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.
Bold = Mic's picks of the week
2,300-Year-Old Historic Site To Be Replaced With An Apartment Block In Egypt
Agriculture, declining mobility drove humans’ shift to lighter bones
Archaeologists seek to unveil mysteries of Peru's Mochica culture
Hundreds of Dice, Game Pieces Found in Utah Cave Shed Light on Prehistoric Gambling
Rare Spanish Shipwreck From 17th Century Uncovered Off Panama
Dallas Museum of Art organizes its first exhibition dedicated exclusively to Andean art
Analysis of bones found in Romania offer evidence of human and Neanderthal interbreeding in Europe
Ancient skeleton shows leprosy may have spread to Britain from Scandinavia
Bulgarian Archaeologist Discovers Ancient Spear Tip Cast in Plovdiv’s Old Town Rescue Excavations
Researchers Surprised When Scans Reveal No Animal Remains in Egyptian Mummies
Native American scholar people! In the May/June Archaeology they had a blurb about the discovery of wickiups in northwest Colorado that have been dated to after the 1881 expulsion of Utes from the area. Is this a surprising result, or has the continued presence of natives after apparent expulsions been well known?
(Not really "this week" but I'm taking a broad definition)
Have we found any new ancient greek or roman authors in medieval manuscripts?