Welcome to Soup News. Once a month we bring you a selection of news stories with comment and discussion from the folks at Archaeosoup Towers along with links to a selection of news from the rest of the month.
Aaron:
New St. Louis Rams Stadium May Be Built On Ancient Native American City:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/05/19/new-st-louis-rams-stadium-may-be-built-on-ancient-native-american-city/
Sacred Native Site to Be Buried by New St. Louis NFL Stadium:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/04/29/sacred-native-site-be-buried-new-st-louis-nfl-stadium-160186
New football stadium threatens what remains of St. Louis’ Native American past — and present:
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/new-football-stadium-threatens-what-remains-st-louis-native-american-past-and-present
Mr Soup:
‘Cyber-archaeology’ salvages lost Iraqi art:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32742622
Project Mosul Ishtar Temple Lion Test:
Liv:
Ett nyfunnet runben från Sigtuna:
http://www.k-blogg.se/runor/
Links:
Isolated people in Sweden only stopped using runes 100 years ago:
http://sciencenordic.com/isolated-people-sweden-only-stopped-using-runes-100-years-ago
HMS Erebus dive ‘just scratching the surface’ of Franklin expedition mystery:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hms-erebus-dive-just-scratching-the-surface-of-franklin-expedition-mystery-1.3086476
Out of Africa via Egypt: Humans migrated north, rather than south, in the main successful migration from Cradle of Humankind :
Flint archaeological dig unearths 800 year old town defences :
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/watch-flint-archaeological-dig-unearths-9355289
BBC plans 73-mile musical relay with ‘Hadrian’s Wall of Sound’ :
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/13/bbc-plans-73-mile-musical-relay-with-hadrians-wall-of-sound?CMP=share_btn_fb
OLD OSWESTRY CONTROVERSY SET TO REIGNITE:
Clumsy Tourist Trips and Smashes 4,000-Year-Old Greek Vase:
Syria: Isis releases footage of Palmyra ruins intact and ‘will not destroy them’ :
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/27/isis-releases-footage-of-palmyra-ruins-intact
Ancient DNA May Provide Clues into How Past Environments Affected Ancient Populations :
Ancient DNA May Provide Clues into How Past Environments Affected Ancient Populations
Ancient mold used to cast bronze mirror earliest found in Japan:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201505280061
Investigating Yavneh’s widespread drug scene – from 3,000 years ago :
http://www.haaretz.com/life/archaeology/.premium-1.658404
Roman find declared of “national importance”:
http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk/news/12967786._/
New human ancestor species from Ethiopia lived alongside Lucy’s species :
New human ancestor species from Ethiopia lived alongside Lucy’s species
Dark Side of Medieval Convent Life Revealed:
http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/dark-side-of-medieval-convent-life-revealed-150526.htm
Sacrificed Humans Discovered Among Prehistoric Tombs:
http://www.livescience.com/50979-sacrificed-humans-discovered-in-prehistoric-cemetery.html
