Category: Archaeology World

An archeological study has been delayed at a Trent-Severn Waterway lock in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont., due to the discovery of what is believed to be historic construction debris.
Parks Canada plans to replace the dam and operations building at Lock 34 of the waterway in the village of Fenelon Falls, 25 kilometres north of Lindsay. The lock itself also needs some rehabilitation.However, project manager Scott Gauthier said that before infrastructure work can proceed, a team of…
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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9988380/archeological-study-trent-severn-waterway-lock-34-fenelon-falls/

Devastating floods in Libya have exposed previously hidden archaeological structures in an ancient Greek city near Derna, prompting calls for preservation and restoration efforts.
ADVERTISEMENTThe recent catastrophic floods that wreaked havoc across Libya have unexpectedly unveiled previously unknown structures at an ancient Greek city near Derna, posing a unique challenge for archaeologists and local authorities.Libyan authorities, who arrived to assess the damage and salvage…
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Source: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/27/libya-floods-reveal-forgotten-structures-in-ancient-greek-city-near-derna

A rare inscription paraphrasing part of Psalm 86 in the Greek used in the New Testament has been unearthed by a team of Hebrew University archaeologists working at the Hyrcania Fortress, a Second Temple-era structure situated atop a forbidding hilltop in the Judean Desert, about 17 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem.
Found painted in red, under a cross, on the side of a large building stone, the Koine Greek inscription reads: “Jesus Christ, guard me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life,…
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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/unique-byzantine-psalm-inscription-in-new-testament-greek-discovered-in-judean-desert/

Since 2017, when the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced the formation of its first antiquities trafficking unit, it has recovered nearly 4,500 artefacts stolen from 29 countries, with a combined value of more than $375m (£307m).It is an impressive track record, made possible by specialists such as the Cambridge-based Greek archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis, a leading expert in looted antiquities and trafficking networks.In the past five years, Tsirogiannis has helped the…
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/26/antiquities-trafficking-unit-archaeologist-christos-tsirogiannis

Dyfed Archaeological Trust, which is led by Philip Poucher, has been carrying out a dig at the site for a week following a geophysical survey in 2016.Mr Ludlow said: “We’ve always known about these buildings as a couple of walls were still standing in the 18th century, although they were very ruinous, which possibly included a doorway, and the outline of the building has always shown up in dry weather as a parch-mark.”The castle’s former owner Sir…
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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/26/king-henry-vii-born-pembrokeshire-tower-tudor-medieval/

Peelhurst archaeological dig garners City of Rockingham State award nomination  Sound Telegraph
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Source: https://www.soundtelegraph.com.au/news/sound-telegraph/peelhurst-archaeological-dig-garners-city-of-rockingham-state-award-nomination-c-11983557

Visit the Family Hub at the Bowling Green to speak with an Archaeologist.
Daily Subjects
Mon. 10/2: What is Archaeology?Wed. 10/4: Archaeology at Mount VernonFri. 10/5: History of the Mount Vernon Plantation
Mon. 10/9: The Native Presence at Mount Vernon (9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)Wed. 10/11: The Enslaved Community at Mount VernonFri. 10/13: The Archaeology of Visitors to Mount Vernon
Sat. 10/14: Archaeology at Mount Vernon (9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
Mon. 10/16: What is Archaeology?Wed. 10/18:…
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Source: https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/october-archaeology-days/

Back in the city, young Bhagvanlal felt intrigued by the edicts whenever he visited the place with his father, who had taught him Sanskrit. The rock had edicts of Ashoka, Rudradaman I, and Skandgupta inscribed separately. Bhagvanlal tried to decipher Rudradaman I’s edicts in Sanskrit using Prinsep’s copy as a reference but could not decode the text.
Then he decided to secure the old journals of various Asiatic Societies from a friend despite his lack of prowess in the English language….
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Source: https://theprint.in/opinion/gujarat-giants/gujarati-archaeologist-bhagvanlal-with-little-english-lot-of-sanskrit-helped-british-read-edicts/1778153/?amp