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Starting next week, we will be out of town for an archaeological project. We will be posting archaeological news again in mid-June. Have a great summer!

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Mega lift? Stonehenge pillars were carried 230km over land – Archaeologists say up to 80 two-ton blocks may have been dragged from Preseli hills. https://t.co/ma9ne1VRMc

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Zambia's Most Famous Skulls Might Finally Be Headed Home. – Some scientists think the Kabwe skull could be an evolutionary link between humans and Neanderthals. It hasn’t left the U.K. in nearly a century. https://t.co/h7gg9PIPSU

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Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition — Time robbed Narcissus of his good looks, but through a volcanic blast, almost 2,000 years and many tons of ash, his... https://t.co/yWO0swGEsJ

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The battle for the future of Stonehenge — Britain’s favourite monument is stuck in the middle of a bad-tempered row over road traffic. https://t.co/CypUOk7xn7

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Helle’s toilet: 12th-century three-person loo seat goes on display — Archaeologists know the names of the owners of the building where plank of oak sat. https://t.co/oQbDYF0n7j

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Medieval inks for heritage conservation -- Researchers have replicated five medieval inks using 15th and 16th century recipes. https://t.co/waUPfuTdZo

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Tomb containing 50 mummies uncovered in Egypt — Pharaonic tomb dating back more than 2,000 years discovered at Tuna el-Gebel site. https://t.co/mGy5sQj6f8

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Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street — Cavernous 18th-century store reveals link to lost trade in ice blocks from Norwegian lakes. https://t.co/TrsGIVjlAa

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Welsh farmstead is rare medieval hall house, experts confirm — New dating technique used to prove Llwyn Celyn farmhouse is medieval marvel. https://t.co/p7OKdSrFA0

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Skeletons found in London archaeology dig reveal noxious environs — The discoveries were made at a 19th-century burial site at New Covent Garden market. https://t.co/th6cU3FvMe

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Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years — Greek historian’s description of ‘baris’ vessel vindicated by archaeologists at sunken city of Thonis-Heraclion. https://t.co/LTVEx5Z3kV

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High Ceilings and a Lovely View: Denisova Cave Was Home to a Lost Branch of Humanity — The mysterious Denisovans may have occupied a cave in what is now Siberia for more than 250,000 years. https://t.co/Y6NfDtlYtm

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Early pint: evidence of 'first British beer' found in Cambridgeshire — Signs of iron age brew, from as far back as 400BC, found during £1.5bn upgrade of A14. https://t.co/V285SmEePI

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Deep history of archaic humans in southern Siberia -- Scientists have identified the earliest evidence of some of the first known humans -- Denisovans and Neanderthals, in southern Siberia. https://t.co/Hhm3SMteto

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The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures -- In the Bronze Age, the Caucasus Mountains region was a cultural and genetic contact zone. Here, cultures that originated in Mesopotamia interacted with... https://t.co/5J9YpzwKK0

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Indigenous hunters have positive impacts on food webs in desert Australia -- Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. Resettlement of indigenous communities resulted in the spread of... https://t.co/uyVJ6ClNbo

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The lure of ancient Egypt is a way to revitalise faded industrial towns — With local authority budgets being slashed, how can regional arts institutions survive? Investing in mummies is one solution. https://t.co/FKgXfJ2AcC

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European colonization of Americas helped cause climate change — Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600. https://t.co/CyY9orel8L

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Sexing ancient cremated human remains is possible through skeletal measurements -- Ancient cremated human remains, despite being deformed, still retain sexually diagnostic physical features, according to a new... https://t.co/sb5PXdjROn