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).
*** please note: I am marking items think are ai generated to some degree with
the designation [AI?]
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Discovery at Orozmani archaeological site: 1.8-million-year-old human lower jaw unearthed in Georgia – 1TV
https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/discovery-at-orozmani-archaeological-site-1-8-million-year-old-human-lower-jaw-unearthed-in-georgia/
Toddler bone remains may be earliest evidence of cannibalism in Europe | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/cannibalism-europe-earliest-remains-toddler-b2797774.html
This 850,000-Year-Old Toddler’s Bone Is the Oldest Evidence of Cannibalism in Europe
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-850000-year-old-toddlers-bone-is-the-oldest-evidence-of-cannibalism-in-europe/
Scientists found cut marks on a 850,000-year-old human neck bone. Was it … cannibalism? | National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/850000-year-old-child-neck-bone-and-cannibalism?loggedin=true&rnd=1754151983537
Decapitation of a child 850,000 years ago reveals new evidence of cannibalism at Atapuerca | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/decapitation-of-a-child-850000-years-ago-atapuerca/
Unearthed teeth reveal human diversity in China during Middle Pleistocene
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-unearthed-teeth-reveal-human-diversity.html
Our Ancient Ancestors Loved Eating Grasses, and It Eventually Transformed Their Teeth | Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/our-ancient-ancestors-loved-eating-grasses-and-it-eventually-transformed
Unearthed teeth reveal human diversity in China during Middle Pleistocene
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-unearthed-teeth-reveal-human-diversity.html
[AI?]Ancient burial site found in Israel’s Tinshemet Cave | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862321
Ancient Burial Discovery Might Redefine Our Past – Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-archeology-oldest-burial-site-discovery-2106223
100,000-year-old burial site in Israel sheds more light on early humans – Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-07-28/a-100-000-year-old-burial-site-in-israel-is-changing-what-we-know-about-early-humans
Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-neanderthals-ate-fermented-meat-side.html
Neanderthals ate maggots and fermented meat, not just fresh meat, challenging hypercarnivore theory | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/neanderthals-ate-maggots-and-fermented-meat/
Early human ancestors showed extreme size differences between males and females
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-early-human-ancestors-extreme-size.html
Sexual Size Dimorphism in Australopithecus: Postcranial Dimorphism Differs Significantly Among Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, and Modern Humans Despite Low‐Power Resampling Analyses – Gordon – 2025 – American Journal of Biological Anthropology – Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.70093
Homo juluensis May Be Part of a New Group of Ancient Humans | Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/homo-juluensis-may-be-part-of-a-new-group-of-ancient-humans
Frontiers | Editorial: Neanderthal Complex Behaviour Through the Lens of Faunal Resources
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-archaeology/articles/10.3389/fearc.2025.1668881/abstract
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AFRICA
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10,000-year-old rock engravings discovered in Libya’s Al-Hasawna Mountains | The Libya Observer
https://libyaobserver.ly/news/10000-year-old-rock-engravings-discovered-libyas-al-hasawna-mountains
News – 10,000-Year-Old Rock Art Identified in Libyan Mountains – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/31/10000-year-old-rock-art-identified-in-libyan-mountains/
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Rare 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint discovered on a “soul house” – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rare-4000-year-old-egyptian-handprint-discovered-cambridge-university/
4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian tomb offering | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/4-000-year-old-handprint-discovered-on-ancient-egyptian-tomb-offering
Cambridge researchers find 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqvzevep2eo
4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian handprint discovered by Cambridge museum – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/ancient-egyptian-handprint-discovered-fitzwilliam-museum-archaeology?utm_source=The%20Art%20Newspaper%20Newsletters&utm_campaign=a28ede49cb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_25_10_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-bd998f0c0f-62174242
4,000-Year-Old Handprint Discovered on Ancient Egyptian Pottery
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptian-handprint-pottery-fitzwilliam-2671676
4,000-Year-Old Craftsman’s Handprint Discovered in Egyptian Tomb
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/07/4000-year-old-craftsmans-handprint-discovered-in-egyptian-tomb/
See a Stunningly Well-Preserved, 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Left Behind by an Ancient Egyptian Potter
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-stunningly-well-preserved-4000-year-old-handprint-left-behind-by-an-ancient-egyptian-potter-180987081/
A 4,000-year-old hand is waving from an Egyptian tomb
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/30/a-4000-year-old-hand-is-waving-from-an-egyptian-tomb/
News – Egyptian Clay Artifact Preserves 4,000-Year-Old Handprint – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/30/egyptian-clay-artifact-preserves-4000-year-old-handprint/
3,500-year-old Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead’ discovered in untouched tomb – Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/3500-year-old-egyptian-book-of-the-dead-discovered-in-untouched-tomb/articleshow/122995447.cms
Archaeologists amazed to discover an ancient ‘door to the afterlife’ in the tomb of an Egyptian prince | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14950229/Archaeologists-ancient-door-afterlife-tomb-Egyptian.html
[AI?]Researcher: Evidence of Moses found in ancient inscriptions | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862816
Moses may be named in ancient Egyptian mine inscriptions, sparking debate over earliest biblical references | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/moses-may-be-named-in-egyptian-mine-inscriptions/
Egypt Uncovers Coptic City That Became a Center of Early Christianity
https://www.artnews.com/artnews/news/egypt-archaeology-coptic-city-kharga-discovery-1234748645/
Egypt, ruins of a Coptic city discovered in Ain al-Kharab Oasis
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/egypt-ruins-of-a-coptic-city-discovered-in-ain-al-kharab-oasis
Early Coptic-Era City Discovered in Egypt’s Western Desert – Archaeology Wiki
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/30/early-coptic-era-city-discovered-in-egypts-western-desert/
News – Coptic City Unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/29/coptic-city-unearthed-in-egypts-western-desert/
Rare Funerary Stele Handed Over to Al-Imam Al-Shafi’i Antiquities Zone by Archaeologist Tamer El-Menshawy | Sada Elbalad
https://see.news/rare-funerary-stele-handed-over-to-al-imam-al-shafii-antiquities-zone-by-archaeologist-tamer-el-menshawy
Alexander Henry Rhind: The first experienced archaeologist to excavate in Egypt | National Museums Scotland
https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/alexander-henry-rhind-the-first-experienced-archaeologist-to-excavate-in-egypt
Working in the Suburbs
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/28/working-in-the-suburbs/
Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-fragmentary-ancient-sumerian-myth-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
Hymn to Babylon discovered, revealing ancient Mesopotamian city life | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/hymn-to-babylon-discovered/
News – Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/28/newly-deciphered-cuneiform-tablet-contains-unknown-sumerian-myth/
Archaeologists uncover lavish Bronze Age burial of young woman in Greater Khorasan
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-archaeologists-uncover-lavish-bronze-age.html
Bronze Age treasures found in high status tomb
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/bronze-age-treasures-found-in-high-status-tomb/155702
Opulent Bronze Age Girl’s Tomb Discovered in Iran’s Greater Khorasan Civilization – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/opulent-bronze-age-girls-tomb-discovered-in-irans-greater-khorasan-civilization/
News – Rich Bronze Age Burial Unearthed in Iran – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/31/rich-bronze-age-burial-unearthed-in-iran/
Continuous human settlement in Hamedan confirmed from Achaemenid era to Present – Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/516127/Continuous-human-settlement-in-Hamedan-confirmed-from-Achaemenid
Budget allocated for Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars province – Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/516278/Budget-allocated-for-Sassanid-Archaeological-Landscape-of-Fars
Age of Samarkand may be reconsidered – News from Uzbekistan – Gazeta
https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2025/07/29/samarkand/
Archaeologists Unearth 6-Foot-Tall Bronze Age Warrior Clutching a Spear
https://gizmodo.com/six-foot-tall-bronze-age-warrior-unearthed-holding-spear-2000634068
All the 20 squares material from Wolley’s Ur excavations : r/GameofUr
https://www.reddit.com/r/GameofUr/comments/1mbqjip/all_the_20_squares_material_from_wolleys_ur/
Meskalamdug’s Helmet: One of the world’s oldest helmets depicts a Mesopotamian prince’s man bun | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/meskalamdugs-helmet-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-helmets-depicts-a-mesopotamian-princes-man-bun
Revealed: how a secret rescue operation helped preserve Syria’s heritage – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/revealed-how-a-secret-rescue-operation-helped-preserve-syrias-heritage
July 2025 in Turkish archaeology | Turkish Archaeological News
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/july-2025-turkish-archaeology
Before Rome, Before Greece: Anatolia’s Oldest Glass Revealed in Hittite Büklükale – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/before-rome-before-greece-anatolias-oldest-glass-revealed-in-hittite-buklukale/
3,500-year-old Hellenistic stoa emerges in Türkiye’s ancient city of Assos – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/3500-year-old-hellenistic-stoa-emerges-in-turkiyes-ancient-city-of-assos-3204756
Grave Dig Uncovers 1,500-Year-Old Mosaic with Star of David and Cryptic Greek Petition in Türkiye – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/grave-dig-uncovers-1500-year-old-mosaic-with-star-of-david-and-cryptic-greek-petition-in-turkiye/
Ancient Roman water system discovered in Türkiye’s Zerzevan Castle – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/ancient-roman-water-system-discovered-in-turkiyes-zerzevan-castle-3204916
1,800-year-old Roman water system found at Turkish castle | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862823
2,000-year-old shipwreck discovered off Turkish coast with remarkably preserved stacked ceramics | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/2000-year-old-shipwreck-discovered-off-turkish-coast/
Digging deep for new insights into ancient societies | Yale News
https://news.yale.edu/2025/07/24/digging-deep-new-insights-ancient-societies
Mysterious Pre-Islamic Arabian Script Deciphered – Biblical Archaeology Society
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/pre-islamic-arabian-script-deciphered/
Rare intact 5,500-year-old Canaanite blade workshop unearthed in southern Israel | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-intact-5500-year-old-canaanite-blade-workshop-unearthed-in-southern-israel/
Archaeologists Find ‘Missing’ Canaanite Stone Blade Factory in Southern Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-07-28/ty-article/archaeologists-find-missing-canaanite-stone-blade-factory-in-southern-israel/00000198-5116-d347-addf-57df35bb0000
5,500-year-old flint workshop uncovered near Kiryat Gat | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/5500-year-old-flint-workshop-uncovered-near-kiryat-gat/
A Flint Blade Workshop from the Early Bronze Age 5,000 Years Ago Discovered
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/07/a-flint-blade-workshop-from-the-early-bronze-age-5000-years-ago-discovered/
Ancient Bronze Age Blade Workshop Unearthed in Israel – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/29/ancient-bronze-age-blade-workshop-israel/
5,500-Year-Old Blade Workshop Unearthed Near Biblical Gath Reveals – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/5500-year-old-canaanite-blade-workshop-unearthed-near-biblical-gath-reveals/
Archaeologists find an ancient blade workshop in Southern Israel
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/archaeologists-find-an-ancient-blade-workshop-in-southern-israel/155688
News – Early Bronze Age Flint Workshop Discovered in Israel – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/01/early-bronze-age-flint-workshop-discovered-in-israel/
Tiny 2,600-year-old clay sealing inscribed with biblical name found in Temple Mount soil | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiny-2600-year-old-clay-sealing-inscribed-with-biblical-name-found-in-temple-mount-soil/
[AI?]Rare First Temple seal impression found in Jerusalem | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862817
Archaeologists find rare First Temple-era seal on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/s1ybrsdwle
Ancient seal discovered in Temple Mount soil | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862735
Has the Name of King Josiah’s Trusted Official Been Found on an Ancient Sealing? – The Temple Mount Sifting Project
https://tmsifting.org/en/2025/07/30/asayahu/
Israel Antiquities Authority finds coin from Second Temple | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862871
2,000-year-old ‘Redemption of Zion’ coin reveals turmoil before Jerusalem’s destruction | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-year-old-redemption-of-zion-coin-reveals-turmoil-before-jerusalems-destruction/
Experts unearth rare coin from the time of the Jewish Revolt near Jerusalem’s Temple
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/bjwytetpeg
Rewriting Micah: How Archaeology Challenges a 100-year-old Consensus – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-07-30/ty-article-magazine/rewriting-micah-how-archaeology-challenges-a-100-year-old-consensus/00000198-59f4-d843-af99-dffde7c30000
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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This may be what 2,500-year-old honey looks like
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-year-honey.html
Is this what 2,500-year-old honey looks like? | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1092229
Oxford chemists identify honey offering in a 2,500-year-old shrine | University of Oxford
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07-30-oxford-chemists-identify-honey-offering-2500-year-old-shrine
Oxford chemists find honey offering in 2,500 year old shrine
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n3gln99no
Ancient ‘superfood’ discovered in 2,500-year-old bronze jars in southern Italy | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/sticky-goo-in-2-500-year-old-bronze-jars-finally-identified-settling-70-year-debate
Bronze Jars Found in Italy Contain 2,500-Year-Old Honey, Archaeologists Find | Sci.News
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/paestum-honey-14105.html
World’s Oldest Ritual Honey Found in Bronze Jars Beneath Italian Temple – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/worlds-oldest-ritual-honey-found-in-bronze-jars-beneath-italian-temple/
Surprising 2,500-Year-Old Shrine Offering Has Been Discovered to be Honey by Oxford Chemissts
https://www.thedailybeast.com/surprising-2500-year-old-shrine-offering-has-been-discovered-to-be-honey-by-oxford-chemissts/
Is this what 2,500-year-old honey looks like?
