This weekly feature is a place to discuss new developments in fields of history and archaeology. This can be newly discovered documents and archaeological sites, recent publications, documents that have just become publicly available through digitization or the opening of archives, and new theories and interpretations.
This is everything from the past few weeks. Scroll down to other posts for more.
Juvenile Neanderthal fossils identified from Catalonian cave
Drones to scan for evidence of ancient civilizations in Amazonia
Chinese archaeologists confirm location of capital 4,200 years ago
Understanding popular Latin of Roman Hispania through graffiti on pottery
WWII Ship Used for Atomic Bomb Tests Found 'Amazingly Intact'
1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus footprints hint at ancient hunting party
Bearded men bottles could have been filled with urine and hair to ward off 17th century witches
Man Goes Exploring with Metal Detector, Finds Roman-Era Grave
Battered Remains of Medieval Knight Discovered in UK Cathedral
Archaeologists Identify Ingredients for Dishes Served during Reign of King Richard III
Unique Egyptian and Roman archaeological finds unearthed near Royston
Don’t Farm on Me: Northern Europeans to Neolithic Interlopers
12th century Shiva temple lies in sheer neglect in Madhya Pradesh
The Archaeology News Network: Pre-Etruscan grave discovered near Volterra
Excavating the Cromlech Tumulus on Slievemore: The story so far
Merimde Beni Salama site in Delta is larger than was thought
Strange vandalism at ancient Rock Shelter in Utah's Nine Mile Canyon
Two ancient human fossils from Laos reveal early human diversity
In This Day in History news, April 22 marks the 85th anniversary of the signing of the (first) London Naval Treaty. The follow up to the Washington Naval Treaty, and the second installment of a series of inter-war naval limitation negotiations, the London Naval Treaty formalized the concept of 'light' and 'heavy' cruiser in naval terminology, set regulation for submarine armament and conduct of warfare, and continued a period of uncomfortable detente between the major naval powers coming out of World War One.
More generally this 'week', April 14 marked the 27th anniversary of the USS Samuel B. Roberts hitting an Iranian mine on transit in the Gulf during the 'Tanker War' period of the Iran-Iraq War. April 18 marks the 27th anniversary of Operation Praying Mantis, the US naval response to the Roberts' mining that struck at Iranian naval and oil targets.