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Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 5/2/14
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!
- Some are outraged after an American Indian burial ground dating back 4,500 years was reburied in an undisclosed location to make way for a housing development, but the American Indian leaders associated with the decision say the choice was theirs “end of story.”
- Egyptologists identify tomb of royal children and believe it will give insight into the composition of the pharaonic court of the 18th dynasty.
- Gluten-free products can be found in many grocery stores now, but that wasn’t the case 2,000 years ago in Tuscany. An ancient skeleton shows signs of malnutrition and celiac disease.
- Possibly the earliest depiction of Jesus found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
- Alexander the Great bust found at a Cyprus excavation.
- Over 4,000 archaeological artifacts to be returned to Ecuador.
- Medieval village full of coins, bones, and pottery discovered in Scotland during work on water pipes.
- Study says interactions between humans and scavengers have been crucial to the evolution of humankind.
- Gluten-free products may be found easily now, but not 2k years. An ancient skeleton shows signs of celiac disease.
- New evidence suggests that Neanderthals boiled their food.
- Recent discovery of artifacts in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings lead archaeologists to believe there is a tomb close by.
- 9,000-year-old caribou hunting structure discovered beneath Lake Huron.
- The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry released its 2013 activity report, announcing the list of historical artifacts held in foreign countries.
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