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July 2nd, 2009 Edition
Digging for evidence of Maryland's Indian heritage-Patuxent River site could be among state's most important Baltimore Sun

Update: New Fossil Primate Challenges 'Missing Link' Ida Science Now

Elamite Jar Burial Transferred to Haft-Tappeh Museum Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies

Paikuli Partho-Sasanian Inscriptions Restored and Studied in Iraq Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies

Bulgaria: Archaeologists Research Balkans’ Oldest Funeral Site Balkan Travellers

Excavation in southern Vietnam of a site more than 3000 years old has shed new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members Science Alert

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover 7,000-Years-Old Settlement Novinite

Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire's Lost Highway Smithsonian Magazine



July 1st, 2009 Edition
Bulgarian Speleologists Discover Unique Thracian Sanctuary Novinite

Computer recognises archaeological material and fake Van Goghs Physorg

Grid makes a SPLASH in underwater archaeology International Science Grid

Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution Associated Press

Turkey plans to restart work on controversial dam project Guardian UK

Ancient mosaic comes out of hiding in Israel IOL.com

Photos: More on 'Glorious' Ancient Chamber Found in Israel National Geographic

Report: The success of the Inca was underpinned by a period of warming that lasted more than four centuries Living In Peru

Naga ancestral sites dated to 7th century AD Morung Express

Archaeological Excavations at Tetovo Fortress in Macedonia Yield Finds from Ottoman Period Balkan Travellers



June 30th, 2009 Edition
De Luna shipwreck rising from the deep-Archaeologists from UWF dive Pensacola Bay Pensacola News Journal

German-Iraqi dispute mounts over 4,500-year-old gold vase Earth Times

Ancient bath was found near Ngempon Temple Jakarta Post

Ancient military town dating back to 26th Dynasty discovered in Ismailiya Egypt State Information Service

Soldiers to Learn about Preserving Archaeology Israel National News

Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions are the only record of old Tamil-Interview with scholar Iravatham Mahadevan Frontline



June 29th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists believe that bones discovered at Stirling Castle may have belonged to a knight killed in battle or during a siege in the early 1400s BBC News

In January of 1887 the Austria, struck shore on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula-Her remains, scattered in the intertidal zone at Cape Alava, were recorded by field school participants under the direction of archaeologist Faith Haney (New Free Video) The Archaeology Channel

Pope claims human remains belong to St. Paul Guardian UK
and this No proof that Vatican bones are St Paul's, says Dutch expert M & C

Indus Valley’s secrets to remain buried: Insecurity forces archaeologists to abandon excavations Daily Times Pakistan

Excavation of an early American Indian village continues at the site of a runway at the Macon County Airport in North Carolina Citizen Times

Scientist Tries to Connect Migration Dots of Ancient Southwest New York Times

Paikuli inscriptions studied, restored in Iraq Press TV

Bulgaria: Archaeologists Discover Building Remains in Ancient Town of Marcianopolis Balkan Travellers



June 28th, 2009 Edition
Rome catacomb reveals 'oldest' image of St Paul Reuters

Archaeologists uncover secrets of daily life among the great pyramids of Giza-An interview with Mark Lehner Columbus Dispatch

Pictures: Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female National Geographic

Cities of Caral-Supe (Peru) and Levo?a (Slovakia) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List UNESCO



June 27th, 2009 Edition
Who’s in the Alexander Sarcophagus? Not Alexander the Great, though he battles heroically in its high-relief friezes Wall Street Journal

Current laws are inadequate to protect antiquities (Commentary) Salt Lake Tribune

Topper dig is becoming a reknown archeological treasure trove Island Packet

Dutch Anthropologists Research Bulgaria Neolithic Archaeology Site Novinite

Go online for look inside dig: Archaeologist blogs about excavation-Funny, reflective entries chart realities of Fernbank project Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bill Young: Scrapers, tools used by the Native American females Corsicana Daily Dun

Dig to provide 'windows' into the past at Camp Security York Daily Record

More on the flutes: Pondering Prehistoric Melodies New York Times



June 26th, 2009 Edition
Models of Earliest (Camel-Pulled) Vehicles Found Discovery

Rare and Extremely Significant Bronze Age Burial Ground Uncovered News Letter

Ancient river found beneath the Channel during Olympics survey Daily Mail

Oldest human settlement in Aegean unearthed on Limnos island Athens News Agency

A New Way to See Ancient Athens-Among the Treasures at the Acropolis Museum: Discoveries Made During the Building's Construction Wall Street Journal

Evidence Found of Parthenon Coloring Art Info

Maryland site might have oldest structure in state The Capital

Rare petroglyphs found in Cuban caves Thaindian News

Carvings tell story of ancient female solidarity Jakarta Post



June 25th, 2009 Edition
More on Stone Age flutes found in Germany Science News

The results of a significant archaeological dig have been unveiled in County Down BBC News

Dig is only the second in 50 years-Team using modern equipment on mounds at Hopewell Culture Chillicothe Gazette

Experts have been trying to find out why ancient carvings in a mysterious chalk cave in Royston town centre are slowly disappearing (Video) BBC News

More on the tomb of Amen-Em-Epet, Supervisor of Hunters Al-Ahram Weekly

The Heart of Volga-Kama Bolghar Discovered: Russian satellite spotted the fortress of the Great Khans near the Kama River The Standart

Mystery cult's temple unearthed in northern Iraq St. Louis Post-Dispatch



June 24th, 2009 Edition
Ancient well, and body, found in Cyprus Associated Press

Osage people claim link to Sugarloaf Mound St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sewage work uncovers ancient site in Cornwall BBC News

Domestication Of Chile Pepper Provides Insights Into Crop Origin And Evolution Science Daily

Marble Head of Emperor Titus and More Found Discovery

Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known Associated Press\Yahoo News

Surprises rise from dead: Mummy turns out to be a daddy Daily News

Showcasing the secrets of Caistor Roman Town Univeristy of Nottingham

USC, Argonne National Lab Collaborate on Study of Ancient Artifacts NewsWise

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a number of ushabtis and remains of animal bones and birds inside a hole near the Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara Egypt State Information Service

Elgin Marble Argument in a New Light New York Times

4-year-old discovers prehistoric arrow point: Artifact consistent with 1,500-year-old Athabascan culture Juneau Empire

The first Europeans were cannibals: archaeologists AFP

Royal Tombs of Joseon Kingdom Korea Times

Archeologists unearth early medieval village in EspooHelsingin Sanomat



June 23rd, 2009 Edition
Untouched Tomb Uncovered in Bethlehem Discovery

Macedonia: Archaeologists Announce Conclusion of Kastel Site Excavations Balkan Travellers

Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Intact Thracian Settlement Novinite

Neanderthals Made Mammoth Jerky Discovery

Facedown Burials Widely Used to Humiliate the Dead National Geographic

Carvings From Cherokee Script’s Dawn New York Times

Urban sprawl hastened Angkor's collapse The Australian

Construction Destroys Archaeological Sites in Bulgaria's Sozopol Novinite



June 22nd, 2009 Edition
Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands EurekAlert