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/08/01/is-this-what-2500-year-old-honey-looks-like/
Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-old honey | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2490380-ancient-pots-found-near-pompeii-contain-2500-year-old-honey/
Scientists Found Sticky Goo Inside a 2,500-Year-Old Jar. Seventy Years Later, They Finally Know What It Is
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-found-sticky-goo-inside-a-2500-year-old-jar-70-years-later-they-finally-know-what-it-is-180987088/
Ancient Romans likely used extinct sea creature fossils as amulets
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ancient-romans-extinct-sea-creature.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Rare trilobite fossil amulet unearthed at Roman site in Spain reveals unique ancient beliefs | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/rare-trilobite-fossil-amulet-unearthed-at-roman-site/
This Ancient Roman Artifact Is Also a 453 Million-Year-Old Fossil
https://gizmodo.com/this-ancient-roman-artifact-is-also-a-453-million-year-old-fossil-2000635837
Ancient bling: Romans May Have Worn a 450-Million-Year-Old Sea Fossil as a Pendant
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/ancient-bling-romans-may-have-worn-a-450-million-year-old-sea-fossil-as-a-pendant/
Sardinia, three new Domus de Janas discovered in the archaeological complex of Sant’Andrea Priu
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/sardinia-three-new-domus-de-janas-discovered-in-the-archaeological-complex-of-sant-andrea-priu
Three New Domus de Janas Unearthed in Sardinia: 5,000-Year-Old “Fairy Houses” Discovered – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/three-new-domus-de-janas-unearthed-in-sardinia-5000-year-old-fairy-houses-discovered/
News – Ancient Sardinian Tombs Uncovered – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/01/ancient-sardinian-tombs-uncovered/
2nd-Century BC Thracian Warrior with Ceremonial Wreath Discovered – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/2nd-century-bc-thracian-warrior-with-ceremonial-wreath-discovered/
Amathus Excavations Reveal New Rooms in Cyprus’ Oldest Iron Age Palace – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/01/amathus-excavations-new-rooms-cyprus-oldest-iron-age-palace/
Announcement by the Department of Antiquities regarding the excavation campaign at the Amathus Palace – Gov.cy
https://www.gov.cy/en/culture/announcement-by-the-department-of-antiquities-regarding-the-excavation-campaign-at-the-amathus-palace/
Amathus Excavations Reveal New Rooms in Cyprus’ Oldest Iron Age Palace – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/01/amathus-excavations-new-rooms-cyprus-oldest-iron-age-palace/
The 2025 excavations at the Amathus Palace
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/31/the-2025-excavations-at-the-amathus-palace/
Ancient Hellenistic-Style Wall Discovered in the Gallic City of Gergovia, Which Resisted and Defeated Julius Caesar in 52 BCE
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/07/ancient-hellenistic-style-wall-discovered-in-the-gallic-city-of-gergovia-which-resisted-and-defeated-julius-caesar-in-52-bce/
Hellenistic-Style Wall at Gergovia Reveals Rare Gallic-Roman Transition – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/30/hellenistic-wall-gergovia-gallic-roman-transition/
[AI?]Yusuf Sezgin’s Team Unveils 1400-Year-Old Roman Cauldron | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862469
Rare Bronze Cauldron Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Pergamon – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/28/bronze-cauldron-ancient-greek-city-pergamon/
1,400-year-old ancient Roman bronze cauldron found in Türkiye | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/1400-year-old-ancient-roman-bronze-cauldron-found-in-turkiye/news
Ancient bronze cauldron discovered in Mosaic House
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-bronze-cauldron-discovered-in-mosaic-house-211959
1,400-year-old bronze cauldron discovery
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/1400-year-old-bronze-cauldron-discovery/155683
Second Rare Inscription Honoring Justinian and Theodora Unearthed in Kosovo’s Ancient City of Ulpiana – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/second-rare-inscription-honoring-justinian-and-theodora-unearthed-in-kosovos-ancient-city-of-ulpiana/
2,050-Year-Old Assembly Building Discovered in Ancient City of Laodicea Marks Architectural First in Anatolia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/2050-year-old-assembly-building-discovered-in-ancient-city-of-laodicea-marks-architectural-first-in-anatolia/
Lavish Roman villa with rare fish pond and frescoes unearthed in ancient Tripolis, Turkey | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/roman-villa-with-rare-fish-pond-tripolis/
Ancient Roman soldier’s monthly paycheck unearthed in pristine condition
https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/science/ancient-roman-soldiers-monthly-paycheck-unearthed-in-pristine-condition/
Trajan, the Roman emperor who fought the Dacians and Parthians, superpowers like today’s Russia and China | Culture | EL PAÍS English
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-07-27/trajan-the-roman-emperor-who-fought-the-dacians-and-parthians-superpowers-like-todays-russia-and-china.html
Hungarian Archaeology Student Discovers Rare Bronze Figurines at Roman-Era Brigetio Site – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/hungarian-archaeology-student-discovers-rare-bronze-figurines-at-roman-era-brigetio-site/
1,800-Year-Old Roman Watchtower Discovered in Croatia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/1800-year-old-roman-watchtower-discovered-in-croatia/
Roman-era watchtower ‘naturally protected on three sides by deep natural ravines’ excavated in Croatia | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/archaeologists-discover-1-800-year-old-roman-watchtower-built-to-protect-the-empire-during-marcus-aurelius-reign
Ancient Roman Watchtower Found on Danube Frontier in Croatia – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/01/ancient-roman-watchtower-danube-frontier-croatia/
News – Roman Border Watchtower Excavated in Croatia – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/31/roman-border-watchtower-excavated-in-croatia/
Archaeologists Uncover Roman Production District in Ancient City of Suasa, Italy – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/01/roman-production-district-ancient-city-suasa-italy/
A Vast Artisan District Discovered in the Ancient Roman City of Suasa
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/08/a-vast-artisan-district-discovered-in-the-ancient-roman-city-of-suasa/
Scientists deepen studies on the “imitation art” of the Romans in the Erechtheion – Jornal da USP
https://jornal.usp.br/ciencias/cientistas-aprofundam-estudos-sobre-a-arte-imitacao-dos-romanos-no-erechtheion/
[AI?]Intact Etruscan tomb untouched for millennia found in Italy | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862562
Intact 7th century Etruscan tomb discovered in San Giuliano necropolis near Rome | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/intact-7th-century-etruscan-tomb-near-rome/
Archaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They’re So Big
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-keep-finding-massive-shoes-at-an-ancient-roman-fort-and-they-have-no-idea-why-theyre-so-big-180987028/
Ancient ‘Church’ in Spain May Actually Be a Roman-Era Synagogue, Archaeologists Say – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-church-in-spain-may-actually-be-a-roman-era-synagogue-archaeologists-say/
Spanish discovery suggests Roman-era ‘church’ may have been a synagogue | Spain | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/27/spanish-discovery-suggests-roman-era-church-may-have-been-a-synagogue
Roman-era ‘church’ in Spain may have been a synagogue | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/30/science/synagogue-castulo-spain-scli-intl
[AI?]Ancient oil lamps reveal Jewish legacy in Spanish church | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862561
News – Possible 1,700-Year-Old Synagogue Identified in Spain – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/01/possible-1700-year-old-synagogue-identified-in-spain/
“Extremely rare” bronze armor from Czechia turns out to be a Trojan War era artifact
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/extremely-rare-bronze-armor-from-czechia-turns-out-to-be-a-trojan-war-artifact/
New Roman-era archaeological site discovered in Benghazi | The Libya Observer
https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/new-roman-era-archaeological-site-discovered-benghazi
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Wants Parthenon Marbles Return – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/northern-irelands-first-minister-wants-parthenon-marbles-return/
‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
https://theconversation.com/the-great-mass-of-waters-killed-many-thousands-how-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-shook-ancient-greece-and-rome-262358
‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: How earthquakes, tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-great-mass-thousands-earthquakes-tsunamis.html
Take fish, salt in vats, leave in sun for months: Why ancient Romans loved fermented fish sauces like garum
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-fish-salt-vats-sun-months.html
Take fish, salt in vats, leave in sun for months: why ancient Romans loved fermented fish sauces like garum
https://theconversation.com/take-fish-salt-in-vats-leave-in-sun-for-months-why-ancient-romans-loved-fermented-fish-sauces-like-garum-260808
Is ancient Roman concrete more sustainable than modern concrete? | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1092248
Is ancient Roman concrete more sustainable than modern concrete? – Popular Archeology
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/is-ancient-roman-concrete-more-sustainable-than-modern-concrete/
Making Roman concrete produces as much CO2 as modern concrete – Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/is-roman-concrete-more-sustainable-its-complicated/
What if the Secret to Sustainable Cities Was Buried in Roman Cement?
