A number of outlets are reporting on the discovery of 13 wooden coffins at the famed necropolis of Saqqara – the site of some of the first monumental pyramids built by ancient Egyptians. This new find is of more recent… Continue Reading
The UK’s Daily Mail recently ran a piece which documents a text book case of bad archaeology – in this case in service of “proving” accounts in the New Testament. In this case, a University of Nebraska professor is claiming… Continue Reading
The UK’s Daily Mail reports on a new archaeological find in Japan, in the city of Osaka. The article begins: “Excavations at a construction site for a train station in Japan have revealed an burial ground containing the bones of 350 people… Continue Reading
England’s Independent recently ran a news story about archaeologists pinpointing the area that the stones the Neolithic ceremonial site came from. The story begins: “Archaeologists have solved one of Stonehenge’s greatest mysteries — the precise source of the world-famous prehistoric temple’s… Continue Reading
The New Yorker published an extensive piece (well, most of their pieces are extensive! that’s the format! their info delivery format is the opposite of memes and soundbytes) about the ongoing feud between the Maximalists and Minimalists in Biblical Archaeology.… Continue Reading
London’s British Museum will be spotlighting the achievements of the Gay Egyptologist William John Bankes, who first suggested that the texts in three different languages on the Rosetta Stone might actually say the same thing. Following that suggestion Jean-François Champollion and… Continue Reading
In further Stonehenge news (hey, tis the Solstice season!), The Guardian recently published a news story regarding new archaeological discovering made in the vast ritual complex that includes Stonehenge and Woodhenge. The article begins “A circle of deep shafts has… Continue Reading
Among events impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemoic was this year’s celebration of the Summer Solstice at the Neolithic ritual complex of Stoneheng. The Guardian covered folks’s feelings and the alternative ways they would mark Solistice. The article begins: “In normal… Continue Reading
UK new outlet Metro reports on an exciting archaeological find uncovered near Verona, Italy. The article begins: “The intricate tiling was found by archaeologists this week after work on the site in a hilly area above the town of Negar… Continue Reading
Ansa pubblished a story about unexpected archaeological discoveries in Rome. The story begins: Rome, May 5 – A sinkhole that opened up in front of the Pantheon in Rome last week has uncovered ancient Roman paving stones, sources said Tuesday.… Continue Reading