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[ONLINE EVENT: 12-13 December 2023] Archeofoss XVII 2023: International Conference on Open Software, Hardware, Processes, Data and Formats in Archaeological Research (www.archeofoss.org)

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Cone-shaped tombs with more than 3,000-year-old human remains found in park (www.newsweek.com)

Iron Age site in Europe unearths rituals of animal sacrifice (cosmosmagazine.com)

Lernfilm Archäobotanik: German Film Series on Archaeobotany (Eng Dubs avail via YT) (www.youtube.com)

German authorities repatriate 75 ancient artefacts to Mexico (www.theartnewspaper.com)

Possible Arctic graveyard may be northernmost Stone Age cemetery — but there are no human remains to prove it (www.livescience.com)

Dishing the dirt on human evolution: Why scientific techniques matter in archaeology (phys.org)

Scientists should seek answers hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological science techniques to support new discoveries about human evolution following recent controversies at a cave site in Africa, says a group of international experts....

2,000-year-old coin stash discovered at ancient Buddhist shrine in Pakistan (www.livescience.com)

Nearly 8,000 medieval coins and 7 Bronze Age swords unearthed in Germany (www.livescience.com)

Genetic research into a 9,000-year-old shaman burial in Germany (phys.org)

The double burial of an adult woman and an infant, dating to about 7000–6800 BCE, discovered in 1934 during construction works at the spa gardens of Bad Dürrenberg, is regarded as one of the outstanding burial finds of the Mesolithic in Central Europe. Because of the unusual equipment with the woman, who was buried in a...

Early humans in the Paleolithic Age: More than just game on the menu (phys.org)

In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen show that early humans of the Middle Paleolithic had a more varied diet than previously assumed....

Henge monument and Roman kilns found at housing dig (www.bbc.com)

Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest (www.cam.ac.uk)

Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost Scottish Monastery (www.southampton.ac.uk)

Resilience, innovation and collapse of settlement networks in later Bronze Age Europe: New survey data from the southern Carpathian Basin (journals.plos.org)

Collaborative Approaches to Archaeology Programming and the Increase of Digital Literacy Among Archaeology Students (www.degruyter.com)

Free and Low Cost Archaeological Digs in Scotland | 2023 Edition (www.digitscotland.com)

Chiseled obsidian recovered from Neolithic shipwreck near Capri's 'Blue Grotto' (www.livescience.com)

Civil War weapons thrown into river by General Sherman's forces recovered in South Carolina (www.livescience.com)

Archaeologists uncover Europe's hidden Bronze Age megastructures (phys.org)

Archaeologists from University College Dublin, working with colleagues from Serbia and Slovenia, have uncovered a previously unknown network of massive sites in the heart of Europe that could explain the emergence of the continent’s Bronze Age megaforts—the largest prehistoric constructions seen prior to the Iron Age....

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