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EXPLORATOR 27.03
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=========================================================== explorator 27.03 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?November 17, 2024 =========================================================== The revival continues ... thanks to the many who have sent messages of support ... (too many to reply to individually in a timely way)! You can read explorator online at: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis, John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week (as always hoping I have left no one out). ============================================================ EARLY HOMINIDS ============================================================ Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago | Live Science Why do humans mature so slowly? An ancient youth offers clues | Science | AAAS Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods Growing up slowed down for an early Homo individual News - When Did Long Childhoods Begin? - Archaeology Magazine The secrets of fossil teeth revealed by the synchrotron: A long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain | ScienceDaily Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain New insights into the Denisovans—the hominin group that interbred with modern day humans 150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on 'key route for human expansion' used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans | Live Science Archaeologists discover ancient ‘migration route’ likely followed by several human species | The Independent The Lion’s Den: Use of Ochre 48,000 Years Ago News - Study Analyzes Paleolithic Ocher Use in Southern Africa - Archaeology Magazine Ice Age Artists Captured the Earliest Known Fishing Scene 15,800 Years Ago, New Research Shows Oldest engravings of fishing discovered in Ice Age art ============================================================ AFRICA ============================================================ Strontium isotope analysis tracks prehistoric ostrich eggshell bead exchange in southern Africa For 300 Years, a Jewish Kingdom Flourished in Africa. This Israeli Archaeologist Set Out to Find It - Archaeology - Haaretz.com ============================================================ ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ============================================================ Lady Chenet-aa’s mummy reveals its secrets to team of researchers - The Jerusalem Post New aspects of mummified Egyptians revealed by scans at Chicago’s Field Museum | CNN Scientists Are Using CT Scanners to Reveal the Secrets of More Than Two Dozen Ancient Egyptian Mummies | Smithsonian Archaeologists perplexed to find strangely modified sheep horns in ancient Egypt | The Independent News - Modified Sheep Horns Discovered in Egypt at Hierakonpolis - Archaeology Magazine USF professor confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms | ScienceDaily Study confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals Egyptian Bes-mugs were used for psychotropic drinks Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase | Scientific Reports A “Kohl Road” to Nubia? Ancient ?akmaktepe site in ?anl?urfa may be older than G?beklitepe | Daily Sabah Archaeologists unearth ancient skeleton at Cheshmeh-Ali mound in southern Tehran - Tehran Times Ancient Phrygian Inscription to the Mother of Gods Deciphered - GreekReporter.com Excavations at Ayanis Castle unveil magnificent Urartian walls | Daily Sabah Archaeologists locate centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images | CNN Secret government photos uncover key archaeological findings in Iraq - The Jerusalem Post Spy satellite images lead archaeologists to the site of a historic battle in Iraq | Arab News Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest | Live Science News - Ancient Battlefield Identified in Iraq - Archaeology Magazine 12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology 12,000-year old stones may be very early evid | EurekAlert! 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel | Live Science Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site - Durham University Earliest Spindle Wheels May Have Been Discovered in 12,000-year-old Village in Israel - Archaeology - Haaretz.com 12,000-Year-Old Spindle Whorls Unearthed in Israel | Sci.News These Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Pebbles May Be Early Evidence of Wheel-Like Tools, Archaeologists Say | Smithsonian News - Possible 12,000-Year-Old Spindle Whorls Identified in Israel - Archaeology Magazine Giant Trove of Canaanite Cultic Artifacts Found in Northern Israel - Archaeology - Haaretz.com Ancient pendant found at Hadrianopolis News - Religious Amulet Unearthed in Anatolia - Archaeology Magazine Saudi Arabia adds 198 sites to National Antiquities Register | Arab News ----- This Week in the Ancient Near East Podcast: ============================================================ ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ============================================================ Section of 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered under Old Kent Road | The Standard Archaeologists discover Roman