Wednesday What's New in History | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Foreign and domestic tourists are continuing to flock to the famed “Underground City” claimed to be around 3,000 years old in the southeastern province of Bayburt.
Archaeologists piece together how crew survived 1813 shipwreck in Alaska - Wreck of Russian-American frigate 'Neva' has been surrounded by legends for 2 centuries. Survivors eventually rescued, but few accounts recorded. "They modified wreckage in desperation, but with ingenuity."
2,800-year-old Urartu storage jars discovered in Çavuştepe, eastern Turkey
Fishing for the first Americans - Archaeology is moving underwater and along riverbanks to find clues left by the people who colonized the New World.
7 Ancient Mysteries Archaeologists Will Solve This Century
Ancient pestle shows Paleolithic people ground oats for food
17th-century Chinese coin found in Yukon on display at Kwanlin Dun centre
Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged & Destroyed - Shocking destruction in the Syrian city of Palmyra is part of the militant group's ongoing campaign against archaeology.
Cocoa, Caffeinated ‘Black Drink’ Were Widespread in Pre-Contact Southwest, Study Finds
Giving a mummy a face: Forensic techniques are used to reconstruct the bandaged head of ancient Egyptian priest
'Citizen science' project will let anyone search for ancient fossils from the comfort of their homes
7,000 Years Old Rock Art Sensation Discovered at Site for Arctic Oil Terminal on Norway's Barents Sea coast
A stash of 1,900-year-old Egyptian mummy paintings that sat mostly undisturbed for 100 years is helping researchers understand how ancient artists used a fashionable pigment called Egyptian blue.
What was lost when a mining company destroyed the ancient Sakdrisi site?
Melting Ice in Yellowstone is Revealing Ancient Artifacts Faster Than Researchers Can Handle
Archaeologists Uncover Entrance Gate, Fortification Of Ancient City
Unusual ‘relic language’ comes from small group of farmers isolated for thousands of years
Stable Isotopes and Zooarchaeology at Teotihuacan, Mexico Reveal Earliest Evidence of Wild Carnivore Management in Mesoamerica
Israeli Contractors Damage and Hide Rare Sarcophagus
Researchers have discovered a major prehistoric stone monument 3km away from Stonehenge. The enormous Durrington Walls “superhenge” dwarfs Stonehenge and may have as many as 90 large standing stones associated with it. Built about 4,500 years ago it has remained hidden for millennia.
I'm not saying it's aliens, but... 10 Bonehead Interpretations of Ancient Skeletons
Rock art allegedly vandalized by college geology students
New Solar-Powered Device May Save Ancient Texts - Group of engineers & archivists teaming up to save precious records. Developed countries usually put most fragile texts in air-conditioned & dehumidified areas, but this is often too costly elsewhere.
Archaeologists discover treasure of nearly 3000 silver Roman coins during excavations of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria's capital Sofia
First ancient genome recovered from the Mediterranean area
Polish river reveals 17th century secrets amid drought
Clues from ancient Maya reveal lasting impact on environment
Ancient New Guinea potmakers surprising innovation
Ancient Egyptians bred and force-fed kestrels as religious offerings to the gods
3D Printer Produces Replica of Iron Age Instrument—Ireland artifact at 1st thought to be spear-butt. Student thought it may be musical, so created replica. It produced rich, velvety tone. They were not just hunting horns. “Music had a very significant role in the culture.”
1830s Texas Navy Steamship Believed Buried Near Galveston Harbor - Zavala only steamship to fight for Republic & 1st steamship-of-war in N America. Author Clive Cussler found it in 80s, dug into parking lot, found remains & reburied them. Now expansion forcing official dig.
English Civil War Mass Grave Identified—Construction uncovers jumbled skeletons of 17-28 Scottish soldiers taken prisoner after Battle of Dunbar, one of the bloodiest. “It is possible there are more mass graves under University buildings that would've been open ground in 17th century.”
What Archaeologists Really Think about Ancient Aliens, Lost Colonies, and Fingerprints of the Gods (American Antiquity book reviews)
Mesolithic site on Skye to be investigated
First ancient genome recovered from the Mediterranean area
Rare 1,800-year-old sarcophagus discovered in Ashkelon
Do the Spanish Armada's lost sailors lie buried in this cemetery? Archaeologists to search near Dunluce castle for mass grave.
Tragedy of the Civil War's child soldiers: Durham mass grave holds remains of 17th century Scottish prisoners of war who were as young as 13 years old.
Archaeological fish bones reveal very high levels of mercury in the human diet in distant past, caused by flooding of the continental shelf.
Treasure hunters reveal Nazi loot found above gold train tunnel
Archaeologists Tracked Lewis and Clark by Following Their Trail of Laxatives
Archaeologists will digitally re-construct Doggerland
Recreated Pit Roast Offers a Taste of Stone Age Life