Archaeology news June 3-11

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Microbial growth in Tutankhamun's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/hu-ttm060811.php

Pyramid hieroglyphs likely engineering numbers (saw that coming from a mile away)
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/pyramid-hieroglyph-markings-archaeologist-110607.html

Huge ancient language (Mesopotamian) dictionary finished after 90 years
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uoc-hal060311.php

Speaking of ancient language dictionaries, Mark Vygus's Middle Egyptian hieroglyph dictionary just got a nice big update - download the PDF about halfway down this page
http://www.pyramidtextsonline.com/tools.html
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Excavation of the Queen Anne's Revenge reveal Blackbeard's gruesome tactics
http://news.discovery.com/history/blackbeard-terror-shipwreck-weapons-110610.html

And finally, the AIA's annual site preservation report:
http://www.archaeological.org/sites/default/files/files/2011%20Annual%20Report%20pdfa.pdf
http://www.archaeological.org/sitepreservation

So much Egyptian news... my preferences are showing