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Archaeological News: King Ramesses III's throat was slit, analysis reveals
Dec 18
Archaeological News: Archaeologists find prehistoric humans cared for sick and disabled
Dec 18
thesmithian: …a Navy archaeologist believes he has found the cave on San Nicolas Island occupied by The Lone Woman—better known to many as the protagonist of Scott O’Dell’s 1960 classic, Island of the Blue Dolphins. The Newberry Medal–winner was based on the true story of a Native American woman left behind when the rest of the Nicoleño tribe was evacuated from the Channel Islands by missionaries after the population was decimated by Russian fur traders; one story has it she returned to the island to search for her missing child. more.
Nov 1

thesmithian:

…a Navy archaeologist believes he has found the cave on San Nicolas Island occupied by The Lone Woman—better known to many as the protagonist of Scott O’Dell’s 1960 classic, Island of the Blue Dolphins. The Newberry Medal–winner was based on the true story of a Native American woman left behind when the rest of the Nicoleño tribe was evacuated from the Channel Islands by missionaries after the population was decimated by Russian fur traders; one story has it she returned to the island to search for her missing child.

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Archaeological News: SLAVE SHIP ARTEFACTS FOUND AT LYNYARD CAY
Aug 13
Archaeological News: Archaeologists leave artefacts underground to protect them from the Taliban
Aug 13
Archaeological News: Ancient Olympics Had "Spectacular" Opening Ceremony, Pagan Partying
Jul 28
Archaeological News: Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years
Feb 21
Archaeological News: THE SEEDY, SCANDALOUS HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY
Feb 14

archaeologicalnews:

MEN with Viking surnames filled the meeting room of New Earswick Folk Hall and queued to help research into the ethnic origins of the British people.

Academics were collecting DNA from men with Viking names to see if they are directly descended from the Scandanavian traders and seaman who once ruled York and Yorkshire.

It was the first of four gatherings across northern England and followed a public appeal for people with Viking surnames to come forward.

The project will feature in a future BBC eight-part documentary series on the history of ordinary British people – the Great British Story – and BBC photographers were at the event.

The head of project, geneticist Turi King, of the University of Leicester, said of the York meeting at the weekend: “It has been great. They are quite rare surnames and we have had 200 responses.” Read more.

Feb 11
Researchers collect DNA from men with possible links to York’s Viking past