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/what-if-the-secret-to-sustainable-cities-was-buried-in-roman-cement/
Engineers Weigh Up Returning to Ancient Roman Concrete Recipes : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/engineers-weigh-up-returning-to-ancient-roman-concrete-recipes
Study of Garnets in Hellenistic–Roman Jewellery From the Collections of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece – Nikopoulou – Journal of Raman Spectroscopy – Wiley Online Library
https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jrs.70027
Ancient Greek Theater Wasn’t All-Male After All, Evidence Suggests – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/31/ancient-greek-theater-women/
The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination. For the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-beach-wasnt-vacation-destination-ancient.html
Ancient Greeks Feared Beaches, Saw Shorelines as Gateways to the Dead – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/30/ancient-greeks-feared-beaches-shorelines-gateways-dead/
The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination – for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
https://theconversation.com/the-beach-wasnt-always-a-vacation-destination-for-the-ancient-greeks-it-was-a-scary-place-259356
New Insights into the Nature and Orbital Motion of Aristotle’s Comet in 372 BC
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15228
What happened to Rome after the empire fell? | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/what-happened-to-rome-after-the-empire-fell
Reconstruction of an entire Roman city starts in France: Béziers Antique, 19-hectare site
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/reconstruction-of-an-entire-roman-city-starts-in-france-beziers-antique-19-hectare-site
Three thousand years ago, the ancient Greeks turned an even older civilisation into a monster | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/greeks-minoan-civilisation-minotaur-myth-king-minos/
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Early European evidence of artificial cranial modification from the Italian Late Upper Palaeolithic Arene Candide Cave | Scientific Reports
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13561-8
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports | Hunter-gatherer societies in the southwestern Europe between 18,500-10,000 cal. BP | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/108M5C2VKQ9
New insights into the end of Palaeolithic Cultures in Mediterranean Iberia: The Sauveterroid occupations of Coveta de la Foia (Vilafranca, Valencian Country) – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X25003633
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[AI?]Poland’s 5,500-year-old tombs predate Egyptian pyramids | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862372
Mysterious Neolithic rituals. Over 5,000-year-old sacrificial pits of the Salzmünde culture discovered near Gerstewitz
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/07/31/mysterious-neolithic-rituals-over-5000-year-old-sacrificial-pits-of-the-salzmuende-culture-discovered-near-gerstewitz%3Fgroupcolor%3D2
5,000-year-old Salzmünde ritual pits unearthed in Germany reveal mysterious Neolithic ceremonies | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/salzmunde-ritual-pits-unearthed-in-germany/
Sacrificial pits reveal mysterious Neolithic practices
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/08/sacrificial-pits-reveal-mysterious-neolithic-practices/155716
Neolithic archaeological site opens in Paralimni | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/07/29/neolithic-archaeological-site-opens-in-paralimni
News – Megalithic Stone Monuments in France May Be Europe’s Oldest – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/01/megalithic-stone-monuments-in-france-may-be-europes-oldest/
Markings on Strange Stonehenge Boulder May Not Be Natural After All : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/markings-on-strange-stonehenge-boulder-may-not-be-natural-after-all
Submerged monumental stone mounds remain a mystery
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/submerged-monumental-stone-mounds-remain-a-mystery/155671
3000 Years Old Bronze Age Settlement Unveiled Ahead of New Stadium Construction – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/3000-years-old-bronze-age-settlement-unveiled-ahead-of-new-stadium-construction/
Rare Bronze Age cattle remains found in Yorkshire Dales cave | Darlington and Stockton Times
https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/25350400.rare-bronze-age-cattle-remains-found-yorkshire-dales-cave/
Iron Age cauldrons reveal ancient feasting rituals and metalworking expertise
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-iron-age-cauldrons-reveal-ancient.html
Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed through archaeological investigation and replica creation | News | University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/iron-age-cauldrons-archaeological-replica
Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/08/01/secrets-of-rare-iron-age-cauldrons-revealed/
Funding secures Iron Age Melsonby Hoard for the nation | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/north-yorkshire-iron-age-durham-university-b2797713.html
Test Valley Iron Age coin and brooch saved for nation | Andover Advertiser
https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/25345178.test-valley-iron-age-coin-brooch-saved-nation/
Henley Iron Age hoard fundraiser launched by Oxfordshire charity
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3l8j02zvo
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Celtic Settlement Filled With Jewelry, Amber and Coins in the Czech Republic
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-celtic-settlement-filled-with-jewelry-amber-and-coins-in-the-czech-republic-180987041/
An early Christian baptistery has been discovered in Vence, Provence, next to the 5th-century cathedral
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/an-early-christian-baptistery-has-been-discovered-in-vence-provence-next-to-the-5th-century-cathedral
Discovery of an early Christian cathedral near Nice
https://fr.aleteia.org/2025/08/01/une-cathedrale-paleochretienne-refait-surface-pres-de-nice-apres-1-500-ans-doubli/
Pseudo-imperial solidus reveals Essex elite – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73761
Thaxted gold pendant find sheds light on county’s history
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwqw2dgk8xo
Fake Byzantine Coin Pendant Is First Evidence of 6th-Century Elite in Thaxted, Essex – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fake-Byzantine-Coin-Pendant-Found-in-Essex-Points-to-Forgotten-Early-Medieval-Elite-scaled-e1753998817467.jpg
Metal detectorist finds early pseudo-Imperial gold pendant
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/30/metal-detectorist-finds-early-pseudo-imperial-gold-pendant/
Unearthing end-of-life care at 8th Century Cookham monastery
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vl3jvzqe2o
Dig discoveries make Ferring a site ‘of national importance’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3w58y6d1o
Archaeologists discover ‘remarkable’ ancient ringfort overlooking Irish beauty spot | The Irish Post
https://www.irishpost.com/news/archaeologists-discover-remarkable-ancient-ringfort-overlooking-irish-beauty-spot-295115
Lääne County archaeological dig sheds new light on Estonian hill forts | News | ERR
https://news.err.ee/1609758354/laane-county-archaeological-dig-sheds-new-light-on-estonian-hill-forts
Ioannina Castle
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/archaeological_site/ioannina-castle/
900-year-old Viking-era carved head unearthed in Orkney | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/900-year-old-viking-era-carved-head-orkney/
News – Viking-Era Sculpted Head Found on Scottish Island – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/29/viking-era-sculpted-head-found-on-scottish-island/
Archaeologists battle tide to save Orkney’s ancient secrets | The Herald
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25361340.archaeologists-battle-tide-save-orkneys-ancient-secrets/
Archaeologists uncover 14th-century Genoese and Ottoman fortresses beneath Odesa’s Duke monument in Ukraine | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/14th-century-genoese-and-ottoman-fortresses-odesa/
News – Italian Fortress Uncovered Beneath Odessa Square – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/28/italian-fortress-uncovered-beneath-odessa-square/
Medieval skeletons reveal the lasting damage of childhood malnutrition
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-medieval-skeletons-reveal-childhood-malnutrition.html
New study on Black Death may answer modern question
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/08/01/new-study-on-black-death-may-answer-modern-question/
Archaeologists’ most exciting finds: Found woven fence from medieval Oslo under remains of dismembered cats
https://www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-culture-oslo/archaeologists-most-exciting-finds-beneath-all-the-remains-of-dismembered-cats-a-beautiful-latticework-of-twigs-was-revealed/2534117