Iron Age graveyard unearthed in Tamil Nadu The Hindu

Food storage began well before farming Associated Press\Yahoo News
and this Ancient granaries preceded the Agricultural Revolution Science News

More on Underground cave dating from the year AD 1 exposed in Jordan Valley EurekAlert



June 21st, 2009 Edition
Huge Roman-era cave found by Jericho Jerusalem Post

Excavated bronze horse statue repaired in Hubei Xinhuanet

Washington State archaeologists believe they've found one of the best preserved sites of human activity from what's known as the Olcott period, 4,500 to 9,000 years ago Heraldnet

New eyes on old Native American digs-Far-flung huts could dispel the idea that native peoples were singularly tied to certain Vail Daily

A possible Roman shipwreck find near Montenegro iAfrica

Tlaltecuhtli Cult was Exclusively for Priesthood Art Daily



June 20th, 2009 Edition
The remains of a 700-year-old American Indian village are slowly beginning to emerge from the ground near Dickson Mounds KWQC News

Archaeologist investigating who built ancient chapel Indian Country News

Archaeologists unearth kiln site of pioneer master potter Salt Lake Tribune

What are subsurface circles at Poverty Point? WXVT News

Burnt City women outlived their men Press TV



June 19th, 2009 Edition
UVa Archeology Dig Finds Ancient Indian Artifacts WCAV News

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Remains of Medieval Book in Veliko Tarnovo Novinite

Using crystal-clear 3-D images from Meresamun's historic scans, two forensic artists reconstruct the face of a 2,800-year-old Egyptian priestess Archaeology Magazine

Artefacts found at nature reserve BBC News

Do bow and arrow predate modern humans?(abstract) New Scientist

Humans worked the Welsh hills 10,000 years ago News Wales



June 18th, 2009 Edition
Jornada Mogollon artifacts found at White Sands El Paso Times

Egyptian Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old Tomb in Luxor Bloomberg

History in a jar: Angel Mounds dig uncovers a major find Evansville Courier & Press

Early 'Human' Is Ape After All, Discoverer Decides National Geographic

A rare find in Delaware is giving archaeologists a look at how Native Americans used to live WBOC News

Serbian archaelogists find Neolithic grave M & C

1,700 Year Old Mosaic to be Re-Excavated Arutz Sheva

Family keeps digging for centuries-old truth-Meriwether Lewis: suicide or murder? The Tennessean



June 17th, 2009 Edition
Archeologists uncover ancient Jerusalem aqueduct to Sultan's Pool Jerusalem Post

CU-Boulder study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago: Evidence found at ancient village of Ceren in El Salvador buried by volcanic ash about AD 600 EurekAlert

New discovery suggests mammoths survived in Britain until 14,000 years ago EurekAlert

Prehistoric gold source traced to Mourne mountains Irish Times

Ancient pre-Incan tomb found in Machu Picchu archaeological park Andina

Remains of British soldier who died in first battle of Zulu war identified after 130 years - by his tunic button Daily Mail



June 16th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists have unearthed a number of ancient Roman treasures during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples Adnkronos

More on Lost Aztec tomb lies under Mexico City-The great find, a royal tomb, still eludes scientists Toronto Sun

Soil and heather samples taken from a Denbighshire beauty spot have helped paint a picture of life there nearly 10,000 years ago BBC News

Diving into History-The Latest Underwater Discoveries Archaeology Magazine

Update: Bob Brier Returns to the Great Pyramid Archaeology Magazine

Some scientists affirm early Native presence Indian Country Today



June 15th, 2009 Edition
Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil-Part of a Neanderthal man's skull has been dredged up from the North Sea, in the first confirmed find of its kind BBC News

Archaeologists battle mites to save 1,400-year-old city wall Xinhuanet

Migration linked to toxin-Study theorizes voyagers left French Polynesia during ciguatera outbreak Honolulu Advertiser

Archaeologists Discovered Roman Settlement in North-Eastern Bulgaria Balkan Travellers

Basket Weaving May Have Taught Humans To Count Science Daily

Machu Picchu Is Mini Re-creation of a Mythic Landscape? National Geographic

Incas in Amazonia: the agenda of Thierry Jamin is full for Antisuyu on 2009 Obiwi



June 14th, 2009 Edition
Etching could be first example of art in Americas-The bone, found near Vero Beach by an amateur fossil collector, has what appears to be a mammoth etched on it Gainsville Sun

Ancient temple wall discovered, shaped like Andean chakana en Peru

Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History Publishes 3D Models of Teotihuacan Art Daily

Archaeological team arrived in Sharjah to carry out research to identify the archaeological layers of Al Faya Mountain in Sharjah using gamma rays Gulf News

Hawass says he'll 'prove' Nefertiti was stolen Earth Times

Konark sun temple condition deteriorating Deccan Herald

This pile of rocks was once the seat of kings Independent UK

Hungarian Researcher on the Trial of the Hun Tribes Digital Journal



June 13th, 2009 Edition
Students unearth Saxon nunnery BBC News

Science aids inventory of Florida Keys shipwrecks-Archaeologists and biologists cooperate to explore, date and map the hundreds of shipwrecks off the South Florida coast Miami Herald

Archaeologist: Filhiol find not a tunnel Monroe News Star

Deep in the Heart of Historic Naples New York Times



June 12th, 2009 Edition
Engraved pigments point to ancient symbolic tradition-Incisions on ochre from a South African cave suggest modern human behavior emerged around 100,000 years ago Science News

Stone circle in East Anglian village? Evening Star

Machu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site Discovery

New discovery of Neolithic jade culture in China CCTV

Topper: Local site rewrites history of early humans in America Aiken Standard



June 11th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists find skulls on route of new road, remains may be 2,000 years old, theories include battle with Romans or epidemic Guardian UK

Archaeologists unearth 800-year-old shoe The Local

Update: Aztec temple promises to yield one of antiquity’s great treasures Times UK

More on new dig could reveal 5000 more terracotta warriors Sydney Morning Herald
and this Nine mysteries of Emperor Qin Shihuang's tomb People's Daily

Divers hope to identify 1812 warship in Lake Ontario Calgary Herald



June 10th, 2009 Edition
Origin of Mayan Kaan Dynasty Could be in Ichkabal Art Daily

Photos: Searching for Afghanistan's Third Giant Buddha National Geographic

Dig unearths Roman road at Tesco BBC News

Two tonnes of ancient coins found in history-laden Chinese province Xinhuanet

New Thracian tomb unearthed close to Bulgaria’s Kazanlak Focus Information Agency

Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline Science Daily

Italy: Ancient Roman wall in 'danger' of collapse Adnkronos International

24 indicted in Four Corners archaeological artifact theft probe Associated Press



June 9th, 2009 Edition
China to begin third excavation of terracotta army site Xinhuanet

More on 6,000-year-old tombs found next to Stonehenge Times UK

Baltic Sea divers find wreck of WWII Soviet submarine Associated Press

Archaeological dating by re-firing ancient pots Physics World

Italy puts Baghdad Museum online ANSA

Gjirokastra-History, restoration, and daily life in Albania's Silver City Archaeology Magazine