road directly under Old Kent Road Traces of Roman road uncovered in London’s Old Kent Road 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered beneath Old Kent Road in London - The Jerusalem Post News - Section of Roman Watling Street Uncovered in London - Archaeology Magazine New Discovery in Sicily Sheds Light on Ancient Greek Rituals - GreekReporter.com A votive offering found in Agrigento reveals an ancient ritual of the inhabitants of Akragas in the 5th century BCE Rare Roman gladiator knife from Hadrian's Wall goes on display | Reuters Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle discovered by Hadrian's Wall | Live Science Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture | CNN Roman gladiator knife handle found in River Tyne at Corbridge Gladiator knife handle found in Tyne ‘reflects spread of Roman celebrity culture’ | Archaeology | The Guardian Minimus! Tiny Gladiator-shaped knife handle found at Hadrian's Wall that proves celebrity status of enslaved fighters in Roman Britain 2,000 years ago | Daily Mail Online - A caliga sole with the nails still in their original intact arrangement and other vestiges of the everyday life of Roman legionaries, found in Germany Hidden London: The city's Roman amphitheatre | The Standard Roman mosaic at Avalon Archaeology near Glastonbury after five-year project | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online Stones and structures throughout Germany dating to the Roman period are being documented in a long-term research project Ancient Greece’s cultural rise started a century earlier than previously thought –?new research Carlsberg?claim the Gladiators and Romans would have drunk light beer | The Standard Gladiator II features a naval battle held in the Colosseum. These brutal spectacles really happened Gladiator II: historians on the fate of the real Roman royalty featured in the film Gladiator II Real History | How Historically Accurate Is It? | HistoryExtra Colosseum controversy: Airbnb and ‘Gladiator II’ team up for battles in historic site | Euronews Scientists discover what caused the Roman Empire to collapse 1,500 years ago | Daily Mail Online Byzantine Empire Did Not Decline Due to Plague, New Study Finds - GreekReporter.com Decline of the Eastern Roman Empire Was Not Caused by Plagues and Climate Change in 6th Century AD, But Rather Experienced a Population Boom Q&A: Looking at ancient Roman plagues through an environmental lens DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago | Smithsonian In Pompeii, earthquakes may have upped the death toll What Really Happened To The "Unluckiest Person In History" At Pompeii? | IFLScience The grim tale of Faliro’s shackled skeletons | eKathimerini.com Discovery Reveals Secrets of the Famed Greek Kyrenia Shipwreck - GreekReporter.com What Was the Hair Color of the Ancient Greeks? - GreekReporter.com Ancient Roman Dam Saves Spanish Town From Deadly Floods - GreekReporter.com Has the Mystery of the Ancient Greek Paestum Swimmer been Solved? - GreekReporter.com Somerset’s new Roman mosaic painstakingly recreated - Somerset Live British Museum chief favors ‘partnership rather than ownership’ talks on Parthenon Marbles | eKathimerini.com Parthenon Sculptures: Momentum Builds For Reunification – Greek City Times ----- Roman Archaeology Blog: Rogueclassicism: ============================================================ EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ============================================================ Thanet archaeologist’s discovery of rare Lower Palaeolithic hand axe on Margate beach – The Isle Of Thanet News More evidence that Europe's ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Oak, hazel and yew were abundant | ScienceDaily A 9,000-Year-Old Hearth and Mesolithic Harpoon Found in a German Cave Who Were the Mysterious Builders of This Ancient Stone Megalith in Sardinia? 'Unique' Stone Age Ceremonial Site Found in Sweden - Newsweek Neolithic ceremonial enclosure uncovered in Sk?ne News - Neolithic Ceremonial Site Uncovered in Sweden - Archaeology Magazine Strofilas, Greece: Unearthing Europe's Oldest City - GreekReporter.com Two newly discovered stone circles on Dartmoor boost ‘sacred arc’ theory | Archaeology | The Guardian 'King Arthur's Hall' is five times older than thought, researchers discover 'Medieval' King Arthur site is 4,000 years older than we thought | Live Science Historians Thought This Was a Medieval Site Linked to King Arthur. It Turned Out to Be a Mysterious Monument Built 4,000 Years Earlier | Smithsonian 'Mystery and Unfathomable' King Arthur’s Hall is 4,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought - Arkeonews Spanish smiths used meteorite metals 3,000 years ago, study suggests - The Jerusalem Post 2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber of 'outstanding scientific importance' uncovered by archaeologists in Germany | Live Science Archaeologists find ancient cheese makers used tree leaves to boost milk production Fig dating back 2,000 years discovered in north Dublin archaeological site Longhouse and Viking grave likely found in western Norway Rune stick and game piece with runic inscriptions found in eastern Norway Study of Scotland's last plague reveals humanity in face of 'Black Death' Archaeologists have found the first