Archaeology news for November 2-15

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Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town'
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-02/news/34881950_1_stone-walls-excavations-excavation-work

Princess tomb unearthed in Egypt
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-03/princess-tomb-unearthed-in-egypt/4351100
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/5th-dynasty-princess-tomb-discovered-in.html

'Island of Blue Dolphins' Cave Possibly Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/juana-maria-cave-121101.html
(If any of you live in CA, you'll likely have read the book by Scott O'Dell in fourth grade... I'm pretty excited right now)

8,500-Year-Old Murder Mystery Uncovered
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-murder-mystery-121109.html

Small lethal tools have big implications for early modern human complexity
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/asu-slt110512.php
http://news.discovery.com/human/early-human-tools-121107.html

'Vampire' Skeleton Rediscovered in Britain
http://news.discovery.com/history/vampire-skeleton-rediscovered-121108.html

Humans Caused Historic Great Barrier Reef Collapse
http://news.discovery.com/earth/great-barrier-reef-collapse-121107.html

Mongolia and the Altai Mountains: Origins of genetic blending between Europeans and Asians
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uadb-mat111212.php

Desecrated ancient temple sheds light on early power struggles at Tel Beth-Shemesh
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/afot-dat111212.php

Early Human Ancestors Ate Grass
http://news.discovery.com/human/early-human-ancestors-ate-grass-121112.html

Mayan Bones Reveal Painful End During Spanish Conquest
http://news.discovery.com/history/mayan-bones-pre-historic-121114.html

Mercury poisoning ruled out as cause of Tycho Brahe's death
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/au-mpr111512.php

'It’s not like CSI': The science of the search for Richard III
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uol-nl111512.php

Archaeologists identify oldest spear points
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/asu-aio111312.php

Neanderthals May Have Sailed to Crete
http://news.discovery.com/history/neanderthals-sailed-mediterranean-121115.html

Scientists improve dating of early human settlement
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/sfu-sid111512.php

And in somewhat trivial matters, I found it kind of hilarious to see these two headlines on the same page:
'Hobbit' Banned as Name for Hobbit
Dino Named After Lord of the Rings' Sauron
So in other words...one scientist is prohibited for using a Tolkien name for a real-life species, the next day another names a species of dinosaur with a Tolkien name from the same franchise. Why not?