Archaeologists Unveil New Zealand Digital Resource Voxy

3,500 ancient artifacts, religious relics found at Chicago area home Chicago Tribune

Debate continues on ‘turtle rock’ Dayton Daily News

More on did Paleo-Indians hunt below the modern Great Lakes? Scientific American



June 8th, 2009 Edition
Mysterious Inscribed Slate Discovered at Jamestown National Geographic

New archaeological discoveries at Al Shuaib, Abu Dhabi Middle East Online

Fossil teeth of browsing horse found in Panama Canal earthworks EurekAlert

Scholarship on Ancient Middle East Becomes Free Digitally NewsWise

A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered AlphaGalileo

Excavation uncovers 3,500 year old Bronze Age North Wales burial mound Evening Leader

Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron EurekAlert
and this Ancient Underwater Camps, Caribou Traps in Great Lake? National Geographic



June 7th, 2009 Edition
Neolithic chambered tomb has been unearthed by plough Orkneyjar

Animal, human statues found in Burnt City Press TV

More from Pavlopetri: Researchers dive into ancient treasure European Research

Galway may have had 'major' ancient settlement Irish Times



June 6th, 2009 Edition
More on Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard Science Daily

The Saxons were coming! A tiny sword stud found under a shop rewrites Welsh history Wales Online

Prehistoric sites discovered at Kollengode The Hindu

More from Vero Beach: Bone appears to date human presence in Treasure Coast back 13,000 years TC Palm

Long-lost Armenian ship, the stuff of legend, to become a “living museum” in the Caribbean: Explorers unravel mystery of the 'Quedagh Merchant' hijacked in 1698 The Armenian Reporter

Could Human Altruism Have Evolved Because of War? Discover Magazine



June 5th, 2009 Edition
Italian archeologists find commoner’s neighborhoods in Persepolis IGN

Ancient Art, Music Flowered as Communities, Not Brains, Grew Bloomberg

Archaeologists find Civil War cannons in Pee Dee River Anderson Independent Mail

5th century artefacts discovered in West Bengal The Hindu

Can Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, be rebuilt to shine as it did before? Al-Ahram Weekly

Some of the Central American rainforest's hidden treasures are being revealed by the Maya, more than a millennium after their passing BBC News



June 4th, 2009 Edition
Peru finds human sacrifices from Inca civilization Reuters

Researchers devise a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration – even when no corroborating archaeological evidence exists Science Daily

Archeologists unearth 17th century stone flask, buried 380 years ago to ward off witches Daily Mail

University of Florida: Epic carving on fossil bone found in Vero Beach-a 12,000-year-old image of a mammoth or mastodon Vero Beach 32963 News

Two 6,000-year-old tombs have been unearthed in Hampshire UK Daily Echo

16th century crucifix found in Nottingham Evening Post

After years of speculation, the contents of the Nikwasi Mound may finally be revealed Macon County News

2,000 old manuscripts found in Chhattisgarh The Hindu



June 3rd, 2009 Edition
Oldest 'Taegeuk' Pattern Found in Naju, Korea Korea Times

Cantabrian cornice has experienced seven cooling and warming phases over past 41,000 years EurekAlert

Hell Gap dig underway again by UW archaeology Guernsey Gazette

Mammoths Roasted in Prehistoric Kitchen Pit Discovery

Ancient Humans Knew Sustainable Fishing Discovery

UF study finds that ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed EurekAlert



June 2nd, 2009 Edition
Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture New Scientist

DNA test to discover Tutankhamun's parentage AFP

Farmer's son unearths medieval ring Belfast Telegraph

More on newly found Chinese pottery may be earliest ever found, researchers say Newsday

ICE seized a Pompeii wall panel fresco from a Manhattan auction house that was reported stolen in Italy 12 years ago Art Daily

Peru's Caral likely to be considered as World Cultural Heritage Living in Peru

Researchers From The Institut Català De Paleontologia Describe A New Hominid AlphaGalileo
and this New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With 'Modern' Facial Features Science Daily

Ethiopia: lifting the mystery on rock churches 'built by angels' AFP\Yahoo News

Archaeological dig uncovers Parham's past Worthing Herald

More on the Sardonic Grin: Ancient Death-Smile Potion Decoded? National Geographic

Chan Chan, the Melting City of the Chimu Living in Peru



June 1st, 2009 Edition
Earliest evidence for pottery making found-Fragments from a Chinese cave push back the dawn of the craft by more than 1,000 years Nature

Rising seas could spell doom for Orkney islands The Scotsman

Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Site along creek gives clues to early civilization Miami Herald

Ancient tombs being restored in Mallorca Euro Weekly

More on tomb of legendary Japanese Queen Himiko found Telegraph UK



May 31st, 2009 Edition
Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can't be read New Scientist

Archaeological dig to start in early June at site where Vero Man was found Fort Pierce Tribune

Shipwreck found by divers 'was vessel sent to help Bonnie Prince Charlie' Telegraph UK

Skeleton unearthed on Monterey's Cannery Row, perhaps thousands of years old Santa Cruz Sentinel



May 30th, 2009 Edition
Final resting place of Himiko discovered? Asahi Shimbum

Australian smallpox epidemic out of Africa? ABC Science News

Update: Turtle rock has tool marks Cincinnati Enquirer

Medieval limekiln discovered in Ripon Wetherby News

Bottom of filing cabinet yields top-drawer discovery: Archivists at Brock University dig into the mystery of how 13th-century document wound up in their offices in St. Catharines Globe & Mail

Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction Science Daily



May 29th, 2009 Edition
Ancient Roman writing tablets suggest public officials were involved in expenses scandals 2,000 years ago BBC News

Macedonia: Iron Period Layers Revealed by Latest Archaeology Excavations at Kokino Balkan Travellers

Remains of Temple of Isis found-Workmen find fragments digging inside Florence courthouse ANSA

Archeology group peeks at city's industrial history Industrial revolution Pittsburgh Post Gazette

More on Long Lost Relative-A front-page introduction for a 47-million-year-old primate fossil Archaeology Magazine

Excavation at Haslar reveals horror of life in Nelson's navy Portsmouth News

To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It New York Times



May 28th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Maya River Port in Southeast Mexico Art Daily

Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests-Artifacts suggest Norse settlement in Nunavut Ottawa Citizen

Archaeologists hope to uncover remains of the 'lost mansion' of a Jacobite sympathiser BBC News

Anthropologist advances 'kelp highway' theory for Coast settlement Vancouver Sun

Who's buried at Hoo? EADT24

Billion-Pixel Pictures Allow Ultra-Zooming for Science National Geographic News

Virtual Reconstruction Of A Neanderthal Woman’s Birth Canal Reveals Insights Into Evolution Of Human Child Birth Science Daily

