-rare-viking-ship-buried-next-to-freeway-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pompeii graffiti may suggest a different date to Vesuvius eruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2,000-year-old inscription uncovered by Italian archeologists has shed new light on the precise date of the famous Mount Vesuvius eruption]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pompeii-graffiti-may-suggest-a-different-date-to-vesuvius-eruption/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/pompeii-graffiti-may-suggest-a-different-date-to-vesuvius-eruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Pompeii evidence rewrites Vesuvius eruption history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly-discovered inscription at Pompeii proves the city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius after...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-pompeii-evidence-rewrites-vesuvius-eruption-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-pompeii-evidence-rewrites-vesuvius-eruption-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewriting history? Note on Pompeii wall suggests new date for ancient city's destruction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excavations on the vast Pompeii site in southern Italy find new evidence that the ancient Roman city may have been destroyed two months later than previously thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rewriting-history-note-on-pompeii-wall-suggests-new-date-for-ancient-citys-destruction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rewriting-history-note-on-pompeii-wall-suggests-new-date-for-ancient-citys-destruction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/do-canadian-carvings-depict-vikings-removing-mammal-fat-may-tell/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/do-canadian-carvings-depict-vikings-removing-mammal-fat-may-tell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extensive trade in fish between Egypt and Canaan 3,500 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[As early as 3,500 years ago, there was a brisk trade in fish on the shores of the southeastern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extensive-trade-in-fish-between-egypt-and-canaan-3500-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/extensive-trade-in-fish-between-egypt-and-canaan-3500-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking Ship and Cemetery Found Buried in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists using radar scans have detected a Viking ship buried beneath a cemetery in Norway.The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-ship-and-cemetery-found-buried-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-ship-and-cemetery-found-buried-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[900-Year-Old 'Grand Lady' Skeleton Emerges from Watery Coffin]]></title><description><![CDATA[An exquisitely preserved skeleton of a woman dubbed the &ldquo;Grand Lady&rdquo; has been discovered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/900-year-old-grand-lady-skeleton-emerges-from-watery-coffin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/900-year-old-grand-lady-skeleton-emerges-from-watery-coffin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Vampire burial' reveals efforts to prevent child's return from grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a 10-year-old&rsquo;s body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/vampire-burial-reveals-efforts-to-prevent-childs-return-from-grave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/vampire-burial-reveals-efforts-to-prevent-childs-return-from-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant, Prehistoric Bird Chowed Down on This Neanderthal Child's Bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Neanderthal child had a very bad day about 115,000 years ago. The child died &mdash; that much is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/giant-prehistoric-bird-chowed-down-on-this-neanderthal-childs-bones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/giant-prehistoric-bird-chowed-down-on-this-neanderthal-childs-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans may have colonized Madagascar later than previously thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[New archaeological evidence from southwest Madagascar reveals that modern humans colonized the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humans-may-have-colonized-madagascar-later-than-previously-thought/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/humans-may-have-colonized-madagascar-later-than-previously-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Maya: Astrologists, Farmers ... And Salt Entrepreneurs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient Maya might be known for their mathematical aptitude, their accurate calendars, and their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-maya-astrologists-farmers-and-salt-entrepreneurs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-maya-astrologists-farmers-and-salt-entrepreneurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is the Oldest Known Inscription Bearing the Full Name of Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known instance of the word &ldquo;Jerusalem&rdquo; spelled...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-the-oldest-known-inscription-bearing-the-full-name-of-jerusalem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-is-the-oldest-known-inscription-bearing-the-full-name-of-jerusalem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomb of a Pharaoh's 'Sole Friend' and 'Keeper of the Secret' Found in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of a tomb complex belonging to the &ldquo;sole friend&rdquo; of an Egyptian pharaoh have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tomb-of-a-pharaohs-sole-friend-and-keeper-of-the-secret-found-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tomb-of-a-pharaohs-sole-friend-and-keeper-of-the-secret-found-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient beacon towers found in Inner Mongolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in north China&rsquo;s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have found five sites of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-beacon-towers-found-in-inner-mongolia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-beacon-towers-found-in-inner-mongolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists to uncover buried secrets of 150-year-old shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Amazon ran aground near Inverloch more than 150 years ago. Now archaeologists hope to find out more about the shipwreck before it is too late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-to-uncover-buried-secrets-of-150-year-old-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-to-uncover-buried-secrets-of-150-year-old-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sea levels reshaped Western Australia's coastline over 125,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists combine detailed scientific mapping with green screen technology usually found in big-budget Hollywood films to recreate the history of Western Australia's shifting coastline going back 125,000 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-sea-levels-reshaped-western-australias-coastline-over-125000-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-sea-levels-reshaped-western-australias-coastline-over-125000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sea levels reshaped WA's coastline over 125,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists combine detailed scientific mapping with green screen technology usually found in big-budget Hollywood films to recreate the history of Western Australia's shifting coastline going back 125,000 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-sea-levels-reshaped-was-coastline-over-125000-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-sea-levels-reshaped-was-coastline-over-125000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imaging tool unravels secrets of child's sock from ancient Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient Egyptians famously gave us paper and the pyramids, but were also early adopters of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/imaging-tool-unravels-secrets-of-childs-sock-from-ancient-egypt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/imaging-tool-unravels-secrets-of-childs-sock-from-ancient-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Germans Riddled with Tapeworms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sifting through preserved poop from a medieval port city in Germany, scientists discovered that the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/medieval-germans-riddled-with-tapeworms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/medieval-germans-riddled-with-tapeworms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Daddy! I found a sword': Girl, 8, pulls Iron Age weapon from Swedish lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Saga Vanecek was swimming with her family in southern Sweden's Lake Vidosten when she stumbled upon the find of a lifetime &mdash; an Iron Age warrior's sword, dating back as much as 1,500 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/daddy-i-found-a-sword-girl-8-pulls-iron-age-weapon-from-swedish-lake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/daddy-i-found-a-sword-girl-8-pulls-iron-age-weapon-from-swedish-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grave robbing in the name of science]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new documentary exposes the tomb-raiding practices of archaeologists to the harsh light of the modern day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grave-robbing-in-the-name-of-science/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/grave-robbing-in-the-name-of-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze swords, other items found in plundered Greek cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greece&rsquo;s culture ministry says archaeologists have found an undisturbed grave with pottery,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-swords-other-items-found-in-plundered-greek-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bronze-swords-other-items-found-in-plundered-greek-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[An eight-year-old Swedish-American girl came across an exciting find swimming at her local lake,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/eight-year-old-swedish-american-girl-pulls-pre-viking-era-sword-from-lake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/eight-year-old-swedish-american-girl-pulls-pre-viking-era-sword-from-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese archaeologists find centuries-old shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portuguese archaeologists describe a centuries-old shipwreck containing spices, Chinese ceramics and canons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms as the country's 'discovery of the decade'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/portuguese-archaeologists-find-centuries-old-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/portuguese-archaeologists-find-centuries-old-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Discovery of the decade': 400-year-old shipwreck found in Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists searching Portugal's coast find a "very well preserved" shipwreck and its cargo, including nine bronze cannons, Chinese ceramics, spices and currency used to trade slaves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/discovery-of-the-decade-400-year-old-shipwreck-found-in-portugal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/discovery-of-the-decade-400-year-old-shipwreck-found-in-portugal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Australian Antiques Roadshow' uncovers ancient artefacts found by farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Australian farms, families have been uncovering ancient Aboriginal artefacts for generations and now they're being encouraged to show them to researchers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-antiques-roadshow-uncovers-ancient-artefacts-found-by-farmers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-antiques-roadshow-uncovers-ancient-artefacts-found-by-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Australian Antiques Roadshow' preserving Aboriginal artefacts found by farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Australian farms, families have been uncovering ancient Aboriginal artefacts for generations and now they're being encouraged to show them to researchers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-antiques-roadshow-preserving-aboriginal-artefacts-found-by-farmers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australian-antiques-roadshow-preserving-aboriginal-artefacts-found-by-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Roman coins discovered under old Italian theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a find that could be worth millions, archaeologists find 300 Roman coins dating back to at least 474 AD hidden in a soapstone jar while excavating at the site of a former theatre near Como, Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-roman-coins-discovered-under-old-italian-theatre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hundreds-of-roman-coins-discovered-under-old-italian-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient hashtag discovered in African cave #ButWhatDoesItMean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiny stone flake covered in a red ochre hashtag drawn 73,000 years ago by modern humans has been discovered in a South African cave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-hashtag-discovered-in-african-cave-butwhatdoesitmean/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-hashtag-discovered-in-african-cave-butwhatdoesitmean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tunnel dig unearths dentist dumping ground with 1,000 human teeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opium lamps, gambling dice, toys and teeth are among the items found by archaeologists under Melbourne's CBD during excavations for the Metro Tunnel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tunnel-dig-unearths-dentist-dumping-ground-with-1000-human-teeth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tunnel-dig-unearths-dentist-dumping-ground-with-1000-human-teeth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists uncover remains of first known child of one Denisovan, one Neanderthal parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genetic analysis of bone fragments found in a Siberian cave identifies the first known ancient human to mix the DNA from parents of different species.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-uncover-remains-of-first-known-child-of-one-denisovan-one-neanderthal-parent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-uncover-remains-of-first-known-child-of-one-denisovan-one-neanderthal-parent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of first known child of mixed-species ancient humans found in Siberian cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genetic analysis of bone fragments from the cave identifies the first known ancient human to have the DNA from Neanderthal and Denisovan parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-first-known-child-of-mixed-species-ancient-humans-found-in-siberian-cave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-first-known-child-of-mixed-species-ancient-humans-found-in-siberian-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient girl had a Neanderthal mum and a Denisovan dad, DNA reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiny bone fragment found in a Siberian Cave belonged to a young girl whose mother was Neanderthal and father was a different ancient human.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-girl-had-a-neanderthal-mum-and-a-denisovan-dad-dna-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-girl-had-a-neanderthal-mum-and-a-denisovan-dad-dna-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oldest cheese found in Egypt, but you don't want to eat it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aged cheeses might have an appeal but a 3,200-year-old sample of the popular dairy product found in Egypt may be just a little too old &mdash; and diseased &mdash; for even the most dedicated cheese connoisseurs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-cheese-found-in-egypt-but-you-dont-want-to-eat-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/worlds-oldest-cheese-found-in-egypt-but-you-dont-want-to-eat-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homo erectus were too short-sighted and lazy to survive, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'why bother?' approach of an early species of human in Saudi Arabia meant they did not know what to do when their environment changed, ANU research finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/homo-erectus-were-too-short-sighted-and-lazy-to-survive-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/homo-erectus-were-too-short-sighted-and-lazy-to-survive-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Tim Winton says the art of the Burrup Peninsula is incredible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Winton joins the push for World Heritage listing of rock art on the Dampier Archipelago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/author-tim-winton-says-the-art-of-the-burrup-peninsula-is-incredible/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/author-tim-winton-says-the-art-of-the-burrup-peninsula-is-incredible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Tim Winton joins push for World Heritage listing of Dampier rock art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Tim Winton adds his voice to the campaign for Aboriginal rock art on Western Australia's Dampier Archipelago to be World Heritage listed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/author-tim-winton-joins-push-for-world-heritage-listing-of-dampier-rock-art/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/author-tim-winton-joins-push-for-world-heritage-listing-of-dampier-rock-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animation showing sea level changes over time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animation from the UWA archaeology department shows changes in the landscape of the Dampier Archipelago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/animation-showing-sea-level-changes-over-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/animation-showing-sea-level-changes-over-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real life 'hobbit' relatives alive as pygmies in Indonesia today? DNA study says no]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two lineages of short humans on the Indonesian island of Flores evolved separately tens of thousands of years apart, according to the DNA of pygmy people living today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/real-life-hobbit-relatives-alive-as-pygmies-in-indonesia-today-dna-study-says-no/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/real-life-hobbit-relatives-alive-as-pygmies-in-indonesia-today-dna-study-says-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was on the table for the early colonists?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long before cultural diversity gifted Sydney its vibrant and accessible foodscape, colonial settlers were reliant on stews, native spinach and even imported ice to keep their meals exciting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-was-on-the-table-for-the-early-colonists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/what-was-on-the-table-for-the-early-colonists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian archaeologists discover ancient sarcophagus containing family of three]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workmen inadvertently unearthed the approximately 2,000-year-old black granite sealed sarcophagus during the construction of an apartment building in the historic Mediterranean port city of Alexandria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-discover-ancient-sarcophagus-containing-family-of-three/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-discover-ancient-sarcophagus-containing-family-of-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three mummies found in massive black coffin under Alexandria building site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some dared to hope a massive granite sarcophagus uncovered in Alexandria could contain the body of Alexander the Great. Instead, archaeologists found a mummified family of three swimming in red liquid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-mummies-found-in-massive-black-coffin-under-alexandria-building-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-mummies-found-in-massive-black-coffin-under-alexandria-building-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists still hunting Alexander the Great's tomb after mystery coffin yields grisly secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some dared to hope a massive granite sarcophagus uncovered in Alexandria could contain the body of Alexander the Great. Instead, archaeologists found a mummified family of three swimming in red liquid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-still-hunting-alexander-the-greats-tomb-after-mystery-coffin-yields-grisly-secret/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-still-hunting-alexander-the-greats-tomb-after-mystery-coffin-yields-grisly-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dingoes may have killed off Tasmanian tigers and devils on the mainland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carbon-dated dingo bones provide the oldest direct date for the predator's arrival in Australia so far &mdash; and could help explain the decline of the Tasmanian tiger and devil on the mainland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dingoes-may-have-killed-off-tasmanian-tigers-and-devils-on-the-mainland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dingoes-may-have-killed-off-tasmanian-tigers-and-devils-on-the-mainland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Country: Newman dig unearths ancient campfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient campfire and the remnants of kangaroo bones are among the treasure trove of items being uncovered during an archaeological dig in the Pilbara. The dig site is in a cave in the Hammersley Ranges, to the east of the mining town of Newman. Read more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-big-country-newman-dig-unearths-ancient-campfire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-big-country-newman-dig-unearths-ancient-campfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Goldmine of information': Mummification workshop uncovered near Egypt's pyramids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mummies, coffins and a communal burial place have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists digging near Egypt's famed pyramids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/goldmine-of-information-mummification-workshop-uncovered-near-egypts-pyramids/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/goldmine-of-information-mummification-workshop-uncovered-near-egypts-pyramids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK heatwave reveals underground ancient sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drought and parched fields in Wales reveal hidden archaeological sites from prehistoric settlements, captured in new aerial images.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uk-heatwave-reveals-underground-ancient-sites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/uk-heatwave-reveals-underground-ancient-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico earthquake reveals undiscovered temple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered the sub-structure of an ancient pyramid that came to light after a devastating earthquake. The discovery could shed new light on the Tlahuica civilisation, according to experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mexico-earthquake-reveals-undiscovered-temple/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mexico-earthquake-reveals-undiscovered-temple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient temple revealed at quake-damaged Mexican pyramid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year's earthquake in central Mexico caused extensive damage, but it also helped archaeologists reveal an ancient temple dating back more than 800 years at the historical site of Teopanzolco.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-temple-revealed-at-quake-damaged-mexican-pyramid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-temple-revealed-at-quake-damaged-mexican-pyramid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental rangers protect cultural heritage of NSW far south coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of environmental rangers is working to halt the active erosion of a large midden on the banks of the Tomaga River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/environmental-rangers-protect-cultural-heritage-of-nsw-far-south-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/environmental-rangers-protect-cultural-heritage-of-nsw-far-south-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coin found off Arnhem Land coast could be among Australia's oldest foreign artefacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[An uninhabited island off the coast of Arnhem Land may be the discovery place of a medieval African coin, which, if confirmed, would be among the oldest foreign artefacts ever found in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/coin-found-off-arnhem-land-coast-could-be-among-australias-oldest-foreign-artefacts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/coin-found-off-arnhem-land-coast-could-be-among-australias-oldest-foreign-artefacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlucky Pompeii victim wasn't crushed to death after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists at Pompeii say a man previously thought to have been decapitated by a flying stone block as he fled the Mt Vesuvius eruption appears to have died from suffocation, after discovering the victim's skull in pristine condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unlucky-pompeii-victim-wasnt-crushed-to-death-after-all/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/unlucky-pompeii-victim-wasnt-crushed-to-death-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headless Pompeii victim wasn't crushed to death after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists at Pompeii say a man previously thought to have been decapitated by a flying stone block as he fled the Mt Vesuvius eruption appears to have died from suffocation, after discovering the victim's skull in pristine condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/headless-pompeii-victim-wasnt-crushed-to-death-after-all/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/headless-pompeii-victim-wasnt-crushed-to-death-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race to save the mysterious Micronesian ruins of Nan Madol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting the ruins of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia is like stepping into an Indiana Jones movie &mdash; and the man charged with its protection is looking for Australia's help to preserve it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-race-to-save-the-mysterious-micronesian-ruins-of-nan-madol/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-race-to-save-the-mysterious-micronesian-ruins-of-nan-madol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New footage emerges of ancient mass child sacrifice site in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists confirm the discovery of more than 100 child skeletons in northern Peru, making it the largest child sacrifice site in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-footage-emerges-of-ancient-mass-child-sacrifice-site-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/new-footage-emerges-of-ancient-mass-child-sacrifice-site-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peru discovers over 100 child skeletons from mass pre-Incan sacrifice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncovered a total of 109 sets of children's bones at the site in Trujillo. This discovery makes it the largest site in the world for child sacrifice remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peru-discovers-over-100-child-skeletons-from-mass-pre-incan-sacrifice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/peru-discovers-over-100-child-skeletons-from-mass-pre-incan-sacrifice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preserving the ancient ruins of Nan Madol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nan Madol on Pohnpei is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in danger. The Federated States of Micronesia is hoping Australian expertise will help preserve and develop the site in a sustainable way. (2018)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/preserving-the-ancient-ruins-of-nan-madol/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/preserving-the-ancient-ruins-of-nan-madol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy king treasures are Sydney-bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Harbour City will be one of only 10 cities in the world to get the largest King Tut exhibition to ever leave Egypt, and to welcome it there will be a $50 million museum upgrade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-king-treasures-are-sydney-bound-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-king-treasures-are-sydney-bound-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy king treasures are Sydney bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Harbour City will be one of only 10 cities in the world to get the largest King Tut exhibition to ever leave Egypt, and to welcome it there will be a $50 million museum upgrade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-king-treasures-are-sydney-bound/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-king-treasures-are-sydney-bound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sculpture of bearded king with 'very interesting hairdo' mystifies historians]]></title><description><![CDATA[An enigmatic sculpture of a king's head dating back nearly 3,000 years sets off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try to figure out whose face it depicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sculpture-of-bearded-king-with-very-interesting-hairdo-mystifies-historians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sculpture-of-bearded-king-with-very-interesting-hairdo-mystifies-historians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bearded king sculpture with 'interesting hairdo' mystifies historians]]></title><description><![CDATA[An enigmatic sculpture of a king's head dating back nearly 3,000 years sets off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try to figure out whose face it depicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bearded-king-sculpture-with-interesting-hairdo-mystifies-historians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/bearded-king-sculpture-with-interesting-hairdo-mystifies-historians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderous bushranger holds up a city more than 150 years after his death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlaw Thomas Whitton has been dead for a long time, so how come he is still causing problems in the NSW city of Goulburn?