ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology

Among the Headlines In Archaeology this Week:

50 Fifth Graders Participate in Urban Excavation
Third Graders Get to Watch Archaeologists at Fort Hawkins
University of Hawaii Manoa Department of Anthropology Gets $500,000 Award
Computer Software Reveals Ancient Coastline

Click the “Read More” link below to read each news item one-by-one or the topic link above to take you directly to [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology

Here’s what’s new in archaeology for the previous week (below the fold):2,100 year old melon… with flesh still on the rind! In Japan, archaeologists recovered the melon from a layer of “wet ground” that impeded microorganisms that would have otherwise consumed the remains. This is probably the oldest known piece of melon. And to think [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology

Second Temple in Jerusalem in wrong spot!, Bulgarian archaeologists want higher wages, New Discovery of Old Sarcophagi in Egypt, and the 5,000 year-old embrace will go uninterrupted.
These are some interesting stories and their links and discussion is below the fold!Second Temple is in the wrong spot? Proffessor Joseph Patrich of the Hebrew University Institute [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology

The holidays nearly had my full attention but now I’m going to post a bit more often. I’ll start with continuing with the ArtiFACTS series, rounding up some recent news in archaeology and anthropology.
Here’s a few of the topics I’ve found this week:

Ancient Roman Road Found in the Netherlands
Bulgarian Archaeological Discoveries of 2006
Can You Hear [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology 10/5/06

Aztec RuinsIn Mexico, archaeologists have uncovered a 15th century monolithic altar with a frieze of the raingod Tlaloc and an agricultural deity. This altar is an exciting find to Mesoamerican archaeologists and it wasn’t found in some remote jungle but in the very heart of Mexico City! Mexico City Major Alejandro Encinas said:
“It is [...]

ArtiFACTs: Recent News In Archaeology 9/17/06

Just a quick round-up of archaeological news stories from various sources.
**Oldest Writing in the New World** I would be remiss if I didn’t mention this, though I’m sure anyone with any interest in archaeology has already read it elsewhere. The news stems from a research article in Science, Oldest Writing in the New World [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology 8/15/06

Artifact Thieves in Russia This story of looting cultural resources is a real drama, too! The thieves of over 221 items from the St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum in Russia turned out to be the husband and son of the Museum’s curator. The curator apparently suffered a heart attack as the museum stores were being [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology

***Jamestown***A 400 year-old well in Virginia’s Jamestown is yielding artifacts that include a Scottish pistol, a leather shoe, and a plaque that reads, “James Towne.” The well, covered and filled with trash before 1617, ended up part of an addition to the first Virginia governor’s house and it may be that the well was the [...]

ArtiFacts: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology

Yet Another Ancient Observatory
In Brazil, archaeologists have discovered a circle of granite blocks, 127 in all, that reach as much as 9 feet in height. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and it’s reported that on this day the shadow is absent from one of the rocks since it aligns perfectly [...]

ArtiFacts: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology

Current News in the World of Archaeology
Nautical Archaeology: EgyptologyA Roman city is found submerged off of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.Bronze vases, pottery, and buildings that include a Roman castle were found that date back to the Roman period of Egypt.
ABC News
ArchaeoastronomyAn observatory in the Peruvian Andes is, perhaps, the oldest in the Americas. Built [...]