Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 2-7-14

If you missed anything from the ASOR Facebook or Twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section!

• New Research Sheds Some Light on History of Ancient Cambodian City Mahendraparvata
• Remnants of a medieval church found at a Victorian church in Wales
• Earliest human footprints outside of Africa found on the shores of England
• Anglesey: Medieval wall found at St Ffinan’s church

• Volunteer army set up to examine archaeological sites uncovered by floods
• College students go on drive to clear mess caused by neglect and abuse
• Camel archaeology contradicts the Bible
• Symposium: Heritage and the Arab Spring
• Newly Excavated 4,600-Year-Old Egyptian Pyramid Threatened by Development
• Harappan-era seal found in Rajasthan
• UN: Illegal excavations in Syria are ‘lethal’
• Ancient “graffiti” found at 700-year-old synagogue in Cologne, Germany
• Shipwreck May Offer Clues to Ancient East-West Trade
• Archaeologists in Zacatecas find five burials of Caxcan children
• Scuba-diving archaeologists will spend next few months excavating the oldest known shipwreck in the Indian Ocean
• Archaeological findings in industrial zone to be removed to make place for warehouse
• Phoenician man of Carthage returns to land of ancestors through American University of Beirut museum exhibit
• Prehistoric village found in downtown Miami
• Stone Age treasures unearthed by rabbits at Land’s End
• 4,600-Year-Old Step Pyramid Excavated in Egypt

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