<?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-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/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-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:03:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 24th through the 30th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Forensic archaeologists seek to unmask Namibia&rsquo;s colonial-led genocide(details)Ancient beds in South African cave show a glimpse of stone-age life(details)(details)DNA study in Peru unveils pre-Inca migration and marriage trends(details)(details)New DNA studies in Britain explore reality of historical impacts from Vikings and others(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-24th-through-the-30th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-24th-through-the-30th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 17th through the 23rd, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists investigate the Great Pyramid&rsquo;s resilient engineering(details)(details)Prehistoric megastructure found in small Romanian settlement(details)Ancient Mesoamericans used ritual transformations to connect to divine beings(details)(details)Archaeologists use medical kit to identify doctor among Pompeii&rsquo;s victims(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-17th-through-the-23rd-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-17th-through-the-23rd-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 10th through the 16th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Study argues horse domestication and riding began earlier than believed(details)(details)Neanderthal tooth shows possible dental treatment 59,000 years ago(details)(details)Researchers challenge study that questioned Monte Verde antiquity(details)Restoration project reveals size of Amphipolis tomb(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-10th-through-the-16th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-10th-through-the-16th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 3rd through the 9th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Four new crew member identifications made from Arctic Franklin Expedition(details)(details)Maya highly valued dogs and traded them across long distances(details)(details)Australia presents earliest evidence of heat-treated chert for knapping(details)(details)Revised photography method helps uncover timber base of island in Scottish loch(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-3rd-through-the-9th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-3rd-through-the-9th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 26th through May 2nd, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Patagonian burial site shows earlier habitation along the Atlantic coast of South America(details)Genetic research in Germany points to smaller-scale migrations of northerners after Roman rule.(details)(details)New evidence ties the origins of bread wheat to ancient Caucasus(details)Shamash Gate in Nineveh shows evidence of ancient and modern battles(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-26th-through-may-2nd-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-26th-through-may-2nd-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 19th through the 25th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Papyrus fragment of the Iliad found inside Egyptian mummy(details)DNA study reveals population movements across Southern Cone(details)(details)Major settlement complex uncovered along Czech rail route(details)Study finds multiple factors behind Neanderthal extinction(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-19th-through-the-25th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-19th-through-the-25th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 12th through the 18th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ancient lakeshore charcoal remains indicate hominins used driftwood as fuel source(details)(details)Precolonial Bolivian mummy shows evidence of scarlet fever (details)(details)Ancient megastructure in Romania shows power of communal leadership (details)(details)Early humans deliberately made tools with geological features (details)(details)"&gt;details)"&gt;details)"&gt;details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-12th-through-the-18th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-12th-through-the-18th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 5th through the 11th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Isotopic analysis illuminates 10,000-year European gender gap in meat consumption(details)(details)Ancient humans ran stone factory for 100,000 years(details)(details)Ancient DNA reveals population collapse in northern France near the end of the Neolithic(details)(details)Ancient Maya architecture reveals shift in style of governance(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-5th-through-the-11th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-5th-through-the-11th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 29th through April 4th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia(details)(details)ative Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts(details)(details)Lost mosaic reveals first image of female beast-fighter from the Roman era(details)(details)Shroud of Turin may have Indian origin, DNA analysis suggests(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-29th-through-april-4th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-29th-through-april-4th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 22nd through the 28th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Early dog DNA suggests domestication began earlier than expected(details)(details)(details)Evidence suggests King Harold traveled by sea before Hastings(details)Early settlement shows people settled before farming began(details)(details)Unusual Maya structures may have served as marketplaces(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-22nd-through-the-28th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-22nd-through-the-28th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 15th through the 21st, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New dating of Monte Verde contradicts consensus on human settlement of South America(details)(details)Study traces roots foundations of democracy throughout the ancient world(details)(details)Genetic analysis reveals mixed genome of first Palau settlers(details)Iron Age hoards in Britain held technological and ritual significance(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-15th-through-the-21st-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-15th-through-the-21st-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 8th through the 14th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists conduct first carbon dating of Paleolithic paintings in southwestern France(details)(details)43,000 written fragments chronicle centuries of everyday Egyptian life(details)Ancient parrot feathers point to complex pre-Inca logistical planning(details)Newly recovered artifact could be from Europe&rsquo;s oldest known handgun(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-8th-through-the-14th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-8th-through-the-14th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 1st through the 7th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Arabic letter from Nubian king proves he was real(details)(details)DNA study dispels some popular notions about interactions of farmers and hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Europe(details)(details)Archaeologists discover ancient settlements and rock art during northern Mexico railway project(details)Recent findings at Templo Mayor in Mexico City shed more light on a colossal ceremonial ritual(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-1st-through-the-7th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-1st-through-the-7th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 22nd through the 28th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ice Age carvings show complex sign systems 40,000 years before writing(details)Study suggests interbreeding mostly involved Neanderthal males and human females(details)Chim&uacute; geoglyph and large farming complex documented in Chicama Valley(details)Greek inscription in Syrian mosque adds evidence to Roman sun temple debate(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-22nd-through-the-28th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-22nd-through-the-28th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 15th through the 21st, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Environmental factors shaped genetic lineages of prehistoric Japan(details)(details)Experimental study confirms ancient Greeks could have safely brewed a psychoactive drink(details)(details)Newly discovered Venezuelan petroglyph is one of the oldest in the country(details)Novel dating techniques show Ubeidiya site is at least 1.9 million years old(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-15th-through-the-21st-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-15th-through-the-21st-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 8th through the 14th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Oregon cave artifacts point to climate adaptation strategies(details)(details)Earliest Egyptian bow drill identified in legacy museum collection(details)Archaeologists document early open ocean travel in the High Arctic(details)(details)Ancient plant ranges reshape understanding of early farming(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-8th-through-the-14th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-8th-through-the-14th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News February 1st through the 7th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Rare elephant bone in Spain offers physical trace of Hannibals war elephants(details)Archaeologists uncover early mammoth ivory workshop in Alaska(details)Researchers link early human innovation to movement and social connection(details)Newly uncovered Avar cemetery offers rare view of early medieval Hungary(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-february-1st-through-the-7th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-february-1st-through-the-7th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News January 25th through the 31st, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Researchers unearth oldest handheld tools made of wood(details)Zapotec tomb in Oaxaca features symbolic owl carving(details)Ancient Ta&#351; Tepeler pillars found in Adiyaman point to an expansive Neolithic culture(details)Advanced stone technology found in China poses new questions about early East Asians(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-january-25th-through-the-31st-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-january-25th-through-the-31st-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 18th through the 24th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Indonesian island of Sulawesi holds world&rsquo;s oldest cave art almost 70,000 years old(details)(details)Oldest elephant-bone tool in Europe shows early human technological ability(details)(details)Ancient remains extend timeline of bacteria related to syphilis by more than 3,000 years(details)(details)Ancient mass burial in Jordan shows how massive plague reveals migration patterns(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-18th-through-the-24th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-18th-through-the-24th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 11th through the  17th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Artifacts from Phrygian tomb suggest possible link to King Midas(details)Medieval Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered in Suffolk, England(details)Medieval burials at Menga dolmen suggest symbolic significance of monument over 1000 years after construction(details)(details)New underwater remains add to record of El Huarco Archaeological Complex(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-11th-through-the-17th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-11th-through-the-17th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 4th, 2025, through the  10th, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Long-hidden ancient landscape documented in Ecuadorian rainforest(details)Ancient poisoned arrowheads reveal complex hunting strategies in early humans(details)(details)Trove of ancient administrative artifacts found in Iran(details)(details)Rare Iron Age instrument unearthed during pre-construction excavation in England(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-4th-2025-through-the-10th-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-4th-2025-through-the-10th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 28th, 2025, through January 3rd, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Lost Spanish mission site located in southeastern Texas(details)Early silver penny sheds light on Scotland&rsquo;s first coinage(details)Prehistoric hillfort shows signs of a very large settlement in eastern Ireland(details)(details)Ancient cremation of a woman puzzles archaeologists in Malawi(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-28th-2025-through-january-3rd-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-28th-2025-through-january-3rd-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 21st through the 27th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Researchers discover 5,000-year-old textile fragments in Magura Cave in Bulgaria(details)First Maya patolli board found with mosaic design(details)(details)Indian stone labyrinth may indicate relationship with Roman traders(details)Ancient Hittite cuneiform fragment in the Czech Republic may be hoax(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-21st-through-the-27th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-21st-through-the-27th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 14th through the 20th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New analysis documents technological developments in toolmaking at Terra Amata(details)(details)Ancient Chinese account of comet may substantiate biblical Star of Bethlehem(details)(details)Resilience theory helps tell story of ancient Chinese community&rsquo;s climate survival(details)(details)Bayeux Tapestry may have originally hung in monastic dining hall(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-14th-through-the-20th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-14th-through-the-20th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 7th through the 13th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Excavations confirm lost Indigenous settlements described by John Smith(details)Earliest known intentional fire was set in England about 400,000 years ago(details)Botanical art from 8000 years ago shows early mathematical thinking(details)(detailsAncient stone structures found beneath the waters off Brittany(details)(details]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-7th-through-the-13th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-7th-through-the-13th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 30th through December 6th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Genetic study reveals long isolation of early humans in southern Africa(details)(details)Ancient DNA offers new clues about early cat domestication(details)(details)New findings explain why men and women were sacrificed differently in ancient China(details)(details)Excavation reveals traces of Tlatelolca people beneath Mexico City(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-30th-through-december-6th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-30th-through-december-6th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 23rd through the 29th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Cereal cultivation led to the development of early states(details)(details)Modern humans came to Australia 60,000 years ago along two routes(details)(details)New Peruvian astronomical structure the oldest in the Americas(details)(details)Pharoah Sheshonq III&rsquo;s sarcophagus uncovered in another king&rsquo;s tomb(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-23rd-through-the-29th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-23rd-through-the-29th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 16th through the 22nd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:12,000-year-old artifact shows early symbolic link between woman and goose(details)Bronze Age settlement with metal production found on the Kazakh Steppe(details)(details)Underwater canoes in Lake Mendota reveal ancient travel routes(details)Ancient silver cup shows one of the earliest cosmic maps(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 9th through the 15th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:5,200-hole monument may be the oldest accounting system in the Andes(details)(details)Humans and dogs migrated together for 11,000 years(details)French naval base built on top of a 2,000-year-old port(details)Japan had the least Denisovan DNA in East Asia(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 2nd through the 8th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study increases map of Roman empire&rsquo;s roads by over 100,000 kilometers(details)(details)Very early stone tool technology lasting 300,000 years in Kenya(details)(details)3,000-year-old Maya site built as map of universe(details)(details)Ice Age human activity discovered in Iberian highlands(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 26th through November  1st, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists propose timeline for first human migration out of southern Africa(details)details)Unearthed artifacts point us to Maya politics and culture at Ek Balam(details)Newly discovered Neanderthal remains reveal intercontinental connections(details)details)New West African museum prompts discovery of artifacts from the Kingdom of Benin(details)details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-26th-through-november-1st-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-26th-through-november-1st-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 19th through the 25th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Paleolithic stone tools reveal links between North America and Asia(details)(details)Archaeologists reconsider links between notable markers of the Bronze Age(details)(details)Cahokian wooden monument points to the city&rsquo;s political and economic peak(details)(details)Modern technologies reshape view of relationship between Australia&rsquo;s early human and megafaunal inhabitants(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-19th-through-the-25th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-19th-through-the-25th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 12th through the 18th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study proposes that hominids outside Homo family used tools(details) (details)Discovery of a large Minoan labyrinth in Crete(details)Underwater archaeological site in Belize shows Maya production of salt(details)(details)Presumed plague in Egyptian temporary capitol may have not happened(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-12th-through-the-18th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-12th-through-the-18th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 5th through the 11th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study shows how Easter Island inhabitants walked their moai statues(details)New date for ancient Egyptian temple comes from the shifting path of the Nile(details)(details)Public ritual practices helped form early Chinese state(details)(details)Ancient Peruvian empire may have used psychedelic beer to build relationships(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-5th-through-the-11th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-5th-through-the-11th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 28th through October  4th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:China&rsquo;s earliest known urban society identified(details)New timeline proposed for emergence of Bering Land Bridge(details)(details)Now-extinct megafauna were a key part of human Ice Age diets(details)(details)Archaeologists investigate impact of climate change on Bronze Age societies and agriculture(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-28th-through-october-4th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-28th-through-october-4th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 21st through the 27th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:42,000-year-old jewelry workshop discovered in France(details) (details)Pre-Hispanic ceremonial structures and petroglyphs point to neglected history of Indigenous cultures in Mexico(details)New evidence from Bronze Age Sicily pushes back the arrival of the horse(details)(details)Advanced imaging helps researchers reconstruct the development of million-year-old human evolution in China(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-21st-through-the-27th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-21st-through-the-27th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 14th through the 20th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Traces of exploding comet identified at Clovis archaeological sites(details)(details)World&rsquo;s oldest mummies were smoke-dried(details)(details)Interdisciplinary team confirms woman honored by Roman-era marble sculpture(details)(details)Archaeologists locate underwater port, a potential clue for the site of Cleopatra&rsquo;s tomb(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-14th-through-the-20th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-14th-through-the-20th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 7th through the 13th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study indicates ancient hominins intentionally buried their dead(details)(details)Ancient red floor in Turkey shows Neolithic ritual life(details)Newly uncovered Caral city shows how residents peacefully adapted to climate change(details)British metal production continued after the Romans left(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-7th-through-the-13th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-7th-through-the-13th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 31st through September 6th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:First known use of indigo dye found on Paleolithic era stones(details)(details)Archaeologists piece together 9,000-year-old tool-making workshop in West Africa(details)(details)Burial mounds promise new revelations about Iron Age communities in Kazakhstan(details)Newly discovered frog sculpture helps confirm Caral people&rsquo;s ecological connections(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-31st-through-september-6th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-31st-through-september-6th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 24th through the 30th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New evidence of early agricultural behaviors beyond Fertile Crescent(details)(details)Vibrant 3,000-year-old Peruvian mural points to a coastal, pre-Inca artistic tradition(details)Excavation of a single Scottish field reveals 10,000 years of history(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-24th-through-the-30th-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-24th-through-the-30th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 17th through the 23rd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study shows why early Persian Gulf communities were forced to design large-scale infrastructure(details)(details)New study traces transition from hunter-gatherers to the agricultural lifestyle(details)(details)First arrivals in Americas carried a genetic relic that helped fight diseases(details)New analysis of Neolithic cow's tooth found at Stonehenge confirms link to Wales(details)(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-17th-through-the-23rd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-17th-through-the-23rd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 10th through the 16th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Multiple year-long droughts may have caused collapse of the Maya in the Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula(details)(details)Silver Viking-Age hoard in England shows trade networks with Islamic World(details)Die-cast silver coins in Southeast Asia showcase regional connections(details) (details)New study indicates that Neolithic peoples cannibalized rival groups(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-10th-through-the-16th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-10th-through-the-16th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 3rd through the 9th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New research reveals Maya population much larger than earlier estimates(details)(details)Artifacts from unknown human relative found in Indonesia(details)(details)New excavations show some residents returned to Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption(details)Ancient DNA analysis redefines story of population development in the southern Caucasus(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-3rd-through-the-9th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-3rd-through-the-9th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 27th through August 2nd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Modeling study tests a Shroud of Turin creation hypothesis(details) (details)Medieval dental remains reveal the lifetime impact of early malnutrition(details) (details)Archaeologists identify mineral source for iconic ancient color, Maya Blue(details) (details)Ancient Celtic treasure trove unearthed in Czech Republic(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-27th-through-august-2nd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-27th-through-august-2nd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 20th through the 26th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Lost Maya city of Sak-Bahl&aacute;n rediscovered through GIS(details) (details)Early funerary ritual revealed in Israel&rsquo;s 100,000-year-old Tinshemet Cave(details)Bronze armor from the Late Bronze Age uncovered in the Czech Republic(details)Madagascar&rsquo;s Teniky Site shows unexpected Persian influence and ancient Indian Ocean connections(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-20th-through-the-26th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-20th-through-the-26th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News Special Edition, July 13, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute to embark on expedition to identify Amelia Earhart&rsquo;s missing plane(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-special-edition-july-13-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-special-edition-july-13-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 29th through July 5th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Oldest ancient Egyptian genome indicates North African and Mesopotamian ancestry(details)(details)Flourishing 3,500-year-old city in Peru served as key trading post(details)Old Stone Age tools in China suggest sophisticated foraging techniques by early humans(details)New study reveals that Neanderthals practiced complex food-processing vital to human development(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-29th-through-july-5th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-29th-through-july-5th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 22nd through the 28th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study suggests "Dragon Man" skull may reveal what a Denisovan&rsquo;s face looked like(details) (details)Ancient Egyptian city of Imet was a thriving urban area(details)Research shows a large increase in human use of fire 50,000 years ago(details)Vanished civilization's ancient temple uncovered in South America(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-22nd-through-the-28th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-22nd-through-the-28th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 15th through the 21st, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ancient dog DNA reveals connection between dog migration and farming spread into South America(details)(details)New evidence confirms great age of New Mexico footprints(details)(details)Ancient Roman city of Metlosedum found in modern day Melun(details)Noble Viking burials found in Denmark(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-15th-through-the-21st-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-15th-through-the-21st-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 8th through the 14th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:First-of-its-kind Roman artifact unearthed in Ireland(details)Dental study reveals the story of the domestication of wild boars in early Neolithic China(details)(details)Excavation reveals centuries of Veracruz history from the Aztec Empire to the present day(details)Computer simulation assists archaeologists in mapping millennia-long Neanderthal migration(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-8th-through-the-14th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-8th-through-the-14th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 1st through the 7th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Artificial intelligence model utilized to date handwriting on Dead Sea Scrolls(details)(details)Expansive, Millenia-Old Indigenous American crop fields indicate high-level social organization(details)Royal tomb in Turkey may belong to the relative of a legendary King(details)(details)Stone Age technological adaptations reveal far-reaching cultural exchange among Philippine islands(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-1st-through-the-7th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-1st-through-the-7th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 25th through the 31st, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New genomic testing sheds light on collapse of Maya civilization(details)(details)7,000-year study of desert monuments reflects climate shift(details)(details)Presumed Iron Age Roman war cemetery actually holds pre-Roman British infighting casualties(details)(details)Vast slave burial site uncovered in Brazil(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-25th-through-the-31st-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-25th-through-the-31st-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 18th through the 24th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Political events and cultural shifts influenced the genetic landscape of Spain(details)(details)Tomb and artifacts uncovered in ancient Peruvian citadel(details)Indonesian sea floor gives up two Homo erectus skull fragments(details)(details)Rare ebony African figurines uncovered in Israel(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-18th-through-the-24th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-18th-through-the-24th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 11th through the 17th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study of obsidian artifacts in Mexico points to large Mesoamerican trading network(details)(details)Research team uncovers diversity of pregnancy depictions among Viking age communities(details)(details)Excavation of new ancient relief depicts last great Assyrian king(details)Scientific analysis undermines hypothesis behind burial place of Macedonia&rsquo;s Phillip II(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-11th-through-the-17th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-11th-through-the-17th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 4th through the 10th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Philodemus&rsquo; lost work identified in the charred Herculaneum papyri(details)From Britain to the Mediterranean: tracing Bronze Age tin trade across civilizations(details)(details)wo swastika-engraved swords discovered in an ancient Celtic necropolis in France(details)Uncovering ancient ritual drug use at pre-Inca site in Peru(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-4th-through-the-10th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-4th-through-the-10th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 27th through May 3rd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Genetic study fills in the story of New Mexico tribe&rsquo;s Chaco Canyon ancestry(details) (details)Luxor obelisk may have displayed &ldquo;propaganda&rdquo; praising Ramesses II(details)Ancient human settlement on Scottish island reveals previously unknown extent of nomadic travel(details)(details)Milky Way Galaxy identified in ancient Egyptian burial art(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-27th-through-may-3rd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-27th-through-may-3rd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 20th through the 26th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study finds first physical evidence for Roman era human-animal gladiatorial combat in Europe(details) (details)Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors(details)Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors(details)Mongolia's earliest pottery is 2,000 years older than previously thought(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-20th-through-the-26th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-20th-through-the-26th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 13th through April 19th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study reveals that social inequality isn&rsquo;t inevitable(details)(details)Human remains in Texas show evidence of ancient cultural practices(details)Research indicates domestic cats originated in Tunisia(details)(details)(details)Tree ring study indicates drought led to barbarians attacking Roman Britain(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-13th-through-april-19th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-13th-through-april-19th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 6th through April 12th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Extremely rare Denisovan jawbone confirms human cousins spread across Asia(details)(details)Teotihuacan Altar found in Guatemala reveals cultural crossover in thriving city-state of Tikal(details)(details)(details)Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal interactions among prehistoric peoples(details)North Macedonian ruins might be the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-6th-through-april-12th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-6th-through-april-12th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 30th through April 6th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Kach Kouch in Morocco shows Bronze Age habitation, refuting past narratives of emptiness(details)(details)Middle Paleolithic people in China developed innovative stone tools(details)Researchers find ancient weapon system in Texas caves(details)(details)Sutton Hoo helmet likely originated in Scandinavia(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-30th-through-april-6th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-30th-through-april-6th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 23rd through the 29th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New evidence from Basur H&ouml;y&uuml;k reveals egalitarian funerary practices in Bronze Age Mesopotamia(details)(details)Starch granules and the cultural significance of geophytes in Western North America during Prehistoric times(details)(details)Devastating wildfires threaten South Korea's cultural heritage and historic sites(details)Ritual and care: analyzing the dog remains from the Nescot shaft in Roman Britain(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-23rd-through-the-29th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-23rd-through-the-29th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 16th through the 22nd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study shows monument discovered in the 80s is two centuries older than Stonehenge(details)(details)Egyptian colonial cemetery reveals pyramid tombs weren't only for the elite(details)(details)First evidence of human habitation on the Tibetan Plateau during "unsurvivable" Last Glacial Maximum(details)(details)133 Pre-Columbian artifacts returned to Honduras after decades in a Paris museum(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 9th through the 15th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study illuminates the important relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans(details)(details)Ancient DNA reveals relationships between Stone Age Europeans and North Africans(details)(details)Mysterious Pre-Columbian burial investigated in Ecuador(details)(details)Ancient Greek burial monument located near Corinth(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 2nd through the 8th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Sophisticated irrigation system uncovered in ancient city of Eridu(details) (details)Migration, not culture, influenced Europe&rsquo;s Celtic languages(details) (details)Ancient ceramic &ldquo;puppets&rdquo; in El Salvador show Central American connections(details) (details)World&rsquo;s oldest bone tools reported from Olduvai Gorge(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 23rd through March 1st, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Fossilized track marks indicate earliest known use of handcarts(details)(details) DNA tracing confirms complex genetic backgrounds of the Huns(details)(details)Super heating and cooling from Vesuvius eruption caused glass brain(details)(details)Research summary: G&ouml;bekli Tepe was a domestic site(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-23rd-through-march-1st-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-23rd-through-march-1st-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 16th through the 22nd, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:King Thutmose II&rsquo;s tomb found, the first royal burial discovery in over a century(details)(details)(details)Laser technology uncovers intricate fifteenth century Zapotec city(details)(details)Plague epidemics likely started a century before the Black Death(details)(details) Excavation uncovers section of Great Wall 300 years older than previous estimates(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-16th-through-the-22nd-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 9th through the 15th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists uncover Silla Kingdom palace site, revealing royal structures and advanced engineering(details)Ancient skeletons found in the Thames may indicate Bronze and Iron Age conflicts(details)Study uncovers complex genetic origins of the Fulani, one of Africa&rsquo;s largest pastoral groups(details) (details)2,000-year-old ancient tombs discovered in Colombia by local waffle chain(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-9th-through-the-15th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 2nd through the 8th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Roots of Indo-European languages revealed by ancient DNA(details) (details)Arabic manuscript contains lost works of the Greek &ldquo;Great Geometer&rdquo; Apollonius(details)Changes in North American Indigenous population outlined by radiocarbon-dated artifacts(details)Interdisciplinary team peers inside Mount Vesuvius-damaged scroll(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-2nd-through-the-8th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 26th through February 1st, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:English seaside residence identified as the lost site of King Harold's 11th-century home(details)(details)Unique drainage and irrigation system supported Amazon's first grain-based agrarian economy(details)(details)Roman sanctuary discovered deep within Spain&rsquo;s key Paleolithic site(details)DNA research traces the human-influenced development of sheep genomes over 12 millennia(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-26th-through-february-1st-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-26th-through-february-1st-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 19th through the 25th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Oldest known presence of hominins in Europe found in Romania(details) (details)Volcanic ash may have helped develop ancient Bolivian city(details)Human effort made Australia&rsquo;s earth rings(details(details))Ancient trade between strangers may explain the creation of money(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-19th-through-the-25th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-19th-through-the-25th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 12th through the 18th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Amelia Earhart&rsquo;s airplane possibly discovered in satellite imagery(details)Archaeologists find underground Inca tunnel system(details) Iron Age Celtic communities in Britain based on female lineage(details) (details)Excavators uncover opulent Pompeii bathhouse(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-12th-through-the-18th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-12th-through-the-18th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 5th through the 11th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Anglo-Saxon connections with Byzantium shown in Sutton Hoo burials(details)(details)Pottery production in Iraq shows evidence of early specialization dating back 8,000 years(details)Ancient DNA and human migrations shed light on the genetic history of Indonesia(details)(details)Strontium isotope map used to decode the mystery of the origins of wildlife and individuals in the past(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-5th-through-the-11th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-5th-through-the-11th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 29th, 2024, through January 4th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Possible burial of a female medieval warrior located in Hungary(details)(details)New DNA analysis method brings historic European migrations into focus(details)(details)Eighteenth-century Russian cargo unearthed from a Caspian Sea shipwreck in Iran(details) (details)Colonial-era angel murals unearthed at historic Boston church(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-29th-2024-through-january-4th-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-29th-2024-through-january-4th-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 22nd through the 28th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Spectacular shipwreck bearing 10,000 ceramics lay untouched in Aegean for over a millennium(details)Ancient genomes reveal Bronze Age branching of Indo-European language groups(details) (details)Villa double the size of US White House revealed within ancient Assyrian capital(details)(details)1,500-year-old Peruvian tomb holds teenage human sacrifices to family members(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-22nd-through-the-28th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-22nd-through-the-28th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 15th through the 21st, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Silver amulet may reveal spread of Christianity north of the Alps(details)Remains of 40 people from the Bronze Age reveal violent deaths(details) (details)Site of Alexander the Great&rsquo;s most important battle is located(details)Syphilis started in the Americas, not Europe(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-15th-through-the-21st-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-15th-through-the-21st-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 8th through the 14th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists uncover sarcophagus that may belong to Saint Nicholas(details)Two studies support new date of Neanderthals interbreeding with humans(details)Manot Cave shows evidence of earliest communal ritual on Asian continent(details)(details)President Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s slave cemetery found on his property(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-8th-through-the-14th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-8th-through-the-14th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 1st through the 7th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New findings from Shakhi Kora evidence the first government system dates back to the 4th millennium(details)(details)Ancient undeciphered script found on tablet in Georgia(details)(details)New Alaska discoveries push human-canid relationship record back 2,000 years(details)(details)Archaeologists discover hidden treasures beneath Notre Dame Cathedral during reconstruction(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-1st-through-the-7th-2024/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-1st-through-the-7th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 24th through the 30th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:European Pleistocene lithics mark key development in human technological evolution(details)(details)Newly uncovered ancient dams showcase Liangzhu's advanced hydraulic engineering(details) Pre-Columbian fishery system discovered in Belize sustained thousands(details)(details)Footprints in Kenya reveal coexistence of multiple hominin species(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-24th-through-the-30th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-24th-through-the-30th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 17th through the 23rd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Newly discovered alphabet could be oldest in human history(details)Cutting-edge imaging reveals hidden text in legendary Blue Qur'an(details)New statistics technique better detehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241119181845.htmBermuda dig reveals forgotten Colonial-era history(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-17th-through-the-23rd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-17th-through-the-23rd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 10th through the 16th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Satellite imaging pinpoints location of ancient Islamic battle(details)(details)Earliest known Maya salt production site uncovered in Belize(details)(details)Dexterity in australopithecines like Lucy may have developed far earlier than thought(details)(details)Ancient Greece&rsquo;s cultural rise started a century earlier than previously thought&mdash;new research(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-10th-through-the-16th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-10th-through-the-16th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 3rd through 9th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Mesopotamian cylinder seals linked to development of writing system(details)(details)DNA analysis challenges previous assumptions about Pompeii body casts(details)(details)Ice Age stone tablets show oldest known images of fishing nets(details)(details)Excavation of Peruvian burial mound reveals 76 child sacrifice victims(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-3rd-through-9th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-3rd-through-9th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 27th through November 2nd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists discover bronze plaque with inscriptions at monumental temple of Poseidon in Greece(details)New evidence reveals prehistoric Polynesians' southernmost voyage(details)(details)LiDAR technology reveals ancient Maya settlement patterns in Campeche(details)(details)(details)4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement found at Khaybar Oasis in Saudi Arabia(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-27th-through-november-2nd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-27th-through-november-2nd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 20th through the 26th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Rare Minoan sanctuary discovered at Archanes(details)Copper Age Carpathian miners spurred developments in the wheel(details)(details)Forgotten colonial-era settlement found beneath the Amazon rainforest(details)High-altitude settlements along the Silk Road puzzle archaeologists(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-20th-through-the-26th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-20th-through-the-26th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[#RealArchaeology and how to get involved in it!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last three days, archaeologists have been participating in an event to highlight great archaeological work in a variety of media &ndash; podcasts, videos, blog posts, twitter threads, etc. The topics are diverse and the content is superb. If you missed it, the website for it (http://real-archaeology.com/) has a list of all the participants and their content so you can go back and look at it all. I highly recommend it.<br />
But can a non-archaeologist do archaeology?Maybe for some of you, you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/realarchaeology-and-how-to-get-involved-in-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/realarchaeology-and-how-to-get-involved-in-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 13th through the 19th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New documentary suggest Columbus was of Spanish Jewish heritage(details)Untouched burial chamber discovered beneath Petra&rsquo;s &lsquo;Treasury&rsquo;(details)(details)Unearthed throne room suggests Peru's ancient Moche society had a female ruler(details)(details)Fifty well-preserved Viking era skeletons discovered in Denmark(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-13th-through-the-19th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-13th-through-the-19th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 6th through the 12th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Rising and lowering sea levels influenced living patterns of earliest coastal villages(details) (details)Jade artifacts reveal evidence of trade between two cultures in ancient China(details)Early Neolithic longhouse uncovered in Poland(details)Scythian-like horse sacrifice in southern Siberia royal tomb(details) (details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-6th-through-the-12th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-6th-through-the-12th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 29th through October 5th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists discover large cemetery of Viking skeletons(details)More than 1000 clay tablets returned from Chicago to Iran(details)Walrus ivory shows interactions between Vikings and Indigenous North Americans(details) (details)South African site shows 9,000 years of genetic continuity(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-29th-through-october-5th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-29th-through-october-5th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 22nd through the 28th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Identified Nazca Lines nearly doubled with assistance from AI model(details)(details)Surprise discovery of centuries-old sweet potato cultivation in New Zealand(details)(details)DNA analysis reveals gender imbalance in the Neolithic necropolis of Panor&iacute;a(details)(details)Bronze Age find reveals second origin point for cheese(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-22nd-through-the-28th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-22nd-through-the-28th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 15th through the 21st, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Analysis of America's oldest tombstone illuminates colonial era trade networks(details)South African rock art may depict animal that went extinct before dinosaurs(details)(details)Mystery man interred under Notre-Dame nave was noted French poet(details)Isotopic and stylistic analysis reveals The Lion of Venice&rsquo;s Chinese origins(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-15th-through-the-21st-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-15th-through-the-21st-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 8th through the 14th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation(details)(details)Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests(details)(details)Archaeologists challenge theory of violent Steppe invasion in Iberia Peninsula(details)(details)Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually about 13,000 years ago, researchers confirm(detai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-8th-through-the-14th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-8th-through-the-14th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 1st through the 7th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Scientist rules out Orkney origin for Stonehenge Altar Stone(details)Roman silver coins may have been hidden from pirates(details)New model reveals how climate impacted human dispersal over Europe(details)Activists memorialize New York cemetery for enslaved people(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-1st-through-the-7th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-1st-through-the-7th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 25th through the 31st, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:17th century samurai sword found in German WWII rubble(details)Study finds sacrificed Inca child had violent death(details)Mysterious Nordic burial ground for children unearthed(details)Missing WWII USAF pilot identified at Sicilian crash site(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-25th-through-the-31st-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-25th-through-the-31st-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 18th through the 24th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Unearthed Peru temple burials predate Inca empire by millennia(details)New planted spear idea upends view of how prehistoric hunters downed huge prey(details)(details)Ancient burial site spanning over 2,100 years located under zoo in south China(details)8,000-year old female figurine in Turkish Neolithic site may have been protective talisman(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-18th-through-the-24th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-18th-through-the-24th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 11th through the 17th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Altar Stone at Stonehenge matches the bedrock found in Scotland(details)(details)Giant stone glyph uncovered on the bottom of a Maya sacred pool(details)Neanderthals in southern Pyrenees were highly capable and adaptable(details)(details)West Papua cave reveals early pathway for seafaring migrants into Sahul(details)(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-11th-through-the-17th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-11th-through-the-17th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 4th through the 10th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New fossils provide insights into development of extinct hominin species(details)New proposal for abandonment of ancient American settlement of Cahokia(details)(details)G&ouml;bekli Tepe might show world&rsquo;s oldest calendar(details)(details)Excavation of Chinese bone needle workshop shows developments in ancient industrialization(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-4th-through-the-10th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-4th-through-the-10th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 28th through August 3rd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Burial site used throughout Iron and Bronze ages unearthed in Germany(details) (details)Remains of affluent life in 17th century Williamsburg unearthed in Virginia(details)Chinese Bronze Age human sacrifice shows reinforcement of social status(details)Virtual dissection conducted of 3,500 year old &ldquo;Screaming Woman&rdquo; mummy(details) (details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-28th-through-august-3rd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-28th-through-august-3rd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 21st through the 27th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Workshop buried in Sanxingdui Ruins offers clues to ancient jade and stone sourcing, crafting, distribution(details)(details)Lake draining helps team find proof of ancient pre-Vikings in Norway(details)Genetics show how ancient wild Four Corners potato became widespread staple(details)(details)Excavations at ruined Anatolian castle uncover underground temple of secret religion(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 14th through the 20th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists uncover underwater rock carvings of Egyptian pharaohs(details)Early humans in South America arrived early and ate armadillos(details)(details)Ancient circular stone structures in Saudi Arabia indicate inhabitants were sophisticated thinkers(details)(details)New geologic dating shows early European hominins came via Gibraltar(details)(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 7th through the 13th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Roman garden may have belonged to Caligula(details)Hittite royal seal warns of punishment(details)Plant remains show how early farming unfolded in east Africa(details)(details)Peruvian temple and theater are four thousand years old(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 30th through July 6th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Novel analysis of cave bone fragments brings lives of extinct humans on the Tibetan plateau into focus(details)(details)Newly discovered Venezuelan rock art may point to an unknown culture(details)(details)Australia&rsquo;s oldest known wooden artifacts document Aboriginal rituals(details)(details)Analysis of Neolithic tomb provides intimate look at Europe&rsquo;s family tree(details)&aring;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-30th-through-july-6th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-30th-through-july-6th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 23rd through the 29th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Groundbreaking discovery in tomb-filled capital of Korea's ancient Silla Kingdom(details)Laser sensors pierce forest canopy to reveal forgotten Maya settlements(details)Gravitational wave science helps solve mystery of ancient analog computer(details)First discovery of Neanderthal with Down syndrome confirms culture of community care(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-23rd-through-the-29th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-23rd-through-the-29th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 16th through the 22nd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Medieval stone catapult balls found at Kenilworth Castle(details)Sweet find in the cellars of Mount Vernon(details)Protein analysis reveals human blood in plaster used on royal tomb in Benin(details)Remains of Celtic people at Swiss site show violent death, probably in a bridge collapse(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-16th-through-the-22nd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-16th-through-the-22nd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 9th through the 15th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Dietary evidence shows how a Bronze Age city in Syria survived(details)Glass beads reveal Indigenous American trade networks(details)(details)New evidence shows where survivors of Vesuvius eruption resettled(details)Dating for the world&rsquo;s oldest wooden sculpture(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-9th-through-the-15th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-9th-through-the-15th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 2nd through the 8th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Cooking techniques of Mongolian nomads revealed(details)(details)Woman warrior uncovered among 25 warrior monks in Spain(details)(details)(details)Prehistoric South American rock art served as possible territory markers(details)(details)(details)Study proposes that Seahenge was built to extend the warm weather(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-2nd-through-the-8th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-2nd-through-the-8th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King’s Watermark Spotted on 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, Ian Christie-Miller, a former visiting research fellow at London University, examined a first draft of slaveowner George Mason&rsquo;s 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights with infrared imaging and found a watermark showing the Hanover crown and the emblem of King George III. &ldquo;It is ironic that paper bearing the arms of the king was used by George Mason for his first draft declaration, which was to lead to the overthrow of Englis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/kings-watermark-spotted-on-1776-virginia-declaration-of-rights/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/kings-watermark-spotted-on-1776-virginia-declaration-of-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Resident Repatriates Artifact Collection to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEATTLE, WASHINGTON&mdash;Komo News reports that a private citizen in Seattle has stepped forward to return a collection of artifacts to Mexico. The objects, including pottery, knives, and figurines, have been verified by scholars at Mexico&rsquo;s National Heritage Museum, who determined that most of them came from the Cintalapa region of Chiapas and were made between A.D. 100 and 600. &ldquo;These items were illegally taken from Mexico, and they&rsquo;ve been passed around from generation to g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/seattle-resident-repatriates-artifact-collection-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/seattle-resident-repatriates-artifact-collection-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation Unearths Traces of 16th-Century Mansion in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXETER, ENGLAND&mdash;Devon Live reports that excavations in southwestern England have uncovered traces of the sixteenth-century Columbjohn mansion on the grounds of the Killerton estate, which once belonged to the Acland family. Unused musket balls found at the site may have belonged to the troops loyal to King Charles I who were garrisoned there during the English Civil Wars. The mansion was later taken over by Parliamentarians, who used it as a headquarters during the siege of the city of Exe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-unearths-traces-of-16th-century-mansion-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-unearths-traces-of-16th-century-mansion-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking Age Silver Ingot Recovered on the Isle of Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[MANX, ISLE OF MAN&mdash;According to a Witchita Eagle report, a metal detectorist on the Isle of Man discovered a silver ingot thought to be about 1,000 years old. Vikings arrived on the Isle of Man in the ninth century and eventually settled there. &ldquo;Ingots like this were used in the Viking world for trade,&rdquo; said archaeologist Allison Fox of Manx National Heritage. Each ingot would have been weighed and tested to confirm its silver content before it would be accepted in trade anywher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-age-silver-ingot-recovered-on-the-isle-of-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-age-silver-ingot-recovered-on-the-isle-of-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain’s Neanderthal Hearths Dated With New Technique]]></title><description><![CDATA[BURGOS, SPAIN&mdash;Nature News reports that a new dating technique has revealed that traces of hearths found in the same layer of soil at El Salt, a Neanderthal site in western Spain, came from fires made over a period of more than 200 years some 50,000 years ago. Because the hearths were all found in the same layer of the archaeological site, it had been previously thought that they had all been made by a single group of Neanderthals. But archaeologist &Aacute;ngela Herrej&oacute;n-Lagunilla o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spains-neanderthal-hearths-dated-with-new-technique/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spains-neanderthal-hearths-dated-with-new-technique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Yields New Thoughts on Horse Domestication]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOULOUSE, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Science News report, molecular archaeologist Ludovic Orlando and his colleagues analyzed the genomes of 475 ancient horses and 77 modern ones. The oldest remains were dated to some 50,000 years ago. The researchers then combined the genetic data, carbon dates, and archaeological information to determine that horses were domesticated some 4,200 years ago on the steppes of what is now southwestern Russia. Domestication was identified through the decrease in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-yields-new-thoughts-on-horse-domestication/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-yields-new-thoughts-on-horse-domestication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Shows Bronze Age Cauldrons Held Blood and Milk]]></title><description><![CDATA[BASEL, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Basel, an international team of scientists has analyzed proteins recovered from residues in two 2,700-year-old bronze cauldrons discovered in northern Mongolia. The test results indicate that the vessels were used to process animal blood, mostly from sheep and goats, and milk, mostly from domestic cattle and yaks. The researchers, led by Shevan Wilkin of the University of Basel, suggest that nomads in Mongolia collec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-shows-bronze-age-cauldrons-held-blood-and-milk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-shows-bronze-age-cauldrons-held-blood-and-milk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones of Early Cattle Herd in Northern Europe Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS&mdash;According to a statement released by Antiquity, new dates and stable isotope analysis for the bones of cattle, sheep, and pigs from the Swifterbant site indicate that animal husbandry in what is now the Netherlands dates back to about 4240 B.C. &ldquo;What is more, these early farmers had different herds of cattle that were fed and herded in different ways,&rdquo; said Nathalie Brusgaard of Leiden University. The chemical composition of the cattle bones shows tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-of-early-cattle-herd-in-northern-europe-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-of-early-cattle-herd-in-northern-europe-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Pet Burials Examined in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[WROC&#321;AW, POLAND&mdash;According to a Science in Poland report, the graves of more than 200 monkeys, dogs, cats, and calves have been recently unearthed by an international team of researchers led by Marta Osypi&#324;ska of the University of Wroc&#322;aw in the pet cemetery at Berenice, a port city built on the coast of the Red Sea in the first century A.D. by the Roman emperor Tiberius. Previous research has shown that many of the monkeys buried in the cemetery were rhesus macaques and bonn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-pet-burials-examined-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-pet-burials-examined-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock Art May Have Marked Territory in South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Antiquity, a new study of rock engravings along the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela suggests that they may have been used to communicate territorial boundaries more than 2,000 years ago. Philip Riris of Bournemouth University and his colleagues worked with local guides to map artworks at 14 sites in the river basin with drone photography. Some of these rock art sites had been previously identified, but a few]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-art-may-have-marked-territory-in-south-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-art-may-have-marked-territory-in-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Investigates Relationships Between Iron Age Elites]]></title><description><![CDATA[BADEN-W&Uuml;RTTEMBERG, GERMANY&mdash;An analysis of DNA samples suggests that elite Iron Age Celts may have passed power along matrilineal lines, according to a Live Science report. The samples were taken from 31 skeletons recovered from seven burial sites in southwestern Germany that have been dated to the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. and include gold and bronze artifacts. State of Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg archaeologist Dirk Krausse and his colleagues identified two men buried in neighboring m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-investigates-relationships-between-iron-age-elites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-investigates-relationships-between-iron-age-elites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare “Blue Room” Discovered in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;CNN reports that a possible sacrarium has been uncovered in a large residential area in central Pompeii&rsquo;s Regio IX. Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy&rsquo;s Minister of Culture, said that the room is thought to have been dedicated to ritual activities and the conservation of sacred objects. The walls of the room are painted blue and feature female figures representing the four seasons of the year and allegorical representations of agriculture and pastoralism. A collection of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-blue-room-discovered-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-blue-room-discovered-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18th-Century Lime Kiln Uncovered in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;Teeside Live reports that a limestone kiln has been uncovered on a farm in North York Moors National Park. The structure likely dates to the eighteenth century. Limestone from a nearby quarry would have been fired in the kiln to produce lump lime, or quick lime, which was spread over local farmland to improve it. Landowners Elaine and Dave Newham said that although the kiln was marked on an old map, it was not clear if any of the structure had been preserved. Archaeologi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-lime-kiln-uncovered-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-lime-kiln-uncovered-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Medieval Warrior Monks Examined in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[GUADALAJARA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Rovira i Virgili (URV), the remains of 25 people who were buried between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries in central Spain&rsquo;s castle at Zorita de los Canes have been examined by researchers from URV, the Max Planck Institute, and the University of Barcelona. In the late twelfth century, Alfonso VIII of Castile ceded the castle to a Cistercian military and religious order known as the Order of Calatrava. Carme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-medieval-warrior-monks-examined-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-medieval-warrior-monks-examined-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost World War II Sub Discovered in South China Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;Live Science reports that the wreckage of the USS Harder has been found under 3,750 feet of water by members of the Lost 52 Project, a group that looks for the 52 U.S. submarines lost during World War II. Naval records show that the Harder, nicknamed the &ldquo;Hit &lsquo;Em Harder,&rdquo; had torpedoed and sunk five Japanese destroyers and other enemy ships in the Pacific Ocean before it was lost during a battle in the South China Sea near the Philippine Island of Luzon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-ii-sub-discovered-in-south-china-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-ii-sub-discovered-in-south-china-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 26th through June 1st, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include: 4,000 year old tablet reveals Anatolian business plan(details)(details)Ancient Egyptians may have performed cancer-treating surgeries(details)(details)Characteristics of prehistoric Central European burial mounds may indicate trends in inequality(details)(details)Seven-century-old ceremonial offerings recovered at Mexico&rsquo;s Tlatelolco Archaeological Zone(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-26th-through-june-1st-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-26th-through-june-1st-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Burial Mounds Excavated in Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASTANA, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, archaeologists from Ozbekali Zhanibekov University and the Turkistan Regional Administration have excavated three 2,000-year-old burial mounds in southern Kazakhstan. The researchers found that two of the mounds had been looted in antiquity. Aleksandr Podushkin of Ozbekali Zhanibekov University said that the recovered artifacts are thought to have been made during the period of the Kangju state, which was made up of groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-burial-mounds-excavated-in-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-burial-mounds-excavated-in-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Roman Correspondence Recovered at Egyptian Sea Port]]></title><description><![CDATA[WROC&#321;AW, POLAND&mdash;Newsweek reports that correspondence between Roman centurions has been found on the outskirts of Berenice, an ancient port on the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea. Founded during the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in the third century B.C., the city came under Roman control in 30 B.C. The papyrus letters, recovered in fragments from the site of a 2,000-year-old pet cemetery, may have originated in a nearby centurion&rsquo;s office or residence. Archaeologists have now reassemble]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-roman-correspondence-recovered-at-egyptian-sea-port/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-roman-correspondence-recovered-at-egyptian-sea-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Museum Agrees to Return Ptolemaic Statue to Libya]]></title><description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND, OHIO&mdash;According to a New York Times report, the Cleveland Museum of Art has agreed to return a 2,200-year-old sculpture to Libya. The two-foot-tall basalt carving of a striding man was discovered in a storage jar unearthed at the site of a Greek palace in eastern Libya in the 1930s. It was put on display and photographed in Libya&rsquo;s Ptolemais Museum, which was located near the site, before it was stolen in the 1940s during World War II. The statue reappeared in Switzerland i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-museum-agrees-to-return-ptolemaic-statue-to-libya/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-museum-agrees-to-return-ptolemaic-statue-to-libya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Ancient Egyptian Physicians Treat Cancer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;Cosmos Magazine reports that two skulls held at Cambridge University were examined as part of a study of ancient Egyptian medical practices by an international team of archaeologists and medical professionals. The first skull and jaw, labeled 236, belonged to a man who died between the ages of 30 and 35, sometime between 2687 and 2345 B.C. The second skull, labeled E270, belonged to a woman who was more than 50 years old when she died between 663 and 343 B.C. Micro-C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-ancient-egyptian-physicians-treat-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-ancient-egyptian-physicians-treat-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus Fragment Reexamined]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a new study of a granite fragment unearthed in Abydos in 2009 suggests that it was part of a sarcophagus that belonged to the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II, who reigned from about 1279 to 1213 B.C. The pharaoh&rsquo;s mummy and an ornate coffin were discovered in Deir el-Bahari in 1881. Archaeologists Ayman Damrani of Egypt&rsquo;s Supreme Council of Antiquities and Kevin Cahail of the University of Pennsylvania suggested at the time of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-egyptian-sarcophagus-fragment-reexamined/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-egyptian-sarcophagus-fragment-reexamined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Horse Burials Unearthed in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[VILLEDIEU-SUR-INDRE, FRANCE&mdash;CNN reports that the remains of 28 horses have been found in nine graves in central France by researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). The bones have been radiocarbon dated to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 100. Traces of a fortified Celtic settlement of similar age have been found in the area. In one of the pits, the complete remains of 10 horses were found. Another contained the remains of two horses. All of them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-horse-burials-unearthed-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-horse-burials-unearthed-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation Update From Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;Gizmodo reports that recent excavations at Pompeii have uncovered graffiti on the walls of the House of the Colonnaded Cenacle that may have been drawn by children with charcoal. The images include two gladiators; a possible hunting scene with a figure thought to represent a wild boar; the head of a bird of prey; outlines of small hands; figures playing with a ball; and a scene drawn in red pigment of two boxers&mdash;one of whom appears to have been knocked out. In front of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-update-from-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-update-from-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switzerland Hands Over Artifacts to Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERN, SWITZERLAND&mdash;H&uuml;rriyet Daily News reports that Switzerland handed over three Mesopotamian artifacts to Fuad Hussein, Iraq&rsquo;s Foreign Minister, in a ceremony in Bern. The objects, including two Neo-Assyrian reliefs dated to the eighth century B.C. from the site of Nimrud, and a partial royal bust from the ancient city of Hatra dated to the second or third century A.D., were confiscated in Geneva last year during a criminal investigation. These three objects were uncovered in I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/switzerland-hands-over-artifacts-to-iraq/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/switzerland-hands-over-artifacts-to-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Stolen Artifacts Repatriated to Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;The Telegraph reports that more than 600 artifacts recovered in joint operations conducted by agents from U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and Italy&rsquo;s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage were handed over to Italian officials during a ceremony in Rome. Some of the artifacts had been recovered from antiquities dealers in London and New York, including items that were recently discovered in a storage facility in Brooklyn. The repatriated objects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hundreds-of-stolen-artifacts-repatriated-to-italy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hundreds-of-stolen-artifacts-repatriated-to-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,200-Year-Old Mosaic Uncovered in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANTALYA, TURKEY&mdash;A mosaic floor dated to the second century B.C. has been discovered near the monumental fountain in the ancient city of Side, according to a H&uuml;rriyet Daily News report. The harbor city, located on the southern coast of Anatolia, dates back to the seventh century B.C. A figure at the center of the mosaic depicts Calliope, a muse who inspired epic poets. The room where the mosaic was uncovered was also decorated with frescoes on its walls. To read about terracotta figuri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2200-year-old-mosaic-uncovered-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2200-year-old-mosaic-uncovered-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Stone Tool Recovered in Western Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA&mdash;According to a CBC Canada report, a stone tool known as a grooved maul was recovered from a suburban strawberry patch in western Canada. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s got the nice groove going all the way around, it&rsquo;s got some wear on its end,&rdquo; said Karin Steuber of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. &ldquo;It probably would have been hafted to a handle and would have been used as a hammer,&rdquo; she explained. This type of tool would have taken a long time to m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-stone-tool-recovered-in-western-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-stone-tool-recovered-in-western-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 19th through the 25th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Found: a forgotten, fiery moment in Hannibal's Iron Age war(details)(details)(details)Chile&rsquo;s Tagua Tagua Lake served as the hunting ground for early elephants(details)(details)(details)Vikings ship horses up to 900 miles across Baltic Sea(details)(details)Greek Marines prove Bronze Age body armor wasn't just for show(details)(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-19th-through-the-25th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-19th-through-the-25th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota Yields Ancient Dugout Canoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADISON, WISCONSIN&mdash;The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a total of 10 dugout canoes have recently been found in southern Wisconsin&rsquo;s Lake Mendota. The first two canoes were discovered in 2021 and 2022 by maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen of the Wisconsin Historical Society while she was scuba diving, leading to additional searches of the area, which is thought to have been the lake&rsquo;s ancient shoreline. Researchers think the canoes were submerged to preserve them thro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wisconsins-lake-mendota-yields-ancient-dugout-canoes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wisconsins-lake-mendota-yields-ancient-dugout-canoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Compares Childhood in Neanderthals and Modern Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by Scientific Reports, differences observed in the remains of Neanderthal and modern human children who lived between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago may reflect variations in childcare strategies. Laura Limmer and Sireen El Zaatari of the University of T&uuml;bingen and their colleagues analyzed the enamel of 423 Neanderthal teeth from 74 individuals, and the teeth of 444 modern humans who lived during the Upper Paleolithic. Horizontal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-compares-childhood-in-neanderthals-and-modern-humans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-compares-childhood-in-neanderthals-and-modern-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legendary Hermit’s Possible Coin Caches Recovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[KIELCE, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that metal detectorists of the &#346;wi&#281;tokrzyska Exploration Group discovered several caches of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century coins in central Poland&rsquo;s &#346;wi&#281;tokrzyskie Mountains and handed them over to the Historical and Archaeological Museum in Ostrowiec &#346;wi&#281;tokrzyski for conservation and analysis. The coins are thought to have belonged to Antoni Jaczewicz, a preacher who claimed to have supernatural healing abi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/legendary-hermits-possible-coin-caches-recovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/legendary-hermits-possible-coin-caches-recovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteer Soldiers Test Bronze Age Armor]]></title><description><![CDATA[VOLOS, GREECE&mdash;According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Andreas Flouris of the University of Thessaly and his colleagues equipped 13 volunteers from the Marines of the Hellenic Armed Forces with replica Bronze Age battle gear in order to test possible Mycenaean armor technology. The replica armor was based upon a 3,500-year-old suit of armor discovered in 1960 near the village of Dendra, which is located in southern Greece, just a few miles from the ancient site o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/volunteer-soldiers-test-bronze-age-armor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/volunteer-soldiers-test-bronze-age-armor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gomphothere Butchering Camp Discovered in Chile]]></title><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, CHILE&mdash;Newsweek reports that a team of archaeologists led by Rafael Labarca of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile has uncovered a 12,000-year-old site in the Tagua Tagua lake region of central Chile where hunter-gatherers butchered a gomphothere, an extinct relative of the modern elephant. Similar sites have previously been found in the region, which is thought to have supported hunter-gatherers with abundant, diverse, and predictable resources. This site may have been us]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gomphothere-butchering-camp-discovered-in-chile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gomphothere-butchering-camp-discovered-in-chile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Roman Oyster Processing Site Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[EAST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a possible oyster processing site was uncovered on the east coast of northern England on the banks of the Humber Estuary during work to update flood defenses. Jennifer Morrison of York Archaeology and her colleagues think the site was used by Romans who lived in a nearby settlement. The shape of oyster shells recovered from the site suggests that the oysters had not been farmed, but grew naturally on a shell reef. &ldquo;We know that, at this t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-oyster-processing-site-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 01:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-oyster-processing-site-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Impacts Understanding of First Australians’ Possible Route]]></title><description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Australian National University, a team of researchers from Australian National University, Flinders University, University College London, the ARC Center of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Griffith University, and the University of Wollongong analyzed thousands of stone artifacts and animal bones recovered from the Laili rock shelter on the eastern half of the island of Timor, which lies to the north of Australia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-impacts-understanding-of-first-australians-possible-route/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-impacts-understanding-of-first-australians-possible-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmic Rays Assist With Precise Dating of Prehistoric Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERN, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Bern, scientists combined dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating to establish a chronology for Dispilio, a prehistoric farming settlement in northern Greece. The tree rings from more than 780 pieces of timber from the site were analyzed and radiocarbon dated to a period including one of 12 known Miyake events. This one had been reliably dated to 5259 B.C. So-called Miyake events are named for physicist Fusa Miyake, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cosmic-rays-assist-with-precise-dating-of-prehistoric-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cosmic-rays-assist-with-precise-dating-of-prehistoric-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Grave Excavated in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[EICHENDORF, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that a 6,800-year-old grave has been unearthed in southeastern Germany by archaeologist Florian Eibl of Bavaria&rsquo;s Dingolfing-Landau District and his colleagues. Food and drink vessels, pigments, a stone ax, a stone adze, a boar&rsquo;s tooth that had been split in two, and gold jewelry were recovered from the burial, which is thought to have belonged to an elder or chieftain of the community. The split boar&rsquo;s tooth may have been used as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-grave-excavated-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-grave-excavated-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Maya Beekeeping Site Discovered in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO&mdash;According to a report in Mexico News Daily, three panuchos, or limestone objects used by ancient Maya beekeepers, helped a team of archaeologists from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) identify the site of an apiary in southern Mexico during construction work on a section of the Maya Train project. Each lid measures about eight inches across and would have been used to plug holes in a hollow log known as a job&oacute;n to create a hiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-maya-beekeeping-site-discovered-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-maya-beekeeping-site-discovered-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Woman May Have Been Sacrificed in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[DORSET, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, researchers from Bournemouth University examined the 2,000-year-old remains of a woman unearthed in 2010 in southwestern England&rsquo;s site of Winterborne Kingston and determined that she had been stabbed in the neck. Forensic and biological anthropologist Martin Smith said that the woman&rsquo;s skeleton had been found lying face down in a pit on top of an arrangement of animal bones. He added that analysis of her bones indicates that she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-woman-may-have-been-sacrificed-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-woman-may-have-been-sacrificed-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Challenges Population Estimates at Early Neolithic City]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOTRE DAME, INDIANA&mdash;A new evaluation of &Ccedil;atalh&ouml;y&uuml;k suggests that southern Turkey's Neolithic city might not have been as densely populated as previously thought, according to a Science News report. The site is made up of clusters of multi-roomed mudbrick structures long estimated to have housed between 2,800 and 10,000 people between about 9,100 and 7,950 years ago. Ian Kuijt of the University of Notre Dame and Arkadiusz Marciniak of Adam Mickiewicz University examined pri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-challenges-population-estimates-at-early-neolithic-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-challenges-population-estimates-at-early-neolithic-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Ancient Statues Repatriated to Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, THAILAND&mdash;The Bangkok Post reports that two bronze sculptures that had been on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have been repatriated to Thailand. The sculptures, known as &ldquo;Golden Boy&rdquo; and &ldquo;Kneeling Woman,&rdquo; have been dated to the eleventh century A.D. &ldquo;We are very appreciative of the Met&rsquo;s effort in giving them back to their homeland,&rdquo; said Culture Minister Sudawan Wangsupakitkosol. Now on view at Thailand&rsquo;s Natio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-ancient-statues-repatriated-to-thailand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-ancient-statues-repatriated-to-thailand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residue Analysis Identifies Possible Uses of Pottery Vessels]]></title><description><![CDATA[HALLE, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt, a new study has identified specific functions for several types of pottery vessels unearthed in central Germany. Residues from more than 100 pottery vessels of different sizes, shapes, and contexts were analyzed by researchers from the LDA and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The scientists found that the increase of consumption of dairy products during t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/residue-analysis-identifies-possible-uses-of-pottery-vessels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/residue-analysis-identifies-possible-uses-of-pottery-vessels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Reevaluates the Peopling of Paleolithic Cyprus]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Flinders University, paleolithic hunter-gatherers may have been drawn to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought. It had been argued that hunter-gatherers only traveled to inhospitable islands in the eastern Mediterranean because mainland coastal areas were flooded by rising sea levels. But by combining archaeological data and climate and demographic models, Corey Bradshaw of Flinders Uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-reevaluates-the-peopling-of-paleolithic-cyprus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-reevaluates-the-peopling-of-paleolithic-cyprus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple Site in Northern India Investigated]]></title><description><![CDATA[GUWAHATI, INDIA&mdash;The Times of India reports that traces of a temple have been unearthed in northeastern India by researchers from the Assam Directorate of Archaeology. The excavation has uncovered brick structures, stone floors, a stone plinth, stone ornaments, an iron clamp, charcoal, and pottery. &ldquo;The most significant aspect of the excavation is the occurrence of art and architectural parts of different time frames,&rdquo; said archaeologist Nabajit Deori. The temple was first const]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/temple-site-in-northern-india-investigated/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/temple-site-in-northern-india-investigated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on the “Lead Lady” of the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS&mdash;According to a Dutch News report, scientists have re-examined the remains of a woman that were discovered in a lead coffin in the center of the city of Nijmegen in 2001. At the time, researchers thought that the woman had been a wealthy Roman. City archaeologist Joep Hendriks said that the &ldquo;Lead Lady,&rdquo; as she came to be known, may have actually been a menial laborer. First, the new study indicates that the lead coffin had been recycled. &ldquo;It was a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-lead-lady-of-the-netherlands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-lead-lady-of-the-netherlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 12th through the 18th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Thriving ancient Roman town lasted longer than believed(details)Genomes of modern viruses found in Neanderthal bones(details)Lake District stone circle may be 700 years older than Stonehenge(details)Pair buried in embrace on a horse weren't lovers, but related women(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-12th-through-the-18th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-12th-through-the-18th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Analyzes Medieval Sacrificed Horses of the Eastern Baltic]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARDIFF, WALES&mdash;A new study of horse remains recovered from archaeological sites near the Baltic Sea, in what are now Poland, Lithuania, and the Russian province of Kaliningrad, reveals that the Balts sacrificed both mares and stallions, some of which had traveled across the Baltic Sea, according to a Live Science report. About 66 percent of the horses in the study were male and about 34 percent were female. All of them lived between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, based upon carbon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-analyzes-medieval-sacrificed-horses-of-the-eastern-baltic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-analyzes-medieval-sacrificed-horses-of-the-eastern-baltic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Skeletons from China Bear Marks of Punitive Amputation]]></title><description><![CDATA[SANMENXIA CITY, CHINA&mdash;According to a statement released by Texas A&amp;M University, paleoanthropologist Qian Wang of Texas A&amp;M University, Yawei Zhou and Yanmei Liu of Zhengzhou University, and Fei Yan of the Sanmengxia Institute examined the remains of two men unearthed near the Yellow River in central China&rsquo;s Henan Province. Based upon the style of their burials, the men are thought to have been low-level officials during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, between 2,300 and 2,500 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-skeletons-from-china-bear-marks-of-punitive-amputation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-skeletons-from-china-bear-marks-of-punitive-amputation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was This Site in Spain Burned by Hannibal 2,200 Years Ago?