5 ancient tombs of Song, Ming Dynasties discovered Shanghai Daily

Italians to help Iranians restore tomb of Cyrus the Great Italy Magazine

Islander unearths Buddhist relics in the Maldives Minivan News

Sacred stones: unravelling Stonehenge Cosmos Magazine



May 27th, 2009 Edition
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India Science Daily
and the original paper here Ancient Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India (2000 B.C.) PLoS

Archaeological Finding Would Bring In New Data Regarding Cholula Occupation INAH

Perfectly preserved 300-year-old broom found in monk latrine The Local

Radiocarbon dating shows that Gypsum Cave in Nevada has been used by humans for about 4,000 years The Spectrum

More on Marsupial lion found in Aboriginal rock art Cosmos Magazine

Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change Science Daily

6,000 medieval fragments turned into mosaic at St Mary’s Church, Castlegate The Press



May 25th and 26th, 2009 Edition
Ship Over 2,000 Years Old Found in Novalja, Croatia Javno

Mayan underworld filled with gifts, sacrifices to gods USA Today

Acheulian human remains found in Morocco Xinhuanet

Axe that clove creationism found at museum after 150 years Guardian UK

Ancient teeth hint that right-handedness is nothing new New Scientist

Bones were prehistoric American Indians Indianapolis Star

8,000 Year Old Village Found In Iran Turkish Weekly



May 23rd and 24th, 2009 Edition
Earliest known irrigation system unearthed in Arizona Los Angeles Times

4,000-year-old road found in city BBC News

Ancient teeth hint that right-handedness is nothing new New Scientist

Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of 'natural' animal sizes, abundance-Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today's imagination EurekAlert

Mayan underworld filled with gifts, sacrifices to gods USA Today

UK computer scientist hopes to 'read' 3,000-year-old scrolls TMC Net



May 22nd, 2009 Edition
Newly discovered footprints of different sizes, apparently left by men, women and children, on an ancient military route, have helped recreate a war scene that occurred at least 2,000 years ago China.org

Yet more on Nefertiti Spiegel Online International

New finds span time-An incomplete Graeco-Roman statue of an athlete in Alexandria and an enormous collection of prehistoric artefacts in Fayoum are the most recent discoveries in Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly

Tests could link skull to 1857 Utah massacre KTAK



May 21st, 2009 Edition
Fragments of pottery with inscriptions in one of pre-Islamic languages have been found by a U.S-Polish team of archaeologists near Berenike Polish Press Agency

Archaeologists uncover further evidence of Nobber’s medieval past Meath Chronicle

Archaeologists working for the National Trust think they have found west Dorset's oldest human settlement BBC News

Project to recover Civil War cannons from Pee Dee River begins today South Carolina Now

Cliff erosion on Golden Cap estate exposes Bronze Age settlement Bridport News

2,000 year-old megalith uncovered in Tam Dao VietNamNet



May 20th, 2009 Edition
Climate Change Did Not Doom The Anasazi Media NewsWire

Authorities turn blind eye to artefact thefts-Pashupati temples crownless eKantipur

More on early skeleton sheds light on primate evolution Yahoo News\Associated Press

Trawlers are destroying historic wrecks, say explorers Times UK
and this Delving the secrets of HMS Victory BBC News Programs

More on Jerusalem archaeologists uncover Iron Age jar handle with Hebrew inscription Los Angeles Times

Archaeologists open a window to the past in Maryland The Sentinel



May 19th, 2009 Edition
The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes EurekAlert

Letters from the 1940s written by a Bristol schoolboy who discovered the remains of a Roman villa in Lawrence Weston have been uncovered This is Bristol

Ancient Gem-Studded Teeth Show Skill of Early Dentists National Geographic

Fossil Ida: extraordinary find is 'missing link' in human evolution-Perfectly preserved fossil Ida, unveiled in New York today, provides unprecedented insight into our ancestry Guardian UK

Antiquities returned to Greece Reuters

Fire and water reveal true age of ancient relics Science Centric

Do hunter-gatherers have it right? BBC Blog

Frescoes among recovered treasures ANSA

First Temple period bone seal with engraved name found in Jerusalem excavations Israel Antiquities Authority

Who was the 'Menachem' whose ancient jug was found in Jerusalem? Ha'aretz



May 18th, 2009 Edition
Fish Poisoning May Be Why Polynesians Left Paradise Science Daily

More on Key Archaeological Findings Discovered in UAQ Khaleej Times

Peruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate Change Science Daily

Urban Dig Targets Site of Madam CJ Walker Factory, Home NewsWise

Laetoli Ancient Footsteps to Get 'Facelift' All Africa



May 17th, 2009 Edition
Funerary bundle found in Machu Picchu Sanctuary Andina

Archaeologists strike gold in Umm Al Quwain Guf News

Old digs can reveal new information Columbus Dispatch

How Neanderthals met a grisly fate: devoured by humans-A fossil discovery bears marks of butchering similar to those made when cutting up a deer Guardian UK

Rare burial ritual identified in Iran's Sialk Press TV

Prehispanic Objects Found in Zapopan, Jalisco National Institute of Anthropology and History

Author defies idea that Blackbeard was English Baltimore Sun



May 16th, 2009 Edition
New Mexico researchers use smoke signal tests to learn how early Navajos defended their communities Star Tribune

Archaeologists discovered several cultural layers in Hunan Province Xinhuanet

Unearthing the Mayan Creation Myth-Researchers find that the tale of the 'Hero Twins' goes back more than 2,000 years Disover Magazine



May 15th, 2009 Edition
Emperor Trajan's Palace discovered in southwestern Romania Xinhuanet

Roman remains will be undamaged-Archaeologists working in the oldest part of Leicester have said they are 'pleased' to have found nothing BBC News

German scientists find clues to Roman mass production Earth Times

Research of ruins on seabeds and in lakes or rivers is increasing in Japan, where many sites are yet to be fully explored Asahi Shimbun

Sardinian scientists believe they've traced the roots of the 'death-defying' sardonic grin to a plant commonly found on the Italian island ANSA

Researchers find artifacts in western Kansas Kansas City Star



May 14th, 2009 Edition
Ancient Trading Raft Sails Anew Science Daily

What's going on in Luxor? Geotechnical studies and mapping, restoration, conservation and site management Al-Ahram Weekly

Bronze Age man inhabited water-logged north Radio Netherlands

Neandertals Sophisticated And Fearless Hunters, New Analysis Shows Science Daily

2,000 Year Old Buddhist Caves Found in Raigad Sakaal Times



May 13th, 2009 Edition
Venus figurine sheds light on origins of art by early humans Los Angeles Times
and this A Venus figurine from the Swabian Jura rewrites prehistory AlphaGalileo

Macedonia: Archaeologists to Reconstruct Jewish Cemetery in Shtip Balkan Travellers

New excavations at Ed-Dur Emirates News Agency

Arizona Ina dig reveals early irrigation practices-At Las Capas, people farmed 1,200 years B.C. Tucson Explorer

More on Tarascan Empire: Ancient Elite Island With Pyramid Found in Mexico National Geographic

