Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 6/6/14

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!

• This summer, learn how to stabilize artifacts in a field lab, how to find and budget for professional conservation, and more at The Campbell Center with the short course, “Field Preservation of Archaeological Artifacts.”

• Fisherman finds Bronze Age carving of a pagan god, and donates it to the local museum without asking for compensation.
• Explore Roman history in this free interactive online course, “Hadrian’s Wall: Life on the Roman Frontier.”
• Relics dating back to 190 B.C.E. discovered at an archaeological dig in Katlang.
• Archaeologists warn U.S. State Department that within the next quarter century looters will strip Egypt of most of its archaeological heritage.
• Volunteers recreate the homes of the Stonehenge builders.
• Looted more than 40 years ago, Khmer statues returned to Cambodia from United States.
• Humans Blamed for Extinction of Mammoths, Mastodons & Giant Sloths.
• New Inca road to Machu Picchu discovered.
• Archaeologists find Bronze Age settlement beneath Aberdeen park and ride site.
• Evidence of illegal excavations discovered at two of Finland’s well-known prehistoric sites.
• One archaeologist is using satellite imagery to identify Egyptian “hot spots” where looting occurs in the hopes that law enforcement can identify looted artifacts before they turn up for sale.
• An estimated 450 stolen Egyptian antiquities have been sold through online marketplaces, but some archaeologists believe that number to be in the thousands.

• Egyptian mummies were used for a lot more than just studying ancient cultures, including being ground up for paint.
• Haiti creates commission to monitor possible Santa Maria wreck.
• World’s oldest known pants found in China. Complete with decorative designs.
• China-bound passenger held with over 2,000 rare ancient coins.
• An estimated 450 stolen Egyptian antiquities have been sold through online marketplaces.
• Vandal scars iconic Utah rock art site.

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