[AI?]Medieval knight’s remains found under old ice cream shop | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862327
‘Gdańsk Lancelot’: Skeleton of medieval knight found under former ice cream parlour in Poland | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/28/gdansk-lancelot-skeleton-of-medieval-knight-found-under-former-ice-cream-parlour-in-poland
News – Tomb of Medieval Knight Excavated Beneath Ice Cream Parlor – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/30/tomb-of-medieval-knight-excavated-beneath-ice-cream-parlor/
Marine archaeologists uncover traces of centuries-old maritime trade on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula
https://idw-online.de/en/news856167
Animal bones and pottery fragments found in dig – Henley Standard
https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/home/197978/animal-bones-and-pottery-fragments-found-in-dig.html
Archaeological research on Prymorsky Boulevard
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07/29/archaeological-research-on-prymorsky-boulevard/
This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Clever Secret For Keeping Her Teeth : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-17th-century-aristocrat-had-a-clever-secret-for-keeping-her-teeth
Incredible 300 Year Old Shipwreck Discovered in Dubrovnik – Total Croatia
https://total-croatia-news.com/news/300-year-old-shipwreck-dubrovnik/
English warship sunk in 1703 storm gives up its secrets three centuries on | Archaeology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/31/british-warship-hms-northumberland-1703-storm-archaeology
HMS Northumberland: Experts face ‘race against time’ to study shipwreck | UK News | Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/hms-northumberland-experts-face-race-against-time-to-study-shipwreck-13404474
250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney identified as Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy and whaling vessel | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/250-year-old-shipwreck-in-orkney-earl-of-chatham/
A Boy Found a Shipwreck on a Scottish Beach. It Turned Out to Be a 250-Year-Old Warship From the American Revolution
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-boy-found-a-shipwreck-on-a-scottish-beach-it-turned-out-to-be-a-250-year-old-warship-from-the-american-revolution-180987061/
Excavation begins in Poland for alleged Nazi gold Hoard
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/excavation-begins-in-poland-for-alleged-nazi-gold-hoard/155707
Staffordshire’s archaeologists help uncover thousands of years of hidden history – Staffordshire County Council Newsroom
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Newsroom/Articles/2025/07-July/Staffordshire%27s-archaeologists-help-uncover-thousands-of-years-of-hidden-history.aspx
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4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nuts
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-year-teeth-earliest-people-psychoactive.html
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nuts | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1092342
4,000-year-old teeth reveal the earliest human high — Hidden in plaque | ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250801020102.htm
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nuts
https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/07/31/4000-year-old-teeth-earliest-traces-chewing-betel-nuts-thailand
4,000-year-old teeth reveal the earliest use of this psychoactive substance | CNN
People in Thailand were chewing psychoactive nuts 4,000 years ago. It’s in their teeth
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/thailand-psychoactive-nuts-ancient/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/science/thailand-betel-chewing-neolithic-archaeology-intl-hnk
Were Humans in Thailand Getting High Off Betel Nuts 4,000 Years Ago?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/were-humans-in-thailand-getting-high-off-betel-nuts-4000-years-ago-180987090/
Over 300 Tibetan Stupas and Religious Statues Demolished by the Chinese
https://bitterwinter.org/over-300-tibetan-stupas-and-religious-statues-demolished-by-the-chinese/
Modern tattooers meet their ancient match with the ice mummies of Siberia
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-modern-tattooers-ancient-ice-mummies.html
2,500-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’ had intricate tattoos
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzx0zm68vo
2,300-year-old arm tats on mummified woman reveal new insights about tattooing technique in ancient Siberia | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-300-year-old-arm-tats-on-mummified-woman-reveal-new-insights-about-tattooing-technique-in-ancient-siberia
Siberian Ice Mummies Reveal the Painful Secrets of Ancient Tattooing – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-08-03/ty-article/siberian-ice-mummies-reveal-the-painful-secrets-of-ancient-tattooing/00000198-6f17-d890-a3b8-6f77ae9a0000
Stunning Tattoos Discovered on Siberian Mummy From 2,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-tattoos-discovered-on-siberian-mummy-from-2000-years-ago
Complex Tattoos on 2,000-Year-Old Ice Mummy Revealed in High-Tech Recreation
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ice-mummy-tattoos-digital-reconstruction-2673574
[AI?]Infrared tech shows leopard tattoos on ancient Ice Mummy | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862824
Archaeologists Reconstruct 2,500-Year-Old Tattoos from Mummy Found in Siberia – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/31/tattoos-mummy-siberia-digitally-reconstructed/
2,500-year-old Siberian mummy’s tattoos reveal Iron Age artistry and ancient techniques | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/siberian-mummys-tattoos-reveal-iron-age-artistry/
Intricate origins of ice mummy’s ink revealed
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02327-x
High-resolution near-infrared data reveal Pazyryk tattooing methods | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/highresolution-nearinfrared-data-reveal-pazyryk-tattooing-methods/74D1A37DF0F0920F3BFCA82EA19DDF5B
Rajasthan: 4500-year-old Harappan civilisation remains discovered in Jaisalmer near Pak border – India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/4500-year-old-harappan-artefact-remains-discovered-near-pak-border-in-rajasthan-2763894-2025-07-31
Ganweriwala excavation halts unexpectedly
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2558321/ganweriwala-excavation-halts-unexpectedly
Hoofprints in the yard: The discovery of bovid, caprid and (large) feline/canid tracks in an external courtyard from the early Iron Age of Tokwa, India – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X25003608
Pabna’s ancient Vishnu idol handed over to archaeology department
https://www.observerbd.com/news/536718
US imposes import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials from India | Chennai News – Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/us-imposes-import-restrictions-on-archaeological-and-ethnological-materials-from-india/articleshow/122981147.cms
Keeladi: The ancient site that has become a political flashpoint in India
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq443xypjo
Coin mint, elephant stable and dockyard – chance discovery of cannonballs in Goa sheds light on Portuguese-era arsenal | India News – The Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coin-mint-elephant-stable-and-dockyard-chance-discovery-of-cannonballs-in-goa-sheds-light-on-portuguese-era-arsenal-10166300/
Saving Hawaii’s History From the Ashes, One Object at a Time – The New York Times
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/08/04/multimedia/Lahaina-wildfire-artifacts-lkqf/Lahaina-wildfire-artifacts-lkqf-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
[AI?]Mysterious Oahu Petroglyphs: Figures Emerge from Waves | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862675
Early Hawaiian petroglyphs revealed during low tide on Hawaii sandstone | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/hawaiian-petroglyphs-tides-ocean-86faf50ab7da41acabda15ec09829f93
Centuries-Old Hawaiian Petroglyphs Emerge From the Sand for the First Time in Nine Years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/centuries-old-hawaiian-petroglyphs-emerge-from-the-sand-for-the-first-time-in-nine-years-180987080/
News – Shifting Sands Reveal Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/29/shifting-sands-reveal-ancient-hawaiian-petroglyphs/
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Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-precious-finger-nations-ancestors-revealed.html
Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia
https://theconversation.com/precious-finger-traces-from-first-nations-ancestors-revealed-in-a-glittering-mountain-cave-in-australia-260932
Ancient finger grooves in glittering Australian cave reveal sacred rituals of First Nations ancestors | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/ancient-finger-grooves-in-glittering-australian-cave/