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/murderous-bushranger-holds-up-a-city-more-than-150-years-after-his-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/murderous-bushranger-holds-up-a-city-more-than-150-years-after-his-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three chariots dating back to Bronze Age unearthed by archaeologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in India claim to have uncovered the remains of 4,000-year-old horse-drawn chariots, which they say provides the first evidence of a "warrior class" on par with ancient civilisations in Mesopotamia and Greece.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-chariots-dating-back-to-bronze-age-unearthed-by-archaeologists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-chariots-dating-back-to-bronze-age-unearthed-by-archaeologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chariot discovery points to ancient Indian 'warrior class']]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in India claim to have uncovered the remains of 4,000-year-old horse-drawn chariots, which they say provides the first evidence of a "warrior class" on par with ancient civilisations in Mesopotamia and Greece.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chariot-discovery-points-to-ancient-indian-warrior-class/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/chariot-discovery-points-to-ancient-indian-warrior-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How IS loot is making its way into Western art markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities in the US and Europe are uncovering growing evidence that priceless antiquities looted by Islamic State terrorists &mdash; including works from war-torn Syria &mdash; are being smuggled into Western art markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-is-loot-is-making-its-way-into-western-art-markets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-is-loot-is-making-its-way-into-western-art-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A one-ton mosaic looted by IS turns up in the West. It's the 'tip of the iceberg']]></title><description><![CDATA[Priceless antiquities were plundered by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, then they fell off the radar. Now they are starting to show up in Western markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-one-ton-mosaic-looted-by-is-turns-up-in-the-west-its-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-one-ton-mosaic-looted-by-is-turns-up-in-the-west-its-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A one-ton mosaic likely stolen from Syria turns up in the West. It's the 'tip of the iceberg']]></title><description><![CDATA[Priceless antiquities were plundered by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, then they fell off the radar. Now they are starting to show up in Western markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-one-ton-mosaic-likely-stolen-from-syria-turns-up-in-the-west-its-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-one-ton-mosaic-likely-stolen-from-syria-turns-up-in-the-west-its-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian antiquities uncovered during Sydney house clean-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large collection of Egyptian antiquities uncovered during a clean-up of a Sydney home is donated to a university archaeological museum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-antiquities-uncovered-during-sydney-house-clean-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/egyptian-antiquities-uncovered-during-sydney-house-clean-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man was crushed by giant stone while fleeing Vesuvius eruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site announce the dramatic discovery of the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-was-crushed-by-giant-stone-while-fleeing-vesuvius-eruption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/man-was-crushed-by-giant-stone-while-fleeing-vesuvius-eruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having a bad day? Spare a thought for this guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is uncovered in a dramatic discovery at the Pompeii archaeological site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/having-a-bad-day-spare-a-thought-for-this-guy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/having-a-bad-day-spare-a-thought-for-this-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeology enthusiasts dig up the past at cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spending Saturday digging in the dirt at the local cemetery may not sound like your average weekend activity, but for Brisbane's Time Team and Indiana Jones enthusiasts, it's ideal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-enthusiasts-dig-up-the-past-at-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeology-enthusiasts-dig-up-the-past-at-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeletons were chopped up and reassembled in Iron Age post-battle bone ritual, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish researchers unearth thousands of bones in a dig that sheds light on the strange aftermath of a bloody Iron Age battle that happened around 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-were-chopped-up-and-reassembled-in-iron-age-post-battle-bone-ritual-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeletons-were-chopped-up-and-reassembled-in-iron-age-post-battle-bone-ritual-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leftovers of 20,000-year-old kangaroo dinner dug up in Pilbara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts inside a remote cave in the far north-west of Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/leftovers-of-20000-year-old-kangaroo-dinner-dug-up-in-pilbara/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/leftovers-of-20000-year-old-kangaroo-dinner-dug-up-in-pilbara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digging into history in the WA outback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of ancient artefacts have been discovered during an archaeological dig in the Western Australian outback. ABC Reporter Karen Michelmore went along.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-into-history-in-the-wa-outback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/digging-into-history-in-the-wa-outback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[33-million-year-old sea fossils found in outback challenge major palaeontology theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of hundreds of "perfect little star" fossils in a dusty riverbed near Exmouth in north-west WA rewrites the species' history book by millions of years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/33-million-year-old-sea-fossils-found-in-outback-challenge-major-palaeontology-theory/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/33-million-year-old-sea-fossils-found-in-outback-challenge-major-palaeontology-theory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Alley of balconies' uncovered at Pompeii in rare find]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of archaeologists at Pompeii has uncovered an alleyway of grand houses, with balconies left...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/alley-of-balconies-uncovered-at-pompeii-in-rare-find/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/alley-of-balconies-uncovered-at-pompeii-in-rare-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How rice farming may have spread across the ancient world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rice farming spread far and wide in ancient Southeast Asia, but how it got there has been a mystery....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-rice-farming-may-have-spread-across-the-ancient-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-rice-farming-may-have-spread-across-the-ancient-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-analyze-first-ancient-human-dna-from-southeast-asia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-analyze-first-ancient-human-dna-from-southeast-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic 'smoking gun' confirms origin of first South-East Asian farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scraps of DNA thousands of years old give archaeologists the evidence they need to show the first farmers in South-East Asia were migrants from south China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/genetic-smoking-gun-confirms-origin-of-first-south-east-asian-farmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/genetic-smoking-gun-confirms-origin-of-first-south-east-asian-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient DNA shows first farmers in South-East Asia came from China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scraps of DNA thousands of years old give archaeologists the "smoking gun" they need to show the first farmers in South-East Asia were migrants from south China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-shows-first-farmers-in-south-east-asia-came-from-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-dna-shows-first-farmers-in-south-east-asia-came-from-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Discover Earliest Evidence of Blood Vengeance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest evidence of a blood feud in ancient times has been discovered in a cave in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earliest-evidence-of-blood-vengeance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/researchers-discover-earliest-evidence-of-blood-vengeance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists uncover earliest evidence for equid bit wear in the ancient Near East]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest example of the use of a bridle...