Archaeology news for the past 2 weeks

[jeweledeyes]

Last week had only 2 headlines so I decided to hold off and do a jumbo post for this week :-)

200 Tons of Silver Found on WWII Ship (the headline is a lie. Still an interesting discovery though)
http://news.discovery.com/history/silver-haul-gairsoppa-110927.html

Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online
http://news.discovery.com/tech/dead-sea-scrolls-110927.html

Beheaded Archbishop's Face Revealed
http://news.discovery.com/history/reconstructed-face-of-simon-of-sudbury-111003.html

Climate Change Caused Angry Runts
http://news.discovery.com/earth/climate-changes-led-to-war-and-stunted-europeans-111003.html

Long bone shape: A family affair
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoz-lbs100411.php

Cannibalism Confirmed Among Ancient Mexican Group
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/news/2011/11/110930-cannibalism-cannibals-mexico-xiximes-human-bones-science/

University of Colorodo Boulder team discovers ancient road at Maya village buried by volcanic ash 1,400 years ago
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoca-ctd100511.php

Hundreds of undiscovered artifacts found at Gallipoli
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uom-hou100411.php

Prehistoric Teen Girl's Grave Found Near Henge
http://news.discovery.com/history/perhistoric-teen-grave-henge-111006.html

Prehistoric Dog Found with Mammoth Bone in Mouth
http://news.discovery.com/animals/paleolithic-dogs-111007.html

Archaeologist argues world's oldest temples were not temples at all
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uocp-aaw100611.php

Meanwhile, in Egypt...

Political battle rages around Egypt's antiquities as protesters shut down tourist sites
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/22698/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Political-battle-rages-around-Egypts-antiquities-a.aspx

and then

New antiquities head, new plan, protestors satisfied
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/23109/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-antiquities-head,-new-plan,-protestors-satisfi.aspx

Comments

[archersangel]

hope they get things straightened out in egypt.