Full article: Finger flutings at New Guinea II Cave, lower Snowy River valley (Victoria), GunaiKurnai country
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03122417.2025.2529627
‘He was so excited’: painter discovers 122-year-old message in a bottle inside Tasmanian lighthouse walls | Tasmania | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/painter-discovers-message-in-a-bottle-lighthouse-walls-tasmania
Anaweka Waka: New Zealand’s Most Significant Archaeological Find Gets a Permanent Home – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/anaweka-waka-new-zealands-most-significant-archaeological-find-gets-a-permanent-home/
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Utah’s own little slice of Pompeii? BYU leads camp focused on archaeological excavation | KSL.com
https://www.ksl.com/article/51353603/utahs-own-little-slice-of-pompeii-byu-leads-camp-focused-on-archaeological-excavation-
Grand Meadow Chert Quarry reveals Indigenous toolmaking | MPR News
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/29/grand-meadow-chert-quarry-reveals-indigenous-toolmaking
App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite near Fleetwood | Local History | wataugademocrat.com
https://www.wataugademocrat.com/local_history/app-state-archaeology-team-discovers-ancient-campsite-near-fleetwood/article_d4102e45-9305-456a-afa3-17b8e93a198e.html
App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County | Community | ashepostandtimes.com
https://www.ashepostandtimes.com/community/app-state-archaeology-team-discovers-ancient-campsite-at-blackburn-vannoy-estate-and-farm-in-ashe/article_aa2f60a2-dd71-4f3f-a71d-22e3b9d3deaa.html
WATCH: Research team investigates potential size of Prince Albert area archaeological site | northeastNOW
https://northeastnow.com/2025/07/29/watch-research-team-investigates-potential-size-of-prince-albert-area-archaeological-site/
Sifting through history: Colorado archaeology students work at site of Central City brothels | | decaturdaily.com
https://www.decaturdaily.com/sifting-through-history-colorado-archaeology-students-work-at-site-of-central-city-brothels/article_e34639dc-a44a-53a7-b5e8-9dcd83ca9ade.html
Civil War-era shipwreck found in Wisconsin river
https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/lifestyle/civil-war-era-shipwreck-found-in-wisconsin-river/
App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County – WataugaOnline.com
https://wataugaonline.com/app-state-archaeology-team-discovers-ancient-campsite-at-blackburn-vannoy-estate-and-farm-in-ashe-county/
Summit Metro Parks digs deeper into Akron’s Black history | Ideastream Public Media
https://www.ideastream.org/community/2025-07-31/digging-deeper-into-akrons-black-history-summit-metro-parks-wraps-up-archaeological-excavation
Archaeologists Unearth Foundation of 1760s Schoolhouse For Black children – The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
https://sdvoice.info/archaeologists-unearth-foundation-of-1760s-schoolhouse-for-black-children/
USC students search Horseshoe for school’s archaeological past | The State
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article311154815.html
Archaeological dig brings Chinese culture to light | Wyoming | gillettenewsrecord.com
https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_ee60290a-0fce-47b4-a9a6-041422014660.html
Exploring Black History of the Western Canadian Prairies: Community-Engaged Archaeology at the John Ware Homestead (EePo-29) | Request PDF
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394107939_Exploring_Black_History_of_the_Western_Canadian_Prairies_Community-Engaged_Archaeology_at_the_John_Ware_Homestead_EePo-29
A historic archaeological discovery for Springfield
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/08/01/a-historic-archaeological-discovery-for-springfield/
News – Archaeologists Locate Historic Missouri Homestead – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/30/archaeologists-locate-historic-missouri-homestead/
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Unprecedented 3D polychrome mural discovery
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/unprecedented-3d-polychrome-mural-discovery/155696
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-workers-peru-unearth-pre-incan.html
Gas workers uncover 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250731-gas-workers-uncover-1-000-year-old-mummy-in-peru
Ancient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima street | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/science/ancient-pre-hispanic-grave-unearthed-under-residential-lima-street-2025-07-31/
Ancient tombs and 1,000-year-old remains uncovered during gas works | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/incan-tombs-remains-discovered-road-b2800382.html
Pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains unearthed in Peru – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pre-incan-tomb-remains-unearthed-utility-workers-lima-peru/
Utility workers shockingly discover 1000-year-old remains inside pre-Incan tomb at Peruvian dig site
https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/science/utility-workers-shockingly-discover-1000-year-old-remains-inside-pre-incan-tomb-at-peruvian-dig-site/
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains | News | lancasteronline.com
https://lancasteronline.com/news/offbeat/utility-workers-in-peru-unearth-pre-incan-tomb-with-1-000-year-old-remains/article_5af3a52d-35ea-5791-a843-ac9e21f6758b.html
Scientists trace mineral sources for sacred Maya Blue in Late Classic pottery from Buenavista, Belize
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scientists-mineral-sources-sacred-maya.html
Palygorskite from Sacalum, Yucatán in Maya Blue From the Eastern Maya Lowlands: New Evidence From Buenavista Del Cayo, Belize and La-ICP-MS Analysis | Ancient Mesoamerica | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/palygorskite-from-sacalum-yucatan-in-maya-blue-from-the-eastern-maya-lowlands-new-evidence-from-buenavista-del-cayo-belize-and-laicpms-analysis/FB7647BD69EC45C1D89B6A38BBF94CF6
Tomb of Ancient Maya City’s First Ruler Has Been Uncovered by Archaeologists | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tomb-of-ancient-maya-citys-first-ruler-has-been-uncovered-by-archaeologists/
Texas husband-and-wife archaeologists unearth long-lost tomb of ancient Mayan ruler | Texas Standard
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/diane-arlen-chase-university-houston-maya-ruler-caracol-tomb-belize/
Archaeologists discover ‘Land of the White Jaguar,’ centuries-old stronghold of rebel Maya in Mexico | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-land-of-the-white-jaguar-centuries-old-stronghold-of-rebel-maya-in-mexico
Archaeologists Uncover Sak-Bahlán: The Lost “Land of the White Jaguar,” Last Stronghold of Rebel Maya in Chiapas – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncover-sak-bahlan-the-lost-land-of-the-white-jaguar-last-stronghold-of-rebel-maya-in-chiapas/
Hidden legacy: 90% of Palenque yet to be explored
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/08/hidden-legacy-90-of-palenque-yet-to-be-explored/155721
News – Mysterious Unfired Clay Sculptures Found in Mexican Cave – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/07/28/mysterious-unfired-clay-sculptures-found-in-mexican-cave/
Ancient Maya population may have topped 16 million, Tulane research shows | Tulane University News
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/ancient-maya-population-may-have-topped-16-million-tulane-research-shows
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Mike Ruggeri’s Ancient Americas Breaking News:
http://goo.gl/1VdeA
Mike Ruggeri’s Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:
https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/
Ancient MesoAmerica News:
http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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RECONSTRUCTIONS
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Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-artists-scientists-life-prehistoric-woman.html
See ‘hyperrealistic’ reconstructions of 2 Stone Age sisters who worked in brutal mine in the Czech Republic 6,000 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/see-hyperrealistic-reconstructions-of-2-stone-age-sisters-who-worked-in-brutal-mine-in-the-czech-republic-6-000-years-ago
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Bayeux Tapestry at risk of ‘falling apart’ during move to Britain
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/02/bayeux-tapestry-risk-falling-apart-during-move-britain/
Edinburgh University’s ‘skull room’ highlights its complicated history with racist science | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/28/edinburgh-university-skull-room-highlights-its-complicated-history-with-phrenology
[paywalled] What J.M.W. Turner Saw, and What We Still Can See – The New York Times
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/08/01/multimedia/01cul-turner-notebook-bcvm/01cul-turner-notebook-bcvm-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