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-earliest-evidence-for-equid-bit-wear-in-the-ancient-near-east/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-earliest-evidence-for-equid-bit-wear-in-the-ancient-near-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drilling boom threatens web of ancient roads in Southwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 1000 years ago, indigenous people built an elaborate network of great houses, kivas, and grand...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drilling-boom-threatens-web-of-ancient-roads-in-southwest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/drilling-boom-threatens-web-of-ancient-roads-in-southwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shipwreck and an 800-year-old 'made in China' label reveal lost history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centuries ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia. The wooden hull disintegrated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-shipwreck-and-an-800-year-old-made-in-china-label-reveal-lost-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-shipwreck-and-an-800-year-old-made-in-china-label-reveal-lost-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient human remains unearthed by archaeologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ANU archaeologist has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-human-remains-unearthed-by-archaeologist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-human-remains-unearthed-by-archaeologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earliest Version of Our ABCDs Possibly Discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest example of our alphabet &mdash; a possible mnemonic phrase that helped someone remember...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-version-of-our-abcds-possibly-discovered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/earliest-version-of-our-abcds-possibly-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Andean concepts of death and renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/understanding-andean-concepts-of-death-and-renewal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/understanding-andean-concepts-of-death-and-renewal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nara peach pits carbon dated to reign of ancient queen Himiko]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAKURAI, Nara Prefecture&ndash;Thousands of peach pits found near building ruins in the Makimuku...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nara-peach-pits-carbon-dated-to-reign-of-ancient-queen-himiko/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/nara-peach-pits-carbon-dated-to-reign-of-ancient-queen-himiko/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen Unearths Milk Cans Holding WWII Heirlooms from Aristocratic Prussian Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager unexpectedly discovered a cache of World War II artifacts &mdash; including an officer&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/teen-unearths-milk-cans-holding-wwii-heirlooms-from-aristocratic-prussian-family/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/teen-unearths-milk-cans-holding-wwii-heirlooms-from-aristocratic-prussian-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Lost City of Mardaman Uncovered in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruins from the lost city of Mardaman, which dates back some 4,800 years, have been discovered in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-lost-city-of-mardaman-uncovered-in-iraq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-lost-city-of-mardaman-uncovered-in-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life was good for Stone Age Norwegians along Oslo Fjord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleven thousand years ago at the end of the last ice age, Norway was buried under a thick layer of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/life-was-good-for-stone-age-norwegians-along-oslo-fjord/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/life-was-good-for-stone-age-norwegians-along-oslo-fjord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hun migrations 'linked to deadly Justinian Plague']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say one of the deadliest plagues in history may be linked to the migration westward of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hun-migrations-linked-to-deadly-justinian-plague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hun-migrations-linked-to-deadly-justinian-plague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How 250 Siberians Became the First Native Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Americas are a big place, but the Native American group that first settled it was small &mdash; just...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-250-siberians-became-the-first-native-americans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-250-siberians-became-the-first-native-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA study reveals previously unknown diversity of leprosy strains in Medieval Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research by an international team of collaborators has revealed that there was much more...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-study-reveals-previously-unknown-diversity-of-leprosy-strains-in-medieval-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dna-study-reveals-previously-unknown-diversity-of-leprosy-strains-in-medieval-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three 18th-Century Ships Found in Old Town Alexandria Tell a Story of Colonial-Era Virginia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in December 2015, a 300-year-old ship buried in Old Town Alexandria was first detected at a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-18th-century-ships-found-in-old-town-alexandria-tell-a-story-of-colonial-era-virginia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/three-18th-century-ships-found-in-old-town-alexandria-tell-a-story-of-colonial-era-virginia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient cave reveals secrets of technological innovation in the Stone Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists exploring an enormous cave in Kenya have discovered some of the oldest examples of technological innovation by humans, beginning more than 60,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-cave-reveals-secrets-of-technological-innovation-in-the-stone-age/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-cave-reveals-secrets-of-technological-innovation-in-the-stone-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Asian hunter-gatherers may have been the first people to domesticate horses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The horse revolutionized prehistoric living, allowing people to travel farther and faster than ever...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-asian-hunter-gatherers-may-have-been-the-first-people-to-domesticate-horses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/these-asian-hunter-gatherers-may-have-been-the-first-people-to-domesticate-horses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liver-destroying virus may have been with us since the dawn of civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[The liver-destroying hepatitis B virus (HBV) kills nearly a million people each year. Now, a pair of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/liver-destroying-virus-may-have-been-with-us-since-the-dawn-of-civilization/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/liver-destroying-virus-may-have-been-with-us-since-the-dawn-of-civilization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave Found in Kenya in Which People Lived for 78,000 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exactly when Homo sapiens first left Africa is hotly debated. Also debated is how cognition evolved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-found-in-kenya-in-which-people-lived-for-78000-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/cave-found-in-kenya-in-which-people-lived-for-78000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprawling 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Hides Secrets of Ancient War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have discovered the sprawling, 3,300-year-old tomb of an army general named Iwrhya at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sprawling-3300-year-old-egyptian-tomb-hides-secrets-of-ancient-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/sprawling-3300-year-old-egyptian-tomb-hides-secrets-of-ancient-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists find China's earliest bone tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENGZHOU &ndash; An international team of researchers says they have identified seven bone soft...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-chinas-earliest-bone-tools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-find-chinas-earliest-bone-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery of hidden room in King Tutankhamun's tomb put to rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[New radar scans prove there are no hidden rooms in King Tutankhamun's burial chamber, ending speculation the tomb of ancient Egypt's young pharaoh king may also be the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-of-hidden-room-in-king-tutankhamuns-tomb-put-to-rest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-of-hidden-room-in-king-tutankhamuns-tomb-put-to-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tests show no hidden Tutankhamun chambers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt&rsquo;s antiquities ministry said on Sunday that tests had debunked a theory that there are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tests-show-no-hidden-tutankhamun-chambers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tests-show-no-hidden-tutankhamun-chambers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historians name 2 Indian Ocean 19th century shipwrecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A four-year search of the depths of the Indian Ocean has failed to find Malaysia Airlines Flight...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historians-name-2-indian-ocean-19th-century-shipwrecks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/historians-name-2-indian-ocean-19th-century-shipwrecks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Text Found on 'Blank' Dead Sea Scrolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously hidden text on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now readable, revealing a possible...