Weekly Roundup - 4/16
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Ancient News*
1. ( Get your ancient humans, brand new ancient humans! Australopithecus sediba has been discovered and is considered to be a key human ancester )
2. ( Mummies! Arsenic! Untimely Death! Which is to say, they've found that arsenic-laced water may have killed off the coastal ancient peoples in Chile. )
3. ( The wit of Wil Shakespeare and why it relates to archaeology )
4. ( The Donner Party: Not snacking on the other other white meat? )
5. ( Ancient Royal Scribes in Egypt, maybe full of awesome? The discovery of an elaborate tomb of an ancient royal scribe in Egypt sheds light on Egyptian relations. )
6. ( More Mummies than you can shake a stick at! Greco-Roman mummy and tombs found at an Egyptian Oasis )
7. ( Maya houses, chock full of more than just candy and clay pots )
*This is obviously not a wholly comprehensive listing of all of the archaeology news for the week, just a small sampling of cool items that I've found. If you have anything you want to add, please feel free to comment on this post with your suggestion and a link.
1. ( Get your ancient humans, brand new ancient humans! Australopithecus sediba has been discovered and is considered to be a key human ancester )
2. ( Mummies! Arsenic! Untimely Death! Which is to say, they've found that arsenic-laced water may have killed off the coastal ancient peoples in Chile. )
3. ( The wit of Wil Shakespeare and why it relates to archaeology )
4. ( The Donner Party: Not snacking on the other other white meat? )
5. ( Ancient Royal Scribes in Egypt, maybe full of awesome? The discovery of an elaborate tomb of an ancient royal scribe in Egypt sheds light on Egyptian relations. )
6. ( More Mummies than you can shake a stick at! Greco-Roman mummy and tombs found at an Egyptian Oasis )
7. ( Maya houses, chock full of more than just candy and clay pots )
*This is obviously not a wholly comprehensive listing of all of the archaeology news for the week, just a small sampling of cool items that I've found. If you have anything you want to add, please feel free to comment on this post with your suggestion and a link.