Roman Ruins Survive the Ages Thanks to Volcanic Ash Discovery

Inca stone with 41 angles discovered in Peru Living in Peru

New light on land of black magic-Huge swords unearthed at Mayong in Assam point to human sacrifice Calcutta Telegraph



May 12th, 2009 Edition
The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets—with the help of equipment that could revolutionise underwater archaeology PhysOrg

Archeological team to gauge condition of 'ghost ships' St. Catharines Standard

Evidence of Modern Smarts in Stone Age Superglue Wired

Prehistoric fishing tackle found in Egypt Khaleej Times

A unique collection of silver coins and an unidentified skeleton have been found in Skänninge in southern Sweden The Local

A king’s grave was uncovered during construction in ?zmir, Turkey Hurriyet

World’s biggest puzzle made in consul’s house at Ephesus Today's Zaman



May 11th, 2009 Edition
Rare statue of marble discovered in Alexandria Egypt State Information Service

China's 'first emperor' banned Buddhism, expert says Xinhuanet

Archaeologists uncover remains of ancient empire in Jharkhand Daily India

Iran attempts to maintain 4 salt mummies Payvand News

The king of Stonehenge: Were artefacts at ancient chief's burial site Britain's first Crown Jewels? Daily Mail

Satellites identifies 132 archaeological sites in Egypt have not been excavated Egypt State Information Service

Method Of Repairing Cadiz’s Walls Has Hardly Changed Since The 17th Century Science Daily



May 10th, 2009 Edition
'Mayan king' remains found Straits Times

Ancient tenon heads discovered in Ancash, Peru Andina

Biocides inducing resistance in Lascaux Cave's microbes Science News

BBC show unearths 1641 'passport' BBC News

Hawass on Nefertiti El Arabiya News

Cave Painting Depicts Extinct Marsupial Lion Live Science

Camp Floyd dig protects original site Daily Herald



May 9th, 2009 Edition
Rare coin found in Domat Al-Jandal Arab News

Strands of hair from a human who lived 200,000 years ago have been found preserved inside fossilised hyena dung from South Africa Telegraph UK

Think your life is bad? Archaeologists show us worse USA Today

Tamil Nadu-Evidence of pre-historic humans in Thanjavur The Hindu



May 8th, 2009 Edition
'Viking ship' discovered in Sweden's largest lake The Local

More on 'Fake' claims over Nefertiti bust BBC News

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a so-called 'lost' medieval village church in Ceredigion BBC News

Prehistoric man's cave found in southwest China Xinhuanet

More 'Hobbit': Small Brain Of Dwarf 'Hobbit' Explained By Hippo's Island Life Science Daily

Big dig flint find is 6,000 years old Western Gazette



May 7th, 2009 Edition
Sinai fort may hold clues to ancient Egypt defenses Reuters

Ancient wooden spear tip found in Slovenia Straits Times

Colorado State University archeologist has uncovered an ancient imperial ritual complex from Mexico's Purepecha (Tarascan) Empire Colorado State University

Joseon Dynasty dead found perfectly preserved in air-tight tombs JoongAng Daily

Remains of Roman 'shanty town' uncovered in Bowes Teesdale Mercury



May 6th, 2009 Edition
'Ancient text' seized in Israel-Israeli authorities say they have recovered a papyrus document which appears to be nearly 2,000 years old BBC News

World’s Oldest Manufactured Beads Are Older Than Previously Thought Science Daily

'Hobbit' Foot Like No Other In Human Fossil Record NewsWise

Relic with traces of Jainism discovered Times of India

Home Erectus Crosses The Open Ocean Environmental Graffiti



May 5th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists find new 5,000-year-old tomb near Egypt's mud brick Lahun pyramid, a sign that the site held religious significance a millennium before previously thought Reuters

Tomb of the ancients saved for the future Western Morning News UK

Famed Nefertiti bust a fake? The Australian

France excavates mass WWI grave Newsday

The Past in High-Def: The world's ancient heritage is coming to your desktop in 3-D Archaeology Magazine

Archaeo-Engineer-How studying ancient buildings can improve modern ones Archaeology Magazine

EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds Science Daily

Photos: More on Ancient Egypt Temples Found at Gateway Fortress National Geographic



May 4th, 2009 Edition
Revealed: the face of the first European-35,000-year-old skull fragments found in Romania are made flesh by scientists Independent UK

County archaeologists uncover Indian site Annapolis Capital Gazette

Redcoats camp to be investigated-Archaeologists are to investigate if a military encampment used by government troops in the 18th Century lies under a proposed location for a caravan park BBC News

China to excavate Peking Man site again, in hopes of more findings Xinhuanet

Ancient tsunami 'hit New York' BBC News



May 3rd, 2009 Edition
Shedding light on the Catacombs of Rome BBC News

7th century Buddhist structures facing destruction Kashmir Watch

A Tiny Hominid With No Place on the Family Tree New York Times

2008 excavation report from Bethsaida (pdf format) Unversity of Omaha

Archaeologists keen to trace origins of Roman skeleton This is Gloucestershire

Ancient boat remains found The Scotsman

Conditional entropy and the Indus Script University of Pennsylvania-Language Log

10 voyages that changed the world CNN Sport

Morpeth historians told of Neolithic finds Morpeth Herald



May 2nd, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists at the site of the proposed Macon County Airport runway extension discovered two palisaded villages, circa 1100 AD Macon County News

Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq, to Controversy New York Times

Finally unearthing the secrets of our Neanderthal cousins The Scotsman

More on major dig at earliest Scots site BBC News



April 30th & May 1st, 2009 Edition
CT scan revealed a mummified puppy inside a bundle at the feet of an Egyptian human mummy University of Pennsylvania Almanac

More on 'Dark Age' Temple Found in Turkey National Geographic

Bone find shows early amputations BBC News

Aristotle school to become open-air museum MSNBC

More on unique Roman glass dish found at London grave site Reuters\Yahoo News

Iran's Ancient Story Preserved Digitally NewsWise

Eden? Maybe. But Where’s the Apple Tree? A new genetic survey of people in Africa suggests origin of modern humans New York Times



April 29th, 2009 Edition
Roman glass dish found in grave BBC News

Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms UC Davis

More on Indus Valley code is cracked - maybe Asia Times

Fishkill land confirmed to be Revolutionary War gravesite Poughkeepsie Journal

The final collapse of Byzantium Hürriyet



April 28th, 2009 Edition
China's earliest known carving found in central Henan Province Xinhuanet

Ancient medieval buildings found beneath Cathedral Square Peterborough Online

New Blow Against Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Theory, Geologists Find Science Daily

America's 11 most endangered historic places announced USA Today

Archaeologist bemoans Arkansas looting WXVT News



April 27th, 2009 Edition
4,300 mediaeval coins unearthed at Carevi Kuli Macedonia Macedonian News Agency

Archaeologists discover blocked passage in 800-yr-old well-Bangalore,India Deccan Herald

Rhode Island crew to do more digging at slave trader's home The Republican



April 26th, 2009 Edition
Fragment Of Hebrew Inscription From Period Of Kings Of Judah Found Science Daily