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by Frontiers, an excavation at the Iron Age hillfort of Tossal de Baltarga in the Eastern Pyrenees has uncovered a farmhouse that may have been destroyed by Hannibal and the Carthaginians on their way to attack Rome during the Second Punic War in the late third century B.C. &ldquo;We know that Hannibal passed the Pyrenees fighting against the local tribes, likely the Cerretani,&rdquo; said Oriol Olesti Vila of the Autonomous University of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/was-this-site-in-spain-burned-by-hannibal-2200-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/was-this-site-in-spain-burned-by-hannibal-2200-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Maps Possible Path of Lost Nile River Branch]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, geomorphologist Eman Ghoneim of the University of Carolina Wilmington and her colleagues have found evidence of a 40-mile-long branch of the Nile River that flowed some 4,700 years ago along the western banks of the modern Nile. The evidence was collected through the analysis of soil cores, ground-penetrating radar and tomography surveys conducted by the Egyptian National Institute, and the study of historic maps. The sugges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/project-maps-possible-path-of-lost-nile-river-branch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/project-maps-possible-path-of-lost-nile-river-branch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolutionary War Barracks Found in Virginia]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA&mdash;WAVY 10&nbsp;reports that traces of a barracks dated to the Revolutionary War period have been found near the visitor center at Colonial Williamsburg. Historic maps and documents indicate that the barracks was constructed between 1776 and 1777 to house up to 2,000 soldiers and 100 horses on an area of roughly three to four acres. The structures are thought to have been burned down in 1781 by British troops under the command of General Charles Cornwallis. Artifacts re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/revolutionary-war-barracks-found-in-virginia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/revolutionary-war-barracks-found-in-virginia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Gold Coin Discovered on Island of Alderney]]></title><description><![CDATA[BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS&mdash;A gold coin has been discovered at a Roman site on the island of Alderney, according to a BBC News report. The coin has been dated to the fourth century A.D., during the reign of the emperor Valens, who ruled from A.D. 364 to 378. Archaeologist Phil de Jersey said the coin will help researchers date the Roman occupation of the site. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all adding to the picture of the intensive Roman settlement that was here,&rdquo; he said. To read abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-gold-coin-discovered-on-island-of-alderney/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-gold-coin-discovered-on-island-of-alderney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,800-Year-Old Tombs Excavated in Eastern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[RIZHAO, CHINA&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that three tombs have been discovered inside a partially damaged burial mound near the coast of eastern China by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Each of the tombs, which have been dated to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.&ndash;A.D. 220), has a sloping passageway to its entrance and held two burials. Two of the structures carried the surname Huan, suggesting that the structures belonged to the same family. And while two of the tombs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1800-year-old-tombs-excavated-in-eastern-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1800-year-old-tombs-excavated-in-eastern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hair Analysis Hints at Beethoven’s Health Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS&mdash;According to a Live Science report, analysis of two hair samples attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven by a team of researchers including Nader Fifai of Boston Children&rsquo;s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and William Meredith of San Jos&eacute; State University has detected high levels of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and mercury. DNA analysis of the hair samples indicated that they both came from the same person, or from a set of identical twins. The DN]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hair-analysis-hints-at-beethovens-health-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hair-analysis-hints-at-beethovens-health-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Decline of Roman Town in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, Laura Motta of the University of Michigan and her colleagues radiocarbon dated plant remains recovered from the site of Karanis and found that this Roman agricultural settlement in Egypt's Fayum Oasis was probably abandoned later than previously thought. Thousands of people are thought to have lived in Karanis, based upon the residential neighborhoods, production facilities, granaries, temples, and the bath complex that have been unearthe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-decline-of-roman-town-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-decline-of-roman-town-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underground Anomaly Detected in Giza’s Western Cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;An L-shaped structure was detected using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography about six feet beneath Giza&rsquo;s Western Cemetery by a team of scientists from Tohoku University, Higashi Nippon International University, and Egypt&rsquo;s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, according to a Live Science report. During the Old Kingdom period, members of the royal family and high-ranking officials were buried in stone or mudbrick struc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underground-anomaly-detected-in-gizas-western-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underground-anomaly-detected-in-gizas-western-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indoor Pool Uncovered at Roman Villa in Albania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DURR&Euml;S, ALBANIA&mdash;According to a Miami Herald report, an indoor pool has been uncovered at a Roman villa located near western Albania&rsquo;s Adriatic coastline. Researchers from Albania&rsquo;s National Institute of Cultural Heritage said that the 1,600-year-old rectangular pool is decorated with well-preserved mosaics. Two shallow bathtubs coated with waterproof mortar were also found at the site. In another area of the villa, the excavators also unearthed a large brick floor, several]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/indoor-pool-uncovered-at-roman-villa-in-albania/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/indoor-pool-uncovered-at-roman-villa-in-albania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endurance Running May Have Helped Prehistoric Hunters]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONTARIO, CANADA&mdash;Science Magazine reports that archaeologist Eug&egrave;ne Morin of Trent University, behavioral ecologist Bruce Winterhalder of University of California, Davis, and their colleagues reviewed historic accounts written by travelers, explorers, and missionaries for information about persistence hunting, the practice of chasing prey at a run over long distances. The researchers found 391 descriptions of persistence hunting in the more than 8,000 texts written between the sixtee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/endurance-running-may-have-helped-prehistoric-hunters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/endurance-running-may-have-helped-prehistoric-hunters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Ancient Burial in Austria Reevaluated]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIENNA, AUSTRIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, radiocarbon dating and the analysis of DNA samples taken from the remains of two people buried in the same grave with a horse some 1,800 years ago in northern Austria reveals that they were first-degree relatives&mdash;either mother and daughter or sisters. It had been previously thought that the two individuals may have been a married couple that lived during the medieval period. The older woman is estimated to have been between the ages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-ancient-burial-in-austria-reevaluated/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-ancient-burial-in-austria-reevaluated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Sudan May Reflect Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Rock art depicting boats and cattle has been discovered in Sudan&rsquo;s Atbai Desert, more than 60 miles from Wadi Halfa and the shores of Lake Nubia, according to a Cosmos Magazine report. The images have been dated to 5,000 years ago. &ldquo;At this early prehistoric period, we have almost no evidence of Egyptians or Nubians going this far into the desert and that&rsquo;s why it was really unexpected to find this large scene of boats,&rdquo; said Julien Cooper of Macqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-rock-art-in-sudan-may-reflect-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-rock-art-in-sudan-may-reflect-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Excavation Planned at Scotland’s Ness of Brodgar]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORKNEY, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, a final excavation will be conducted at the Ness of Brodgar this summer. Discovered in 2003, the six-acre site is located on an isthmus in the West Mainland of Orkney that separates the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray. &ldquo;There are more than 100 buildings here,&rdquo; said archaeologist Nick Card. The monumental Neolithic structures include buildings linked to outhouses and kitchens by stone walkways. Cattle bones, pottery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/final-excavation-planned-at-scotlands-ness-of-brodgar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/final-excavation-planned-at-scotlands-ness-of-brodgar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Roman Waystation Uncovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a Roman settlement was discovered during a road construction project in southwestern England. The settlement was situated along the road that connected Roman Cirencester and Gloucester, said Alex Thompson of Oxford Cotswold Archaeology. &ldquo;We think that our settlement was being used to help with people that were travelling along the road and probably something to do with horses,&rdquo; he said. Travelers may have stopped at the site to exchange]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-waystation-uncovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-waystation-uncovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 5th through the 11th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Roman shipwreck held fish sauce(details)(details)New linguistic model shows four waves of migration into the Americas(details)(details)Microarchaeology provides new precision for early history of Jerusalem(details)(details)English study shows leprosy could come from Medieval red squirrels(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-5th-through-the-11th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-5th-through-the-11th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[16th- and 17th-Century Fabrics and Shoes Discovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[TORU&#323;, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that fragments of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century clothing and shoes in both eastern and western styles were discovered in a layer of mulch during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project in the Che&#322;mi&#324;skie Przedmie&#347;cie neighborhood of the city of Toru&#324;, which is located in north-central Poland. Archaeologist Ma&#322;gorzata Grupa said that the large collection, including fine woolens, silks, and a cloth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/16th-and-17th-century-fabrics-and-shoes-discovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/16th-and-17th-century-fabrics-and-shoes-discovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of 4,000-Year-Old Warrior Recreated in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRONDHEIM, NORWAY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), archaeologist Birgitte Skar of the NTNU University Museum and her colleagues have created an image of the human remains known as Hitra Man, which were discovered in 1916 on the island of Hitra, based upon continuing DNA and isotope analysis of his remains. The studies suggest that the man was about 25 years old at the time of his death some 4,000 years ago, that he ate mostly l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-4000-year-old-warrior-recreated-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-4000-year-old-warrior-recreated-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of a Royal Medieval Church Found in Hungary]]></title><description><![CDATA[VISEGR&Aacute;D, HUNGARY&mdash;Hungary Today reports that traces of a fifteenth-century Christian church have been found in Visegr&aacute;d, the site of a fortified medieval castle on a hill on the Danube River in northern Hungary. The Church of the Virgin Mary had been part of a Franciscan monastery founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg, and built next to his palace. Sigismund, the son of Charles IV, ruled as King of Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia, and eventually as Holy Roman Emperor from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-royal-medieval-church-found-in-hungary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-royal-medieval-church-found-in-hungary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of a Large Statue Unearthed at Cambodia’s Angkor Thom]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA&mdash;An excavation conducted by Cambodia&rsquo;s Heritage Protection Police and the APSARA National Authority near the Angkor Thom temple complex has uncovered the head of a statue of a deity, according to The Phnom Pen Post. Angkor Thom, built in the late twelfth century by Jayavarman VII (reigned 1181&ndash;1218), was the last capital of the Khmer Empire. The carving, including pieces of its mouth and nose, was found about 330 feet from the city&rsquo;s Victory Gate, where]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/head-of-a-large-statue-unearthed-at-cambodias-angkor-thom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/head-of-a-large-statue-unearthed-at-cambodias-angkor-thom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Lead Ingots From Spain Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&Oacute;RDOBA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of C&oacute;rdoba, recent analysis of three first-century A.D. lead ingots recovered from southern Spain&rsquo;s site of Los Escoriales de Do&ntilde;a Rama in the twentieth century suggests that ancient C&oacute;rdoba, the capital of the Roman region of Baetica, was a center for smelting lead. The Romans used the metal to make spoons, tiles, pipes, and other everyday objects. Each ingot is about 18 inches long, trian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-lead-ingots-from-spain-studied/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-lead-ingots-from-spain-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Algonquian Capital Identified in North Carolina]]></title><description><![CDATA[DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA&mdash;According to an IFL Science report, researchers led by Eric Klingelhofer of the First Colony Foundation have uncovered evidence for a palisade and nine houses at the possible site of an Algonquian village within Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. Explorers Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlow wrote of their visit to an Algonquian village in 1584, and described it as having &ldquo;nine houses, built of cedar, and fortified round with sharp trees.&rdquo; The possible vil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-algonquian-capital-identified-in-north-carolina/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 04:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-algonquian-capital-identified-in-north-carolina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Inscribed With Ireland’s Ogham Script Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[COVENTRY, ENGLAND&mdash;The Irish Times reports that an inscribed rectangular piece of sandstone was discovered by a gardener in his yard in England&rsquo;s West Midlands. He sent photographs of the rock to a local archaeologist, who identified the markings as ogham, an early medieval alphabet consisting of groups of parallel lines for writing the Irish language. &ldquo;This particular find has given us a new insight into early medieval activity in Coventry, which we still need to make sense of,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-inscribed-with-irelands-ogham-script-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-inscribed-with-irelands-ogham-script-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Remains Unearthed at Historic Church in Iceland]]></title><description><![CDATA[GAR&eth;AB&AElig;R, ICELAND&mdash;An excavation conducted at Bessasta&eth;ir church on the west coast of Iceland uncovered the remains of two people, according to an Iceland Review report. Occupation of the Bessasta&eth;ir farmstead dates back to the tenth or eleventh century. In the thirteenth century, it was owned by the historian, poet, and politician Snorri Sturluson, before it became a royal stronghold. In the late eighteenth century, Bessasta&eth;ir was once again used as a farm until the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-unearthed-at-historic-church-in-iceland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 05:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-unearthed-at-historic-church-in-iceland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Necropolis Excavated in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[AMOROSI, ITALY&mdash;A 2,800-year-old necropolis containing 88 pit tombs and two large burial mounds was discovered in southern Italy, according to a Live Science report. The necropolis is thought to have been used by the Iron Age &ldquo;Pit Tomb&rdquo; culture of central and southern Italy. The mounds, which measure about 50 feet across, may cover the burials of elite members of the society. Weapons have been found buried with men, while pieces of worked amber and bone, and bronze ornaments suc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[400-Year-Old Pottery Workshop Uncovered in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTREUIL-SUR-MER, FRANCE&mdash;A pottery workshop has been uncovered near the coast of northern France, according to a Miami Herald report. Researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) found a collection of pots and two kilns at the site. The main kiln, thought to have been in use from the late sixteenth century into the early seventeenth century, was constructed of bricks in an almond shape. Several pots in addition to pottery waste were found in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/400-year-old-pottery-workshop-uncovered-in-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/400-year-old-pottery-workshop-uncovered-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Well Lined With Wood Discovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the Oxfordshire County Council, a Bronze Age well lined with wood was uncovered during an investigation conducted by Oxford Archaeology ahead of a road construction project in southeastern England. The well is thought to have been used for agricultural purposes by people living in a nearby settlement. &ldquo;When investigating what appeared to be a standard pit for the site, the archaeological team started exposing the remains of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-well-lined-with-wood-discovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-well-lined-with-wood-discovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Dates Obtained for Modern Human Remains in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Cosmos Magazine reports that remains of modern humans discovered in a cave in southern China&rsquo;s Liujiang District in 1958 may be much younger than previously thought. It had been suggested that the bones were approximately 227,000 years old, but the new dates, based upon radiocarbon dating, optically stimulated luminescence dating, and U-series dating, indicate that they are between 23,000 and 33,000 years old. &ldquo;These revised age estimates align with dates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-dates-obtained-for-modern-human-remains-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-dates-obtained-for-modern-human-remains-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteers Assist Search for 19th-Century Structures in Oregon]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALEM, OREGON&mdash;Students from Willamette University and volunteers from the Oregon Archaeological Society assisted City of Salem archaeologist Kimberli Fitzgerald with the search for a parsonage constructed by Methodist missionaries in 1841, according to the Salem Reporter. The Christian missionaries sailed south from the east coast of the United States, around the tip of South America, and stopped in the Hawaiian Islands to resupply before continuing north to the coast of Oregon. The missio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/volunteers-assist-search-for-19th-century-structures-in-oregon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/volunteers-assist-search-for-19th-century-structures-in-oregon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparison of American Languages Detects Waves of Migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, historical linguist Johanna Nichols of the University of California, Berkeley, and her colleagues analyzed the structures of 60 languages found in the United States and Canada, and determined that they derived from two main language groups that left Siberia and entered North America in at least four distinct waves of migration. The analysis focuses on 16 features of the languages, including syllable structure, the gender of nouns, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/comparison-of-american-languages-detects-waves-of-migration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/comparison-of-american-languages-detects-waves-of-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 28th through May 4th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ancient Pueblo communicated through conch-shell trumpets(details)Ritual and medicinal plant DNA preserved under ancient Maya ball court(details)(details)Neanderthal woman&rsquo;s face is reconstructed(details)Paleolithic North African hunter-gatherers ate plant-based diet(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-28th-through-may-4th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-28th-through-may-4th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cargo on the Ancient Ses Fontanelles Shipwreck Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[LES MERAVELLES, MAJORCA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, analysis of the contents of a Roman shipwreck found in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the island of Majorca suggests that many of the 300 amphoras in the cargo were filled with liquamen, a sauce made with whole anchovies and sardines. Miguel &Aacute;ngel Cau Ontiveros of the University of Barcelona and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies said that residues in the labeled jugs on board the fourth centu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cargo-on-the-ancient-ses-fontanelles-shipwreck-studied/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cargo-on-the-ancient-ses-fontanelles-shipwreck-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genome Study Traces Medieval Leprosy to England’s Squirrels]]></title><description><![CDATA[BASEL, SWITZERLAND&mdash;IFL Science reports that England&rsquo;s red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) may have spread leprosy to people during the medieval period, when the squirrels were plentiful and sometimes kept as pets or processed for their pelts. Verena Schuenemann of the University of Basel, Sarah Inskip of the University of Leicester, and their colleagues analyzed the genomes of the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae taken from 25 humans and 12 red squirrels found at a leprosarium, or lepers&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-traces-medieval-leprosy-to-englands-squirrels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-traces-medieval-leprosy-to-englands-squirrels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lump of Purple Dye Discovered at Roman Bathhouse in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARLISLE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a ping-pong-ball-sized lump of Tyrian purple, a dye made from Murex sea snails, was uncovered in northwestern England at the site of a Roman bathhouse discovered in 2017. Carved semiprecious gems thought to have fallen out of ring settings, sandstone sculptures of Roman gods standing more than 12 feet tall, and several tiles bearing a Roman imperial stamp linked to the emperor Septimius Severus, who was born in Libya and ruled from A.D. 193 to 211, h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lump-of-purple-dye-discovered-at-roman-bathhouse-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lump-of-purple-dye-discovered-at-roman-bathhouse-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Conch Shell Communication in Chaco Canyon Explored]]></title><description><![CDATA[BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK&mdash;According to an IFL Science report, leaders of the Puebloan peoples who lived in Chaco Canyon between A.D. 850 and 1150 may have been able to communicate with their communities through blasts of conch shell trumpets. Such trumpets have been recovered from elite graves in the region, and are thought to have been imported over at least 620 miles from the Pacific coast. To test this idea, Ruth Van Dyke of Binghamton University and her colleagues created digital models of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-conch-shell-communication-in-chaco-canyon-explored/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-conch-shell-communication-in-chaco-canyon-explored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of Neanderthal Woman Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;NBC News reports that the face of a Neanderthal woman dubbed Shanidar Z has been recreated by a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge. The woman&rsquo;s 75,000-year-old skull was discovered in some 200 pieces during a 2018 excavation of Shanidar Cave, which is located in Iraqi Kurdistan. Analysis of tooth enamel proteins was employed to determine her sex, since only about half of her skeleton was preserved. A CT scan of each skull fragment was made, and the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-neanderthal-woman-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-neanderthal-woman-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Maya Storage Pit Discovered in Tulum Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO&mdash;Mexico News Daily reports that a bottle-shaped chult&uacute;n, a structure usually used by the Maya to catch rainwater, has been discovered in the floor of a cave by researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The cave is located within Tulum National Park, the site of a walled Maya city situated on the Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula&rsquo;s Caribbean coastline. Archaeologist Enrique Mar&iacute;n V&aacute;zquez said that the chult&u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-maya-storage-pit-discovered-in-tulum-cave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-maya-storage-pit-discovered-in-tulum-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Farmers in Israel Adapted to Climate Instability]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of California, San Diego, a now-submerged village site suggests that it was inhabited some 8,200 years ago, during an abrupt shift in climate called the 8.2ka event. It had been previously thought that the cooler temperatures and rising sea levels of the 8.2ka event would have resulted in the abandonment of coastal settlements in the southern Levant. Known as Habonim North, this site was discovered about 10 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-farmers-in-israel-adapted-to-climate-instability/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-farmers-in-israel-adapted-to-climate-instability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the Roman Emperor Augustus Die in This Vesuvian Villa?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, JAPAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, researchers led by archaeologist Mariko Muramatsu of the University of Tokyo suggest that they have uncovered the place where Augustus, the first Roman emperor (reigned 27 B.C.&ndash;A.D. 14), died. The villa, located on the northern slopes of Mount Vesuvius about five miles from the modern town of Nola, was destroyed by the volcanic eruption in A.D. 79. A second villa constructed at the site in the second century was destroyed by a fifth-ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-roman-emperor-augustus-die-in-this-vesuvian-villa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-roman-emperor-augustus-die-in-this-vesuvian-villa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7,000-Year-Old Settlement Mapped in Serbia]]></title><description><![CDATA[KIEL, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by Kiel University, traces of a late Neolithic settlement were mapped during a geophysical survey conducted in northeastern Serbia, near the Tami&scaron; River. &ldquo;This discovery is of outstanding importance, as hardly any larger Late Neolithic settlements are known in the Serbian Banat region,&rdquo; said Martin Furholt of Kiel University. The settlement covered more than 27 acres and was surrounded by at least four ditches. Artifacts re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-settlement-mapped-in-serbia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-settlement-mapped-in-serbia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Illyrian Helmet Uncovered in Croatia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZAKOTORAC, CROATIA&mdash;Euronews reports that a helmet dated to the fifth or sixth century B.C. has been recovered from a burial mound in southern Croatia&rsquo;s Peljesac Peninsula. A similar helmet was found in the same area in 2020. The helmets are thought to be associated with the Illyrians, who came from the eastern Adriatic and the Balkans, and deposited at the site as a cult practice long after the dead had been buried, according to archaeologist Hrvoje Potrebica of the University of Zag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-illyrian-helmet-uncovered-in-croatia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-illyrian-helmet-uncovered-in-croatia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sculptures Discovered at Khmer Temple in Cambodia]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA&mdash;The Phnom Penh Post reports that more than 100 pieces of sandstone sculptures were uncovered at Ta Prohm, a temple built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries on the southern edge of the East Baray, an artificial body of water in Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire.&nbsp;The temple is thought to have served as a royal monastery during the reign of Jayavarman VII, who ruled from 1181 to 1218, and is known for its construction without mortar. Rese]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculptures-discovered-at-khmer-temple-in-cambodia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 03:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculptures-discovered-at-khmer-temple-in-cambodia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers in Morocco Relied on Plants]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, an international team of researchers analyzed 15,000-year-old remains of hunter-gatherers unearthed in Morocco, and determined that they ate a diet rich in plant foods. It had been previously thought that hunter-gatherers living in North Africa relied heavily on animal foods. The analysis featured zinc and strontium isotope analysis of tooth enamel; carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur ana]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-hunter-gatherers-in-morocco-relied-on-plants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-hunter-gatherers-in-morocco-relied-on-plants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kingdom Pharaoh’s Royal Rest House Found]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that a fortified royal retreat has been uncovered at the Tel Hebwa site, which is located in North Sinai. Mohamed Ismail Khaled of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that the mudbrick structure was likely used during the 18th Dynasty reign of Thutmose III (ca. 1479&ndash;1425 B.C.). The structure&rsquo;s entrance, located on its northern side, led to a large hall with three columns, added Hisham Hussein of Sinai Antiquities. This room connected to a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-kingdom-pharaohs-royal-rest-house-found/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-kingdom-pharaohs-royal-rest-house-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Bell Beaker Grave Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPPIN, GERMANY&mdash;Newsweek reports that the remains of a man estimated to have been between 40 and 60 years old at the time of his death have been unearthed in central Germany. Preliminary investigation suggests the burial is associated with the Bell Beaker culture and dates to some 4,500 years ago. Archaeologist Susanne Friederich of the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt said that the man was buried in a crouched position with a large stone placed over his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bell-beaker-grave-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bell-beaker-grave-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plant DNA Suggests Maya Blessed Their Ball Courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMPECHE, MEXICO&mdash;According to a Gizmodo report, an international team of researchers led by David Lentz of the University of Cincinnati analyzed a soil sample taken underneath a 2,000-year-old ball court platform at Yaxnohcah, a Maya city site on Mexico&rsquo;s Yucatan Peninsula. The analysis detected the presence of Ipomoea corymbose, a type of morning glory also called xtabentun that is known for its hallucinogenic properties; Capsicum, or chili peppers, which were used by the Maya to tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plant-dna-suggests-maya-blessed-their-ball-courts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plant-dna-suggests-maya-blessed-their-ball-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Monuments Discovered in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND&mdash;A lidar survey of farmland in eastern Ireland has detected multiple prehistoric monuments, according to a Live Science report. The monuments include Bronze Age structures and five Neolithic cursus monuments, which are long and narrow earthwork enclosures built some 5,500 years ago. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s only about 20 known cursus monuments [in Ireland] and they occur in isolation,&rdquo; said James O&rsquo;Driscoll of the University of Aberdeen. The largest of the ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-monuments-discovered-in-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-monuments-discovered-in-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 21st through the 27th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:DNA analysis illuminates social practices of an ancient Eurasian warrior empire(details)(details)(details)Preserved Pre-Revolutionary War cherries unearthed at George Washington&rsquo;s Mount Vernon(details)(details)Rare structures may have guided Neolithic farmers to the afterlife(details)(details)Interdisciplinary research team to investigate whether Stonehenge was designed for lunar alignment(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th-Century Steelworks Unearthed in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOUTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a nineteenth-century steelworks, including a crucible furnace, has been uncovered in northern England in a cellar at the site of Sheffield Castle, which was destroyed in 1648 during the English Civil War. The crucible furnace would have reached more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit to refine blister steel into higher quality crucible steel. Curving stone stairs to reach the cellar were found, along with a letter &ldquo;H&rdquo; scratched into a b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-steelworks-unearthed-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-steelworks-unearthed-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Feasts Found at Roman Necropolis in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[NARBONNE, FRANCE&mdash;Excavation of the Robine necropolis, which was discovered in southern France in 2017, has uncovered more than 1,400 graves dating from the first century B.C. to the end of the third century A.D., according to a Live Science report. Researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research said that the cemetery served the Roman colony of Narbo Martius, and was well preserved by some 10 feet of silt laid down by flooding of the nearby Aude River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-feasts-found-at-roman-necropolis-in-france/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-feasts-found-at-roman-necropolis-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Snake Deity Statue Found at Roman Site in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[STUTTGART, GERMANY&mdash;Newsweek reports that a worn sandstone carving unearthed at the site of a Roman fort in southwestern Germany may represent a hybrid Romano-Germanic deity. Standing about 12 inches tall, the 1,800-year-old carving shows a kneeling figure with a human head. Its arms are positioned at the sides of the upper body, with its hands on the hips and legs. The legs, however, merge into the form of a snake, according to archaeologist Andreas Thiel of the Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg Stat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-snake-deity-statue-found-at-roman-site-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-snake-deity-statue-found-at-roman-site-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Museum Will Repatriate Bronze Sculpture to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a report in The New York Times, the J. Paul Getty Museum will repatriate a, 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture purchased from an antiquities dealer in 1971. An investigation conducted by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit at the Manhattan district attorney&rsquo;s office indicates that the sculpture, &ldquo;Head from a Statue of a Youth,&rdquo; was likely stolen in the 1960s from Bubon, a Roman-era settlement in southwestern Turkey. The body of the statue ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/los-angeles-museum-will-repatriate-bronze-sculpture-to-turkey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/los-angeles-museum-will-repatriate-bronze-sculpture-to-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient DNA Reveals Kinship Structure of Eurasia's Avars]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a CNN&nbsp;report, new analysis of ancient DNA samples from the Avars, a population of nomads from the Eurasian Steppe who dominated eastern central Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth to early ninth century A.D, is shedding light on Avar social and marriage practices. Originating in eastern-central Asia as part of a coalition of tribes known as the Rouran khaganate, which was defeated in A.D. 550 by the Turks, the Avars traveled from Mongolia to Caucasus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-dna-reveals-kinship-structure-of-eurasias-avars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-dna-reveals-kinship-structure-of-eurasias-avars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charred Scroll From Herculaneum Read With AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;Graziano Ranocchia of the University of Pisa and his colleagues have used infrared and ultraviolet optical imaging, thermal imaging, tomography, and artificial intelligence to decipher text on pieces of charred papyrus recovered from Herculaneum, a Roman town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, according to a Live Science report. Some of the fragments, which have been held at the National Library of Naples, belong to a scroll containing a work called &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/charred-scroll-from-herculaneum-read-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/charred-scroll-from-herculaneum-read-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part of an 18th-Century Water System Found in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[EAST RENFREWSHIRE, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a report in The Glasgow Times, a circular structure made of blonde sandstone was uncovered during a construction project in Barrhead, which is located in west-central Scotland. The eighteenth-century structure is thought to have been part of a gravitational system to provide fresh water to the town. Local residents are advocating for the preservation of the feature and its incorporation into the new construction, while a team from the West of Scotla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/part-of-an-18th-century-water-system-found-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/part-of-an-18th-century-water-system-found-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic-Era Sword Identified in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALENCIA, SPAIN&mdash;Newsweek reports that a sword discovered in 1994 in a historic section of Valencia has been dated to the tenth century A.D. by the Archaeology Service of the Valencia City Council (SIAM) through analysis of the sediment layers at the site. Islamic rule of the Iberian Peninsula began in A.D. 711 and ended in 1492, making the sword the first Islamic-era weapon to be found in Valencia. The sword has a slightly curved blade and measures about 18 inches long. Its hilt is decorat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/islamic-era-sword-identified-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/islamic-era-sword-identified-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gweagal Spears Repatriated to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Gweagal spears, a collection made up of one hunting spear and three fishing spears that were taken from the Gweagal people of Kamay in 1770 by James Cook, have been repatriated to the La Perouse Aboriginal Community. Cook, a British naval lieutenant at the time, traveled to Australia on the HMB Endeavour. He recorded removing 40 spears from the Gweagal people during his eight-day stay at Botany Bay. Cook also wrote in his journa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gweagal-spears-repatriated-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gweagal-spears-repatriated-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teotihuacan's Pyramids Damaged By Ancient Earthquakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADRID, SPAIN&mdash;A new study of pyramids at the ancient city of Teotihuacan by a team of Spanish geologists has documented damage to the structures caused by five devastating megathrust earthquakes that hit the site between about A.D. 100 and 600, Live Science reports. At its height, the population of Teotihuacan, which is located northeast of Mexico City, reached some 100,000 residents. Megathrust earthquakes occur at subduction zones of tectonic plates, and though they tend to happen more i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/teotihuacans-pyramids-damaged-by-ancient-earthquakes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:30:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/teotihuacans-pyramids-damaged-by-ancient-earthquakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Turtle Statue Found in Angkor]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA&mdash;A rare sandstone sculpture of a turtle has been found at Bayon Temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, according to a report in The Phnom Penh Post. The Bayon temple was built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century A.D. during the reign of the Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII (reigned 1181&ndash;1220) and is best known for the many enormous carved faces of the Buddha that adorn its highly decorated exterior. The sculpture was found beneath a previousl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-turtle-statue-found-in-angkor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:30:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-turtle-statue-found-in-angkor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Spring Unearthed Beneath Roman Ruins in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Live Science&nbsp;report, near the&nbsp;village of Chambor&ecirc;t north of the French city of Limoges, archaeologists have uncovered a freshwater spring likely dating to between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago below the remnants of a Roman-era pool. The Roman ruins, which date to the third century A.D., probably formed a landscaped basin surrounded by a wall of granite stones. A team of archaeologists from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sacred-spring-unearthed-beneath-roman-ruins-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sacred-spring-unearthed-beneath-roman-ruins-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Porcelain Gallbladder” Identified in Mississippi]]></title><description><![CDATA[JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI&mdash;According to an Atlas Obscura report, a &ldquo;porcelain gallbladder&rdquo; has been identified among a woman's 100-year-old bones exhumed from the cemetery at the site of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, which operated from 1855 to 1935. A porcelain gallbladder forms through calcium build-up in the wall of the organ, which causes it to harden. Upon initial examination during the course of excavations, researchers did not know what the object, which was approximat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/porcelain-gallbladder-identified-in-mississippi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/porcelain-gallbladder-identified-in-mississippi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18th-Century Foundation Uncovered at Colonial Williamsburg]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA&mdash;The foundation of an eighteenth-century house was uncovered during an excavation at Colonial Williamsburg, according to a WAVY report. The Colin G. and Nancy N. Campbell Archaeology Center is scheduled to be built on the site. Archaeologist Jack Gary of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation said that the house had plaster walls, casement windows, a chimney on at least one side, and a cellar. The thousands of artifacts recovered during the excavation will be conserved,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-foundation-uncovered-at-colonial-williamsburg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-foundation-uncovered-at-colonial-williamsburg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miniature Portrait of Alexander the Great Found in Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[RINGSTED, DENMARK&mdash;Live Science reports that a miniature bronze alloy fitting bearing a portrait of Alexander the Great was discovered on an island in Denmark by a pair of metal detectorists who were conducting a survey. Alexander the Great succeeded his father as the king of Macedon and eventually created a far-flung empire before his death in Babylon in 323 B.C. at the age of 32. The one-inch round fitting, known as a bracket, shows an engraved image of a man with wavy hair wearing a crow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/miniature-portrait-of-alexander-the-great-found-in-denmark/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/miniature-portrait-of-alexander-the-great-found-in-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Tools Uncovered in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[CUMBRIA, ENGLAND&mdash;An excavation conducted in northern England ahead of a road improvement project along an ancient pathway has uncovered flint tools dated to the Upper Paleolithic period, according to a Newsweek report. The tools could be between 10,000 and 14,000 years old, when the climate would have been colder. Hunter-gatherers likely followed herds of reindeer, wild horses, and wild cattle over a wide range, said archaeologist Stephen Rowland. The tools were found in a pit that had bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-tools-uncovered-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 02:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-tools-uncovered-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bottles of 18th-Century Cherries Discovered at Mount Vernon]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON, VIRGINIA&mdash;According to a Washington Post report, two bottles containing liquid and some surviving cherries have been uncovered in the dirt basement of George Washington&rsquo;s plantation home. The excavation was conducted as part of a project to conserve the mansion&rsquo;s foundation. Archaeologist Jason Boroughs said that much of the liquid in the bottles may be groundwater that entered the vessels after their corks had deteriorated. While emptying the bottles, members of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bottles-of-18th-century-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bottles-of-18th-century-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear Bone Engraved by Neanderthals Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[WROC&#321;AW, POLAND&mdash;IFL Science reports that a team of researchers led by Tomasz P&#322;onka and Andrzej Wi&#347;niewski of the University of Wroc&#322;aw has examined an engraved bear bone with microscopy and X-ray computed tomography. Discovered in the 1950s in southern Poland&rsquo;s Dziadowa Ska&#322;a Cave, the bone has been dated to between 115,000 and 130,000 years ago, and is thought to have been engraved by Neanderthals. The researchers determined that the marks on the bone are o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bear-bone-engraved-by-neanderthals-studied/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bear-bone-engraved-by-neanderthals-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen Ramesses II Sculpture Returned to Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that a fragment of a sculpture of Ramesses II stolen some 30 years ago was handed over to Egyptian authorities by Swiss officials. The 3,400-year-old carving, which shows the pharaoh&rsquo;s face, was taken from the Ramesses II temple in Abydos. The sculpture originally featured Ramesses II with a group of deities. It was recovered in Geneva during a criminal proceeding. To read about recent finds at the temple of Ramesses II in Abydos, go to "Ram Heads fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stolen-ramesses-ii-sculpture-returned-to-egypt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stolen-ramesses-ii-sculpture-returned-to-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 14th through the 20th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:18th Century cleft palate prosthesis found in mouth of Polish crypt skeleton(details)(details)(details)Excavations off Great Barrier Reef prove early Aboriginal Australians crafted pottery(details)(details)Analysis of pyramid damage suggests Teotihuacan suffered through five damaging earthquakes(details)(details)Genomic study proves Blackfoot Confederacy historical rights with lineage tracing to Late Pleistocene(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[300-Year-Old Medical Prosthesis Found in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[KRAKOW, POLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that an eighteenth-century palatal obturator has been found with the remains of a man with a cleft palate who was buried in a crypt at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow in the eighteenth century. The prosthesis measures about an inch long and consists of a woolen pad sewn to a metallic plate that would have fit into his nasal cavity and blocked substances in the mouth from entering it. The wool pad is thought to have been coated in silver iod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/300-year-old-medical-prosthesis-found-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/300-year-old-medical-prosthesis-found-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18th-Century Fort Site Explored on Island of St. Barts]]></title><description><![CDATA[GUSTAVIA, SAINT BARTH&Eacute;LEMY&mdash;According to a Miami Herald report, a collection of small cannonballs known as grapeshot has been unearthed at Fort Gustav, a military outpost on the Caribbean Island of Saint Barth&eacute;lemy, by researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research. Construction of the fort was begun by the French in the mid-eighteenth century to protect ships headed to Europe from pirates, but the island was soon traded to Sweden for trad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-fort-site-explored-on-island-of-st-barts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-fort-site-explored-on-island-of-st-barts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genomes of Modern Japanese People Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[YAKOHAMA, JAPAN&mdash;A new genetic study conducted by Xiaoxi Liu of the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences and his colleagues suggests that modern Japanese people are mostly descended from three ancestral groups, according to a Live Science report. Those three groups include Jomon hunter-gatherers; a group thought to be the predecessors of the Han people of China; and an unidentified group with ties to Northeast Asia. It had been previously thought that the Japanese were descended fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genomes-of-modern-japanese-people-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genomes-of-modern-japanese-people-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burned Bodies at Maya Site May Reflect Regime Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA&mdash;According to a CNN report, burned human remains and artifacts have have been discovered under a pile of discarded construction materials in a room beneath a temple at Guatemala&rsquo;s Maya site of Ucanal by a team of researchers led by Christina T. Halperin of the University of Montreal. The warped, shrunken condition of the bones, thought to represent four adults, indicates that they had been burned at high temperatures, Halperin said. Radiocarbon dating indicat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burned-bodies-at-maya-site-may-reflect-regime-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burned-bodies-at-maya-site-may-reflect-regime-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupation of Cave in Saudi Arabia Dates Back 10,000 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Nature News reports that hundreds of human and animal bones and more than 40 fragments of stone tools have been uncovered at the entrance to a lava tube cave in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The stone tools are thought to be as much as 10,000 years old, while the oldest human bone fragment has been dated to about 7,000 years ago. Zooarchaeologist Mathew Stewart of Griffith University and his colleagues said that the distribution of the artifacts indicates that the cave was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/occupation-of-cave-in-saudi-arabia-dates-back-10000-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/occupation-of-cave-in-saudi-arabia-dates-back-10000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Factors Drove Human Evolution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, Laura van Holstein of the University of Cambridge and her colleagues examined the rate of evolution of hominin species over a period of five million years. First, Van Holstein created a database of the 385 known hominin species, and then she modeled a timeline for the emergence and disappearance of species to fill out the incomplete fossil record. Vertebrates, she noted, usually evolve to fill in &ldquo;niches&rdquo; in the environm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-factors-drove-human-evolution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-factors-drove-human-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contents of Roman Lead Coffin Examined in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;Newsweek reports that the examination of the contents of a Roman lead coffin discovered in 2022 in the city of Leeds has identified the partial remains of a child. The initial evaluation of the coffin&rsquo;s poorly preserved contents found the remains of a woman between the ages of 25 and 35 at the time of her death some 1,600 years ago, a bracelet, a glass bead necklace, and a finger ring or an earring. Researchers at Leeds City Museum have now determined that the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/contents-of-roman-lead-coffin-examined-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/contents-of-roman-lead-coffin-examined-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sumerian Sculpture Repatriated to Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum officials handed over a Sumerian sculpture to representatives from Iraq in a ceremony conducted in Washington, D.C. The copper alloy figurine, dated to between 2900 and 2600 B.C., depicts a man carrying a box or potential temple offering on his head. The Met purchased the sculpture in 1955 and decided to return the artifact to Iraq after an internal review of its provenance. To read about the com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sumerian-sculpture-repatriated-to-iraq/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sumerian-sculpture-repatriated-to-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traded Tasmanian Devil Tooth Uncovered in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PILBARA, AUSTRALIA&mdash;ABC News Australia reports that an excavation conducted at the site of a rock shelter destroyed by mine blasting in 2020 in north Western Australia&rsquo;s Juukan Gorge has uncovered a tooth from a Tasmanian devil. Archaeologist Michael Slack said that the tooth likely reached the rock shelter through trade with people living on the coast to the south, since there is no evidence that Tasmanian devils ever lived in the region surrounding the rock shelter. Evidence does in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traded-tasmanian-devil-tooth-uncovered-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traded-tasmanian-devil-tooth-uncovered-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,200-Year-Old Chu State Tomb Excavated in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUAINAN, CHINA&mdash;China Daily reports that a tomb built by the Chu vassal state at the end of the Warring States Period (475&ndash;221 B.C.) has been excavated at the Wuwangdun site in eastern China. Looting has severely damaged the tomb, prompting this rescue excavation. The site features a cemetery surrounded by a moat. The largest tomb, made up of eight chambers arranged in the shape of a cross around a central chamber, had been topped with an earthen mound. Each of the eight chambers was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2200-year-old-chu-state-tomb-excavated-in-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2200-year-old-chu-state-tomb-excavated-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Ice Age Tools Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, David Zeanah of California State University, Sacramento, representatives of the Thalanyji people, and their colleagues have analyzed more than 4,400 cutting and grinding tools recovered from open-air sites on Barrow Island, which is located off the coast of northwestern Australia. Between 29,000 and 19,000 years ago, when sea levels were lower, the island would have been a high plateau connected to what is now Australia by a coasta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/australias-ice-age-tools-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/australias-ice-age-tools-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Signs of Border Violence Found in Scottish Churchyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[SWINTON, SCOTLAND&mdash;Chronicle Live reports that human bone fragments have been discovered in disturbed soil in the area of Swinton Parish Church, which is located in Scotland near the Anglo-Scottish border, by researchers from the Border Reivers Archaeology Unit. The bones are thought to represent two adults and three children who suffered multiple injuries around the time of their deaths. Blade wounds thought to have been made with an ax or sword were found on three of the leg bones. One of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-signs-of-border-violence-found-in-scottish-churchyard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-signs-of-border-violence-found-in-scottish-churchyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Museum Returns Wine Jug to Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[HANOVER, GERMANY&mdash;The National Herald&nbsp;reports that the August Kestner Museum has repatriated a seventh-century B.C. oenochoe, or wine jug, to Greece. Traces of decoration are still visible on the neck of the jug. The museum received the oenochoe as a gift in 1986, along with a letter stating that the artifact had been found at one end of the Corinth Canal in an excavation conducted in 1943, during the Nazi occupation of Greece. The letter also includes a description of the trench in wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/german-museum-returns-wine-jug-to-greece/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/german-museum-returns-wine-jug-to-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clovis Points May Have Had Multiple Uses]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENT, OHIO&mdash;A new study suggests that Clovis spear points may have been used for butchering as well as hunting big game, according to a Phys.org report. Clovis points and tools, dated to between 13,500 and 12,800 years ago, were first identified at a site near Clovis, New Mexico. A team of researchers led by Metin I. Eren of Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History asked five modern hunters to use large, hand-held stone flakes and replica Clovis points mounted on wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/clovis-points-may-have-had-multiple-uses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/clovis-points-may-have-had-multiple-uses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Graves Uncovered in Southern Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARO, PORTUGAL&mdash;Portugal Resident reports that three burials dated to the fifth or sixth century A.D. have been unearthed in southern Portugal, at the site of the ancient Roman city of Oss&oacute;noba. The tombs, which held the remains of a man, a young woman, and baby who was no more than six months of age at the time of death, had been sealed with limestone slabs taken from older monumental buildings. It is not clear if the individuals were related to each other, but analysis of DNA sampl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-graves-uncovered-in-southern-portugal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-graves-uncovered-in-southern-portugal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 7th through the 13th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Newly discovered Pompeii paintings tell of the Trojan War(details)New research in Tonga reveals high population living in low-density city system(details)Virginia dig at historic log house documents Black American life after Civil War(details)1800-year-old clay seal reveals name of Sassanid city(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of an Ancient City Discovered on a Pacific Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUKU&rsquo;ALOFA, KINGDOM OF TONGA&mdash;ABC News Australia reports that traces of an ancient city in the form of some 10,000 mounds have been identified on the Pacific Island of Tongatapu through high-tech mapping with aerial scanners and archaeological fieldwork. &ldquo;Earth structures were being constructed in Tongatapu around A.D. 300. This is 700 years earlier than previously thought,&rdquo; said Phillip Parton of The Australian National University. As the settlement spread and grew, he ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-an-ancient-city-discovered-on-a-pacific-island/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-an-ancient-city-discovered-on-a-pacific-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoe Buckle Found on Scotland's Culloden Battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND&mdash;An excavation of the Culloden battlefield has recovered musket balls, grapeshot, and a shoe buckle that may have belonged to a Scottish Jacobite clan chief, according to a report in The National. The defeat of the Jacobite army by British forces at the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746, resulted in the collapse of the Jacobite uprising. Archaeologists from the National Trust Scotland think the copper alloy buckle may have belonged to Donald Cameron of Lochiel, the Ja]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shoe-buckle-found-on-scotlands-culloden-battlefield/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shoe-buckle-found-on-scotlands-culloden-battlefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Did Ancient Egyptians View the Milky Way?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND&mdash;Astrophysicist Or Graur of the University of Portsmouth and his colleagues think that the sky goddess Nut may have been understood by ancient Egyptians as an expression of the Milky Way, according to a Gizmodo report. Nut, the goddess of the sky, stars, and the universe, was often shown with stars all over her body and arched over her brother and husband, Geb, the god of Earth. The researchers analyzed ancient Egyptian texts, including the Book of Nut, which focuses on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-ancient-egyptians-view-the-milky-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-ancient-egyptians-view-the-milky-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Coins Recovered From Medieval Grave in Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[J&Ouml;NK&Ouml;PING COUNTY, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a report in The Miami Herald, an excavation at the historic Brahe Church on the island of Visings&ouml; off Sweden&rsquo;s southern coast has uncovered two graves estimated to be 800 years old. One grave held the remains of a man thought to have been between the ages of 20 and 25 at the time of death. Archaeologist Anna &Ouml;d&eacute;en of the J&ouml;nk&ouml;ping County Museum said that Christian graves from this time period usually do not c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-coins-recovered-from-medieval-grave-in-sweden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-coins-recovered-from-medieval-grave-in-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Identifies Possible Neolithic Human Sacrifices in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;Live Science reports that forensic pathologist Bertrand Ludes of Paris Cit&eacute; University, biological anthropologist Eric Crub&eacute;zy of Paul Sabatier University, and their colleagues reexamined a Neolithic burial discovered in southern France some 20 years ago and other European tomb sites. They found evidence for a total of 20 cases of human sacrifice using incaprettamento&mdash;a method of killing by tying people&rsquo;s necks to their legs bent behind their backs s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-identifies-possible-neolithic-human-sacrifices-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-identifies-possible-neolithic-human-sacrifices-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frescoed Dining Hall Discovered in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;According to a BBC News report, a large banqueting hall with frescoed walls and a white mosaic floor has been unearthed in Regio IX of Pompeii, a Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, said that the paintings were placed on a black background, which may have been chosen to hide smoke deposits from burning lamps. &ldquo;In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/frescoed-dining-hall-discovered-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/frescoed-dining-hall-discovered-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Road Uncovered in Southern France]]></title><description><![CDATA[N&Icirc;MES, FRANCE&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) uncovered a 2,000-year-old stone roadway under the modern Beaucaire Road during an investigation ahead of a construction project in southern France. Ruts and signs of replaced stones were found in the road, which measures about 50 feet wide. The pavement is thought to have been a crossroad of the Via Domitia, the main Roman access route to the city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-road-uncovered-in-southern-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-road-uncovered-in-southern-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fox Remains Recovered from 1,500-Year-Old Grave in Argentina]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, the nearly complete remains of an extinct species of fox (Dusicyon avus) have been recovered from a 1,500-year-old grave at the site of Ca&ntilde;ada Seca in Argentina's Patagonia region. Analysis of the fox&rsquo;s bones indicates that it weighed between about 20 to 30 pounds, and that it consumed the same diet as the human who was buried with it. &ldquo;This is a very rare find of having this fox that appears to have had such a close bond w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fox-remains-recovered-from-1500-year-old-grave-in-argentina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fox-remains-recovered-from-1500-year-old-grave-in-argentina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Aboriginal Pottery Unearthed in Northern Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE YORK, AUSTRALIA&mdash;SBS News Australia reports that 82 pieces of pottery estimated to be between 3,000 and 2,000 years old have been discovered on Jiigurru, or Lizard Island, which is located off the coast of northern Australia&rsquo;s Cape York Peninsula. Geologic analysis of the materials used to produce the pottery indicates that it was most likely made from local materials. This is the oldest securely dated pottery found in Australia, according to Sean Ulm of James Cook University. &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-aboriginal-pottery-unearthed-in-northern-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-aboriginal-pottery-unearthed-in-northern-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Railway Car Discovered in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANTWERP, BELGIUM&mdash;The York Press&nbsp;reports that a wooden railway wagon made in England was discovered at the wall of a nineteenth-century fortress by members of the Urban Archaeology department of the City of Antwerp. The storage wagon was made approximately 100 years ago by the company London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operated between 1923 and 1948, when it was nationalized. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a mystery as to how the carriage came to be in Antwerp, and unfortunately there&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-railway-car-discovered-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-railway-car-discovered-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,500-Year-Old Nobleman’s Tomb Found in Eastern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENJIANG, CHINA&mdash;Xinhua reports that 13 tombs dated to the Six Dynasties period (A.D. 220&ndash;589) were found during recent excavations in eastern China&rsquo;s Jiangsu Province. The owner of Tomb 6 has been identified as Zhao Xuanzhi, the uncle of an emperor who ruled during the Southern Dynasty, between A.D. 420 and 589, through the discovery of his personal six-sided bronze seal in the tomb. &ldquo;The age of the tomb is consistent with historical records,&rdquo; added Li Xidong of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1500-year-old-noblemans-tomb-found-in-eastern-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1500-year-old-noblemans-tomb-found-in-eastern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Compares Neanderthal and Modern Human Living Spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIGURIA, ITALY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Montreal, a new study of the Riparo Bombrini rock shelter in northwestern Italy suggests that both Neanderthals and modern humans used the space in a structured way. Am&eacute;lie Vallerand and Julien Riel-Salvatore of the University of Montreal and Fabio Negrino of the University of Genoa mapped the distribution of stone tools, animal bones, ocher, and marine shells on the surface of three layers at the site that were i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-compares-neanderthal-and-modern-human-living-spaces/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-compares-neanderthal-and-modern-human-living-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recycled Byzantine Silver Drove 7th-Century Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a report in Cosmos Magazine, lead isotope analysis of coins minted in what are now England, the Netherlands, and parts of France between A.D. 660 and 750 indicates that they were made from recycled Byzantine silver. The identification suggests that trade between northwestern Europe and the Byzantine Empire began earlier than previously thought. &ldquo;Elites in England and Francia were almost certainly sitting on this silver already,&rdquo; said Rory Naismit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/recycled-byzantine-silver-drove-7th-century-trade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/recycled-byzantine-silver-drove-7th-century-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Road Uncovered in Vietnam’s My Son Sanctuary]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUANG NAM, VIETNAM&mdash;Vietnam+ reports that a road dated to the twelfth century has been found in central Vietnam&rsquo;s My Son Sanctuary, a cluster of Hindu temples constructed between the fourth and fourteenth centuries by the Champa kingdoms. This section of road, made of packed earth, is about 30 feet wide and 500 feet long. Brick-lined walls supported the packed earth on both sides. The road connected temple tower K to the center of the sanctuary. Researchers suggest that kings and monk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sacred-road-uncovered-in-vietnams-my-son-sanctuary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sacred-road-uncovered-in-vietnams-my-son-sanctuary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sculpture of Apollo Found in Philippi]]></title><description><![CDATA[THESSALONIKI, GREECE&mdash;According to an ArtNet News report, a marble head depicting Apollo, the ancient Greek god of archery, music, dance, healing, and poetry, has been uncovered in northern Greece at the site of Philippi by a team of researchers led by Natalia Poulos of the University of Thessaloniki. The 2,000-year-old sculpture shows a young man with curly hair and a laurel crown. It is thought to have been reused during the medieval period as an adornment on a town square fountain situat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculpture-of-apollo-found-in-philippi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculpture-of-apollo-found-in-philippi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthwork Henge Discovered in Eastern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;Newsweek reports that an earthwork henge measuring nearly 250 feet across has been discovered in eastern England, on what was once a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water and marshes. Smaller henges have been found in the region, indicating that this one may have been a hub for ceremonial activity, according to Duncan Wright of Newcastle University and Hugh Willmott of the University of Sheffield. Based upon information in a medieval text, the researchers had b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/earthwork-henge-discovered-in-eastern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/earthwork-henge-discovered-in-eastern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Investigates Early Medieval Animal Burial in Hungary]]></title><description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, researchers have studied the intact skeletons of a lynx and four dogs that were discovered in a beehive-shaped pit in west-central Hungary, in an area where buildings, pits, wells, and ovens have been found. The small settlement site, known as Zam&aacute;rdi-K&uacute;tv&ouml;lgyi-d&#369;l&#337;, has been dated to the fifth or sixth century A.D. The male lynx (Lynx lynx) had been placed in an extended position at the bottom of the nearly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-early-medieval-animal-burial-in-hungary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-early-medieval-animal-burial-in-hungary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 31st through April 6th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Air Force unit in New Mexico uncovers prehistoric site(details)Paleolithic wooden tools from Germany show diverse woodworking techniques(details) (details)Eggshells from Central Asian sites show the rapid spread of domesticated chickens(details) (details)Sand sculpture on South African coast suggests origin of representational art(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-31st-through-april-6th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-31st-through-april-6th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s Paleolithic Wooden Weapons Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[G&Ouml;TTINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of G&ouml;ttingen, the wooden hunting weapons discovered among animal bones in 300,000-year-old deposits on what had been a lakeshore in northwestern Germany&rsquo;s Sch&ouml;ningen site have been studied by researchers from the University of G&ouml;ttingen, the University of Reading, and the Lower Saxony State Office for Cultural Heritage (NLD). The wood objects were examined with 3-D microscopy and micro-CT scann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/germanys-paleolithic-wooden-weapons-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/germanys-paleolithic-wooden-weapons-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,300-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;Work on a sewerage system has unearthed a tomb in the ancient Macedonian city of Aegae in modern Vergina, Greece, according to an All That&rsquo;s Interesting report. The tomb is thought to have belonged to a noble couple and date to the third century B.C., according to Angeliki Kottaridi, Honorary Superintendent of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia. The doorway into the tomb, which measures about 12 feet long and nine feet wide, had been blocked by a pile of stones. Pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-greece/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Wall Unearthed in Western Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[AACHEN, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that traces of a 1,700-year-old Roman fort have been found under a cobblestone street in western Germany&rsquo;s city of Aachen. &ldquo;The way the wall was built left no doubt it had to be of Roman origin,&rdquo; said archaeologist Donata Kyritz. &ldquo;The concrete-like mortar and the choice of rock was typical for the Roman period. Also, the dimensions and the way the foundation was built differed from the technique used in medieval times,&rdquo; she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-wall-unearthed-in-western-germany/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-wall-unearthed-in-western-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Age Lineage Detected in Genetic Study of Blackfoot Peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[URBANA, ILLINOIS&mdash;Science Magazine reports that the analysis of DNA samples from six living members of the Blackfoot Confederacy, and samples taken from the remains of four ancestors held at the Blackfeet Tribal Historic Preservation Office and three ancestors held by the Smithsonian Institution, supports Blackfoot oral history and archaeological evidence indicating that Blackfoot people have occupied areas of what are now Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan for more than 10,000 years. The B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ice-age-lineage-detected-in-genetic-study-of-blackfoot-peoples/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ice-age-lineage-detected-in-genetic-study-of-blackfoot-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on a 16th-Century Ship’s Cargo]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESPOSENDE, PORTUGAL&mdash;ArtNet News reports that a study of artifacts that washed ashore in Portugal about 10 years ago suggests that they did not come from the wreckage of the Nossa Senhora da Rosa, an Iberian vessel carrying wine that sank in 1577, as had been previously thought. The artifacts include 490 pewter fragments, and 254 pewter plates, porringers, and spoons. Marks on these pewter objects indicate that they were made in European workshops in the sixteenth century. The researchers a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-a-16th-century-ships-cargo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-a-16th-century-ships-cargo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Belt Hook Unearthed in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[WEST POMERANIA, POLAND&mdash;According to a Science in Poland report, a medieval belt hook for hanging keys or a purse has been unearthed in northwestern Poland by a metal detectorist. Archaeologist Grzegorz Kurka of the Kamie&#324; Land History Museum said that similar rare belt hooks have been found in Hungary, Austria, and Germany. This one is in the shape of a person with his hands resting on his hips and elbows out, creating two holes. A hole for another hanging item was placed at the botto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-belt-hook-unearthed-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-belt-hook-unearthed-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Fort Identified Off Ireland’s West Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND&mdash;The Irish Independent reports that an island in Clew Bay may actually be the remains of a large Bronze Age fort. Archaeologist Michael Gibbons said that several large ramparts faced with limestone blocks are visible on the tidal isthmus linking the island of Collanmore to Ireland&rsquo;s west coast during very low tides, when the island is accessible by foot. But, he added, the structures are covered with seaweed, and are hidden from site during high tides. The structu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-fort-identified-off-irelands-west-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-fort-identified-off-irelands-west-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandstone Object Found on South African Coast May Depict a Stingray]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA&mdash;IFL Science reports that an evaluation of a sandstone object discovered in 2018 on South Africa&rsquo;s coastline suggests that it may be an image of a stingray, a creature native to Africa&rsquo;s southern coast. Optically stimulated luminescence dating indicates that the sand forming the stone, whose surface is about 14 inches long and 12 inches wide, was last exposed to sunlight some 130,000 years ago. To test the object&rsquo;s resemblance to a stingray, a team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sandstone-object-found-on-south-african-coast-may-depict-a-stingray/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sandstone-object-found-on-south-african-coast-may-depict-a-stingray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Papal Seal Recovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[WEST POMERANIA, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that a third medieval seal has been found in northwestern Poland. This lead seal was discovered by a group of metal detectorists looking for World War II artifacts. The preserved letters and iconography on the seal suggest that it was used to sign papal bulls, or decrees issued by the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The name on the seal is incomplete, but researchers from the Kamie&#324; Land History Museum estimate that the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-papal-seal-recovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-papal-seal-recovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Review Viking Body Modifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&Uuml;NSTER, GERMANY&mdash;Matthias Toplak and Lukas Kerk of the Viking Museum Haithabu and the University of M&uuml;nster examined filed teeth and deformed skulls found in Viking Age burials on the Swedish island of Gotland, which is located in the Baltic Sea, according to a Newsweek report. Vikings may have also had tattoos, piercings, scarification, or hair and beard styles to signal affiliation with certain social, religious, or cultural groups, the researchers explained, but these forms of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-review-viking-body-modifications/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-review-viking-body-modifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two New Substances Found in Neolithic Pottery]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL, TURKEY&mdash;According to a statement released by Ko&ccedil; University, a team of researchers led by Adri&agrave; Breu Barcons and Rana &Ouml;zbal of Ko&ccedil; University analyzed pottery recovered from Neolithic sites in the Mediterranean region. &ldquo;We had some samples with some residues we didn&rsquo;t really understand,&rdquo; Barcons said. &ldquo;We thought maybe they were coming from cooking techniques that thermally alter fat,&rdquo; she explained. To test this hypothesis,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-new-substances-found-in-neolithic-pottery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-new-substances-found-in-neolithic-pottery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Campsite Discovered in New Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO&mdash;KTSM reports that an 8,200-year-old campsite has been discovered on Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico. The site, known as Gomolak Overlook, has been protected by windblown silt and the formation of sand dunes, said 49th CES cultural resource manager Matthew Cuba. &ldquo;This site marks a pivotal moment in shedding light on the area&rsquo;s history and its early inhabitants,&rdquo; he added. In all, some 400 archaeological sites are known in the region. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-campsite-discovered-in-new-mexico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-campsite-discovered-in-new-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of George Washington’s Relatives Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;CNN reports that DNA analysis has identified skeletal remains of George Washington&rsquo;s grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington, Jr., and their mother, Lucy Payne Washington. George Washington&rsquo;s younger brother Samuel and several generations of his kin were first buried in a cemetery at Harewood, his estate in Charles Town, West Virginia. But some of the bodies were later moved, leaving a few bones behind in unmarked graves. Courtney L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-george-washingtons-relatives-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-george-washingtons-relatives-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence for Domesticated Chickens Dated to 400 B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[JENA, GERMANY&mdash;A study of eggshell fragments unearthed at 12 archaeological sites located along the Silk Road corridor in Central Asia suggests that domesticated chickens were kept there as early as 400 B.C., according to a Cosmos Magazine report. The eggshells were analyzed by a team of researchers led by Robert Spengler and Carli Peters of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology with ZooMS, or zooarchaeology by mass spectrometery, which identifies animal species through characteristic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-for-domesticated-chickens-dated-to-400-bc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-for-domesticated-chickens-dated-to-400-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Medieval Helmet Recovered Off Sicily’s Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[PALERMO, ITALY&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that a helmet thought to have been worn by an infantryman during the late medieval period or the early Renaissance has been found on the ocean floor off the southeastern coast of Sicily by researchers from the Superintendency of the Sea. The helmet is oval in shape with a ridge along its bottom edge and a crest across the top, in a style known as a cabasset in Spanish, or a capacete&nbsp;in Portuguese. It is not clear if the artifact was part of a sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-medieval-helmet-recovered-off-sicilys-coast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-medieval-helmet-recovered-off-sicilys-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hominins Quarried Stone Near Animal Migration Routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a new study suggests that hominins who lived in what is now the Upper Galilee used local quarries to make tools for hunting and butchering elephants that visited nearby water sources between about two million and 500,000 years ago. Meir Finkel of Tel Aviv University said that elephants follow the same routes to reliable water sources because they each consume more than 100 gallons of it daily. Finkel and his colleagues examined such migr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hominins-quarried-stone-near-animal-migration-routes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hominins-quarried-stone-near-animal-migration-routes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman and Medieval Artifacts Found at Slovakia Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[RIMAVSK&Aacute; SOBOTA, SLOVAKIA&mdash;The Slovak Spectator reports that traces of a medieval settlement have been uncovered in south-central Slovakia. Archaeologists suggest the settlement may be K&#318;a&#269;any, known from a document dated to 1557. K&#318;a&#269;any had been in decline and is thought to have been abandoned due to Turkish raids. The excavation has also unearthed evidence that the site was occupied during the Roman era, such as furnaces for drying mud ore, metallurgical debris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-and-medieval-artifacts-found-at-slovakia-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-and-medieval-artifacts-found-at-slovakia-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 24th through the 30th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Horse trading in Medieval Europe was crucial part of everyday life(details)(details)Iranian Plateau served as hub for early human migration(details)(details)Ancient Peru experienced violence and crisis during political upheaval(details)Island time capsule in northwestern Australia(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-24th-through-the-30th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-24th-through-the-30th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent Wounds Examined on 2,500-Year-Old Bones From Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&Atilde;O PAULO, BRAZIL&mdash;According to a statement released by the S&atilde;o Paulo Research Foundation, the skeletons of 67 individuals who were buried in a cemetery in Peru&rsquo;s Supe Valley of the Central Andes between 500 and 400 B.C., shortly after the time of the collapse of the Chav&iacute;n culture, have been analyzed. Bioarchaeologist Luis Pezo-Lanfranco said that 80 percent of the adults and adolescents in the study had traumatic injuries, including wounds to the skull, face, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/violent-wounds-examined-on-2500-year-old-bones-from-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 01:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/violent-wounds-examined-on-2500-year-old-bones-from-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of China’s Emperor Wu Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, CHINA&mdash;Live Science reports that researchers led by Pianpian Wei and Shaoqing Wen of Fundan University created a digital 3-D facial approximation of Emperor Wu, who ruled China&rsquo;s Northern Zhou Dynasty from A.D. 560 to 578, when he died at the age of 36. The reconstruction is based on analysis of the emperor&rsquo;s skeletal remains and a DNA sample taken from his nearly complete skull, which were discovered in his tomb in northwestern China in 1996. The image depicts Emperor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-chinas-emperor-wu-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-chinas-emperor-wu-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Beads from England's Must Farm Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, an analysis of beads unearthed at Must Farm suggests that most of the glass was made in what is now Iran, while the glass for one bead is thought to have come from Egypt. The site, which is located in eastern England, consists of the remains of about 10 circular houses that stood on stilts in a river before they were destroyed by fire some 3,000 years ago. Beads made of amber, shale, siltstone, faience, and tin were among the many artif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-beads-from-englands-must-farm-studied/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-beads-from-englands-must-farm-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Castle and Moat Uncovered in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[VANNES, FRANCE&mdash;A castle, a moat, and a bridge have been uncovered in northwestern France, according to a CBS News report. Researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research found the 600-year-old fortress, built by the Duke of Brittany Jean IV, underneath the courtyard of Ch&acirc;teau Lagorce. The structure measured about 140 feet long and 55 feet wide. Traces of staircases suggest that it may have been three or four stories tall. Coins dated to the fifte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-castle-and-moat-uncovered-in-france/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-castle-and-moat-uncovered-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Microbiome Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, IRELAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Oxford University Press USA, Lara Cassidy of Trinity College Dublin and her colleagues analyzed the oral microbiome of a man whose 4,000-year-old remains were discovered in a cave in southwestern Ireland. The remains of other people who had been buried in the cave showed advanced dental decay, but two teeth taken from this particular man showed no evidence of dental carries. Evidence of the bacterium S. mutans, which is the primary cause]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-microbiome-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-microbiome-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Suggests Persian Plateau as Early Migration Hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, a team of scientists including Michael Petraglia of Griffith University constructed a model for the populating of Eurasia using genetic, archaeological, and environmental data. The genetic data included DNA samples from ancient and modern people. &ldquo;We argue that people first settled when they came out of Africa [some 70,000 years ago], in what we call the &lsquo;hub&rsquo; location, or the Persian Plateau,&rdquo; Petraglia s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/model-suggests-persian-plateau-as-early-migration-hub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/model-suggests-persian-plateau-as-early-migration-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4,500-Year-Old Burial Uncovered in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[EAST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that three archaeological sites were discovered by researchers associated with Yorkshire Water during a sewer construction project in northern England. The first is a well-preserved circular monument containing human remains thought to be about 4,500 years old. The remains were buried in a crouched position and then were likely covered with burned stone and charcoal to form a dome-shaped mound. The second site features parts of a Roman road flanked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4500-year-old-burial-uncovered-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4500-year-old-burial-uncovered-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pompeii House Yields Evidence of Construction Techniques]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;CBS News reports that a house that was under renovation when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred in A.D. 79 is being analyzed in Pompeii in order to learn about Roman construction practices. Previous excavations at this house in Region IX uncovered the bakery of Rustius Verus, which features a painting of focaccia and a goblet of wine. Now, bricks and tools have been found in the house&rsquo;s reception area, which was decorated with a painting of Achilles. Numerals writt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pompeii-house-yields-evidence-of-construction-techniques/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pompeii-house-yields-evidence-of-construction-techniques/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Villa Discovered in Southeastern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a large Roman villa was discovered during an investigation conducted ahead of the construction of a housing development in southeastern England. The villa was situated in what had been a rural area and featured painted plaster, mosaics, a brickwork floor, an under-floor heating system, and a high-status domestic area with a central corridor and flanking wings of rooms. A nearby monumental building with an aisle was likely built later in the first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-villa-discovered-in-southeastern-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-villa-discovered-in-southeastern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Roman Colony Excavated in Southern France]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;A 100-foot-long section of stone curtain wall and the foundation of a round tower thought to have been part of a warehouse district have been uncovered at Narbonne, the site of the first Roman colony outside of Italy, according to a Miami Herald report. The colony, called Colonia Narbo Martius, was founded in 118 B.C. on the Mediterranean coastline of what is now France as part of Rome&rsquo;s port system. Researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeolo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-roman-colony-excavated-in-southern-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-roman-colony-excavated-in-southern-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microplastics Detected at Archaeological Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a CNN report, researchers from the University of York have detected 16 types of microplastic polymer types in soil collected from archaeological sites. Archived soil samples were tested, along with fresh samples. &ldquo;This feels like an important moment, confirming what we should have expected: that what were previously thought to be pristine archaeological deposits, ripe for investigation, are in fact contaminated with plastics, and that this includes deposi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/microplastics-detected-at-archaeological-sites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/microplastics-detected-at-archaeological-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Preserved Footprints Inspire Prehistoric Artists in Brazil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOUSA, BRAZIL&mdash;According to a Newsweek&nbsp;report, petroglyphs created between 3,000 and 9,000 years ago in eastern Brazil at the Serrote do Letreiro may have been inspired by the presence of preserved dinosaur footprints in the area. The footprints, made by ornithopod, theropod, and sauropod dinosaurs, are about 140 million years old. Leonardo P. Troiano of Brazil&rsquo;s National Historic and Artistic Heritage&nbsp;Institute and his colleagues suggest that ancient artists may have used h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-preserved-footprints-inspire-prehistoric-artists-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-preserved-footprints-inspire-prehistoric-artists-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replica Wooden Neolithic Well Recreated in Czech Republic]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC&mdash;Radio Prague International reports that researchers from the V&scaron;estary Prehistoric Archaeology Park are working to create a replica of a 7,000-year-old wood-lined well uncovered in 2018 during road work in the central Czech Republic. Team member Radom&iacute;r Tich&yacute; said that the replica well will be constructed using only Neolithic hand tools. &ldquo;We have to make all the tools ourselves,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Getting the materials to make th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/replica-wooden-neolithic-well-recreated-in-czech-republic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/replica-wooden-neolithic-well-recreated-in-czech-republic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Structures Unearthed in Nepal]]></title><description><![CDATA[JHAPA, NEPAL&mdash;The Kathmandu Post reports that remnants of a possible palace and fortress have been uncovered in eastern Nepal at the site of Kichak Badh. Archaeologist Uddhav Acharya has dated the structures to between A.D. 30 and 375, during the rule of the Kushan Empire, which included territory in what are now India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. This region served as a trade center between the Roman Empire and China, he explained. Previous research into the geology of the region sugg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-structures-unearthed-in-nepal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-structures-unearthed-in-nepal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 17th through the 23rd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Aztec books depicting life before the Spanish now publicly owned(details)Food study points to interactions between South Americans and Polynesians(details)Preserved remains of English Bronze Age village reveal details of daily life(details)Sophisticated canoes shine light on technical skills in the Neolithic Mediterranean(details) (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-17th-through-the-23rd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-17th-through-the-23rd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigating the Origins of Tudor England's Elite Horses]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXETER, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Exeter, a team of researchers used isotope analysis to determine the origins of horses that were imported to Tudor-era England for jousting tournaments and as signifiers of the owners' elite status. The equine skeletons,&nbsp;many of which were well above average size, were uncovered during construction investigations almost 30 years ago at an animal cemetery that would have originally been located outside the walls of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/investigating-the-origins-of-tudor-englands-elite-horses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:21:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/investigating-the-origins-of-tudor-englands-elite-horses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4,300-year-old Egyptian Tomb Uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;According to a&nbsp;Live Science&nbsp;report,&nbsp;a team of Egyptian and German archaeologists excavating the Egyptian site of Dahshur's royal pyramids and sprawling necropolis near Cairo has unearthed a 4,300-year-old tomb belonging to a priestess and royal official decorated with depictions of everyday life in ancient Egypt's&nbsp;Old Kingdom. The researchers, led by Stephan Seidlmayer, formerly of the German Archaeological Institute, have dated the mastaba,&nbsp;a flat-top]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4300-year-old-egyptian-tomb-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:21:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4300-year-old-egyptian-tomb-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Settlers of Rapa Nui Had Contact With South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, CHILE&mdash;According to a report from Live Science, researchers have found evidence that early settlers of the southeastern Pacific island Rapa Nui had contact with South America as much as a millennium ago. Exactly when people first settled Rapa Nui, which is also known as Easter Island, as well as whether the first settlers came from Polynesia or South America, remains a matter of debate. The researchers studied 20 obsidian blades excavated at Anakena, the island&rsquo;s earliest kn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-settlers-of-rapa-nui-had-contact-with-south-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:33:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-settlers-of-rapa-nui-had-contact-with-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Eruption Set Human Migration in Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, TEXAS&mdash;About 74,000 years ago, the Toba volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia erupted in one of the largest supervolcanic eruptions in history. According to a statement released by the University of Texas at Austin, archaeologists working in the Horn of Africa in present-day northwestern Ethiopia believe that some of the Middle Stone Age humans who survived the aftermath of the supervolcano may have been spurred to disperse from the Horn in search of food along &ldquo;blue h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/massive-eruption-set-human-migration-in-motion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/massive-eruption-set-human-migration-in-motion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-Known Neolithic Boats Discovered in the Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, archaeologists&nbsp;have uncovered the oldest Neolithic ships known to have traversed the Mediterranean Seaat the site of La Marmotta, a lakeshore village near Rome. A team of archaeologists led by Juan F. Gibaja of the Spanish National Research Council in Barcelonaanalyzed five "dugout" canoes&nbsp;dated to between 5700 and 5100 B.C.&nbsp;and crafted from hollowed-out trees, which are burned and made up of fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/first-known-neolithic-boats-discovered-in-the-mediterranean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/first-known-neolithic-boats-discovered-in-the-mediterranean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Assemble Ancient Brain Tissue Archive]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;University of Oxford, researchers surveying all the known recorded instances of the preservation of human brain tissue at archaeological sites have assembled a database of more than 4,000 human brains. Some 1,300 examples, including many dating as far back as 12,000 years ago, were the only soft tissue preserved in the remains of past people, suggesting brains may preserve better in some circumstances than other organs, perhaps]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-assemble-ancient-brain-tissue-archive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:55:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-assemble-ancient-brain-tissue-archive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jin Dynasty Tombs Uncovered in Northern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHANGZHI, CHINA&mdash;Live Science reports that three opulently decorated brick tombs unearthed during salvage excavations in Shanxi Province date to the Jin Dynasty, whose leaders ruled in northern China from 1115 to 1234. The Jin were not ethnically Han&mdash;the largest ethnic group in China today&mdash;but descended from a seminomadic Tungusic-speaking people from northeastern China. Jin emperors came to power in the wake of a revolt against Liao Dynasty rule in northern China, and controlle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/jin-dynasty-tombs-uncovered-in-northern-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/jin-dynasty-tombs-uncovered-in-northern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unknown Building Discovered in Sicily's Valley of the Temples]]></title><description><![CDATA[AGRIGENTO, SICILY&mdash;The Valley of the Temples in the Sicilian city of Agrigento is one of the island&rsquo;s most extraordinary sites&mdash;yet it has never been completely excavated. The Art Newspaper reports that archaeologists discovered a previously unknown building during a recent geophysical survey of more than 30,000 square feet of an area near the main temples. The ancient city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) was settled in the sixth century B.C. by colonists from Greece and became a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unknown-building-discovered-in-sicilys-valley-of-the-temples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 02:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unknown-building-discovered-in-sicilys-valley-of-the-temples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Royal Baptismal Font Found in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUEDLINBURG, GERMANY&mdash;Medievalists.net reports that a Christian baptismal font dated to the tenth century has been uncovered in what is now the crypt of the church on the castle hill in Quedlinburg, which is located in central Germany. The sandstone font is quatrefoil in shape and is thought to have been built during the early years of the rule of the Ottonian dynasty. Researchers from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt note that the structure is the olde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-royal-baptismal-font-found-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 02:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-royal-baptismal-font-found-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recreating Ötzi the Iceman’s Tattoos]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE&mdash;Phys.org reports that a new study tested different tattoo methods on living skin in an attempt to determine how the tattoos found on the lower back, abdomen, lower legs, and left wrist of &Ouml;tzi the Iceman were produced. The 5,200-year-old frozen remains belonging to the individual known as &Ouml;tzi the Iceman were discovered in the Italian Alps by hikers in 1991. Aaron Deter-Wolf of the Tennessee Division of Archaeology and his colleagues, working with a modern ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/recreating-tzi-the-icemans-tattoos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/recreating-tzi-the-icemans-tattoos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Pilgrim Badge Recovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[LUBLIN, POLAND&mdash;A metal detectorist in southeast Poland discovered a medieval pilgrim badge, which was made of tin-lead alloy and decorated with a mythological design, according to a Live Science report. Such badges were often worn by Christian pilgrims to signify that they were traveling or had traveled to a certain holy place, and were also believed to safeguard the wearer against illness and accidents while on a journey. At the center of this circular badge is the figure of a basilisk, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-pilgrim-badge-recovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-pilgrim-badge-recovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Kokhba–Era Complex Excavated Near Sea of Galilee]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUQOQ, ISRAEL&mdash;The Jerusalem Post reports that archaeologists working at the site of Huqoq near the Sea of Galilee have excavated an underground complex likely used by Jewish rebels in the first and second centuries A.D. Although the site has been known for nearly 50 years, it has never been properly excavated and its full extent was not known until now. The intricate system of tunnels and hiding rooms, one of which is a huge converted cistern dating to the Second Temple period (586 B.C.&nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bar-kokhbaera-complex-excavated-near-sea-of-galilee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bar-kokhbaera-complex-excavated-near-sea-of-galilee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18th-Century British Shipwreck Identified in Florida Keys]]></title><description><![CDATA[KEY WEST, FLORIDA&mdash;According to a statement released by&nbsp;the National Park Service (NPS), a shipwreck in Dry Tortugas National Park has been identified as that of eighteenth-century British warship HMS Tyger. The final mission of the 130-foot-long warship, which was built in 1647, involved patrolling the waters off Florida during a conflict with Spain known as the War of Jenkins&rsquo; Ear (1739&ndash;1748). HMS Tyger&nbsp;struck a coral reef at the western end of the Florida Keys on Ja]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-british-shipwreck-identified-in-florida-keys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/18th-century-british-shipwreck-identified-in-florida-keys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Burial Complex Excavated in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAGDEBURG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a press release from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, archaeologists conducting excavations on and around a small hill in eastern Germany known as the Eulenberg have discovered a burial complex that Neolithic people used for generations. They found that between 4100 and 3600 B.C., when people belonging to what scholars call the Baalberg Culture lived in the area, two large wooden burial chambers measuring 65 and 100 fee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-burial-complex-excavated-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:52:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-burial-complex-excavated-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 10th through the 16th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:3,300-year-old clay tablet describes cataclysmic invasion of four Hittite Empire cities(details)(details)Largest ever South Asian whole-genome analysis points to single major migration to India from Africa 50,000 years ago(details)(details)Mass grave of Black Death victims in Nuremberg could be largest ever in Europe(details)(details)(details)Oldest known bead in the Western Hemisphere discovered in Wyoming(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-10th-through-the-16th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-10th-through-the-16th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ming Dynasty Tomb Found in China's Xinfu District]]></title><description><![CDATA[XI'AN, CHINA&mdash;According to a report in&nbsp;The Miami Herald,&nbsp;archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology have uncovered a 400-year-old stone tomb dated to the Ming Dynasty in the Xinfu District, located some 300 miles southwest of the capital, Beijing. The incredibly well-preserved grave spans more than 80 feet and includes two burial chambers and niches sealed with a stone tomb gate, as well as a set of carved ornamental double doors that feature dragons. Its p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ming-dynasty-tomb-found-in-chinas-xinfu-district/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ming-dynasty-tomb-found-in-chinas-xinfu-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millennium-Old Moravian Ice Skate Unearthed]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC&mdash;According to a report from Radio Prague International, a medieval ice skate made from animal bone has been uncovered in the central Moravian city of P&#345;erov. The object was unearthed in the basement of a house on the city&rsquo;s Upper Square by archaeologists from the Comenius Museum and has been dated to the second half of the tenth century or the first half of the eleventh century A.D. based on accompanying ceramics. The skate was most likely crafted from the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/millennium-old-moravian-ice-skate-unearthed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/millennium-old-moravian-ice-skate-unearthed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Rock Art Discovered in Central Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOCANTINS, BRAZIL&mdash;Newsweek reports that researchers from Brazil&rsquo;s National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) identified rcok engravings that may date as far back as 2,000 years at 16 archaeological sites in Jalap&atilde;o, the eastern region of the state of Tocantins. There is evidence for human occupation in the area that dates to some 12,000 years ago. At some of the sites, which are close to each other along the same rock face, they also found a smaller number of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-rock-art-discovered-in-central-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-rock-art-discovered-in-central-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Settlement Unearthed in Southern France]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAYRAC, FRANCE&mdash;According to a report in the Miami Herald, evidence of a settlement dating to the eleventh and twelfth centuries A.D. has been discovered near the village of Cayrac in southern France. The remnants of the village, including five buildings, 29 silos, and an oven, were uncovered by archaeologists from the French&nbsp;National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research. Several of the buildings contained hearths and silos, while a number of silos were found in the space be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-settlement-unearthed-in-southern-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-settlement-unearthed-in-southern-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estimating a Roman Town’s Population]]></title><description><![CDATA[SILCHESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Colorado Boulder, the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum near the village of Silchester in southern England had a dramatically higher peak population than some researchers previously believed. Archaeologists Scott Ortman of the University of Colorado Boulder and John Hanson of the University of Oxford analyzed data from Calleva Atrebatum using previously established statistical relationships between Roman public and re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/estimating-a-roman-towns-population/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:35:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/estimating-a-roman-towns-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Ancient Shipwrecks Found in Greece's Kasos Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;According to a report by&nbsp;La Br&uacute;jula Verde magazine, a multi-year underwater archaeological survey&nbsp;of the Aegean&rsquo;s Kasos Strait completed in October 2023 has uncovered 10 submerged shipwrecks. During the four expeditions, which were led by the Hellenic National Research Foundation and Greece&rsquo;s Ministry of Culture, researchers recovered finds dating from about 3000 B.C. to the medieval and Ottoman periods. As a result, archaeologists have recorded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/10-ancient-shipwrecks-found-in-greeces-kasos-strait/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/10-ancient-shipwrecks-found-in-greeces-kasos-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underwater Roman Site in Slovenia Explored]]></title><description><![CDATA[PORTOROZ, SLOVENIA&mdash;Divernet reports that underwater archaeologists have recovered part of an ancient sail, timber stakes, and pieces of two ship masts at Fizine, a submerged Roman site off Slovenia's Adriatic coast. One of the mast fragments, which is made of fir and measures about three feet long, contains an oak pulley. Researchers also found more than 3,000 Roman pottery fragments, including sigillata&nbsp;that was mass-produced in the first century A.D., as well as pieces of imported a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underwater-roman-site-in-slovenia-explored/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underwater-roman-site-in-slovenia-explored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Investigates Earliest Human Activity on Curaçao]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA&mdash;According to a statement released by Simon Fraser University, dating of charcoal samples found on Cura&ccedil;ao indicates that humans began to settle the Caribbean island up to 850 years earlier than previously known. Researchers from Simon Fraser University and the National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management Foundation in Cura&ccedil;ao excavated the samples at an Archaic-period rock shelter site called&nbsp;Sali&ntilde;a Sint Marie. Using accelerat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-earliest-human-activity-on-curaao/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-earliest-human-activity-on-curaao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Parthian Religious Site Found in Iraqi Kurdistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[HEIDELBERG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by Heidelberg University, a possible sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Persian water goddess Anahita has been found at Rabana-Merquly, the site of a Parthian Empire military fortress in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Michael Brown of Heidelberg University and his colleagues uncovered traces of the possible temple, including a fire altar, near a seasonal waterfall. Brown explained that Anahita was described in the Avesta, a Zoroastri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-parthian-religious-site-found-in-iraqi-kurdistan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-parthian-religious-site-found-in-iraqi-kurdistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genome Study Investigates Origins of India’s Modern Population]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, Elise Kerdoncuff of the University of California, Berkeley, and her colleagues analyzed more than 2,700 genomes of modern Indians who live in 17 Indian states and represent speakers of the country&rsquo;s major languages and tribal and caste groups. The study suggests that the population has three main ancestral groups, including Neolithic farmers from the area of Sarazm in what is now northwestern Tajikistan; pastoralists from the E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-investigates-origins-of-indias-modern-population/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-investigates-origins-of-indias-modern-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hittite Cuneiform Tablet Translated]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, JAPAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a well-preserved cuneiform tablet unearthed last year by Kimiyoshi Matsumura of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology at the site of B&uuml;kl&uuml;kale in central Turkey has been translated by Mark Weeden of University College London. The inscription, dated to the reign of the Hittite king Tudhaliya II some 3,300 years ago, includes texts written in both the Hittite and Hurrian languages. Previous research has indicated that the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hittite-cuneiform-tablet-translated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hittite-cuneiform-tablet-translated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Tomb Uncovered at Etruscan Necropolis in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARBARANO ROMANO, ITALY&mdash;According to an ArtNet News report, a large rock-cut tomb was uncovered in the San Giuliano Rock Necropolis during an effort to clear plant overgrowth. Burials in the Etruscan necropolis, which is located in central Italy, date from the seventh century to the third century B.C. This giant structure was dug into a rock wall so that only one side is open. It is located next to the so-called Queen&rsquo;s Tomb, the largest in the necropolis. The Queen&rsquo;s Tomb date]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/giant-tomb-uncovered-at-etruscan-necropolis-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/giant-tomb-uncovered-at-etruscan-necropolis-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Medieval Moat and Bridge Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that an excavation in western England at the site of Cowfield Farm has uncovered a medieval moat and bridge. Traces of wood from the bridge have been dated to the mid-fifteenth century through dendrochronology. The structure is thought to have been built by prosperous free farmers who were tenants of Tewkesbury Abbey, which is located about two miles from the site. &ldquo;A moat was partly for security, as there was no police force; so there was a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rural-medieval-moat-and-bridge-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rural-medieval-moat-and-bridge-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Neolithic Body Piercings Unearthed in Anatolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANKARA, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, more than 100 objects recovered from graves of adults in southeastern Anatolia at the site of Boncuklu Tarla are thought to have been worn as body piercings. The 11,000-year-old ornaments, made in various sizes and shapes of limestone, obsidian, and river pebbles, were found near the ears and chins of human remains, said archaeologist Emma Baysal of Ankara University, and could have been worn as earrings and labrets, or lower lip piercings. We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-neolithic-body-piercings-unearthed-in-anatolia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-neolithic-body-piercings-unearthed-in-anatolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 3rd through the 9th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:14 wrecked ships in Bahamas may offer insight to life in the slave trade(details)7,000-year-old burial cave in Spain includes Neanderthal-era goat bones(details)Oldest stone tools in Europe hint strongly at east-to-west migration(details)Medieval Spanish astrolabe has both Islamic and Hebrew inscriptions(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-3rd-through-the-9th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-3rd-through-the-9th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Birthplace of Texas” Excavated]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS&mdash;Newsweek reports that an excavation conducted on the banks of the Brazos River in southeastern Texas has uncovered more than 10,000 artifacts from Washington-on-the-Brazos, the town where the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico was signed on March 2, 1836. The document was signed by 59 delegates, including Sam Houston, who became president of the Republic of Texas. Houston moved the capital of the republic to Washington-on-the-Brazos in 1842. The excavati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/birthplace-of-texas-excavated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/birthplace-of-texas-excavated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey Records Archaeological Sites in Southern Cyprus]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEICESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Leicester, a survey conducted by Matt Beamish of the University of Leicester and his colleagues has rediscovered and recorded archaeological sites on the southern coast of Cyprus thought to have been lost to the development of a British military base at Dhekelia. Some 60 archaeological sites had been recorded in the region in the 1960s, prior to the development of an airstrip and garrison. Beamish and his team used t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/survey-records-archaeological-sites-in-southern-cyprus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/survey-records-archaeological-sites-in-southern-cyprus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[500-Year-Old Christian Artifacts Recovered in Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[KALMAR, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a Miami Herald report, a gold ring dated to the fifteenth century was discovered in a trash heap during a large-scale excavation in Kalmar, a city located on the coast of southeastern Sweden that dates back to the thirteenth century. The ring bears what is thought to be a Christian image of the face of Jesus Christ. The excellent condition of the small ring, thought to have been worn by a woman, suggests it had been nearly new when it was lost. Researchers also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/500-year-old-christian-artifacts-recovered-in-sweden/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/500-year-old-christian-artifacts-recovered-in-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Did Chocolate Spread Across South America?]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTPELLIER, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, a team of researchers led by Claire Lanaud and H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Vignes of the University of Montpellier analyzed residue samples from 352 pots unearthed in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Belize, and Panama that range in age from 400 to 5,900 years old. Three highly diverse strains of ancient theobroma cacao DNA were detected in the residues. The study suggests that cacao was domesticated in the Amazon some 5,000 years ago. Then, geo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-chocolate-spread-across-south-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-chocolate-spread-across-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burials in Spain’s Cave of the Ravines Span 4,000 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;Live Science reports that more than 7,000 bones have been found in single and communal graves in the Cova dels Xaragalls, or Cave of the Ravines, which is located in northeastern Spain. The earliest burials are about 7,000 years old, according to Antonio Rodr&iacute;guez-Hidalgo of the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) and the Merida Institute of Archaeology. Artifacts recovered from the burials, including ceramics, flint tools, and neckl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burials-in-spains-cave-of-the-ravines-span-4000-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burials-in-spains-cave-of-the-ravines-span-4000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Tools From Ukraine Dated to One Million Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[AARHUS, DENMARK&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, stone tools discovered in a quarry in western Ukraine in the 1970s have been dated to more than one million years ago. It is not clear which early human ancestor may have made the tools, however, since no hominin remains were uncovered at the site, said Roman Garba of the Czech Academy of Sciences. &ldquo;This is the earliest evidence of any type of human in Europe that is dated,&rdquo; explained Mads Faurschou Knudsen of Aarhus Univer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tools-from-ukraine-dated-to-one-million-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tools-from-ukraine-dated-to-one-million-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demolished 20th-Century Neighborhood Investigated in Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[OULU, FINLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Antiquity, an excavation conducted at Vaakunakyl&auml;, a neighborhood in west-central Finland established by German troops during World War II, unearthed items left by Finns who moved into the site in the late 1940s. The working-class settlement, which had been labeled as a &ldquo;bad&rdquo; neighborhood, was demolished against the wishes of its residents in the late 1980s. Oula Seitsonen of the University of Oulu and his colleagues deter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/demolished-20th-century-neighborhood-investigated-in-finland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/demolished-20th-century-neighborhood-investigated-in-finland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Convent Excavated in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[MORLAIX, FRANCE&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that an excavation at the site of a 700-year-old Roman Catholic convent in northwestern France, conducted by researchers from France&rsquo;s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research, has uncovered remains of the church, more than 200 burials, jewelry, and religious devotional objects. The convent was established by the Dominican Order, known as the Jacobin Order in France, in 1238. The church dates to 1250, and was restored and expan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-convent-excavated-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-convent-excavated-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plague Pits Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUREMBERG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a CNN report, eight plague pits estimated to hold the remains of more than 1,500 people were discovered in southern Germany during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project. Plague outbreaks are known to have occurred in Nuremberg roughly every 10 years, beginning in the fourteenth century. Radiocarbon dating of one of the pits indicates that it was in use between the late fifteenth century and early seventeenth century, while early seventee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plague-pits-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plague-pits-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genes of Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPPSALA, SWEDEN&mdash;Live Science reports that few biological links have been detected among 10 hunter-gatherers who were buried between 6350 and 4810 B.C. at two sites along the coast of Brittany in northwestern France. The sites, T&eacute;viec and Hoedic, both contain well-preserved human remains and date to this period, which was marked by the transition to farming, and changes in settlement patterns, technology, diet, and burial practices. Some evidence for gene flow from hunter-gatherers t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genes-of-europes-last-hunter-gatherers-examined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genes-of-europes-last-hunter-gatherers-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stacks of Bones Unearthed in Western Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAYARIT, MEXICO&mdash;Stacks of human bones were discovered during a construction project in western Mexico, according to a Live Science report. The burial is estimated to be about 1,500 years old, based upon ceramic vessels and figurines recovered at the site. Claudia Serv&iacute;n Rosas of Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that all of the remains were buried at the same time. One complete skeleton has been identified, along with the bones of other indivi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stacks-of-bones-unearthed-in-western-mexico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 03:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stacks-of-bones-unearthed-in-western-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unbaked Neolithic Bread Identified in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[KONYA, TURKEY&mdash;The Anadolu Agency reports that an artifact recovered at the site of the Neolithic city of &Ccedil;atalh&ouml;y&uuml;k by a team of researchers led by Ali Umut Turkcan of Anadolu University has been identified as a small loaf of unbaked bread. Located in central Anatolia, &Ccedil;atalh&ouml;y&uuml;k was home to some 8,000 people who lived in adobe houses with interconnected roofs. Researchers from Necmettin Erbakan University detected wheat, barley, and pea seeds in the small]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unbaked-neolithic-bread-identified-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unbaked-neolithic-bread-identified-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upper Section of Ramesses II Statue Discovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;A large section from the upper part of a colossal statue of Ramesses II, who ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C. during the 19th Dynasty, has been uncovered by a joint Egyptian-American archaeological team working near the city of Minya in Upper Egypt, according to a Reuters report. Egyptian archaeologist Bassem Jihad said that the carved piece of limestone, which measures about 12.5 feet tall, shows Ramesses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra. A text wr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/upper-section-of-ramesses-ii-statue-discovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/upper-section-of-ramesses-ii-statue-discovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,200-Year-Old Lord’s Tomb Unearthed in Panama]]></title><description><![CDATA[PANAMA CITY, PANAMA&mdash;CBS News reports that a 1,200-year-old tomb of the Cocl&eacute; culture containing the remains of an elite lord, as many as 31 sacrificial victims, and gold artifacts has been discovered in Panama&rsquo;s El Ca&ntilde;o Archaeological Park. The gold objects include bracelets, two belts made with gold beads, crocodile-shaped earrings, earrings made of gold-covered sperm whale teeth, and circular gold plates. A set of bone flutes, two bells, skirts made with dog teeth, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1200-year-old-lords-tomb-unearthed-in-panama/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1200-year-old-lords-tomb-unearthed-in-panama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence for Early Tobacco Use Found in Guatemala]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT&mdash;According to a Live Science report, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos of Yale University and his colleagues have detected nicotine in residue samples taken from pottery unearthed near the remains of sweat baths at Cotzumalhuapa, a city located in what is now Guatemala that was occupied between A.D. 650 and 950. The substance was found in three tall, narrow vessels typically thought to have been used to hold liquids. Tobacco may have therefore been consumed as a liquid in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-for-early-tobacco-use-found-in-guatemala/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-for-early-tobacco-use-found-in-guatemala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresco Depicting Phrixus and Helle Discovered in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, images of Phrixus and Helle, characters in Greek mythology, have been found at the House of Leda in Pompeii, an ancient Roman city destroyed in A.D. 79 by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. A depiction of the myth of Leda and the Swan was uncovered near the entrance to this house in 2018. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of Pompeii Archaeological Park, said that depictions of Phrixus and Helle have been found throughout Pompeii. &ldquo;They are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fresco-depicting-phrixus-and-helle-discovered-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 04:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fresco-depicting-phrixus-and-helle-discovered-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 25th through March 2nd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Medieval French abbey reveals historical structure with over 1,000 burials(details)Obsidian blade from Texas suggests a link to Coronado&rsquo;s expedition(details)(details)Genetic evidence shows that French Mesolithic hunter-gatherers avoided inbreeding(details)(details)Temple excavation indicates Philistine ritual use of plants(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-25th-through-march-2nd-2024/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-25th-through-march-2nd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Anglo-Saxon Building Uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a well-preserved Anglo-Saxon building has been uncovered in northeastern England. The building features large posts, a surviving floor, and a hearth. Loom weights, used while weaving, were also found alongside an oven. The structure is thought to have been part of an Anglo-Saxon center in the seventh century A.D. &ldquo;It would have been a meeting place where people made things, including cloth, and came to exchange goods,&rdquo; said communit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-anglo-saxon-building-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-anglo-saxon-building-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazelnut Shells Offer New Clues to Past Environmental Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Frontiers, Amy Styring of the University of Oxford and her colleagues analyzed carbon in hazelnut shells recovered from archaeological sites in southern Sweden ranging in age from the Mesolithic period through the Iron Age. The proportions of isotopes of carbon in the shells vary by the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment, which is affected by the amount of available sunlight and water. Because there has been plenty of water in S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hazelnut-shells-offer-new-clues-to-past-environmental-conditions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hazelnut-shells-offer-new-clues-to-past-environmental-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Age Necropolis Discovered in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAN GIORGIO BIGARELLO, ITALY&mdash;A 5,000-year-old necropolis containing 22 tombs has been discovered in northern Italy, according to a Live Science report. The cemetery is situated on a dry, sandy hill, which helped to preserve the human remains, explained Simone Sestito of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Flint daggers, arrowheads, and blades have been recovered from the tombs, in addition to the bones. &ldquo;Some of the tombs also had burial goods like necklaces made with soapstone beads,&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/copper-age-necropolis-discovered-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/copper-age-necropolis-discovered-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Child’s Burial Excavated in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHENNAI, INDIA&mdash;According to a report in The New Indian Express, a burial of a child estimated to have been between the ages of nine and 11 at the time of death has been unearthed at the site of a small settlement in southeastern India by a team of researchers led by Jinu Koshy of the University of Madras. The child was buried with pottery that has been dated to the Neolithic period, between about 5000 and 1500 B.C. Radiocarbon dating will be conducted to obtain a more precise age for the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-childs-burial-excavated-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-childs-burial-excavated-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Toy Unearthed in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[TORU&#323;, POLAND&mdash;Knewz.com reports that an 800-year-old horse figurine was found during an excavation conducted as part of the construction of a new fire station in Toru&#324;, a medieval town on the Vistula River in north-central Poland. The small clay horse was glazed and has a hole in its underside. Researchers think a stick may have fit into the hole so that playing children could pretend to make the horse gallop or use it as a puppet. The excavation also uncovered traces of a mediev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-toy-unearthed-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-toy-unearthed-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Genomes from Eastern Arabia Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Birmingham, an international team of researchers attempted to analyze DNA samples taken from the remains of 25 people who lived in what is now Bahrain between 300 B.C. and A.D. 600. Only four of the samples were sequenced to higher coverage due to poor preservation of the ancient remains in the region&rsquo;s harsh climate. The study determined that three of these four individuals carried the G6PD Mediterranean muta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-genomes-from-eastern-arabia-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-genomes-from-eastern-arabia-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piece of 17th-Century Armor Identified in Maryland]]></title><description><![CDATA[ST. MARY&rsquo;S CITY, MARYLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that X-rays of a piece of metal unearthed at the colonial fort at Historic St. Mary&rsquo;s City confirm that it once formed part of a suit of armor. The tasset, a slightly concave slab of metal, would have hung from a breastplate to protect the wearer&rsquo;s thighs during battle. Travis Parno of Historic St. Mary&rsquo;s City said that the X-rays made it possible to see the individual bands of steel making up the tasset, which was deco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/piece-of-17th-century-armor-identified-in-maryland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/piece-of-17th-century-armor-identified-in-maryland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation in England Extends Known Border of Saxon City]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a Euronews report, Lundenwic, the Saxon trading post that grew from the Roman city of Londinium, was larger than previously thought. An excavation conducted at the National Gallery in London uncovered evidence of a hearth dated to the seventh or eighth century, postholes, stake holes, pits, and ditches at what would have been the western end of the Saxon settlement. Researchers led by archaeologist Stephen White of Archaeology South-East also found surviving se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-in-england-extends-known-border-of-saxon-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 03:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-in-england-extends-known-border-of-saxon-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13th-Century Inscription Discovered in Southern India]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAMIL NADU, INDIA&mdash;According to a report in The New Indian Express, an inscription dated to the thirteenth century has been uncovered near the southern tip of India by researchers from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. The text reveals that Kulasekarapandian, a king of the Pandya Dynasty who ruled between A.D. 1190 and 1216, built a temple on the banks of the Thamirabarani River. The researchers suggest that the structure may have been demolished by later Chola rulers, or damaged during fl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/13th-century-inscription-discovered-in-southern-india/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/13th-century-inscription-discovered-in-southern-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Abbey Cemetery Excavated in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARRICKFERGUS, COUNTY ANTRIM&mdash;BBC News reports that the remains of more than 140 people were found in an area where a medieval abbey is thought to have been located during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project. Woodburn Abbey was built in 1326 by the Premonstratensians, a Roman Catholic religious order, and dissolved in 1542 when the community moved away. The abbey building was then partially demolished in 1558 and eventually lost. The abbey cemetery is thought to have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-abbey-cemetery-excavated-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 03:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-abbey-cemetery-excavated-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Bronze Age Cosmetic From Iran Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[PADUA, ITALY&mdash;A small stone vial holding a bright red pigment may be an early example of lipstick, according to a Live Science report. The vial was discovered in southeastern Iran after several Bronze Age cemeteries near the city of Jiroft were flooded by the Halil River in 2001. Massimo Vidale of the University of Padua and his colleagues analyzed the artifact, which has been held at the Jiroft Archaeological Museum. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the dark, powdery substance in the vial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bronze-age-cosmetic-from-iran-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bronze-age-cosmetic-from-iran-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of Small Roman Figurine Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[SMALLHYTHE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, the two-inch head of a figurine of the Roman god Mercury was uncovered at the site of a previously unrecorded Roman settlement at the site of a medieval shipyard in southeastern England. The settlement, situated by the River Rother, has been dated to between the first and third centuries A.D. Made of pipeclay, such figurines are thought to have been used in private religious practice and placed in children&rsquo;s graves. No body has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/head-of-small-roman-figurine-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/head-of-small-roman-figurine-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 18th through the 24th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Ancient Danish gold ring suggests ties to important kingdom(details)Neanderthal tool design reveals higher-level thinking(details)(details)Historic armor reveals aspects of early colonial America(details)Local origins of the mysterious multicultural mummies in far western China(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-18th-through-the-24th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-18th-through-the-24th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Bronze Age Copper Mine Found in Oman]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that evidence for the processing of copper ore has been found in the rocky, mountainous Qumayrah region of Oman. Piotr Bieli&#324;ski and Agnieszka Pie&#324;kowska of the University of Warsaw were looking for traces of copper mining, processing, and smelting because it is known that the metal was exported from the region to India and Mesopotamia throughout the Early Bronze Age, between about 2600 and 2000 B.C. &ldquo;On [the] ground surface, we foun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-bronze-age-copper-mine-found-in-oman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-bronze-age-copper-mine-found-in-oman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Settlement Found in Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[HEIMBERG, SWITZERLANDD&mdash;A Bronze Age settlement thought to have been inhabited between 3,200 and 3,500 years ago has been found in the Swiss Plateau, beside the Aare River, according to a Newsweek report. The ancient village likely sat along a route between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. Researchers from the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern (ASCB) discovered the settlement during an excavation conducted ahead of a construction project. &ldquo;What is exciting about the H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-settlement-found-in-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-settlement-found-in-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Royal Ring Discovered in Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[EMMERLEV, DENMARK&mdash;Live Science reports that a metal detectorist discovered a gold ring set with a semiprecious red stone in the hamlet of Emmerlev, which is located in the Southern Jutland region of Denmark. Archaeologist Kirstine Pommergaard of the National Museum of Denmark said that the ring has been dated to the fifth or sixth century A.D., and may have belonged to a local royal family connected to the Frankish kings known as the Merovingians, based upon its spirals and trefoil knobs u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-royal-ring-discovered-in-denmark/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-royal-ring-discovered-in-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tool Analysis Suggests Neanderthals Mixed Compound Adhesives]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by New York University, stone tools recovered in France from the Neanderthal site of Le Moustier in the 1960s have been reexamined by an international team of researchers. The team, led by Patrick Schmidt of the University of T&uuml;bingen, detected traces of ocher and bitumen on several of the scrapers, flakes, and blades. &ldquo;We were surprised that the ochre content was more than 50 percent,&rdquo; Schmidt said. &ldquo;This is becau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tool-analysis-suggests-neanderthals-mixed-compound-adhesives/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tool-analysis-suggests-neanderthals-mixed-compound-adhesives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s Beaumont Abbey Excavated]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOURS, FRANCE&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that the excavation of the entirety of Beaumont Abbey, including the church, cloister, peripheral buildings, abbey dwellings, the refectory, the kitchen, the parlor, cellars, ovens, pipes, washhouses, latrines, an icebox, the gardens, and dumping areas, has been completed. This is the first time a complete abbey site has been excavated in Europe, according to Philippe Blanchard of the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/frances-beaumont-abbey-excavated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/frances-beaumont-abbey-excavated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Study Identifies Chromosomal Disorders in Infant Remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Adelaide, statistician Adam &ldquo;Ben&rdquo; Rohrlach of the University of Adelaide, Kay Pr&uuml;fer of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and an international team of researchers screened some 10,000 DNA samples taken from human remains dating from the Mesolithic period through the mid-nineteenth century for evidence of autosomal trisomies, or a third copy of one of the first 22 chromosomes in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-identifies-chromosomal-disorders-in-infant-remains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-identifies-chromosomal-disorders-in-infant-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Medieval Church and Burial Found Under Venice Piazza]]></title><description><![CDATA[VENICE, ITALY&mdash;According to a report in The Miami Herald, a rectangular stone-lined tomb dated to the seventh or eighth century has been found under Venice&rsquo;s Piazza San Marco. The grave was found during an investigation carried out ahead of work to restore the plaza&rsquo;s paving stones. Archaeologist Sara Bini said that the tomb holds the remains of seven people, including an eight-year-old child and a woman. Near the tomb, the researchers uncovered traces of walls and a floor ident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-medieval-church-and-burial-found-under-venice-piazza/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-medieval-church-and-burial-found-under-venice-piazza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replica Stone Axes and Adzes Tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, JAPAN&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, Akira Iwase of Tokyo Metropolitan University and his colleagues made 75 replica ax heads and adzes with a stone hammer, anvil, and grindstones from semi-nephrite collected in Japan&rsquo;s Matsukawa River and Oumigawa River; hornfels from the Abo River on Yakushima Island; and tuff taken from the Fujikawa River. Thin strips of wood and fibrous grass were used to bind the stones to wooden handles. The tools were then tested in 15 different]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/replica-stone-axes-and-adzes-tested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 03:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/replica-stone-axes-and-adzes-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Snake-Shaped Handle Uncovered in Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN&mdash;A snake-shaped handle to a pottery vessel has been uncovered in northwestern Taiwan, at a site where a large-scale stone tool processing center has also been found, according to a Newsweek report. Researchers led by Hung-Lin Chiu of National Tsing Hua University found the artifact in a sand dune. It has been radiocarbon dated to some 4,000 years ago. Chiu said the snake handle resembles a cobra, with its head raised and bulging skin folds on its head and neck. &ldquo;S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-snake-shaped-handle-uncovered-in-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 03:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-snake-shaped-handle-uncovered-in-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faces of Scots From the Past Recreated in Digital Portraits]]></title><description><![CDATA[PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that the faces of four people whose remains were uncovered in central Scotland have been recreated by forensics and facial reconstruction expert Chris Rynn, with information obtained through the analysis of DNA, the chemical composition of bone, radiocarbon dating, and reconstruction forensics. The first digital reconstruction reveals a medieval man thought to have been killed by a traumatic injury between the ages of 18 and 25. His remains were fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/faces-of-scots-from-the-past-recreated-in-digital-portraits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/faces-of-scots-from-the-past-recreated-in-digital-portraits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of a Possible Roman-Era Family Unearthed in Bulgaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOVA VARBOVKA, BULGARIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a farmer discovered two Roman graves while plowing a field in northern Bulgaria late last year. Archaeologists from the Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum of History dated the graves to the third century A.D. Both of the brick graves had been lined with plaster and covered with large slabs of limestone. The remains of a man and a woman between the ages of 45 and 60 at the time of death were found in the larger tomb, which measures abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-a-possible-roman-era-family-unearthed-in-bulgaria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-a-possible-roman-era-family-unearthed-in-bulgaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monumental Stone Circle Found in Northern Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LARAMIE, WYOMING&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Wyoming, a monumental circular plaza made up of two concentric walls has been discovered in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru by Jason Toohey and Melissa Murphy of the University of Wyoming, Patricia Chirinos Ogata of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and their colleagues. The plaza, constructed with upright megaliths at the Callacpuma archaeological site, measures about 60 feet in diameter and has been r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/monumental-stone-circle-found-in-northern-peru/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/monumental-stone-circle-found-in-northern-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 11th through the 17th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Mesolithic megastructure in the Baltic Sea offers insight into early hunter-gatherers(details)(details)Patagonian rock art served as a generational communication tool(details)(details)Stone Age skeleton study reveals life story(details)(details)(details)New radiocarbon dating suggests independence of the Rongorongo script(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-11th-through-the-17th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-11th-through-the-17th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Dates Obtained for Rock Art in Patagonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA&mdash;Live Science reports that samples of black pigment from rock art in a cave in Patagonia have been radiocarbon dated to 8,200 years ago, making some of the images several thousand years older than previously thought. &ldquo;[The cave] is not the oldest occupation in South America, but it is the oldest directly radiocarbon-dated pigment-based rock art in South America,&rdquo; said Ramiro Barberena of Temuco Catholic University and Argentina&rsquo;s National Research C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-dates-obtained-for-rock-art-in-patagonia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-dates-obtained-for-rock-art-in-patagonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Animal Burials Excavated in Ancient Cemetery in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[VERONA, ITALY&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, the excavation of a cemetery at the Cenomane site of Seminario Vescovile has uncovered the remains of 161 people, 16 of whom were buried with complete animal skeletons or animal parts. Zita Laffranchi of the University of Bern, Stefania Zingale of the Institute for Mummy Studies, Umberto Tecchiati of the University of Milan, and their colleagues suggest that some of the partial animal remains may have been intended as food offerings, but noted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-animal-burials-excavated-in-ancient-cemetery-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-animal-burials-excavated-in-ancient-cemetery-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Dives Deep Into Life of Denmark’s “Vittrup Man”]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN&mdash;A new analysis of the skeletal remains known as Vittrup Man has been completed by a team of researchers led by Anders Fischer and Karl-G&ouml;ran Sj&ouml;gren of the University of Gothenburg, according to a Cosmos Magazine report. The skeleton, discovered in 1915 in a peat bog in northwest Denmark along with a wooden club, a ceramic vessel, and cow bones, has been dated to between 3300 and 3100 B.C. Vittrup Man is thought to have been between 30 and 40 years old at the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-dives-deep-into-life-of-denmarks-vittrup-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-dives-deep-into-life-of-denmarks-vittrup-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Viking-Age Marketplace Found in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[STAVANGER, NORWAY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Stavanger, a ground-penetrating radar survey conducted on Kloster&oslash;y, an island off Norway&rsquo;s southwestern coast, has detected traces of possible pit houses, cooking pits, and pier or boathouse foundations that may have been part of a Viking Age marketplace. Investigation of this area of private farmland around the medieval Utstein Monastery over the years with metal detectors has also revealed coins and we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-viking-age-marketplace-found-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-viking-age-marketplace-found-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ship’s Bell Recovered From Torpedoed WWI Destroyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;According to a U.S. Naval Institute News report, the bell of the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61), an American destroyer built in New York in 1916 and sunk off the Isles of Scilly during World War I, has been recovered by a salvage unit with the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Ministry of Defence, Salvage and Marine Operations. The ship was one of six Tucker class destroyers, the first U.S. destroyers to displace more than 1,000 tons. The Jacob Jones was sent to Queenstown, Ireland, to prot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ships-bell-recovered-from-torpedoed-wwi-destroyer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ships-bell-recovered-from-torpedoed-wwi-destroyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avar Grave Offers Clues to 7th-Century Heavy Cavalry]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEBRECEN, HUNGARY&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, the 1,300-year-old intact burial of an Avar warrior, including the remains of a horse, weapons, and armor, has been discovered in eastern Hungary. The Avars were nomads who occupied the region of the Carpathian Basin in the mid-sixth century A.D., and gradually shifted to living in settlements before their collapse in the ninth century. Archaeologist Tamara H&aacute;ga of the D&eacute;ri Museum said that the warrior had been placed in a rel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/avar-grave-offers-clues-to-7th-century-heavy-cavalry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/avar-grave-offers-clues-to-7th-century-heavy-cavalry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Marble Sculpture From Sicily Reassessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[PALERMO, SICILY&mdash;Newsweek reports that a marble sculpture thought to have come from the site of the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus in Agrigento has been recovered off the coast of Sicily, near the mouth of the Akragas River. The city of Agrigento, known today for the Valley of the Temples, was founded under the name Akragas in the sixth century B.C. by colonists from Greece. The unfinished Temple of Olympian Zeus, constructed around 480 B.C., is thought to have been about 370 feet long, 18]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-marble-sculpture-from-sicily-reassessed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-marble-sculpture-from-sicily-reassessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clovis Hare-Bone Bead Identified in Wyoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[LARAMIE, WYOMING&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Wyoming, a small, tube-shaped bead unearthed at Wyoming&rsquo;s La Prele Mammoth site has been dated to about 12,940 years ago by Todd Surovell of the University of Wyoming and his colleagues. Previous studies have shown that a young mammoth was butchered at the La Prele Mammoth site; the bone bead was recovered about three feet away from a collection of other artifacts. Analysis of collagen extracted from the bead wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/clovis-hare-bone-bead-identified-in-wyoming/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/clovis-hare-bone-bead-identified-in-wyoming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megalithic “Blinkerwall” Found in the Baltic Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNEM&Uuml;NDE, GERMANY&mdash;The Guardian reports that a section of wall stretching for nearly one-half mile was found in the Bay of Mecklenburg, off the coast of Germany, during a survey conducted with a multibeam sonar system. Inspection of the wall revealed that it was made up of about 300 boulders connected with some 1,400 smaller stones. The structure is thought to have been constructed more than 10,000 years ago, near a lake or marsh. Jacob Geersen of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/megalithic-blinkerwall-found-in-the-baltic-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/megalithic-blinkerwall-found-in-the-baltic-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th-Century Chocolate Factory Identified in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to an ArtNet News report, excavation of a medieval manor house in Barcelona, combined with historical research, has identified several uses for the building over the past 600 years. The researchers found original fourteenth-century arches and doors in the structure. By the fifteenth century, the building was used as a hostel, until there was a major renovation in the sixteenth century. In the eighteenth century, the manor house was divided into three different pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-chocolate-factory-identified-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-chocolate-factory-identified-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Relationships in Thailand’s Log Coffin Culture Detected]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Rasmi Shoocongdej of Silpakorn University, Selina Carlhoff of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and their colleagues analyzed DNA samples taken from 33 individuals who were buried in large wooden coffins at five sites in northwestern Thailand between 2,300 and 1,000 years ago. These coffins, each made from a single teak tree carved with geometric, human, and a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/family-relationships-in-thailands-log-coffin-culture-detected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/family-relationships-in-thailands-log-coffin-culture-detected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Analysis Tracks Origins of Scandinavia’s First Farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[LUND, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a statement released by Lund University, DNA analysis of bone and teeth samples from prehistoric human remains unearthed in Denmark suggests that the first farmers to arrive in Scandinavia some 5,900 years ago wiped out the hunter-gatherer population within a few generations. &ldquo;This transition has previously been presented as peaceful,&rdquo; said Anne Birgitte Nielsen of Lund University. &ldquo;However, our study indicates the opposite. In addition to violen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-analysis-tracks-origins-of-scandinavias-first-farmers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-analysis-tracks-origins-of-scandinavias-first-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Roman Egg Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a micro-computed tomography scan of a 1,700-year-old chicken egg revealed that it still contains its yolk, egg white, and air sac. The egg was one of several discovered in southeastern England during an excavation conducted by researchers from Oxford Archaeology ahead of a construction project between 2007 and 2016, but the only one to have been removed from the site intact. The researchers think the eggs had been thrown into a watery pit, per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-roman-egg-examined/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-roman-egg-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Tool Innovation Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAGOYA, JAPAN&mdash;According to a statement released by Nagoya University, a study conducted by Seiji Kadowaki of Nagoya University and his colleagues has explored the transition from the Middle Paleolithic period, in which modern humans and Neanderthals made similar stone tools, with the Upper Paleolithic period, often understood as a time when other human species went extinct while modern humans developed new cognitive abilities and technologies that gave then an advantage as they then expand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tool-innovation-studied/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tool-innovation-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 4th through the 10th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Spanish Bronze Age gold hoard contains meteorite metal(details)(details)Archaeologists discover Roman era bone container filled with poisonous seeds(details)(details)Transition from prehistoric hunter-gatherers to farmers was a violent affair(details)(details)(details)Fascinating but challenging Amazon rainforest caves reveal their secrets(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-4th-through-the-10th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-4th-through-the-10th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 28th through February 3rd, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:German cave shows modern humans replaced Neanderthals locally by 45,000 years ago(details)(details)Footprints on a Moroccan beach are oldest human trackway from the region(details)Salvage dig in looted Maya tomb uncovers jade mosaic mask(details)Cold, dry years may have made plagues worse during the Roman Empire(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-28th-through-february-3rd-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-28th-through-february-3rd-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 21st through the 27th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeomagnetic dating pinpoints construction of Babylon&rsquo;s Ishtar Gate(details)Amateur archaeologists unearth a Roman dodecahedron in central England(details)Peruvian sites show even early hunters lived mostly on plant foods(details)New analysis confirms which relatives of Alexander the Great occupy the royal tombs of Macedonia(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-21st-through-the-27th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 14th through the 20th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Gum disease, tooth decay common among Mesolithic hunter-gatherers(details)Like-new 14th century gauntlet discovered in Switzerland(details)New study reveals origins of western Europeans(details)Woolly mammoths shared habitat with earliest human settlements in Alaska(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-14th-through-the-20th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 7th through the 13th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:First Roman tombs dug directly into rock found in Egypt(details)Colossal Bronze Age rampart discovered around one of Arabia's longest oases(details)(details)Deep in Amazon rainforest, lasers reveal oldest cities yet(details)(details)(details)Grave of tall man with long sword may shed light on medieval union of Nordic countries(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-7th-through-the-13th-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 31st, 2023, through January 6, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Cerne Giant was probably Hercules, and rallied early Medieval farmers fighting off Viking invaders(details)New palace found in central China, dating to fabled Xia Dynasty(details)Archaeologists at Tulum find Maya burial cave(details)Bronze buckles from central Europe may show beliefs of lost pagan cult(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-31st-2023-through-january-6-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-31st-2023-through-january-6-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 24th through the 30th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study shows how quickly Patagonian natives adopted the horse(details)Europe&rsquo;s first mega-sites thrived on a mostly vegetarian diet(details)Now underwater, northwest Australia&rsquo;s continental shelf once was settled(details)Pompeii dig finds group of terracotta figurines honoring the cult goddess Cybele(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-24th-through-the-30th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-24th-through-the-30th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 17th through the 23rd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Discovery of cat and human-like figures on geoglyphs in Peru(details)New proof that Viking dentistry was remarkably advanced(details)Dental anthropologists connect all Native Americans to one East Asian migration(details)Cutting edge forensics show how nomadic man in ancient Britain ended up far from home(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-17th-through-the-23rd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-17th-through-the-23rd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 10th through the 16th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Mongolia may be home to modern horse-riding equipment(details)Excavation of Pompeiian bakery shows the grim life of enslaved people(details)New Mesa Verde area rock art finds show complex cosmology and motifs(details)Curse invoking Beelzebub found in medieval German latrine(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-10th-through-the-16th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-10th-through-the-16th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for December 3rd through the 9th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Neolithic builders used simple tools, complex planning to build the Menga Dolmen(details)DNA research shows Slavic migration into the Balkans began in late Roman times(details)In Siberia, world's oldest fortress challenges view of how societies developed(details)Ruins of first rural Wari Empire complex unearthed in Peru(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-3rd-through-the-9th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-december-3rd-through-the-9th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Western Han Dynasty Tomb Uncovered in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHONGQING, CHINA&mdash;Xinhua reports that a well-preserved tomb dated to the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.