[paywalled] A Cartoonist, Interrupted, Stumbles on Surprises at the Frick – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/arts/a-cartoonist-interrupted-stumbles-on-surprises-at-the-frick.html
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-s1-5482984/dude-big-lebowski-surfer-origin-etymology
BBC Audio | Witness History | The Russian revolutionaries nearly stranded in London
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct746c
‘A cipher for crazy self-projection’: why are architects so obsessed with Solomon’s Temple? | Architecture | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jul/31/architects-solomons-temple-god-adam-pablo-bronstein
[paywalled] 150 Years After Hans Christian Andersen’s Death, His Work Is Still Haunting – The New York Times
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/08/03/multimedia/03TBR-Andersen-Kids-02-bjkt/03TBR-Andersen-Kids-02-bjkt-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless legacy – DW – 08/01/2025
https://www.dw.com/en/hans-christian-andersens-timeless-legacy/a-73501169
[paywalled] The Book That Can Inspire Both a Pope and a Politician – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/books/review/st-augustine-city-of-god.html
Six fascinating facts about the Waldorf Astoria’s legacy
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250730-the-hotel-that-built-new-york
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Study quantifies U.S. news media’s disregard for archaeology from China, Taiwan — Harvard Gazette
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/study-quantifies-u-s-news-medias-disregard-for-archaeology-from-china-taiwan/
‘Ukraine doesn’t forget its cultural landmarks’: the team risking their lives to rescue statues from the frontline | Ukraine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/ukraine-cultural-landmarks-team-risk-lives-rescue-statues-from-frontline
Frontline report: Ukrainian defenders revive Roman anti-cavalry tactics to achieve devastating 66-to-1 kill ratio against Russian forces – Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/29/frontline-report-ukrainian-defenders-revive-roman-anti-cavalry-tactics-to-achieve-devastating-66-to-1-kill-ratio-against-russian-forces/
Gaza’s cultural heritage under threat: experts warn of systematic erasure of Palestinian memory – Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/516334/Gaza-s-cultural-heritage-under-threat-experts-warn-of-systematic
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LANGUAGE RELATED
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A New Indo-European Language Is Discovered, Revealing Life of the Hittite Empire | Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-new-indo-european-language-is-discovered-revealing-life-of-the-hittite
Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development – Leiden University
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/ancient-greek-spelling-mistakes-shed-new-light-on-language-development
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL
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The Republic by Plato | Issue 169 | Philosophy Now
https://philosophynow.org/issues/169/The_Republic_by_Plato
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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[paywalled] Museums Lobby Against Strengthening a Holocaust Art Recovery Law – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/arts/design/holocaust-art-recovery-law.html
Photos: ‘Pharaohs’ Treasures’ opens in Rome on October 24 featuring 130 artifacts – Egypt Independent
https://www.egyptindependent.com/photos-pharaohs-treasures-opens-in-rome-on-october-24-featuring-130-artifacts/
Cirencester’s rare pieces of Roman military equipment go on display
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce83n0n9x3wo
From legion to legacy: Rare Roman swords unveiled | Cotswold District Council News
https://news.cotswold.gov.uk/news/from-legion-to-legacy-rare-roman-swords-unveiled
Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/08/01/soulful-creatures-animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt/
Gray, blue, scratched – Westerwald stoneware from the Nassau Antiquities Collection
https://www.wiesbaden.de/en/kultur/kultur-erleben/museen-ausstellungen/sam/ausstellungsvorschau_keramik
Love story of two Edwardian servants on Yorkshire estate told in new collection | English Heritage | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/30/love-story-edwardian-servants-yorkshire-estate-brodsworth-hall-collection-english-heritage
Samos show celebrates German Archaeological Institute’s work | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1276495/samos-show-celebrates-german-archaeological-institutes-work/
Should museums still display mummified remains?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvjv7zmp0po
[paywalled] In Istanbul, Five Museums Display Art From Across the Centuries – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/travel/istanbul-new-museums.html
[paywalled] Sneaking Into the Spy Museum’s New Vault – The New York Times
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/18/multimedia/xp-spymuseum-kqlt/xp-spymuseum-kqlt-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
[paywalled] In Smithsonian Role, John Roberts Encounters History, Pandas and Trump – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/smithsonian-john-roberts-trump-supreme-court.html
[paywalled] What’s on Cupid’s Mind at Versailles? A.I. Can Tell You. – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/arts/design/versailles-ai-app.html
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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3,400-Year-Old Grasshopper Artifact That May Have Been Stolen From King Tut’s Tomb Sells at Auction for More Than $450,000
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3400-year-old-grasshopper-artifact-that-may-have-been-stolen-from-king-tuts-tomb-sells-at-auction-for-more-than-450000-180987069/
Treasures from the Carol F. Ross Collection – Numismatic News
https://www.numismaticnews.net/the-carol-f-ross-treasures
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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How ‘scrumping’ apes may have given us a taste for alcohol
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scrumping-social-rituals-fermented-fruit.html
Fermented fruits: scrumping, sharing, and the origin of feasting | BioScience | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf102/8215783
Ancient DNA suggests ancestors of Estonians, Finns and Hungarians lived in Siberia 4,500 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-dna-suggests-ancestors-of-estonians-finns-and-hungarians-lived-in-siberia-4-500-years-ago
Prehistoric matriarchy in Turkey revealed by DNA analysis – DW – 07/29/2025
https://www.dw.com/en/prehistoric-matriarchy-in-turkey-revealed-by-dna-analysis-archaeology/a-73367872
A new perspective on the arrival of the Eastern Mediterranean genetic influx in Central Italy before the onset of the Roman Empire | Request PDF
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394027553_A_new_perspective_on_the_arrival_of_the_Eastern_Mediterranean_genetic_influx_in_Central_Italy_before_the_onset_of_the_Roman_Empire
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Shroud of Turin image matches low-relief statue—not human body, 3D modeling study finds
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-shroud-turin-image-relief-statue.html
Shroud of Turin wasn’t laid on Jesus’ body, but rather a sculpture, modeling study suggests | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/shroud-of-turin-wasnt-laid-on-jesus-body-but-rather-a-sculpture-modeling-study-suggests
3D analysis reveals Shroud of Turin image likely came from sculpture, not Jesus’ body | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/shroud-of-turin-image-came-from-sculpture/
Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach – Moraes – Archaeometry – Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/arcm.70030
AI helps Latin scholars decipher ancient Roman texts
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ai-latin-scholars-decipher-ancient.html
AI for Latin inscriptions supplies missing text and predicts date and location
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02132-6
ai_meets_antiquity
https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/ai_meets_antiquity/
Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions | Science | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/23/google-ai-tool-roman-inscriptions-aeneas
AI helps Latin scholars decipher ancient Roman texts
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250723-ai-helps-latin-scholars-decipher-ancient-roman-texts
AI reveals new details about a famous Latin inscription
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-latin-inscription#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=030988fd-2886-48c3-bf72-ac37b7af0100
Google’s DeepMind builds AI that helps archaeologists piece together Roman writings
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/googles-deepmind-builds-ai-that-helps-archaeologists-piece-together-roman-writings/
AI reconstructs ancient past: New tool ‘Aeneas’ revolutionizes study of Roman inscriptions – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/ai-reconstructs-ancient-past-new-tool-aeneas-revolutionizes-study-of-roman-inscriptio-3204764
