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[jeweledeyes]

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been quite busy but I am trying to make more time to come on DW and stay abreast of archaeology news ♥ Here is some of what I've rounded up:

Deadly medication? Bonn scientists shed light on the dark secret of Queen Hatshepsut's flacon
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uob-dm081911.php

Gene study sheds new light on origins of British men
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uoe-gss082311.php

Earliest ever civil Roman basilica found outside Alexandria
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/41/15847/Heritage/GrecoRoman/Earliest-ever-civil-Roman-basilica-found-outside-A.aspx

Rome archaeologists find Apollo mosaic
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/30/rome-archaeologists-find-apollo-mosaic.html

Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8627715/Roman-era-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-medical-secrets.html

Modern humans developed stronger immune systems after they interbred with Neanderthals
http://news.discovery.com/human/neanderthals-interbreeding-humans-110825.html

Horses Domesticated 9,000 Years Ago in Saudi Arabia
http://news.discovery.com/animals/horse-domestication-saudi-arabia-110825.html

Comments

[steorra]

You're back!
It's funny to see the Roman shipwreck article saying "The pills are the oldest known archaeological remains of ancient pharmaceuticals" juxtaposed with the article about Queen Hatshepsut's skin medication from over a thousand years earlier.

[jeweledeyes]

Seriously! Of course, it's no surprise that a popular newspaper would use less precise language than a scholarly source would. After all, this is the same place where I just saw King Arthur's Round Table Found in Scotland! XD