Archaeology news for December 9-23

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It looks like we survived the "Mayan apocalypse"! Let's celebrate with ALIENS

Ancient Cranial Deformations Fuel Alien Theories

http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-cranial-deformations-121219.html

In other news...

Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uoc-aes121912.php

Japanese archaeologists find 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior still in armor
http://japandailypress.com/japanese-archaeologists-find-1400-year-old-kofun-period-warrior-still-in-armor-1819971

Archaeologists find prehistoric humans cared for sick and disabled
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_22212020/archaeologists-find-prehistoric-humans-cared-sick-and-disabled#ixzz2Fx07Ur2s

Ancient Pharaoh's Throat Was Slashed
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-pharaoh-was-slashed-121218.html
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/60735/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Mystery-of-Ramses-IIIs-death-unravelled.aspx
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249860/Ramesses-III-Modern-day-forensic-techniques-shed-light-Pharoahs-murder.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/18/world/africa/egypt-king-conspiracy/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Ancient city of Troy rebranded itself after war
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628964.200-ancient-city-of-troy-rebranded-itself-after-war.html

The Great New England Vampire Panic
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Great-New-England-Vampire-Panic-169791986.html?src=longreads

The Flores Hobbit's face revealed
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-flores-hobbit-revealed.html
http://news.discovery.com/human/real-life-hobbit-face-revealed-121211.html
(I thought we weren't allowed to call it a Hobbit anymore XD)

Iron Age Feast Found in England
http://news.discovery.com/history/evidence-for-huge-meaty-bc-feast-found-in-england-20121212.html

Historic Camp Site Discovered on Antarctica
http://news.discovery.com/history/-historic-camp-site-discovered-on-antarctica-121214.html

Research finds crisis in Syria has Mesopotamian precedent
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uos-rfc121812.php

Study of pipestone artifacts overturns a century-old assumption
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uoia-sop121812.php

Roman Settlement and Possible Prehistoric Site Uncovered in Northern Italy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121211163510.htm

Untouched 18th Century Woodworking Shop Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/untouched-18th-century-woodworking-shop-found-121213.html

Send for the bard! Carnyx discovery leaves archaeologists little the wiser
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/11/france-gaul-carnyx-instrument-find

Archaeologists find Maya ceramics and mural paintings in three underwater caves in Mexico
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=59414#.UNf9qW_Admi