2009 in archaeology explained

The year 2009 in archaeology

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gillott, Emily. A cast iron legacy. Belford, Paul . etal . Footprints of Industry. Oxford. Archaeopress. 2010. 978-1-4073-0727-5. 107–14.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7818735.stm Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202083411/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJiHwFct3a0VJT6cCuQaCob02isAD961EFKG0 Malaysia says 1.8 million-year-old axes unearthed
  4. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090126_New_evidence_of_the_cult_of_Zeus_is_3_200_years_old_.html New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090129112115/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/25/content_10717077.htm China Exclusive: Archaeologists unearth earliest man-made cave houses
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090208061247/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090206-oldest-hair-hyenas.html Oldest Human Hair Found in Hyena Poop Fossil?
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7879366.stm Chamber of mummies found in Egypt
  8. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/3960-yr-old-organic-material-found-in-pakistan-points-to-continuity-of-indus-valley-civilization_100155002.html 3,960 yr old organic material found in Pakistan points to continuity of Indus Valley civilization
  9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7885513.stm Aztec 'warrior' mass grave found
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216050214/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPF6IUn8CskP1_rkiUjuU-UZ3mXgD96937V80 Mexico mass grave may be Aztec resistance fighters
  11. http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/downmemorylane/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=downmemorylane&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=eladownmemorylane&itemid=WeED17%20Feb%202009%2012%3A07%3A46%3A657 Archaeologists dig up rare medieval waterwheel
  12. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-fossils18-2009feb18,0,1064849.story Major cache of fossils unearthed in L.A.
  13. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/egyptian-papyrus.html Fragments of Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Found
  14. http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/arte/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=62&ID_articolo=1164&ID_sezione=117&sezione=News I faraoni scomparsi nel buco
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20090307010201/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8-EHu70NoBs0wKFTNWN6-hYmttQD96M45303 Ancient tomb rediscovered under sands of Egypt
  16. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5841607.ece ‘Royal granddaughter’s tomb’ found near Cairo
  17. http://www.rtlinfo.be/rtl/news/article/223533/--Des+arch%C3%A9ologues+japonais+affirment+avoir+d%C3%A9couvert+le+tombeau+dune+princesse+%C3%A9gyptienne Des archéologues japonais affirment avoir découvert le tombeau d'une princesse égyptienne
  18. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507585,00.html Civil War-Era Shipwreck Uncovered by Hurricane Ike
  19. Web site: Battle for the treasure chest that changed the course of the Great War. The Independent. 16 May 2017. 1 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170501171437/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/battle-for-the-treasure-chest-that-changed-the-course-of-the-great-war-1646524.html. dead.
  20. Corriere di Caserta 20/3/2009
  21. Grote muntschat gevonden in Groningen, by De Telegraaf retrieved 5 June 2009. Archived 11 September 2009.
  22. Oude Groningse vuilstort geeft muntschat prijs, by Nederlands Dagblad retrieved 5 June 2009
  23. Romeinse muur ontdekt onder Utrechts Domplein, by NU.nl retrieved 7 June 2009. Archived 11 September 2009.
  24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8099377.stm Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil
  25. De eerste Nederlandse Neanderthaler, by Leiden University retrieved 16 June 2009. Archived 11 September 2009.
  26. News: Dismembered skeletons discovered . 16 June 2019 . BBC News . 11 June 2009.
  27. News: Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered in Britain. Science Daily. 9 June 2009.
  28. News: Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found. BBC News. 24 September 2009. 24 September 2009.
  29. News: Maev. Kennedy. Maev Kennedy. A beep, and Mr Lucky opened the door on a lost world. The Guardian. 25 September 2009. 6–7.
  30. Web site: Pett . Daniel . Recent discovery of a Roman Coin Hoard in the Shrewsbury Area . . 7 September 2009 . 9 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306021611/http://finds.org.uk/blogs/centralunit/2009/09/07/recent-discovery-of-a-roman-coin-hoard-in-the-shrewsbury-area/ . 6 March 2012 .
  31. News: Ancient royal tomb found in Scotland. 11 August 2009. The Independent. 14 August 2009. London. David. Keys. 20 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171020215429/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ancient-royal-tomb-found-in-scotland-1771875.html. dead.
  32. News: Neolithic 'temple' revealed at site on Orkney. 14 August 2009. The Herald. Glasgow. 14 August 2009. 19 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819022657/http://theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2525441.0.Neolithic_temple_revealed_at_site_on_Orkney.php. dead.
  33. News: Scottish treasure trove revealed. BBC News Online. 2 September 2011. 3 September 2011.
  34. News: Rising seas 'clue' in sunken world off Orkney. 17 December 2009. BBC News Scotland. 17 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091217052452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8416600.stm. 17 December 2009. live.
  35. Web site: The search for Australia's lost hospital ship. Philippa. Fogarty. BBC News Australia. 30 December 2014. 30 December 2014.
  36. The Rutland Island Wreck. Archaeology Ireland. Autumn 2011. 38–40. 22 December 2014.
  37. Web site: A 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Has Turned Up Perfectly Intact on Bottom of The Baltic Sea. Michelle. Starr. 23 July 2019. sciencealert.
  38. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/30/earliest-chemical-warfare-02.html Earliest Chemical Warfare Felled Roman Fort
  39. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,607417,00.html Egyptian Queen in Berlin: Cairo Demands Clarification on Nefertiti Bust
  40. http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/02/12/674391_roman-fortress-near-rousse-ravished-by-treasure-hunters Roman fortress near Rousse ravished by treasure-hunters
  41. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899831.stm?lss 'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy
  42. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/23/yves-saint-laurent-fashion Yves of destruction: Paris queues ahead of great Saint Laurent sell-off
  43. http://uk.reuters.com/article/stageNews/idUKTRE51J5QU20090225 Record-breaking YSL art auction shrugs off crisis
  44. Book: Beard. Mary. The Parthenon. 2010. Profile. London. 978-1-84668-349-7. 185. Rev..
  45. Web site: GMAU News Archive (Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit - The University of Manchester) . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914193708/http://www.gmau.manchester.ac.uk/news/news_archive.htm . 2021-09-14 . 2022-08-26 .
  46. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7854348.stm Mammoth-killing comet questioned
  47. https://web.archive.org/web/20090217195248/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNRhmzaaW3a10ewnBU63clc_Ki7QD96A6LO80 Team in Germany maps Neanderthal genome
  48. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/science/27foot.html Prints Are Evidence of Modern Foot in Prehumans
  49. https://web.archive.org/web/20090310221231/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZIBXMfy18Vq7FGThZ6viuHWOX9AD96OE4301 Horses first domesticated 5,000 years ago
  50. http://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/article1159767.ece/Hoe_het_paard_tot_ons_kwam Hoe het paard tot ons kwam
  51. Book: Wynne-Jones. Stephanie. Fleisher. Jeffrey. Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory: Locating Meaning in Archaeology. 2015. Routledge. 9781317506829. en.
  52. CRC Press. .
  53. Europe's Lost World: the Rediscovery of Doggerland, by Gaffney Vince, Fitch Simon & Smith David, 2009. York: Council for British Archaeology. (CBA Research Report 160.); ISBN 978-1-902771-77-9, paperback £12 & US$30; xxi+202 pp., many col. pls., 119 figs.. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 21 November 2017. 145–146. 10.1017/S095977431000017X. 2010. 20 . 1 . Bailey . Geoff . 161368587 .
  54. Web site: Lohman. Jack. Alan Vince - Obituary. The Guardian. 7 June 2017. 28 April 2009.