Cache of mummies unearthed at Egypt's Lahun pyramid Reuters\Yahoo News

The Little Ice Age and Scotland BBC News

More on the largest ancient Egyptian temple yet to be found in Sinai Al-Ahram Weekly

A closer look at Henry VIII IOL.com

A Mosaic Painting Discovered in Idleb Syrian Arab News Agency

DNA test to prove Bronze Age link in Wales BBC News

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth believe they have solved an ancient Mediterranean mystery Portsmouth Today

Church lot rock actually ancient runestone Moldova



April 25th, 2009 Edition
An Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities spokesman says 30 rare Christian archaeological artifacts have been found in Tekrit United Press

Why do we have history and archaeology?(commentary) History Today

Mystery Of Horse Domestication Solved? Science Daily

Ancestors may have used bone tools to make smoothies New Scientist

Kilns discovery could lead to a Romans rethink This is Kent

Hohokam dig ends in Continental Sahuarita Sun

Roman-era catacombs unearthed near Bethlehem University Ma'an News Agency



April 23rd & 24th, 2009 Edition
Computational analysis of symbols used 4,000 years ago by a long-lost Indus Valley civilization suggests they represent a spoken language Wired
and this Indus script encodes language, reveals new study of ancient symbols EurekAlert

Nine Mile Canyon: The Longest Art Gallery Voice of America

More on 3,000-year-old arms storehouse uncovered in Sinai Ha'aretz

Through Spanish eyes: Artefacts unearthed by Spanish archaeologists over 12 decades of excavations in Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly

Painting false doors from Herakleopolis Magna Al-Ahram Weekly

Controversial Hobbit Looks Tiny in Person LiveScience



April 21st & 22nd, 2009 Edition
4 new temples discovered in Egyptian Sinai Associated Press

Neandertals Babies Didn't Do the Twist Science News

More on the Hobbit Time Magazine

Team's re-creation of ancient Karnak brings history of pharaohs to life UCLA Today

Update: Expert says turtle boulder is just a rock Middletown Journal

Wari-Bateshwar: Fresh discoveries show signs of ancient city The Daily Star

Macedonia: Tsarevi Kuli Yields New Archaeological Findings Balkan Travellers

UTSA archaeologists find 3700 BC artifacts UTSA Today

85,000 years old villages found Gulf News

More on the large necropolis of 53 rock-hewn tombs Al-Ahram Weekly

Viking Legacy On English: What Language Tells Us About Immigration And Integration Science Daily

World Digital Library putting human history a click away Chicago Tribune



April 20th, 2009 Edition
Great Wall of China longer than believed as 180 missing miles found Guardian UK

A German institute presents the geophysical archaeology of ancient Kosovo New Kosova Report

Origins Of Maya Blue In Mexico Science Daily



April 19th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists planning for Iran’s largest rescue excavation at Seimareh Dam reservoir Tehran Times

Ancient remnants found on bank of Saluda River The State

No review of William Wallace’s conviction for treason in 1305

Interesting diary of a traveller to Egypt in the 1800 ANSA

More on 'Beginner's luck' may lay trail to Cleopatra tomb AFP

Could this boulder be an ancient carving? Bucyrus Telegraph

New search to find ancient tower at castle site Oxford Mail

More on HorseThief Reservoir Lawrence Journal World

Inca Wall Found During Construction of New Peru Hotel Latin American Herald Tribune



April 18th, 2009 Edition
Italy: Abruzzo quake unearths prehistoric dwellings Adnkronos International

Clay seal with ancient inscriptions found at Paharpur New Nation

Scientists search for wreckage of Civil War ship The State

Hawass on News from the Temple of Taposiris Magna DrHawass.com

Did Humans Learn From Hobbits? Science Now



April 17th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists Find Ancient Germanic Graves in Kranj Slovenian Press Agency

Greece: Vergina Archaeological Findings Presented in Thessaloniki Balkan Travellers

More on ancient rock painting in Peru Arkansas Democrat Gazette

More on Egyptian dig hopes to uncover Cleopatra and Mark Antony Mail on Sunday

Mounds yield anomaly-Archaeologists test ‘charcoal horizon’ at LSU The Advocate

More on the 'Mistress of the Lionesses' Daily News Egypt

Ancient Ecosystem Discovered Beneath Antarctic Glacier Science Now



April 16th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists Discover Temple That Sheds Light On So-called Dark Age Science Daily

A German art historian researching Bengal’s terracotta traditions has traced two Sunga-era (185-73 BC) artefacts to the illicit art market and restored them to where they belong—a museum Calcutta Telegraph

Ancient flute found in Xinglongwa in 1986 could be 3,000 years older than previously thought CCTV

Archaeologists pinpoint San Jacinto surrender Dallas Morning News

3,000 year-old bracelet found in Tyrone field Belfast Telegraph

In Scotland, a group of re-enactors replicated the 1746 Jacobite six-hour night march BBC News

First-ever digital survey of ancient Paphos theatre Cyprus Mail

27 graves, gold mask of Mark Anthony detected-More on the search for Cleo and Mark Anthony Egypt State Information Service

KV-63 Update Dr. Otto Schaden\KV-63.com


Roman Villas in Britain: Farms, temples, or tax-depots? Current Archaeology

Ancient Islamic coins and silver jewellery were discovered in one of the biggest finds of its kind on Funen, Denmark Jyllands-Posten



April 15th, 2009 Edition
Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb Associated Press

Three Subgroups of Neanderthals Identified Science Daily
and the original paper here Genetic Evidence of Geographical Groups among Neanderthals PLoS

Iranian Archaeologists Return to 7500-Year-Old Sialk Site Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies

More on Iraqi Drought Reveals Sasanian City of Peroz-Shapur and other Archaeological Treasures Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies

Newly-found tomb mural depicts ancient Chinese medication Xinhuanet

The Role of Inbreeding in the Extinction of a European Royal Dynasty PLoS

Evidence has been found of Bronze age activity on the island of Iona BBC News

Eastern Michigan University professor uses 21st century science on prehistoric art Ann Arbor News

Assistant professor of art history at UCA, has confirmed a major discovery in the world of rock art: an ancient rock painting at a burial site from the Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru University of Central Arkansas.



