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Covesea Caves

SSNS Seminar – Dr Alex Fitzpatrick – Ritual and Funerary Rites in Later Prehistoric Scotland
"Abstract: The Covesea Caves are a series of later prehistoric sites that form a complex mortuary landscape. Previous excavations of the caves have provided evidence for the decapitation, disarticulation, and intentional deposition of human remains. Although there has been substantial analysis of the human remains, there has been little consideration of the significant number of faunal remains recovered during numerous excavations. This talk presents the first focused examination of the extensive zooarchaeological record from the Covesea Caves, with an emphasis on investigating characteristics of the faunal bone related to taphonomy and processing in order to provide a proxy for the complex funerary treatments to which the human remains were subject. The results from this research shed more light on past cosmologies and the importance of non-human species to humans in both life and death."

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Archéosciences Bordeaux

New publication: "Chronic fluoride poisoning during the Roman period in Cumae (Italy): a diagnostic approach to skeletal fluorosis in cremated human remains"

Skeletal fluorosis is a pathological condition resulting from prolonged ingestion of large quantities of fluoride and causing increased bone formation and density. This disease is often endemic in volcanic areas where groundwater frequently contains high levels o...#OpenAccess

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doi.org/10.4000/13pt5

doi.orgChronic fluoride poisoning during the Roman period in Cumae (Italy)...Introduction Fluoride, the ion-derived form of the element fluorine, is an essential element for human health, and specifically for the formation of bones and teeth. Good health depends on a delica...
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Viking age DNA reveals 9,000-year-old HIV-resistant gene originating near the Black Sea

A recent study published last year in the journal Cell has identified the ancient origins of a genetic mutation that confers resistance to HIV, and how it first appeared in an individual who lived near the Black Sea between 6,700 and 9,000 years ago...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/vik

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Viking age DNA reveals 9,000-year-old HIV-resistant gene originating near the Black Sea A recent study published last year in the journal Cell has identified the ancient origins of a genetic mutation that confers resistance to HIV, and how it first appeared in an individual who lived near the Black Sea between 6,700 and 9,000 years ago. Named CCR5 delta 32, the uncommon genetic variant disables a key immune protein used by a large majority of strains of the HIV virus to enter human cells and therefore “locks out” the virus in individuals who carry two copies of the mutation...
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Martin Rundkvist

Of course, I realise that some people might find the six worn denarius coins from the Roman Empire to be pretty good precious-metal finds too. Here I must point out that all ancient objects made around the shores of the Baltic and the North Sea are better than anything made south of the Alps. Because I trained as a Scandy prehistorian.

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Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history

A new study has re-ignited academic debate over the origins of the world’s earliest star chart, placing an ancient Chinese manuscript—the Star Manual of Master Shi—at the forefront of world astronomical history...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/chi

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Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history A new study has re-ignited academic debate over the origins of the world’s earliest star chart, placing an ancient Chinese manuscript—the Star Manual of Master Shi—at the forefront of world astronomical history. Using a cutting-edge artificial intelligence technique, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories dated this manuscript to around 355 BCE, placing its origin over two centuries earlier than previously believed and making it the oldest star catalog ever discovered...
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Global Museum

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new publication in print and online:

Insights into Islamic #Archaeology and Material Culture: A Conference in Jerusalem
Edited by Katia Cytryn, Kristoffer Damgaard, and Donald Whitcomb
Studies in Ancient Cultures 4
Chicago: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, 2025

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Medieval man with crippled knee reveals disability care in Sweden

A recent archaeological study in southern Sweden has revealed new insights into the medieval disability experience. The study by Lund University researchers has examined a skeleton belonging to a man who had a disabling knee injury, revealing both the harsh realities and the unexpected compassion that characterized medieval disability attitudes...

More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/med

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Medieval man with crippled knee reveals disability care in Sweden A recent archaeological study in southern Sweden has revealed new insights into the medieval disability experience. The study by Lund University researchers has examined a skeleton belonging to a man who had a disabling knee injury, revealing both the harsh realities and the unexpected compassion that characterized medieval disability attitudes. Published in Open Archaeology, the study centers on “individual 2399,” a man in his mid-30s who lived between 1300 and 1536 CE. His skeleton was discovered in Lund, a historic city in southern Sweden. The man had suffered a serious fracture and dislocation of his left knee as the result of some traumatic incident such as a horse kick or a dropped heavy object, presumably on the site where he used to work. This injury made it impossible for him to walk unaided for the rest of his life...
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Six centuries-old shipwrecks unearthed in Sweden reveal secrets of medieval maritime history

Archaeologists in southwest Sweden, in the coastal town of Varberg, have unearthed six historic shipwrecks near the original shoreline during an excavation connected to the construction of the Varberg Tunnel. The archaeological remains, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th century...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/six

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Six centuries-old shipwrecks unearthed in Sweden reveal secrets of medieval maritime history Archaeologists in southwest Sweden, in the coastal town of Varberg, have unearthed six historic shipwrecks near the original shoreline during an excavation connected to the construction of the Varberg Tunnel. The archaeological remains, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, provide rare evidence concerning ship construction and maritime activity over several centuries. The discoveries were made during archaeological investigations that began in 2019 ahead of the Varbergstunneln construction project. According to a detailed report published by Arkeologerna, the shipwrecks illustrate a diverse array of building methods and marine uses...
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Bob Tregilus

This is an interesting rock imagery panel. Ya, I know we're not suppose to "interpret" these images as no one knows what they meant to the person who drew them--& we should respect that--but, to the modern eye, some panels strongly suggest something. In this case, this sure looks like a map. Anyway, cool panel I stumbled upon while looking for something totally different in that canyon. You never know what you might find nosing around in the canyons of SE Utah.

A color landscape photo of prehistoric Native-American rock imagery panel. The images are on a light brown colored sandstone rock that's rather flat, lying on the ground facing up. There's a couple of natural cracks but added to it are several craved lines. Hand print cravings and bear feet cravings are also seen. There are other geometric shapes craved into the rock as well as several wide ares where a grinding stone was used, presumably, to grind corn. There are also a couple of deep "V"s ground into the rock where another stone may have been sharpen or where material was remove to be used elsewhere or in a ceremony.
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