Welcome to Archaeoscoop (ish), the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world! Today, these are the news stories I have to share: 1) Earliest Mayan monuments unearthed in Guatemala: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23444-earliest-mayan-monuments-unearthed-in-guatemala.html Archaeologists unearth new information on origins of Maya civilization: http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/04/archeologists-unearth-new-information-on-origins-of-maya-civilization/ Archaeologists conduct first-ever survey of the legendary WW1 battlefield at Gallipoli: http://archaeology.org/issues/92-1305/letter-from/765-anzac-gallipoli-wwi-battlefield-allied-german-ottoman Fulford homes to be built on 1066 'battle site': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-22302298 Humans may have reached the Americas 22,000 years ago: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23441-humans-may-have-reached-the-americas-22000-years-ago.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news Eight skeletons found at Edinburgh car park dig: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22293782 7 more skeltons found near Old Town knight grave: http://www.scotsman.com/news/7-more-skeletons-found-near-old-town-knight-grave-1-2908534 Archaeological team digs at St. Augustine's Fountain of youth: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/article/310303/3/Archaeological-team-digs-at-the-Fountain-of-Youth Sewer workers in Bath reveal part of Roman city's walls: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22279047 Love beyond the grave: Skeletons discovered holding hands in coffin together: http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/393958/Love-beyond-the-grave-Skeletons-discovered-holding-hands-in-coffin-together?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-weird-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Weird+News+Feed%29 Highland Council caves seminar being webcast after huge demand: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22296689 A fully furnished Graeco-Roman industrial area discovered on Thursday in Tell Abu-Seifi area, east of Egypt's Suez Canal: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/41/70077/Heritage/GrecoRoman/Roman-industrial-area-uncovered-in-Egypts-Suez-Can.aspx Belfast Harbour: 400 years of history: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22292492 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnqUPb0Ht_4

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Crochet’d Archaeology Artefacts! : https://tinyurl.com/yxunz4ly Links: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146316/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n68Ce1N3zt8

At Archaeosoup Towers, we love books! In this series we review books (Old and New) from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology. Today I am delighted to continue sharing some of my favourite ancient Welsh stories. These stories are not only old, but they are still cherished today and formed a crucial part of my childhood in North Wales! Archaeosoup on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBM2R1xmm6o

Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, we examine how useful surnames are in tracing your ancient origins? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlwfdhkwP4