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Archaeologica apparently has a new editor for its (finally updated) news page.

August 4th to August 6th, 2023 Edition

• 'Extraordinary' ancient Aztec objects 'never before seen' found in lost pyramid | Express UK
• Community dig reveals Rochdale's Victorian corn mill | BBC
• 2,000-year-old Roman House Uncovered in Malta Reveals Ancient History of Wealthy Society | Good News Network
• Ancient Roman boat from empire's frontier unearthed in Serbian coal mine | Live Science
• EXCAVATION REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO LAST MOMENTS BEFORE VESUVIUS ERUPTION | Heritage Daily
• Shared horse and human burials show how deeply the vikings cared for their animal companions | Keith Ruiter and Harriet Evans Tang, The Conversation | August 3, 2023
• Archaeologists in Mexico Uncover Remains of a Teotihuacan Village Almost 1,600 Years Old | Ancient Origins
• Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters | Live Science
• DNA study reveals shift in Bronze Age population in East-Central Europe | Phys
• Archaeologists Discover 900-Year-Old English Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval Crypt | Smithsonian Magazine
• Neolithic necklace from child's grave reveals complex ancient culture | Phys
• NECKLACE FOUND IN NEOLITHIC GRAVE REVEALS COMPLEX ANCIENT CULTURE | Heritage Daily
• Have Archaeologists Finally Found Emperor Nero’s Lost Theater? | Smithsonian Magazine
• Systematic use of coal as a fuel source found at Bronze Age dig site | Phys
• 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Discovered Beneath Future Rocket Launch Pad in U.K. | Smithsonian Magazine
• Evidence the oral stories of Australia's First Nations might be 10,000 years old | Phys
• Evidence the oral stories of Australia's First Nations might be 10,000 years old | BBC
• Alamo to begin next phase of archaeological work at Plaza de Valero this month | San Antonio Report
• An archaeological dig in Turkey has uncovered artifacts dating back 1,000 years | NPR
• Exeter Cathedral dig reveals crypt and bishops' tombs | BBC
• ‘Bronze Age to Space Age’: 4,000-year-old cemetery discovered at UK’s Shetland spaceport site | WIO News
• Archaeological dig uncovers remnants of W̱SÁNEĆ village dating back more than 1,000 years | CBC
• 4,000-year-old cemetery discovered at future rocket launch site in UK | Live Science
• Erosion threatens Kalaloch cabins — and archaeological data underneath | Seattle Times
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATE ROMAN TOWNHOUSE IN ANCIENT MELITE | Heritage Daily

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These are in the Archaeologica news links post:

Evidence the oral stories of Australia’s First Nations might be 10,000 years old
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evidence-oral-stories-australia-nations.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evidence-oral-stories-australia-nations.html

Some of these may also be:

The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-world-oldest-story-astronomers-global.html

2,000-year-old Roman House Uncovered in Malta Reveals Ancient History of Wealthy Society
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2000-year-old-roman-house-uncovered-in-malta-reveals-ancient-history-of-wealthy-society/

Extreme Cooling Caused Extinction of Early Humans in Europe
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/extreme-cooling-caused-extinction-of-early-humans-in-europe/148218

Excavation Reveals New Insights Into Last Moments Before Vesuvius Eruption
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/excavation-reveals-new-insights-into-last-moments-of-vesuvius-eruption/148163

A tale of two cities: How we got the history of Calicut wrong (and what we can learn from it)
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-tale-cities-history-calicut-wrong.html

Study Suggests Vlad the Impaler Suffered From Hemolacria “Crying Tears of Blood”
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/study-suggests-vlad-the-impaler-suffered-from-hemolacria-crying-tears-of-blood/148223

Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of cattle in the Americas
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ancient-dna-reveals-an-early-african-origin-of-cattle-in-the-americas/

I think we’ve had a topic about this:

DNA study reveals shift in Bronze Age population in East-Central Europe
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-dna-reveals-shift-bronze-age.html

Here’s one that’s been on deck for a while, probably posted a different version:

Roman settlement found at Healing housing development site
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-66246156