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Friday, August 30, 2019
Arctic shipwreck 'frozen in time' astounds archaeologists
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/08/arctic-shipwreck-frozen-astounds-archaeologists/
Figure of Distinction
In a Neolithic dwelling at the site of Çatalhöyük in southern Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered a limestone female figurine that is at least 8,000 years old.
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/242-1701/trenches/5088-trenches-turkey-neolithic-figurine?fbclid=IwAR0npoAFJMCqJgmmQI3EcpNsvJ2LDS9uJQhVFxV6UAG6vrLrfso-I_Zb3KA
Use ancient remains more wisely
Researchers rushing to apply powerful sequencing techniques to ancient-human remains must think harder about safeguarding, urge Keolu Fox and John Hawks.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02516-5?fbclid=IwAR3QKPuAlqYtwwTrJDzeNGZuMFLN5dqDhiwey8RAA2vH4RdREhNuinlLHXM
The ancient Anthropocene, the mystery of the sweet potato, and how bananas became seedless
William & Mary News
Kahn contributed knowledge from Hawaii, Micronesia and Polynesia to a ... many historical models suggest — is really an archaeology success story," Kahn ... She added that the Polynesian word for sweet potato does not have any ...
Detectorists find huge Chew Valley Norman coin hoard (UK)
A huge hoard of silver coins dating back to the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings could be declared as treasure.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-49487078
Rare 1,200-year-old Pictish stone found near Dingwall
Archaeologists said the find is of national importance because it is one of only about 50 complete Pictish cross-slabs known to exist.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49446609?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c1038wnxyy0t/archaeology&link_location=live-reporting-story
Ancient fossil skull discovered in Ethiopia fills critical gap in human evolution
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-08-29/ancient-fossil-skull-found-in-ethiopia-fills-human-evolution-gap/11444130?fbclid=IwAR1_Bt2NTONnZjL5bMmbBwkHY9jiyikncSfdzi6kddcKc2uJVgLDUjBw9vE
Photos: Voyaging conference explores Bay's historic sites
New Zealand Herald
Heritage NZ Northland manager Bill Edwards said focus of the wānanga was Polynesian voyaging but delegates also discussed the interactions of ..
GIRT Scientific Divers
Background: A citizen science project for divers who love shipwrecks
The citizen science project Gathering Information via Recreational and Technical
(GIRT) Scientific Divers is a no-impact public archaeology program and part of a
PhD research project at the University of New England that aims to:
When: Sunday 24 November 2019 Time: 9 am and 3.30 pm Where: Room 7, Bay of Islands North Tec Campus, Kerikeri
Who: Andrew Viduka (maritime archaeologist, conservator and founder of GIRT Scientific divers) and Bill Edwards, (Heritage New Zealand)
Register at: http://girtsd.org/register
Not archaeology but: ... A Raft of Rock
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145490/a-raft-of-rock/?src=eoa-iotda/?src=eoa-blogs
Legal challenge over Sussan Ley's decision to put potential mining jobs at Shenhua Mine before cultural heritage (Aus)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-27/shenhua-coal-mine-cultural-heritage-challenge/11443096?fbclid=IwAR3W-lKmPpwCeqF0PpRubpWOa3UxhFkhX7qsnZqBJZaElUHOQ7o8px-Wbsw
Keeping Whanganui's history alive is main aim for council candidate
You may know his boat, but now he wants you to know his name. And Sam Mordey intends to do that as he stands as a candidate in the upcoming ...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=12262065
From Explorator:
Neanderthal 'swimmer's ear':
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/neanderthals-suffered-from-a-veritable-epidemic-of-swimmers-ear/
Evidence of early humans in Jordan 2.5 million years bp:
https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2019/08/07/diaspora-ha-25-milhoes-de-anos/
Wreck of the Haarlem (SA)
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/wrecking-of-the-haarlem-ship-in-1647-catalyst-for-birthing-modern-day-cape-town-30951712
Pondering the date of the eruption of Vesuvius:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/when-did-vesuvius-erupt-august-october-24/
Evidence of an Ice Age 'savannah corridor' in southeast Asia:
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-ice-age-savannah-corridor-large.html
A 50 000 years bp Aboriginal site from near Kimberley:
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2019082111558/regional/new-site-reveals-50000-years-aboriginal-occupation-kimberley
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