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-text-found-on-blank-dead-sea-scrolls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/hidden-text-found-on-blank-dead-sea-scrolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How 2 Massive Carvings Found Near Egypt Pyramid Were Rescued from Looters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two massive limestone blocks decorated with hieroglyphs and carved images have been discovered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-2-massive-carvings-found-near-egypt-pyramid-were-rescued-from-looters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-2-massive-carvings-found-near-egypt-pyramid-were-rescued-from-looters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engraved Crimean stone artifact may demonstrate Neanderthal symbolism]]></title><description><![CDATA[A flint flake from the Middle Paleolithic of Crimea was likely engraved symbolically by a skilled...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/engraved-crimean-stone-artifact-may-demonstrate-neanderthal-symbolism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/engraved-crimean-stone-artifact-may-demonstrate-neanderthal-symbolism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human Relative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone butchered a rhinoceros in the Philippines hundreds of thousands of years before modern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/700000-year-old-stone-tools-point-to-mysterious-human-relative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/700000-year-old-stone-tools-point-to-mysterious-human-relative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butchered rhino a sign of early humans in the Philippines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fossil haul suggests early humans called the islands home as far back as 700,000 years ago. Who they were and how they got there, though, remains a mystery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/butchered-rhino-a-sign-of-early-humans-in-the-philippines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/butchered-rhino-a-sign-of-early-humans-in-the-philippines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen Sumerian Tablets Come from the Lost City of Irisagrig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of 4,000 year old tablets that were looted in Iraq and bought by the U.S. company Hobby...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stolen-sumerian-tablets-come-from-the-lost-city-of-irisagrig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stolen-sumerian-tablets-come-from-the-lost-city-of-irisagrig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient mass child sacrifice may be largest in history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers find 140 victims of human sacrifice in Peru, and evidence suggests whoever was performing the ceremony may have been trying to extract the children's hearts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-mass-child-sacrifice-may-be-largest-in-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-mass-child-sacrifice-may-be-largest-in-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain officially gifts two long-lost ships from Franklin expedition to Canada, Inuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada and the Inuit are now officially co-owners of the two long-lost ships from the Franklin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/britain-officially-gifts-two-long-lost-ships-from-franklin-expedition-to-canada-inuit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/britain-officially-gifts-two-long-lost-ships-from-franklin-expedition-to-canada-inuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to hunt a giant sloth, according to ancient human footprints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using 10,000-year-old footprints preserved in a salt lake in the southern United States, researchers have put together the story of an ancient hunt on an extinct megafauna, write Matthew Bennett, Katie Thompson and Sally Reynolds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-to-hunt-a-giant-sloth-according-to-ancient-human-footprints/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-to-hunt-a-giant-sloth-according-to-ancient-human-footprints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists set eyes on Neanderthal 'brain']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have for the first time set eyes on a three-dimensional Neanderthal brain in the form of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-set-eyes-on-neanderthal-brain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-set-eyes-on-neanderthal-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find seeds of domestic plants in the burial sites of ancient nomads]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international team of scientists, including a professor of the Faculty of Soil Science, MSU, has...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-find-seeds-of-domestic-plants-in-the-burial-sites-of-ancient-nomads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/scientists-find-seeds-of-domestic-plants-in-the-burial-sites-of-ancient-nomads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient human-sloth hunt hinted at in 15,000-year-old footprints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometime between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago, a giant ground sloth&mdash;a hairy, lumbering beast that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-human-sloth-hunt-hinted-at-in-15000-year-old-footprints/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-human-sloth-hunt-hinted-at-in-15000-year-old-footprints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeleton of child trying to shelter from Vesuvius eruption uncovered in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered the skeleton of a child who tried in vain to hide from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeleton-of-child-trying-to-shelter-from-vesuvius-eruption-uncovered-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/skeleton-of-child-trying-to-shelter-from-vesuvius-eruption-uncovered-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massacre Victims Left to Rot on Island 1,500 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 1,500 years ago, in a ring-shaped fort, at least 26 men and women were massacred. Many of them...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massacre-victims-left-to-rot-on-island-1500-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massacre-victims-left-to-rot-on-island-1500-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 11,000-year-old statue unearthed in Siberia may reveal ancient views of taboos and demons]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1894, gold prospectors digging up a peat bog near the Russian city of Yekaterinburg unearthed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-11000-year-old-statue-unearthed-in-siberia-may-reveal-ancient-views-of-taboos-and-demons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-11000-year-old-statue-unearthed-in-siberia-may-reveal-ancient-views-of-taboos-and-demons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists on ancient horse find in Nile River Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient horse burial at Tombos along the Nile River Valley shows that a member of the horse...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-on-ancient-horse-find-in-nile-river-valley/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-on-ancient-horse-find-in-nile-river-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why New Guinea Warriors Prized Human Bone Daggers]]></title><description><![CDATA[When facing rivals, the warriors of New Guinea had a choice of deadly bone daggers; they could fight...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-new-guinea-warriors-prized-human-bone-daggers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/why-new-guinea-warriors-prized-human-bone-daggers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals, Stone Age people may have voyaged the Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;Odysseus, who voyaged across the wine-dark seas of the Mediterranean in Homer&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-stone-age-people-may-have-voyaged-the-mediterranean/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-stone-age-people-may-have-voyaged-the-mediterranean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover an ancient Vietnamese society]]></title><description><![CDATA[An accidental pottery find has led archaeologists to uncover evidence of people living on Vietnam's islands more than 3,000 years ago, with a WA historian saying the discovery was made by chance after one of his team members had a flat tyre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-an-ancient-vietnamese-society/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-an-ancient-vietnamese-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Oririan temple and marble head of Marcus Aurelius unearthed in Luxor and Aswan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egyptian archaeological missions in Upper Egypt have made two rare discoveries, unearthing a marble...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-oririan-temple-and-marble-head-of-marcus-aurelius-unearthed-in-luxor-and-aswan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/rare-oririan-temple-and-marble-head-of-marcus-aurelius-unearthed-in-luxor-and-aswan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret tattoos of the ancient Egyptians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists wielding new, sometimes experimental techniques, reveal ancient tattoos &mdash; and the medical, spiritual and cultural significance they might have held.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secret-tattoos-of-the-ancient-egyptians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/the-secret-tattoos-of-the-ancient-egyptians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologist finds red and yellow paint on antonine wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Glasgow archaeologist using cutting edge technology on remnants of the Antonine Wall...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-finds-red-and-yellow-paint-on-antonine-wall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologist-finds-red-and-yellow-paint-on-antonine-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover Cornish barrow site]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Archaeologist at The Australian National University (ANU) has discovered a prehistoric Bronze-Age...