April 14th, 2009 Edition
Herbal wine, just the thing for ailing pharoahs Philadelphia Inquirer

Our Ancestors Were No Swingers Science Now

Archaeologists uncover Selby Abbey secrets The Press

An archaeological dig at a medieval castle in East Sussex is expected to reveal evidence of the harbour and trading post on the site BBC News



April 12th & 13th, 2009 Edition
Mission finds dozens of mummies in 53 rock-hewn tombs dating to Egyptian Middle Kingdom Middle East Online

Tequesta Indian artifacts unearthed along the banks of Fort Lauderdale's New River Sun-Sentinel

Macedonia: Archaeology Excavations Begin at Roman Bath in Bansko Balkan Travellers

Ancestors Of African Pygmies And Neighboring Farmers Separated Around 60,000 Years Ago Science Daily

Nazca Lines to be protected from heavy rains Living in Peru

Expert says terracotta army of servants, not warriors Xinhuanet

Ancient Jews used skulls in ceremonies despite ban Haaretz



April 11th, 2009 Edition
Recent diggins revealed that Holguin is Much Older than Supposed Cuban Daily News

How the Upper Crust Lived, and Died, in Early China New York Times

Scientists have unearthed what appears to be a mammoth wooden version of the famous Stonehenge monument at the Hill of Tara Independent Ireland

Update: Was A 'Mistress Of The Lionesses' A King In Ancient Canaan? Science Daily

A Yemeni archaeology team discovered ancient works of art in Humat Thiab Yemen Times

More on archaeologists studying 13000 years of habitation in Gohar-Tappeh Tehran Times

The treasures of the HorseThief-Dig at reservoir site turned up native artifacts Hutchinson News



April 10th, 2009 Edition
Scotland's most ancient home found – at 14,000 years old The Scotsman

'King of Bling' Tomb Sheds Light on Ancient Peru National Geographic

Uncovering 5,000 years of Malta's history Times UK

A fishy tale of Christianity in Ancient Rome Times UK



April 9th, 2009 Edition
Digging up evidence of 400-year-old global trade and wealth-Largest 17th century bead repository found in coastal Georgia EurekAlert

City archaeologists discover Harappan graves Times of India

Albania: Butrint Archaeology Site Showcases Model Project Management Balkan Travellers

Evidence of an ancient religious settlement has been discovered by archaeologists working at a visitor attraction in Argyll BBC News

1st Farm in Eastern U.S. Grown for Taste, Not Hunger? National Geographic

Iran studies 13,000 years of living Press TV



April 8th, 2009 Edition
Dog Sacrifices Found in Medieval Hungarian Village National Geographic

Artifacts shed light on San Antonio's 'Garden of Eden' San Antonio Express

Mother complex-More on the Queen Sesheshet burial Ha'aretz

Toltec Mounds profiled Stuttgart Daily Leader

Mystery over Georgian queen's relics at Old Goa continues Times of India

Russian archeologists discover golden-masked mummies in Egypt Novosti

Robot brings China's past into the present Xinhuanet

Archaeologists find what they think are remains of 15th century Franciscan Friars Press and Journal

Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya UPenn Almanac



April 7th, 2009 Edition
The power structure of Bronze Age societies was based on social networks AlphaGalileo

Mysteries of prehistoric Balochistan unravelled Pakistan Daily Times

Public viewings of Zilker Paleo-Indian archaeological dig to start Community Impact

Preserving the World’s Most Important Artifacts Smithsonian Magazine

Beneath the ruins of Genghis Khan’s capital city in Central Asia, archaeologists discovered artifacts from cultures near and far Smithsonian Magazine

Earthquake Update: Damage to Historical Monuments ‘Significant’ New York Times

Could diggers have unearthed Liverpool Castle remains? Click Liverpool

Bloody Stone Age: war in the Neolithic Current Archaeology UK



April 6th, 2009 Edition
Archaeological discovery in Jordan valley: Enormous 'foot-shaped' enclosures EurekAlert

1,000-yr-old Perumal idol found in Sriperumbudur Times of India

Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan? Physorg

What are the archaeological signatures of shamans? A new study by Christine VanPool K. Kris Hirst

How similar was Neandertal behavior to that of modern humans? Scientific American

Italy earthquake damages historic buildings-Medieval church and 16th-century fortress among heritage sites damaged Guardian UK
and this L'Aquila earthquake damaged ancient baths in Rome Telegraph UK

Gas Drillers, Toxic Dust Threaten to Erase Utah’s Ancient Art Bloomberg

Schindler's List found in library IOL.com

More on Graverobbers feared as lake reveals Iraqi history Reuters

North Carolina site could be old English settlement-Candidate for the 'Lost Colony' The Virginian-Pilot

Digital images reveal the secrets of Roman painting Media Newswire



April 5th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists began this month the recovery of a great Mayan city buried under tons of earth and jungle in the archaeological area of Ichkabal on the Yucatan peninsula Latin American Herald Tribune

New archaeological discoveries being made in Guanacaste-Costa Rica Inside Costa Rica

Fire reveals Angel Island's history Marin Independent Journal

Native artifacts off California being washed away-Experts race to save what they can before rising seas, erosion take more MSNBC

A Pier from the Hellenistic Period was Discovered in Akko Israel Antiquities Authority

Archaeologist joins call to save unique Roman Villa Media Newswire

After 650 years, the wisdom of the Alhambra is revealed Independent UK

The first cocktail arose in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago-A sort of grog was probably drank by Etrurians, a population that knew vine before than Greek arrived in Italy Teatro Naturale International



April 4th, 2009 Edition
Iraqi archaeologists find ancient Babylonian relics Daily Star

Search on for 'lost' battlefields of England Telegraph UK

How to read landscapes like an archaeologist Guardian UK

Archeologists save 100-year-old canoe: Rare log boat made in St. Augustine sat in alligator pit at park for years St. Augustine Record



April 3rd, 2009 Edition
Builders stumble on Dark Ages village in Salzburg Austrian Times

Neandertal cannibalism? Maybe not Scientific American

Oldest Stone Blades Uncovered Science Now

Bringing archaeology and anthropology together University of Bristol

More on the embalming bed from Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly

Recent discoveries at the Valley of the Kings at Luxor have changed the understanding of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly

Hobbit brain small, but organized for complex intelligence Science News

Several historical artifacts, including reliefs, have been damaged in the K?zkalesi district of Mersin by treasure-hunters using dynamite Hurriyet

8,000 year-old axe head discovered on Inch Island Derry Journal

King Philip II of Macedon palace revealed Athens News Agency



April 2nd, 2009 Edition
Scientific evidence of an ancient invasion of Scotland from Ireland may have been uncovered by DNA techniques BBC News

Rare gold jewelry finds in Boljoon town-Philippines Cebu Daily News

Mayan politics depicted in Penn Museum show Reuters

Macedonia: Archaeology Excavations and Conservation Works at Treskavec Continue Balkan Travellers



April 1st, 2009 Edition
Inscription from the time of Alexander the Great-found in Baktria, land of origin of ancient Bulgarians Focus News Agency

More on early humans may have cared for disabled young New Scientist

First Ship Sunk in WWII Revealed in Sonar Discovery

More on dig sties threatened by climate change Times UK

The Mpu Purwa Historical Object Preservation Center in Malang, East Java, has recovered a 12th-century stone statue of Ganesha, believed to be the only one of its kind in Indonesia Jakarta Post

Did the 'Rx' symbol for prescription medicine evolve from the Udjat Eye of ancient Egypt? VOA News

New World's Earliest Mural-Ancient paintings, ritual fires, and rare birds are found in northern Peru Archaeology Magazine

