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Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 6/20/14
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 from around the web into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section!
- Archaeology: Ancient cultures affected by climate change, too
- Remains of ‘End of the World’ Epidemic Found in Ancient Egypt
- Archaeologists Return to Excavate Ancient Jaffa
- Migration Period cremations unearthed in Poland
- Archaeologists Excavate Roman Temple Area at Maryport
- Drunken revels depicted in 1800 year old mural
- Archaeologists discover Britain’s longest road to be 10,000 year old
- Archaeologists hail “magical moment” as rare Roman gold coin found at Vindolanda
- Mystery Surrounding Lost Army of Persian King Cambyses II May Have Been Solved
- Siberian Bronze Age skull reveals secrets of ancient society
- Navy faces daunting task of counting desert petroglyphs
- What amino acids in shells can tell us about Bronze Age people
- Heritage preservation
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