News Round Up

KUTNÁ HORA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Radio Prague International reports that restoration of the Sedlec Ossuary has revealed 34 medieval mass graves holding the remains of some 1,200 people. Originally constructed in the early sixteenth century, the Sedlec…

GELA, SICILY—According to a report in The Local, excavation work on Sicily’s southern coast has revealed a small section of a Greek necropolis dating to the seventh century B.C. Among the burials, archaeologist Gianluca Calà has discovered the…

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—Oyster eaters have been avoiding the shellfish during the summer months—thereby lowering their risk of food poisoning—for at least 4,000 years, according to an announcement released by The Florida Museum of Natural History.…

DEBELT, BULGARIA—Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that some 6,000 pieces of chain mail dating to sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries A.D. have been unearthed in the ancient Roman colony of Deultum, which is located near the Black Sea…

VALE COMMONS, GUERNSEY—According to a report in the Guernsey Press, archaeologists Laurie Waite and Donovan Hawley of the Clifton Antiquarian Club found a Napoleonic-era field kitchen in a mound on the island of Guernsey that had long been expected…

MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY—Montclair Magazine reports that demolition laborer Robert Kanaby discovered a message in a bottle dated July 3, 1907, while working in Montclair State University’s mission-style College Hall. He had been using a chipping hammer…

Rescue archaeology is carried out in areas threatened by human or natural agencies. Below are all the nominees in this category. Once you’ve made your choice, click here to cast your vote! Voting closes on 10 February 2020, and all the winners of…

Many excellent archaeological books have been featured in CA this year. Below are all the nominees in this category. Once you’ve made your choice, click here to cast your vote! Voting closes on 10 February 2020, and all the winners of the 2020…

This has been another exceptional year for archaeological research. Below are all the nominees in this category. Once you’ve made your choice, click here to cast your vote! Voting closes on 10 February 2020, and all the winners of the 2020 Current…

Who deserves special recognition for their work, research, and dedication to archaeology? Below are all the nominees in this category. Once you’ve made your choice, click here to cast your vote! Voting closes on 10 February 2020, and all the winners…

St Albans Museum celebrates the lost tradition of historical pageants with a fascinating exhibition dedicated to the times the city was gripped by pageant fever St Albans caught ‘pageant fever’ three times in the 1900s. In 1907, 1948 and 1953 the…

David Juler, curator at the Museum of Oxford, on the stories in a new exhibition celebrating the city’s long tradition of pubs and brewing opening in 2020 Pubs and their histories are easily relatable to people’s experiences today; in Oxford we’ve…

Dan Kendall, Curator at the National Space Centre, on the story of the 1940’s British design for a space suit to take us to the moon A colleague of mine was flicking through a book on the British Interplanetary Society (BIS), when she saw an…

The first major retrospective of Italian futurist aeropainter Tullio Crali comes to the Estorick in 2020 From his iconic aeropaintings and experimental poetry to his enigmatic constellations of rock ‘sculpted’ by natural forces and his space age ‘…

Discovering Peruvian pyramid tombs Recent excavations at Huaca El Pueblo, a mud-brick pyramid erected by the Moche, have revealed three remarkable burials dating to the 4th century AD. As well as providing a poignant glimpse of these individuals’…

In 1898, a team led by French archaeologist Victor Loret excavated the tomb of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III. It was given the number KV34, though it had originally been one of the first tombs to be cut into the bedrock of Egypt’s Valley of…

What is it? This late Ming dynasty map depicts China, the South China Sea, and surrounding lands. It was drawn in the early 17th century on three sheets of paper by an anonymous cartographer with an eye for detail. Measuring 158cm in length and 96cm…

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that human remains estimated to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old were recovered during utility work on the property of Duck’s Nest, a lakefront home built on the barrier island of Palm Beach in…

DUBLIN, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that traces of an eighteenth-century Roman Catholic church building have been uncovered on Tara Street, in the center of Dublin, at a housing site scheduled for redevelopment. Archaeologist Franc Myles said…

SWANSEA, WALES—Human hunters alone could be responsible for the rapid extinction of the great auk, according to an eLife announcement. Jessica Thomas of Swansea University said millions of the large, flightless birds, prized for their meat, eggs,…