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September 2016 Archeology – The Americas
« on: September 11, 2016, 03:08:18 pm »
Data mining courtesy of: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Explorator/messages

Belize
More on that Maya tomb from Belize:
http://knau.org/post/nau-archaeologist-jaime-awe-describes-unbelievable-find-belize

Canada
Finds from the Thule site in Nunavut:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/thule-artifacts-recovered-pond-inlet-nunavut-1.3751264?cmp=rss

19th century burials from Montreal:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4817-160906-montreal-protestant-cemetery

Feature on Hydro Quebec’s archaeologist:
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/hydro-quebec-archaeologist-finds-history-in-unlikely-places-1.3066951

Some mysterious walls in Nova Scotia:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bayers-lake-mystery-walls-halifax-regional-council-1.3748160

Chile
150 or so petroglyphs from Chile:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/archaeologists-identify-more-than-150-rock-art-paintings-in-chile/

Mexico
A ‘crocodile stone’ from Mexico:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-scientists-unearth-centuries-old-crocodile-stone.html

The so-called Grolier Codex has been proven to be as old as was claimed:
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2016/09/mayacodex

Peru
Interesting 1000 years bp human remains from Chotuna-Chornancap:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/10/ancient-tombs-peru-human-sacrifice-chotuna-chornancap?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

United States
Excavating a 12 000 years bp site in Colorado:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/9/5/331338/Lee-Students-Excavate-12000-Year-Old.aspx

What teeth are revealing about SunWatch Village burials:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/science/2016/09/04/01-ancient-teeth-shed-light-on-sunwatch-village-burials.html

Searching for remains of Fort Howard:
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/green-bay-archaeologist-finds-artifacts-from-fort-howard

Feature on runaway slaves:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deep-swamps-archaeologists-fugitive-slaves-kept-freedom-180960122/

The Dakota Access pipeline has possible archaeological implications:
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/north-dakotas-chief-archaeologist-to-inspect-pipeline-site/

Feature on US election campaigns:
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/28/491573748/what-should-we-call-this-kind-of-presidential-campaign-anyway

More relating to that Georgetown slavery story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/us/slaves-georgetown-university.html

More on humans on Mount Ranier some 9000 years bp:
http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/scientists-believe-humans-began-visiting-more-than-mount-rainier-9000-years-ago-what-were-they-doing-up-there/

More on early Alaskans’ fish diet:
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-isotope-fish-prominent-early-alaskans.html

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Re: September 2016 Archeology – The Americas
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 01:02:41 pm »
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Canada
The wreck of the Terror has been found in Arctic waters:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-ancient-british-explorer-ship-canadian.html

… and now there’s an argument over who controls the relics:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/discovery-of-hms-terror-heats-up-battle-over-who-controls-artifacts/article31863146/

… and other questions:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/terror-erebus-arctic-tourism-1.3765559?cmp=rss

A 6000 years bp ‘anvil’ and grinder from Mount Carleton:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mount-carleton-artifacts-discovered-1.3759553?cmp=rss

Mexico
Latest studies suggest there were various styles of government at Teotihuacan:
http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/09/spscience-rethinking-royal-ruins-asu-archaeology-team-finds-new-findings-in-teotihuacan

Interesting finds from various periods from a Chihuahua site:
http://www.inah.gob.mx/en/boletines/5391-hallan-guacamaya-momificada-en-un-contexto-arqueologico-de-chihuahua

More on that Maya Codex authentication:
http://www.livescience.com/56058-disputed-maya-codex-is-authentic.html

Peru

6200 years bp indigo-dyed fabric from Peru:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-oldest-textile-dyed-indigo-blue.html

1000 years bp dog sacrifice (etc.) site from Peru:
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-animal-reminds-found-in-city-zoo-110421

… and other burials from Chotuna-Chornancap possibly suggest human sacrifice:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/10/ancient-tombs-peru-human-sacrifice-chotuna-chornancap

Fire destroyed a 16th century church in Cuzco:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37394702

United States
A mammoth skull find on a California island is raising human migration questions:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/us/mammoth-skull-fossil-found-california/index.html

An 1800s shipwreck in Lake Superior:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4114607-spectacularly-intact-two-masts-rigging-intact-119-year-old-shipwreck-near-apostle

19th century finds from a Boston trash/sewage pit:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/12/near-old-north-church-neighborhood-history-emerges-layers-trash/yGq3mxScMvLGFHyn2ICHbI/story.html

I think we’ve heard this Jack Daniels slave origins story before:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/15/493980358/jack-daniels-heralds-a-slaves-role-in-its-origin-story

There’s a new guidebook for the Antietam battlefield:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-aims-people-explore-antietambattlefield.html

More on the search for Fort Howard:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/5/archaeologist-looks-for-remains-of-green-bay-milit/

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Re: September 2016 Archeology – The Americas
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2016, 03:25:40 pm »
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Canada
More on the find of the Terror:
http://www.livescience.com/56110-doomed-shipwreck-hms-terror-possibly-found.html

… and a look at the Erebus too:
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2016/09/19/exploring-the-erebus-with-guest-archaeologist

… and a medical study of the fate of the crew:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-insights-franklin-mystery.html

Feature on documenting shipwrecks in the St Lawrence:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-research-shipwrecks-st-lawrence-river-1.3768410?cmp=rss

Mexico
More on that Maya codex being genuine:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maya-codex-once-thought-be-sketchy-real-thing-180960466/

Peru
Interesting geoglyphs from Peru:
http://www.livescience.com/56232-ancient-circular-geoglyphs-discovered-in-peru.html

On recovering lost/stolen manuscripts in Peru:
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2016/09/22/actualidad/1474579784_002596.html

More on indigo dye use in Peru some 6000 years bp:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-15/oldest-known-use-of-indigo-dye-in-6000-year-old-fabric-from-peru/7847810

Latest facial reconstruction is the Lord of Sipan:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-archaeology-idUSKCN11S20O?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt
http://akipress.com/news%3A582755/

United States
Interesting 800 years bp burial of a disabled woman in Arizona:
http://westerndigs.org/grave-of-disabled-woman-reveals-touching-tale-of-care-in-prehistoric-arizona/

Evidence of prehistoric folks visiting glaciers 10 000+ years bp in Wyoming:
http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/artifacts-indicate-prehistoric-people-visited-glaciers

The excavation of the Tristan de Luna site in Florida continues:
http://wuwf.org/post/uwf-archaeologists-find-more-evidence-daily-life-1559-luna-settlement

Bones found near a San Antonio hospital are likely from an historic burial ground:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Bones-may-be-from-historic-burial-ground-9242806.php

Plans for the Old Spanish Trail in Utah:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4181889-155/plan-puts-new-attention-on-old?fullpage=1

On ‘nasty’ US election campaigns:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/politics/election-2016-personal-attacks/index.html

Feature on black Civil War soldiers:
http://www.npr.org/2016/09/21/494734329/family-heirloom-national-treasure-rare-photos-show-black-civil-war-soldiers

More on that mammoth skull from California:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-well-preserved-rare-mammoth-skull-unearthed.html

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