AI decodes the past: Solving history’s giant puzzle | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/consumerism/article-862508
AI tool helps scholars restore and decode ancient Roman inscriptions with missing words | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/ai-tool-helps-scholars-decode-roman-inscriptions/
AI for Latin inscriptions supplies missing text and predicts date and location
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02132-6
[paywalled] A.I. May Be the Future, but First It Has to Study Ancient Roman History – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/science/ai-history-ancient-rome-google-deepmind.html
UK’s Brent Seales, global team secure Europe’s top research grant to digitally decode Herculaneum scrolls | UKNow
https://uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-s-brent-seales-global-team-secures-europe-s-top-research-grant-digitally-decode
Scrolls from Buddhist shrine virtually unrolled with X-ray
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scrolls-buddhist-shrine-virtually-unrolled.html
Researchers Just Read a 100-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll Without Opening It
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/researchers-just-read-a-100-year-old-buddhist-scroll-without-opening-it/
Scientific tools are tracing the evolution of ancient biblical manuscripts
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientific-tools-evolution-ancient-biblical.html
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Discover Iran: Seymareh, Irans hidden Pompeii that offers window into ancient times
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/07/31/752215/Discover-Iran–Seymareh,-Iran-s–hidden-Pompeii–that-offers-window-into-ancient-times
[paywalled] 36 Hours in Nantucket: Things to Do and See – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/31/travel/things-to-do-nantucket.html
Newly arranged Archaeological Site at the location “Nisia” open to the public as of today – Gov.cy
https://www.gov.cy/en/culture/newly-arranged-archaeological-site-at-the-location-nisia-open-to-the-public-as-of-today/
[paywalled] My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Rome – The New York Times
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/31/arts/31cul-rome-art-x/31cul-rome-art-x-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
Thassos Ancient Theater: A Triumphant Return After 14 Years of Silence – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/28/thassos-ancient-theater-opens/
Türkiye’s Assos Theater set to shine again as cultural landmark | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkiyes-assos-theater-set-to-shine-again-as-cultural-landmark/news
Wittenberg, Germany: Birthplace of the Reformation – DW – 07/28/2025
https://www.dw.com/en/wittenberg-germany-birthplace-of-the-protestant-reformation/video-73417563
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TOURISTS BEHAVING BADLY
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Irreverent tourist photo at Naxos’ Portara site sparks outcry, call for security | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1276915/irreverent-tourist-photo-at-naxos-portara-site-sparks-outcry-call-for-security/
ArtDependence | Tourist lifting Ancient Marbles on Naxos, Greece, triggers Outrage
https://artdependence.com/articles/tourist-lifting-ancient-marbles-on-naxos-greece-triggers-outrage/
Tourist sparks outrage after desecrating ancient Greek marble ruin
https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/lifestyle/tourist-sparks-outrage-after-desecrating-ancient-greek-marble-ruin/
Outcry in Greece After Tourist Caught Desecrating Ancient Marble at Naxos Portara – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/30/tourist-caught-desecrating-ancient-marble-naxos-portara/
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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‘Chief of War’ Review: Battleground Hawaii – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/arts/television/chief-of-war-review.html
Tarta Relena: Tiny Desk x globalFEST 2024 : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/03/1242220587/tarta-relena-tiny-desk-x-globalfest-2024
[paywalled] On Canada’s Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/theater/canada-stratford-theater-festival.html
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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS
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[paywalled] Pompeii: Life in the City review — Dan Snow brings the Romans to smelly life
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/pompeii-life-in-the-city-review-dan-snow-brings-the-romans-to-smelly-life-p5jz0lwgq
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CRIME BEAT
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[paywalled] Robbery of U.K. Royal Family’s Items Leads to $4 Million Insurance Payment – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/arts/design/uk-royal-family-robbery-insurance-payment.html
Museum manager, 66, stole precious artefacts over almost two decades and sold them for more than £50,000, court hears | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14960373/Museum-manager-stole-precious-artefacts.html
3 men convicted in the theft of ancient Celtic gold coins from a German museum | PHL17.com
https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-3-men-convicted-in-the-theft-of-ancient-celtic-gold-coins-from-a-german-museum/
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conflict antiquities:
http://conflictantiquities.wordpress.com/
anonymous swiss collector:
http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/
Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:
http://paul-barford.blogspot.ca/
Looting Matters:
http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/
Illicit Cultural Property:
http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/
SAFE:
http://www.savingantiquities.org/blog/
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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY
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[paywalled] Ancient Gems Linked to Buddha Are Returned to India – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/arts/buddha-jewels-piprahwa-india-return.html
Cleveland Museum of Art returns statue of Marcus Aurelius to Turkey
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/cleveland-museum-of-art-returns-statue-of-marcus-aurelius-to-turkey
Ancient artifact returned from Chile | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1276492/ancient-artifact-returned-from-chile/
[AI?]Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-862326
Tourism Minister says Egypt will never stop demanding the return of its antiquities from abroad – Egypt Independent
https://www.egyptindependent.com/tourism-minister-says-egypt-will-never-stop-demanding-the-return-of-its-antiquities-from-abroad/
Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/670473/budget2025-2026
Piprahwa relics: Sotheby’s returns Buddha jewels to India after uproar
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kz8r6gxrro
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NUMISMATICA
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E-Sylum v28n30, July 27, 2025
https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n30.html
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Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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OBITUARIES
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Ross Rowland, 85, Dies; a Railroad Preservationist by Way of Wall St. – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/travel/ross-e-rowland-jr-dead.html
Renowned Kyrgyz historian and archaeologist Vladimir Ploskikh passes away at 88 – AKIpress News Agency
https://akipress.com/news:842296:Renowned_Kyrgyz_historian_and_archaeologist_Vladimir_Ploskikh_passes_away_at_88
Christopher Rowe (1944-2025) – Daily Nous
https://dailynous.com/2025/07/28/christopher-rowe-1944-2025/
Ralph Holloway (1935–2025): Pioneering paleoneurologist | PNAS
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510387122?utm_source=+highlights_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nas_member_feature
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS
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Archaeology Magazine News Page:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/
About.com Archaeology:
http://archaeology.about.com/
Archaeology Briefs:
http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/
Atlas Obscura:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/
Heritage Daily:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/
Sapiens Archaeology:
https://www.sapiens.org/category/archaeology/
Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:
http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/
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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch
Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/
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