Ancient Egyptian cemetery holds rare 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old cemetery that contains a “Book of the Dead” papyrus....
Drought in Brazil's Amazon reveals ancient engravings (phys.org)
Archaeologists in Turkey Have Unearthed Human and Animal Sculptures That Are the Earliest Examples of Prehistoric Art | Artnet News (news.artnet.com)
Human and animal sculptures that could date to 9,600 B.C.E were found in Turkey at sites some believe have ties to biblical accounts....
‘A Neolithic feat of engineering’: Orkney dig reveals ruins of huge tomb (www.theguardian.com)
ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATE A LAMASSU AT ANCIENT KHURSBAD (www.heritagedaily.com)
A Norwegian Family Went Searching for a Lost Earring in Their Backyard. They Found Viking Artifacts Instead | Artnet News (news.artnet.com)
The two brooches are the first definitive evidence of Viking presence on the island of Jomfruland in southern Norway.
Archaeologists in France Have Discovered a 2nd-Century Roman Sarcophagus, Still Fastened Close With Lead Staples | Artnet News (news.artnet.com)
Archeologists in Reims, northeastern France, have found an unopened Roman sarcophagus with the remains of a woman and her funerary goods.
Drought in Brazil's Amazon reveals ancient engravings (phys.org)
Hidden Chambers Found in Crumbling Pyramid 200 Years After Prediction (www.sciencealert.com)
'Christ' tattoo discovered on 1,300-year-old body in Sudan (www.livescience.com)
Scientists in Sudan have discovered a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body excavated in a cemetery near a medieval monastery....
3,000-year-old necropolis found in Batman (www.hurriyetdailynews.com)
Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university (www.livescience.com)
An earthquake last year revealed a big surprise beneath a law school in modern-day Mexico City: a giant, colorful snakehead from the Aztec Empire....
New Dating of Cave Art Reveals History of Puerto Rican People (www.geosociety.org)
In Ancient Egypt, Soul Houses and False Doors Connected the Living and the Dead (www.atlasobscura.com)
Stash of 'eye-catching' Bronze Age jewelry discovered by metal detectorist in Swiss carrot field (www.livescience.com)
Coal miners accidentally discover ancient Roman ship in Serbia (archaeologymag.com)
Early Europeans Ate Seaweed for Thousands of Years (www.smithsonianmag.com)
The oldest pieces of Baltic amber found on the Iberian Peninsula indicates imports began over 5,000 years ago (phys.org)
A team of scientists from the Universities of Granada and Cambridge, as well as the Government of Catalonia, have identified the oldest pieces of Baltic amber ever found on the Iberian Peninsula, revealing that this luxury material used in jewelry and handicrafts around the world was already being imported more than 5,000 years...
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
A 15th century French painting depicts an ancient stone tool (phys.org)
More than 500,000 years ago, our human ancestors used large, stone tools known as “Acheulean handaxes,” to cut meat and wood, and dig for tubers. Often made from flint, these prehistoric oval and pear-shaped tools are flaked on both sides and have a pointed end....
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Crusade period grave field discovered in Southwest Finland (yle.fi)
See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia ago (www.livescience.com)
Early Neolithic farmers arriving on the Baltic coast bucked trends and incorporated fish into their diets (phys.org)
Pioneering early farmers who arrived on the Baltic coast 6,000 years ago may have taken up fishing after observing indigenous hunter-gatherer communities, a major new study has found....