Archäologie-Feeds

ein guter Überblick, nur leider wenige konkrete aktuelle Beispiele:

• St. Baumann: Pseudoarchäologie als Phänomen in Gesellschaft, Medien und Wissenschaft – Charakteristika und Argumentationsmuster. WBG-verbindet (3..1.2019). - https://www.wbg-wissenverbindet.de/blog/pseudoarchaeologie-als-phaenomen-in-gesellschaft-medien-und-wissenschaft-charakteristika-und-argumentationsmuster

• US-Forschungsprojekt zu Holocaust Massengräber des 2. Weltkrieges in Litauen entdeckt. Deutschlandfunk (3.1.2019). - https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/us-forschungsprojekt-zu-holocaust-massengraeber-des-2.1148.de.html

geophysikalische Prospektionen zur Lokalisierung von Massengräbern des Holocaust in Litauen, ausgehend von Augenzeugenberichten

Beitrag von Jutta Zerres



Interessant sind aber nicht [...]

Das Deutsche Archäologische Institut in Kairo informiert auf seiner Internetseite über den Tod seines langjährigen Direktors : " Orbituary Prof. Dr. Rainer Stadelmann ".

" 2018 - The Year of Archaeological Discoveries " (Angy Essam für Egypt Today) :

Part one (28.12.2018)

Part two (30.12.2018)

Part three (31.12.2018).

Und aus der Sicht des Ägyptischen Ministeriums für Altertümer :

" Newsletter Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities - Special Annual Edition 2018 " (PDF - 4 MB).

Laut einer Mitteilung des Präsidenten der Zentralbehörde für Information und Telekommunikation in Luxor, Ahmed Hammam, werden kostenlose Wi-Fi-Dienste an touristischen und antiken Stätten in ganz Luxor installiert.

Derzeit verfügen bereits der Karnak-Tempel, der Luxor-Tempel und der Tempel der Hatschepsut über diesen Service :

" Free Wi-Fi Services to Be Implemented Across All Antiquities Sites in Luxor " (Cairo Scene, 31.12.2018).

Wie am 26.12.2018 auf der Internetseite des Tell Edfu Project des Oriental Institut der Universität Chicago gemeldet, entdeckte im November diesen Jahres das unter Leitung von Prof. Nadine Möller und Dr. Gregory Marouard tätige Team die Reste einer Siedlung aus der Zeit der 18. Dynastie.

Die Ausgrabungen konzentrierten sich zunächst auf eine ca. 400 m² große Stadtvilla, die in die frühe Thutmosiden-Zeit (ca. 1500 - 1450 v. Chr.) datiert. Mehrere Räume des Gebäudes waren mit Säulen ausgestattet. [...]

Der Leiter des Bereiches Museen im Ministerium für Altertümer, Elham Salah el-Din, erklärte gegenüber "Youm7" das die Arbeiten am Museumsgebäude wohl in ca. 3 Monaten beendet sein werden.

Die Eröffnung des Museums (mit mehr als 1000 Exponaten in Dauerausstellung) ist für das 2. Halbjahr 2019 geplant :

" Hurghada Museum to Host Over 1000 Artifacts " (Egypt Today - Mustafa Marie, 21.12.2018).

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Recently, an international team led by Dr. CAI Chenyang, from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported two new and rare species of the extant family Clambidae from Burmese amber: Acalyptomerus thayerae Cai and Lawrence, 2019, and Sphaerothorax uenoi Cai and Lawrence, 2019. They are important for understanding the early evolution and biogeography of the family and even for polyphagan beetles.

(Goethe University Frankfurt) In collaboration with researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Russian colleagues, archaeologists from Goethe University want to find out what could have led to major transformations in the way of life in the Urals in the second millennium BC. The project has been awarded funds of € 600,000 by the German Research Foundation, initially up until the end of 2020. The research work follows on from an earlier project undertaken between 2009 and 2014.

(New York University) Separate skeletons suggested to be from different early hominin species are, in fact, from the same species, a team of anthropologists has concluded in a comprehensive analysis of remains first discovered a decade ago.

(Dartmouth College) Following the 2008 discovery of Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa by Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where two of the most complete skeletons of early human ancestors were found, a new hominin species, 'Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba),' was named. 'PaleoAnthropology' has published a special issue with full descriptions of the hominin fossil material, body size and proportions, and walking mechanics, including 3D animations [...]

(Ohio State University) A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that of people today, a new study found.

News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:

• Medieval woman’s blue teeth could begin new avenue of archaeology (details)
• Research points to seagrass as natural underwater preservation (details)
• Ancient Mongolian bones show they were more likely to fall off horses than get sick (details)
• Polish archaeologists discover Maya tomb is actually ancient steam room (details)

News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:

• 13th-century catapult ball found in Edinburgh (details)
• First known temple of the “Flayed Lord” discovered (details)
• This 2,300-year-old Egyptian fortress guarded a port that sent elephants to war (details)
• Oldest human burial in lower Central America discovered (details)

News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:

• Argentinian cave produces second child burial from 5,700 years ago (details)
• Original palisade segment found in Quebec City, raising new hopes of finding Champlain’s tomb (details)
• Forgotten ring marks location of ritual bath 2,000 years ago on Jerusalem pilgrim route (details)
• Subterranean ice facility found below London streets (details)

News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:

• German forensics team uncovers Bronze Age murder mystery (details)
• Ancient Aramaic makeup tub illustrates incantation to cure monster’s burn (details)
• Pots painted with reptile pee provide new insights into ancient Peruvian culture (details)
• Celtic god figurine uncovered at British archaeological dig (details)

News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:

• The oldest record of a border dispute is found on a 4,500-year-old pillar (details)
• Archaeologists reconstruct the Pampapunku in Bolivia with 3D printing (details)
• Oddly shaped rocks in Ukraine are revealed to be ancient snake head figurines (details)