Archaeology from a Rogue Classicist

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  News - Iron Age Skull Found in England - Archaeology Magazine

  archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni

  SOMERSET, ENGLAND—The Telegraph reports that a skull discovered last spring on a riverbank in southwest England belonged to a woman who lived …

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  News - 4,500-Year-Old Clam Processing Site Examined in Japan - Archaeology Magazine

  archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni

  YOYOHASHI, JAPAN—According to a report in the Japan Times, archaeologists have analyzed the Sakatsuji Shell Midden, which is one of seven prehistoric …

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  Researchers Uncover Ancient Greek Island's Complex Plumbing System

  Smithsonian Magazine - Jason Daley

  Around 4,500 years ago, ancient engineers and workers terraced the little island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, creating a sort of …

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  Scythian Prince's Sprawling Tomb Found in the "Siberian Valley of the Kings"

  Smithsonian Magazine - Mika McKinnon

  Browsing satellite photos​ of the Uyuk River valley, Swiss archaeologist Gino Caspari first spotted the circular structure deep in the Siberian …

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  Scholars Decipher One of the Last Encrypted Dead Sea Scrolls

  Smithsonian Magazine - Brigit Katz

  Since the mid-20th century, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of Dead Sea Scrolls amid the rocky hills of Qumran, an archaeological site in the …

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  Scientists discover oldest known modern human fossil outside of Africa

  phys.org - Binghamton University

  A large international research team, led by Israel Hershkovitz from Tel Aviv University and including Rolf Quam from Binghamton University, State …