Prehistoric cave homes among China's top 10 archaeological discoveries Xinhuanet

South Carolina bluff dig uncovering millenia of human history The State

Iraq to reopen Ur to public after US pullback AFP

Quest for the tomb of Monthemhat in Egypt Basque Research



March 31st, 2009 Edition
Nefertiti got extreme makeover: researchers AFP

French dig uncovers 18th-century mass graves Inquirer

Ancient Deformed Children Not Always Killed by Parents National Geographic News

Blackbeard Pirate Relics, Gold Found National Geographic News

Prehistoric remains discovered at Sacramento River excavation site Chico Enterprise Record

Archaeological mission at Great Barrier Island Scoop

Giza Pyramids Align Toward City of Sun God Discovery



March 30th, 2009 Edition
Ancient Pella workshop discovered Athens News Agency

1,500-year-old Mosaic Floor Unveiled in Ancient Synagogue Ruins Israel National News

The Cultural Heritage of the Great Sage Plain-Colorado, Utah (New Free Video) The Archaeology Channel

12,000-year-old archeological site protected Winona Post

Shells give new take on human evolution ABC Science

Airport dig unearths 1500 BC settlement Guernsey Press

New theory on largest known mass extinction in the history of the earth AlphaGalileo

Optimal Running Speed Associated With Evolution Of Early Human Hunting Strategies Science Daily

Achaemenid palaces found in south Iran Press TV



March 29th, 2009 Edition
Archeologists have discovered inscriptions on bones which offer clues to the name of the father of Emperor Wen CCTV

Nubia: Lost civilisation of Egypt BBC News

British Museum finds relics of 39 saints after 100 years-Discovery made by curator when 12th-century German portable altar was opened for the first time Guardian UK



March 28th, 2009 Edition
4,000-year-old male human skeleton has been discovered in Tajikistan United Press

A look at typology changes over the years Corsicana Daily Sun

More on Archaeologist Discovers Cyprus' Oldest Religious Site Fox News

Vibrant Civilization uncovered in Oman-Italian team unveils different forms of coastal settlements dating back to Stone Age in Sultanate Middle East Online

More on Early Agriculture Left Traces In Animal Bones Science Daily



March 27th, 2009 Edition
Italian dig uncovers 'oldest' temple in Cyprus International Herald Tribune

More on ancient steel: Excavation in Turkey set to rewrite history of Iron Age Asahi Shimbun

Fresh proof of China being cradle of rice cultivation China Daily

Civil War naval clashes uncovered at Bayport, Florida St. Petersburg Times

First Americans Brought Anthrax? National Geographic

Mound of ruins Bengal’s oldest Buddhist site Calcutta Telegraph

Boulder could have been a calendar–5000 years ago Inverness Courier



March 26th, 2009 Edition
Lost Crusaders' Tunnels Found Near Palace on Malta National Geographic

Roman wall escapes archaeologists' trowels This is Gloucestershire

Ironware piece unearthed from Turkey found to be oldest steel The Hindu

Secrets of Duffy's Cut mass grave revealed BBC News



March 25th, 2009 Edition
Massive Byzantine bathhouse uncovered near Gaza-belt town Jerusalem Post

Germany's stone age cannibalism-Tens of thousands of ancient human bones found in Germany suggest that victims were not killed just to satisfy hunger Guardian UK

Mud yields secrets of Newport's medieval ship South Wales Argus

Royal cemetery of the late Warring States Period found in Central China China.org

Drugs, Guns and Dirt-Methamphetamine fuels a new epidemic of looting Archaeology Magazine

Climate Change: Sites in Peril Archaeology Magazine



March 24th, 2009 Edition
Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize-Maize was domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 8,700 years ago NewsWise

Centuries old flood defences are uncovered News Post Leader

Bronze Age sauna discovered on site earmarked for park and ride scheme Telegraph UK

Early agriculture left traces in animal bones EurekAlert

Interactive Dig Update: Excavating Hierakonpolis-Hierakonpolis 2009 Archaeology Magazine



March 23rd, 2009 Edition
Greek fisherman nets 2,200-year-old bronze statue News & Observer

Excavation in Dry Tortugas reveals Fort Jefferson's past Miami Herald

Pre-Inca citadel, cemetery found in Amazonas region Living In Peru

Excavation of a proposed park-and-ride site in Taunton has revealed one of the largest prehistoric roundhouses in Britain and a number of Roman burials BBC News

First-Ever Cast Of ‘Hobbit’ To Be Unveiled At 7th Annual Human Evolution Symposium At Stony Brook University NewsWise

Researchers say they have found evidence of what may be an early third-century palace that could have been part of the Yamatai kingdom ruled by Himiko, the legendary queen Asahi Shimbun

Remains of a hilltop home believed to be about 5,000 years old have been discovered on the outskirts of Edinburgh The Scotsman



March 22nd, 2009 Edition
Drought Reveals Iraqi Archaeological Treasures NPR

Bill Young: Stone knives made by Native Americans in Texas Corsicana Daily Sun

New find doesn't end debate on Clovis cache Columbus Dispatch

A new treasure from Herculaneum was unveiled in Naples ANSA

Buddha was a Scythian Arian of Budins in Ancient Ukraine: scholar New Kerala

Hush-hush archaeology: How scientists and Native Americans pulled off a major dig before the feds triple border fence destroyed everything San Diego City Beat

Egypt seeking return of ancient coffin from U.S. Reuters

Ancient pre-writing on rocks found in remote Tamil Nadu hamlet Times of India



March 21st, 2009 Edition
Archeological finds in Longmen Grotto CCTV

Local cemeteries were early settlement sites Chatham Daily News

For the first time since 15 April, 1746, a team will attempt to recreate a Jacobite night march from Culloden to the outskirts of Nairn BBC News



March 20th, 2009 Edition
Seals to shed light on life in Wales in Middle Ages Wales Online

More on Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed AFP

A Brief History Of Stonehenge Theories Time Magazine

More on Byzantine Period Church With Beautiful Mosaics Discovered Science Daily

Centuries of history is unearthed at Kilkenny Courthouse Kilkenny People

Recent findings in the Cuban province of Holguin could confirm the existence of an aboriginal and Hispanic community with certain economic development before 1752, when Holguin was granted the title of city Cuban News Agency



March 19th, 2009 Edition
Teeth Of Columbus' Crew Flesh Out Tale Of New World Discovery Science Daily

UNESCO Celetrates Nubian Salvage at Aswan ANSA

Archaeologists announced they have begun underwater excavations of the prehistoric site of Limantepe in western Turkey Balkan Travellers

Rare Iron Age bowls unearthed Wales Online

Egypt unveils pharaonic 'brain drain' bed IOL.com

When an incumbent British consul-general helped himself to a vital piece of ancient Egyptian art, few could have guessed it would take almost 200 years for its worth to be fully appreciated Al-Ahram Weekly

More on What Perfumes Did Ancient Egyptians Use? Researchers Aim To Recreate 3,500-year-old Scent Science Daily



March 18th, 2009 Edition
Archaeologists find statue of ancient Yemeni queen Yemen News Agency

Found: the sister Cleopatra killed-Forensic experts believe they have identified the skeleton of the queen’s younger sister, murdered over 2,000 years ago Times UK