Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world!
In today's top three we examine an escalation in looting in Egypt, a discovery made on a walk and a slender golden figure found in Denmark:
1) Unchecked looting guts Egypt's heritage, with one ancient site '70 % gone':
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/4198276-74/bones-tomb-egypt?fb_action_ids=661440601916&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582#axzz2WMj47EOm
1b) Egyptologist risks life and career to expose looting:
http://triblive.com/news/editorspicks/4198483-74/hanna-heritage-archaeological#axzz2WOpKtbQa
2) Exciting rediscovery of lost Medieval carved stone:
http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/exciting-rediscovery-of-lost-medieval.html
3) Unique gold figurine of naked woman found in Denmark:
http://sciencenordic.com/unique-gold-figurine-naked-woman-found-denmark
Why the snobbery over corks?:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22909428
Battle for Egypt's Ancient Roman site: Antiopolis:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/battle-for-egypts-ancient-roman-site-antinopolis.aspx?pageID=238&nID=48900&NewsCatID=375
Students of Bartin make famous Zeugma artefact from ceramics:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/students-of-bartin-make-famous-zeugma-artifact-from-ceramics.aspx?pageID=238&nID=48899&NewsCatID=375:
Archaeology class searching revolutionary war site:
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23471632/archaeology-class-searching-revolutionary-war-site
Diving into the search for lost C17th ship:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/midwest/2013/06/diving_into_the_search_for_lost_17th_century_ship
Scientists uncovering ancient culture in Interior Alaska:
http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/alaska_science_forum/scientists-uncovering-ancient-culture-in-interior-alaska/article_2f81da2c-d593-11e2-9330-001a4bcf6878.html
Department of antiquities unearths Byzantine church in Jerash:
http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleno=21507#.Ub62mPm1GSq
Armenian archaeology, ethnography program to be established at UCLA:
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/161852/
Ancient Siberians may have rarely hunted Mammoth:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350962/description/Ancient_Siberians_may_have_rarely_hunted_mammoths
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XygkZM85tc8
Welcome to Archaeologist's Eye. In this series you are presented with a 'puzzle' scenario which you have to solve. Can you think like an archaeologist? Can you see the world through an archaeologist's eyes?
Today, we hear the solution to 'The mystery of Coronation Street'.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khrA5sugzm0
Welcome to Digging the Game. In this series we play topical computer games as archaeologists. Archaeological gaming is a fascinating and fun form of archaeology we can all get involved in!
Today we dive back in to 'C14 Dating' an otome game from Winter Wolves...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUF4yH4lerA
Today, I had a little spare time and wanted to share something fun as a big THANK YOU to everyone who watches Archaeosoup!
Link:
http://archaeosoup.com/free-archaeology-mouse-cursors/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hsgbrlTiG0
This evening, we examine the surprisingly long history of Serial Killers! Such abhorrent crimes are often thought to have originated in the C19th, notably with the rise of figures such as H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper. However, history tells a different tale...
#archaeology #history #halloween
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6V-1_DU2s4
Not owned by me or Andy - Preserved for posterity :)
Andy Brockman's self-proclaimed 'Finest Hour in Archaeology'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WFdjuq22P8
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!
Today, we hear why C17th Londoners could reasonably claim to be more afraid of death from the planets above, than death by fire!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSwgpJHiUr4