And here’s my roundup from the week of March 21st to 28th inclusive. I don’t know about you, but I’m certainly looking forward to being back up to date.
The highlight of this week was that Syrian forces retook Palmyra from Daesh which, I’m sure, has anxious archaeologists desperate to get out there and survey the damage.
From Archaeology.org:
A ‘house of the dead‘ – a building that collapsed and was made into a burial chamber – has been discovered in the United Arab Emirates.
This feature looks at the ongoing archaeological work at Kaminaljuyu, a massive metropolis in Guatemala.
Butchered brown bear bones – something that won’t ever make it into an alphabet book for kids – have proven that Ireland was inhabited 2500 years earlier than previously thought.
From the Smithsonian:
An absolutely fascinating museum project in Poland, where children from 6 to 14 curated the show, demonstrates the value of a fresh pair of eyes (among other things).
A tiny gold crucifix found in Denmark suggests that Christianity came to the Vikings earlier than previously thought.
In History Today:
A feature on the strange life of Pontius Pilate.
In LiveScience:
A stunning find – a lavish apartment in the villa complex at Tivoli – includes colourful mosaics and other decorations. This one I’m going to keep my eye on.
From the Guardian:
Two German warships have been discovered in Portsmouth Harbour, near where King Henry VIII’s ship Mary Rose was recently discovered. Makes you wonder what else is down there…
And from the University of Cincinnati:
Work is ongoing at the site of a recently discovered Bronze Age warrior’s tomb in southern Greece.
Meggie Macdonald 