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-cornish-barrow-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-cornish-barrow-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did ancient Mesopotamians get high? Near Eastern rituals may have included opium, cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNICH, GERMANY&mdash;For as long as there has been civilization, there have been mind-altering drugs....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/did-ancient-mesopotamians-get-high-near-eastern-rituals-may-have-included-opium-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/did-ancient-mesopotamians-get-high-near-eastern-rituals-may-have-included-opium-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on cows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humans have been performing brain surgery&mdash;or at least drilling holes in one others&rsquo; skulls&mdash;for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prehistoric-humans-may-have-practiced-brain-surgery-on-cows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/prehistoric-humans-may-have-practiced-brain-surgery-on-cows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polar Explorer Shackleton's Lost Ship Could Be Hidden Under Antarctic Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one of the most epic stories in the history of polar exploration, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polar-explorer-shackletons-lost-ship-could-be-hidden-under-antarctic-ice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/polar-explorer-shackletons-lost-ship-could-be-hidden-under-antarctic-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; New insights into an ancient Maya kingdom are coming from a remote outpost in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-maya-city-may-have-helped-the-snake-king-dynasty-spread/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-maya-city-may-have-helped-the-snake-king-dynasty-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs lived and died with humans 10,000 years ago in the Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A trio of dogs buried at two ancient human sites in Illinois lived around 10,000 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dogs-lived-and-died-with-humans-10000-years-ago-in-the-americas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/dogs-lived-and-died-with-humans-10000-years-ago-in-the-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval skeleton with knife for a hand found in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say a medieval-era skeleton unearthed in Italy shows evidence of man a who not only survived his right hand being chopped off without using antibiotics, he attached a large knife in its place with his teeth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/medieval-skeleton-with-knife-for-a-hand-found-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/medieval-skeleton-with-knife-for-a-hand-found-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of rampant suicide among Custerâ€™s soldiers may be overblown]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Historical accounts of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn report that many of Gen....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tales-of-rampant-suicide-among-custers-soldiers-may-be-overblown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/tales-of-rampant-suicide-among-custers-soldiers-may-be-overblown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian Incantations Tell of Biblical Human Sacrifice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have deciphered what they describe as a 1,500-year-old &lsquo;magical papyrus&rsquo; that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-incantations-tell-of-biblical-human-sacrifice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-incantations-tell-of-biblical-human-sacrifice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy finds treasure linked to Viking king 'Bluetooth' on Baltic island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasure linked to the era of the 10th Century Danish King Harald Gormsson, better known as Harald Bluetooth, is found by two amateur archaeologists on the northern German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-finds-treasure-linked-to-viking-king-bluetooth-on-baltic-island/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/boy-finds-treasure-linked-to-viking-king-bluetooth-on-baltic-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery shipwreck found off Western Australian coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mapping team makes a surprise discovery off WA's north coast, hitting upon a large shipwreck that at first glance appears to be of a modern design.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-shipwreck-found-off-western-australian-coast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-shipwreck-found-off-western-australian-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery shipwreck found off West Australian coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mapping team makes a surprise discovery off WA's north coast, hitting upon a large shipwreck that at first glance appears to be of a modern design.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-shipwreck-found-off-west-australian-coast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/mystery-shipwreck-found-off-west-australian-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking Age treasures connected to legendary Danish king found on German island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery on the island of R&uuml;gen: they have recovered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-age-treasures-connected-to-legendary-danish-king-found-on-german-island/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/viking-age-treasures-connected-to-legendary-danish-king-found-on-german-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Medieval Italian Man Replaced His Amputated Hand With a Weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have found a fascinating puzzle in the shape of a man&rsquo;s remains dating back to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-medieval-italian-man-replaced-his-amputated-hand-with-a-weapon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-medieval-italian-man-replaced-his-amputated-hand-with-a-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Shark Fishermen Found Buried with Extra Limbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists are stumped why these 1,900-year-old Peruvians were buried with bonus body parts&mdash;in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-shark-fishermen-found-buried-with-extra-limbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-shark-fishermen-found-buried-with-extra-limbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stories of Tasmania's convict past being unearthed in new dig near Launceston]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig near Launceston is uncovering untold stories of the convicts who built some of Tasmania's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stories-of-tasmanias-convict-past-being-unearthed-in-new-dig-near-launceston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/stories-of-tasmanias-convict-past-being-unearthed-in-new-dig-near-launceston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists reveal "ice age" hunter-gatherers in Indonesia arrive 50,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYDNEY &ndash; Archaeologists from Australia have published findings from an archaeological dig in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-reveal-ice-age-hunter-gatherers-in-indonesia-arrive-50000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/archaeologists-reveal-ice-age-hunter-gatherers-in-indonesia-arrive-50000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Origin of Mysterious 2,700-Year-Old Gold Treasure Revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chemical analysis has solved the mystery regarding the origin of the Carambolo Treasure, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/origin-of-mysterious-2700-year-old-gold-treasure-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/origin-of-mysterious-2700-year-old-gold-treasure-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient onion reveals Roman links with 'Sweden's Pompeii']]></title><description><![CDATA[A burnt onion more than 1,500 years old has shed new light on close trading links between the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-onion-reveals-roman-links-with-swedens-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/ancient-onion-reveals-roman-links-with-swedens-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ancient Egyptian papyrus could be the first record of a man getting fired for sexual assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over three thousand years ago, a man named Paneb was one of the most accomplished workmen in a town...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-egyptian-papyrus-could-be-the-first-record-of-a-man-getting-fired-for-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-ancient-egyptian-papyrus-could-be-the-first-record-of-a-man-getting-fired-for-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's Cheating! Medieval Dice with No 1 or 2 Found on Street in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 600-year-old wooden dice that seems to have been specially designed for cheating during gambling...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thats-cheating-medieval-dice-with-no-1-or-2-found-on-street-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/thats-cheating-medieval-dice-with-no-1-or-2-found-on-street-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kulen dig leaves archaeologists more convinced site was once palace of Angkor Empire's first ruler]]></title><description><![CDATA[An archaeological dig drawing to a close this week at Siem Reap&rsquo;s Phnom Kulen has lent greater...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/kulen-dig-leaves-archaeologists-more-convinced-site-was-once-palace-of-angkor-empires-first-ruler/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/kulen-dig-leaves-archaeologists-more-convinced-site-was-once-palace-of-angkor-empires-first-ruler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How (and Where) Did Hannibal Cross the Alps? Experts Finally Have Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For over 2,000 years, historians have argued over the route used by the Carthaginian general...