evidence of familial embalming in Europe Eagle emblems found on battlefield site Cat lovers rejoice: Moscow archaeologists discover 17th century tiles de - The Jerusalem Post An ancient necropolis and coins discovered in Kastel Fortress, a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Arkeonews Archaeologists find ancient treasures near grave of WWII soldier in Poland - CBS News Poland archaeologists uncover ancient coins, artifacts in WWII grave Victorian Mystery Solved: How the World’s Largest Building Was Constructed in Just 190 Days Archaeologists crack mystery of skeleton made of bones from people who lived 2,500 years apart | The Independent ---------- Archaeology in Europe News: Medievalists.net: Viking Archaeology Blog: ============================================================ METAL DETECTOR ITEMS ============================================================ Rare Roman Denarius Discovered In Somerset Field Set To Fetch ?8,000 At Auction Detectorists 'profiteering' from Scottish history, archaeologist warns | The National Scotland must have same standards for metal detecting and archaeology | The National Father and Son Discover Rare Trove of 16th- and 17th-Century Silver Coins While Metal Detecting in a Polish Forest | Smithsonian ============================================================ ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ============================================================ Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future | Live Science Genetic legacy of Jomon hunter-gatherers linked to increased BMI in modern Japanese, study finds | ScienceDaily Dhaka’s buried past: Archaeological excavation unveils new history | The Business Standard 15th-century inscription found in drain in Bapatla district News - 15th-Century Inscription Uncovered in Southern Indian Drain - Archaeology Magazine Breakthrough A.I. Model Reveals Lost Ancient Relief from 134-Year-Old Photo Scientists Create a 3D Model of Lost Temple Relief from a 134-Year-Old Photo Using AI - Arkeonews News - Digital Model Reveals Hidden Relief at Borobudur Temple - Archaeology Magazine ============================================================ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================ Study uncovers earliest evidence of humans using fire to shape the landscape of Tasmania ============================================================ NORTH AMERICA ============================================================ No One Has Ever Found the Le Griffon Shipwreck, Despite the Many Claims | Discover Magazine ============================================================ CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================ Archaeologists excavate earliest known ancient Maya salt works Earliest ancient Maya salt works excavated | ScienceDaily LSU researchers excavate earliest ancient May | EurekAlert! 1,800 Years Old: Archaeologists Excavate Earliest Ancient Maya Salt Works Earliest-Known Maya Salt Works Discovered in Belize | Sci.News News - Early Maya Saltworks Discovered in Belize - Archaeology Magazine LSU researchers excavate earliest ancient Maya salt works The Incas used stringy objects called 'khipus' to record data—we just got a step closer to understanding them Inca ceramics were key to ritual control 'An offering to energize the fields': 76 child sacrifice victims, all with their chests cut open, unearthed at burial site in Peru | Live Science News - Remains of Additional Sacrificed Children Found in 700-Year-Old Burial in Peru - Archaeology Magazine Columbia Archaeologist Unearths ‘Thrilling’ New Findings in Peru | Columbia News Tulane Ph.D. candidate credits internet search for discovering lost Mayan city Mass child sacrifices in 15th-century Mexico were a desperate attempt to appease rain god and end devastating drought | Live Science Secret Meanings of Ancient Amazon Rock Art Revealed - Newsweek What the media gets wrong about archaeological ‘discoveries’ in the Maya world - Yucatán Magazine Woman scatters ashes at Machu Picchu, sparking outrage and legal action - The Jerusalem Post ----- Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News: Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube: Ancient MesoAmerica News: ============================================================ RECONSTRUCTIONS ============================================================ Chinese archaeologists recreate ancient ancestor’s face using 3D technology Archaeologists in China Reconstruct 5,000-year-old Ancestor's Face - GreekReporter.com Scientists reconstruct face of 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with sickle across neck, padlock on foot | FOX 5 New York ============================================================ OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ============================================================ An Astronomer Was Able to Pinpoint the Mystery Location Depicted in a Van Gogh Masterpiece ============================================================ MUSEUM MATTERS ============================================================ British Museum receives largest donation in its history with Chinese cer - The Jerusalem Post British Museum Receives $1.2 B. Worth of Chinese Ceramics British Museum given Chinese ceramics collection worth ?1bn British Museum gifted huge