&ndash;A.D. 9) was discovered in southwestern China, near the Wujiang River, during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project. Huang Wei of the Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute said that more than 600 artifacts were recovered from the waterlogged tomb, including lacquerware and objects made of wood, bamboo, pottery, and bronze. &ldquo;What is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-western-han-dynasty-tomb-uncovered-in-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-western-han-dynasty-tomb-uncovered-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[INNLANDET COUNTY, NORWAY&mdash;An ancient gold coin has been discovered in the mountains of south-central Norway by a metal detectorist, according to a CBS News report. Known as a histamenon nomisma, the coin was issued by the Byzantine Empire, and was likely minted in Constantinople. One side of the coin features an illustration of Jesus Christ holding a Bible, and a Latin inscription reading &ldquo;Jesus Christ, King of those who reign,&rdquo; while the reverse shows the Byzantine emperors Bas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-gold-coin-found-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-gold-coin-found-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 26th through December 2nd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Bone biographies&rdquo; tell tales of medieval England&rsquo;s common folk(details)New insights into 9,000 year-old shaman and infant burial(details)New study suggests Maya purified water with plants(details)Ancient carved trees shine light on Wiradjuri culture(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-26th-through-december-2nd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-26th-through-december-2nd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Wild Grass Identified as Maize Ancestor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAVIS, CALIFORNIA&mdash;Previous research has shown that maize was first domesticated some 9,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers in lowland Mexico&rsquo;s Balsas River Basin from a teosinte subspecies called parviglumis. Maize then spread along the Pacific coastline to Panama by about 7,800 years ago, and Peru by about 6,700 years ago. Now, a new genetic study conducted by evolutionary biologist Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra of the University of California, Davis, and his colleagues has identified a second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-wild-grass-identified-as-maize-ancestor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-wild-grass-identified-as-maize-ancestor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Neolithic Cemetery Site in Finland Reexamined]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAINIARO, FINLAND&mdash;According to a Gizmodo report, a new analysis of a possible 6,500-year-old cemetery in Finnish Lapland just 50 miles south of the Arctic Circle suggests that at least 120 people may have been buried there, making the site much larger than previously thought. Because the acidic soil at the site would have destroyed any bone long ago, burial-shaped pits and red ocher&mdash;a colorant found at other Neolithic settlements&mdash;have been used to identify possible graves. &ldq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-neolithic-cemetery-site-in-finland-reexamined/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-neolithic-cemetery-site-in-finland-reexamined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribute Storage Center of the Wari Empire Found in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), remnants of a 1,400-square-foot building, a courtyard, and warehouses have been uncovered at the site of El Trigal III, which is located in southern Peru&rsquo;s Aja River valley. The construction of the building has been dated to between the seventh and tenth centuries A.D., when the Wari Empire encompassed much of coastal and highland Peru. Pedro V. Castro-Martinez of UAB and Trinidad Esco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tribute-storage-center-of-the-wari-empire-found-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tribute-storage-center-of-the-wari-empire-found-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones of Possible Married Couple Found Near Frankish Castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[HELFTA, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, excavation of graves found near the 1,000-year-old site of a palace built in northern Germany by Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great has uncovered the remains of a man and a woman buried next to each other. Oliver Dietrich of the German Archaeological Institute said the two may have been a married couple. Artifacts recovered from the man&rsquo;s grave include an iron knife; a buckle and tongue strap from a belt; and the iron tip of a noblem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-of-possible-married-couple-found-near-frankish-castle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-of-possible-married-couple-found-near-frankish-castle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Hominins Hunted Beavers 400,000 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAINZ, GERMANY&mdash;SciNews reports that Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser of Johannes Gutenberg University and her colleagues examined nearly 2,000 beaver teeth and more than 500 beaver bones unearthed at Bilzingsleben, a 400,000-year-old archaeological site in central Germany. The bones belonged to the Eurasian beaver, or Castor fiber, and the extinct giant beaver, Trogontherium cuvieri. Cut marks on the bones indicate that the animals were likely hunted for their pelts and their meat. The study a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-hominins-hunted-beavers-400000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-hominins-hunted-beavers-400000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany Repatriates Artifacts to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERLIN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a report in The Art Newspaper, 75 artifacts were repatriated to Mexico in a ceremony held at Mexico&rsquo;s embassy in Berlin. All but one of the items had been collected by a German national who had been working near Mexico&rsquo;s Gulf Coast some 120 years ago. The artifacts were then donated to the Museum Schloss Salder in 1963, where they were identified as Huastecan. The remaining artifact, a 4,000-year-old stone mortar tripod, was seized by customs offici]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/germany-repatriates-artifacts-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/germany-repatriates-artifacts-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Hand Ax Discovered in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA&mdash;A 20-inch-long hand ax sharpened on two edges was discovered on the surface of a sand dune in northwestern Saudi Arabia, according to a Live Science report. Excavation of the area uncovered an additional 13 smaller hand axes. The long, narrow tool is nearly four inches wide and about two inches thick. Researchers led by archaeologist &Ouml;mer Can Aksoy and Giulia Edmond of the Royal Commission for AlUla said that the basalt ax is easily held with two hands, but it is u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-hand-ax-discovered-in-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-hand-ax-discovered-in-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,000-Year-Old Wari Burials Unearthed in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;Live Science reports that the remains of more than 70 people have been found in fabric bundles tied with rope near the so-called Painted Temple at Peru&rsquo;s Wari site of Pachacamac. The burials have been dated to between A.D. 800 and 1100. Some of the bodies had been buried with ceramic objects, or wearing wood and ceramic masks known as false heads. Two carved wooden staffs were found in a deposit of shells of the thorny oyster (Spondylus princeps) near the cemetery. These s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-wari-burials-unearthed-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-wari-burials-unearthed-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genome Study Tracks Spread of Languages in North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;It had been previously suggested that Uto-Aztecan languages, such as Hopi, Shoshoni, and Nahuatl, spread from Mexico into California with early maize farmers some 4,300 years ago. But according to a Live Science report, a new genetic study of ancient remains from central and southern California and northwestern and central northern Mexico indicates that hunter-gatherers may have migrated northward some 1,000 years before the arrival of the farmers. Nathan Nakatsuka of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-tracks-spread-of-languages-in-north-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-tracks-spread-of-languages-in-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummies Buried at Ancient Temple Site Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;According to a Reuters report, the mummified remains of four children and an adult thought to have died some 1,000 years ago during the Ychsma period have been unearthed in Lima. The well-preserved mummies were found, along with some pottery, at the base of a staircase that was part of a hilltop temple dated to about 3,500 years ago. &ldquo;This whole area is a very important ceremonial chamber,&rdquo; said archaeologist Luis Takuda of Lima&rsquo;s Rimac District. &ldquo;The peo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mummies-buried-at-ancient-temple-site-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 02:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mummies-buried-at-ancient-temple-site-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 19th through the 25th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:2,000 clay stamps found in ancient Roman municipal archive building(details)Ancient Egyptian baboon DNA reveals location of fabled port city of Punt(details)Ancient DNA reveals Uto-Aztecan languages spread to California 1,000 years earlier than thought(details)Archaeologists identify civilization-saving technology of ancient Sumerians(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coin Cache Unearthed at Mohenjo-Daro]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOHENJO-DARO, PAKISTAN&mdash;There have been very few excavations at the site of Mohenjo-Daro in southeastern Pakistan over the last century since its discovery. During this time, archaeologists have concentrated most of their efforts on conserving and restoring the fragile mudbricks of the 5,000-year-old city. But according to a report in the Times of Karachi, a team has just announced the discovery of a cache of copper coins weighing more than 10 pounds inside a wall of the site&rsquo;s stupa,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/coin-cache-unearthed-at-mohenjo-daro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/coin-cache-unearthed-at-mohenjo-daro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 12th through the 18th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Melting ice in British Columbia reveals many sites with bone, wood and obsidian tools(details)New site in southwest Norway may be earliest evidence of regional agriculture(details)Lion mosaic found above theater in northwestern Turkey, used by Roman cult(details)Study of Aboriginal agriculture aims to help Australia become more sustainable(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of the “Book of Deer” Identified in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Southampton,&nbsp;the site of a monastery where a tenth-century manuscript was written has been identified in northeastern Scotland. Known as the Book of Deer, the manuscript is believed to be the oldest-surviving example of Gaelic writing. The book is thought to have been created at the Monastery of Deer, which was abandoned when the monks moved to nearby Deer Abbey. A team led by archaeologists Ali Cameron of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/home-of-the-book-of-deer-identified-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/home-of-the-book-of-deer-identified-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Neolithic Tomb Uncovered in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[SELJE, NORWAY&mdash;A 4,000-year-old stone-lined tomb discovered near the coast of southwestern Norway may hold the remains of the region&rsquo;s first farmers, according to a Live Science report. The cist, excavated by a team of researchers from the University Museum of Bergen ahead of a construction project, measures about 10 feet long and five feet wide, and has two chambers. The remains of an elderly man, a toddler, and a young woman have been identified. Additional bones in the tomb may rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-neolithic-tomb-uncovered-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-neolithic-tomb-uncovered-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter-Gatherer Childcare Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, evolutionary anthropologist Nikhil Chaudhary of the University of Cambridge and his colleagues suggest that the infants of ancient hunter-gatherers were likely to have received attentive care and physical contact for approximately nine hours a day from about 15 different caregivers. Chaudhary and his team members drew this conclusion after working with Mbendjele BaYaka hunter-gatherers who now live in what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherer-childcare-studied/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherer-childcare-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for November 5th through the 11th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ukrainian skull fragments produce genomic links to modern Europeans(details)Mass burial of headless skeletons chronicles violent end to Chinese Neolithic village(details)Stunning find of over 30,000 Fourth Century bronze coins hints at Mediterranean shipwreck(details)Maya architecture at Edzn&aacute; and Chich&eacute;n Itz&aacute; shows long distance links(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-november-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Study Tracks Migration of Head Lice]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;According to a Science Magazine report, molecular biologist Marina Ascunce and an international team of colleagues suggest that genetic analysis of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) could be used to track contact between human groups, even when the encounters did not produce human offspring. The researchers sequenced the DNA of 247 lice from around the world, and singled out short, repetitive segments of genetic material. These segments allowed the team members to sort]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-tracks-migration-of-head-lice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-tracks-migration-of-head-lice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paleolithic Long-Range Weapons Identified in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[LI&Egrave;GE, BELGIUM&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Li&egrave;ge, spear throwers dated to 31,000 years ago have been identified at the archaeological site of Maisi&egrave;res-Canal, which is located on the banks of the Haine River in southern Belgium. The dating of the artifacts pushes back the use of such long-distance hunting weapons, which can propel darts up to 260 feet, by some 10,000 years. To determine how the stone points from the site were used, researcher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-long-range-weapons-identified-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-long-range-weapons-identified-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Ovarian Tumor Discovered in Egyptian New Kingdom Burial]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS&mdash;A team of scientists led by bioarchaeologist Gretchen Dabbs of Southern Illinois University Carbondale has identified a possible ovarian teratoma in the more than 3,000-year-old burial of a young woman, according to a Live Science report. The woman&rsquo;s remains were found wrapped in a plant fiber mat in the cemetery in Amarna, Egypt. A ring decorated with an image of Bes, a deity associated with childbirth, fertility, and protection, had been placed on her left hand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-ovarian-tumor-discovered-in-egyptian-new-kingdom-burial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-ovarian-tumor-discovered-in-egyptian-new-kingdom-burial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Mass Grave May Offer Evidence of Large-Scale Warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALLADOLID, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the Nature Publishing Group, a team of researchers led by Teresa Fern&aacute;ndez-Crespo of the University of Valladolid and her colleagues examined the remains of 338 individuals recovered from a mass grave in northern Spain. The bones were radiocarbon dated to between 5,400 and 5,000 years ago. More than 50 flint arrowheads were also recovered from the pit. A previous study determined that more than 30 of these points bore minor dama]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-mass-grave-may-offer-evidence-of-large-scale-warfare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-mass-grave-may-offer-evidence-of-large-scale-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,500-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Royal Scribe Explored in Abusir]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that a tomb dated to between the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. has been discovered in an area of the Abusir necropolis reserved for high-ranking officials and military commanders of the 26th and 27th Dynasties. This tomb, according to Miroslav Verner of Charles University in the Czech Republic, belonged to a royal scribe named Djehutyemnakht. The tomb was looted and the upper part of the structure was destroyed in antiquity, Verner added. The burial chamb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-tomb-of-egyptian-royal-scribe-explored-in-abusir/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-tomb-of-egyptian-royal-scribe-explored-in-abusir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timbers of Fifteenth-Century Newport Ship Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEWPORT, WALES&mdash;According to a BBC News report, oxygen isotope dendrochronology analysis of the timbers of a shipwreck discovered in 2002 in the River Usk indicates that the oak trees used in its construction were felled in the winter of 1457&ndash;1458. Some 2,500 pieces of wood were recovered from the muddy riverbanks during a construction project. They were then cleaned, conserved, soaked in wax, and freeze-dried. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t have thought that it was possible but this analysi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/timbers-of-fifteenth-century-newport-ship-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/timbers-of-fifteenth-century-newport-ship-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did These Buried Sheep Pull an Ancient Chariot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA&mdash;According to a China Daily report, the remains of six sheep were found in a burial pit at the site of the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi in Xi&rsquo;an. Qin Shihuangdi, founder of the Qin Dynasty, ruled from 221 to 210 B.C. It is not known who may have been buried in the area where the sheep remains were uncovered, however. Archaeologist Jiang Wenxiao explained that the sheep remains had been lined up in a row, and pieces of equipment thought to have been used to pu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-these-buried-sheep-pull-an-ancient-chariot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-these-buried-sheep-pull-an-ancient-chariot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible 3,000-Year-Old Meeting Hall Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERLIN, GERMANY&mdash;Traces of a hall measuring more than 100 feet long and 30 feet wide have been unearthed in northern Germany, according to a Live Science report. &ldquo;We were overwhelmed by how big this building must have been,&rdquo; said Immo Heske of Georg-August University of G&ouml;ttingen. Heske and his colleagues think the building may have been used as a meeting hall by Hinz, the king of Prignitz, some 3,000 years ago. The study indicates that the walls of the hall were made of wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-3000-year-old-meeting-hall-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-3000-year-old-meeting-hall-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Bronze Coins Discovered in Sardinia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, a coin spotted by a diver has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins in an area of underwater sea grass and beach on Sardinia&rsquo;s northeastern coast. Firefighter divers and border police divers assisted with the task of searching for and retrieving the coins, which have been dated to the first half of the fourth century A.D. The weight of the coins suggests that there could be as many as 50,000 of them. Lui]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/thousands-of-bronze-coins-discovered-in-sardinia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/thousands-of-bronze-coins-discovered-in-sardinia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 29th through November 4th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Evidence of human blood, bodily fluids, and psychotropic drugs found in ancient Egyptian mug(details) (details)Circular structure&rsquo;s possible link to Maya serpent deity may be key to true identity of El Tigre(details)700-year-old shipwreck reveals prosperity of China&rsquo;s Maritime Silk Road(details) Evidence of ancient violence indicates earlier-than-thought warfare in Europe(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-29th-through-november-4th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-29th-through-november-4th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Site of an Ancient Port City Explored in Morocco]]></title><description><![CDATA[RABAT, MOROCCO&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, archaeologists have been excavating a necropolis, baths, and a working-class neighborhood in Chellah, an ancient city site located near Morocco&rsquo;s Atlantic Ocean coastline that was once inhabited by the Phoenicians. Abdelaziz El Khayari of Morocco&rsquo;s National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage explained that the city&rsquo;s location likely made it a trade hub, although the researchers have not yet uncovered t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/site-of-an-ancient-port-city-explored-in-morocco/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 04:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/site-of-an-ancient-port-city-explored-in-morocco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Castle Timber Identified in Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[VAASA, FINLAND&mdash;YLE News reports that timber uncovered last spring at the site of Korsholm Castle near Finland&rsquo;s southwestern coast has been radiocarbon dated to the fourteenth century, when Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden. &ldquo;According to documents, legends, and folk tales, Korsholm Castle was first founded in the middle of the fourteenth century, so this confirms the theory very well,&rdquo; said project manager Heidi Hummelstedt of Kultur&Ouml;sterbotten. For example,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-castle-timber-identified-in-finland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-castle-timber-identified-in-finland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10,000-Year-Old Human Remains Discovered in Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[HA NAM, VIETNAM&mdash;VN Express reports that skeletal remains estimated to be 10,000 years old have been unearthed in northern Vietnam at the Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex by researchers from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology. &ldquo;This is the first time [that] human remains dating back 10,000 years have been discovered in Vietnam,&rdquo; said Mai Thanh Chung of the Ha Nam Department of Culture, Sport, and Tourism. The bones, recovered from three graves, belonged to children and adults. Mollusk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/10000-year-old-human-remains-discovered-in-vietnam/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 04:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/10000-year-old-human-remains-discovered-in-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Hominins Wore Shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA&mdash;According to a statement released by Wits University, Bernhard Zipfel of Wits University and his colleagues made flip-flops from natural materials, similar to those worn by hunter-gatherer San people today. The researchers then wore the sandals while walking along beaches on South Africa&rsquo;s Cape Coast. When they compared computerized images of their resulting footprints with photographs of human trackways dated to between 70,000 and 150,000 years ago, the re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-hominins-wore-shoes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-hominins-wore-shoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Road Found in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[STIRLING, SCOTLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that traces of 2,000-year-old Roman road have been uncovered in a yard in central Scotland. Constructed by soldiers under general Julius Agricola in the first century A.D., the road connected the former capital of Stirling to a ford that crossed the River Forth. The road was used into the third century A.D. by Roman legions to move troops. &ldquo;The road ceased to be maintained after the Romans left so it became an eroded hollow and what we have found i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-road-found-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 03:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-road-found-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Etruscan Tomb Opened in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTALTO DI CASTRO, ITALY&mdash;According to a CBS News report, a 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb discovered earlier this year was opened at the Osteria Necropolis in Vulci, which is located near the Mediterranean Sea on central Italy&rsquo;s western coastline. The rock-cut tomb features a passage arch, a short corridor with steps, a vestibule, and two rooms. Pottery, including wine amphoras from Greece; utensils; cups; iron artifacts; a bronze cauldron, and a tablecloth that may have been used dur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-etruscan-tomb-opened-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 03:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-etruscan-tomb-opened-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Prosthetic Hand Discovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[FREISING, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that human remains with a prosthetic left hand featuring four individually formed, immobile fingers have been uncovered in southern Germany. The metal fingers are slightly curved in shape to imitate a hand&rsquo;s natural resting position, according to Walter Irlinger of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation. The skeleton belonged to a man who died between the ages of 30 and 50, sometime between A.D. 1450 and 1620. The prosthetic had bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/historic-prosthetic-hand-discovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/historic-prosthetic-hand-discovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circular Maya Structure Uncovered in Southern Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMPECHE, MEXICO&mdash;Newsweek reports that researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) working in southern Mexico at the Maya site of El Tigre have uncovered a circular structure that may have supported a temple dedicated to Kukulc&aacute;n, a serpent deity. The presence of the building supports the idea that El Tigre may be Itzamkanac, a settlement described in the late sixteenth century in the Paxbol&oacute;n Maldonado Papers. The work states that th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/circular-maya-structure-uncovered-in-southern-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/circular-maya-structure-uncovered-in-southern-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavations Continue at the Alamo]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS&mdash;San Antonio Express-News reports that several types of ceramics and earthenware, an intact glass bottle, gunflints, two musket balls, and a section of stone perimeter wall were unearthed in the Long Barracks area of the Alamo during recent excavations. The ceramics included imported Spanish colonial pieces and Goliad Ware, which local people made from readily available materials during the Spanish colonial period. Debris from making stone tools was also recovered. Althou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavations-continue-at-the-alamo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavations-continue-at-the-alamo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Ancient Public Building Found Off the Coast of Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;Traces of a stoa, or covered walkway, have been found off the coast of the Greek island of Salamis, according to a Live Science report. Researchers from Greece&rsquo;s Ministry of Culture and Sports said that the identification of the stoa will help them to study the topography and organization of the ancient city, which was described by the second-century A.D. geographer Pausanias. &ldquo;There are still the remains of a marketplace, a temple of Ajax, and his statue in ebon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-ancient-public-building-found-off-the-coast-of-greece/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-ancient-public-building-found-off-the-coast-of-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are the Ancestors of Today’s Europeans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;Ancestors of today&rsquo;s Europeans lived in Crimea some 37,000 years ago, according to a Live Science report. Eva-Maria Geigl and Thierry Grange of France&rsquo;s National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) analyzed the genomes of two men whose remains were uncovered at the Crimea cave site of Buran-Kaya III and dated to between 35,800 and 37,500 years ago. The researchers then compared these genomes with those of other ancient Europeans. The researchers determined that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/who-are-the-ancestors-of-todays-europeans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/who-are-the-ancestors-of-todays-europeans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Forts Spotted in Spy Photographs of the Fertile Crescent]]></title><description><![CDATA[HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE&mdash;CNN reports that a team of researchers led by Jesse Casana of Dartmouth College has spotted hundreds of Roman-era structures in declassified photographs of Iraq and Syria taken by spy satellites during the Cold War. &ldquo;Agriculture and urbanization have destroyed a lot of archaeological sites and features to a shocking degree,&rdquo; Casana said. &ldquo;This old imagery allows us to see things that are often either obscured or no longer extant today,&rdquo; he exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-forts-spotted-in-spy-photographs-of-the-fertile-crescent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-forts-spotted-in-spy-photographs-of-the-fertile-crescent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark-Tooth Knives Studied in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, INDONESIA&mdash;Newsweek reports that two 7,000-year-old knives made with shark teeth have been discovered on the&nbsp;Indonesian island of Sulawesi by an international team of researchers led by Michelle C. Langley of Griffith University and Akin Duli of the University of Hasanuddin. The tools have been associated with the hunter-gatherer Toalean culture. The remains of the first knife, recovered from the cave site of Leang Panninge, consists of a tooth with two holes drilled through i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shark-tooth-knives-studied-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shark-tooth-knives-studied-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Ring Found at Castle Site in Slovakia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZVOLEN, SLOVAKIA&mdash;The Slovak Spectator reports that an excavation in central Slovakia at the site of Pust&yacute; Castle has uncovered a woman&rsquo;s ring. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an extraordinary find, because they are rarely preserved in their entirety,&rdquo; said archaeologist J&aacute;n Beljak. The brass ring, imported from France, is decorated with crosses on shields of blue enamel and a stylized hand. It has been dated to the early fourteenth century, when the region was ruled by Hungary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-ring-found-at-castle-site-in-slovakia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-ring-found-at-castle-site-in-slovakia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd-Century A.D. Building Uncovered in Athens]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;eKathimerini reports that a building complex with a courtyard was discovered in central Athens during a construction project on Vasilissis Olgas Avenue. The structure has been dated to the second century A.D., likely during a city-wide expansion project undertaken by the Roman emperor Hadrian (reigned A.D. 117&ndash;138). The building was later expanded in the fourth century. The many rooms contain mosaics featuring geometric motifs, a first-century A.D. altarpiece dedicated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2nd-century-ad-building-uncovered-in-athens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2nd-century-ad-building-uncovered-in-athens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 22nd through the 28th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Ming dynasty stone grenades found in Great Wall dig(details)Mexico releases statement about huge painted stone snake head(details)Odd rock in medieval French painting is million-year-old Acheulean hand axe(details)Technology helped Saharan kingdom tap an underground aquifer(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-22nd-through-the-28th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-22nd-through-the-28th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Late Postclassic Maya Migrants Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&Eacute;RIDA, MEXICO&mdash;A study of the remains of 50 people who were buried in two Maya cemeteries on Cancun Island between A.D. 1200 and 1500 suggests that individuals who were born in central Mexico, Belize, and the Peten region of Guatemala integrated into the local culture on the east coast of the Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula, according to a statement released by the Public Library of Science. The nonlocal individuals were identified through the analysis of strontium isotopes in their teeth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-late-postclassic-maya-migrants-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-late-postclassic-maya-migrants-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Knight’s Manor Investigated in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#321;&Oacute;D&#379;, POLAND&mdash;According to a Live Science report, an investigation of the site of a knight&rsquo;s manor in a farmer&rsquo;s field in southern Poland has revealed a cross-shaped medallion, or enkolpion, made of copper alloy. Such Christian symbols were worn on the chest, sometimes as part of the vestments worn by bishops. Other artifacts recovered at the site include silver coins, pieces of a belt, iron stirrups, part of a horseshoe, crossbow arrows, and bits of rope. Trace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-knights-manor-investigated-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-knights-manor-investigated-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headless Lamassu Sculpture Uncovered in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;Euronews&nbsp;reports that an 18-ton limestone sculpture of a lamassu dated to the reign of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721 to 705 B.C., has been uncovered in northern Iraq by an Iraqi-French team of archaeologists. A lamassu is a mythical creature with a man&rsquo;s head, the body of a bull, and the wings of an eagle. Such sculptures served as symbols of intelligence, strength, and freedom. This one was first recorded in the nineteenth century at the entrance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/headless-lamassu-sculpture-uncovered-in-iraq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/headless-lamassu-sculpture-uncovered-in-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthal Stone Tools Discovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[RACIB&Oacute;RZ, POLAND&mdash;Tools crafted by Neanderthals some 130,000 years ago have been uncovered in a sand pit in a river valley in southern Poland&rsquo;s natural mountain pass known as the Moravian Gate, according to a Science in Poland report. The artifacts have double-sided surfaces and are asymmetrical, and may have been used for butchering hunted animals. &ldquo;After a long break caused by extremely unfavorable climatic conditions that prevailed in the period approximately 160,000 t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthal-stone-tools-discovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthal-stone-tools-discovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Sculpture Depicts Peru’s So-Called Inca Ice Maiden]]></title><description><![CDATA[AREQUIPA, PERU&mdash;BBC News reports that facial reconstruction specialist Oscar Nilsson and a team of researchers from Peru and Poland employed body scans, skull measurements, DNA studies, and ethnological characteristics to recreate the face of the 500-year-old mummy known as the &ldquo;Inca Ice Maiden&rdquo; out of silicon. The young woman&rsquo;s frozen remains were discovered at an altitude of 21,000 feet in 1995 by archaeologist Johan Reinhard and Peruvian mountaineer Miguel Z&aacute;rate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/silicon-sculpture-depicts-perus-so-called-inca-ice-maiden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/silicon-sculpture-depicts-perus-so-called-inca-ice-maiden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Roman Sandal Recovered in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASTURIAS, SPAIN&mdash;According to an El Pa&iacute;s report, a sandal has been recovered from a residential well in a Roman administrative center in northern Spain known as Lucus Asturum, which was occupied between the first and fourth centuries A.D. &ldquo;The remains we found, due to the anoxia generated by the high water table in the area, are in an exceptional state,&rdquo; said archaeologist Esperanza Mart&iacute;n Hern&aacute;ndez. The silt at the bottom of the well also preserved part of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-roman-sandal-recovered-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-roman-sandal-recovered-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Human Genome Study Tracks Neanderthal DNA]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a Live Science report, Claudio Quilodr&aacute;n of the University of Oxford and his colleagues analyzed more than 4,400 modern human genomes dating from 40,000 years ago to the present in an effort to determine why Europeans now carry less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians. When the researchers tracked the amount of Neanderthal DNA in the modern human genomes in relation to latitude, longitude, time, and region, they determined that the proportion of Neanderthal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/modern-human-genome-study-tracks-neanderthal-dna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/modern-human-genome-study-tracks-neanderthal-dna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter-Gatherer Campsites Examined in Mongolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[WROC&#321;AW, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that well-preserved hearths, pottery, and pendants and beads made from ostrich eggshells have been uncovered at hunter-gatherer campsites in southern Mongolia by a team of researchers led by Miros&#322;av Masoj&#263; of the University of Wroc&#322;aw. These sites are located at more than 5,000 feet above sea level, in an area that includes a source of high-quality flint, caves, and Paleolithic lakes. Stone artifacts and ceramics were recovered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherer-campsites-examined-in-mongolia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherer-campsites-examined-in-mongolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Campaign Message Found in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;ArtNet News reports that a first-century A.D. political inscription has been uncovered in the Regio IX area of Pompeii. The Latin text, written on an inside wall of a shrine dedicated to the guardian spirits of the household, urges voters to elect Aulus Rustius Verus to office. &ldquo;I beseech you to make Aulus Restius a true aedile, worthy of the state,&rdquo; it reads in part. An aedile had the power to maintain public buildings and infrastructure, regulate public festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/political-campaign-message-found-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/political-campaign-message-found-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Carvings Exposed in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[MANAUS, BRAZIL&mdash;According to an AFP report, extreme drought in parts of Brazil has once again exposed carvings of human forms on rock formations usually submerged by the Negro River. Discovered in 2012 during another drought, the site is known as Praia das Lajes. Archaeologist Jaime Oliveira of Brazil's National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) said that the carvings depict a variety of human faces and are thought to be about 2,000 years old. &ldquo;The site expresses emo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-carvings-exposed-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-carvings-exposed-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11,000-Year-Old Sculpture Uncovered in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#350;ANLIURFA PROVINCE, TURKEY&mdash;Live Science reports that a sculpture standing more than seven feet tall has been uncovered in southeastern Anatolia at the 11,000-year-old site of Karahan Tepe by researchers from the German Archaeological Institute. The statue depicts a man with pronounced ribs, spine, and shoulders clutching his penis. Some scholars suggest that the person shown may be a deceased ancestor associated with the building in which it was found. A small sculpture of a vulture w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/11000-year-old-sculpture-uncovered-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/11000-year-old-sculpture-uncovered-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 15th through the 21st, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Thriving Copper Age settlements in Spain were independent and cooperative(details)Evidence of fire in Portuguese cave reveals Neanderthal intelligence(details)Carbon dating cave art reveals new starting point for Puerto Rican history(details)Computer student uses AI to decipher first word from carbonized Roman scrolls(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-15th-through-the-21st-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-15th-through-the-21st-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tattoo Found on Medieval Remains From Sudan]]></title><description><![CDATA[GHAZALI, SUDAN&mdash;Live Science reports that a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ has been detected on remains uncovered at a cemetery thought to have been used by local people at the site of a medieval Christian monastery in what is now Sudan. The person is thought to have been between the ages of 35 and 50 at the time of death, sometime between A.D. 667 and 774, when Christianity was the main religion in the region. The tattoo, which features a symbol known as the Christogram and the Gre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tattoo-found-on-medieval-remains-from-sudan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tattoo-found-on-medieval-remains-from-sudan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic Gaming Piece Unearthed in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAMBOROWICE, POLAND&mdash;Researchers excavating a 2,000-year-old Celtic settlement site in southern Poland recovered a rectangular gaming piece made of bone or antler from a dwelling that was partially dug into the ground, according to a Science in Poland report. Archaeologist Jacek Soida of the Silesian Museum said the die was probably made in the second century B.C. It is not clear how it may have been used, he said, adding that ceramic gaming pieces were uncovered at the settlement in an ear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/celtic-gaming-piece-unearthed-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/celtic-gaming-piece-unearthed-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Burials Excavated in Orkney Tomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORKNEY, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, a 5,000-year-old circular tomb consisting of a main, rectangular chamber surrounded by six rooms with curved backs is being excavated on Orkney&rsquo;s main island by a team of researchers led by Hugo Anderson-Whymark of National Museums Scotland and Vicki Cummings of Cardiff University. The structure, which measured about 50 feet in diameter, had a corbelled roof and was accessed with a passage measuring about 20 feet long. &ldquo;Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-burials-excavated-in-orkney-tomb/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-burials-excavated-in-orkney-tomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Necropolis Uncovered in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[HASANKEYF, TURKEY&mdash;A 3,000-year-old necropolis has been discovered on a steep cliff overlooking the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey by researchers led by &#350;ehmus Gen&ccedil; of the Hasankeyf Museum, according to a H&uuml;rriyet Daily News report. The cemetery contains some 150 burial urns, stone-lined cists, and earthen graves, which contained spears, arrowheads, daggers, knives, swords, and cremated human remains. An Assyrian cylinder seal was also recovered, he added, and could of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-necropolis-uncovered-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-necropolis-uncovered-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiocarbon Dating Pushes Back Age of Puerto Rico's Cave Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO&mdash;According to a statement released by the Geological Society of America, geophysicist Angel Acosta-Colon of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo and archaeologist Reniel Rodr&iacute;guez of the University of Puerto Rico at Utauado collected samples of 61 pigments used to create pictographs in 11 caves on La Isla Grande, the largest island in the Puerto Rican archipelago, for radiocarbon dating by scientists at the University of Georgia. The study suggests that the o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/radiocarbon-dating-pushes-back-age-of-puerto-ricos-cave-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/radiocarbon-dating-pushes-back-age-of-puerto-ricos-cave-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals Mixed With an Extinct Line of Early Modern Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA&mdash;According to a Penn Today statement, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Addis Ababa University, the University of Botswana, Fudan University, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, and the University of Yaound&eacute; compared a 120,000-year-old Neanderthal genome with the genomes of some 180 people living in sub-Saharan Africa today. The study found regions of Neanderthal-like DNA in all of the 12 populations in the study, which are located in Cameroo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-mixed-with-an-extinct-line-of-early-modern-humans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-mixed-with-an-extinct-line-of-early-modern-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Jewelry Recovered in Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[FRAUENFELD, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a metal detectorist discovered a cache of Bronze Age jewelry while clearing scrap metal from a heavily plowed agricultural field in northern Switzerland. The jewelry includes a necklace consisting of 14 spiked bronze discs and metal spirals, and more than 100 small amber beads. A bronze arrowhead, lumps of polished ore, an ammonite fossil, a shark&rsquo;s tooth, a perforated bear&rsquo;s tooth, and a rock crystal were also recover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-jewelry-recovered-in-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-jewelry-recovered-in-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burial of Dingo Companion Animal Examined in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Mirage News reports that researchers including dingo expert Loukas Koungoulos, zooarchaeologist Rebecca Jones, and archaeological geologist Sam Player examined a dingo burial in southeastern Australia at the request of the Menindee Aboriginal Elders Council. The burial, which had been placed in a midden, was found eroding out of a riverbank in the Menindee Lakes area of New South Wales. Indigenous people were also often buried in middens, the researchers explained, possib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-of-dingo-companion-animal-examined-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-of-dingo-companion-animal-examined-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Mining Area Found in Western Slovakia]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRNAVA, SLOVAKIA&mdash;The Slovak Spectator reports that construction of a cycling trail in western Slovakia has uncovered a mining site in the Small Carpathian Mountains. Archaeologists recovered an eighteenth-century tool made of copper alloy that was used by engineers to measure distances and transfer the information to maps; a silver Prague penny featuring Charles IV of Luxembourg, who ruled from 1346 to 1378 and was the first king of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor; and a mid-nineteent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/historic-mining-area-found-in-western-slovakia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/historic-mining-area-found-in-western-slovakia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Europeans Enjoyed Seaweeds and Water Plants]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORK, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of York, Karen Hardy of the University of Glasgow and her colleagues analyzed dental calculus samples taken from 74 individuals whose remains were recovered from 28 archaeological sites across Europe, and found seaweed and freshwater plants were consumed in the Mesolithic period, through the Neolithic transition to agricultural life, and into the early medieval period. &ldquo;This strongly suggests that the nutritional benef]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-europeans-enjoyed-seaweeds-and-water-plants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-europeans-enjoyed-seaweeds-and-water-plants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kingdom Cemetery Excavated in Upper Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the excavation of a New Kingdom (1550&ndash;1070 B.C.) cemetery in Upper Egypt at the site of Al-Ghoreifa, according to an Ahram Online report. The burials of high-ranking officials and priests, such as Djehuty, overseer of the Taurus of Amun Temple, and Nany, Djehuty&rsquo;s singer, have been found in the cemetery. Limestone sarcophagi and wooden coffins were found within the rock-hewn tombs, in addition to some 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-kingdom-cemetery-excavated-in-upper-egypt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-kingdom-cemetery-excavated-in-upper-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byzantine Abbey Identified in Black Sea Port City]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORDU, TURKEY&mdash;The remains of a Byzantine abbey were identified during the excavation of several Roman tombs near the coast of the Black Sea, according to a Hurriyet Daily News report. &ldquo;Through historical records, documents and insights gleaned from various travelers and explorers who mentioned specific details, we determined that this site was a [Christian] monastery church, an abbey, dedicated to Roman Emperor Constantine and his wife Helena,&rdquo; said archaeologist Se&ccedil;kin E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-abbey-identified-in-black-sea-port-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-abbey-identified-in-black-sea-port-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Iron Trident Uncovered in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[&Ccedil;ANAKKALE, TURKEY&mdash;The Anadolu Agency reports that a trident estimated to be 1,700 years old has been discovered near a fountain in the ancient city of Assos, which is located on the coast of the Aegean Sea. &ldquo;This is the first time we find such materials in Assos,&rdquo; said Nurettin Arslan of &Ccedil;anakkale Onsekiz Mart University. &ldquo;However, this trident found in this structure is an important example in that it was found almost completely intact,&rdquo; he explained.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-iron-trident-uncovered-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-iron-trident-uncovered-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Cemetery Discovered in Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALO, FINLAND&mdash;YLE reports that construction work to install geothermal pipes in western Finland&rsquo;s Salonjoki River Valley turned up an iron sword dated to between A.D. 1050 and 1150. The sword has a straight cross guard and a three-sided pommel. Juha Ruohonen of the University of Turku determined that the weapon belonged to a burial in what could be a cemetery containing 200 Christian burials situated near a church. It had been previously thought that a church had not been constructed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-cemetery-discovered-in-finland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-cemetery-discovered-in-finland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ming Dynasty Grenades Unearthed Near China’s Great Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIJING, CHINA&mdash;According to a Newsweek report, an excavation near the Badaling Wall, a section of China&rsquo;s Great Wall located about 50 miles northwest of Beijing, has uncovered dozens of hollowed stones that could be filled with gunpowder, sealed, and employed as grenades. The oldest sections of the Great Wall, which stretches thousands of miles across northern China and southern Mongolia, was built to protect against invasions from the north. The oldest sections of the wall date back]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ming-dynasty-grenades-unearthed-near-chinas-great-wall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ming-dynasty-grenades-unearthed-near-chinas-great-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 8th through the 14th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:First direct evidence of lion hunting and the early use of a lion pelt by Neanderthals(details)Mummified poop reveals pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean consumed a diversity of plants(details)Research finds dramatic increase in cranial traumas as the first cities were being built, suggesting a rise in violence(details)Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-8th-through-the-14th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-8th-through-the-14th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation of Monumental Mexica Snake Sculpture Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), conservators are working to preserve a monumental stone snake head discovered last year in the heart of Mexico City at the site of the Templo Mayor, the main temple in the Mexica city of Tenochtitlan. The 500-year-old sculpture, which measures about six feet long and three feet tall, was painted with yellow, blue, red, black, and white colors made from minerals and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/conservation-of-monumental-mexica-snake-sculpture-continues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/conservation-of-monumental-mexica-snake-sculpture-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experimental World War II Catapult Unearthed in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that an experimental catapult intended to launch World War II bomber planes has been uncovered in southeastern England by researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). The structure, built between 1928 and 1940, was designed to get planes into the air with shorter runways and less fuel. Although the device was never used, it was a precursor to the 1941 catapult system that was used to launch warplanes from ships. The prototype catapult]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/experimental-world-war-ii-catapult-unearthed-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/experimental-world-war-ii-catapult-unearthed-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Identifies Hominin Infant's Jawbone from Ethiopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, a new study of a fossilized infant&rsquo;s jawbone discovered among Oldowan and Acheulean stone tools in 1981 at the Melka Kunture archaeological site, which is located in the Ethiopian Highlands, suggests that it belonged to a Homo erectus child. Margherita Mussi of the Italo-Spanish Archaeological Mission and her colleagues made the identification by examining the fossil with synchrotron imaging to analyze the surfaces of the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-identifies-hominin-infants-jawbone-from-ethiopia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-identifies-hominin-infants-jawbone-from-ethiopia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Colorful Paint Detected on Parthenon Sculptures]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS&mdash;Live Science reports that a new examination of the Parthenon Sculptures housed in the British Museum using luminescence imaging has revealed traces of ancient paint. Giovanni Verri of the Art Institute of Chicago and his colleagues mapped the elements on the carvings, and detected floral designs and smudged figures. The team identified several types of pigment on the sculptures: Egyptian blue, purple made with an unknown recipe, and two types of white, one made with gypsu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-colorful-paint-detected-on-parthenon-sculptures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-colorful-paint-detected-on-parthenon-sculptures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th-Century Boat Unearthed in Northeastern Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA&mdash;According to a News 4 Jax report, a well-preserved section of a nineteenth-century boat was uncovered during a drainage project in downtown St. Augustine. Archaeologist Ian Pawn of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said that the vessel was about 20 feet long. Coins at the site were minted in the 1860s and 1880s, he added, while a pair of shoes formed for the right and left foot were also recovered. Shoes were not commonly made for right and left feet un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-boat-unearthed-in-northeastern-florida/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-boat-unearthed-in-northeastern-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Hunted Cave Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;Neanderthals may have hunted cave lions (Panthera spelaea), according to a Gizmodo report. Paleoanthropologist Gabriele Russo of the University of T&uuml;bingen and her colleagues examined the remains of four Ice Age cave lions previously unearthed in Germany. Marks on the bones of one of the lions, which lived about 48,000 years ago, suggest that it was hit with a wooden-tipped spear, a weapon known to have been used by Neanderthals. Study of the paw bones of the ot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-suggests-neanderthals-hunted-cave-lions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-suggests-neanderthals-hunted-cave-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Southern Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;Euronews reports that an intact chamber tomb estimated to be about 2,000 years old was discovered in southern Italy during a survey conducted ahead of a construction project. The tomb has been named the &ldquo;Tomb of Cerberus&rdquo; for a painting of the three-headed dog Cerberus from Greek mythology on one of the tomb walls. The scene shows the hero Hercules arriving at Hades to capture Cerberus, who guarded the gates to the underworld. One of the tomb&rsquo;s other frescoe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-southern-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-southern-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilded Viking Brooches Discovered on Island in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[VESTFOLD AND TELEMARK COUNTY, NORWAY&mdash;Two Viking brooches were discovered by a family looking for a lost earring with a metal detector on Norway&rsquo;s southeastern island of Jomfruland, according to a Live Science report. Archaeologist Vibeke Lia of the Vestfold and Telemark County Council said that the artifacts confirm that people lived on the island in the Viking period, between A.D. 793 and 1066. The bronze ornaments have intricate carvings of animals and geometric patterns, bear trac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gilded-viking-brooches-discovered-on-island-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gilded-viking-brooches-discovered-on-island-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Cold-Water Bath Uncovered in 18th-Century Resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[BATH, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, an eighteenth-century structure for cold-water bathing, two dressing rooms, and a niche that would have held a statue have been uncovered in the southwestern English city of Bath, which has been well-known for its hot-water springs since the Roman era. The excavation was carried out by Wessex Archaeology. Historical records show that a cold bath was built under the ballroom in the Bath Assembly Rooms, but the bath had been covered with f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/exclusive-cold-water-bath-uncovered-in-18th-century-resort/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/exclusive-cold-water-bath-uncovered-in-18th-century-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Lost Temple Unearthed in the Mexican City of Atlixco]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATLIXCO, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), a team renovating a Catholic chapel dedicated to archangel San Miguel uncovered vestiges of a pre-Columbian temple known from legend in the central Mexican city of Atlixco. After stumbling upon 1,000-year-old artifacts such as clay vessels, stone tools, and decorative ornaments, the team excavated stone walls and floors of the fabled teocalli, or temple, feet below the modern chapel. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/long-lost-temple-unearthed-in-the-mexican-city-of-atlixco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:26:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/long-lost-temple-unearthed-in-the-mexican-city-of-atlixco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5,000-Year-Old Wine Jars Unearthed in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABYDOS, EGYPT&mdash;Egyptologists excavating at the 5,000-year-tomb of the First Dynasty Queen Merenith at the sacred city of Abydos have unearthed hundred of sealed wine jars, reports Newsweek. Some of the jars still bear the remains of grape seeds. Organic residue recovered from the artifacts might give scholars new information about Old Kingdom wine-making practices and the early history of wine in the region. The find might also provide Egyptologists with new insight into the life of Queen M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-wine-jars-unearthed-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-wine-jars-unearthed-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidar Detects Earthworks in the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&Atilde;O JOS&Eacute; DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL&mdash;Science reports that a new survey of lidar data suggests that thousands of sites containing evidence of human activity lie undiscovered in the Amazon rain forest. Researchers led by Vinicius Peripato, a remote sensing scientist at Brazil&rsquo;s National Institute for Space Research, reviewed 2,050 square miles of lidar data and identified more than 900 known earthworks in the Amazon, along with 24 previously unknown constructions. These included w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lidar-detects-earthworks-in-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lidar-detects-earthworks-in-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serbian Copycat Coin]]></title><description><![CDATA[BURGAS, BULGARIA&mdash;During excavations in the village of Rusokastro in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists discovered a 700-year-old silver coin depicting a seated Jesus on one side and, on the other side, an image of the Serbian king Stefan Uro&scaron; II Milutin (reigned 1282&ndash;1321) next to Saint Stephen, the first-century A.D. saint murdered for his beliefs. During Milutin&rsquo;s reign, Rusokastro was the site of a fort at a time when the Serbian king greatly expanded his territory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/serbian-copycat-coin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:25:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/serbian-copycat-coin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence of 17th-Century Massacre Unearthed in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLASGOW, SCOTLAND&mdash;On February 13, 1692, about 40 members of Clan MacDonald were massacred at Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands. The Catholic MacDonalds were supporters of the exiled King James VII of Scotland (reigned 1685&ndash;1689) and supported the restoration of the Stuarts to the throne. Members of the clan had reportedly failed to pledge their allegiance to the new rulers, William III and Mary II, and been condemned to death. Excavations on a property associated with clan chief Alas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-17th-century-massacre-unearthed-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:25:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-17th-century-massacre-unearthed-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Tools Hint at Unknown Rock Art in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[JEBEL ORAF, SAUDI ARABIA&mdash;According to a press release from the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology a team of archaeologists analyzing Neolithic stone tools from the site of Jebel Oraf in northern Saudi Arabia has found they were used to grind animal bone and pigments. &ldquo;It is clear grinding tools were important for the Neolithic occupants of Jebel Oraf,&rdquo; says National Research Council of Italy Giulio Lucarini, who co-led the study. &ldquo;Many were heavily used, and some eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-tools-hint-at-unknown-rock-art-in-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:55:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-tools-hint-at-unknown-rock-art-in-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for October 1st through the 7th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Thousands of still-hidden structures indicate vast Pre-Columbian societies in Amazon Rain Forest(details)Prehistoric cosmic airburst forced transition from foraging to farming(details)Researchers discover that a lush land route channeled early humans out of Africa (details)(details)Evidence of human cannibalism as a cultural funerary practice (details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-1st-through-the-7th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-october-1st-through-the-7th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Nymph Statue Found in Ancient Tusculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[FRASCATI, ITALY&mdash;According to a ZME Science report, a team of researchers has uncovered a nearly 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman in Tusculum, an ancient city on the outskirts of Rome that was founded in the tenth century B.C.&nbsp;Discovered&nbsp;within a thermal bath complex from the Hadrianic period in the second century A.D., the life-size, headless and armless figure likely represents a nymph, a minor goddess representing nature in Greek mythology. &ldquo;Only part of the statue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-nymph-statue-found-in-ancient-tusculum/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-nymph-statue-found-in-ancient-tusculum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings Had Glass Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, DENMARK&mdash;Contrary to their image as unsophisticated barbarians, the Vikings built structures that were outfitted with glass windows, according to a statement released by the National Museum of Denmark. A team of researchers analyzed 61 glass fragments unearthed during six excavations carried out over the past 25 years in southern Sweden, Denmark, and northern Germany. The excavations were carried out at the sites of farms of Viking noblemen, pre-Christian temples, and early urba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/vikings-had-glass-windows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/vikings-had-glass-windows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15th-Century Theater Floorboards Uncovered in Norfolk]]></title><description><![CDATA[KING&rsquo;S LYNN, ENGLAND&mdash;Floorboards dating to the early fifteenth century have been uncovered in the oldest working theater in the United Kingdom, where performances date back to at least 1445, according to a BBC News&nbsp;report. The timber floorboards, which measure one foot wide and six inches deep, were discovered beneath the existing floor during renovations at St. George&rsquo;s Guildhall last month. Archaeologist Jonathan Clark used a combination of tree-ring dating and study of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/15th-century-theater-floorboards-uncovered-in-norfolk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/15th-century-theater-floorboards-uncovered-in-norfolk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Evidence of Inland Iberia's Paleolithic Human Occupation]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALCAL&Aacute; DE HENARES, SPAIN&mdash;A new study has found that Paleolithic hunter-gatherers inhabited one of the harshest areas of Spain's interior during the last Ice Age, according to a statement released by the Public Library of Science.&nbsp;Previously, scholars have hypothesized that prehistoric populations would not have been able to endure the extremely cold and dry conditions of the inland regions of the Iberian Peninsula during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred between ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-finds-evidence-of-inland-iberias-paleolithic-human-occupation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:02:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-finds-evidence-of-inland-iberias-paleolithic-human-occupation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Analysis Supports Early Dates of White Sands Trackways]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO&mdash;Live Science&nbsp;reports that new dating of human footprints at White Sands National Park supports earlier radiocarbon dating that put their age between 23,000 and 21,000 years ago, at least 5,000 years earlier than much previously accepted evidence for the earliest human presence in North America. After the dates were first announced in 2021, some scholars called them into question, noting that the radiocarbon samples were taken from aquatic plant seeds that could]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-analysis-supports-early-dates-of-white-sands-trackways/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:02:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-analysis-supports-early-dates-of-white-sands-trackways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marble Head of Alexander the Great Unearthed in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[KONURALP, TURKEY&mdash;Live Science reports that a marble head belonging to a sculpture of Alexander the Great has been uncovered in the upper level of the ruins of a Roman theater at Konuralp, which is located near Turkey's northwestern coast. Researchers believe the statue dates to the second century A.D., highlighting the Macedonian king's enduring popularity in the ancient world more than 400 years after his death at the age of 32 in 323 B.C. The head's long curly hair, which is parted to ei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/marble-head-of-alexander-the-great-unearthed-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:02:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/marble-head-of-alexander-the-great-unearthed-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Roman-Era Sarcophagus Discovered in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[REIMS, FRANCE&mdash;Live Science reports that an intact Roman sarcophagus was discovered in an ancient necropolis in northeastern France. The sarcophagus has been dated to the second century A.D., when the nearby city of Reims was known as Durocortorum. The lid alone, which had been sealed with eight iron clasps, is estimated to weigh about 1,700 pounds. In order to determine what is inside the sarcophagus, researchers from France&rsquo;s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-roman-era-sarcophagus-discovered-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-roman-era-sarcophagus-discovered-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Boar Carving Uncovered at Turkey’s Göbekli Tepe]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#350;ANLIURFA, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Hurriyet Daily News report, a life-sized limestone carving of a male boar has been uncovered at the 12,000-year-old site of G&ouml;bekli Tepe, which is located in southeastern Anatolia. The four-foot-tall carving, painted with red, white, and black pigments, was found inside a large structure at the site, known as Structure D. &ldquo;It is noteworthy that, as in all animals found here before, it is in an attack position and its aggression is emphasized]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wild-boar-carving-uncovered-at-turkeys-gbekli-tepe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wild-boar-carving-uncovered-at-turkeys-gbekli-tepe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Quartz Path Uncovered in Dartmoor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEVON, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a path paved with quartz has been uncovered at Piles Hill, a site in southwestern England&rsquo;s granite upland known as Dartmoor, where two parallel lines of large stones stretch some 2,800 feet across a wide ridge. The stone rows, many of which are now toppled and hidden by vegetation, are thought to have been built during the Neolithic period or the early Bronze Age. &ldquo;We think the rocks [making up the path] were brought to the site and laid th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-quartz-path-uncovered-in-dartmoor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-quartz-path-uncovered-in-dartmoor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50 Unmarked Graves Found in Tulsa Cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[TULSA, OKLAHOMA&mdash;KGOU reports that the third search for the remains of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery has been completed. As many as 300 Black people are thought to have been killed when a white supremacist mob attacked Tulsa&rsquo;s Greenwood District, which was also known as &ldquo;Black Wall Street,&rdquo; over a two-day period in 1921. Researchers have been focusing their efforts on finding a concealed mass burial site in the cemetery, as reported by a witness to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/more-than-50-unmarked-graves-found-in-tulsa-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/more-than-50-unmarked-graves-found-in-tulsa-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s Medieval Murders Reviewed]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, a review of medieval coroners&rsquo; inquests into more than 350 murders in London, Oxford, and York has determined that the murder rate in Oxford was four to five times higher than in the other two cities. The study found that 75 percent of the Oxford perpetrators were identified as &ldquo;clericus,&rdquo; which is likely to refer to a student or other member of the university, while 72 percent of the mur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/englands-medieval-murders-reviewed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/englands-medieval-murders-reviewed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-Term Village Cemetery Uncovered in Northern Estonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[L&Auml;&Auml;NE-VIRU COUNTY, ESTONIA&mdash;Estonian Public Broadcasting reports that a church wall and human remains were uncovered during an investigation conducted ahead of road construction in the municipality of Viru-Nigula, which is located in northern Estonia near the Gulf of Finland. Four of the 11 sets of human remains were recovered from a mass grave, which has been dated to sometime between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Bioarchaeologist Martin Malve said that one of the indiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/long-term-village-cemetery-uncovered-in-northern-estonia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/long-term-village-cemetery-uncovered-in-northern-estonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 24th through the 30th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Chinese tomb inscription confirms Zhou Dynasty&rsquo;s lethal power struggles(details)Analysis of Texas mummy reveals painful death, and diet of grasshoppers(details)New tablet from Hittite Empire capital records previously unknown early language(details)Arrow found under melting glacier in Norway still has arrowhead and feathers intact(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-24th-through-the-30th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-24th-through-the-30th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists Explore Hilltop Fortress of Hyrcania]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a statement released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a team of researchers led by Oren Gutfeld and Michal Haber has begun to investigate Hyrcania, an ancient hilltop fortress in the northern Judean Desert. The fortress was constructed in the late second or early first century B.C., and was later rebuilt and enlarged by Herod the Great. After the ruler&rsquo;s death in 4 B.C., the site was abandoned until a Christian monastery was established there in A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/archaeologists-explore-hilltop-fortress-of-hyrcania/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/archaeologists-explore-hilltop-fortress-of-hyrcania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storage Rooms Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Pyramid at Abusir]]></title><description><![CDATA[W&Uuml;RZBURG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of W&uuml;rzburg (JMU), a team of Egyptian and German researchers working on a conservation and restoration project in Abusir uncovered several undocumented storage rooms at the pyramid of Sahure, the second king of the Fifth Dynasty, who ruled from about 2458 to 2446 B.C. The team members, led by Mohamed Ismail Khaled of JMU, focused on creating a 3-D survey of the pyramid&rsquo;s corridors and chambers, cleaning i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/storage-rooms-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-pyramid-at-abusir/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/storage-rooms-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-pyramid-at-abusir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesolithic Basketry and Neolithic Sandals Identified in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a BBC News report, researchers from the University of Barcelona and Alcal&aacute; University and their colleagues examined and carbon dated a collection of more than 70 artifacts made of wood, reed, and grass that were recovered from southwestern Spain&rsquo;s Cueva de los Murci&eacute;lagos, or Cave of the Bats, by nineteenth-century guano miners. The scientists determined that the objects are about 2,000 years older than previously thought. A wooden mace and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-basketry-and-neolithic-sandals-identified-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-basketry-and-neolithic-sandals-identified-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer Model Tests Ideas About Scavenging Hominins]]></title><description><![CDATA[BURGOS, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, Ana Mateos and Jes&uacute;s Rodr&iacute;guez of Spain&rsquo;s National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) and their colleagues created a computer simulation to investigate how groups of scavenging hominins living in the Iberian Peninsula about one million years ago might have fared while competing with giant hyenas for food. The study suggests that a team of five or more hominins would have been able to chase giant hyenas away f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/computer-model-tests-ideas-about-scavenging-hominins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/computer-model-tests-ideas-about-scavenging-hominins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Investigates Ice Age Climate in Siberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE, KANSAS&mdash;A new study of pollen samples dated to between 45,000 and 50,000 years ago suggests that early modern humans may have encountered a period of warmer temperatures, higher humidity, grasslands, and coniferous forests as they migrated across Europe and Asia and into Siberia, according to a statement released by the University of Kansas. Koji Shichi of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Masami Izuho of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kenji Kashiwaya of Kanazaw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-ice-age-climate-in-siberia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-investigates-ice-age-climate-in-siberia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixth-Century Tomb in China Hints at Royal Power Struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[XIANYANG, CHINA&mdash;Live Science reports that evidence of a power struggle between royal relatives has been found in a 1,400-year-old tomb in northwestern China. Researchers from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology say the tomb measures about 184 long and 33 feet wide, and belonged to Emperor Xiaomin, the son of a powerful general during a period of civil war. Historical records indicate that Emperor Xiaomin, whose personal name was Yuwen Jue, was deposed shortly after the beginning of his reig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sixth-century-tomb-in-china-hints-at-royal-power-struggle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sixth-century-tomb-in-china-hints-at-royal-power-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Cosmetics Shop Unearthed in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[KUTAHYA, TURKEY&mdash;According to an Anadolu Agency report, Gokhan Coskun of Dumlupinar University and his colleagues have uncovered a cosmetics shop in the marketplace in western Anatolia&rsquo;s ancient Roman city of Aizanoi. &ldquo;During the excavation here, we encountered a large number of perfume bottles,&rdquo; Coskun said. &ldquo;In addition to these, there are jewelry items. Among these, there are various beads belonging to products such as hairpins and necklaces used by women,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-cosmetics-shop-unearthed-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-cosmetics-shop-unearthed-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,300-Year-Old Greek Bronze Mirror Discovered in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;CNN reports that cremated human remains and a well-preserved folding bronze box mirror have been found in a cave near Jerusalem by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The burial is estimated to date to sometime between the late fourth century and early third century B.C. &ldquo;If we are correct with our interpretation, it appears that this burial points to the very unique circumstances of what we call a hetaira, a Greek lady wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-greek-bronze-mirror-discovered-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-greek-bronze-mirror-discovered-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of Early Bronze Age Woman From Scotland Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[KILMARTIN, SCOTLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that the face of the so-called &ldquo;Upper Largie Woman,&rdquo; whose 4,000-year-old remains were recovered from Scotland&rsquo;s Upper Largie Quarry in 1997, has been recreated by forensic artist Oscar Nilsson. A study of the remains indicated that the woman had suffered periods of illness or malnutrition before she died in her 20s. Analysis of strontium and oxygen isotopes in her bones also showed that she grew up in the area where her remains we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-early-bronze-age-woman-from-scotland-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-early-bronze-age-woman-from-scotland-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya Burial Discovered Near Palenque]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHIAPAS, MEXICO&mdash;Yucat&aacute;n Magazine reports that a Maya burial has been uncovered on the grounds of a hotel located about one and a half miles from the center of the ancient Maya city of Palenque. In addition to skeletal remains, three ceramic vessels, a pair of earmuffs, two green stone beads, and obsidian likely imported from the highlands of Guatemala were found in the tomb, which had been lined with stone blocks and sealed with limestone slabs, by researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s Na]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-burial-discovered-near-palenque/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-burial-discovered-near-palenque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of a Tumor Found in Roman-Period Skull in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[BURGOS, SPAIN&mdash;An examination of a cranium recovered by cavers from northern Spain&rsquo;s Sima de Marcenejas has revealed evidence of a meningioma, or cranial tumor, according to a statement released by&nbsp;Spain's National Research Center for Human Evolution (CENIEH). Researchers from the CENIEH Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, the University of Alcal&aacute; de Henares, and Complutense University of Madrid determined that the skull belonged to a man who had lived during the Roma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-tumor-found-in-roman-period-skull-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-tumor-found-in-roman-period-skull-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Language Identified at Turkey's Hittite Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[W&Uuml;RZBURG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of W&uuml;rzburg (JMU), a cuneiform tablet bearing a reference to a previously unknown language was uncovered in north-central Turkey at the site of Bo&#287;azk&ouml;y-Hattusha, the capital of the Hittite Empire between 1650 and 1200 B.C. More than 30,000 clay tablets have been recovered from the ancient city over the past 100 years. Most of the texts on these tablets were written in Hittite, but passages written in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-language-identified-at-turkeys-hittite-capital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-language-identified-at-turkeys-hittite-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 17th through the 23rd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Black earth in the Amazon has captured carbon for centuries(details)Sunken port city in Egypt reveals new treasures(details)Early hominids built wood structures long before Homo sapiens(details)Antler comb analysis shows Viking trade routes reached the Arctic(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-17th-through-the-23rd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-17th-through-the-23rd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Whaling’s Ecological Impact Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRONDHEIM, NORWAY&mdash;Medieval whalers may have eradicated two species from the eastern North Atlantic, according to an IFL Science report. Youri van den Hurk and Fanny Sikstr&ouml;m of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and their colleagues examined more than 700 pieces of whalebone unearthed at sites in northern and western Europe. The species for each of these bones, which were dated from 3500 B.C. through the eighteenth century A.D., were identified through collagen analysi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-whalings-ecological-impact-examined/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-whalings-ecological-impact-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse’s Bridle Recovered From Norway’s Glacial Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[INNLANDET COUNTY, NORWAY&mdash;Science Norway reports that a metal horse&rsquo;s bit and pieces of a leather bridle have been found near the Lendbreen pass on Galdh&oslash;piggen, Norway&rsquo;s tallest mountain. This mountain pass, reaching more than 6,500 feet above sea level, is known to have been in use for more than 1,200 years. Glacial archaeologist Espen Finstad of Secrets of the Ice said that the shape of the bridle suggests it dates to the Viking Age. &ldquo;We have never made such a di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/horses-bridle-recovered-from-norways-glacial-ice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/horses-bridle-recovered-from-norways-glacial-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on Search for Tulsa Race Massacre Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[TULSA, OKLAHOMA&mdash;According to a Tulsa World report, researchers looking for the remains of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre are excavating an object larger than a typical coffin at Oaklawn Cemetery. On May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white supremacist mob attacked Tulsa&rsquo;s Greenwood District, killing an estimated 100 to 300 people and destroying more than 35 square blocks of the wealthy Black neighborhood. In the late 1990s, now-deceased Clyde Eddy said that as a boy, after the massacre,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/update-on-search-for-tulsa-race-massacre-victims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/update-on-search-for-tulsa-race-massacre-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum Transfers Ownership of Artifacts to Yemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to an ArtNews&nbsp;report, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will transfer ownership of two artifacts in its collection to Yemen, although the artifacts will remain at the institution for now. The objects, dated to the third millennium B.C., were looted from the ancient city of Marib about 40 years ago and acquired by the museum in the late 1990s. One is a sculpture of a female figure wearing a strap necklace; the other is a rectangular mortar made of veined marbl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/museum-transfers-ownership-of-artifacts-to-yemen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/museum-transfers-ownership-of-artifacts-to-yemen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Palace Discovered at Maya City of Kabah]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;Live Science reports that two housing complexes have been found on the western Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula at the site of the Maya city of Kabah by researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) ahead of the construction of the Maya Train railroad project. These are the first residential buildings found in the city, which was founded sometime between A.D. 250 and 500. Archaeologist Lourdes Toscano Hern&aacute;ndez said that elites are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-palace-discovered-at-maya-city-of-kabah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-palace-discovered-at-maya-city-of-kabah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five 1,500-Year-Old Gold Foil Figures Unearthed in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY&mdash;An additional five pieces of stamped gold foil have been uncovered at Hov, a site discovered in eastern Norway in 1993, where a total of more than 30 such gold foil figures have been found, according to a Science Norway report. The area is now being excavated ahead of a road construction project. The clothing, hairstyles, beads, brooches, cups, and drinking horns depicted on the gold figures suggest that they date to Norway&rsquo;s Merovingian period, which began in A.D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/five-1500-year-old-gold-foil-figures-unearthed-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/five-1500-year-old-gold-foil-figures-unearthed-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modified Neolithic Remains From Southern Spain Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&Oacute;RDOBA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, researchers from the University of Bern and the University of C&oacute;rdoba examined human remains found in the Cueva de los Marmoles, which is located in southern Spain. The remains came from at least 12 individuals, and have been dated from the fifth to second millennium B.C. Some of the bones had been broken and scraped, perhaps to remove tissue and extract marrow. Other bones, including a tibia t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/modified-neolithic-remains-from-southern-spain-studied/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/modified-neolithic-remains-from-southern-spain-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunken Greek Temple Found Off the Coast of Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT&mdash;i24 News reports that a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite was discovered at the underwater site of the city of Thonis-Heracleion in Abu Qir Bay by a team of Egyptian and French archaeologists from the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology. Mostafa Waziri of Egypt&rsquo;s Supreme Council of Antiquities said that the temple has been dated to the fifth century B.C. Artifacts made of bronze and ceramic were found within the temple, he added. Earthquakes,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sunken-greek-temple-found-off-the-coast-of-egypt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sunken-greek-temple-found-off-the-coast-of-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hominins Built Wooden Structures and Transformed Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that remains of a wooden structure built by hominins has been discovered near Zambia&rsquo;s Kalambo Falls by a team of researchers led by Larry Barham of the University of Liverpool. The materials have been dated to least 476,000 years ago by team members from the University of Aberystwyth with luminescence dating techniques, which reveal the last time minerals in the sands surrounding the artifacts had been exposed to sunlight. The remains of the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hominins-built-wooden-structures-and-transformed-environment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hominins-built-wooden-structures-and-transformed-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical Analysis of Viking Combs Hints at Long-Distance Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORK, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of York, a new analysis of collagen extracted from Viking hair combs by researchers from the University of York, University of Stockholm, the University of Barcelona, the Center for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology, and the Leibniz Center for Archaeology suggests trade between the Viking settlement of Hedeby in Germany and northern Scandinavia may have originated earlier than previously thought. Large amounts of craft pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/chemical-analysis-of-viking-combs-hints-at-long-distance-trade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/chemical-analysis-of-viking-combs-hints-at-long-distance-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Cremation Burials Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[FR&Ouml;NDENBERG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL), graves containing cremated remains and ceramics were uncovered in northwestern Germany during an archaeological investigation conducted ahead of a clay mining operation. Most of the graves, which are estimated to be 2,000 years old, have been damaged by plowing, but larger pieces of pottery from several of the burials were preserved. One oval-shaped pit contained burned bone, a d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-cremation-burials-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-cremation-burials-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Roman Swords Unearthed in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the Cotswold District Council, two Roman cavalry swords, fittings, fragments of their wooden scabbards, and pieces of a copper alloy bowl were discovered during a metal detectorist rally in southwestern England. Simon James of Leicester University said that the swords, known as spatha, were in use from the mid-second century into the third century A.D. The length of the swords suggests that they were used on horseback. The site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-roman-swords-unearthed-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-roman-swords-unearthed-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Roman “Refrigerator” Discovered in Bulgaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[SVISHTOV, BULGARIA&mdash;According to a Miami Herald report, a second &ldquo;refrigerator&rdquo; has been found next to a series of lead water pipes in northern Bulgaria at the Roman military camp of Novae by a research team led by Piotr Dyczek of the University of Warsaw. The camp was constructed along the lower Danube River in the first century A.D. and was occupied into the middle of the fifth century. The storage unit, made with ceramic plates, has not yet been dated. Wine drinking vessels,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-roman-refrigerator-discovered-in-bulgaria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/second-roman-refrigerator-discovered-in-bulgaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th-Century A.D. Children’s Cemetery Found in Anatolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[KONYA, TURKEY&mdash;Hurriyet Daily News reports that the graves of more than 40 children have been found in a fifth-century A.D. cemetery at the site of the ancient city of Savatra, which is located in central Anatolia. The cemetery was uncovered near the foundation of a church structure with mosaic floors. &ldquo;We encountered two different burial typologies in terms of east-west orientation, consisting of chamber tombs and tile graves,&rdquo; said Ilker I&#351;ik of Sel&ccedil;uk University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5th-century-ad-childrens-cemetery-found-in-anatolia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5th-century-ad-childrens-cemetery-found-in-anatolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Sculpture Repatriated to Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[H&Agrave; N&#7896;I, VIETNAM&mdash;Vietnam News reports that a seventh-century A.D. bronze statue was handed over to Ambassador Nguy&#7877;n Ho&agrave;ng Long in a ceremony in London. The sculpture, recovered after a long investigation conducted by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and London&rsquo;s Metropolitan Police, was looted from central Vietnam&rsquo;s M&#7929; Son Sanctuary in 2008. The well-preserved statue weighs more than 500 pounds and stands some six feet tall. It may rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-sculpture-repatriated-to-vietnam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-sculpture-repatriated-to-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 10th through the 16th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:2,700 year-old skeleton found in Turkey may confirm Ayanis earthquake(details)Ancient footprints suggest humans wore shoes during the Middle Stone Age(details)3th-century artifacts found on Darb al-Hajj route likely used in magic rituals(details)1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy with full head of hair found in Lima, Peru(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-10th-through-the-16th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-10th-through-the-16th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Gold Torcs Uncovered in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASTURIAS, SPAIN&mdash;CNN reports that a gold torc estimated to be 2,500 years old was discovered in northwestern Spain by a worker for a local water company. He alerted archaeologist Pablo Arias of the University of Cantabria, who investigated the site with researchers from the Asturias Archaeological Museum. They eventually found a second torc that had been broken into several pieces. Abraded areas on the artifacts suggest that they had come in contact with skin and clothing. &ldquo;We know th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-gold-torcs-uncovered-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-gold-torcs-uncovered-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Turtle Remains in an Iron Age Burial in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by De Gruyter, a new study of an Iron Age child&rsquo;s burial discovered in 2010 in northern Poland&rsquo;s Czarn&oacute;wko site suggests that the turtle remains occasionally found in ancient graves in the region are the result of post-burial disturbances, and not a funeral tradition of the Wielbark culture. It had been previously thought that the remains of a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), found in the grave near the child&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-turtle-remains-in-an-iron-age-burial-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-turtle-remains-in-an-iron-age-burial-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on the Search for Victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre]]></title><description><![CDATA[TULSA, OKLAHOMA&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, the remains of one person were recently exhumed as part of the continuing investigation at Tulsa&rsquo;s Oaklawn Cemetery, where researchers are looking for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Estimates suggest 75 to 300 Black people were killed in the Greenwood section of Tulsa by a white mob, which also looted and burned the business district known as Black Wall Street. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re trying to find people w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/update-on-the-search-for-victims-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/update-on-the-search-for-victims-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Seized Artifacts to Costa Rica]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, FLORIDA&mdash;NBC6 Miami reports that several pre-Columbian artifacts seized at an airport in Orlando in 2017 were repatriated to Costa Rica in a ceremony this week with Ludmila Ugalde, Consul General of Costa Rica. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers spotted the artifacts while scanning passenger luggage. &ldquo;We started opening all the bags and in one of the shoes that the traveler had, we found the artifacts,&rdquo; said CBP Agriculture Specialist Jose Carlos Esteves. &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-seized-artifacts-to-costa-rica/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-seized-artifacts-to-costa-rica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Namibia’s Animal Footprint Rock Art Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[ERLANGEN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Andreas Pastoors of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and his colleagues consulted current-day trackers from the Nyae Nyae Conservancy while examining rock art in central Western Namibia. The Paleolithic engravings depict human and animal footprints. The Kalahari Desert trackers were able to identify the species, sex, age group, and leg of the animal footprint images in more than 90 percent of the 513]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/namibias-animal-footprint-rock-art-examined/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 06:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/namibias-animal-footprint-rock-art-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Artillery Piece Recovered Near Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Gothenburg, maritime archaeologist Staffan von Arbin of the University of Gothenburg and a team of international researchers examined a cannon recovered by a diver off the coast of Sweden near the port of Marstrand and determined that it may date to the fourteenth century. It had been previously thought that this type of cannon was developed between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Made of cast copper alloy, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-artillery-piece-recovered-near-sweden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-artillery-piece-recovered-near-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painted Maya Vault Stone Uncovered at Ek’ Balam]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a block of painted stone has been found in the Yucat&aacute;n in the east elevated plaza at the acropolis at Ek&rsquo; Balam. The stone had been used as a vault cover. Traces of black paint has been found on similar stones recovered at the site, revealing the names of some of the rulers of the Maya kingdom of Ek&rsquo; Balam, and construction dates for rooms of the royal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/painted-maya-vault-stone-uncovered-at-ek-balam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/painted-maya-vault-stone-uncovered-at-ek-balam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones Recovered From Mustatil in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[LYON, FRANCE&mdash;Live Science reports that the remains of at least nine people and thousands of animal bone fragments and horns have been found within a 7,000-year-old stone monument in Saudi Arabia by a team of researchers led by Wael Abu-Azizeh of Lumi&egrave;re University Lyon 2. Many of the animal bones were the heads of cattle and goats, some of which had been burned. More than 1,000 such rectangular monuments, known as mustatils, have been found in Saudi Arabia. This one measures about 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-recovered-from-mustatil-in-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bones-recovered-from-mustatil-in-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible 400-Year-Old Ritual Objects From Egypt Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to an i24 News report, Itamar Taxel of the Israel Antiquities Authority and Nitzan Amitai-Preiss of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem analyzed a collection of 400-year-old artifacts unearthed near the Red Sea in the 1990s. The site where the objects were discovered was situated near the Darb al-Hajj Road, which ran from Cairo, through the Sinai Peninsula, and into the Arabian Peninsula and the pilgrimage city of Mecca. This road was in use from about the sevent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-400-year-old-ritual-objects-from-egypt-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-400-year-old-ritual-objects-from-egypt-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study of Ocher From Ethiopia Detects Changes in Technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALENCIA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Valencia, an international team of researchers led by Daniela Rosso of the University of Valencia has analyzed a collection of ocher recovered from Ethiopia&rsquo;s Porc-Epic Cave. The more than 4,000 pieces of red and yellow pigments from the site, where they were in use for at least 4,500 years, have been dated to about 40,000 years ago. Ocher processing tools and two ocher-stained artifacts have also been uncovered i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-of-ocher-from-ethiopia-detects-changes-in-technologies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-of-ocher-from-ethiopia-detects-changes-in-technologies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of World War II Airman Recovered Near Malta]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALLETTA, MALTA&mdash;The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Irving R. Newman have been recovered by maritime archaeologist Timmy Gambin of the University of Malta and his colleagues from the underwater wreckage of a B-24 Liberator bomber that crashed near Malta in May 1943, according to a Live Science report. The plane, which had been based in Libya, was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing raid over Italy&rsquo;s southern tip. Newman was also wounded. The aircraft then headed toward Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-world-war-ii-airman-recovered-near-malta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-world-war-ii-airman-recovered-near-malta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave Art Site Discovered in Eastern Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALENCIA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Southampton, more than 100 Paleolithic paintings and engravings have been discovered in a cave on the eastern Iberian coastline by researchers from the University of Zaragoza, the University of Alicante, and the University of Southampton. Hinds, horses, aurochs, and deer are among the 19 confirmed animal images, thought to be at least 24,000 years old. &ldquo;Animals and signs were depicted simply by dragging the finger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cave-art-site-discovered-in-eastern-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cave-art-site-discovered-in-eastern-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the Size of Prey Drive Paleolithic Technology Development?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a statement released by Tel Aviv University, researchers Miki Ben-Dor and Ran Barkai and their colleagues analyzed artifacts and animal bones from nine prehistoric sites in South Africa, East Africa, Spain, and France, and found a correlation between the emergence of sharp stone tips in the archaeological record and a progressive decline in the size of prey animals. The researchers suggest that early hunters would have been able to drive large animals into swa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-size-of-prey-drive-paleolithic-technology-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-size-of-prey-drive-paleolithic-technology-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,700-Year-Old Skeleton Unearthed at Ayanis Castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[VAN PROVINCE, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, the well-preserved remains of a person who may have been killed by a fall some 2,700 years ago have been uncovered in eastern Turkey at Ayanis Castle. The fortress was built by the Urartians, who ruled an area covering what are now Armenia, western Iran, and eastern Turkey from the ninth to sixth centuries B.C. Mehmet I&#351;ikli of Atat&uuml;rk University said that scholars have thought that the kingdom of Urartu collapsed after an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2700-year-old-skeleton-unearthed-at-ayanis-castle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2700-year-old-skeleton-unearthed-at-ayanis-castle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for September 3rd through the 9th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Rare Chinese chime bells date to Spring and Autumn period(details)Underwater Florida find may be early form of diving bell(details)Four Roman swords found in Dead Sea cave(details)Loss of Pleistocene big game could have been trigger for better hunting tools(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-3rd-through-the-9th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-september-3rd-through-the-9th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Artifacts to Lebanon]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;The New York Times reports that 12 antiquities were repatriated to Lebanon this week by New York and federal authorities. The artifacts, recovered from private collections, include twin marble sculptures of the Greek mythological figures Castor and Pollux dated to the fourth century A.D.; a bronze statuette of a man pouring a libation dated to the first century A.D.; and nine mosaics depicting gods, gladiators, and mythical beasts. &ldquo;These pieces sat in apartments,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-artifacts-to-lebanon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-artifacts-to-lebanon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Celtic Gold Coin Discovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNICH, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that a Celtic gold coin dated to the second or first century B.C. has been found close to the Lech River in southeastern Germany. The site is located near the site of an ancient road that traveled north across the Alps to Italy&rsquo;s city of Trento, and may have been lost by a traveler. The rare curved coin, known as a &ldquo;rainbow cup,&rdquo; bears an image of a four-pointed star, perhaps a symbol of the four cardinal points, surrounded by arches,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-celtic-gold-coin-discovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-celtic-gold-coin-discovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixth-Century Gold Jewelry Unearthed in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[STAVANGER, NORWAY&mdash;Nine stamped gold medallions, or bracteates, bearing the same horse image; ten gold beads; and three gold rings were discovered on the island of Rennes&oslash;y in southwestern Norway by a metal detectorist, according to a Science Norway report. H&aring;kon Reiersen of the University of Stavanger Museum of Archaeology said that the sixth-century bracteates and beads made up a necklace crafted by skilled goldsmiths to be worn by the most powerful in society. He thinks the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sixth-century-gold-jewelry-unearthed-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sixth-century-gold-jewelry-unearthed-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Plaza Uncovered in Northeastern Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZARAGOZA, SPAIN&mdash;ArtNews reports that a Roman plaza has been uncovered in northeastern Spain at the archaeological site of La Caba&ntilde;eta. The city, situated along the banks of the Ebro River, was founded around 200 B.C. and destroyed during a civil war about 100 years later. The plaza had been surrounded by a portico and chambers that may have served as merchant stalls. To read about a Roman arch uncovered in southern Spain, go to "Making an Entrance."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-plaza-uncovered-in-northeastern-spain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-plaza-uncovered-in-northeastern-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,000-Year-Old Intact Burial Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;ABC News reports that a 1,000-year-old burial thought to belong to the Ychsma culture has been uncovered at the site of Huaca Pucllana, which is located in the Miraflores neighborhood of Lima, by a team of archaeologists led by Mirella Ganoza. The grave contained the mummified remains of a seated adult with bent legs and long hair, two ceramic vessels, and textiles. &ldquo;This discovery helps to complement the information we know about the Ychsma culture so far,&rdquo; Ganoza s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-intact-burial-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-intact-burial-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrow Recovered in Norway May Be 4,000 Years Old]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOM MUNICIPALITY, NORWAY&mdash;According to an NPR report, a new examination of an arrow shaft discovered in melting ice on the side of inland Norway&rsquo;s Mount Lauvh&oslash;e suggests that it is approximately 4,000 years old, or 2,000 years older than previously thought. Other arrows recovered in the same area have been dated to the Iron Age and the medieval period, explained Lars Holger Pil&oslash; of Secrets of the Ice. Covered in silt and broken at both ends, the shaft may have once carri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/arrow-recovered-in-norway-may-be-4000-years-old/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/arrow-recovered-in-norway-may-be-4000-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Burial Mound Excavated in Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[AINABULAK, KAZAKHSTAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in eastern Kazakhstan has yielded the remains of a girl between the ages of 12 and 15 at the time of death. Her body was surrounded by some 180 ankle bones from sheep or cattle, three cow shoulder blades, several metal sword pommels, a mirror, a bronze bowl, and a bronze disc bearing an image of a frog. Rinat Zhumatayev of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University said that the girl was placed on h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-burial-mound-excavated-in-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-burial-mound-excavated-in-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Roman Swords Found Near the Dead Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;BBC News reports that a project to photograph an inscription on a stalactite in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea has led to the discovery of three Roman long swords, or spatha, and one shorter ring-pommel sword. Asaf Gayer of Ariel University first spotted a Roman pilum, or javelin, in a crevice in an upper level of the cave, and then a bit of a wooden scabbard in a nearby niche. The research team returned with additional specialists to survey all of the crevices in the ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-roman-swords-found-near-the-dead-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-roman-swords-found-near-the-dead-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Cursus Excavated in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISLE OF ARRAN, SCOTLAND&mdash;A massive Neolithic monument is being excavated at Drumadoon, on the southwest coast of the Isle of Arran, according to a report in The Guardian. The monument is of a type called a cursus, a vast rectangular enclosure dating to between 4000 and 3000 B.C. that is thought to have been used for processions, ceremonies, and gatherings. Cursuses could measure up to 6 miles long and were bordered by ditches or banks, and at times large oak posts. The Arran cursus is aroun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-cursus-excavated-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-cursus-excavated-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya Nose Ornament Unearthed at Palenque]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHIAPAS, MEXICO&mdash;According to a report in The Art Newspaper, archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) uncovered a nose ornament carved from human bone while conducting conservation work in the palace at the ancient Maya city of Palenque. The artifact, which measures about 2.3 by 2 inches, is fashioned from a distal tibia fragment and was found in what researchers believe is a ritual deposit dating to A.D. 600 to 850 alongside seeds, coal, obsidian b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-nose-ornament-unearthed-at-palenque/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-nose-ornament-unearthed-at-palenque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Insights Into Egyptian Mummification Recipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[JENA, GERMANY&mdash;According to an article in Live Science, researchers have found evidence that the ancient Egyptians made great efforts to obtain exotic substances for use in mummification. The researchers analyzed residues from two ceramic jars that once held the organs of Senetnay, a noblewoman who served as wet nurse for the pharaoh Amenhotep II (reigned ca. 1427&ndash;1400 B.C.). The team, led by archaeologist Barbara Huber of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, found that the mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-insights-into-egyptian-mummification-recipes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-insights-into-egyptian-mummification-recipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-Roman Buildings Discovered Beneath Fortress in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[DIYARBAKIR PROVINCE, TURKEY&mdash;NPR reports that archaeologists have unearthed sprawling pre-Roman structures beneath Zerzevan Castle, a Mesopotamian Roman-era fortress that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2020, in present-day southeastern Turkey. In recent years, archaeologist Aytac Coskun and his team have excavated an underground church, a water canal that spans several miles, and a collection of objects including a rock altar, an ornate Roman bronze bucket used for baptisms, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pre-roman-buildings-discovered-beneath-fortress-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:48:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pre-roman-buildings-discovered-beneath-fortress-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Pollen Study Debunks Neanderthal 'Flower Burial']]></title><description><![CDATA[SHANIDAR CAVE, IRAQI KURDISTAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a new study has suggested that the pollen once thought to have belonged to flowers deposited by Neanderthals in Iraqi Kurdistan's&nbsp;Shanidar Cave was actually left there by insects. Paleoecologist Chris Hunt of Liverpool John Moores University said that previous interpretations that the pollen came from flowers that were collected by Neanderthals to be buried with a deceased member of their community was more likely depo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-pollen-study-debunks-neanderthal-flower-burial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:48:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-pollen-study-debunks-neanderthal-flower-burial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Child’s Shoe Found in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[HALLEIN, AUSTRIA&mdash;Newsweek reports that archaeologists excavating an Iron Age salt mine in north-west Austria have discovered a small 2,000-year-old leather shoe that once belonged to a child. Since the shoe was left in a layer of rock salt, it is extremely well-preserved and still bears laces&nbsp;made of flax or linen. "Organic materials generally decompose over time," says German Mining Museum archaeologist Thomas Stoellner. "Finds like this child's shoe offer an extremely rare insight i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-childs-shoe-found-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:48:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-childs-shoe-found-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 27th through September 2nd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Bee pollen debunks famous Neanderthal flower burial(details)New genetic model suggests humans once risked extinction(details)Wildfires set by post-Pleistocene humans in southern California permanently altered the ecosystem(details)Skeletons unearthed at Civil War battlefield could give insight into soldiers&rsquo; lives(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-27th-through-september-2nd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-27th-through-september-2nd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Temple Unearthed in Northern Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[SARSINA, ITALY&mdash;A well-preserved Roman temple podium complete with its entrance staircase has been discovered at a construction site in northern Italy, according to a CNN report. The structure, dated to the first century B.C., is thought to have been the base of a large&nbsp;capitolium. &ldquo;We have unearthed three separate rooms, likely dedicated to the triad of gods Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva,&rdquo; said archaeologist Romina Pirraglia. The presence of such a temple suggests that the si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-temple-unearthed-in-northern-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-temple-unearthed-in-northern-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesolithic Worked Flint Uncovered in Dartmoor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEVON, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that more than 80 pieces of worked flint were unearthed at a site in Dartmoor, an upland moor in southwestern England where flint does not occur naturally. The pieces include some small tools and the waste products from making them. Emma Stockley of the University of Leicester identified the site through the use of computer modeling. Such artifacts are usually found in places that are flat, sheltered, face south, and have far-reaching views, she explaine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-worked-flint-uncovered-in-dartmoor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-worked-flint-uncovered-in-dartmoor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lion’s Head Sculpture Discovered in Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOCHUM, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by Ruhr University, an excavation led by Jon Albers of Ruhr University in Sicily&rsquo;s Selinunte Archaeological Park uncovered an unfinished carving of a lion&rsquo;s head on a street near the ancient city&rsquo;s harbor and workshop district. Albers said that the marble for the 23-inch-tall carving, known as a sima, is thought to have been imported from the Greek island of Paros. The water outlet had not yet been added to the sculpture,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lions-head-sculpture-discovered-in-sicily/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lions-head-sculpture-discovered-in-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Case Holding Precious Items Found at Templo Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;Live Science reports that a collection of 15 stone figurines carved in the Mezcala style has been discovered in a stone chest at Templo Mayor, the temple complex at the site of the city of Tenochtitl&aacute;n, the capital of the Aztec empire. The sculptures vary in size, with the largest standing about 12 inches tall. Archaeologist Leonardo L&oacute;pez Luj&aacute;n of Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that the figurines may have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-case-holding-precious-items-found-at-templo-mayor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-case-holding-precious-items-found-at-templo-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Photos Suggest Rock Surface Is Key to Paleolithic Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADRID, SPAIN&mdash;Phys.org reports that stereoscopic photographs taken of rock art in northern Spain&rsquo;s La Pasiega Cave have led to the discovery of additional images and offered researchers new insights into known paintings. When observed in 2-D photographs, some of the images had previously appeared unfinished. The new photographs, however, have allowed Raquel Asiain of Complutense University and her colleagues to recognize how the artists may have been inspired by the rock formations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-photos-suggest-rock-surface-is-key-to-paleolithic-art/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-photos-suggest-rock-surface-is-key-to-paleolithic-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Grass Mats Unearthed in Alaska]]></title><description><![CDATA[KODIAK, ALASKA&mdash;According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska&rsquo;s southern coast. &ldquo;We were excavating a sod house beside Karluk Lake as part of a broader study to understand how Alutiiq people used Kodiak&rsquo;s interior,&rdquo; said Patrick Saltonstall of the Alutiiq Museum. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the structure burned some 3,000 years ago. When its walls collapsed, they c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-grass-mats-unearthed-in-alaska/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-grass-mats-unearthed-in-alaska/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional Temple Wall Uncovered at Peru’s Huaca Tomabal]]></title><description><![CDATA[LA LIBERTAD, PERU&mdash;Reuters reports that archaeologists have uncovered a second adobe wall at Huaca Tomabal in northwestern Peru&rsquo;s Vir&uacute; Valley, and determined that it is between 4,000 and 4,500 years old, pushing back the age of the temple by about 1,000 years, according to archaeologist Feren Castillo. The surviving wall stands nearly ten feet tall, and had been decorated with a central figure and triangular shapes. Traces of red and yellow pigments have also been detected, Cas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/additional-temple-wall-uncovered-at-perus-huaca-tomabal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/additional-temple-wall-uncovered-at-perus-huaca-tomabal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Tomb Found in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAJAMARCA, PERU&mdash;According to an AFP report, an intact tomb dated to some 3,000 years ago has been discovered at Pacopampa by a team of Peruvian and Japanese archaeologists. Nine monumental ceremonial buildings, the burial of the so-called Lady of Pacopampa, and the remains of a man buried with musical instruments and the shells of large sea snails from Ecuador have also been found at the site, which is situated in the Andes Mountains at an altitude of some 8,200 feet. This burial is though]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-tomb-found-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-tomb-found-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fragments of a Neolithic Monument Discovered in Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&Atilde;O BR&Aacute;S DE ALPORTEL, PORTUGAL&mdash;Portugal Resident reports that the remains of a 5,500-year-old menhir were discovered in southern Portugal by a resident who was looking for fossils at the top of Monte do Trigo. Archaeologist Ant&oacute;nio Faustino Carvalho of the University of the Algarve said that the stone monument is made of polished limestone in the same size and phallic shape as other Neolithic menhirs found in the West Algarve region. Carvalho and his colleagues excavat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fragments-of-a-neolithic-monument-discovered-in-portugal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fragments-of-a-neolithic-monument-discovered-in-portugal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Paleolithic Tools Discovered in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRONDHEIM, NORWAY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, archaeologist Silje Elisabeth Fretheim and her colleagues discovered small flint tools at a site near the coast of central Norway during an investigation conducted ahead of road construction. &ldquo;Several had sharp edges that were so straight and parallel that they could have been made using a ruler,&rdquo; Fretheim said. The first migrants to the region some 11,500 years ago have b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-paleolithic-tools-discovered-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-paleolithic-tools-discovered-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skulls Uncovered at Maya Site in Southern Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[TABASCO, MEXICO&mdash;Live Science reports that the remains of 13 men between the ages of 17 and 35 at the time of death have been uncovered near a Maya pyramid at the site of Moral-Reforma, which is located in southern Mexico. More than 70 buildings have been uncovered in the city. Researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) dated the bones, including skulls, jaw fragments, and arm and leg bones, to between A.D. 600 and 900. The scientists&rsquo; examin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/skulls-uncovered-at-maya-site-in-southern-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/skulls-uncovered-at-maya-site-in-southern-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 20th through the 26th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Proteins on ancient cauldrons give first look at Bronze Age menu(details)Mount Zion discovery reveals evidence of two Jerusalem destructions(details)(details)Thunder worshipers did pre-Inca stomp on giant drum-like dance floor(details)(details)Breakthrough extraction of DNA from 2,900-year-old brick reveals plant time capsule(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-20th-through-the-26th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-20th-through-the-26th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation Uncovers Potential Greek Cult Center of Poseidon]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;According to a report in ARTnews excavations at the site of the ancient Greek city of Helike, located along the Gulf of Corinth&rsquo;s southwest coast, have unearthed the remnants of two buildings and religious objects that may have functioned as part of a sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon, god of seas and storms. Erected in an area that flooded frequently and was continually reconstructed, the ancient city succumbed to an earthquake and tsunami that buried it some 2,600 year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-uncovers-potential-greek-cult-center-of-poseidon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-uncovers-potential-greek-cult-center-of-poseidon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walls of Roman Amphitheater Unearthed in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEGIDDO, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a Live Science report, archaeologists from the Jezreel Valley Regional Project have uncovered walls of an amphitheater at Legio, a site south of Megiddo in Israel that served as a Roman military base for some 5,000 soldiers in the second century A.D. Using ground-penetrating radar, the team identified a cemetery and traces of a building outside the legionary camp's walls. Subsequent excavations exposed circular stone walls with remnants of blood-red paint that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/walls-of-roman-amphitheater-unearthed-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/walls-of-roman-amphitheater-unearthed-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya Ceramic Dish Depicting Guardian Spirit Discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[CANSACB&Eacute;, MEXICO&mdash;Science Times&nbsp;reports that archaeologists from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavating at the ancient Maya site of Cansacb&eacute; in Yucat&aacute;n have unearthed a ceramic dish that depicts a supernatural guardian spirit known as a wahyis. Dating to the Late Classic period (A.D. 600&ndash;900), the dish is decorated with a now-faded painted representation of what may be a jaguar or a man wearing a jaguar skin standing o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-ceramic-dish-depicting-guardian-spirit-discovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/maya-ceramic-dish-depicting-guardian-spirit-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goth Cemetery Unearthed in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[WDA LANDSCAPE PARK, POLAND&mdash;According to a&nbsp;Live Science&nbsp;report, archaeologists in north-central Poland have discovered an expansive Goth cemetery dating to the fourth century A.D. The first clue to the presence of the cemetery was a cache of silver jewelry including two silver necklaces and beads from a third necklace as well as two silver brooches that were spotted along the Wda River. The site, which lies within the Wda Landscape Park, was investigated by a team of park archaeol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/goth-cemetery-unearthed-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/goth-cemetery-unearthed-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Family Relations Mapped]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEPLUYEVSKY, RUSSIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, a team of archaeologists and geneticists have been able to analyze the genomes of an extended Bronze Age family buried in a mound at the site of Nepluyevsky in the southern Urals. Paleogeneticist Jens Bl&ouml;cher and his colleagues discovered that the mound held the remains of six brothers and their families who lived as pastoralists some 3,800 years ago. They found that the brother believed to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-family-relations-mapped/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-family-relations-mapped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil War Remains Identified in Williamsburg]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA&mdash;Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists have determined that the remains of 21 or 22 men found in a historic area of the city belong to Confederate soldiers, according to a report in the Daily Press. The men likely died in a Union-operated hospital established after the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862, which claimed the lives of 1,682 Confederate soldiers and 2,283 Union soldiers. The men&rsquo;s remains will eventually be reburied, along with the artifacts found]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/civil-war-remains-identified-in-williamsburg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/civil-war-remains-identified-in-williamsburg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spear-Throwers Leveled the Prehistoric Playing Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENT, OHIO&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, Kent State University archaeologist Michelle Bebber and her colleagues conducted an experimental study on the use of atlatls, a type of spear-thrower, to test how the introduction of the weapon may have made a diverse range of people more adept at hunting. The atlatl was introduced some tens of thousands of years ago in cultures around the world, replacing the simple thrown javelin. Bebber&rsquo;s team measured the velocity at which 108 novice use]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spear-throwers-leveled-the-prehistoric-playing-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spear-throwers-leveled-the-prehistoric-playing-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Goddess Sculpture Excavated in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[BATMAN, TURKEY&mdash;According to an article in The Sacramento Bee, archaeologists from Batman University have unearthed a sculpture of Hecate, the Greek goddess of magic and witchcraft, at the site of the ancient port city of Kelenderis on the southern coast of Turkey. The sculpture, which is nearly eight inches tall, depicts the goddess with three heads. Researchers believe it is around 2,300 years old. In a statement, Batman University archaeologist Mahmut Ayd&#305;n said there was a temple t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/greek-goddess-sculpture-excavated-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/greek-goddess-sculpture-excavated-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Evidence of Deer Sacrifice Uncovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAVENBY, ENGLAND&mdash;Skeletons of two red deer dating to the Bronze Age were unearthed in an ancient pit during work to build a new water grid across the East of England, according to a statement released by Anglian Water. The deer bones, which were buried more than 4,000 years ago, bear no signs of butchery. Alongside the remains, archaeologists found pottery made by members of the Bell Beaker culture, who originated in Europe and began to produce their distinctive, bell-shaped ceramics betwe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-evidence-of-deer-sacrifice-uncovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-evidence-of-deer-sacrifice-uncovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Calendar Fragments Found at Ostia]]></title><description><![CDATA[OSTIA, ITALY&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, archaeologists working at the site of Ostia Antica about 20 miles from Rome have uncovered fragments of marble slabs called fasti recording official events that took place in A.D. 128 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (reigned A.D. 117&ndash;138). One of the dates mentioned is January 10th, when the emperor was given the title of pater patriae, or father of the country, and his wife, Sabina, received the title Augusta. Hadrian&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-calendar-fragments-found-at-ostia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:03:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-calendar-fragments-found-at-ostia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plant DNA Extracted From Ancient Clay Brick]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;An interdisciplinary team of researchers has successfully extracted plant DNA for the first time from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, according to a statement released by the University of Oxford. The sun-dried mudbrick, which is in the collections of the National Museum of Denmark, was excavated in 1949 from a palace in northern Iraq's ancient city of Nimrud that was built beginning in 879 B.C. by the king Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 883 to 859 B.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plant-dna-extracted-from-ancient-clay-brick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:27:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/plant-dna-extracted-from-ancient-clay-brick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Roman Walls Discovered in Swiss Alps]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAM, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a SWI report, researchers have discovered the remnants of Roman walls in the foothills of the Alps while excavating a gravel pit in present-day Cham, a municipality in central Switzerland's canton Zug. Constructed some 2,000 years ago, the walls once surrounded a series of Roman buildings. The excavation also unearthed fragments from a plaster wall; iron nails; gold fragments of what may have been jewelry; and everyday items including bowls, millstones, glass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-roman-walls-discovered-in-swiss-alps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-roman-walls-discovered-in-swiss-alps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,800-Year-Old Skulls From Japan Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[FUKUOKA, JAPAN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, an analysis of the remains uncovered on Japan&rsquo;s island of Tanegashima suggests that the Hirota people modified infants&rsquo; skulls between the third and seventh centuries A.D. It had been unclear if the misshapen heads, which have been slightly shortened and flattened in the back, were a result of artificial cranial deformation or an unknown natural process. The researchers compared the Hirota skulls with remains of Yayoi and Jomon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1800-year-old-skulls-from-japan-studied/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1800-year-old-skulls-from-japan-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of “Bonnie Prince Charlie” Recreated From Death Mask]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUNDEE, SCOTLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that some 500 photographs of copies of a death mask have been used by a team from the University of Dundee&rsquo;s Center for Anatomy and Human Identification to create a model of the face of Charles Edward Stuart, who was also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. The prince, who was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland after his father&rsquo;s death in 1766, died in Rome in 1788 after a stroke. The researchers used software to &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-bonnie-prince-charlie-recreated-from-death-mask/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-bonnie-prince-charlie-recreated-from-death-mask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protein Residues in Bronze Age Cauldrons Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZURICH, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Cell Press, researchers led by Shevan Wilkin of the University of Zurich analyzed eight residue samples taken from seven bronze cauldrons unearthed at burial sites in the Caucasus. The cauldrons would have been rare items, likely to have been owned by elite members of society, Wilkin said. These cauldrons had been heavily used and extensively repaired. Samples of soot on the cauldrons were radiocarbon dated to between 3520 and 3350 B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/protein-residues-in-bronze-age-cauldrons-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/protein-residues-in-bronze-age-cauldrons-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Bedroom Used by Enslaved People Found Near Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;The Guardian reports that another small bedroom uncovered at the villa at Civita Giuliana may have been occupied by enslaved people. The villa, located to the north of the city of Pompeii, was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Two beds, two small cabinets, and several urns and containers were found in the bedroom. Just one of the beds had a mattress, while the remains of two mice and a rat were recovered from the vessels. No traces of grates, locks, or c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bedroom-used-by-enslaved-people-found-near-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-bedroom-used-by-enslaved-people-found-near-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 13th through the 19th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:China's ancient water pipe networks show no evidence of centralized state authority(details)Genome study reveals that Iceman &Ouml;tzi had dark skin and male pattern baldness(details)Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent return from the grave(details)Sea sequin bling links Indonesian islands' ancient communities(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-13th-through-the-19th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-13th-through-the-19th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Remains Unearthed Near Tomb of China’s Emperor Wen]]></title><description><![CDATA[XI&rsquo;AN, CHINA&mdash;Live Science reports that a team of researchers led by Songmei Hu of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology has identified the remains of a giant panda and a tapir among the bones recovered from sacrificial pits found near the tomb of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, who ruled from about 180 to 157 B.C. It had been previously thought that tapirs did not live in northwestern China at this time, although depictions of animals that might be tapirs have been found in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/animal-remains-unearthed-near-tomb-of-chinas-emperor-wen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/animal-remains-unearthed-near-tomb-of-chinas-emperor-wen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums and Artifacts Are Likely Lost in Maui Wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAHAINA, MAUI&mdash;Time Magazine reports that Kimberly Flook of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation and her colleagues estimate that at least four museums and thousands of artifacts have been lost in the recent wildfires. Among the objects believed to be lost is an original flag of the Hawaiian kingdom, last flown on August 12, 1898, when it was replaced with the American flag. Hawaiian feather work, furniture, photographs, and objects made of kapa, a fabric made of fibers from trees and shrubs,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/museums-and-artifacts-are-likely-lost-in-maui-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/museums-and-artifacts-are-likely-lost-in-maui-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Remains and Jade Ring Found at Maya Site in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMPECHE, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), a 1,200-year-old ritual deposit has been found in a platform at a monumental complex&nbsp;at the Maya site of El Tigre in southeastern Mexico. The deposit contained two ceramic vessels with lids, whose style suggests that they date to sometime between A.D. 600 and 800. One of the vessels contained the skeletal remains of a young person in a flexed position and a well-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-and-jade-ring-found-at-maya-site-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-and-jade-ring-found-at-maya-site-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Island Sugar Plantation Site Investigated]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLOGNE, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, M. Dores Cruz of the University of Cologne and her colleagues have found early evidence for the practice of plantation slavery at Praia Mel&atilde;o, the recently identified site of a sixteenth-century sugar mill on the northeastern coast of the island of S&atilde;o Tom&eacute;. The Portuguese inhabited the island, which is located off the coast of West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, in the late fifteenth century. They soon found, however]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-island-sugar-plantation-site-investigated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-island-sugar-plantation-site-investigated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ötzi the Iceman’s Genome Sequenced]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, a new genetic study of the naturally preserved mummy known as &Ouml;tzi the Iceman suggests that more than 90 percent of his ancestry came from Anatolian farmers. Discovered by hikers in Alps near the Austrian-Italian border in 1991, the remains have been dated to between 3350 and 3120 B.C. A 2012 analysis of a DNA sample, now thought to have been contaminated with modern DNA, indicated that &Ouml;tzi was related to herders from the e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tzi-the-icemans-genome-sequenced/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tzi-the-icemans-genome-sequenced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Synagogue Discovered Near the Black Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA&mdash;Haaretz reports that traces of a synagogue have been uncovered at the site of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria located on the Taman Peninsula, what is now southern Russia&rsquo;s Black Sea coast. The building measured about 69 feet long and 20 feet wide, and was split into two chambers. Engravings of menorahs; inscriptions dating back to the first century, including the words for &ldquo;synagogue,&rdquo; and &ldquo;proseuche,&rdquo; or &ldquo;house of prayer;&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-synagogue-discovered-near-the-black-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-synagogue-discovered-near-the-black-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LiDAR Survey Maps World War II Battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that drones equipped with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) equipment have been used to survey the heavily wooded central zone of the Battle of the Bulge, which was fought in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg over a period of five weeks from December 1944 into January 1945. Birger Stichelbaut of Ghent University said that the survey spotted more than 900 features from the battle, including bomb craters, artillery platforms, trenches, and foxholes. Sti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lidar-survey-maps-world-war-ii-battlefield/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lidar-survey-maps-world-war-ii-battlefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia’s Tiny Pleistocene Shell Beads Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Griffith University, Sue O&rsquo;Connor of Australian National University and Michelle Langley of Griffith University conducted a microscopic examination of 12,000-year-old Nautilus shell beads recovered from Makpan Cave, which is located on the Indonesian island of Alor, and then compared them with beads discovered on the islands of Timor and Kisar. Similarities in the beads across the islands, such as their reflective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/indonesias-tiny-pleistocene-shell-beads-studied/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/indonesias-tiny-pleistocene-shell-beads-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5,500-Year-Old City Gate Uncovered in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[KIRYAT GAT, ISRAEL&mdash;i24 News reports that a city gate dated to the Early Bronze Age has been unearthed in southern Israel at Tel Erani by a team of researchers led by Emily Bischoff of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The gate consists of a 5,500-year-old passageway made of large, imported stones and thousands of mud bricks. Its presence at the site suggests that process of urbanization began earlier than previously thought. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the first time people go from living all over t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5500-year-old-city-gate-uncovered-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5500-year-old-city-gate-uncovered-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Artifacts to Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by the office of the Manhattan District Attorney, 42 artifacts recovered during ongoing criminal investigations conducted by the District Attorney&rsquo;s office with Homeland Security Investigations and Italy&rsquo;s Carabinieri were repatriated to Italy during a ceremony last week. &ldquo;We continue to undo the damage wrought by decades of well-organized antiquities smuggling networks throughout Italy,&rdquo; said District Attorney Al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-artifacts-to-italy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-artifacts-to-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elaborate Water System Found at Neolithic Site in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by University College London, ceramic water pipes have been found at China&rsquo;s Neolithic site of Pingliangtai, which is located in central China. The 4,000-year-old settlement, surrounded by earthen walls and a moat, was home to an estimated 500 people. Drainage ditches had been dug parallel to the rows of small houses to divert monsoon rainwater to a series of ceramic pipes that then carried the water to the moat and away from the vill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elaborate-water-system-found-at-neolithic-site-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elaborate-water-system-found-at-neolithic-site-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuneiform Tablet Discovered in Southern Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[HATAY, TURKEY&mdash;According to an Anadolu Agency report, Murat Akar of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University and his colleagues discovered a 3,800-year-old clay cuneiform tablet while working at the site of a palace in southern Turkey&rsquo;s Accana tumulus. The mound, identified as the remains of Alalakh, the capital of the Mukish Kingdom during the Middle and Late Bronze Age, had been damaged by the earthquakes that occurred earlier this year. Written in Akkadian, the cuneiform text refers to an ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cuneiform-tablet-discovered-in-southern-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cuneiform-tablet-discovered-in-southern-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for August 6th through the 12th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Bronze Age pyramid in Kazakhstan provides insight into Eurasian steppe civilizations(details)DNA indicates earlier arrival of African cattle in the Americas(details)Europe&rsquo;s oldest stilt village discovered in Lake Orhid, Albania(details)300,000-year-old teen jawbone points to unknown human lineage(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-6th-through-the-12th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-august-6th-through-the-12th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Padlock Found in a 17th-Century Cemetery in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[TORU&#323;, POLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that a 400-year-old burial containing the remains of a child who had been buried face-down with an iron padlock on its foot has been unearthed in the village of Pie&#324; in northern Poland. Such padlocks are thought to have been used to &ldquo;secure&rdquo; the body to the grave. &ldquo;The padlock shows people were afraid of the child after its death,&rdquo; explained archaeologist Dariusz Poli&#324;ski of Nicolaus Copernicus University. He and his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/another-padlock-found-in-a-17th-century-cemetery-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/another-padlock-found-in-a-17th-century-cemetery-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8,000-Year-Old Neolithic Village Explored in Albania]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERN, SWITZERLAND&mdash;Remnants of a Neolithic stilt village radiocarbon dated to about 6000 B.C. have been found in Albania&rsquo;s Lake Ohrid, according to an AFP report. &ldquo;It is several hundred years older than previously known lake-dwelling sites in the Mediterranean and Alpine regions,&rdquo; said Albert Hafner of the University of Bern. The village, situated on the edge of the lake in the mountains along the border of North Macedonia and Albania, would have been home to between 200 a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/8000-year-old-neolithic-village-explored-in-albania/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/8000-year-old-neolithic-village-explored-in-albania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean Sediments Reveal Cold Snap in Europe’s Distant History]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that analysis of ocean sediments off the coast of Portugal dating back more than one million years indicates a drop in temperatures may have driven early hominins out of Europe for a period of 200,000 years. Fossil finds indicate that Homo erectus was living in Spain some 1.4 million years ago to about 1.1 million years ago. Then, there is a gap in Europe&rsquo;s archaeological record until about 900,000 years ago and the stone tools and footprints found in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ocean-sediments-reveal-cold-snap-in-europes-distant-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ocean-sediments-reveal-cold-snap-in-europes-distant-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Structure Discovered in Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKTAMYS, KAZAKHSTAN&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that a 4,000-year-old stone structure has been unearthed in northern Kazakhstan&rsquo;s Kyrykungir monumental complex. &ldquo;The steppe pyramid is built with great precision,&rdquo; said Ulan Umitkaliyev of Eurasian National University. &ldquo;It is a very sophisticated complex structure with several circles in the middle.&rdquo; A large black stone with a flattened side sits at the end of each exterior wall, he added, while the walls are deco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-structure-discovered-in-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-structure-discovered-in-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Pyramid Discovered in Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKTAMYS, KAZAKHSTAN&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that a 4,000-year-old stone structure has been unearthed in northern Kazakhstan&rsquo;s Kyrykungir monumental complex. &ldquo;The steppe pyramid is built with great precision,&rdquo; said Ulan Umitkaliyev of Eurasian National University. &ldquo;It is a very sophisticated complex structure with several circles in the middle.&rdquo; A large black stone with a flattened side sits at the end of each exterior wall, he added, while the walls are deco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-pyramid-discovered-in-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-pyramid-discovered-in-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Votive Cache Unearthed in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples]]></title><description><![CDATA[AGRIGENTUM, SICILY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Sicilian Region Institutional Portal, an excavation led by archaeologist Maria Concetta Parello at House VII b in Sicily&rsquo;s Valley of the Temples has uncovered a votive deposit containing at least 60 terracotta figurines, oil lamps, small vases, bronze fragments, and bones. The deposit was found above a destruction layer attributed to the burning of the Greek city in 406 B.C. by the Carthaginians. Parello and her colleagues w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/votive-cache-unearthed-in-sicilys-valley-of-the-temples/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/votive-cache-unearthed-in-sicilys-valley-of-the-temples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Cattle in the American Colonies]]></title><description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA&mdash;According to a statement released by the Florida Museum of Natural History, analysis of DNA samples taken from cattle remains unearthed in Spanish settlements in the Caribbean and Mexico indicates that cattle may have been imported from Africa in the early seventeenth century, some 100 years earlier than previously thought. Research team leader Nicolas Delsol said that the Spanish transported cattle from Europe in the early sixteenth century, and, indeed, the DNA analy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-cattle-in-the-american-colonies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-cattle-in-the-american-colonies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of Coal in Bronze Age China Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[LANZHOU, CHINA&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, people in northwestern China were systematically using coal some 3,700 years ago, or about 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. An international team of researchers led by Menghan Qiu of Lanzhou University investigated the Bronze Age layers at the site of Jirentaigoukou, and discovered coal in fireplaces, storage pits, homes, smelting furnaces, and near tool caches, suggesting that it had been used to cook food, generate heat, and smel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/use-of-coal-in-bronze-age-china-examined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/use-of-coal-in-bronze-age-china-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,300-Year-Old Village Uncovered in Mexico City]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;Live Science reports that traces of a village estimated to have been occupied between A.D. 450 and 650 have been found near the center of Mexico City, some 25 miles southwest of the city of Teotihuacan. Researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of History and Anthropology (INAH) uncovered postholes, flooring, channels, ceramics, an artesian well, and several burials. &ldquo;It shows that 1,300 years ago, the islets inside Lake Texcoco, on which Mexico City was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1300-year-old-village-uncovered-in-mexico-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1300-year-old-village-uncovered-in-mexico-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Medieval Town Explored in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCZEWKO, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that an excavation conducted at the site of northern Poland&rsquo;s medieval town of Wartberg has uncovered a cache of some 150 coins, a medieval sword pommel, a cutlass, crossbow parts, javelin heads, and crossbow bolt heads. A history written by Wigand of Marburg indicates that the town had been destroyed and burned by an invading Lithuanian army in 1354. Arkadiusz Koperkiewicz of the University of Gda&#324;sk explained that the coins are thin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-medieval-town-explored-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-medieval-town-explored-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Network of Roman Roads Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXETER, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Exeter, Christopher Smart and Jo&atilde;o Fonte from the University of Exeter and C&eacute;sar Parcero Oubi&ntilde;a of the Spanish National Research Council used lidar laser scans and predictive geographical modeling techniques to map a previously unknown network of Roman roads in southwestern England. The researchers began the model with the locations of known military fortifications and the settlements at what are no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/network-of-roman-roads-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/network-of-roman-roads-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piece of Paleolithic Animal Carving Discovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that a missing piece of an Ice Age animal figurine has been found in southern Germany&rsquo;s Hohle Fels Cave by a team of researchers from the University of T&uuml;bingen. The head of the 35,000-year-old ivory figurine, uncovered in 1999, had been thought to represent a horse, but the newly discovered body, which measures about 1.6 inches long, more closely resembles a cave lion or a cave bear. &ldquo;The figurine now has a massive body, shows t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/piece-of-paleolithic-animal-carving-discovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/piece-of-paleolithic-animal-carving-discovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Examine Middle Pleistocene Skull Found in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUALONGDONG, CHINA&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, an international team of scientists, including Xiujie Wu and Shuwen Pei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yanjun Cai of Xi&rsquo;an Jiaotong University, suggests that HLD 6, a jawbone and partial skull unearthed in southeastern China, may belong to a previously unknown human lineage. The 300,000-year-old jaw has a triangular lower edge and no chin, and while it has some modern human traits, it is thought to most closely resemble Homo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-examine-middle-pleistocene-skull-found-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-examine-middle-pleistocene-skull-found-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 30th through August 5th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Medieval features found under Exeter Cathedral in England(details)Mexico City dig uncovers village from the Teotihuacan period(details)Old Dutch fort in Ghana may hide traces of the first English slave fort in Africa(details)Bronze Age arrowhead from Swiss site made from meteorite that fell in Estonia(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-30th-through-august-5th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-30th-through-august-5th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engraved Gemstone Recovered at Roman Villa Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[VENICE, ITALY&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that an oval-shaped agate gem engraved with the image of a mythological figure has been recovered by archaeologist Carlo Beltrame of Ca&rsquo; Foscari University and his colleagues at the site of the 1,900-year-old Roman villa known as Lio Piccolo, which is now underwater in the Venice lagoon. Previous exploration of the site identified rectangular brick basins where oysters are thought to have been kept for consumption. Remains of the villa also incl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/engraved-gemstone-recovered-at-roman-villa-site/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/engraved-gemstone-recovered-at-roman-villa-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Building Unearthed at Ancient Illyrian Site in Albania]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;The Miami Herald reports that researchers excavating a 2,400-year-old building situated at the highest point of an ancient Illyrian town on a ridge in northwestern Albania uncovered a large number of drinking vessels in various sizes. The town, which was first discovered in 2018, had defensive walls and at least two city gates. The rectangular building, made up of three large rooms next to a long corridor, resembles a prytaneion, a type of Greek structure where government of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/large-building-unearthed-at-ancient-illyrian-site-in-albania/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/large-building-unearthed-at-ancient-illyrian-site-in-albania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-Ray Offers Glimpse of Medieval Crusader Sword]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a Live Science report, X-rays of a sword recovered from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel have revealed that its three-foot long, two-inch wide blade is bent. Called the Newe-Yam sword, the weapon has been dated to the twelfth or thirteenth century, and is thought to have been lost by a knight in a naval battle during the series of religious wars known as the Crusades. &ldquo;So far, seven swords from this period have been found in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/x-ray-offers-glimpse-of-medieval-crusader-sword/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/x-ray-offers-glimpse-of-medieval-crusader-sword/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Ties Detected in Colonial Cemetery in Delaware]]></title><description><![CDATA[STORRS, CONNECTICUT&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Connecticut, anthropological geneticist Raquel E. Fleskes and her colleagues analyzed the genomes of the 11 people whose remains were found at Avery&rsquo;s Rest, a tobacco farm in Delaware owned by John Avery and his family from about 1675 to 1725. The study suggests that two of the men and one of the children were of African descent. One of these men was connected to West Africa, while the other man and child, who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/family-ties-detected-in-colonial-cemetery-in-delaware/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/family-ties-detected-in-colonial-cemetery-in-delaware/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Necklace From Jordan Reassembled]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Science News report, more than 2,500 stone and shell beads, two amber beads, a double-holed stone pendant, and a mother-of-pearl ring have been recovered from a child&rsquo;s grave at Ba&rsquo;ja, a farming village in what is now southern Jordan that was occupied between 7400 and 6800 B.C. Archaeologist Hala Alarashi of the Spanish National Research Council and her colleagues have reconstructed a necklace from these artifacts based upon their positions in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-necklace-from-jordan-reassembled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-necklace-from-jordan-reassembled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Tool and Dolphin Remains Unearthed in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[STIRLING, SCOTLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a man digging a pool in his backyard in central Scotland unearthed the skeletal remains of a dolphin estimated to date back to 8,000 years ago, when the area was covered by an inland sea. &ldquo;Our earliest ancestors would have been walking the shoreline every day for food such as seaweed and shellfish and if a seal, a whale, or a dolphin washed up it would be carved into almost immediately,&rdquo; said archaeologist Murray Cook, who excavated the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-tool-and-dolphin-remains-unearthed-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-tool-and-dolphin-remains-unearthed-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meteoritic Iron Detected in Bronze Age Arrowhead in Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERN, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, an ancient metal arrowhead held in the collections at Bern History Museum was analyzed by a team of researchers led by Beda A. Hofmann of the University of Bern. The arrowhead was unearthed at M&ouml;rigen, a Bronze Age site inhabited from about 900 to 800 B.C. Geologists determined that the artifact contained aluminum-26 isotopes, which do not occur naturally on Earth. They also detected an iron and nickel alloy that has only ever been fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/meteoritic-iron-detected-in-bronze-age-arrowhead-in-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/meteoritic-iron-detected-in-bronze-age-arrowhead-in-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Traces of 17th-Century English Fort Found in Ghana]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYRACUSE, NEW YORK&mdash;BBC News reports that the possible site of Fort Kormantine has been found by archaeologist Christopher DeCorse of Syracuse University and his colleagues on Ghana&rsquo;s Atlantic coastline. A gunflint, seventeenth-century tobacco pipes, pottery, and a goat&rsquo;s jawbone are among the artifacts uncovered, in addition to a 20-foot-long stone wall, a doorpost, foundations, and a red brick drainage system. Constructed in 1631, Fort Kormantine was first used by English gold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-traces-of-17th-century-english-fort-found-in-ghana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-traces-of-17th-century-english-fort-found-in-ghana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of 45,000-Year-Old Modern Human Woman Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[SINOP, BRAZIL&mdash;Live Science reports that Brazilian graphics expert C&iacute;cero Moraes and his colleagues employed existing computed tomography scans to create a facial approximation of the so-called Zlat&yacute; k&#367;&#328; woman, whose 45,000-year-old skull was recovered from a cave system in what is now the Czech Republic in 1950. The modern human skull had been split in two, and parts of it are missing due to damage by animals. Analysis of DNA from the skull also showed that about th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-45000-year-old-modern-human-woman-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-45000-year-old-modern-human-woman-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Study Delves Into Brazil’s Early Populations]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&#256;O PAULO, BRAZIL&mdash;Analysis of DNA samples taken from 34 individuals whose remains were at least 10,000 years old has offered clues to the identities of Brazil&rsquo;s early populations, according to a Cosmos Magazine report. Andr&eacute; Menezes Strauss of the University of S&#257;o Paulo explained that some of these people were members of communities that built sambaquis, or shell middens that served as dwellings, cemeteries, and boundary lines. The study found that 10,000-year-old h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-delves-into-brazils-early-populations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-study-delves-into-brazils-early-populations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 23rd through the 29th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:300,000-year-old throwing stick reveals early human ingenuity(details)(details)Analysis of an Iron Age burial in Britain shows the warrior was a woman(details)(details)Indigenous cultural perspectives may help save Louisiana&rsquo;s coastline(details)Researchers find evidence of oldest curry outside India(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-23rd-through-the-29th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-23rd-through-the-29th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Altar Uncovered at England’s Exeter Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXETER, ENGLAND&mdash;Excavations in the choir area at Exeter Cathedral led by cathedral archaeologist John Allan have uncovered foundations of a Christian high altar dated to the early twelfth century, according to a BBC News report. Several burials found in the area are thought to belong to bishops of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Two empty tombs are thought to belong to bishops Robert Warelwast, who was a Norman cleric, and William Brewers, who participated in the Sixth Crusade (1228&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-altar-uncovered-at-englands-exeter-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-altar-uncovered-at-englands-exeter-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Shipwreck Discovered North of Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;BBC News reports that a nearly intact Roman shipwreck has been discovered under more than 500 feet of water in the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the port city of Civitavecchia. The ship, dated to the first or second century B.C., measured more than 65 feet long and had been carrying hundreds of amphoras when it sank. Italy&rsquo;s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage said that the site had been explored with a remotely operated robot. It is not clear if further in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-shipwreck-discovered-north-of-rome/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-shipwreck-discovered-north-of-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tooth Enamel Analysis Offers Clue to Identity of Iron Age Warrior]]></title><description><![CDATA[CORNWALL, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, 2,000-year-old poorly preserved remains discovered in 1999 in a stone-lined grave on the island of Bryher likely belonged to a woman. Because the grave also contained a sword in a copper-alloy scabbard and a shield, artifacts that are usually associated with men, along with a brooch and a bronze mirror bearing a sun disc motif, which are usually associated with women, researchers were not sure if the few bone fragments and teeth belo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tooth-enamel-analysis-offers-clue-to-identity-of-iron-age-warrior/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tooth-enamel-analysis-offers-clue-to-identity-of-iron-age-warrior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Mosaic Uncovered in Western Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&Eacute;RIDA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Miami Herald report, a well-preserved mosaic floor has been found in a building at the Huerta de Otero archaeological site by students from the Barraeca II Professional School. The floor is made up of a central depiction of Medusa, images of jellyfish and other fish, peacocks, masks, flowers, and geometric motifs. Team leader Jos&eacute; Vargas said that the four peacocks are situated in the four corners of the mosaic and represent the four seasons, whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mosaic-uncovered-in-western-spain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mosaic-uncovered-in-western-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Reveals Neolithic Family Tree in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;Nature News reports that a genetic study of 94 of the 128 individuals buried some 6,500 years ago in France at a Neolithic site known as Gurgy &lsquo;les Noisats&rsquo; has determined that about two-thirds of the individuals were related to one another. One burial contained a nearly complete skeleton of a woman and several other bones that may have been taken from another grave. Archaeologist Ma&iuml;t&eacute; Rivollat of the University of Ghent explained that none of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-reveals-neolithic-family-tree-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/dna-reveals-neolithic-family-tree-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible 19th-Century Jailhouse Found in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALBANY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by University of Notre Dame Australia, traces of a 187-year-old jail were detected with ground-penetrating radar during an investigation of the historic European settlement at Lawley Park, which is located near the southern tip of Western Australia. Historical records from 1852 show that the brick jail measured less than 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. The structure was likely demolished in the 1870s. &ldquo;Lawley Park has had muc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-19th-century-jailhouse-found-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-19th-century-jailhouse-found-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Suggests Regional Travel to Machu Picchu]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA&mdash;According to a statement released by Tulane University, archaeologist Jason Nesbitt and his colleagues analyzed the genomes of 34 sets of human remains recovered at Machu Picchu, the fifteenth-century Inca citadel perched on a mountain ridge in southern Peru. Nesbitt explained that the samples came from people who lived at the site as retainers and workers for Inca royalty and elites. Their DNA was then compared with DNA recovered from Inca burials in other parts of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-suggests-regional-travel-to-machu-picchu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-suggests-regional-travel-to-machu-picchu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Theater Discovered in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;According to an ABC News report, a structure thought to be a theater built by the emperor Nero during his reign, from A.D. 54 to 68, has been uncovered by a team of researchers led by archaeologist Marzia Di Mento in the courtyard of Rome&rsquo;s Palazzo della Rovere, which is located near St. Peter&rsquo;s Square. The remains include part of a hemicycle-shaped seating section, marble columns, decorative stucco pieces bearing gold leaf, and storage rooms for costumes and scener]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-theater-discovered-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-theater-discovered-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Dwellings Unearthed in Romania]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORADEA, ROMANIA&mdash;Romania-Insider reports that traces of three Bronze Age dwellings estimated to date to between 1700 and 1550 B.C. have been found in western Romania by researchers from the &#354;&#259;rii Cri&#351;urilor Museum, the University of Cologne, and the Romanian Academy. Mud bricks, ceramics, bones, tools, hearths, and storage pits have been uncovered. Soil samples from the site will be analyzed for information about the local environment and precise radiocarbon dating. For more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-dwellings-unearthed-in-romania/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-dwellings-unearthed-in-romania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Small Roman Dog Uncovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that the 1,800-year-old remains of a small dog standing nearly eight inches tall have been found at a Roman villa in southeastern England&rsquo;s Wittenham Clumps. &ldquo;The fact that this dog was so small and had bowed legs suggests that she probably wasn&rsquo;t bred for hunting [and] makes it far more likely that she was kept as a house dog, lap dog, or pet,&rdquo; said zooarchaeologist Hannah Russ. Romans living in other parts of the empire had begun t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-small-roman-dog-uncovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-small-roman-dog-uncovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facial Reconstruction Depicts Victim of Vasa Shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN&mdash;Forensic artist Oscar Nilsson has made a new reconstruction of the face of an individual whose skeletal remains were recovered in the 1960s from the Vasa, a warship that sank in Stockholm harbor on its maiden voyage in 1628, according to a Live Science report. It had originally been thought that the skeleton had belonged to a man in his 40s, but a new genetic analysis has shown that the bones belonged to a woman who had blue eyes, blonde hair, and pale skin. Researchers n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/facial-reconstruction-depicts-victim-of-vasa-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/facial-reconstruction-depicts-victim-of-vasa-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 16th through the 22nd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Benjamin Franklin's innovative anti-counterfeiting tactics for early paper money(details)Vast labyrinth of ancient passages to the underworld revealed by cutting-edge imaging(details)Abandoned monastery ruins reveal gold coins hidden during attack(details)Neolithic polishing stone is second ever discovered in situ in England(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-16th-through-the-22nd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-16th-through-the-22nd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground Spices Detected on 2,000-Year-Old Tools in Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA&mdash;The Guardian reports that analysis of starch granules from 12 stone mortars and pestles unearthed at southern Vietnam&rsquo;s site of &Oacute;c Eo detected traces of rice, turmeric, ginger, fingerroot, sand ginger, galangal, clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon. &Oacute;c Eo is thought to have been a major port city in the kingdom of Funan from the first through the seventh centuries A.D. &ldquo;We discovered a wide variety of spices that had traveled from different locations to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ground-spices-detected-on-2000-year-old-tools-in-vietnam/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ground-spices-detected-on-2000-year-old-tools-in-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Iron Age Glassworks Identified in Central Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC&mdash;According to a statement released by Antiquity, evidence for the presence of a glass workshop has been discovered at N&#283;m&#269;ice, a Celtic settlement site in the northern Czech Republic that has been dated to the second and third centuries B.C. More than 2,000 gold and silver coins had been unearthed in previous excavations at N&#283;m&#269;ice, while pieces of glass bracelets and beads were found on the surface. Although Ivan &#268;i&#382;m&aacute;&#345; of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-iron-age-glassworks-identified-in-central-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-iron-age-glassworks-identified-in-central-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s Hominins Hiked for Miles to Favorite Flint Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a statement released by Tel Aviv University, a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel-Hai College used an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer to analyze the chemical composition of 20 hand axes from the prehistoric sites of Ma&rsquo;ayan Barukh and Gesher Benot Ya&rsquo;aqov, which are located in northern Israel&rsquo;s Hula Valley. Occupation of Ma&rsquo;ayan Barukh has been dated to about 500,000 years ago, while Gesher Benot Ya&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/israels-hominins-hiked-for-miles-to-favorite-flint-source/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/israels-hominins-hiked-for-miles-to-favorite-flint-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Platform in Peru May Have Produced Percussive Sounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;The Art Newspaper reports that a floor surface on an open-air platform may have been used to create a drum-like sound at a possible Inca temple dedicated to a lightning deity at Peru&rsquo;s site of Viejo Sangayaico. The floor was constructed between A.D. 1000 and 1400, and is thought to have been used into the sixteenth century. &ldquo;We know that in pre-Hispanic Andean rituals dance was a big part of the proceedings. I believe that this specially constructed platform was buil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/platform-in-peru-may-have-produced-percussive-sounds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/platform-in-peru-may-have-produced-percussive-sounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paleolithic Hunting Stick From Germany Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCH&Ouml;NINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;Cosmos Magazine reports that a double-pointed throwing stick, one of a 300,000-year-old collection of wooden tools discovered in northern Germany, has been analyzed with micro-CT scanning, 3-D microscopy, and infrared spectroscopy by a team of researchers including Annemieke Milks of the University of Reading and Jens Lehmann of the Lower Saxony State Office for Cultural Heritage. The wooden spears and shorter throwing sticks are thought to have made by Homo heidel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-hunting-stick-from-germany-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-hunting-stick-from-germany-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Charioteer Found in Bronze Age Grave in Siberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[KHAKASSIA, SIBERIA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, archaeologist Aleksey Timoshchenko of the Russian Academy of Sciences and his colleagues have found a hooked piece of bronze at the waist of skeletal human remains in an intact, 3,000-year-old grave in Siberia. Similar metal artifacts have been found in Bronze Age graves containing horses and chariots in China, and it is thought that charioteers could use such hooks to affix the reins to their waists, allowing them the use of their han]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-charioteer-found-in-bronze-age-grave-in-siberia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-charioteer-found-in-bronze-age-grave-in-siberia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colonial America’s Printed Money Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOUTH BEND, INDIANA&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Notre Dame, researchers led by physicist Khachatur Manukyan have analyzed some 600 money notes printed during the British American colonial period over a span of about 80 years. Some of the notes in the study were printed by Benjamin Franklin, who produced some 2,500,000 notes for the monetary system. Manukyan explained that Franklin and his network of printers employed security features in genuine notes to distingu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/colonial-americas-printed-money-examined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/colonial-americas-printed-money-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold Coins Unearthed at Medieval Monastery Site in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[WERNIGERODE, GERMANY&mdash;Four 500-year-old gold coins have been discovered at the site of a monastery that was built in central Germany in 1253 and inhabited into the sixteenth century, according to a Live Science report. One of the guilders was minted in Frankfurt before 1493, during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III; the second was minted in Schwabach between 1486 and 1495; and the remaining two were minted in Bonn by the Archdiocese of Cologne around 1480. Archaeologist Feli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gold-coins-unearthed-at-medieval-monastery-site-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/gold-coins-unearthed-at-medieval-monastery-site-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Unknown Kushan Script” Partially Deciphered]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLOGNE, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cologne, a team of linguists has partially deciphered a writing system found in inscriptions on cave walls and on pots unearthed in Central Asia called &ldquo;unknown Kushan script.&rdquo; The writing system was used by early nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppe and then the rulers of the Kushan dynasty between about 200 B.C. and A.D. 700. Svenja Bonmann, Jakob Halfmann, and Natalie Korobzow analyzed an inscription i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unknown-kushan-script-partially-deciphered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unknown-kushan-script-partially-deciphered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Burials Unearthed in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARRY, WALES&mdash;According to a Live Science report, excavations in South Wales ahead of a road construction project have uncovered the skeleton of a young man who was buried face down in the third or fourth century A.D. Mark Collard of Red River Archaeology said that a silver pin, an iron sword, traces of hobnailed boots, and a crossbow-style brooch were also found in the rock-cut grave, which may have been edged with wooden planks. The weapon and brooch indicate that the man may have been an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-burials-unearthed-in-wales/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-burials-unearthed-in-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy Repatriates Stela to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[GAZ&#304;ANTEP, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Hurriyet Daily News report, Turkey&rsquo;s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the return of a stela stolen from the ancient city of Zeugma, which is located in southeastern Turkey. The stela dates to the second century A.D. and depicts a noblewoman wearing a veil and a tunic. An inscription reads, &ldquo;Satornila, the wife who loves her husband, farewell!