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-and-where-did-hannibal-cross-the-alps-experts-finally-have-answers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-and-where-did-hannibal-cross-the-alps-experts-finally-have-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have Archaeologists Discovered the Tomb of King Tut's Wife? Maybe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since January, about 100 Egyptian workers have been excavating an area in the western valley of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/have-archaeologists-discovered-the-tomb-of-king-tuts-wife-maybe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/have-archaeologists-discovered-the-tomb-of-king-tuts-wife-maybe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossilised human finger bone found in Saudi Arabia dates back 85,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say they have discovered a fossilised human finger bone in the Saudi Arabian desert estimated to be about 85,000 years old, making it the oldest human specimen discovered outside Africa and the Levant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossilised-human-finger-bone-found-in-saudi-arabia-dates-back-85000-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/fossilised-human-finger-bone-found-in-saudi-arabia-dates-back-85000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First human migration out of Africa more geographically widespread than previously thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[A project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has discovered a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/first-human-migration-out-of-africa-more-geographically-widespread-than-previously-thought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/first-human-migration-out-of-africa-more-geographically-widespread-than-previously-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Ancient Drawings Found in Peruvian Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Etched into the high desert of southern Peru more than a millennium ago, the enigmatic Nasca lines...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massive-ancient-drawings-found-in-peruvian-desert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/massive-ancient-drawings-found-in-peruvian-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetics of the modern heirs of the Inca shed new light on their origins and lineages]]></title><description><![CDATA[A multinational South American team from Peru, Brasil and Bolivia led by the Universidad de San...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/genetics-of-the-modern-heirs-of-the-inca-shed-new-light-on-their-origins-and-lineages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/genetics-of-the-modern-heirs-of-the-inca-shed-new-light-on-their-origins-and-lineages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age â€“ new research]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-cared-for-each-other-and-survived-into-old-age-new-research/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-cared-for-each-other-and-survived-into-old-age-new-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A MÄori ceremonial comb has been discovered in Huntly roadworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pre-European ceremonial wooden comb has been found during earthworks on the Waikato Expressway.The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-mori-ceremonial-comb-has-been-discovered-in-huntly-roadworks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/a-mori-ceremonial-comb-has-been-discovered-in-huntly-roadworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss researchers try to get ancient Roman fridge working (again)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists near the Swiss city of Basel are trying to definitively establish if mysterious...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/swiss-researchers-try-to-get-ancient-roman-fridge-working-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/swiss-researchers-try-to-get-ancient-roman-fridge-working-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Graeco-Roman temple discovered near Egypt's Siwa Oasis]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered the remains...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-graeco-roman-temple-discovered-near-egypts-siwa-oasis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/remains-of-graeco-roman-temple-discovered-near-egypts-siwa-oasis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machine learning algorithm suggests ancient hominin remains not part of ritualistic burial]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international team of researchers has used a machine learning algorithm to assess whether hominin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/machine-learning-algorithm-suggests-ancient-hominin-remains-not-part-of-ritualistic-burial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/machine-learning-algorithm-suggests-ancient-hominin-remains-not-part-of-ritualistic-burial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer simulations show Viking's sunstone to be very accurate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of researchers with ELTE E&ouml;tv&ouml;s Lor&aacute;nd University in Hungary has run computer simulations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/computer-simulations-show-vikings-sunstone-to-be-very-accurate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/computer-simulations-show-vikings-sunstone-to-be-very-accurate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[400-year-old documents reveal evidence of Japanese opium production and winemaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research from the Eisei Bunko Research Center of Kumamoto University reveals that Tadatoshi...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/400-year-old-documents-reveal-evidence-of-japanese-opium-production-and-winemaking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/400-year-old-documents-reveal-evidence-of-japanese-opium-production-and-winemaking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals' Big Noses Get an Airy Explanation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the human family tree, Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they looked a lot like...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-big-noses-get-an-airy-explanation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/neanderthals-big-noses-get-an-airy-explanation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German couple nabbed with antiquities, replica workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two German pensioners who have lived in Greece for around 30 years are being accused of antiquities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/german-couple-nabbed-with-antiquities-replica-workshop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/german-couple-nabbed-with-antiquities-replica-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest Neanderthal wooden tools found in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeological excavations at Aranbaltza site in the Basque Country coast (Northern Spain), have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-neanderthal-wooden-tools-found-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/oldest-neanderthal-wooden-tools-found-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 4,000-Year-Old Mummy Just Solved a Century-Old Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of forensic scientists has managed to extract DNA from a 4,000-year-old mummy, and their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-4000-year-old-mummy-just-solved-a-century-old-mystery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/this-4000-year-old-mummy-just-solved-a-century-old-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,500-Year-Old Coin Stash Leaves Archaeologists with Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hoard of about 119 coins, together with an iron lock that may have sealed them within a container,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/1500-year-old-coin-stash-leaves-archaeologists-with-mystery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/1500-year-old-coin-stash-leaves-archaeologists-with-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Did the Easter Bunny Come From? Ask This Dead German Scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depending on the age of the observer, Easter either celebrates the miracle of the resurrection of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/where-did-the-easter-bunny-come-from-ask-this-dead-german-scientist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/where-did-the-easter-bunny-come-from-ask-this-dead-german-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's indigenous languages have one source, study says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers in Australia say they have traced the country&rsquo;s indigenous languages back to a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-indigenous-languages-have-one-source-study-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/australias-indigenous-languages-have-one-source-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How children's toys put humans at the cutting edge of evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeology is providing insights into the importance of children in our earliest communities and the role they may have played in our social, cultural and physical development, writes Michelle C. Langley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-childrens-toys-put-humans-at-the-cutting-edge-of-evolution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/how-childrens-toys-put-humans-at-the-cutting-edge-of-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warts and all: Researchers reconstruct face of Cro-Magnon man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cro-Magnon man had a face covered in lumps including a large one on his forehead&mdash;likely benign...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/warts-and-all-researchers-reconstruct-face-of-cro-magnon-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/archaeology/warts-and-all-researchers-reconstruct-face-of-cro-magnon-man/</guid></item></channel></rss>