collection of Chinese ceramics worth staggering ?1billion | The Standard British Museum to receive highest-value gift in UK history with ?1bn Chinese pottery collection | The Independent British Museum receives record ?1bn donation of Chinese ceramics | British Museum | The Guardian British Museum receives donation of Chinese ceramics worth $1.27 billion | CNN Mass looting of Sudan's National Museum amid civil war shocks cultural h - The Jerusalem Post ‘Stolen Fragments’ and ‘Plunder?’: Scholars and Smugglers - WSJ Medieval costumes from Nubia recreated by Polish researchers presented in Louvre | Science in Poland Study highlights key challenges facing Greek museums | eKathimerini.com ============================================================ AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================ The oldest known stone tablet of the Ten Commandments to be auctioned by - The Jerusalem Post Archaeologist Takes Closer Look at Sidewalk Stone, Realizes It's Ancient Bible Artifact, Now Worth $2 Million | The Gateway Pundit | by Ole Braatelien, The Western Journal Oldest Stone Tablet of Ten Commandments Goes Up for Sale - GreekReporter.com Sotheby's Will Auction Oldest Inscribed Tablet of Ten Commandments Rare Roman Denarius Discovered In Somerset Field Set To Fetch ?8,000 At Auction Viewpoint: Auction houses in the UK still sell human remains, and it's time they stopped ============================================================ ON THE DNA FRONT ============================================================ Ancient DNA found in well confirms Norse saga - The Jerusalem Post DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise Nearly 200 Years Later : ScienceAlert ============================================================ THE TECHY SIDE ============================================================ Digital digs: Technology preserving Europe's cultural heritage ============================================================ TOURISTY THINGS ============================================================ Tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration works | CNN ============================================================ CRIME BEAT ============================================================ Antiquities Law Violations: Illegal Dig Uncovered In Thessaloniki – Greek City Times ---------- conflict antiquities: anonymous swiss collector: Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Looting Matters: Illicit Cultural Property: SAFE: ============================================================ REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ============================================================ Over 1,400 antiquities valued $10 million to be returned to India from US | News Today News - The Indian Express US authorities return antiquities valued at $10m to India U.S. returns over 1,400 antiquities worth $10 million to India - The Hindu US returns looted antiquities worth $10 million to India | CNN D.A. Bragg Announces The Return Of More Than 1,400 Antiquities To The People Of India – Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Norway's Kon-Tiki museum returns human remains to Easter Island Norwegian museum returns artifacts, skulls taken by explorer back to Eas - The Jerusalem Post The crown should consider the restitution of cultural artefacts | Art | The Guardian 220 archaeological artifacts returned to Mexico - Archaeology Wiki Egypt Retrieves 67 Artifacts and Human Remains from Germany | Egyptian Streets Zahi Hawass announces that Egypt has recovered 67 artifacts from Germany - Egypt Independent In Photos: Egypt recovers dozens of artefacts from Germany - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online Germany Returns Ancient Byzantine Artifact to Greece - GreekReporter.com Family of former Italian leader returns ancient Greek vase – The Greek Herald Growing awareness of looted antiquities fuels calls for their return - Global Times ============================================================ NUMISMATICA ============================================================ Latest e-Sylum: E-Sylum v27n45, November 10, 2024 Over 1,000 Ancient Coins Accidentally Discovered in Turkey - GreekReporter.com Many Questions, Few Answers About Coins - Numismatic News ------------------------ Coin Week: ============================================================ OBITUARIES ============================================================ Alexander Garvie obituary | Classics | The Guardian Harry Smith obituary | Egyptology | The Guardian ============================================================ GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ============================================================ Archaeology Magazine News Page: About.com Archaeology: Archaeology Briefs: Atlas Obscura: Heritage Daily: Sapiens Archaeology: Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator: ============================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ============================================================ Archaeosoup: Archaeology Podcast Network: ============================================================ EXPLORATOR is a free weekly newsletter bringing you the latest news of archaeological finds, historical research and the like. 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