&rdquo; &ldquo;This artifact carries a 2,000-year-old love story encompassin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/italy-repatriates-stela-to-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/italy-repatriates-stela-to-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 9th through the 15th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Remarkable mosaic discoveries and synagogue reconstruction: unveiling ancient Jewish artifacts in Huqoq, Galilee(details)Uncovering ancient secrets: new evidence pushes back human arrival in South America(details)Unveiling a Viking aristocracy: remarkable discoveries in a southern Norwegian grave(details)Oldest genetic data from two-million-year-old African hominin revealed(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-9th-through-the-15th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-9th-through-the-15th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necromancy May Have Been Practiced at Cave Site in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a Vice report, Eitan Klein of the Israel Antiquities Authority and Boaz Zissu of Bar-Ilan University suggest that people may have used Israel&rsquo;s Te&rsquo;omim Cave for cultic magic rituals some 2,000 years ago. Similar to other cave shrines from the Late Roman period, Te&rsquo;omim Cave features a deep shaft and a flowing spring that accumulates in a rock-cut pool. Ceramic and glass bowls, an ax head, and daggers have been recovered from the cave, in add]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/necromancy-may-have-been-practiced-at-cave-site-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/necromancy-may-have-been-practiced-at-cave-site-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible 19th-Century Slave Ship Found Near Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL&mdash;ARTNews reports that the possible wreckage of a nineteenth-century slave ship has been found off the coast of Brazil in the area of Angra dos Reis. As many as 5.5 million enslaved Africans were taken to Brazil between 1540 and the 1860s. Researchers from the AfrOrigens Institute, the Fluminense Federal University, the Federal University of Sergipe, and their colleagues think this ship may have been used by slave trader Nathanial Gordon to transport some 500 ens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-19th-century-slave-ship-found-near-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-19th-century-slave-ship-found-near-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5,000-Year-Old Polishing Stone Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[DORSET, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that a Neolithic polissoir, or polishing stone, has been identified in the Valley of Stones nature reserve in England&rsquo;s West Country by Jim Rylatt and Anne Teather of Past Participate CIC, a non-profit company that educates people about local heritage. The boulder, which has a smooth, shiny dip worn down over time through honing stone tools, rests in its original location and had been hidden by decade&rsquo;s growth of vegetation. &ldquo;There are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-polishing-stone-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/5000-year-old-polishing-stone-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient “Gallery of the Condor” Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANCASH, PERU&mdash;According to a Reuters report, a team of researchers led by archaeologist John Rick of Stanford University has discovered a sealed corridor in a temple complex at the site of Chav&iacute;n de Huant&aacute;r, which is located in western Peru. A ceramic bowl and a 37-pound piece of ceramic, decorated with images thought to represent a condor&rsquo;s head and wings, have been found in the 3,000-year-old corridor, dubbed the &ldquo;Gallery of the Condor.&rdquo; The corridor may le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-gallery-of-the-condor-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-gallery-of-the-condor-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient “Condor’s Passageway” Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANCASH, PERU&mdash;According to a Reuters report, a team of researchers led by archaeologist John Rick of Stanford University has discovered a sealed corridor in a temple complex at the site of Chav&iacute;n de Huant&aacute;r, which is located in western Peru. A ceramic bowl and a 37-pound piece of ceramic, decorated with images thought to represent a condor&rsquo;s head and wings, have been found in the 3,000-year-old corridor, dubbed &ldquo;the condor&rsquo;s passageway.&rdquo; The corridor ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-condors-passageway-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-condors-passageway-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-Rays Reveal Revisions to Ancient Egyptian Tomb Paintings]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;According to a Science Magazine report, X-ray fluorescence has been used to examine 3,000-year-old tomb paintings in Egypt&rsquo;s Theban necropolis in a project led by Egyptologist Philippe Martinez of Sorbonne University. By measuring how the paintings absorb X-rays, Martinez and his colleagues were able to identify pigments on the surface of the paintings and pigments in earlier layers of paint that are no longer visible. Thus, the technique reveals layer-by-layer changes t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/x-rays-reveal-revisions-to-ancient-egyptian-tomb-paintings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/x-rays-reveal-revisions-to-ancient-egyptian-tomb-paintings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th-Century Cemetery Investigated in Estonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PEETERRISTI, ESTONIA&mdash;ERR News reports that an investigation conducted ahead of a road construction project in northeastern Estonia has identified a possible cemetery in the area of Peeterristi Church, which was built in 1808. Bioarchaeologist Martin Malve of the University of Tartu said the church structure was destroyed in 1944 during World War II. The burials in the church cemetery are thought to date to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including the remains of soldiers kill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-cemetery-investigated-in-estonia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/19th-century-cemetery-investigated-in-estonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Possible Zapotec Temple Detected in Southern Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[MITLA, MEXICO&mdash;Live Science reports that ground scanning conducted at the site of a Roman Catholic church in southern Mexico with ground-penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography, and seismic noise tomography by researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and the ARX Project has detected the remains of a temple built by the Zapotec in the late sixth century B.C. Known as &ldquo;Lyobaa,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-possible-zapotec-temple-detected-in-southern-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-possible-zapotec-temple-detected-in-southern-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artifacts Reflect Bronze Age Hair Care in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARRY, WALES&mdash;The Guardian reports that an investigation in south Wales conducted ahead of a road construction project has uncovered a Bronze Age cremation burial dated to between 1300 and 1150 B.C. A 1.5-inch-long fragment of a partially burned wooden comb with about eight teeth was recovered from the burial. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re always finding bits of metal and other artifacts but finding something like a comb is unique,&rdquo; said archaeologist Mark Collard of Red River Archaeology Group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/artifacts-reflect-bronze-age-hair-care-in-wales/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/artifacts-reflect-bronze-age-hair-care-in-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sloth Bone Study Pushes Back Human Occupation of Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&Atilde;O CARLOS, BRAZIL&mdash;According to a Live Science report, M&iacute;rian Pacheco of the Federal University of S&atilde;o Carlos and her colleagues have analyzed three bony osteoderms from the skin of an extinct giant ground sloth that were unearthed in central Brazil&rsquo;s Santa Elina rock shelter. More than 1,000 ancient images have been found on the walls of the rock shelter, while hundreds of stone tools and thousands of sloth osteoderms have been recovered during excavations at th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sloth-bone-study-pushes-back-human-occupation-of-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sloth-bone-study-pushes-back-human-occupation-of-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Proteins May Offer Clues to Human Evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, DENMARK&mdash;According to a Nature News report, researchers Enrico Cappellini, Claire Koenig, Ioannis Pastramanis, and Palesa Madupe of the University of Copenhagen used mass spectrometry to analyze the enamel of four Paranthropus robustus teeth recovered from South Africa&rsquo;s Swartkrans Cave. The scientists were able to map some 425 amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins, in the two-million-year-old hominin teeth. One protein identified in two of the samples is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-proteins-may-offer-clues-to-human-evolution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-proteins-may-offer-clues-to-human-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Remains Unearthed at Medieval Abbey in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, IRELAND&mdash;BBC News reports that the skeletal remains of some 100 people have been unearthed in Dublin at the site of St. Mary&rsquo;s Abbey, a large, wealthy medieval Christian institution run by the Savigniac and Cistercian orders. One of the earliest burials has been carbon dated to the early eleventh century, and another burial contained an eleventh-century stick pin, suggesting that a Christian community used the site for about 100 years before the construction of the abbey in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-unearthed-at-medieval-abbey-in-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/human-remains-unearthed-at-medieval-abbey-in-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking-Era Burial Discovered in Southern Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[SETESDAL, NORWAY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, an 1,100-year-old grave has been discovered in a backyard in southern Norway. The homeowners first found an oblong slab, and then the hilt of a sword, prompting them to alert the local authorities. Agder County archaeologist Joakim Wintervoll said that there is no record of a grave mound on the property, and no human remains have been recovered. The shape of the sword, he added, suggests that it dates to the late ninth century or early t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-era-burial-discovered-in-southern-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-era-burial-discovered-in-southern-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional Mosaics Excavated at Huqoq Synagogue in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a team of researchers led by Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dennis Mizzi of the University of Malta has uncovered the fourth-century A.D. mosaic floor just inside the entrance to the synagogue at Huqoq, the site of an ancient Jewish village in Israel&rsquo;s Lower Galilee. The large panel features a Hebrew inscription framed with a wreath fl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/additional-mosaics-excavated-at-huqoq-synagogue-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/additional-mosaics-excavated-at-huqoq-synagogue-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Tombs and Aqueduct Uncovered in Serbia]]></title><description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, SERBIA&mdash;Roman tombs dated to the third and fourth centuries A.D. and about 200 feet of lead pipe from a Roman aqueduct have been uncovered in the center of the city of Belgrade, according to a Live Science report. Known as Singidunum, the ancient settlement was a seat of Roman military power that was granted city status by the emperor Hadrian, who ruled from A.D. 117 to 138. Archaeologist Milorad Ignjatovi&#263; of the Belgrade City Museum explained that two of the 14 tombs have r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-tombs-and-aqueduct-uncovered-in-serbia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-tombs-and-aqueduct-uncovered-in-serbia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for July 2nd through the 8th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Huge Ice Age hand-axes found in England(details)(details)Innovative study finds early evidence of prehistoric plant technology(details)Surprisingly large, aligned, Mesolithic pits turn up in England(details)Dating of prehistoric teeth suggests Oregon site is among the oldest in North America(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-2nd-through-the-8th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-july-2nd-through-the-8th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,500-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Negev Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;Live Science reports that at least 50 skeletons were found in two square-shaped tombs positioned on an ancient crossroads in southern Israel&rsquo;s Negev Desert during an investigation conducted ahead of the construction of a water pipeline. The skeletal remains are thought to be about 2,500 years old, and may have been deposited in the tombs over a long period of time, since some of them appear to have been moved. &ldquo;These kinds of tombs have never been discovered in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-tombs-discovered-in-negev-desert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-tombs-discovered-in-negev-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switzerland Repatriates Sculpture Fragment to Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERN, SWITZERLAND&mdash;Ahram Online reports that a fragment of a 3,400-year-old statue was repatriated to Egypt in a ceremony at the Egyptian embassy in Bern. The fragment is part of a larger sculpture at the site of Abydos depicting the pharaoh Ramesses II (reigned ca. 1279&ndash;1213 B.C.) with Egyptian deities. The artifact, which was stolen sometime between the late 1980s and early 1990s, was recovered in Geneva during a criminal investigation, according to Carine Bachmann of Switzerland&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/switzerland-repatriates-sculpture-fragment-to-egypt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/switzerland-repatriates-sculpture-fragment-to-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence Suggests Oregon Was Occupied 18,000 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[EUGENE, OREGON&mdash;According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, a new study of eastern Oregon&rsquo;s Rimrock Draw Rockshelter, conducted by Patrick O&rsquo;Grady of the University of Oregon, suggests that people inhabited the site more than 18,000 years ago. Tooth fragments from bison and camel were found under a layer of ash from an eruption of Mount St. Helens dated to more than 15,000 years ago. Radiocarbon dating of the tooth enamel b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-suggests-oregon-was-occupied-18000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-suggests-oregon-was-occupied-18000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Search for the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;Paleoanthropologist Christopher Gilbert of Hunter College and Thomas Cody Prang of Washington University in St. Louis are attempting to determine what the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and apes might have looked like, according to a Live Science report. The LCA lived between five and 23 million years ago. Fossils from this period are rare, however, and they include species of early apes in a wide range of sizes. A better understanding of these species and their ev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/the-search-for-the-last-common-ancestor-of-humans-and-apes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/the-search-for-the-last-common-ancestor-of-humans-and-apes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Prehistoric Hand Axes Found in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENT, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that some 800 artifacts thought to be more than 300,000 years old were uncovered in Ice Age sediments in a sinkhole and ancient river channel in southeastern England&rsquo;s Medway Valley by a team of researchers from University College London. Two of the objects are large handaxes, one of which measures about a foot long. They both have long, finely worked pointed tips and thicker bases. &ldquo;These handaxes are so big it&rsquo;s difficult to imagine ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/giant-prehistoric-hand-axes-found-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/giant-prehistoric-hand-axes-found-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavish Bronze Age Tombs Discovered in Cyprus]]></title><description><![CDATA[LARNACA, CYPRUS&mdash;The Helsinki Times reports that a team of researchers led by Peter Fischer of the University of Gothenburg has discovered tombs in Cyprus, near Hala Sultan Tekke, a Bronze Age site where copper from the nearby mines in the Troodos Mountains was refined and traded. The tombs consist of underground chambers with narrow passages to the surface. Objects recovered from the tombs include gold and ivory imported from Egypt; lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise imported from Afgh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lavish-bronze-age-tombs-discovered-in-cyprus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lavish-bronze-age-tombs-discovered-in-cyprus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Copper Age “Ivory Lady” Investigated]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEVILLE, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a new study of the tooth enamel of a Copper Age skeleton unearthed in 2008 in southern Spain indicates that the bones belonged to a woman. Previous examination of the skeleton&rsquo;s poorly preserved pelvis had suggested that the remains were of a man, but amelogenin peptide analysis of the tooth enamel detected the AMELX gene, which is located on the X chromosome. &ldquo;This analysis told us precisely that the skeleton was female,&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-copper-age-ivory-lady-investigated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-copper-age-ivory-lady-investigated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis Links Maya Canoe to Underworld Ritual]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a Live Science report, analysis of a wooden canoe discovered in a cenote by scuba divers near the Maya site of Chich&eacute;n Itz&aacute; suggests it may have been deposited there as part of a ritual. Researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) suggest that the sixteenth-century canoe may not have been seaworthy, since its prow and stern are very heavy, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/analysis-links-maya-canoe-to-underworld-ritual/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/analysis-links-maya-canoe-to-underworld-ritual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Synagogue Stonework Recovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNICH, GERMANY&mdash;According to a BBC News report, rubble from Munich&rsquo;s main synagogue, which was destroyed on the orders of Adolf Hitler in June of 1938, has been recovered from the River Isar by construction workers. The remains of the building include pieces of columns and a nearly intact stone tablet engraved with some of the Ten Commandments. This tablet would have been displayed on the eastern wall of the synagogue, above the Ark containing the Torah, said Bernhard Purin of Munich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/munich-synagogue-stonework-recovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/munich-synagogue-stonework-recovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Pits Discovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that as many as 25 monumental round pits dated to the Mesolithic period have been discovered at Linmere, which is located in the East of England. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the pits were dug between 7,700 and 8,500 years ago. The largest measures more than 16 feet wide and six feet deep. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) explained that there are very few Mesolithic sites in the United Kingdom of this size, adding that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-pits-discovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-pits-discovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burial Mound in Romania Held Possible  Roman Graves]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHEIA, ROMANIA&mdash;According to a Science in Poland report, a team of researchers led by Valentina Voinea of Romania&rsquo;s National Museum of History and Archaeology and Bart&#322;omiej Szymon Szmoniewski of the Polish Academy of Sciences examined two second-century A.D. graves found in a heavily plowed burial mound in southeastern Romania. The first grave, located in the center of the mound, consisted of human remains thought to have been placed in a wooden box with grave goods and then bur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-mound-in-romania-held-possible-roman-graves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-mound-in-romania-held-possible-roman-graves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cluster of Tombs Excavated in Central China]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENGZHOU, CHINA&mdash;China Daily reports that a cluster of tombs has been found in central China, in the region of Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1127), by researchers from the Henan Province Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute. Two of the tombs have been dated to the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25-220), 12 have been dated to the Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1279) and the rest to the Ming (A.D. 1368-1644) and Qing (A.D. 1644-1911) dynasties. The Song-period tombs, ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cluster-of-tombs-excavated-in-central-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cluster-of-tombs-excavated-in-central-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Military Medal Discovered at Vindolanda]]></title><description><![CDATA[NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that a silver military decoration, or phalera, adorned with the head of the gorgon Medusa has been discovered on a barrack floor at the site of Vindolanda, a Roman fort situated on what was once the frontier of the Roman Empire in northern England. Made of precious metals, a phalera like this one would have been awarded for valor in battle and worn during parades. In Greek mythology, snake-haired Medusa could turn people to stone at a glance. In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-military-medal-discovered-at-vindolanda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-military-medal-discovered-at-vindolanda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Medieval Ivory Pocket Ring Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND&mdash;Analysis of an ivory ring recovered from the grave of a wealthy Anglo-Saxon woman indicates that it likely came from the tusk of an African elephant, according to a Live Science report. Hundreds of such rings, which measure between about four to six inches in diameter, have been found in Anglo-Saxon burials in England, and in a few other places in northwestern Europe. The rings are thought to have held bags that were tied to the waist and functioned as pockets. &ldquo;We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-medieval-ivory-pocket-ring-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-medieval-ivory-pocket-ring-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 25th through July 1st, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Pizza precursor seen in Pompeiian painting(details)Intensification of agriculture linked to early deaths in pre-colonial North America(details)Girl in early Anglo-Saxon Christian burial came from central Europe(details)Kenyan fossil suggests cannibalism among hominin ancestors(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-25th-through-july-1st-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-25th-through-july-1st-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shang-Dynasty Town Discovered in Northern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA&mdash;Traces of a Bronze Age town covering more than a square mile and a cemetery containing aristocratic tombs have been discovered at the Zhaigou archaeology site in northern China's Shaanxi Province, according to a Live Science report. In the past, individual structures and tombs had been found by local people, but the extent of the settlement has now become clear, explained Xu Lianggao of China&rsquo;s Institute of Archaeology. Artifacts recovered from the 3,000-year-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shang-dynasty-town-discovered-in-northern-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shang-dynasty-town-discovered-in-northern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Did Italy’s Neanderthals Eat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Montreal, analysis of tools found in Italy and dated to between 39,000 and 43,000 years ago suggests that modern humans and Neanderthals were producing flour in the region several thousand years earlier than previously thought. International research team member Julien Riel-Salvatore of the University of Montreal explained that the grindstones and pestles in the study were found in the Neanderthal layers of the site of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-did-italys-neanderthals-eat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-did-italys-neanderthals-eat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Pushes Back Processing of Plant Fibers in Southeast Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES&mdash;According to a Cosmos Magazine report, evidence for the processing of plant fibers has been detected on Paleolithic stone tools recovered from Tabon Cave, which is located in the Philippines on the island of Palawan. The tools have been dated to between 33,000 and 39,000 years ago. Hermine Xhauflair of the University of the Philippines Diliman and her colleagues compared the microscopic marks on three prehistoric tools with the marks on tools used today to strip ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-pushes-back-processing-of-plant-fibers-in-southeast-asia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-pushes-back-processing-of-plant-fibers-in-southeast-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Greek Altar Unearthed in Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;Reuters reports that an altar has been unearthed in the southern acropolis at the Greek site of Segesta, which is located in western Sicily and is widely known for its fifth century B.C. temple. A well-preserved sculpture base was also uncovered, according to Sicily&rsquo;s regional culture minister Francesco Paolo Scarpinato. Archaeologists speculate the altar was used for family worship during the first century B.C., when Greek cultural influence in Sicily was at its height.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-greek-altar-unearthed-in-sicily/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-greek-altar-unearthed-in-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Prehistoric Men Hunt and Women Gather?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEATTLE, WASHINGTON&mdash;A new review of the studies of more than 60 hunter-gatherer groups and the burials of hunters from North America, Africa, Australia, and Asia, indicates that women hunted more often than previously thought, according to a Live Science report. Cara Wall-Scheffler of Seattle Pacific University said that women hunters were observed in 79 percent of the hunter-gatherer communities in the study. &ldquo;The women would go out with many different tools&mdash;they had a very di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-prehistoric-men-hunt-and-women-gather/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-prehistoric-men-hunt-and-women-gather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesoamerican Stone Yoke Recovered in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a report in The Art Newspaper, the auction of a Mesoamerican stone yoke has been canceled and the artifact has been recovered by the Embassy of Mexico in Austria, Mexico&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture, and Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The yoke is thought to have been made on the Gulf Coast between A.D. 400 and 900. Such stone yokes are thought to represent the hip protectors worn by ball]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesoamerican-stone-yoke-recovered-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesoamerican-stone-yoke-recovered-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cache of Bronze Artifacts Discovered in Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALOUF, SWITZERLAND&mdash;Swissinfo reports that some 80 bronze artifacts have been uncovered in southeastern Switzerland&rsquo;s Canton Graub&uuml;nden by a team of researchers from the University of Basel, the Swiss Prospecting Working Group, the Federal Office of Culture, and volunteers. The objects, including jewelry, sickles, axes, needles, pieces of metal, and saw fragments, had been wrapped in leather and placed in a wooden crate before they were buried. Researchers note that the cache wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cache-of-bronze-artifacts-discovered-in-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cache-of-bronze-artifacts-discovered-in-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites Identified Off Australia’s Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;ABC News Australia reports that additional stone artifacts have been found more than 45 feet underwater in the Flying Foam Passage off Western Australia&rsquo;s Pilbara Coast by researchers from Flinders University. &ldquo;This is evidence that people were living on a land surface that&rsquo;s now under water, so that&rsquo;s really critical,&rdquo; explained team member Chelsea Wiseman. The depth of the water suggests that the artifacts are at least 9,000 years old, sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/archaeological-sites-identified-off-australias-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/archaeological-sites-identified-off-australias-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khmer-Period Carvings Unearthed at Buddhist Shrine in Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND&mdash;The Bangkok Post reports that a decorative lintel and a stone gate have been earthed in northeastern Thailand at the site of Prasat Ban Bu Yai, a shrine built by King Jayavarman VII some 1,000 years ago on the road connecting Angkor and Phimai. Rakchart Kiriwattanasak of Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organization Council said that the carvings on the lintel depict the god Indra riding on the back of the elephant Airavata. Previous excavations at th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/khmer-period-carvings-unearthed-at-buddhist-shrine-in-thailand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/khmer-period-carvings-unearthed-at-buddhist-shrine-in-thailand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Model Depicts “Hobbit” of Flores Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[SINOP, BRAZIL&mdash;Live Science reports that a new facial approximation of Homo floresiensis has been created using data from computed tomography scans of an 18,000-year-old Homo floresiensis skull thought to have belonged to a female individual, a male modern human skull, and a chimpanzee skull. Discovered in 2003 in Liang Bua Cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, fossils from of at least nine short-statured hominins have been recovered. Graphics expert Cicero Moraes said that information a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/digital-model-depicts-hobbit-of-flores-island/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/digital-model-depicts-hobbit-of-flores-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresco Discovered in Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;According to a BBC News report, a wall painting uncovered in the hallway of a home in the Regio IX area of central Pompeii shows a silver tray holding a round, pizza-like flatbread, fresh and dried fruit, and a goblet of wine. The 2,000-year-old image is thought to depict an older Greek tradition of offering gifts to houseguests that was documented by the Roman-era writers Virgil and Philostratus. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of&nbsp;Pompeii, said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fresco-discovered-in-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/fresco-discovered-in-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone Tool Cut Marks Identified on Hominin Fossil]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;According to a Science News report, a new study claims that marks on a 1.45 million-year-old hominin fossil were made by stone tools. Paleoanthropologist Briana Pobiner of the Smithsonian Institution spotted the marks while examining the fossilized leg bone, which may have belonged to Homo erectus, Homo habilis, or Paranthropus boisei, at Kenya&rsquo;s Nairobi National Museum. The fossil was recovered from the surface of eroding ground in northern Kenya just above a layer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tool-cut-marks-identified-on-hominin-fossil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stone-tool-cut-marks-identified-on-hominin-fossil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Peru’s Muralla La Cumbre]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRUJILLO, PERU&mdash;According to a Live Science report, Gabriel Prieto of the University of Florida suggests that a six-mile-long, eight-foot-tall earthen wall built across two dry riverbeds in northern Peru may have been built by the Chim&uacute; people to protect their lands from El Ni&ntilde;o floodwaters. It had been previously suggested that the wall, which is known as the Muralla La Cumbre, may have been constructed by the Chim&uacute; as a defense against invasion by the Inca. &ldquo;The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-perus-muralla-la-cumbre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-perus-muralla-la-cumbre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 18th through the 24th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Andean research shows drought cycles led to violence(details)Muscular modeling of &ldquo;Lucy&rdquo; fossil shows she could walk upright with ease(details)Models of European Neolithic show cycles of warfare causing population collapse(details)Bronze Age sword found in Bavaria(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-18th-through-the-24th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-18th-through-the-24th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Poetry Found on Amphora Fragment in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[HORNACHUELOS, SPAIN&mdash;The Guardian reports that a fragment of a text written by the poet Virgil has been identified on an 1,800-year-old piece of a Roman olive oil amphora unearthed in southern Spain several years ago. &ldquo;We thought it might be something quite exceptional because you hardly ever get more than a line or two of engravings on an amphora,&rdquo; said archaeologist Iv&aacute;n Gonz&aacute;lez Tobar. &ldquo;This one had four or five lines. While we didn&rsquo;t understand it,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-poetry-found-on-amphora-fragment-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-poetry-found-on-amphora-fragment-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals May Have Created Cave Art in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOURS, FRANCE&mdash;Non-figurative engravings discovered in central France in the cave of La Roche-Cotard may have been made by Neanderthals, according to a Live Science report. The markings include more than 400 abstract lines and dots spread out over eight panels. Researchers led by Jean-Claude Marquet of the University of Tours tested how the marks could have been made by attempting to recreate them on the rock of a similar cave with their fingers, bone, wood, antler, flint, and metal points.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-may-have-created-cave-art-in-france/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-may-have-created-cave-art-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early 19th-Century Dwelling Uncovered in Montreal]]></title><description><![CDATA[QU&Eacute;BEC, CANADA&mdash;CBC News Canada reports that traces of a stone house with a wood floor were uncovered in the Faubourg Saint-Laurent section of downtown Montreal by a team of researchers led by archaeologist Martin Perron. The construction of the building has been dated to sometime between 1801 and 1825. Nineteenth-century artifacts including bottles, inkwells, chess pieces, decorated porcelain, and bones from the consumption of pork, mutton, and beef were found, in addition to items]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-19th-century-dwelling-uncovered-in-montreal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-19th-century-dwelling-uncovered-in-montreal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar Calendar Mound Found in the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[TIEL, THE NETHERLANDS&mdash;The Guardian reports that a 4,000-year-old burial mound holding the remains of some 60 men, women, and children has been excavated in the center of the Netherlands by a team of researchers led by archaeologist Cristian van der Linde of Building History, Archaeology, Architectural History, and Cultural History (BAAC). The mound measures about 65 feet in diameter and has several passages. On the longest and shortest days of the year, the sun shone directly through these]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/solar-calendar-mound-found-in-the-netherlands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/solar-calendar-mound-found-in-the-netherlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Ruins Discovered in the Central Maya Lowlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMPECHE, MEXICO&mdash;BBC News reports that traces of a Maya city have been discovered in an ecological reserve on the Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula by researchers led by Ivan Sprajc of Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH). Airborne laser scanning of the area conducted by researchers from the University of Houston helped the team to spot the structures, which are covered with dense vegetation and situated on elevated terrain surrounded by wetlands. One of the pyramid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/city-ruins-discovered-in-the-central-maya-lowlands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/city-ruins-discovered-in-the-central-maya-lowlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Medieval &ldquo;Monk's Well&rdquo; Unearthed in Slovakia]]></title><description><![CDATA[RIMAVSK&Aacute; SOBOTA, SLOVAKIA&mdash;The Slovak Spectator reports that fragments of Bronze Age and medieval pottery, the iron end of a thorn-tipped arrow, and a dam on what had been a rectangular pond were discovered during a recent investigation in southern Slovakia of an area close to the Rimava River that is covered with massive trees and known as Bar&aacute;t K&uacute;t, or Mn&iacute;chova Stud&#328;a, which translates to Monk&rsquo;s Well. Archaeologist Alexander Boto&scaron; of the Gemer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-medieval-ldquomonks-wellrdquo-unearthed-in-slovakia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-medieval-ldquomonks-wellrdquo-unearthed-in-slovakia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Ancient Coins to Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS&mdash;According to a statement released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 51 coins were repatriated to Greece in a ceremony in Chicago attended by Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece&rsquo;s ambassador to the United States; Consul General Emmanuel Koubarakis; Consul Georgia Tasiopoulou; representatives from Greece&rsquo;s National Hellenic Museum; and officials from Homeland Security (HSI) Chicago. The coins were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-ancient-coins-to-greece/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-ancient-coins-to-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inscribed Medieval Gaming Piece Uncovered in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRONDHEIM, NORWAY&mdash;Science Norway reports that a gaming piece inscribed with runes was discovered during the repair of a sewer pipe in the city of Trondheim. The soapstone token was found in a layer between wooden planks that may have been part of a medieval street dated to between A.D. 1000 and 1150 and a layer of coal dated to between A.D. 1030 and 1180. Only two other items bearing runic inscriptions have previously been found in the city, according to Dag-&Oslash;yvind Solem of the Norw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/inscribed-medieval-gaming-piece-uncovered-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/inscribed-medieval-gaming-piece-uncovered-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elite Anglo-Saxon Woman’s Face Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, the face of a young Anglo-Saxon woman whose remains were unearthed in 2012 in the East of England has been recreated by forensic artist Hew Morrison using measurements of her skull and tissue depth data for Caucasian females. Dated to the seventh century A.D., the remains were found on a carved wooden bed wearing gold and garnet pins that may have secured a long veil to a fine linen outer garment, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elite-anglo-saxon-womans-face-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elite-anglo-saxon-womans-face-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does This Upper Paleolithic Carving Represent?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PESSAC, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, a piece of carved stone unearthed at a site in northern Mongolia&rsquo;s Khangai Mountains in 2016 may be an early depiction of a phallus. The object, dated to between 42,400 and 41,900 years ago, had been modified with two grooves. Solange Rigaud of the French National Center of Scientific Research and the University of Bordeaux and her colleagues observed that one of the grooves wraps around the midsection of the stone, while the other runs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-does-this-upper-paleolithic-carving-represent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/what-does-this-upper-paleolithic-carving-represent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paleolithic Fish Traps Found in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[OSLO, NORWAY&mdash;Science Norway reports that archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo are investigating four 7,000-year-old fish traps in Lake Tesse, which is located in southern Norway&rsquo;s Jotunheimen Mountains. The well-preserved traps, made of poles, were spotted by a hiker when the lake was drained to produce power. &ldquo;The poles are pointed at the end and were clearly driven into the seabed with quite a bit of force,&rdquo; said archaeologist Axel Mj&aelig;rum. &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-fish-traps-found-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paleolithic-fish-traps-found-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Barrows Excavated in Southwest England]]></title><description><![CDATA[HARNHAM, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a Live Science report, more than 20 circular burial mounds estimated to be up to 4,400 years old were uncovered on a chalk hillside about 10 miles from Stonehenge during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project. The smallest mound measures about 33 feet in diameter, while the largest measures about 165 feet in diameter. Alistair Barclay of Cotswold Archaeology said that the barrows are arranged in pairs or small clusters. Five of the mounds h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-barrows-excavated-in-southwest-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-barrows-excavated-in-southwest-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-Preserved Bronze Age Sword Discovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[N&Ouml;RDLIINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;Live Science reports that a Bronze Age grave holding the remains of a man, woman, and boy, in addition to a well-preserved bronze sword and other items made of bronze, has been discovered in southern Germany. The burial dates to the late fourteenth century B.C. The three occupants of the grave are thought to have been buried in quick succession, but it is unclear if they are related to one another. Researchers from the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-bronze-age-sword-discovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/well-preserved-bronze-age-sword-discovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 11th through the 17th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists use crime forensics to prove Paleo-Americans hunted megafauna(details)Laotian cave suggests migrations toward Australia 10,000 years earlier than thought(details)Small brain size didn't prevent early hominins from complex ideas like burying the dead(details)New Bronze Age burial mounds discovered ten miles from Stonehenge(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-11th-through-the-17th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-11th-through-the-17th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Ovens Uncovered in Washington State]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEWPORT, WASHINTON&mdash;Idaho State Journal reports that evidence of earth ovens dating back some 6,000 years have been found on the banks of the Pend Oreille River in northeastern Washington state. Members of the Kalispel Tribe and archaeologist Shannon Tushingham of Washington State University found the fire-cracked rocks in clusters about four feet below ground surface while investigating the site ahead of a construction project. &ldquo;This is some of the oldest technology used by humans to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-ovens-uncovered-in-washington-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-ovens-uncovered-in-washington-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Human Remains Discovered in Lima]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;BBC News reports that human remains estimated to be 3,000 years old have been discovered by a team of researchers led by Miguel Aguilar of National University of San Marcos at a Manchay temple site in the city of Lima. The site was inhabited by the Manchay people from about 1500 to 1000 B.C. The body had been wrapped in cloth made from cotton and vegetable fibers and placed in a tomb in the center of a U-shaped temple. Aguilar suggests that the person may have been offered as a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-human-remains-discovered-in-lima/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-human-remains-discovered-in-lima/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could “Lucy” Walk Upright Like a Modern Human?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;A new 3-D model of &ldquo;Lucy,&rdquo; an Australopithecus afarensis individual whose 3.2 million-year-old remains were discovered in Ethiopia in the 1970s, suggests that she could climb trees and stand and walk upright as modern humans do, according to a Live Science report. Ashleigh Wiseman of the University of Cambridge created a digital model of 36 muscles in each of Lucy&rsquo;s legs, using modern human anatomy as a reference. She concluded that Lucy would have been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/could-lucy-walk-upright-like-a-modern-human/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/could-lucy-walk-upright-like-a-modern-human/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Phallus-Shaped Sharpening Stone Found in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[GALICIA, SPAIN&mdash;Live Science reports that a carved stone phallus has been found at the site of a medieval tower in northwestern Spain by researchers from &Aacute;rbore Arqueolox&iacute;a, an archaeology cooperative. The tower was part of a complex in the R&iacute;a de Vigo estuary that was destroyed in the fifteenth century during the Irma&ntilde;dino Revolts against the ruling nobility. Archaeologist Dar&iacute;o Pe&ntilde;a-Pascual said that the object shows traces of wear on one side com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-phallus-shaped-sharpening-stone-found-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-phallus-shaped-sharpening-stone-found-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marble Statue of Pan Unearthed in Istanbul]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a badly damaged marble figure of Pan, the ancient Greek god of the wilds, woods, fields, shepherds, and flocks, has been discovered at the site of St. Polyeuctus, an early Christian church in what was the city of Constantinople. The statue&rsquo;s surviving head, torso, and an arm measure less than one foot long and show Pan playing a reed pipe. The sculpture was likely transferred to the site with backfill from another location in the c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/marble-statue-of-pan-unearthed-in-istanbul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/marble-statue-of-pan-unearthed-in-istanbul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagle Bone Ornament Recovered from Iron Age Child’s Burial]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a toe bone of a golden eagle with a hole in it has been recovered from an Iron Age cremation burial of a young child in southeastern England. The hole in the bone suggests that it may have been worn as an ornament. The burial was found during construction work at the site of a farmstead that also includes roundhouses, livestock enclosures, pits, pottery, and loom weights used during the manufacture of textiles. &ldquo;The choice of an eagle bone i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/eagle-bone-ornament-recovered-from-iron-age-childs-burial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/eagle-bone-ornament-recovered-from-iron-age-childs-burial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Hydraulic Engineering Along the Nile River Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Manchester, an international team of scientists employed satellite imagery, drone and ground surveys, and study of historical sources, including travelers&rsquo; diaries, maps, and early twentieth-century aerial photographs, to examine some 1,300 river groins, or stone walls constructed along the Nile River between the first cararact in southern Egypt and the fourth&nbsp;cataract in Sudan. Many of these structures a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-hydraulic-engineering-along-the-nile-river-examined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-hydraulic-engineering-along-the-nile-river-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Beringians Rely on Fishing During Period of Climate Change?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FAIRBANKS, ALASKA&mdash;Phys.org reports that University of Alaska scientists have analyzed data from eight archaeological sites in western Alaska where fish bones dated to at least 7,000 years ago were identified. Seven of these sites had fish bones dated to the colder, drier, Younger Dryas period, from about 12,900 to&nbsp;11,650 years ago. This change in weather is thought to have contributed to the extinction of North American species of horses, camels, giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, dire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-beringians-rely-on-fishing-during-period-of-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:03:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-beringians-rely-on-fishing-during-period-of-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Artifacts Found at Estonia’s Asva Mound]]></title><description><![CDATA[TALLINN, ESTONIA&mdash;Uwe Sperling of Rostock University said that recent excavations of a Bronze Age fortress site at the Asva mound on Estonia&rsquo;s island of Saaremaa have uncovered barley grains, a reindeer horn spoon, horseshoes, pottery, and an elk horn plow blade estimated to be 3,000 years old, according to an ERR report. Some 2,000 clay molds uncovered at the site suggest that bronze items were produced from imported materials for trade, he added. A dog&rsquo;s stool was also recover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-artifacts-found-at-estonias-asva-mound/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-artifacts-found-at-estonias-asva-mound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Mausoleum Discovered in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that a Roman mausoleum that may have stood two stories tall has been uncovered at a development site in the Southwark area of London, where Roman mosaic floors have previously been found. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) said that the remains of the mausoleum include an earlier mosaic floor featuring a central flower and concentric circles. This floor surface was surrounded by a platform where burials were placed. The building is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mausoleum-discovered-in-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mausoleum-discovered-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Early Modern Human Migrants Found in Southeast Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIENTIANE, LAOS&mdash;Science Magazine reports that two modern human bones dated to between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago have been found in Tam P&agrave; Ling, a cave in the mountains of northern Laos, by a team of researchers led by Laura Shackelford of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The dates were obtained with optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), which estimates when the sediment was last exposed to light. The newly discovered pieces of shin and forehead bones were found in a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-early-modern-human-migrants-found-in-southeast-asia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-early-modern-human-migrants-found-in-southeast-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaria Parasite Found in Medici Organ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FLORENCE, ITALY&mdash;Evidence of the parasite that causes a virulent type of malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) has been detected in a 500-year-old organ stored in a terracotta jar bearing the Medici family crest by researchers led by Albert Zink of Italy&rsquo;s Institute for Mummy Studies, according to a Live Science report. Zink and his colleagues were working to match organs in the Medici jars with skeletal remains in Medici coffins buried in Florence&rsquo;s San Lorenzo Basilica when they saw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/malaria-parasite-found-in-medici-organ/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/malaria-parasite-found-in-medici-organ/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Remains of Political Prisoners Recovered in Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC&mdash;Brno Daily reports that cremated remains possibly representing more than 80 people who died or were killed while political prisoners between 1948 and 1965 have been discovered at the site of Pankrac prison. Archaeologist Ales Kyr, Alena Simankova of the National Archives of the Czech Republic, and Jan Marik of the Czech Academy of Sciences were looking for any trace of political prisoners of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia who had not been buried in the two cem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-remains-of-political-prisoners-recovered-in-prague/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-remains-of-political-prisoners-recovered-in-prague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yue Kingdom Porcelain Instruments Unearthed in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[HANGZHOU, CHINA&mdash;According to a Xinhua report, porcelain musical instruments dated to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771&ndash;256 B.C.) have been discovered at the Dahutou site, which is located in eastern China. The instruments include six bells and three cylindrical percussion instruments thought to have been produced by the Yue Kingdom to be played with drums to signal troops on the battlefield. Luo Rupeng of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology said that inst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/yue-kingdom-porcelain-instruments-unearthed-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/yue-kingdom-porcelain-instruments-unearthed-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for June 4th through the 10th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Remnants of settlement belonging to little-known Dalma culture discovered in Iran(details)12,000-year-old bird-bone flutes in Israel may have been used for hunting(details)Vessels that once contained ritual offerings discovered in ancient Maya city of Uxmal(details)New study finds deadly strain of malaria preserved in jarred organs of a scion of the famous Medicis(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-4th-through-the-10th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-june-4th-through-the-10th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Suggests Migrants Brought Farming to North Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPPSALA, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a statement released by Uppsala University, a new genetic study suggests that farming was introduced to northwestern Africa by Neolithic migrants from Europe and the Levant. Archaeological evidence indicates that the transition from hunting and gathering to farming occurred in northwest Africa some 7,400 years ago. When an international team of researchers led by Luciana Simoes of Uppsala University analyzed genomes from human remains recovered in Morocco and n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-suggests-migrants-brought-farming-to-north-africa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-suggests-migrants-brought-farming-to-north-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Bird Bone Flutes Found in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a Live Science report, several 12,000-year-old flutes have been found at Eynan-Mallaha, a Natufian site in Israel. Carved from the bones of small waterfowl, the flutes were discovered among more than 1,000 bird bones. One intact instrument measures just two and one-half inches long. Larger bones would have produced deeper sounds, explained research team leader Laurent Davin of the French Research Center in Jerusalem. &ldquo;They are probably some of the small]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-bird-bone-flutes-found-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-bird-bone-flutes-found-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Quartz Tools Unearthed in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUEBEC, CANADA&mdash;Fragments of quartz tools that may be 10,000 years old have been found near Philippe Lake in western Quebec, according to a report in The Globe and Mail. Archaeologist Ian Badgley of Canada&rsquo;s National Capital Commission unearthed the tools at a settlement site originally thought to have been inhabited about 3,000 years ago. Badgley said that the tools suggest the site, situated at the confluence of three major river systems, was at the hub of a vast precontact communic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-quartz-tools-unearthed-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-quartz-tools-unearthed-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A.I. Identifies Four Nazca Geoglyphs in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[YAMAGATA, JAPAN&mdash;ArtNet News reports that four Nazca geoglyphs have been identified in Peru through the use of artificial intelligence by a team of researchers led by Masato Sakai of Yamagata University. Over a period of five years, the team members manually identified geoglyphs in aerial photographs of the Nazca plateau and confirmed many of them with onsite surveys. Then, the researchers collaborated with IBM to combine a kind of machine learning called deep learning and field surveys in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ai-identifies-four-nazca-geoglyphs-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ai-identifies-four-nazca-geoglyphs-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesolithic Carved Log Uncovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, a piece of wood decorated with a series of parallel incisions that was discovered in southeast England during a construction project has been radiocarbon dated to about 6,640 years ago by a team of scientists from the University of Groningen. The waterlogged piece of oak, preserved in peat some five feet below ground level near the River Lambourn, measures about three feet long, 16 inches wide, and eight inches thick. Researchers suggest the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-carved-log-uncovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mesolithic-carved-log-uncovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New 3-D Facial Reconstruction of Tutankhamun Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Live Science reports that a new 3-D facial approximation of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun has been created by Michael Habicht of Flinders University, graphics expert C&iacute;cero Moraes, and their colleagues. The image was based upon existing computed tomography scans of the complete skull of Tutankhamun&rsquo;s mummy, and previously published X-rays and measurements of the skull. Review of this data confirmed that the skull was slightly longer than most, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-3-d-facial-reconstruction-of-tutankhamun-released/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-3-d-facial-reconstruction-of-tutankhamun-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000 Ancient Figurines Unearthed on Greek Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, excavation of two small temples and a possible storeroom at the site of Vryokastro on the Greek island of Kythnos has uncovered more than 2,000 clay figurines thought to have been left as offerings over a period of centuries. The sanctuary has been dated to the seventh century B.C. and was in use for about 1,000 years. Most of the figurines depict women and children, but there are also depictions of men, tortoises, lions, pigs, and bi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-ancient-figurines-unearthed-on-greek-island/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-ancient-figurines-unearthed-on-greek-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Neanderthals Concocted Adhesives]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, a new chemical analysis of two pieces of birch tar unearthed in Germany suggests that Neanderthal techniques for creating adhesives were more complex than previously thought. Birch tar was used as an adhesive to connect stone to bone and wood in Neanderthal tools and weapons, and it had been previously suggested that Neanderthals may have scraped birch tar from rocks after a fire. Researchers from Eberhard Karls University experimented]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-neanderthals-concocted-adhesives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-neanderthals-concocted-adhesives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coin Study Reveals Travels of a Roman Legion]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;According to a Science in Poland report, the analysis of hundreds of bronze coins unearthed at Apsaros, the site of a Roman fort on the coast of the Black Sea, revealed the presence of Legio X Fretensis, which is known for its participation in the suppression of Jewish uprisings. Piotr Jaworski of the University of Warsaw noticed that the coins had been restamped to extend their usable life. He explained that these countermarks belonged to Legio X Fretensis. Most of these co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/coin-study-reveals-travels-of-a-roman-legion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/coin-study-reveals-travels-of-a-roman-legion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,300-Year-Old Elephant Sculpture Discovered in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[ODISHA, INDIA&mdash;Live Science reports that an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C. has been unearthed on the banks of the Daya River in eastern India by researchers from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Team member Anil Dhir explained that the floodplain of the Daya River is rich in artifacts related to Buddhism, which flourished in the area from the third century B.C. into the second century A.D. This elephant sculpture was found near a p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-elephant-sculpture-discovered-in-india/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-elephant-sculpture-discovered-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone Cameras Spot Prehistoric Rock Art in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALICANTE, SPAIN&mdash;ArtNet News reports that prehistoric rock art has been discovered in the rugged mountains of eastern Spain with drones fitted with cameras. Geoarchaeology researcher and authorized drone pilot Francisco Javier Molina of the University of Alicante explored 18 hard-to-reach caves with drones, and discovered cave paintings in two of them. The artwork, including images of archers, deer, and goats, some of which had been hit with an arrow, is estimated to be 7,000 years old. He]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/drone-cameras-spot-prehistoric-rock-art-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/drone-cameras-spot-prehistoric-rock-art-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-D Scans Reveal Details of Roman Burial in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORK, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of York, researchers led by Maureen Carroll of the University of York have made a 3-D scan of a Roman gypsum burial casing. In this burial practice, the remains, placed in lead or stone coffins, were covered with liquid gypsum. Once the gypsum hardened and the bodies decayed, a negative cavity formed within the casing, preserving the original position and contours of the deceased, in addition to the imprints of shrouds, clot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3-d-scans-reveal-details-of-roman-burial-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3-d-scans-reveal-details-of-roman-burial-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Did Hominins Begin to Bury Their Dead?]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA&mdash;Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger of Wits University and his colleagues suggest that Homo naledi intentionally buried their dead, according to a Science News report. Homo naledi, whose remains were discovered in South Africa&rsquo;s Rising Star Cave System, lived in southern Africa between about 335,000 and 236,000 years ago. Among the remains recovered from the cave system are bones thought to have belonged to an adult H. naledi found in a shallow pit in the cave s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-hominins-begin-to-bury-their-dead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-hominins-begin-to-bury-their-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 28th through June 3rd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Excavation reveals 3,000-year-old wheat flour in ancient Armenian bakery(details)New study finds biblical Judean elites had even more gastrointestinal assailants than previously known(details)(details)Australian rock art depicting distinctive boats reveals previously unknown link with Indonesian culture(details)Survey shows ancient craftsmen risked life and limb to craft stone tools(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-28th-through-june-3rd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-28th-through-june-3rd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Copper Ingots Uncovered in Oman]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBRA, OMAN&mdash;According to a statement released by Goethe University, while researchers Irini Biezeveld and Jonas Kluge were investigating traces of several settlement sites in eastern Oman, they recovered a lump containing three copper ingots from a test pit. The ingots were formed in the Early Bronze Age, between about 2600 and 2000 B.C., by pouring molten copper into small clay crucibles. Copper ore from the region is known to have been extracted for export to Mesopotamia and the Indus Val]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-copper-ingots-uncovered-in-oman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-copper-ingots-uncovered-in-oman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock Art in Australia Shows Boats From Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Flinders University, images of Moluccan vessels from Indonesia&rsquo;s eastern islands have been identified in northern Australia&rsquo;s Awunbarna region by Flinders University archaeologists Mick de Ruyter, Wendy van Duivenvoorde, and Daryl Wesley. The rock art depicts the distinctive shape of vessels built by Moluccans, including pennants and prow adornments resembling historical records of vessels from the islands of eastern Malu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-art-in-australia-shows-boats-from-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-art-in-australia-shows-boats-from-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Modern Human Footprints Dated in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA&mdash;Live Science reports that a team of researchers led by Charles Helm of Nelson Mandela University used optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) to date seven sites in South Africa where hominins left marks in the soil. Four of the sites include hominin trackways, one features knee impressions, and four show other types of patterns left by humans. OSL dating of seven tracks in high cliffs at one of the sites, the Garden Route National Park track site, revealed tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-modern-human-footprints-dated-in-south-africa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-modern-human-footprints-dated-in-south-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petroglyphs Discovered in Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a collection of petroglyphs depicting ships, people, and animals, has been found under a layer of moss on a steep rock face in Bohusl&auml;n, which is located on Sweden&rsquo;s western coast. Martin &Ouml;stholm of the Foundation for the Documentation of Bohusl&auml;n&rsquo;s Rock Carvings, said that the carvings were made some 2,700 years ago, when the rocks were once part of an island. At that time, people would have had to stand on a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/petroglyphs-discovered-in-sweden/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/petroglyphs-discovered-in-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Plague Detected in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that evidence for the bacteria that causes plague has been identified in 4,000-year-old human remains unearthed in northwest and southwest England. &ldquo;This is the earliest plague found in Britain,&rdquo; said Pooja Swali of the Francis Crick Institute. Surviving traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in the dental pulp of a woman who had been buried with two other women at the Levens Park ring cairn in Cumbria, and in dental pulp from two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-plague-detected-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-plague-detected-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Egyptians May Have Imported Silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to an ABC News Australia report, an analysis of bracelets recovered from the tomb of Egypt&rsquo;s Queen Hetepheres in the 1920s indicates that the silver came from Greece&rsquo;s Aegean Islands. Married to King Sneferu and mother of Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hetepheres is thought to have died sometime between 2589 and 2566 B.C. Karin Sowada of Macquarie University said that no local sources of silver are known in Egypt, and it had been previo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-egyptians-may-have-imported-silver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-egyptians-may-have-imported-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower Paleolithic Tools Discovered in Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, GREECE&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, stone tools dated to about 700,000 years ago have been found in a coal mine on the Megalopolis plain of southern Greece. The remains of an extinct species of giant deer, elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, and a macaque monkey were also found. Although no hominin remains have been recovered, research team members Panagiotis Karkanas of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Eleni Panagopoulou of the Greek Ministry of Cult]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lower-paleolithic-tools-discovered-in-greece/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lower-paleolithic-tools-discovered-in-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Seafarers May Have Traveled the Caspian Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORDEAUX, FRANCE&mdash;According to a statement released by De Gruyter, an analysis of shell beads found at the Kaylu rock shelter, which is located on the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea, suggests that people may have taken maritime voyages some 11,500 years ago. Archaeological evidences shows that the rock shelter was in use for long periods of time during the late Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Solange Rigaud of CNRS and the University of Bordeaux and her colleagues determined that the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-seafarers-may-have-traveled-the-caspian-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-seafarers-may-have-traveled-the-caspian-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carvings Discovered at Roman Castellum in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[BENIDORM, SPAIN&mdash;Live Science reports that carvings of a phallus, human face, and a cornucopia were revealed on a stone at Tossal de La Cala, a hilltop Roman fort located on Spain&rsquo;s Mediterranean coastline, after heavy rains. Jes&uacute;s Moratalla of the University of Alicante said that the original carving may have been larger, since a portion of the rock is missing. The images are thought to have been protective good luck talismans. Soldiers at Tossal de La Cala would have been cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/carvings-discovered-at-roman-castellum-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/carvings-discovered-at-roman-castellum-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Perfume Found in Spain Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&Oacute;RDOBA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of C&oacute;rdoba, a team of researchers led by chemist Jos&eacute; Rafael Ruiz Arrebola has analyzed the contents of a 2,000-year-old vessel recovered from a mausoleum in southern Spain&rsquo;s Roman city of Carmo. The mausoleum held the remains of six individuals in six urns, one of which was made of glass. The remains of a woman who died between 30 and 40 years of age were found in this glass urn, along with trace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-perfume-found-in-spain-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-perfume-found-in-spain-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single-Celled Parasites Identified in Jerusalem’s Ancient Toilets]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, traces of the single-cell parasite Giardia duodenalis have been detected in the soils associated with two 2,600-year-old toilets made up of stone seats situated over cesspits that were found at what were the homes of wealthy people in Jerusalem. Giardia can cause diarrhea, cramps, fever, and death. Initial microscopic examination of the soil taken from the toilets identified the presence of roundworm and o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/single-celled-parasites-identified-in-jerusalems-ancient-toilets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/single-celled-parasites-identified-in-jerusalems-ancient-toilets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tombs and Workshops Uncovered at Saqqara Necropolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that two embalming workshops and two tombs have been unearthed at the Saqqara necropolis. Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Activities said that the rectangular-shaped workshops have been dated to the 30th Dynasty (380&ndash;343 B.C.) and the Ptolemaic period (304&ndash;30 B.C.). The first workshop contains the remains of beds thought to have been used to hold the deceased during the mummification process. Made of stone covered with plaster, the bed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tombs-and-workshops-uncovered-at-saqqara-necropolis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tombs-and-workshops-uncovered-at-saqqara-necropolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[500-Year-Old Shipwrecks Found in South China Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[HAINAN PROVINCE, CHINA&mdash;The Guardian reports that two shipwrecks dated to the Ming Dynasty have been discovered nearly 5,000 feet underwater and about 12 miles apart in the South China Sea. One vessel had been leaving China, while the other had been returning, indicating that they had been traveling along a trade route. &ldquo;It helps us study the maritime Silk Road&rsquo;s reciprocal flow,&rdquo; said Tang Wei of the Chinese National Center for Archaeology. The first wreck has been dated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/500-year-old-shipwrecks-found-in-south-china-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/500-year-old-shipwrecks-found-in-south-china-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on France’s Upper Paleolithic Open Rings]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE, KANSAS&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Kansas, researchers Justin Garnett and Frederic Sellet think that so-called open rings made of reindeer antler found at Upper Paleolithic sites in France may have been finger loops for gripping spear-throwers. These 22,000-year-old rings were discovered in the late nineteenth century at Le Placard, Petit Cloup Barrat, and Cave &agrave; Endives, where other parts from spear-throwers have also been recovered. Garnett rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-frances-upper-paleolithic-open-rings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-frances-upper-paleolithic-open-rings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 21st through the 27th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Petroglyphs from Jordan and Saudi Arabia are world&rsquo;s oldest scale blueprints(details)Pennsylvania dig explores first battle site in French and Indian War(details)Middle Pleistocene site in Spain reveals evidence for controlled cooking fires(details)Roman temple site in Brittany shows worship of both Celtic and Roman gods(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-21st-through-the-27th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-21st-through-the-27th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood-Damaged Books Frozen in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOLOGNA, ITALY&mdash;The Guardian reports that ancient books and manuscripts damaged by recent deadly flooding in northern Italy&rsquo;s region of Emilia-Romagna are being stored in industrial freezers provided by a frozen food company. So far, books have been salvaged by volunteers and the carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of Bologna from the basement of a seminary in Cava, the Trisi Library in Lugo, and the archives of the Forl&igrave; town hall. Freezing could draw water ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/flood-damaged-books-frozen-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/flood-damaged-books-frozen-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Flintknapping Injury Tabulated]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENT, OHIO&mdash;According to a statement released by Kent State University, the process of breaking, flaking, and shaping stones to create tools may have been a life-threatening undertaking for early humans. Metin I. Eren of Kent State University and Stephen Lycett of the University of Buffalo and their colleagues, Nicholas Gala and Michelle Bebber, surveyed 173 modern flintknappers, and determined that knapping is more dangerous than they had realized from their own experiences. The reported i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/risk-of-flintknapping-injury-tabulated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/risk-of-flintknapping-injury-tabulated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Settlement Mapped in Northern Germany’s Mudflats]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAINZ, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by Mainz University, traces of a large church have been found at Rungholt, a medieval trading center located on Germany&rsquo;s northern coast that was submerged by storm surge in 1362. Research team member Dennis Wilken of Kiel University said that magnetic gradiometry, electromagnetic induction, and seismics were used to map the settlement&rsquo;s remains, which are now hidden by mudflats in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site. Sedim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-settlement-mapped-in-northern-germanys-mudflats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-settlement-mapped-in-northern-germanys-mudflats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,700-Year-Old Saddle Found in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[YANGHAI, CHINA&mdash;A leather saddle dated to between 700 and 400 B.C. has been recovered from a woman&rsquo;s grave in the arid desert of northwestern China&rsquo;s Turpan Basin, according to a Live Science report. Saddles for horseback riding are thought to have originated in Central Asia around the middle of the first millennium B.C. &ldquo;This places the Yanghai saddle at the beginning of the history of saddle making,&rdquo; said Patrick Wertmann of the University of Zurich. The woman is t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2700-year-old-saddle-found-in-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2700-year-old-saddle-found-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sculpted Roman Heads Discovered in Cumbria]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARLISLE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that excavation of a Roman bathhouse on the grounds of the Carlisle Cricket Club in northwestern England uncovered the sculpted heads of two Roman gods. The site, located not far from Hadrian&rsquo;s Wall, was situated along a cobbled Roman road. Archaeologist Frank Giecco said the sandstone carvings have been dated to around A.D. 200, and likely topped full-figure statues that stood between 12 and 15 feet tall. &ldquo;You can probably count on one hand e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculpted-roman-heads-discovered-in-cumbria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculpted-roman-heads-discovered-in-cumbria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddle Recovered From Chancay Culture Tomb in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;BBC News Mundo reports that a tomb belonging to the Chancay culture has been discovered at the site of the Matac&oacute;n cemetery, which is located on the coast of central Peru. The tomb is thought to be between 1,200 and 1,400 years old, making it the oldest to be unearthed in the cemetery. Five relatives or servants had been sacrificed and buried in the tomb alongside its high-ranking owner. The remains of four llamas, 25 vessels, and a paddle were also recovered. Although th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paddle-recovered-from-chancay-culture-tomb-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/paddle-recovered-from-chancay-culture-tomb-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Roman Watchtower Discovered in Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCHLATT, SWITZERLAND&mdash;Traces of a fourth-century A.D. Roman watchtower, including bricks, stones, mortar, roof tiles, and a foundation ditch, have been discovered by the Rhine River in northern Switzerland, according to a Live Science report. Archaeologist Hansj&ouml;rg Brem of the Canton of Thurgau said that the base of the tower measured 23 feet square and had walls measuring three feet thick. Five to 15 people, perhaps soldiers and their families, may have lived in the tower, which was s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-roman-watchtower-discovered-in-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 05:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-roman-watchtower-discovered-in-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7,000-Year-Old Skeleton Uncovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[KRAK&Oacute;W, POLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that a well-preserved skeleton that may have belonged to an early Neolithic farmer was discovered in southern Poland ahead of a construction project. Flint and pottery fragments from the Linear Pottery culture were found near the bones, suggesting that they are about 7,000 years old. Archaeologist Pawe&#322; Micyk said that the non-acidic nature of the soil helped to preserve the human remains. Radiocarbon dating and an analysis of the bones by an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-skeleton-uncovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-skeleton-uncovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Early Cyrillic Text Found in Bulgaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOFIA, BULGARIA&mdash;A 1,100-year-old inscription written in Cyrillic has been found on a breastplate unearthed at a fortress site located on what is now the border between Greece and Bulgaria, according to a Live Science report. &ldquo;The text was written on a lead plate worn on the chest to protect the wearer from trouble and evil,&rdquo; said Ivailo Kanev of Bulgaria&rsquo;s National Museum of History. The text mentions Pavel and Dimitar&mdash;Pavel is believed to have been a relative of Di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-early-cyrillic-text-found-in-bulgaria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-early-cyrillic-text-found-in-bulgaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wine Residues Detected on 15th-Century Pottery in the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRANFIELD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Cranfield University, evidence of wine has been detected on late fifteenth-century A.D. fragments of a Spanish olive jar unearthed on Mona, a small Caribbean Island situated between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The residues were analyzed with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry by a team of researchers led by Lisa Briggs of the British Museum and Cranfield University. She and her colleagues explained that the evidence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wine-residues-detected-on-15th-century-pottery-in-the-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wine-residues-detected-on-15th-century-pottery-in-the-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Flour Storage Site Found in Armenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[YEREVAN, ARMENIA&mdash;According to a Science in Poland report, a layer of 3,000-year-old flour has been found in Armenia at the fortified site of Metsamor by researchers from the University of Warsaw and Armenia&rsquo;s Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museums. The residue was found in the remains of a large building made of wooden columns on stone bases with a reed roof. &ldquo;At first glance, [the flour] looked like lightly burnt ash. With froth flotation, we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-flour-storage-site-found-in-armenia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-flour-storage-site-found-in-armenia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 14th through the 20th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Megalith tomb in Spain uses rippled rock to reflect summer solstice light(details)Scoreboard for Maya ballgame found with late ninth-century hieroglyphics(details)Germany's oldest human footprints found in lakeshore silt(details)First large-scale survey of early Roman sites in Scotland shows intensive conquest efforts(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-14th-through-the-20th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-14th-through-the-20th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval “King’s Wharf” Uncovered in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[OSLO, NORWAY&mdash;Science Norway reports that excavations ahead of a construction project in Bj&oslash;rvika, an area that had been the harbor of medieval Oslo, unearthed a section of wharf measuring more than 25 feet long. H&aring;vard Hegdal of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) said that sections of this wharf were first discovered in the 1990s, but he did not expect to find such a large section of the structure during the current investigation. &ldquo;The dimensio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-kings-wharf-uncovered-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-kings-wharf-uncovered-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amber Beads From Iraq’s Ziggurat of Assur Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[HALLE, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the Saxony-Anhalt State Museum of Prehistory, two disc-shaped beads discovered under Iraq&rsquo;s ziggurat of Assur in 1914 by researchers from the Royal Museums in Berlin and the German Orient Society have been analyzed with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) by a team of researchers from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenburg, and the Berlin S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/amber-beads-from-iraqs-ziggurat-of-assur-identified/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/amber-beads-from-iraqs-ziggurat-of-assur-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of Fire in Europe Pushed Back 50,000 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Heriot-Watt University, hominins living in what is now Europe some 250,000 years ago used fire for cooking, heating, and defense, pushing back the controlled use of fire by some 50,000 years. A team of researchers led by geochemist Clayton Magill of Heriot-Watt University and archaeologists Susana Rubio-Jara and Joaqu&iacute;n Panera of Complutense University analyzed the remains of a fire from Valdocarros II, an archaeological site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/use-of-fire-in-europe-pushed-back-50000-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/use-of-fire-in-europe-pushed-back-50000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Child Mill Workers Examined in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[DURHAM, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a Surrey Comet report, an examination of the remains of more than 150 people recovered from a churchyard cemetery in North Yorkshire has detected evidence of child labor in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Rebecca Gowland of Durham University and her colleagues found that many of the remains belonged to young people who died between the ages of eight and 20. Their bones show signs of stunted growth, malnutrition, rickets, and tuberculosis. &ldquo;This i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-child-mill-workers-examined-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-child-mill-workers-examined-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Kissing a Universal Practice in the Ancient World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, DENMARK&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, Troels Pank Arb&oslash;ll of the University of Copenhagen and his colleagues suggest that kissing was considered part of romantic intimacy in Mesopotamia some 4,500 years ago, based upon texts written in cuneiform script on clay tablets recovered from archaeological sites. It had been previously suggested that romantic kissing originated in what is now India around 1500 B.C. &ldquo;Therefore, kissing should not be regarded as a cus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/was-kissing-a-universal-practice-in-the-ancient-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/was-kissing-a-universal-practice-in-the-ancient-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-D Digital Model of RMS Titanic Created]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAN DIMAS, CALIFORNIA&mdash;Submersibles named &ldquo;Romeo&rdquo; and &ldquo;Juliet&rdquo; were used to gather more than 715,000 sonar images and 4K video footage to create a full-scall digital 3-D model of RMS Titanic, according to a Live Science report. More than 1,500 of the 2,240 passengers and crew died when the liner struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912. The shipwreck, discovered in 1985, rests under 12,500 feet of water some 370 nautical miles south of Newfo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3-d-digital-model-of-rms-titanic-created/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3-d-digital-model-of-rms-titanic-created/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Ritual Meal Found at Pompeii’s Temple of Isis]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;Live Science reports that traces of a ritual banquet have been uncovered at the site of the Temple of Isis in the ancient Roman resort city of Pompeii. Analysis of the remains has identified at least eight chickens, a goose, a turtle dove, a pig, and two clams. Some of the meat would have been eaten by the priests of the Egyptian cult, while the rest would have been placed on the floor as an offering to the goddess, who was sometimes portrayed with bird wings. Birds are thought]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-ritual-meal-found-at-pompeiis-temple-of-isis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-ritual-meal-found-at-pompeiis-temple-of-isis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock-Cut Images May Be Scaled Drawings of Desert Kites]]></title><description><![CDATA[LYON, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Science News report, carvings discovered in different locations in the Middle East may have been scaled drawings of desert kites, which are enclosures made of stone walls that were used by hunters to capture herds of animals. One drawing on a rectangular stone in Jordan is estimated to be 9,000 years old, while two others on a boulder in Saudi Arabia have been dated to 8,000 years ago. R&eacute;my Crassard and his colleagues at the French National Center for Sci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-cut-images-may-be-scaled-drawings-of-desert-kites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rock-cut-images-may-be-scaled-drawings-of-desert-kites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funerary Bundle Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;Andina reports that a 500-year-old funerary bundle and pottery were discovered by archaeologists during work on a natural gas line near Lima&rsquo;s central coastline. The bundle, which had been wrapped in mats and tied with ropes arranged in a geometric pattern, is thought to belong to the Ychsma culture. For more on the Ychsma, go to "Idol of the Painted Temple."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/funerary-bundle-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/funerary-bundle-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of Anemia Detected in Ancient Egyptian Mummies]]></title><description><![CDATA[MURNAU, GERMANY&mdash;Computed tomography scans of the mummified remains of 21 ancient Egyptian children between the ages of one and 14 revealed that seven of them showed signs of anemia, according to a Live Science report. All of the mummies in the study date from the third millennium B.C. to the fourth century A.D. and are currently held in European museums. Study team members Stephanie Panzer of the BG Hospital in Murnau, Karl O. Schneider of LMU Munich, and their colleagues explained that an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/signs-of-anemia-detected-in-ancient-egyptian-mummies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/signs-of-anemia-detected-in-ancient-egyptian-mummies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Use AI to Read Ancient Mesopotamian Texts]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;Artnet News reports that artificial intelligence (AI) has been used by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Ariel University to translate ancient cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia into English. Luis S&aacute;enz of Ariel University said that the use of AI is not intended to replace human scholarship, but could speed the process of translating the vast quantity of fragmentary texts in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages that have been recovered from archaeological sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-use-ai-to-read-ancient-mesopotamian-texts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-use-ai-to-read-ancient-mesopotamian-texts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Skeletons Uncovered at Pompeii]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;The Guardian reports that the skeletons of two people have been found in Pompeii, at the Insula dei Casti Amanti, which is located in an area where a bakery and homes have been uncovered. Pompeii was destroyed in A.D. 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The skeletons, found beneath a collapsed wall, have been identified as two men in their 50s. One of the men had raised his arm, perhaps in an attempt to protect himself. The building where the remains were discovered is though]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-skeletons-uncovered-at-pompeii/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/two-skeletons-uncovered-at-pompeii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Ice Age Landscape Reevaluated]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Michigan, interior areas of South Africa that are now arid and inhospitable were more fertile and temperate for longer periods of time during the Ice Ages than previously thought. Archaeologist Brian Stewart and his international team of colleagues analyzed and dated layers of soil cores from inland ancient lake beds surrounded by higher ground left behind by their shorelines. The presence of lakes indicates that th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/south-africas-ice-age-landscape-reevaluated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 06:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/south-africas-ice-age-landscape-reevaluated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megalithic Tomb Explored in Southern Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANTEQUERA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a 5,400-year-old megalithic tomb containing stone tools, pieces of pottery, and human remains has been found in southern Spain by Leonardo Garc&iacute;a Sanju&aacute;n of the University of Seville and his colleagues. Situated near the Matacabras rock shelter at La Pe&ntilde;a de los Enamorados, or the Rock of the Lovers, light from sunrise on the summer solstice travels along a passage and onto a rock with distinctive ripples on its surf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/megalithic-tomb-explored-in-southern-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/megalithic-tomb-explored-in-southern-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Bronze Dagger Discovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[LUBLIN, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that a 3,500-year-old bronze dagger was discovered near the surface of the soil in a forest in southeastern Poland by a metal detectorist. Pawe&#322; Wira of the Che&#322;m Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments said it is the first such weapon to be found in the region. He thinks it may have been lost by a traveler. &ldquo;It is not a local product, the item most likely came here from today&rsquo;s Hungary, Czechia, Austria or Slovakia&m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-bronze-dagger-discovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-bronze-dagger-discovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Migration in Ancient Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;Phys.org reports that Viridiana Villa-Islas of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and her colleagues analyzed genomes and mitochondrial DNA samples from 27 individuals whose remains were recovered from eight different archaeological sites in Mexico dating back some 2,300 years, in order to investigate the possible movements of ancient peoples. Study of archaeological evidence had suggested that during periods of drought, hunter-gatherers from the north of Mexi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-migration-in-ancient-mexico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-migration-in-ancient-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,300-Year-Old Celtic Tomb Discovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNICH, GERMANY&mdash;A folded sword that may have been used in battle, a five-inch-long pair of scissors, a portion of a shield, a razor, a fibula, a belt chain, and a spearhead have been recovered from a 2,300-year-old Celtic cremation tomb in Germany, according to a Live Science report. The items were discovered during a search for lost World War II&ndash;era explosives. &ldquo;The scissors in particular are in exceptionally good condition,&rdquo; said archaeologist Martina Pauli of the Bavar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-celtic-tomb-discovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2300-year-old-celtic-tomb-discovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Architectural Elements Recovered in the Mediterranean Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[NETANYA, ISRAEL&mdash;According to an I24 News report, a swimmer spotted some worked marble at a shipwreck site located off the Mediterranean coast of central Israel and reported his discovery to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Recent storms are thought to have shifted the sands that had buried the wreckage. The marble cargo, dated to the Roman period, includes Corinthian capitals, partially carved capitals, and marble columns measuring up to 20 feet long. IAA researchers think the cargo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-architectural-elements-recovered-in-the-mediterranean-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-architectural-elements-recovered-in-the-mediterranean-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4,000-Year-Old Temple Unearthed in Western Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;ABC News Australia reports that a U-shaped temple has been uncovered in western Peru&rsquo;s lower Chancay River Valley, at the Miraflores archaeological site. A cross-shaped symbol known as a chacana has been found carved into a frieze in the temple, which has been dated to 4,000 years ago. &ldquo;This chacana or southern cross is the oldest complete representation that has been found in the Andes,&rdquo; said archaeologist Pieter Van Dalen of the National University of San Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4000-year-old-temple-unearthed-in-western-peru/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/4000-year-old-temple-unearthed-in-western-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Copper Trading Networks Identified in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[KIEL, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by&nbsp;PLOS, researchers led by archaeologist Jan Piet Brozio of Kiel University have studied the geochemistry of 45 Neolithic copper artifacts from northern central Europe and southern Scandinavia to determine where the ores used to make the objects originated. The artifacts included axes and chisels dating to the fourth through third millennium B.C. The team found that artifacts dating to before 3500 B.C. were fashioned from copper ores th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-copper-trading-networks-identified-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-copper-trading-networks-identified-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Colonist Found in Maryland]]></title><description><![CDATA[ST. MARY'S CITY, MARYLAND&mdash;The 400-year-old grave of one of the New World&rsquo;s earliest colonists has been found in Historic St. Mary&rsquo;s City near Washington, D.C., according to a Live Science report. While excavating in a field near the location of Historic St. Mary&rsquo;s, which was Maryland&rsquo;s original colonial capital, archaeologists found the remains of a boy between the ages of 15 and 16 who probably arrived in the area in about 1630. The boy had broken his right leg bad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-colonist-found-in-maryland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 20:03:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-colonist-found-in-maryland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for May 7th through the 13th, 2023.]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests early Asian migrations to the Americas and Japan(details)400-year-old-skeleton unearthed in Maryland believed to be discarded remains of teenaged indentured servant(details)Decline of the Indus Civilization megacities likely due to long periods of drought(details)Preserved 7,000-year-old road discovered beneath the Adriatic Sea(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-7th-through-the-13th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-may-7th-through-the-13th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[300,000-Year-Old Footprints Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCH&Ouml;NINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;An international team of researchers found the oldest known human footprints from Germany at the Sch&ouml;ningen Paleolithic site complex in Lower Saxony, according to a statement released by the University of T&uuml;bingen. The fossilized hominin footprints, which date to some 300,000 years ago, were probably left by members of the species&nbsp;Homo heidelbergensis. Two of the three prints appear to belong to young individuals. University of T&uuml;bingen archaeol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/300000-year-old-footprints-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/300000-year-old-footprints-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Objects from a Lost Ancient Collection Found]]></title><description><![CDATA[KLUCZKOWICE, POLAND&mdash;In 1942, the Kleniewski family fled their home in the town of Kluczkowice in central Poland when the Nazis confiscated their palace and turned it over to the SS. But while the family themselves left, they appear to have left some of their precious belongings behind. According to a report in The First News, during a recent government-sanctioned metal detecting survey, a detectorist found two 3,000-year-old bronze figurines depicting Osiris, the Egyptian god of death, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/objects-from-a-lost-ancient-collection-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/objects-from-a-lost-ancient-collection-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Ritual Cache Discovered in Ukrainian Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORSHCHIV, UKRAINE&mdash;Haaretz&nbsp;reports that archaeologists excavating in Verteba Cave in western Ukraine have discovered a trove of five female ceramic figurines made some 5,000 years ago&nbsp;by the Neolithic and Copper Age people known to scholars as the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture. These people, known for their massive settlements that rivaled the earliest cities in Mesopotamia in size, flourished in what is now Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova from roughly 6,000 to 4,600 years ago. The la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-ritual-cache-discovered-in-ukrainian-cave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 20:55:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-ritual-cache-discovered-in-ukrainian-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Incense Container Unearthed in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND&mdash;Times &amp; Star reports that archaeologists from Ecus Ltd. uncovered traces of a Roman village and foundry on privately owned land in Cumbria. Among the artifacts found at the site are coins, pottery, a polished stone nude male figurine, and a stone sculpture of a seated woman identified as Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck. The team also unearthed a copper alloy balsamarium, or incense and oil container, that was fashioned in the form of a bust of Bacchus, the Roman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-incense-container-unearthed-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-incense-container-unearthed-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on the First Migrants to the Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[KUNMING, CHINA&mdash;According to an AFP report, a new genetic study of a mitochondrial DNA lineage suggests that people from northern coastal China were among the first migrants to arrive in the Americas. Molecular anthropologist Yu-Chun Li of the Kunming Institute of Zoology and his colleagues analyzed modern and ancient genomes from across Eurasia, searching for D4h, an ancient mitochondrial lineage found in populations in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and California. They identifi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-first-migrants-to-the-americas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-first-migrants-to-the-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Flint Tool Found in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[VESTLAND COUNTY, NORWAY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a young girl playing near her school in western Norway started to pick up a piece of glass when she spotted a stone that turned out to be a 3,700-year-old flint tool. She showed it to her teacher, who contacted the Vestland County council. Vestland County archaeologist Louise Bjerre Petersen explained that the five-inch tool is rare because flint does not occur naturally in Norway. Petersen and her colleagues did not find any othe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-flint-tool-found-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-flint-tool-found-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavations Continue in Middle Egypt’s Meir Necropolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Excavations at the necropolis of Meir, which is located in Middle Egypt, have uncovered traces of a large structure made up of Christian monks&rsquo; cells dated to the Byzantine period on an upper level and Late Perod burials on a lower level, according to an Ahram Online report. &ldquo;The discovery highlights the significance of Meir during the Old and Middle Kingdoms as well as the Later Period,&rdquo; said Mostafa Waziry of Egypt&rsquo;s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavations-continue-in-middle-egypts-meir-necropolis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavations-continue-in-middle-egypts-meir-necropolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chimpanzee Study Offers Glimpse of Early Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZURICH, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Zurich, the ability to combine vocalizations into sequences to convey meaning may date back some six million years ago, to the last common ancestor of modern humans and chimpanzees. Ma&euml;l Leroux of the University of Zurich and his colleagues exposed wild chimpanzees in Uganda to model snakes. &ldquo;Chimpanzees produce &lsquo;alarm-huus&rsquo; when surprised and &lsquo;waa-barks&rsquo; when potentially recruitin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/chimpanzee-study-offers-glimpse-of-early-language/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/chimpanzee-study-offers-glimpse-of-early-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stable Ecology Linked to Cultural Continuity in West Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAKAR, SENEGAL&mdash;According to a statement released by the Max Planck Society, an international team of researchers led by Khady Niang of the Universit&eacute; Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar has studied toolkits recovered from Bargny 1, an archaeological site located near West Africa&rsquo;s modern coastline. The toolkits at the site, which feature characteristic technologies of the Mesolithic, date back some 150,000 years. &ldquo;The assemblage from Bargny 1 is closely comparable to those of a si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stable-ecology-linked-to-cultural-continuity-in-west-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/stable-ecology-linked-to-cultural-continuity-in-west-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bone Fragment in Storage Belonged to Ancient Alaska Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, NEW YORK&mdash;A bone fragment recovered from southeastern Alaska&rsquo;s Lawyer&rsquo;s Cave in the 1990s has been identified as 3,000-year-old human remains, according to a Live Science report. Shell beads and a bone awl also found in the cave suggest the space had been inhabited. It had been previously thought that the bone came from a bear, but recent analysis conducted by Alber Aqil of the University of Buffalo and his colleagues has shown that the bone is a fragment of a human hum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bone-fragment-in-storage-belonged-to-ancient-alaska-woman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bone-fragment-in-storage-belonged-to-ancient-alaska-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsurface Imaging Reveals Australia’s Ancient Landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by Flinders University, a new survey of the Red Lily Lagoon area in Northern Australia&rsquo;s West Arnhem Land with electric resistivity tomography (ERT) has revealed that some 8,000 years ago, the ocean&rsquo;s coastline stretched across what is now an inland region. The area is known for Madjedbebe, a 60,000-year-old archaeological site, and its distinctive ancient rock art. Environmental changes at the lagoon are reflected in this r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/subsurface-imaging-reveals-australias-ancient-landscape/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/subsurface-imaging-reveals-australias-ancient-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7,000-Year-Old Tomb Excavated in Oman]]></title><description><![CDATA[AL WUSTA, OMAN&mdash;Live Science reports that the remains of dozens of people have been found in a unique tomb in central Oman by a team of researchers led by Al&#382;b&#283;ta Danielisov&aacute; of the Czech Republic&rsquo;s Institute of Archaeology in Prague. Constructed with walls and a roof made of rows of thin stone slabs called ashlars, the tomb had been covered with a mound of earth. Inside, it was divided into two circular burial chambers that had been further separated into individual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-tomb-excavated-in-oman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/7000-year-old-tomb-excavated-in-oman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of a Neolithic Road Discovered in the Adriatic Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZADAR, CROATIA&mdash;Total Croatia News reports that traces of a 7,000-year-old road have been found at Soline, a Neolithic site submerged in the Adriatic Sea near Croatia&rsquo;s coastline, by a team of researchers led by Mate Parica of the University of Zadar and his colleagues. The road, which was made of stacked stone slabs, connected the prehistoric settlement to the man-made island of Kor&#269;ula. Flint blades, stone axes, and fragments of millstones were also uncovered. For more on Neoli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-neolithic-road-discovered-in-the-adriatic-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-a-neolithic-road-discovered-in-the-adriatic-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 30th through May 6th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Recently unearthed Romano-Egyptian Buddha was the product of an interlinked ancient world(details)(details)Underwater survey finds old military cemetery and hospital near Florida islands(details)(details)Artificial intelligence model learns to translate ancient Akkadian texts(details)Study of 150,000 year old Senegalese site gives evidence of cultural and climatic continuity(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-30th-through-may-6th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-30th-through-may-6th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on the Populating of Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOULOUSE, FRANCE&mdash;Live Science reports that archaeologist Ludovic Slimak of the University of Toulouse and his colleagues suggest that three waves of modern humans migrated from the Levant into Europe between 54,000 and 42,000 years ago. It had been previously thought that modern humans first entered Europe 42,000 years ago, based upon the analysis of teeth unearthed in Italy and Bulgaria. These people are considered to be the ancestors of Europe&rsquo;s hunter-gatherer Aurignacian culture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-populating-of-europe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-the-populating-of-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Settlement Explored in Western Anatolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[MU&#286;LA, TURKEY&mdash;Hurriyet Daily News reports that excavations in western Anatolia at the 4,500-year-old site of Mobolla have uncovered a city gate, walls, and rock-cut tombs. &ldquo;The settlement is on the hill, and it was built for protection purposes,&rdquo; explained Adnan Diler of Mu&#287;la Sitki Ko&ccedil;man University. &ldquo;There are tombs outside this settlement and there are civil structures, castle houses, dwellings, cisterns and sanctuaries inside the settlement,&rdquo; he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-settlement-explored-in-western-anatolia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-settlement-explored-in-western-anatolia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Yemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by the Manhattan District Attorney&rsquo;s Office, three artifacts recovered from a private collector were repatriated to Yemen during a recent ceremony attended by Mohammed Al-Hadhrami, the Yemeni ambassador to the United States, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge, James Deboer, of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. The objects include an alabaster ram with an inscribed base from the Hayd bin Aqeel necropolis that has been dated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-looted-artifacts-to-yemen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-looted-artifacts-to-yemen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Buddha Statue Discovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a 1,900-year-old statue has been unearthed at Berenike, an ancient port city located in Egypt near the Red Sea. The statue depicts Siddhartha Gautama, who lived some 2,550 years ago in South Asia, and eventually became known as the Buddha, or &ldquo;Enlightened One.&rdquo; Steven Sidebotham of the University of Delaware said that the statue is about 28 inches tall, and shows the Buddha standing and holding parts of his robes in his left hand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-buddha-statue-discovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-buddha-statue-discovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Microbes Recovered From Dental Calculus]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS&mdash;Science Magazine reports that a team of researchers including Christina Warinner of Harvard University has used samples of dental calculus from the remains of 46 people who lived between 30,000 and 150 years ago to reconstruct the genomes of extinct and previously unknown oral bacteria. They even inserted some of the ancient genes into modern bacteria, in an experiment suggesting that ancient bacteria may have produced molecules for cellular signaling, just as mode]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-microbes-recovered-from-dental-calculus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-microbes-recovered-from-dental-calculus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submerged Yellow Fever Hospital Found Off Key West Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[KEY WEST, FLORIDA&mdash;Gray News reports that the remains of a nineteenth-century quarantine hospital and cemetery have been found at a now submerged site in Dry Tortugas National Park. Between 1890 and 1900, the hospital treated yellow fever patients from nearby Fort Jefferson, a brick structure completed in 1826. Researchers from the National Park Service explained that quarantining dozens of patients at the hospital likely saved hundreds of lives. Most of those buried in the cemetery were me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/submerged-yellow-fever-hospital-found-off-key-west-coast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/submerged-yellow-fever-hospital-found-off-key-west-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Greek Tomb Detected in Naples With Cosmic Rays]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a void in the earth that may be a 2,500-year-old Greek tomb has been detected in southern Italy, some 33 feet beneath the city streets of Naples. Valeri Tioukov of Italy&rsquo;s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Kunihiro Morishima of Nagoya University, and their colleagues found the possible burial by tracking the path of subatomic particles called muons with a technique known as muography. First, the researchers placed a muon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-greek-tomb-detected-in-naples-with-cosmic-rays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-greek-tomb-detected-in-naples-with-cosmic-rays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman’s DNA Recovered From Prehistoric Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, a woman&rsquo;s DNA has been recovered from the surface of a 20,000-year-old elk tooth pendant by a team of researchers led by molecular biologist Elena Essel of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The pendant was unearthed in southern Siberia&rsquo;s Denisova Cave by archaeologists who wore gloves and face masks during the excavation in order to avoid contaminating anything that they found with modern DNA. Laborat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/womans-dna-recovered-from-prehistoric-pendant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/womans-dna-recovered-from-prehistoric-pendant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burials Offer New Insights on Puerto Rico’s Ancient Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[MIAMI, FLORIDA&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;Public Library of Science, William J. Pestle of the University of Miami and his colleagues analyzed the burials of five individuals uncovered in southwestern Puerto Rico at the Ortiz site. The oldest of the remains in the study were radiocarbon dated to 1800 B.C., while the youngest remains were dated to 800 B.C. Overall, only 20 sets of ancient remains have been discovered on the island. Throughout this 1,000-year period covered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burials-offer-new-insights-on-puerto-ricos-ancient-culture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burials-offer-new-insights-on-puerto-ricos-ancient-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,000-Year-Old Iron Ingots Recovered in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALDRES, NORWAY&mdash;Live Science reports that 32 iron ingots estimated to be 1,000 years old have come to light in central Norway. Grete Margot S&oslash;rum came across the rods, which are identical in size and shape, while clearing out her parents&rsquo; basement. She said her father found the hoard in the 1980s while digging a well along what had been the Bergen Royal Road, a medieval trade route that connected the cities of Oslo and Bergen. Archaeologist Kjetil Loftsgarden of the University]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-iron-ingots-recovered-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-iron-ingots-recovered-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland’s “Stone of Destiny” Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Historic Environment Scotland, researchers have produced a high resolution 3-D digital model of the so-called Stone of Destiny. The 350-pound piece of sandstone was used as a seat for Scotland&rsquo;s monarchs during coronation ceremonies until the invasion of Scotland by Edward I in the late thirteenth century. He took the Stone to England&rsquo;s Westminster Abbey and fitted it into a wooden chair known as the Coronation Chair. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scotlands-stone-of-destiny-studied/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scotlands-stone-of-destiny-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoard of Roman Coins Found in Tuscany]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIVORNO, ITALY&mdash;Live Science reports that a hoard of 175 silver Roman denarii in a small terracotta pot was discovered in 2021 on a hill in a forest near Tuscany&rsquo;s western coastline, about one-half mile from a site where traces of a Roman-era farm have been found. Archaeologist Lorella Alderighi said that the oldest coins date from 157 or 156 B.C., while the most recent date to 83 or 82 B.C. &ldquo;The coins have definitely been hidden&mdash;they constituted a &lsquo;treasure&rsquo; o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hoard-of-roman-coins-found-in-tuscany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hoard-of-roman-coins-found-in-tuscany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neolithic Sites Excavated in Corsica]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOTTA, CORSICA&mdash;The News and Observer reports that two Neolithic sites have been discovered in Corsica, a French island located in the Mediterranean Sea, by a team of scientists from France&rsquo;s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research. The first site, a workshop where a variety of obsidian tools were made, is about 6,000 years old. This site had partially eroded away when a system of terraces topped with granite walls was constructed on top of it between 4,000 and 5,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-sites-excavated-in-corsica/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neolithic-sites-excavated-in-corsica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rome’s Renaissance-Era Medical Waste Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;Live Science reports that a dump site found in a cistern in Rome&rsquo;s ancient Forum of Caesar has yielded a collection of 500-year-old artifacts, including medicine bottles, rosary beads, glass jars, coins, and a ceramic camel figurine. The items have been identified as waste from the Ospedale dei Fornari, or Baker&rsquo;s Hospital, which was sponsored by a sixteenth-century baker&rsquo;s guild. Each person admitted to the hospital would have been supplied with a jug, a drin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/romes-renaissance-era-medical-waste-studied/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/romes-renaissance-era-medical-waste-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy Repatriates Looted Stela to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;The&nbsp;Associated Press reports that officials in Italy handed over to the Turkish ambassador a funerary stela recovered from a private home in Florence by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. It has been determined that the artifact, which had been purchased in France, was looted from the area of the ancient city of Zeugma in southeastern Turkey. The second-century stela depicts a woman wearing a veil and a tunic and bears a Greek inscription read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/italy-repatriates-looted-stela-to-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/italy-repatriates-looted-stela-to-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Maya Sculpture Discovered in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a Mexico News Daily report, a rare stone sculpture of the Maya god K&rsquo;awil has been discovered in the path of the Mayan Train Project, which will connect archaeological sites on Mexico&rsquo;s Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula. Sculptures of K&rsquo;awil, who has been linked to lightning, strength, and power, have previously only been uncovered in Guatemala at the Maya site of Tikal. Diego Prieto Hern&aacute;ndez of Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-maya-sculpture-discovered-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-maya-sculpture-discovered-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Military Camps Discovered in Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[OXFORD, ENGLAND&mdash;By using open-source satellite imagery including Google Earth, archaeologists have discovered three previously unknown Roman temporary military camps along the border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. According to a BBC News report, the researchers were able to identify the forts by their distinctive rectangular shape with entrances on opposite ends. &ldquo;We are almost certain they were built by the Roman army,&rdquo; says project leader Michael Fradley of the University o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-military-camps-discovered-in-arabia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 23:45:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-military-camps-discovered-in-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Genetic Study of Scotland’s Picts]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND&mdash;A new genetic study has offered insight into the geographic origins and social organization of the Picts of Scotland, according to a report from Live Science. The Picts&rsquo; name is derived from the Latin word picti and references their use of body paint or tattoos. In the third century A.D., they fought off the Romans and established a kingdom in northern Britain that survived until around A.D. 900. Little is known of the Picts, but early medieval historians suggested]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-genetic-study-of-scotlands-picts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 23:45:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-genetic-study-of-scotlands-picts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for April 23rd through the 29th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Wooden ritual mask from Osaka comes from the early agricultural period(details)Ancient cemetery below Paris holds burials from early Roman Gaul(details)New burial analysis shows Puerto Rico&rsquo;s first inhabitants were more complex than previously thought(details)Spanish bone tool shows how Ice Age occupants made their clothing(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-23rd-through-the-29th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-april-23rd-through-the-29th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burial of Roman Physician Excavated in Hungary]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUDAPEST, HUNGARY&mdash;Telex reports that archaeologists unearthed the first-century A.D. tomb of a Roman physician in a central Hungarian necropolis. He was buried during the period when the Roman imperial province of Pannonia was being formed. Placed at the feet of the man, who died between the ages of 50 and 60, were two wooden boxes containing medical instruments, including needles, pincers, and silver-plated copper alloy scalpels that were fitted with interchangeable steel blades. A muller]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-of-roman-physician-excavated-in-hungary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-of-roman-physician-excavated-in-hungary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Cave Was a Popular Destination in Prehistory]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&Oacute;RDOBA, SPAIN&mdash;A new study finds that people have frequently visited Spain&rsquo;s Nerja Cave to view its Paleolithic artwork over a period of tens of thousands of years, according to a statement released by the University of C&oacute;rdoba. The researchers analyzed charcoal and fossilized soot found on stalagmites in the cave, a technique developed by the study&rsquo;s lead author, Mari&aacute;n Medina of the University of Bordeaux, that has been dubbed &ldquo;smoke archaeology.&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spanish-cave-was-a-popular-destination-in-prehistory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:37:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/spanish-cave-was-a-popular-destination-in-prehistory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busts Provide New Insight Into Spain’s Tartessos People]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADRID, SPAIN&mdash;A handful of newly discovered 2,400-year-old stone busts depicting human faces have the potential to provide new insight into the little-known Tartessos people of Spain, according to a report from Live Science. The carved stone faces, which have been dated to the fifth century B.C., were found by archaeologists from the Spanish National Research Council inside a sealed pit in an adobe temple at Casas del Turu&ntilde;uelo, a Tartessian site in southern Spain. The civilization,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/busts-provide-new-insight-into-spains-tartessos-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:37:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/busts-provide-new-insight-into-spains-tartessos-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Arabian Stonehenge" Uncovered in Oman Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC&mdash;According to a statement released by the Czech Academy of Sciences&nbsp;(CAS), international teams led by the CAS' Institute of Archaeology have unearthed archaeological features from several periods of human occupation in the deserts of Oman, including stone ritual monuments that resemble England's Stonehenge. These structures, called triliths, were built some 2,000 years ago in what is now the Dhofar province of southern Oman. It is not yet clear who constructed th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/arabian-stonehenge-uncovered-in-oman-desert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:37:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/arabian-stonehenge-uncovered-in-oman-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Establishes Native Ancestors Were in Alaska 3,000 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, NEW YORK&mdash;A new genetic study provides evidence that at least some Alaska Natives live in roughly the same location where their ancestors lived 3,000 years ago, according to a press release from the University at Buffalo. While studying what they thought was a bear bone found in a cave on the southeast coast of Alaska, a team led by University at Buffalo evolutionary biologist Charlotte Lindqvist determined that the bone had actually belonged to a young woman. The bone was radiocar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-establishes-native-ancestors-were-in-alaska-3000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:59:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-establishes-native-ancestors-were-in-alaska-3000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Unlikely Source of Prehistoric Food Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;University of Michigan, archaeologist Raven Garvey has conducted a study on digesta, the undigested vegetal matter found in the stomachs of herbivores, and concluded that bison digesta may have played an important role in the diets of hunter-gatherers. She notes that digesta from a number of species could have been a source of calories and nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, and fats. Garvey's models show that a group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/an-unlikely-source-of-prehistoric-food-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:59:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/an-unlikely-source-of-prehistoric-food-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mummified Child Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAJAMARQUILLA, PERU&mdash;Reuters reports that the mummy of an adolescent buried more than 1,000 years ago in an underground tomb has been uncovered on the outskirts of the Lima at the archaeological site of Cajamarquilla, one of the largest mudbrick cities from ancient Peru. According to archaeologist Yomira Huaman of the National Major University of San Marcos, the young person may have been a member of the Lima or later Yschma culture, who inhabited the region before the Inca Empire came to p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mummified-child-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/mummified-child-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wooden Festival Mask Found in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[HIGASHIOSAKA, JAPAN&mdash;An 1,800-year-old cedar mask has been unearthed ahead of railway construction east of Osaka, reports The&nbsp;Asahi Shimbun. Measuring 12 inches tall, the mask was found in flood sediments some nine feet deep along with two&nbsp;other wooden objects, a water bucket and a hoe-shaped implement. Scholars believe all the artifacts were used in agricultural festivals dating to the period of the Yamato Kingship, an alliance of noble families ruled by a leader known as Okimi t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wooden-festival-mask-found-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wooden-festival-mask-found-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study Helps Pinpoint Origins of Enslaved Africans]]></title><description><![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;University of California, Santa Cruz, a&nbsp;team of archaeoloigsts used predictive modeling to develop a new map of strontium isotope ratios in soils from across the modern-day nation of Angola, where many enslaved Africans originated. Strontium isotope ratios vary in the bedrock across the planet, and leave unique signatures in bones that can allow scientists to determine where a person grew up. Using their new isotope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-study-helps-pinpoint-origins-of-enslaved-africans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-study-helps-pinpoint-origins-of-enslaved-africans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Christian Paintings Unearthed in Sudan]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;An unusual set of medieval Nubian paintings with Christian themes has been discovered by a team from the University of Warsaw&rsquo;s Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology in the deserted town of Old Dongola in Sudan, according to a report in Artnet News. In one of the paintings, a Nubian ruler thought to be a king named David, bows to Christ, who is seated in the clouds, and kisses his hand, while both are shielded by the spread wings of the archangel Michael. An accom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-christian-paintings-unearthed-in-sudan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-christian-paintings-unearthed-in-sudan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underwater Temple Ruins Discovered in Bay of Naples]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;The Art Newspaper reports that two marble altars were found&nbsp;among the ruins of the now submerged ancient Roman port city of Puteoli in the Bay of Naples. Dating to the first half of the first century A.D., the altars&nbsp;were part of the Temple of the Nabataeans, whose exact location was unknown until this discovery. The Nabataeans were a Semitic people who established a powerful kingdom at Petra, in the Arabian Desert, in the second century B.C. Some 2,000 years ago, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underwater-temple-ruins-discovered-in-bay-of-naples/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underwater-temple-ruins-discovered-in-bay-of-naples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radar Detects Viking Ship Burial in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[STAVANGER, NORWAY&mdash;A Viking ship buried in a mound in Karm&oslash;y on the southwest coast of Norway has been discovered using ground-penetrating radar, according to a report from Sciencenorway.no. The ship appears to be 66 feet long and is located in the middle of the mound, leading archaeologists to conclude that it is a burial ship. Two other Viking ship burials have been discovered in Karm&oslash;y, and both have been dated to the late eighth century A.D. The newly discovered ship is be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/radar-detects-viking-ship-burial-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:20:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/radar-detects-viking-ship-burial-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence of Earliest Chicken Breeding Found in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOKKAIDO, JAPAN&mdash;According to a statement released by Hokkaido University, researchers on the island of Hokkaido have found conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in Japan dating to the middle Yayoi period, between the fourth and third centuries B.C. Chickens are thought to have been domesticated in Southeast Asia some 3,500 years ago and then carried around the world, but the time of their introduction to Japan has been unclear. At the ancient settlement of Karako-Kagi, a team of archaeol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-earliest-chicken-breeding-found-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-earliest-chicken-breeding-found-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News April 16th through the 22nd, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Hoard of Roman coins from period of turbulent civil wars unearthed in Tuscany(details)DNA analysis reveals genetic diversity and dynastic politics of massive ancient central Asian empire(details)Medieval Norse settlers of Greenland confirmed to have imported timber from North America(details)Mystery of Blackbeard&rsquo;s coal found not to be much of a mystery(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-16th-through-the-22nd-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-16th-through-the-22nd-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viking Hoard Discovered in Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOBRO, DENMARK&mdash;The Guardian reports that a young metal detectorist discovered jewelry from Scotland or Ireland and some 300 Danish, Arab, and Germanic silver coins estimated to be more than 1,000 years old in northwestern Denmark, about five miles from the Fyrkat Viking ringfort, which was constructed by King Harald Bluetooth. The pieces of the hoard had been separated into two spots located near each other. Lars Christian Norback of the North Jutland Museum said that the hoard may have be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-hoard-discovered-in-denmark/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/viking-hoard-discovered-in-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Series of Pre-Hispanic Structures Found in Highland Bolivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROSARIO, ARGENTINA&mdash;Phys.org reports that a review of satellite images by Pablo Cruz of Argentina&rsquo;s National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Richard Joffre of the French Center for Scientific Research, and Jean Vacher of France&rsquo;s Institute of Research for Development has led to the discovery of 135 archaeological sites in highland Bolivia. Dated from A.D. 1250 to 1600, the sites consist of circles made of local materials situated on hilltops. The large amount of potte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/series-of-pre-hispanic-structures-found-in-highland-bolivia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/series-of-pre-hispanic-structures-found-in-highland-bolivia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Greenland’s Norse Farmers Imported Wood]]></title><description><![CDATA[REYKJAVIK, ICELAND&mdash;According to a statement released by Antiquity, L&iacute;sabet Gu&eth;mundsd&oacute;ttir of the University of Iceland and her colleagues analyzed wood collected in western Greenland from five Norse archaeological sites occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1400. Four of the sites were medium-sized farms, while one was a high-status manor. Microscopic examination of the cellular structure of the samples revealed that about 25 percent of them came from larch, spruce, Scots pine,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-greenlands-norse-farmers-imported-wood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-suggests-greenlands-norse-farmers-imported-wood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Fort Found in Scotland on Rome’s Antonine Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, traces of a fortlet that once stood next to the Antonine Wall have been detected in Scotland&rsquo;s central lowlands by researchers from Historic Environment Scotland with a geophysical surveying technique known as gradiometry, which measures small changes in the earth&rsquo;s magnetic field. Antiquarian Robert Sibbald wrote in 1707 that he had seen this fortlet, but its exact location had been unknown. The structure had a ston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/small-fort-found-in-scotland-on-romes-antonine-wall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/small-fort-found-in-scotland-on-romes-antonine-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000-Year-Old Parisii Cemetery Unearthed in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;France 24 reports that a 2,000-year-old Gallic cemetery has been found in Paris on the Left Bank, near what was the ancient city of Lutetia. The necropolis was first discovered in the nineteenth century, but was eventually forgotten. Dominique Garcia of France&rsquo;s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) said this section of the cemetery, which was rediscovered during work to construct a new exit for the Port-Royal train station, is intact. A secon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-parisii-cemetery-unearthed-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2000-year-old-parisii-cemetery-unearthed-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the Romans Breed Flat-Faced Dogs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL, TURKEY&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, a recent study of a partial set of dog remains recovered from a tomb near western Turkey&rsquo;s Aegean coast in 2007 suggests that the animal had a flat face resembling that of a modern French bulldog. Carbon dating indicates that the dog died between 1,942 and 2,118 years ago, making it the oldest known brachycephalic dog, while analysis of its teeth shows that it had not yet reached adulthood at the time of death. The well-treated pet may]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-romans-breed-flat-faced-dogs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-the-romans-breed-flat-faced-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Temple Uncovered in Northwestern France]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRITTANY, FRANCE&mdash;Live Science reports that a structure thought to have been a temple dedicated to Mars, the Roman war god, has been uncovered in northwestern France at the site of La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz. Fran&ccedil;oise Labaune-Jean of France&rsquo;s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) said that the large sanctuary with a view of the Roman city of Condate was probably an important one. It is thought to have been established shortly after the region was conq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-temple-uncovered-in-northwestern-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-temple-uncovered-in-northwestern-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Canoe Retrieved From North Carolina Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA&mdash;WRAL News reports that a canoe estimated to be 1,000 years old has been recovered from Lake Waccamaw, which is located in southeastern North Carolina, by a team of archaeologists, volunteers, and members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe. The 28-foot vessel was discovered by swimming teens in 2021, who attempted to uncover it but eventually alerted the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. Now that it has been brought to the surface, the canoe will be taken to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-canoe-retrieved-from-north-carolina-lake/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-canoe-retrieved-from-north-carolina-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Inca Ritual Bath Discovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;According to a Reuters report, a bathing complex built by the Inca some 500 years ago has been discovered in central Peru&rsquo;s Huanuco Pampa archaeological zone, which is situated along a 15,000-mile-long network of roads that connected Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. The structure, which was found near the so-called &ldquo;House of the Inca,&rdquo; features a finely carved, six-foot-deep bath with additional pools and spillways. Water travels along a central]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-inca-ritual-bath-discovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-inca-ritual-bath-discovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sculptures Unearthed in Italy’s Ancient City of Paestum]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, excavations in southern Italy at the site of the ancient Greek coastal city of Paestum have uncovered small terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin. The seven bull heads had been placed around an altar in a small temple. The dolphin figurine is thought to have been made by the Avili family of ceramicists. Their work had not previously been found in the city. To read about a statue unearthed in the anci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculptures-unearthed-in-italys-ancient-city-of-paestum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sculptures-unearthed-in-italys-ancient-city-of-paestum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Ancient Tibetans Ate Dairy Foods]]></title><description><![CDATA[JENA, GERMANY&mdash;Consumption of dairy products helped humans to survive in the Tibetan Plateau some 3,500 years ago, according to a BBC Science Focus report. Researchers including Nicole Boivin, Li Tang, Shevan Wilkin, Hongliang Lu, and Shargan Wangdue of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology used paleoproteomics to analyze proteins in the calculus on the teeth of 40 people who lived at 15 different sites in the region. They found that milk drinkers included men, women, and children who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/some-ancient-tibetans-ate-dairy-foods/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/some-ancient-tibetans-ate-dairy-foods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early 20th-Century Ships Spotted in Lake Superior]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, the wreckage of two ships that disappeared during a storm in 1914 have been found in Lake Superior by members of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. A third ship remains missing, although the researchers expect to find it soon. All three vessels were owned by the Edward Hines Lumber Company. The steamship C.F. Curtis was towing the Selden E. Marvin and the Annie M. Peterson from Baraga, Michigan, to Tonawanda, New York, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-20th-century-ships-spotted-in-lake-superior/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-20th-century-ships-spotted-in-lake-superior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperial Winery Discovered Near Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;The Guardian reports that evidence of an extravagant courtyard winery has been uncovered at the Villa of the Quintilii, a second-century A.D. complex on the Appian Way that includes a theater, a bathing facility lined in marble, and a chariot-racing track installed by the emperor Commodus during his reign from A.D. 177 to 192. The winery was constructed by a later emperor over one of its starting gates. Archaeologist Emlyn Dodd of the British School at Rome said that fountains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/imperial-winery-discovered-near-rome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/imperial-winery-discovered-near-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News April 9th through the 15th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Hair strands reveal Bronze Age psychedelic drug use(details)(details)Ornate Christian frescoes emerge at site of medieval African capital(details)(details)Ancient humans ambushed giant wild cows in the Levant(details)Climate changes may have driven Maya decline(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-9th-through-the-15th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-9th-through-the-15th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age and Roman Era Remains Unearthed in Cornwall]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEWQUAY, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by&nbsp;Cornwall Council, archaeologists excavating at the site of a new housing development in the town of Newquay have unearthed three Bronze Age roundhouses and a Roman-era agricultural settlement not far from where the River Gannel meets the Atlantic Ocean. Sean Taylor of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit notes that finding Bronze Age houses clustered together is unusual for the area, and that an oval structure dating to the Roman perio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-and-roman-era-remains-unearthed-in-cornwall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-and-roman-era-remains-unearthed-in-cornwall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpredictable Rainfall May Have Helped Destabilized Ancient Maya Societies]]></title><description><![CDATA[UXBENKA, BELIZE&mdash;An interdisciplinary team has discovered that unpredictable changes in seasonal rainfall may have contributed to the disintegration of the political order at some ancient Maya cities, according to a University of New Mexico report. The team, which included University of New Mexico archaeologist Keith Prufer and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research&rsquo;s Tobias Braun, was able to analyze seasonal changes in carbon and oxygen isotopes over the last 1,600 years in a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unpredictable-rainfall-may-have-helped-destabilized-ancient-maya-societies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unpredictable-rainfall-may-have-helped-destabilized-ancient-maya-societies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Did Homo Sapiens Make Clothes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORDEAUX, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Haaretz report, Homo sapiens&nbsp;may have used a 39,600-year-old animal bone found at a Paleolithic site in Catalonia, Spain, as a punchboard to poke holes in leather hides. The bone, which likely came from the hip of a large mammal such as a horse or aurochs, is indented with 28 aligned puncture marks, some of them equidistant from each other. An international team of researchers studied the marks and, to help determine if they were made by humans, experim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-homo-sapiens-make-clothes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/how-did-homo-sapiens-make-clothes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apollo Gemstone Ring Unearthed in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESSEX, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a metal detectorist found a Roman silver ring in a field near the city of Chelmsford. The ring, which dates to between A.D. 125 and 175, bears an inlaid carnelian carved with an image of the god Apollo that would have been used as a seal to sign documents. "Apollo, being the god of healing and prophecy, would hopefully have protected the wearer from harm or illness," said Essex finds liaison officer Lori Rogerson. Researchers believe the gemstone was pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/apollo-gemstone-ring-unearthed-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/apollo-gemstone-ring-unearthed-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomb of Amun Temple Steward Discovered in Saqqara]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that the 3,000-year-old tomb of Panehsy, a steward of the Amun Temple in Karnak, and a collection of smaller tomb chapels have been discovered in the Saqqara necropolis by a team of researchers from Leiden&rsquo;s National Museum of Antiquities and Turin&rsquo;s Egyptian Museum. &ldquo;The new discovery sheds new light on the development of Saqqara necropolis during the Ramesside period and introduces new individuals that were yet unknown in the historical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tomb-of-amun-temple-steward-discovered-in-saqqara/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tomb-of-amun-temple-steward-discovered-in-saqqara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multispectral Imaging Recovers Parts of an Ancient Scientific Text]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;About half of an ancient text discovered in an abbey library in northern Italy in the early nineteenth century has been recovered with multispectral imaging and translated by Alexander Jones of New York University and his colleagues at the University of Paris, according to a Live Science report. Written in Greek on parchment, the text has been attributed to mathematician Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in the first century A.D. &ldquo;Unfortunately, we don&rsquo;t have the f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/multispectral-imaging-recovers-parts-of-an-ancient-scientific-text/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/multispectral-imaging-recovers-parts-of-an-ancient-scientific-text/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Ball Game Carving Discovered at Chichén Itzá]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a Maya ball game marker thought to commemorate an important event has been discovered at Chich&eacute;n Itz&aacute; by archaeologist Lizbeth Beatriz Mendicuti P&eacute;rez. The round marker, dated to about A.D. 900, measures nearly 13 inches in diameter and weighs more than 85 pounds. The researchers think the marker, which is carved with images of a ball and two ball pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-ball-game-carving-discovered-at-chichn-itz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-ball-game-carving-discovered-at-chichn-itz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Ball Game Carving Discovered at Chichen Itza]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a Maya ball game marker thought to commemorate an important event has been discovered at Chichen Itza by archaeologist Lizbeth Beatriz Mendicuti P&eacute;rez. The round marker, dated to about A.D. 900, measures nearly 13 inches in diameter and weighs more than 85 pounds. The researchers think the marker, which is carved with images of a ball and two ball players surrounde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-ball-game-carving-discovered-at-chichen-itza/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-ball-game-carving-discovered-at-chichen-itza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byzantine-Era Tunnel Found in Istanbul]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL, TURKEY&mdash;Hurriyet Daily News reports that researchers from Istanbul Municipality&rsquo;s Cultural Heritage Department discovered a 1,500-year-old tunnel while exploring the remains of Saint Polyeuktos Church, which was built between A.D. 524 and 527 and stood until about the eleventh century. The passageway was lined with marble and decorated with reliefs. A 1,900-year-old Roman statue, bronze coins, stamped bricks, marble fragments, pottery, oil lamps, and glass and metal artifact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-era-tunnel-found-in-istanbul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/byzantine-era-tunnel-found-in-istanbul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Descendants of Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA&mdash;The Virginia Gazette reports that analysis of DNA samples taken from people who were buried at the site of the historic First Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg has identified descendants among the modern congregation, which has relocated. &ldquo;That has always seemed like the most logical explanation for these burials, but without definitive proof we couldn&rsquo;t rule out the possibility that the burials were associated with another group or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/descendants-of-williamsburgs-first-baptist-church-identified/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/descendants-of-williamsburgs-first-baptist-church-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Trace an Ore Source for the Benin Bronzes]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOCHUM, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, analysis of metal rings recovered from shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean and archaeological sites in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Sweden suggests that metal used to craft the Benin Bronzes originated in western Germany&rsquo;s Rhineland region. Brass rings, or manillas, were mined and fashioned into currency by European merchants to purchase enslaved people, gold, and ivory during the period of the transatlantic slave trade. Researchers led by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-trace-an-ore-source-for-the-benin-bronzes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-trace-an-ore-source-for-the-benin-bronzes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Giant Land Snail Snacks Studied]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA&mdash;According to a Science News report, evidence for the consumption of Giant African land snails (Achatinidae) by early modern humans beginning some 170,000 years ago has been uncovered at the Border Cave site, which is located in eastern South Africa. The practice of roasting and eating the snails in the cave continued for about 100,000 years. Chemist Marine Wojcieszak of the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels and her colleagues were able to determin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/south-africas-giant-land-snail-snacks-studied/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/south-africas-giant-land-snail-snacks-studied/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Wooden Tags Offer Clues to Egypt’s Climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[GENEVA, SWITZERLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the Swiss National Science Foundation, a team of researchers including Fran&ccedil;ois Blondel of the University of Geneva analyzed more than 300 wooden tags that had been affixed to Egyptian mummies during the Roman era in an effort to study the eastern Mediterranean's ancient climate. Much of the wheat consumed in the Roman Empire was grown in Egypt, so climate fluctuations in the region would have had a wide influence. The labels,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-wooden-tags-offer-clues-to-egypts-climate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-wooden-tags-offer-clues-to-egypts-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News April 2nd through the 8th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:More finds at major site in Miami, Florida, pit preservation against development(details)Roman jewelry in Judea burial includes protective symbol of moon goddess(details)Severed hands in Egyptian palace pits may have been war trophies(details)South African cave produces evidence that early occupants ate giant snails(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-2nd-through-the-8th-2023/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-april-2nd-through-the-8th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medusa Mosaics Uncovered in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA&mdash;Live Science reports that two mosaics were unearthed in niches cut into a circular room in central Italy&rsquo;s Villa of the Antonines by a team of researchers led by Timothy Renner and Deborah Chatr Aryamontri of Montclair State University. The villa was used by members of the Roman Empire&rsquo;s Antonine dynasty, who ruled from A.D. 138 to 193. Emperor Commodus, who ruled from A.D. 177 to 192, may have had an amphitheater at the site for gladiator practice. The s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medusa-mosaics-uncovered-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medusa-mosaics-uncovered-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Use Detected in Hair Found in Mediterranean Island Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[VALLADOLID, SPAIN&mdash;Science News reports that evidence for the ingestion of hallucinogenic drugs has been detected in a 3,000-year-old sample of human hair discovered in a wooden box in Es C&agrave;rritx Cave, which is located on the island of Menorca. Archaeologist Elisa Guerra-Doce of the University of Valladolid said that more than 200 graves, ranging from 3,600 to 2,800 years old, have been found in a chamber at the entrance to the cave. Strands of hair on some of the bodies had been dye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/drug-use-detected-in-hair-found-in-mediterranean-island-cave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/drug-use-detected-in-hair-found-in-mediterranean-island-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Study Severed Hands Uncovered in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[BERLIN, GERMANY&mdash;Science Magazine reports that the remains of severed hands discovered in 2011 in northern Egypt at the site of the ancient capital city of Avaris may have been collected as battlefield trophies. The 12 hands, which have been dated to 1500 B.C., were found in pits dug outside the city&rsquo;s palace walls. Eight of the hands were found together in one shallow pit, while the rest were uncovered in another pit about three feet away. Both pits would have been visible from the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-study-severed-hands-uncovered-in-egypt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-study-severed-hands-uncovered-in-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumption of Yak Milk in Mongol Empire Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Michigan, an international team of researchers has found direct evidence of yak milk consumption in the dental calculus of an elite woman of the Mongol Empire whose remains were recovered from a cemetery in northern Mongolia. The thirteenth- and fourteenth-century burials in the cemetery had been well preserved in the permafrost, but as it has melted, the burials have been exposed and left vulnerable to heavy lootin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/consumption-of-yak-milk-in-mongol-empire-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/consumption-of-yak-milk-in-mongol-empire-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Tech Tools Used to Record Ancient Graffiti in Southern Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA&mdash;According to a statement released by Simon Fraser University (SFU), researchers from SFU and the University of Ottawa are using spatial reality capture technology to create a 3-D record of the ancient graffiti in the Temple of Isis in the Philae temple complex, which is located on an island in the Nile River in Upper Egypt. Sabrina Higgins of SFU explained that these techniques, incorporating photogrammetry, raking light, and laser scanning, will allow researchers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/high-tech-tools-used-to-record-ancient-graffiti-in-southern-egypt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/high-tech-tools-used-to-record-ancient-graffiti-in-southern-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History of Horses in the American West Examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOULDER, COLORADO&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Colorado Boulder, Native American groups living as far north as what are now Wyoming and Idaho may have been raising and riding horses by the early seventeenth century. In contrast, European records indicate that Native Americans began caring for horses after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when Pueblo people living in what is now New Mexico released Spanish livestock as part of their temporary overthrew of Spanish rule. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/history-of-horses-in-the-american-west-examined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/history-of-horses-in-the-american-west-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Identified in 17th-Century Swedish Shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPPSALA, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a statement released by Uppsala University, a new study of human remains recovered from the Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in Stockholm harbor on its maiden voyage in 1628, has identified a woman among the dead. Fred Hocker of the Vasa Museum said the determination was based on the shape of the pelvis of the remains known as skeleton G, and DNA analysis conducted with Kimberly Andreaggi of the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System&rsquo;s Armed Forces DNA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/woman-identified-in-17th-century-swedish-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/woman-identified-in-17th-century-swedish-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shields in Viking Ship Burial May Have Been Used in Combat]]></title><description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a new study suggests that the 64 wooden shields discovered in southern Norway&rsquo;s Gokstad ship burial in 1880 were part of the ship&rsquo;s equipment and may have been used in combat. It had been previously thought that the shields were solely ceremonial. Rolf Warming of the University of Stockholm said that the round shields, which had been tied along the top edge of the ship&rsquo;s hull when it was repurposed for the burial of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shields-in-viking-ship-burial-may-have-been-used-in-combat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shields-in-viking-ship-burial-may-have-been-used-in-combat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olmec Sculpture Will Return to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), a missing Olmec sculpture recovered in New York by the Manhattan Antiquities Trafficking Unit will be returned to Mexico. Known as Monument 9 of Chalcatzingo, an archaeological site in Mexico&rsquo;s central highlands, the sculpture stands approximately six feet tall, is five feet wide, and weighs about one ton. Mario C&oacute;rdova Tello of the INAH Morelos Center]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/olmec-sculpture-will-return-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/olmec-sculpture-will-return-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Image Depicts 30,000-Year-Old Egyptian]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Live Science reports that archaeologist Moacir Elias Santos of the Ciro Flamarion Cardoso Archaeology Museum and his colleagues have created a 3-D digital approximation of the face of a man who lived in Egypt some 30,000 years ago. Analysis of the remains, which were uncovered in Egypt&rsquo;s Nile Valley at a site known as Nazlet Khater 2 in 1980, suggests the man stood about five feet, three inches tall and was between the ages of 17 and 29 at the time of death. A stone ax w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/digital-image-depicts-30000-year-old-egyptian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/digital-image-depicts-30000-year-old-egyptian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Python May Have Been on the Neolithic Menu in Southern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[NANNING, CHINA&mdash;According to a Xinhua report, snake bones have been found among mammal remains at a Neolithic site in the Zuojiang River Basin in southern China. The snake is estimated to have been more than 15 feet long and belonged to the species Python bivittatus, or Burmese python. Yang Qingping of the Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relic Protection and Archaeology said that most of the recovered bones bear signs of butchering and possible burn marks. The snake, he added, is thought to h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/python-may-have-been-on-the-neolithic-menu-in-southern-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/python-may-have-been-on-the-neolithic-menu-in-southern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 26th through April 1st, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Analysis of Swahili genetics shows cosmopolitan history, supports oral tradition(details)(details)(details)(details)Archaeologists in Israel unearth 6000-year-old fishhook probably used to catch sharks(details)(details)Horses were an integral part of Indigenous American cultures within decades of their landing in North America, new study shows(details)(details)Roman quarry and dump in Brittany yields artifacts from fifteen centuries of use(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-26th-through-april-1st-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-26th-through-april-1st-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Neanderthal Hunters Vary Their Routines?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BURGOS, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by Spain&rsquo;s National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Abel Mocl&aacute;n and his colleagues examined the distribution of animal remains and stone tools left behind by Neanderthals at the Navalma&iacute;llo Rock Shelter some 76,000 years ago. They determined that the site was used sporadically by hunting parties, who brought deer, large bovids, and other prey back to the cave. The flattest, highest area of the cave contain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-neanderthal-hunters-vary-their-routines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-neanderthal-hunters-vary-their-routines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study Investigates Stonehenge's Celestial Alignments]]></title><description><![CDATA[WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that a new study of Stonehenge suggests it was not built as a solar calendar, as had been previously suggested by Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University. Darvill postulated that a possible 30 sarsen stones may have represented a month of days, while the inner five trilithons, each made up of two standing stones topped with a lintel stone, may have represented the five days left in the year after 12 months. Darvill also noted that the monument buil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-study-investigates-stonehenges-celestial-alignments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-study-investigates-stonehenges-celestial-alignments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genome Study Reflects Swahili Oral History]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORK, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of York, DNA analysis of remains from Kenya and Tanzania suggests that merchants from Persia who traded along eastern Africa&rsquo;s coast between A.D. 900 and 1100 had children with local women. Their descendants came to dominate the towns on the so-called Swahili Coast of the Indian Ocean. Jeffrey Fleisher of Rice University said that Swahili oral histories also tell of Persian ancestry. &ldquo;We have long believed that c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-reflects-swahili-oral-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genome-study-reflects-swahili-oral-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Andeans May Have Developed a TB Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATLANTA, GEORGIA&mdash;According to a statement released by the National Science Foundation, Sophie Joseph of Emory University and her colleagues suggest that people who lived in South America&rsquo;s Andes Mountains may have begun to adapt to the tuberculosis bacterium more than 3,000 years ago. The researchers were examining the genomes of individuals from modern Indigenous populations living in Ecuador at an elevation of more than 8,000 feet because they were interested in learning how the re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-andeans-may-have-developed-a-tb-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-andeans-may-have-developed-a-tb-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Ruins Uncovered at England’s Exeter Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXETER, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that traces of a Roman street and timber buildings were uncovered in southwest England at the site of the cloister garden at Exeter Cathedral during an investigation ahead of the construction of a new cloister gallery. &ldquo;The street and early timber buildings date from circa A.D. 50 to 75, and formed elements of the Roman legionary fortress which underlies central Exeter,&rdquo; said cathedral archaeologist John Allan. The timbers may have been part of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-ruins-uncovered-at-englands-exeter-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-ruins-uncovered-at-englands-exeter-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-Hispanic Artifacts Repatriated to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;Mexico Daily News reports that Mexico&rsquo;s culture minister Alejandra Frausto traveled to Rome to retrieve more than 40 pre-Hispanic artifacts recovered by Italy&rsquo;s Carabinieri group for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The oldest objects are about 1,700 years old. Some of them had been held in private collections. &ldquo;Not only do we announce the recovery of heritage but also the recovery of dignity in this country,&rdquo; Frausto said. Italy&rsquo;s gove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pre-hispanic-artifacts-repatriated-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pre-hispanic-artifacts-repatriated-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tartan Recovered From Scottish Bog Dated to 16th Century]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUNDEE, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, a scrap of fabric recovered from a peat bog some 40 years ago has been radiocarbon dated to between 1500 and 1655, making it the oldest known tartan found in Scotland. The fabric, thought to have been worn while working outside, is known as the Glen Afffric tartan for the bog in the Highlands where it was discovered. Examination with high-resolution digital microscopy detected the colors green, brown, and possibly red and yellow in the faded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tartan-recovered-from-scottish-bog-dated-to-16th-century/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tartan-recovered-from-scottish-bog-dated-to-16th-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6,000-Year-Old Copper Fishhook Unearthed in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, ISRAEL&mdash;i24 News reports that a large copper fishhook estimated to be 6,000 years old was discovered in southern Israel at the site of the ancient seaport of Ashkelon. The hook measures about two and one-half inches long and one and one-half inches wide, according to Yael Abadi-Reiss and Daniel Varga of the Israel Antiquities Authority. They think such a large hook may have been used to catch sharks or tuna. &ldquo;The rare fishhook tells the story of the village fishermen who sai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/6000-year-old-copper-fishhook-unearthed-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/6000-year-old-copper-fishhook-unearthed-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman-Era Trash Pit in France Yields Venus Figurines]]></title><description><![CDATA[RENNES, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a Roman-era quarry that was later used as a trash pit has been excavated in northern France by researchers from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). Among the refuse, the researchers discovered two terracotta figurines of the goddess Venus, pottery fragments, coins, pieces of glass, and clothing pins. Stone from the quarry was likely used to build the Roman town of Condate Riedonum in the first centu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-era-trash-pit-in-france-yields-venus-figurines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-era-trash-pit-in-france-yields-venus-figurines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bone Tools Recovered From 7,000-Year-Old Burials in Sudan]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;A 7,000-year-old set of sharp, gutter-shaped bone tools has been uncovered in northern Sudan&rsquo;s Letti Basin by researchers from the Polish Academy of Sciences, according to a Science in Poland report. The implements were recovered from a grave that held the remains of an elderly man covered with fragments of animal skin colored with red ocher. A small bowl in the grave also held traces of ocher and five bone blades of varying sizes. &ldquo;Given the characteristic shape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bone-tools-recovered-from-7000-year-old-burials-in-sudan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bone-tools-recovered-from-7000-year-old-burials-in-sudan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[800-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Central China]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA&mdash;The Charlotte Observer reports that a Jin Dynasty tomb was discovered in central China during a pipeline digging project. Archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that the tomb consists of a stepped passageway leading to a main burial chamber containing the remains of a child who died between the ages of six and eight, and the remains of two men who died between the ages of 50 and 60. The carvi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/800-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-central-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/800-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-central-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact Cist Unearthed in Armenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;An intact cist holding the remains of two people and beads and gold and carnelian pendants from an estimated three necklaces has been discovered in a necropolis in Metsamor, which is located in Armenia&rsquo;s Araks Valley, according to a Science in Poland report. The stone-lined grave, which also held traces of a wooden bed, has been dated to the Late Bronze Age, between 1300 and 1200 B.C. Krzysztof Jakubiak of the University of Warsaw said that the occupants of the tomb ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-cist-unearthed-in-armenia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/intact-cist-unearthed-in-armenia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural Connections in Southern Africa Traced With Copper Ingots]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, MISSOURI&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Missouri-Columbia, researchers Jay Stephens of the University of Missouri, David Killick of the University of Arizona, and Shadreck Chirikure of the University of Oxford and the University of Cape Town have traced interactions between different groups of people living in central Africa and southern Africa from the fifth through the twentieth centuries A.D. through the analysis of copper ingots. It had been previously]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cultural-connections-in-southern-africa-traced-with-copper-ingots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cultural-connections-in-southern-africa-traced-with-copper-ingots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Bronze Age Trade Hub Explored in Cyprus]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Gothenburg, archaeologist Peter Fischer and his colleagues have found pottery&mdash;as well as items made of gold, silver, and semiprecious gemstones imported from Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Egypt, Sardinia, Afghanistan, India, and the Baltic Sea region&mdash;in southern Cyprus at the site of Hala Sultan Tekke. Fischer said that the village, situated near the Troodos Mountains and a well-protected natural harbo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-bronze-age-trade-hub-explored-in-cyprus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/late-bronze-age-trade-hub-explored-in-cyprus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 19th through the 25th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:7,000-year-old cemetery reveals oldest evidence of cattle bloodletting(details)Archaeologists discover rare Zodiac reliefs in Egyptian Temple of Esna(details) Genomic analyses of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven reveals clues about his death(details)(details)(details)(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Stolen Artifacts to Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK&mdash;According to a statement released by the Manhattan District Attorney&rsquo;s Office, 29 artifacts were repatriated to Greece in a ceremony at the Greek Consulate. The objects were all seized during criminal investigations and include a gold Eid Mar Coin of unknown provenance, which was minted in 42 B.C. and commemorates the murder of Julius Caesar; a bronze calyx krater dated to 350 B.C. that was looted from a chamber tomb and smuggled into Switzerland and then the Unite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-stolen-artifacts-to-greece/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-stolen-artifacts-to-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Mummified Ram’s Heads Uncovered in Abydos]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that more than 2,000 mummified ram&rsquo;s heads have been found in Abydos in the northern precinct of the temple of Ramesses II, who ruled from about 1279 to 1213 B.C. The mummified remains of ewes, dogs, wild goats, cows, gazelles, and mongooses were also recovered at the site. Archaeologist Sameh Iskander said that the presence of the ram&rsquo;s heads in the temple suggests that cultic practice in memory of Ramesses II continued into the Ptolemaic peri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/thousands-of-mummified-rams-heads-uncovered-in-abydos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/thousands-of-mummified-rams-heads-uncovered-in-abydos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pottery Unearthed at Pompeian Villa]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;Artnet News reports that continuing excavations in Pompeii at the Civita Giuliana has uncovered a collection of pottery in what may have been the villa&rsquo;s servants&rsquo; quarters. The bowls were found upside down along the walls of a room. Researchers have been exploring the villa to learn more about daily Roman life and protect it from looters, who have weakened the area with a network of illegal tunnels. The villa will eventually be open to visitors as part of the Arc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pottery-unearthed-at-pompeian-villa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/pottery-unearthed-at-pompeian-villa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statue Fragments Uncovered in Egypt at Heliopolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Live Science reports that statue fragments have been uncovered at the site of a temple dedicated to Ra, the sun god, within the ancient city of Heliopolis, which is located in the Matariya district of eastern Cairo. Dietrich Raue of the German Archaeological Institute said that, according to ancient Egyptian beliefs, the world was created at Heliopolis with the first sunrise. &ldquo;Here the connection of kingship to the creator and sun god was celebrated,&rdquo; he added. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/statue-fragments-uncovered-in-egypt-at-heliopolis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/statue-fragments-uncovered-in-egypt-at-heliopolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Review Beethoven’s Health With Hair Samples]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;BBC News reports that a team of scientists, including researchers from Cambridge University, the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, and the University Hospital of Bonn, has analyzed hair samples thought to have been taken from the composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven in the seven years before his death in 1827. Of the eight samples in the study, five of them were determined to have come from a single European male and were deemed &ldquo;almost certainl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-review-beethovens-health-with-hair-samples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/scientists-review-beethovens-health-with-hair-samples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burial Chamber Uncovered at Maya Site of Palenque]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHIAPAS, MEXICO&mdash;According to a report in the Mexico Daily Post, a burial chamber was discovered in southern Mexico at the Maya site of Palenque during work conducted by researchers from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) ahead of the construction of the Mayan Train route. The main chamber holds the remains of a person who had been buried face-up in a manner typical of other burials at Palenque. The bones of a second person, thought to be a woman, were foun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-chamber-uncovered-at-maya-site-of-palenque/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-chamber-uncovered-at-maya-site-of-palenque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Pearling Town Discovered on Persian Gulf Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[UMM AL-QUWAIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES&mdash;The&nbsp;Associated Press reports that traces of a town made up of hundreds of dwellings have been uncovered on Siniyah Island, which is located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of the emirate of Umm al-Quwain. Timothy Power of United Emirates University said that the town is thought to have been founded in the late sixth century A.D. for the processing of pearls. The houses, which have been found in a range of sizes, were made of beach rock and lime mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-pearling-town-discovered-on-persian-gulf-island/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-pearling-town-discovered-on-persian-gulf-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation Work Reveals Ceiling of Egypt’s Temple of Esna]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that a team of Egyptian and German researchers has removed layers of soot and dirt from the ceiling of Luxor&rsquo;s Temple of Esna to reveal images of the 12 Babylonian zodiac signs; the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars; deities; animals; and depictions of constellations known as the seven arrows that the ancient Egyptians used to measure time. &ldquo;It is the first time to see these inscriptions and reliefs in Esna Temple,&rdquo; said Hisham El-Leithy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/conservation-work-reveals-ceiling-of-egypts-temple-of-esna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/conservation-work-reveals-ceiling-of-egypts-temple-of-esna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Neolithic Houses Unearthed in Northern China]]></title><description><![CDATA[FENYANG CITY, CHINA&mdash;Xinhua reports that traces of the foundations of two houses have been uncovered in northern China&rsquo;s Shanxi Province. The houses, situated partly underground, have been attributed to the Yangshao culture, and dated to some 5,500 years ago. The smaller house, which shows signs of burning, covered about 320 square feet, while the larger occupied about 420 square feet. A millstone and pottery were found in the larger structure. &ldquo;The discovery of two house founda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-neolithic-houses-unearthed-in-northern-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-neolithic-houses-unearthed-in-northern-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genomes of Tibet’s Early Inhabitants Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIJING, CHINA&mdash;According to a statement released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fu Qiaomei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) and her colleagues have sequenced the genomes of 89 people whose remains were recovered from 29 archaeological sites on the Tibetan Plateau. The study suggests that all of these individuals were descended from a northern East Asian population that mixed with an as-yet-unidentified population. &ldquo;This pattern is found in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genomes-of-tibets-early-inhabitants-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genomes-of-tibets-early-inhabitants-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative Construction Technique Spotted in Notre Dame]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;The masonry of Notre Dame Cathedral is supported with 20-inch-long iron staples, according to a Live Science report. Construction of the cathedral began in the twelfth century and continued for 300 years. &ldquo;This is the first building of its kind in which we see this,&rdquo; said Maxime L&rsquo;H&eacute;ritier of Paris 8 University. L&rsquo;H&eacute;ritier and his colleagues carbon dated the iron staples, which held together the large arches in the nave of the structure,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/innovative-construction-technique-spotted-in-notre-dame/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/innovative-construction-technique-spotted-in-notre-dame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric “Engravings Room” Rediscovered in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[LA FEBR&Oacute;, SPAIN&mdash;According to an El Pa&iacute;s report, more than 100 engravings were found by a group of cave explorers on a 26-foot-long panel in Cova de la Vila, an underground cave near northeastern Spain&rsquo;s Mediterranean coastline. The oval room was explored in the 1940s, but its location had been lost. Ram&oacute;n Vi&ntilde;as of the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) said that the well-preserved engravings date to between the fifth and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-engravings-room-rediscovered-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-engravings-room-rediscovered-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 12th through the 18th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Discovery suggests Iberians crafted steel tools a millennium before the Romans(details)Excavations reveal Cypriot village as site of significant Mediterranean Bronze Age trading hub(details)New analysis of the Colchester Vase provides insight into gladiatorial games in Roman Britain(details)Laser and chemical analysis of Wari pottery shows local creative diversity in ancient Peru(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Mosaic Uncovered in Southeastern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that an ancient mosaic was uncovered in southeastern England during an investigation ahead of a construction project near the Roman settlement site at Olney. The red, white, and blue tiles are thought to have been part of a villa and bathhouse. Much of what may remain of the structures is thought to be under a local road, however. &ldquo;Due to the site location we anticipated some notable Roman remains, but the discovery of this fantastic mosaic far]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mosaic-uncovered-in-southeastern-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mosaic-uncovered-in-southeastern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Palenque’s “Lady SAS” Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHIAPAS, MEXICO&mdash;According to a statement released by Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), osteoarchaeologist Luis N&uacute;&ntilde;ez Enr&iacute;quez and physical anthropologists Miriam Camacho Mart&iacute;nez and Luc&iacute;a L&oacute;pez Mej&iacute;a have completed the analysis of &ldquo;Lady SAS,&rdquo; a set of human skeletal remains discovered in a workshop in the Maya city of Palenque. The study confirmed the initial determination that the remains bel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-palenques-lady-sas-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/remains-of-palenques-lady-sas-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces of Medieval Temple Discovered in Eastern India]]></title><description><![CDATA[JAJPUR, INDIA&mdash;The Times of India reports that a temple complex dated to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries has been discovered at a four-acre site located in eastern India, at the base of a small hill near the village of Purushottampur Sasana. Temple foundations, large stone blocks, sculptures, and carved stone panels have been uncovered. Images on the panels depict war processions, royal processions, musical bands, elephants, and palanquins. Officials from the state of Odisha&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-medieval-temple-discovered-in-eastern-india/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/traces-of-medieval-temple-discovered-in-eastern-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Neolithic Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PERTH, AUSTRALIA&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;Public Library of Science, Melissa Kennedy of the University of Western Australia and her colleagues have excavated a mustatil, one of 1,600 low-walled Neolithic structures found in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Within this 450-foot-long rectangle, the researchers found some 260 fragments of animal skulls and horns from domestic cattle and goats, gazelle, and small ruminants, in addition to the remains of an adult man. Most of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-neolithic-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-neolithic-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moche Murals Uncovered in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIMA, PERU&mdash;According to a Live Science report, two 1,400-year-old paintings discovered this past summer in coastal Peru at the Moche site of Pa&ntilde;amarca contain images that may reflect artists&rsquo; experimentation with depicting movement. The murals were both placed on a pillar in a heavily painted hall where murals were first discovered in 1958. The first painting, near the top of the pillar, shows a man with two faces looking in opposite directions. He holds a fan with moving feat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/moche-murals-uncovered-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/moche-murals-uncovered-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Made Peru’s Wari Pottery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS&mdash;According to a statement released by the Field Museum, researchers led by M. Elizabeth Gr&aacute;valos and Patrick Ryan Williams analyzed the chemical makeup of ceramics unearthed at different sites in the Wari Empire, which covered more than 1,000 miles over the Andes Mountains and the coast of Peru from A.D. 600 to 1000. The scientists wanted to determine if areas colonized by the Wari Empire imported ceramics from the Wari capital, or if the local potters continued to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/who-made-perus-wari-pottery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/who-made-perus-wari-pottery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Treasure Hoard Found in the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS&mdash;Live Science reports that a hoard of gold and silver objects thought to have been buried in a swamp some 800 years ago has been discovered in the West Friesland region of the Netherlands by a metal detectorist. Archaeologists at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities who examined the objects said the hoard contains 39 silver coins, four golden ear pendants, and two strips of gold leaf. The gold objects are thought to have been crafted locally. &ldquo;Unfortunat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-treasure-hoard-found-in-the-netherlands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-treasure-hoard-found-in-the-netherlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sangam-Era Cemetery Excavated in Southern India]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAMIL NADU, INDIA&mdash;The Deccan Herald reports that 79 carnelian beads have been found in a single burial urn at the site of Konthagai, which is located in southern India, by researchers from the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology. The site is thought to have been used as a cemetery by the residents of Keeladi, a settlement situated about one-half mile away from Konthagai that was inhabited from about the third century to the eighth century A.D. To date, 59 urns made of red ware, red]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sangam-era-cemetery-excavated-in-southern-india/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sangam-era-cemetery-excavated-in-southern-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Rock Art Discovered in Western Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[AYDIN, TURKEY&mdash;Continuing study of the shallow caves around western Turkey&rsquo;s Mount Latmos has revealed additional prehistoric rock art, according to a Hurriyet Daily News report. The paintings were discovered by members of the Ecosystem Conservation and Nature Lovers Association (EKODOSD). &ldquo;There are human figures and ornamental motifs in the paintings drawn on a rock surface and its natural cavities,&rdquo; said EKODOSD president, Bahattin S&uuml;r&uuml;c&uuml;. Archaeologist A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-rock-art-discovered-in-western-turkey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-rock-art-discovered-in-western-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Cremation Grave Excavated in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEUVEN, BELGIUM&mdash;According to a Live Science report, a tomb situated on the outskirts of the ancient town of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey had been sealed with three methods that may have been intended to shield the living from the &ldquo;restless dead,&rdquo; or perhaps protect the deceased. Typically, cremated remains were gathered from a funeral pyre and placed in an urn for burial in a grave or placement in a mausoleum. Johan Claeys of KU Leuven said that 41 bent and twisted nails h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-cremation-grave-excavated-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-cremation-grave-excavated-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Stolen Artifacts to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;CNN reports that U.S. officials returned three metal swords and a stone ax stolen from Ukraine in a ceremony at the Ukrainian Embassy. The artifacts were seized last fall by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in the International Mail Facility at New York City&rsquo;s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The items were found in two separate shipments&mdash;the three swords had been shipped from Russia, while the ax had been shipped from Ukraine. To read about p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-stolen-artifacts-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-stolen-artifacts-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,300-Year-Old Rice Identified in Tibet]]></title><description><![CDATA[LHASA, TIBET&mdash;Xinhua reports that charred grains of indica rice have been found in southwest China&rsquo;s Tibet Autonomous Region. The 1,300-year-old grains were found among fragments of pottery, animal bone, and other plant remains at the Kongsangqiao site, which is situated more than 9,000 feet above sea level along the ancient Tubo-Nepal Road connecting China&rsquo;s central plains to the South Asian subcontinent. Kongsangqiao is thought to have been too cold to grow indica rice, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1300-year-old-rice-identified-in-tibet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1300-year-old-rice-identified-in-tibet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students Study Florida Space Race Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA&mdash;According to a Florida Today report, students from the University of Central Florida are investigating the Bumper Blockhouse site, which is located at Launch Complex 3, in a corner of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Bumper 8, a two-stage rocket launched from a small, wood-framed blockhouse on July 24, 1950, was the first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral. Air Force photographs from the time show that the small wooden building had been protected by a sand e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/students-study-florida-space-race-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/students-study-florida-space-race-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipwreck Investigated Off Coast of Northern Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOURKA, GREECE&mdash;Ekathimerini reports that archaeologists are investigating a shipwreck discovered by divers last summer off the coast of the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. Two cannons and a long rifle have been found, along with the ship&rsquo;s wooden hull. The researchers think the vessel was constructed in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries, and that it may have played a role in the Greek Revolution against Ottoman rule, fought from 1821 to 1829. To read about a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shipwreck-investigated-off-coast-of-northern-greece/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/shipwreck-investigated-off-coast-of-northern-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Metal Artifacts Recovered in Northern Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[HANOI, VIETNAM&mdash;Vietnam Plus reports that excavations conducted at Dong Dau, a site in northern Vietnam&rsquo;s mountainous Ba Vi district, have uncovered thousands of pieces of pottery; bronze artifacts; jewelry; and stone tools such as axes, hammers, and chisels. The site is estimated to be between 3,000 and 3,800 years old. Urbanization of the region around Hanoi has destroyed many sites from this period, making Dong Dau important to researchers. To read about stone tool manufacture at t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-metal-artifacts-recovered-in-northern-vietnam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-metal-artifacts-recovered-in-northern-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Lead Coffin Unearthed in Northern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[GARFORTH, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that 1,600-year-old skeletal remains thought to have belonged to an aristocratic Roman woman have been found in a lead coffin in an ancient cemetery of about 60 burials in northern England. Initial analysis suggests the burials in the cemetery date to the later Roman and early Saxon eras, according to David Hunter of West Yorkshire Joint Services. Some of the graves held Saxon knives and pottery, and some of the dead may have held Christian beliefs. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-lead-coffin-unearthed-in-northern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-lead-coffin-unearthed-in-northern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for March 5th through the 11th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Early ice skates from western China may show Bronze Age ties with Europe(details)Kurgan remains suggest they were riding horses by 3,000 BC, much earlier than thought(details)Lake sediment study shows how Preclassic Maya city polluted the nearby lake(details)Runic inscription on Danish find is oldest known mention of Norse god Odin(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-march-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Did Hominins Begin to Produce Tools?]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEIPZIG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Science News report, Tomos Proffitt of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and his colleagues suggest that it may be necessary to develop new guidelines for evaluating whether or not stone flakes were produced by ancient hominins on purpose or by accident. Proffitt and his team members identified more than 200 complete and fragmented stone flakes at 40 locations in southern Thailand where long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) use rock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-hominins-begin-to-produce-tools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-hominins-begin-to-produce-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17th-Century Coin Hoard Uncovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZANI&Oacute;WKA, POLAND&mdash;Live Science&nbsp;reports that a metal detectorist discovered a cache of some 1,000 copper coins on a farm in eastern Poland while looking for missing tractor parts. The coins had been placed in a one-handled jug with a narrow neck known locally as a siwak. Provincial heritage conservator Dariusz Kopciowski said that most of the Polish and Lithuanian coins were minted between 1663 and 1666. Oxidation of the metal has bound about 60 of the coins together, he added. M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/17th-century-coin-hoard-uncovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/17th-century-coin-hoard-uncovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Ice Skates Found in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[XINJIANG, CHINA&mdash;According to a Live Science report, 3,500-year-old ice skates have been found in a tomb at the Goaotai Ruins in western China&rsquo;s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Goaotai Ruins, thought to have been inhabited by cattle herders of the Andronovo culture, consists of a settlement and a well-preserved tomb complex surrounded by a platform of stone slabs. Made from straight pieces of bone taken from oxen and horses, the skates have holes at both ends to strap the flat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-ice-skates-found-in-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-ice-skates-found-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Ancient Temple Blocks Unearthed in Sudan]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARSAW, POLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that blocks from a possible ancient temple have been unearthed in Sudan, at the medieval citadel in Old Dongola, by a team of researchers led by Artur Ob&#322;uski of the University of Warsaw's Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology. Hieroglyphic inscriptions and figures found on some of the stone blocks date them to some 2,700 years ago, when the region was part of the kingdom of Kush. Nothing this old has previously been uncovered at Old Dongola. E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-ancient-temple-blocks-unearthed-in-sudan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unusual-ancient-temple-blocks-unearthed-in-sudan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifact to Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[ATLANTA, GEORGIA&mdash;11 Alive reports that U.S. officials repatriated a 2,700-year-old artifact known as &ldquo;Furniture Fitting with Sphinx Trampling a Youth&rdquo; in a ceremony held at the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, D.C., this week. FBI officials believe the ivory artifact, which is decorated with pigment and gold leaf, was taken from Baghdad during the looting of the Iraq Museum in 2003. The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University eventually purchased the object in 2006. &ldquo;Whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-looted-artifact-to-iraq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/us-repatriates-looted-artifact-to-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Reference to Norse God Identified on Gold Disc in Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, DENMARK&mdash;The Guardian reports that a reference to the Norse god Odin has been identified on a gold bracteate by runologist Lisbeth Imer of Denmark&rsquo;s National Museum. The inscription reads, &ldquo;He is Odin&rsquo;s man,&rdquo; and may refer to a king or overlord. The bracteate, a type of thin, ornamental pendant, has been dated to the fifth century, making the reference to Odin 150 years older than the one found on a sixth-century brooch in southern Germany. The object was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-reference-to-norse-god-identified-on-gold-disc-in-denmark/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-reference-to-norse-god-identified-on-gold-disc-in-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Ming Dynasty Tomb Discovered in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHANGSHA, CHINA&mdash;Xinhua reports that a Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368&ndash;1644) tomb has been discovered in central China&rsquo;s mountainous Lishui River Basin. Tan Yuanhui of the Lixian County Archaeological Research and Cultural Relics Protection Center said that the joint tomb consists of two arched burial chambers whose walls bear murals of flowers. A niche in the north chamber features 16 auspicious words, he added. And although the tomb has been looted, its shape, scale, and murals sugges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/double-ming-dynasty-tomb-discovered-in-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/double-ming-dynasty-tomb-discovered-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Roman Shrine Found at Leicester Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEICESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that traces of a possible Roman shrine, including a broken altar base, have been found under a cemetery next to Leicester Cathedral. More than 1,100 sets of human remains have been removed from the site, where a visitor center will be constructed. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s always been a tradition that the cathedral was built on a Roman temple, based on antiquarian discoveries in the nineteenth century,&rdquo; said Mathew Morris of the University of Leicester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-shrine-found-at-leicester-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/possible-roman-shrine-found-at-leicester-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway’s Medieval Writing Systems Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[OSLO, NORWAY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Oslo, researcher Johan Bollaert has studied Norway&rsquo;s medieval inscriptions, some of which were written with letters of the Roman alphabet, and some of which were written with runes. He noted that carving words into wood, stone, or metal takes time and effort, and so inscriptions are therefore shorter and simpler forms of text, and are usually found in places where the context would have been understood, such as on gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/norways-medieval-writing-systems-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/norways-medieval-writing-systems-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sphinx Uncovered in Upper Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[QENA, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that traces of a shrine, including a sphinx with the smiling face of an individual who is believed to be a Roman emperor, were uncovered at the site of the Horus Temple in the Dendera Temple complex by a team of researchers led by Mamdouh El-Damaty of Ain Shams University. El-Damaty said that the shrine had a two-level platform and a ramp, which had been carved from limestone. Inside the shrine, he and his team members found a mudbrick basin built during th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sphinx-uncovered-in-upper-egypt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sphinx-uncovered-in-upper-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeleton Study Tracks Europe’s First Equestrians]]></title><description><![CDATA[HELSINKI, FINLAND&mdash;A new analysis of 217 sets of human remains unearthed from 39 sites in Eastern Europe suggests that the Yamnaya people began riding horses at least 5,000 years ago, according to a Live Science report. Although many of the bones were poorly preserved, Martin Trautmann of the University of Helsinki and his colleagues found wear and tear on 24 of the skeletons that was likely to have been caused by regular horseback riding. Such wear and tear can include degeneration of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/skeleton-study-tracks-europes-first-equestrians/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/skeleton-study-tracks-europes-first-equestrians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colchester Vase May Be Roman Sports Memorabilia]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLCHESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that archaeologists have conducted a new series of tests on the Colchester Vase, which was discovered in a Roman grave in southeastern England in 1853. The vessel is decorated with images of bear-baiting, a gladiatorial combat scene, and the names Memnon and Valentinus, which may have been stage names for the enslaved fighters. It had been previously thought that the names had been carved into the vase after it had been fired. But the new study indi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/colchester-vase-may-be-roman-sports-memorabilia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/colchester-vase-may-be-roman-sports-memorabilia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 26th through March 4th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Chinese city had planned layout, extensive defenses(details)Mesoamerican study shows good governance was key to longer-lasting cities(details)(details)DNA study suggests early Europeans waited out the Ice Age in Iberia(details)(details)Genetic analysis discovers TB resistance in pre-contact Americans(details)(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-26th-through-march-4th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-26th-through-march-4th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were Steel Tools Used in the Late Bronze Age?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FREIBURG, GERMANY&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Freiburg, archaeologist Ralph Araque Gonzalez and his colleagues suggest that steel tools were used by the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula to carve stone pillars some 2,900 years ago. Gonzalez and his colleagues first analyzed the composition of the rock used to make the pillars, and determined that it was made of silicate quartz sandstone, which is extremely hard. They then attempted to reproduce the ancient stone c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/were-steel-tools-used-in-the-late-bronze-age/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/were-steel-tools-used-in-the-late-bronze-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Study Examines Europe’s Hunter-Gatherers]]></title><description><![CDATA[T&Uuml;BINGEN, GERMANY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, an analysis of the genomes of 356 European hunter-gatherers who lived between 35,000 and 5,000 years ago suggests that two genetically distinct groups comprised&nbsp;the Gravettian culture, which produced similar weapons and art known today between 33,000 and 26,000 years ago. Cosimo Posth of the University of T&uuml;bingen said that one of these lineages, dubbed Fournol after a site in France, belonged to a group of people whose r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-examines-europes-hunter-gatherers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 04:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/genetic-study-examines-europes-hunter-gatherers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[800-Year-Old Hoard Unearthed in Northern Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GERMANY&mdash;A metal detectorist discovered an 800-year-old hoard of gold jewelry and silver coins in northern Germany, in the region of the Viking trade center of Hedeby, and reported the find to the State Archaeology Department of Schleswig-Holstein (ALSH), according to a Live Science report. Ulf Ickerodt of the ALSH said that the hoard, which was excavated by archaeologists, includes two Byzantine-style gold earrings set with semiprecious stones, a gilded brooch made to l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/800-year-old-hoard-unearthed-in-northern-germany/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/800-year-old-hoard-unearthed-in-northern-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camera Glimpses Hidden Corridor in Egypt’s Great Pyramid]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;BBC News reports that a corridor first detected in the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2016 with muography, a non-invasive technique that tracks the path of muons from space, has been viewed with an endoscope. The corridor, which measures about 30 feet long and seven feet wide, is situated about 22 feet above the pyramid&rsquo;s main entrance. The endoscope was fed into the corridor through a joint in a stone chevron structure. The vaulted space may have been constructed to redistrib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/camera-glimpses-hidden-corridor-in-egypts-great-pyramid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/camera-glimpses-hidden-corridor-in-egypts-great-pyramid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of Surgery Examined on Medieval Woman’s Skull]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;Live Science reports that a woman&rsquo;s skull unearthed at an early medieval Lombard cemetery in central Italy in the nineteenth century bears evidence of two possible trepanations. The first, a large cross-shaped incision, shows signs of healing and was probably performed up to three months before the woman died. In the second surgery, the bone of the woman&rsquo;s forehead was scraped thin after the skin had been peeled back. Bioarchaeologist Ileana Micarelli of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/signs-of-surgery-examined-on-medieval-womans-skull/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/signs-of-surgery-examined-on-medieval-womans-skull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Defensive Trench Found in Central China]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZHENGZHOU, CHINA&mdash;Xinhua reports that a trench estimated to be 6,000 years old has been found in central China at the Suyang site in the ancient capital city of Luoyang. The trench was walled with wooden posts and is thought to have been built for defense by the people of the Yangshao culture. Archaeologist Ren Guang said that layers of artifacts found in the trench indicate that it was later used for domestic waste. Pottery and artifacts made of stone, jade, bone, shells, and burned corn a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-defensive-trench-found-in-central-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-defensive-trench-found-in-central-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Excavation at Pompeii Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;According to a statement released by the&nbsp;Archaeological Park of Pompeii, almost an entire block in the central area of the ancient city is under excavation by a team of researchers made up of archaeologists, archaeobotanists, volcanologists, topographers, architects, engineers, and geologists. So far, they have uncovered the masonry ridges of the upper floors of the buildings in Insula 10 of Regio IX, which is located along Via di Nola. One house, previously excavated in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-excavation-at-pompeii-underway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 04:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-excavation-at-pompeii-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Chaco Canyon Construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOULDER, COLORADO&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Colorado Boulder, the people who built wooden Great Houses in New Mexico&rsquo;s Chaco Canyon between A.D. 850 and 1200 may have carried construction supplies, including more than 200,000 timbers, with tumplines&mdash;straps that loop over the top of the head to support weight with the bones of the neck and spine. &ldquo;Tumplines allow one to carry heavier weights over larger distances without getting fatigued,&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-chaco-canyon-construction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-chaco-canyon-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moai Discovered on Easter Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, CHILE&mdash;ArtNet News reports that a moai has been discovered buried in a dry lake bed on Easter Island. Salvador At&aacute;n Hito of Ma&rsquo;u Henua explained that no one knew about this particular volcanic rock statue because it had been hidden by the lake and the tall reeds surrounding it until recently. Archaeologist Terry Hunt of the University of Arizona added that additional moai may be found. For more on the Easter Island moai, go to "Around the World: Chile."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/moai-discovered-on-easter-island/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/moai-discovered-on-easter-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Age Bone Comb Identified in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a comb made from a piece of human skull has been identified among the thousands of artifacts unearthed during an investigation ahead of road construction in eastern England. Known as the Bar Hill Comb, the artifact has been dated to between 750 B.C. and A.D. 43, and is one of three such combs found in Britain. A hole in the object, and lack of wear on the comb teeth, suggest that it may have been worn as an amulet, rather than used for grooming. &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-bone-comb-identified-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/iron-age-bone-comb-identified-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Tracks Plague’s Progress in Medieval Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[HAMILTON, ONTARIO&mdash;According to a statement released by McMaster University, a team of scientists including Julia Gamble of the University of Manitoba and Ravneet Sidhu of McMaster University looked for fragments of DNA from Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, in the teeth of nearly 300 sets of human remains unearthed at 13 different archaeological sites in Denmark. They detected plague in 13 of these individuals, and were able to collect enough genetic information from nine o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-tracks-plagues-progress-in-medieval-denmark/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/study-tracks-plagues-progress-in-medieval-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burial in Scotland Dated to the Iron Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[APPLECROSS, SCOTLAND&mdash;According to a BBC News report, skeletal remains from six people discovered under a kitchen floor in the Scottish Highlands in 2015 have been dated to 2,000 years ago. It was initially thought that they dated to the eighteenth century. Archaeologist Cathy Dagg said that these are the first remains dated to the Iron Age to be found in the acidic soils of the west Highland coast. These bones survived, she explained, because they were in an area with cobbled stones known]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-in-scotland-dated-to-the-iron-age/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/burial-in-scotland-dated-to-the-iron-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 19th through the 25th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Archaeologists unearth live Civil War artillery round at Gettysburg battlefield(details)Ancient musical instrument in southern Vietnam(details) (details)Residue of medicinal herb mixtures in a 500-year-old cattle-horn container from South Africa(details)Evidence of Bronze Age cranial surgery in northern Israel(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-19th-through-the-25th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flotsam May Be Wreckage of Historic 19th-Century Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK&mdash;According to an Associated Press report, a piece of wreckage recovered off Fire Island after Tropical Storm Ian may be from the SS Savannah, a 100-foot sailing ship that was initially equipped with a steam-driven sidewheel. In 1819, the steam engine was used for about 80 hours during the three-month trip from Savannah to England, making the Savannah the first vessel to use steam power while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. People were afraid to travel on the hybrid vessel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/flotsam-may-be-wreckage-of-historic-19th-century-ship/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/flotsam-may-be-wreckage-of-historic-19th-century-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Inscription Uncovered in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAJRAN, SAUDI ARABIA&mdash;ArtNews reports that three gold rings, a bronze bull&rsquo;s head, and an inscription written in Musnad, a pre-Islamic script used in southern Arabia, have been found at the site of Al Ukhdud. Each of the connected rings bears a butterfly-shaped lobe. Bulls&rsquo; heads are thought to have been used to symbolize power, fertility, wisdom, and divinity in pre-Islamic art. The inscription, which covers about seven and one-half feet, describes the life of Wahib Eil bin Mag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-inscription-uncovered-in-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-inscription-uncovered-in-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter-Gatherers in Spain Enjoyed Mediterranean Seafoods]]></title><description><![CDATA[YORK, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of York, an analysis of the chemical composition of collagen samples taken from 11 people whose remains were unearthed at El Collado, a Mesolithic cemetery in Valencia, Spain, indicates that these hunter-gatherers may have eaten more fish from the Mediterranean Sea than previously thought. Fishing was thought to be more important to hunter-gatherer communities living near the Atlantic and Baltic seas, Maria Fontanals-Coll of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherers-in-spain-enjoyed-mediterranean-seafoods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/hunter-gatherers-in-spain-enjoyed-mediterranean-seafoods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wooden Roman Defenses Uncovered in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[BAD EMS, GERMANY&mdash;Remains of a fence topped with wooden spikes have been uncovered at the site of a Roman military base in western Germany by Markus Scholz of Goethe University and Daniel Burger-V&ouml;llmecke and Peter Henrich of the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to an Artnet News report. The site, made up of more than 40 towers and a camp, was destroyed by a fire that began in a watch tower. The heavily fortified structure protected a Roman s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wooden-roman-defenses-uncovered-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/wooden-roman-defenses-uncovered-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have France’s First Arrows Been Found?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOULOUSE, FRANCE&mdash;According to a Nature News report, Ludovic Slimak of the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaur&egrave;s and Laure Metz of Aix-Marseille University suggest that stone points recovered from a 54,000-year-old layer in Grotte Mandrin, a rock shelter in the Rh&ocirc;ne Valley, were made by some of the first modern humans to live in the region. A child&rsquo;s tooth found among the thousands of stone tools in this layer has been identified as a modern human tooth, while the smallest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/have-frances-first-arrows-been-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/have-frances-first-arrows-been-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric Monument Builders’ Homes Found in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, a Neolithic site in west-central France is thought to be the home of some of the first people to construct megalithic barrows and dolmens in Europe. Vincent Ard of the French National Center for Scientific Research and his colleagues determined that the Le Peu enclosure, which was discovered during an aerial survey in 2011, consisted of several timber buildings clustered on the top of a small hill surround]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-monument-builders-homes-found-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/prehistoric-monument-builders-homes-found-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss Museum Returns Sacred Objects to Canada's First Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, CANADA&mdash;The Canadian Press reports that the Geneva Museum of Ethnography has repatriated two sacred objects to the Haudenosaunee Confederation, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Tuscarora, and Seneca peoples. The medicine mask and turtle rattle had been held in Switzerland for nearly 200 years. The mask was spotted in the museum&rsquo;s collection by Tuscarora Brennan Ferguson, a member of the Haudenosaunee external relations committee, which then wrote to the m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/swiss-museum-returns-sacred-objects-to-canadas-first-nations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/swiss-museum-returns-sacred-objects-to-canadas-first-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on an Unusual Burial in Sardinia]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAGLIARI, ITALY&mdash;According to a Live Science report, Dario D&rsquo;Orlando of the University of Cagliari and his colleagues examined excavation records of Sardinia&rsquo;s Monte Luna necropolis, which was unearthed in the 1970s, and the skeletal remains of a woman who had been buried face down there. The new study confirmed that the woman was between the ages of 18 and 22 when she died sometime between the end of the third century and the beginning of the second century B.C. D&rsquo;Orlando]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-an-unusual-burial-in-sardinia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-an-unusual-burial-in-sardinia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Antler Found in Vietnam May Be Early Musical Instrument]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONG AN, VIETNAM&mdash;According to an IFL Science report, a 2,000-year-old antler found in southern Vietnam near the Mekong River may have been part of a musical instrument. Fredeliza Campos of Australian National University and her colleagues, including researchers from Long An Museum, examined more than 600 bone artifacts recovered from the region once inhabited by Vietnam&rsquo;s pre-&Oacute;c Eo culture. This antler, they noticed, has a hole at one end that may have held a tuning peg, and a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-antler-found-in-vietnam-may-be-early-musical-instrument/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-antler-found-in-vietnam-may-be-early-musical-instrument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collection of Crown Jewelry Repatriated to Cambodia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA&mdash;According to a BBC News report, 77 looted pieces of jewelry have been returned to Cambodia by the family of a deceased antiquities dealer from London. Cambodia&rsquo;s culture minister Phoeurng Sackona said that the collection includes crowns, necklaces, bracelets, belts, earrings, and amulets dated to the Angkorian period, from the ninth to the fourteenth centuries A.D. One of the crowns may date to the seventh century. Archaeologist Sonetra Seng has been studying Ang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/collection-of-crown-jewelry-repatriated-to-cambodia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/collection-of-crown-jewelry-repatriated-to-cambodia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Civil War Shell Discovered at Pennsylvania Battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA&mdash;Live Science reports that archaeologist Steven Brann and his colleagues employed metal detectors to check a hill at Gettysburg National Military Park known as Little Round Top before beginning rehabilitation work to protect the battlefield landscape and add new signage for visitors. They subsequently discovered a live artillery shell under about two feet of earth. The shell, which would have been fired from a rifled cannon, measured about seven inches long and weig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/live-civil-war-shell-discovered-at-pennsylvania-battlefield/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/live-civil-war-shell-discovered-at-pennsylvania-battlefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost World War II–Era Submarine Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, JAPAN&mdash;The Maritime Executive reports that a wrecked submarine off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, has been identified as the USS Albacore by the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) with the assistance of Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo. Japanese war records show that an American submarine hit a naval mine near the coast of the island of Hokkaido on November 7, 1944. Ura and his colleagues found the site and were able to examine key structural elements in the murky underwat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-iiera-submarine-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-iiera-submarine-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost World War II-Era Submarine Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, JAPAN&mdash;The Maritime Executive reports that a wrecked submarine off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, has been identified as the USS Albacore by the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) with the assistance of Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo. Japanese war records show that an American submarine hit a naval mine near the coast of the island of Hokkaido on November 7, 1944. Ura and his colleagues found the site and were able to examine key structural elements in the murky underwat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-ii-era-submarine-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-world-war-ii-era-submarine-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 12th through the 18th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:2.9 million-year-old African site raises questions over who really made some of the earliest stone tools(details)(details)(details)Ancient burial mounds in Mexico among region's most important finds in decades(details)Sprawling early Medieval stronghold discovered beneath Spanish forest(details)Lavish foods and spices survive five centuries submerged in royal shipwreck(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-12th-through-the-18th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Work to Identify Revolutionary War Casualties]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA&mdash;WLTX.com reports that researchers have been working to identify the remains of 14 Revolutionary War soldiers killed during the Battle of Camden in 1780. The remains were recovered from seven locations on the battlefield. Twelve of the men have been identified as Continental soldiers from Maryland and Delaware; one is thought to be a Loyalist from North Carolina; and one served with the British 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser&rsquo;s Highlanders. &ldquo;We know the ages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-work-to-identify-revolutionary-war-casualties/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-work-to-identify-revolutionary-war-casualties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sumerian Palace and Temple Discovered in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[TELLO, IRAQ&mdash;According to a report in The Guardian, the 4,500-year-old Lord Palace of the Kings and a temple dedicated to the god Nin&#285;irsu have been discovered in Girsu, a Sumerian city in southern Iraq that was discovered about 140 years ago. Researchers were aware of the existence of the mud-brick palace from inscriptions unearthed at other locations in the city. The excavation team, which is made up of British and Iraqi archaeologists, also recovered more than 200 cuneiform tablets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sumerian-palace-and-temple-discovered-in-iraq/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/sumerian-palace-and-temple-discovered-in-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cemetery Found in Mexico City Reflects Changing Burial Customs]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO&mdash;The Mexico Daily Post reports that a cemetery dated to between A.D. 1521 and 1620 has been discovered at a construction site in Chapultepec Forest Garden, a park of more than 1,600 acres in Mexico City. Archaeologists Blanca Copto Guti&eacute;rrez and Alixbeth Daniela Aburto P&eacute;rez of Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that the cemetery reflects the transition from pre-Hispanic burial customs to those introduced by the Spania]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cemetery-found-in-mexico-city-reflects-changing-burial-customs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cemetery-found-in-mexico-city-reflects-changing-burial-customs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,400-Year-Old Toilet Found in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA&mdash;According to a China Daily report, the lower parts of a flush toilet estimated to be 2,400 years old have been uncovered in northwestern China&rsquo;s ancient city of Yueyang. The toilet consists of a bowl, which was situated indoors, and a pipe that led to an outdoor pit. Servants are thought to have poured water into the bowl every time it was used, explained Liu Rui of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Liu and his colleagues are not sure what the upper half]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2400-year-old-toilet-found-in-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2400-year-old-toilet-found-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconstruction of 9,600-Year-Old Skull Completed in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[PIAU&Iacute;, BRAZIL&mdash;Live Science reports that a team of researchers led by Moacir Elias Santos of the Ciro Flamarion Cardoso Archaeology Museum has reconstructed the face of a person whose remains were uncovered at Toca dos Coqueiros, an archaeological site in Brazil&rsquo;s Serra da Capivara National Park. When the remains were discovered in 1997, researchers were divided as to whether they represented a man or a woman who lived about 9,600 years ago. To learn more about the possible app]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/reconstruction-of-9600-year-old-skull-completed-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/reconstruction-of-9600-year-old-skull-completed-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconstruction Shows Teen Who Died in Norway 8,300 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[RANDABERG, NORWAY&mdash;Live Science reports that the face of a boy who died some 8,300 years ago has been reconstructed with computed tomography scans of remains discovered near the southwestern coast of Norway in 1907. Analysis of the remains indicates that the well-fed, healthy boy was about 15 years old at the time of death, and stood a little over four feet tall. His skull bones had fused too early, forcing his head to grow into an unusual shape. Osteologist Sean Dexter Denham of the Univer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/reconstruction-shows-teen-who-died-in-norway-8300-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/reconstruction-shows-teen-who-died-in-norway-8300-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Inca Tunic Unearthed in Chile]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;A tunic, or unku, once worn by an Inca man has been recovered from a grave in northern Chile, according to a statement released by George Washington University. Unkus were made according to specifications imposed by imperial authorities, said team member Jeffrey Splitstoser of George Washington University. This unku, however, also has features unique to the provincial region where it was found, hundreds of miles south of Cusco, the Inca capital. &ldquo;It represents a stud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-inca-tunic-unearthed-in-chile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-inca-tunic-unearthed-in-chile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000-Year-Old Milk Residue Found in Tibet]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAMLING COUNTY, TIBET&mdash;China Daily reports that 3,000-year-old traces of milk have been found on pottery fragments unearthed on the Tibetan Plateau at the Gongthang Ruin site, which is located more than 13,000 feet above sea level on the banks of the Shangchu River. &ldquo;It may imply that on the Tibetan Plateau, the development of milk as a secondary product occurred at the same time as the utilization of primary animal products, such as meat,&rdquo; said Yang Xiaoyan of Lanzhou Universit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-milk-residue-found-in-tibet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/3000-year-old-milk-residue-found-in-tibet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Model Suggests Timeline for Migration to North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA&mdash;Live Science reports that a possible coastal migration route along the Bering Strait Land Bridge that once connected Asia and North America may have only been passable between 24,500 and 22,000 years ago, and 16,400 and 14,800 years ago. Paleoceanographer Summer Praetorius of the U.S. Geological Survey and her colleagues used data on sea ice variations and sediment samples from the Gulf of Alaska to develop a model of climate change over the past 45,000 years. The mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/climate-model-suggests-timeline-for-migration-to-north-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/climate-model-suggests-timeline-for-migration-to-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cache of Artifacts Uncovered at Harriet Tubman’s Birthplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, MARYLAND&mdash;CBS News reports that items thought to make up a West African spirit cache have been found on Maryland&rsquo;s Eastern Shore near the site of an enslaved overseer&rsquo;s house on the land of slaveholder Anthony Thompson. Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman&rsquo;s father, also lived on the property. Tubman was born into slavery&nbsp;as Araminta Ross at the site in 1822. The cache includes glass, a round button, red and blue items, and metal nails. After Tubman&rsquo;s escape to f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cache-of-artifacts-uncovered-at-harriet-tubmans-birthplace/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/cache-of-artifacts-uncovered-at-harriet-tubmans-birthplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Secret Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, Found and Decoded]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARIS, FRANCE&mdash;The AFP reports that encoded letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, between 1578 and 1584 while she was imprisoned in England by Queen Elizabeth I have been deciphered and identified by computer scientist and cryptographer George Lasry, and his colleagues, Norbert Biermann and Satoshi Tomokiyo. The researchers, who are members of the DECRYPT project, found the 57 letters written in cipher in the digital archive of France&rsquo;s National Library, where they had been mislabe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-secret-letters-of-mary-queen-of-scots-found-and-decoded/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/lost-secret-letters-of-mary-queen-of-scots-found-and-decoded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huastec Earthen Mounds Excavated in Northern Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO&mdash;According to a report in The Art Newspaper, archaeologists from Mexico&rsquo;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) are investigating four large earthen mounds at the site of El Naranjo, which is located in northern Mexico. Esteban &Aacute;valos said that the 1,000-year-old mounds were part of a Huastec settlement, and were used for both burials and daily activities. Hearths, everyday ceramics, grinding stones, and projectile points have been recovered f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/huastec-earthen-mounds-excavated-in-northern-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/huastec-earthen-mounds-excavated-in-northern-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for February 5th through the 11th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Turkish tree ring record suggests drought caused collapse of the Hittite Empire(details)New study identifies two narrow windows when coastal Beringia was passable(details)Bone spear fragments found in Washington may be oldest weapon in the Americas(details)(details)(details)French burial shows gold wires used to hold aristocrat&rsquo;s teeth in place(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-february-5th-through-the-11th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Medieval Fort Studied in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[GALICIA, SPAIN&mdash;A lidar survey of a forested hilltop in northwestern Spain conducted by M&aacute;rio Fern&aacute;ndez-Pereiro of University College London and the University of Santiago de Compostela and Jos&eacute; Carols S&aacute;nchez-Pardo of the University of Santiago de Compostela has revealed an early medieval fortress, according to a Live Science report. The study suggests that the site, known as Castro Valente, had 30 towers, covered about 25 acres, and was surrounded by a defensiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-medieval-fort-studied-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/early-medieval-fort-studied-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinct Human Cousins May Have Also Used Tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYAYANGA, KENYA&mdash;BBC News reports that more than 300 Oldowan stone tools dated to 2.9 million years ago have been uncovered in western Kenya on the Homa Peninsula. Two molars belonging to Paranthropus, an extinct human cousin with both ape-like and human-like traits, were also recovered at the site. It had been previously thought that Oldowan tools, which were used to butcher hippos and pound plant foods at this site, were only made and used by the ancestors of modern humans. &ldquo;With th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/extinct-human-cousins-may-have-also-used-tools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/extinct-human-cousins-may-have-also-used-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15th-Century Spices Identified in Royal Shipwreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[LUND, SWEDEN&mdash;Phys.org reports that Mikael Larsson and Brendan Foley of Lund University have analyzed the remains of more than 3,000 plants recovered from the Gribshunden, a Danish royal ship that sank in the cold waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden in 1495. Danish King Hans had been meeting Sten Sture the Elder, who ruled Sweden, when the Gribshunden caught fire and sank. Artifacts were recovered from the wreckage in the 1960s, but this is the first time that the plant materia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/15th-century-spices-identified-in-royal-shipwreck/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/15th-century-spices-identified-in-royal-shipwreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age Burial Found in Romania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DR&#258;GU&#350;ENI, ROMANIA&mdash;Romania Insider reports that a 3,000-year-old skeleton has been found in eastern Romania in what was once a burial mound attributed to the Yamnaya culture. Adela Kovacs of the Boto&#351;ani County Museum said that she and her colleagues from the Archaeological Institute of Ia&#351;i, the Silesian University in Opava, and the Silesian Museum in the Czech Republic have been investigating the area and the two large tumuli at the site, which had been damaged by far]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-burial-found-in-romania/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/bronze-age-burial-found-in-romania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Remains Identified in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Sheffield, researchers led by osteoarchaeologist Lauren McIntyre have identified the remains of a woman held in the collections at the University of Sheffield as Lady Isabel German, who is known to have been an anchoress, or a woman who chose to live a life of prayer in seclusion. Documents show that Lady German lived in a single room at All Saints Church in Fishergate, York, in the fifteenth century. The bones, unea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-remains-identified-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/medieval-remains-identified-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unique Golden Glass Image Unearthed in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;ANSA.it reports that an ancient image of Roma, the personification of the city of Rome as a woman wearing a helmet and carrying a spear, was found on a rare piece of golden glass during work on a subway line. &ldquo;From an initial study, it looks like the artifact is from the start of the fourth century,&rdquo; said archaeologist Simona Morretta. The piece was originally at the bottom of a cup, she explained, and was the sort of object given as a gift. The cup may have broken,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unique-golden-glass-image-unearthed-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/unique-golden-glass-image-unearthed-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of Nabataean Woman Reconstructed]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES&mdash;CNN reports that the face of a Nabataean woman who lived some 2,000 years ago has been reconstructed from bone fragments recovered from a tomb at the site of the ancient trade center of Hegra, which is located in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Inscriptions on the tomb identified its occupant as a woman named Hinat, according to archaeologist Laila Nehme. Information gleaned from the bones, combined with anthropological data, were employed to produce the sculptur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-nabataean-woman-reconstructed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/face-of-nabataean-woman-reconstructed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13,900-Year-Old Bone Projectile Point From Washington Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS&mdash;According to a statement released by Texas A&amp;M University, a bone projectile point has been identified in a mastodon rib dated to 13,900 years ago by Michael Waters of Texas A&amp;M University and his colleagues. The mastodon rib was unearthed at the Manis Mastodon Site on Washington&rsquo;s Olympic Peninsula in the 1970s. Waters and his team members isolated all of the bone fragments, examined them with computed tomography scans and 3-D software, and printed the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/13900-year-old-bone-projectile-point-from-washington-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/13900-year-old-bone-projectile-point-from-washington-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southeast Asia Study Tracks Prehistoric Genomes and Geography]]></title><description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE&mdash;According to a statement released by Nanyang Technological University, a new study of paleogeography and population genetics suggests that rapid sea level rise drove prehistoric migration in Southeast Asia. Kim Hie Lim and Li Tanghua of Nanyang Technological University and their colleagues compiled paleogeographic maps of the prehistoric landmass known as Sundaland from 26,000 years ago to the present. They also sequenced the genomes of people from 59 ethnic groups living in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/southeast-asia-study-tracks-prehistoric-genomes-and-geography/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/southeast-asia-study-tracks-prehistoric-genomes-and-geography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Mithraeum Discovered in Southern Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[CABRA, SPAIN&mdash;ArtNews reports that a sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras has been uncovered at the Villa del Mitra in southern Spain's Roman city of Licabrum by researchers from the University of M&aacute;laga, the Carlos III University of Madrid, and the University of C&oacute;rdoba. The villa, which has been dated to the first century A.D., was discovered in the 1970s and named for a second-century A.D. sculpture of Mithras sacrificing a bull discovered there about 20 years earlier. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mithraeum-discovered-in-southern-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-mithraeum-discovered-in-southern-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals Enjoyed Seaside Crab Roasts in Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[TARRAGONA, SPAIN&mdash;According to a statement released by Frontiers, evidence that Neanderthals cooked and ate brown crabs some 90,000 years ago has been uncovered in Portugal&rsquo;s Gruta de Figueira Brava by a team of researchers led by Mariana Nabais of the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES-CERCA). No signs of consumption of the crabs by rodents or birds were found, and about eight percent of the shells have burn marks, Nabais explained. Neanderthals are t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-enjoyed-seaside-crab-roasts-in-portugal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/neanderthals-enjoyed-seaside-crab-roasts-in-portugal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey’s Gaziantep Castle Damaged by Earthquakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[GAZIANTEP, TURKEY&mdash;CNN reports that Gaziantep Castle, which is located on a hilltop in the center of southern Turkey&rsquo;s city of Gaziantep, was heavily damaged by the powerful earthquakes that have struck southern Turkey and Syria. Large cracks have been seen in some of the bastions, the retaining wall next to the castle has collapsed, and rubble has tumbled down into city streets. The current structure at the site began as a watchtower built in the second and third centuries A.D. by th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/turkeys-gaziantep-castle-damaged-by-earthquakes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/turkeys-gaziantep-castle-damaged-by-earthquakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,500-Year-Old Bronze Items and Bones Recovered in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[TORU&#323;, POLAND&mdash;Science in Poland reports that a group of metal detectorists from the Kujawy-Pomerania History Seekers Group discovered a 2,500-year-old collection of bronze necklaces, bracelets, greaves, and pins in a plowed field that was once a lake in northern Poland and alerted the authorities. Researchers led by Wojciech Sosnowski of the Office of Conservator of Monuments of Toru&#324; returned to the site, where they found three deposits that had not been disturbed by plowing, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-bronze-items-and-bones-recovered-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 05:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/2500-year-old-bronze-items-and-bones-recovered-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian Embalming Residues Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNICH, GERMANY&mdash;Archaeologist Philipp Stockhammer of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and his colleagues analyzed residues found in vessels at an ancient Egyptian embalming workshop and two nearby tombs in Saqqara, and determined that mummification specialists used specific mixtures to prepare different parts of the body, according to a Science News report. Written labels on the vessels, which have been dated to the 26th Dynasty (688&ndash;525 B.C.), named their contents, and in some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-egyptian-embalming-residues-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ancient-egyptian-embalming-residues-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 29th through February 4th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:Rosetta Stone for ancient Amorite: Iraqi tablets unlock lost language that is ancestral to modern Hebrew(details)(details)Large pits in Great Zimbabwe may have been water conservation system(details)(details)Neanderthal groups were big enough to hunt, kill and eat entire elephants(details)Underground aqueduct served the coastal retreats of Rome&rsquo;s elites(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-29th-through-february-4th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-29th-through-february-4th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elephant Bones Suggest Neanderthals Gathered in Large Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEUWIED, GERMANY&mdash;Neanderthals may have formed much larger social groups than previously thought, according to a&nbsp;Science Magazine report. Archaeozoologists Lutz Kindler and Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser of the MONREPOS Archaeological Research Center and their colleagues examined more than 3,000 bones from the 125,000-year-old remains of an estimated 70 Palaeoloxodon antiquus individuals recovered in east-central Germany at a site situated along an ancient lakeshore. This extinct species]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elephant-bones-suggest-neanderthals-gathered-in-large-groups/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/elephant-bones-suggest-neanderthals-gathered-in-large-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Examine Discarded Roman Tiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that workers at a third-century tile factory in England&rsquo;s East Midlands may have included a literate man and a woman who wore well-made shoes. Nick Gilmour of Oxford Archaeology and his colleagues are recording more than 1,000 pounds of discarded tiles at the site, where building materials for Roman villas were produced. So far, they have found a tile bearing an imprint of nails from a narrow woman&rsquo;s sandal and one with &ldquo;Potentiu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-examine-discarded-roman-tiles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/researchers-examine-discarded-roman-tiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings May Have Traveled With Horses and Dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;An analysis of ninth-century animal bones found in burial mounds at the site of Heath Wood in England&rsquo;s East Midlands suggests that Vikings carried horses, dogs, and perhaps pigs with them across the North Sea to Britain, according to a BBC News report. Tessi L&#333;ffelmann of Durham University and Vrije Universiteit Brussels said that analysis of the levels of strontium isotopes in the bones showed that the animals had been raised in Scandinavia, while the disco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/vikings-may-have-traveled-with-horses-and-dogs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/vikings-may-have-traveled-with-horses-and-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavation of Anglo-Saxon Monastery Offers Clues to Viking Raids]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENT, ENGLAND&mdash;According to a statement released by the University of Reading, the monastery in the southeast England&rsquo;s village of Lyminge recovered from Viking attacks in the late eighth and early ninth centuries better than previously thought. Excavation of the monastery site by Gabor Thomas of the University of Reading has revealed a stone chapel surrounded by wooden buildings. Radiocarbon dating of butchered animal bones indicates that the site was established in the second half o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-of-anglo-saxon-monastery-offers-clues-to-viking-raids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/excavation-of-anglo-saxon-monastery-offers-clues-to-viking-raids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence of Egypt’s Great Revolt Uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;The Art Newspaper reports that an excavation&nbsp;at Tell Timai in northern Egypt has uncovered evidence of a rebellion mentioned in ancient decrees and texts, including the Rosetta Stone. Known as the Great Revolt, the Egyptian rebellion against Ptolemaic rule took place between 207 and 184 B.C. Jay Silverstein of Nottingham Trent University said that traces of burned buildings, weapons, stones thrown by siege engine, hidden coins, and a broken statue have been found at the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-egypts-great-revolt-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/evidence-of-egypts-great-revolt-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anomalies Detected in Walls Surrounding Ancient Capital in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[XI&rsquo;AN, CHINA&mdash;Science News reports that&nbsp;high-resolution muon scans of the 650-year-old ramparts surrounding Xi&rsquo;an&rsquo;s historic center have revealed fluctuations in the density of one section of the wall. Located in central China, Xi&rsquo;an was the capital of the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties, and the eastern end of the Silk Road. Some sections of these fortress walls are up to 40 feet tall and 60 feet thick. Muons are produced when cosmic rays contact Earth&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/anomalies-detected-in-walls-surrounding-ancient-capital-in-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/anomalies-detected-in-walls-surrounding-ancient-capital-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underground Roman Aqueduct Explored Near Naples]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPLES, ITALY&mdash;Live Science reports that Graziano Ferrari and his colleagues at the Cocceius Association have explored an underground branch of the Aqua Augusta, which is also known as the Serino aqueduct. This particular branch of the 87-mile-long aqueduct was built between 30 and 20 B.C. and carried water to private villas on the hill of Posillipo. &ldquo;The Augusta channel runs quite near to the surface, so the inner air is good, and strong breezes often run in the passages,&rdquo; Ferr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underground-roman-aqueduct-explored-near-naples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/underground-roman-aqueduct-explored-near-naples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tudor Pendant Recovered in English Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that a metal detectorist has discovered a sixteenth-century heart-shaped pendant suspended from an enameled bale on a heavy gold chain in England&rsquo;s West Midlands. Made of 24-carat gold, its enameled decorations include a bush bearing the Tudor rose and a pomegranate&mdash;the symbols of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Their initials, H and K, appear on the reverse. Rachel King of the British Museum said that the lett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tudor-pendant-recovered-in-english-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/tudor-pendant-recovered-in-english-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Neanderthals Keep Hunting Trophies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADRID, SPAIN&mdash;According to a Phys.org report, a large number of 40,000-year-old animal bones have been found in the third level of Spain&rsquo;s Cueva Des-Cubierta by Enrique Baquedano of Madrid&rsquo;s Regional Archaeology and Paleontology Museum and his colleagues. Since its discovery in 1978, the remains of a Neanderthal child and tools made by Neanderthals have been found in the multilevel cave. The newly discovered bones include an assortment of large herbivore skulls that had been ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-neanderthals-keep-hunting-trophies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/did-neanderthals-keep-hunting-trophies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver Cross Found in Early Medieval Burial in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that X-rays of a block of soil removed from a burial, which is thought to belong to a devout Anglo-Saxon woman who may have been an early Christian leader, have revealed a silver cross with a large garnet at its center. Last month, researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology announced the discovery of a 1,300-year-old gold necklace in the burial, which is located in England&rsquo;s East Midlands. The X-rays show that the cross is covered with ela]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/silver-cross-found-in-early-medieval-burial-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/silver-cross-found-in-early-medieval-burial-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Intaglios Discovered in Bath Drain in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARLISLE, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that some 30 semiprecious stones dated to the late second and early third centuries A.D. have been found in northern England, in a drain at a bathhouse at the site of a Roman fort adjacent to Hadrian&rsquo;s Wall. Archaeologist Frank Giecco of Wardell Armstrong Archaeology said that one amethyst depicts the goddess Venus holding either a flower or a mirror, while a red-brown jasper shows a satyr seated on rocks next to a sacred column. Other stones be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-intaglios-discovered-in-bath-drain-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-intaglios-discovered-in-bath-drain-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thoughts on Great Zimbabwe’s Dhaka Pits]]></title><description><![CDATA[AARHUS, DENMARK&mdash;According to a statement released by Aarhus University, a new study at Great Zimbabwe, the eleventh-century capital of the Shona kingdom located in what is now southeastern Zimbabwe, indicates that the large depressions in the landscape surrounding the city&rsquo;s surviving stone structures may have been used to store and manage the city&rsquo;s water supply. It had been previously thought that the depressions, which are known as dhaka pits, were made when clay was dug to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-great-zimbabwes-dhaka-pits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/new-thoughts-on-great-zimbabwes-dhaka-pits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Dodecahedron Fragment Found in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[TONGEREN, BELGIUM&mdash;A metal detectorist discovered a fragment of a Roman dodecahedron thought to be more than 1,600 years old in a plowed field in northern Belgium, according to a Live Science report. The size of the fragment indicates that the whole object would have been about two inches across. Guido Creemers of the Gallo-Roman Museum said that researchers do not know how such objects, which have been unearthed in northern Europe and range in size from 1.5 to 4.5 inches across, were used.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-dodecahedron-fragment-found-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-dodecahedron-fragment-found-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book of the Dead Papyrus Discovered in Saqqara]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Live Science reports that a 52-foot-long papyrus containing sections of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead has been found&nbsp;in a coffin at a Saqqara tomb by Egyptian archaeologists from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The tomb, dated to between 712 and 332 B.C., is situated to the south of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, which was built between 2630 and 2611 B.C. The document, estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, is believed to have helped the dead navigate th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/book-of-the-dead-papyrus-discovered-in-saqqara/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/book-of-the-dead-papyrus-discovered-in-saqqara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.2-Million-Year Old Obsidian Axes Found in Ethiopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;According to a Vice report, some 575 hand axes made of obsidian have been discovered at the site of Melka Kunture, which is located in Ethiopia&rsquo;s Awash River Valley, by a team of researchers led by Margherita Mussi of the Sapienza University of Rome. The tools have been dated to 1.2 million years ago, pushing back the use of obsidian tools by 500,000 years. Hominins are thought to have collected cobbles of volcanic glass from the Awash River to make the tools, Mussi expla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/12-million-year-old-obsidian-axes-found-in-ethiopia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/12-million-year-old-obsidian-axes-found-in-ethiopia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio News for January 22nd through the 28th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[News items read by Laura Kennedy include:New study provides insight into the advent of currency in the ancient Levant(details)Early Mesolithic human remains found in British cave system(details)(details)Huge moat that once protected Jerusalem unearthed(details)Tombs of wealthy elite in southwest Mexico indicate region was once a key city for ancient Zapotec culture(details)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-22nd-through-the-28th-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/audio-news-for-january-22nd-through-the-28th-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian-Era Lead Coffin Unearthed at Leicester Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEICESTER, ENGLAND&mdash;A lead coffin holding the remains of a Victorian-era doctor noted for his tenderness with patients and his contributions to modern medicine has been found among more than 1,000 burials at Leicester Cathedral by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, according to a BBC News report. The cemetery opened in the late 1820s and closed in 1856. The burials were situated near the cathedral&rsquo;s song school, which has been demolished to make room for the construction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/victorian-era-lead-coffin-unearthed-at-leicester-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/victorian-era-lead-coffin-unearthed-at-leicester-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Iron Age Wooden Axle Discovered in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[SUFFOLK, ENGLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that a wooden axle was discovered in a waterlogged pit in eastern England. Analysis of the wood, conducted by dendrochronologist Michael Bamforth of the University of York, indicates that the axle was made between 400 and 100 B.C. It is thought to have been part of an Iron Age chariot or cart before it was repurposed in antiquity as a stake to shore up the sides of the pit. &ldquo;Most of the spindle&mdash;for the wheel hub&mdash;survives, as well as part]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-iron-age-wooden-axle-discovered-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/rare-iron-age-wooden-axle-discovered-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman-Era Residential Area Revealed in Luxor]]></title><description><![CDATA[LUXOR, EGYPT&mdash;Live Science reports that a Roman residential area dated to the second and third centuries A.D. has been unearthed in eastern Luxor, near the site of Luxor Temple, which had been constructed more than 1,000 years earlier. Archaeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism &amp; Antiquities have uncovered dwellings, workshops, and pigeon towers, where pigeons were raised for food. Artifacts recovered from the site include pottery, bells, food grinding tools, and copper and br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-era-residential-area-revealed-in-luxor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/roman-era-residential-area-revealed-in-luxor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,000-Year-Old Dry Moat Uncovered in Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL&mdash;According to a statement released by the Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority, excavations along Sultan Suleiman Street in Old Jerusalem uncovered a deep defensive moat dated to the tenth century A.D. The 30-foot-wide moat, carved from rock, would have surrounded the ancient city walls as an extra layer of protection from potential invaders. &ldquo;Armies trying to capture the city in the Middle Ages had to cross the deep moat, and behind it, two additional thick f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-dry-moat-uncovered-in-jerusalem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1000-year-old-dry-moat-uncovered-in-jerusalem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,600-Year-Old Ritualistic Sword and Mirror Unearthed in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[NARA, JAPAN&mdash;The Mainichi reports that a shield-shaped bronze mirror measuring about two feet tall and a 7.5-foot-long iron sword have been recovered from a late fourth-century burial in the Tomio Maruyama Kofun, which is located in Nara, on the southwestern coast of the island of Honshu. The mirror and sword are thought to have belonged to someone who was close to the powerful owner of the kofun, which is the largest circular burial mound in Japan. Kosaku Okabayashi of the Nara Prefecture&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1600-year-old-ritualistic-sword-and-mirror-unearthed-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/1600-year-old-ritualistic-sword-and-mirror-unearthed-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statue of Hercules Discovered in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME, ITALY&mdash;The Guardian reports that a life-sized statue of an individual in the guise of Hercules, wearing his characteristic lion skin and carrying a club, was uncovered in Rome during repairs to a collapsed sewer pipe some 65 feet underground. The carving, found in Appia Antica Archaeological Park near what would have been the second mile mark on the Appian Way, has been dated to between 27 B.C. and A.D. 476. To read about a larger-than-life-sized statue of a youthful Hercules unearthe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/statue-of-hercules-discovered-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/statue-of-hercules-discovered-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Tech Scans Reveal 17th-Century Dental Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAVAL, FRANCE&mdash;CBS News reports that archaeologists led by Rozenn Colleter of the France's National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have used a cone beam scan to examine the dental work of Anne d&rsquo;Al&egrave;gre, an aristocrat who died in 1619 and was buried in a lead coffin at the Chateau de Laval in northwestern France. When the X-rays were compiled into 3-D images, the researchers found that the woman suffered from periodontal disease that had loosened her tee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/high-tech-scans-reveal-17th-century-dental-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/high-tech-scans-reveal-17th-century-dental-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Kingdom Tombs Uncovered in Saqqara]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAIRO, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that excavations at a necropolis near the step pyramid at Saqqara have uncovered several tombs dated to the 5th (ca. 2465&ndash;2323 B.C.) and 6th (ca. 2323&ndash;2150 B.C.) Dynasties of Egypt&rsquo;s Old Kingdom period. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass said one tomb at the site, which is known as Gisr Al-Mudir, belonged to Khnumdjedef, who held several roles, including that of a priest in the pyramid complex of Unis (reigned ca. 2353&ndash;2323 B.C.), the last p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/old-kingdom-tombs-uncovered-in-saqqara/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/old-kingdom-tombs-uncovered-in-saqqara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do the Great Apes Share a Common Language?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND&mdash;BBC News reports that human volunteers shown videos of wild chimpanzees and bonobos were able to interpret their gestures correctly more than 50 percent of the time. For example, Kirsty Graham of the University of St Andrews said that scratching the chest translates to &ldquo;groom me,&rdquo; a mouth stroke says &ldquo;give me that food,&rdquo; and beckoning with fingers pointed down means &ldquo;come here.&rdquo; In all, great apes in the wild have been observed using]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/do-the-great-apes-share-a-common-language/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/do-the-great-apes-share-a-common-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CT Scans Reveal Ancient Egyptian Teenager's Intact Mummy]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAHRIR, EGYPT&mdash;Ahram Online reports that Sahar Saleem of Cairo University and Sabah Abdel-Razek of the Cairo Egyptian Museum and their colleagues examined the so-called &ldquo;Mummy of the Golden Boy&rdquo; with computed tomography scans and advanced radiology techniques. The study found that the 2,300-year-old remains, which were discovered in 1916 in a tomb at Tell Edfu and have been kept in storage at the Cairo Egyptian Museum since then, belonged to a boy approximately 15 years of age a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ct-scans-reveal-ancient-egyptian-teenagers-intact-mummy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/ct-scans-reveal-ancient-egyptian-teenagers-intact-mummy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Did England’s Civil War Begin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND&mdash;The Guardian reports that the bases of two towers from a late medieval fortified gatehouse have been found at the site of Coleshill Manor, the home of a seventeenth-century royalist situated next to a strategic crossing of the River Cole in England&rsquo;s West Midlands. Examination of the towers&rsquo; stone walls revealed pockmarks made by musket balls and pistol shot. Dozens of musket balls have also been recovered. Stuart Pierson of Wessex Archaeology and his coll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-englands-civil-war-begin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/archaeolgy_news/when-did-englands-civil-war-begin/</guid></item></channel></rss>