2024 in archaeology explained

This page lists significant events of 2024 in archaeology.

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April

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References

  1. Web site: In Photos: Egypt-Japan mission reveals Second Dynasty tomb, artefacts in Saqqara . ahram.org . 4 January 2024 .
  2. Wade . Lizzie . 11 January 2024 . Laser mapping reveals oldest Amazonian cities, built 2500 years ago . 12 January 2024 . . 10.1126/science.zzti03q . 12 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240112000516/https://www.science.org/content/article/laser-mapping-reveals-oldest-amazonian-cities-built-2500-years-ago . live .
  3. Web site: Scoperta eccezionale a Bacoli, emergono i resti una Villa Romana: Potrebbe essere di Plinio il Vecchio . 11 January 2024 .
  4. Web site: La scoperta di due nuovi templi dorici nel Parco Archeologico di Paestum . 13 January 2024 .
  5. Mylopotamitaki . Dorothea . Weiss . Marcel . Fewlass . Helen . Zavala . Elena Irene . Rougier . Hélène . Sümer . Arev Pelin . Hajdinjak . Mateja . Smith . Geoff M. . Ruebens . Karen . Sinet-Mathiot . Virginie . Pederzani . Sarah . Essel . Elena . Harking . Florian S. . Xia . Huan . Hansen . Jakob . 2024 . Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago . Nature . en . 626 . 7998 . 341–346 . 10.1038/s41586-023-06923-7 . 38297117 . 1476-4687. 10849966 . 2024Natur.626..341M .
  6. Smith . Geoff M. . Ruebens . Karen . Zavala . Elena Irene . Sinet-Mathiot . Virginie . Fewlass . Helen . Pederzani . Sarah . Jaouen . Klervia . Mylopotamitaki . Dorothea . Britton . Kate . Rougier . Hélène . Stahlschmidt . Mareike . Meyer . Matthias . Meller . Harald . Dietl . Holger . Orschiedt . Jörg . 2024 . The ecology, subsistence and diet of ~45,000-year-old Homo sapiens at Ilsenhöhle in Ranis, Germany . Nature Ecology & Evolution . en . 8 . 3 . 564–577 . 10.1038/s41559-023-02303-6 . 38297138 . 2397-334X. 10927544 . 2024NatEE...8..564S .
  7. Web site: News: 45,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found in... (The Scientist) - Behind the headlines - NLM . 2024-06-25 . NCBI . en.
  8. Web site: Cimarosti . Angelo . Scoperte archeologiche a Venezia, le tombe e la chiesa scomparsa di piazza San Marco: emerge la San Geminiano medievale . ArchaeoReporter . it . 20 February 2024 .
  9. Web site: 2024-02-21 . Medieval church — lost for centuries — reemerges at iconic site in Venice, photos show . 2024-06-14 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  10. Web site: Archaeologists in Panama find ancient tomb filled with gold treasure – and sacrificial victims . . 4 March 2024 .
  11. Web site: Duncan . Catherine . 2024-03-13 . Archaeologists Unearth the Long-Lost Top Half of an Enormous Ramses II Statue . 2024-05-03 . Smithsonian Magazine . en.
  12. Web site: الكشف عن الجزء العلوي من تمثال للملك رمسيس الثاني بالأشمونين بمحافظة المنيا . Uncovering the upper part of a statue of King Ramesses II in Al-Ashmunin, Minya Governorate . 2024-05-03 . Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities . ar.
  13. Web site: Tom Metcalfe . 2024-03-07 . Ancient humans used cave in Spain as burial spot for 4 millennia, 7,000 bones reveal . 2024-06-25 . livescience.com . en.
  14. Web site: Puiu . Tibi . 2024-04-17 . Archaeologists find surprisingly well-preserved 8,600-year-old bread in Turkey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416222137/https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/world-oldest-bread/ . 2024-04-16 . 2024-04-17 . ZME Science . en-US.
  15. Web site: Orie . Amarachi . Tuysuz . Gul . 2024-03-08 . 'World's oldest bread,' dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314045416/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/middleeast/worlds-oldest-bread-discovered-turkey-intl-scli-scn/index.html . 2024-03-14 . 2024-04-17 . . en.
  16. Web site: Zamet . Isaac . 2024-04-25 . As archaeologists uncover a 1,800-year-old marble head of Apollo in Greece, Tatler answers the ancient call and discovers a luxurious little corner of antiquity in London . 2024-07-09 . Tatler . en-GB.
  17. Web site: 2024 . Medieval papal bull found in northwest Poland .
  18. Web site: 2024 . Medieval papal bull found near Wysoka Kamieńska .
  19. Web site: 2024-04-24 . Sweden: Archaeologists Uncover 850-year-old Treasure in Ancient Grave . 2024-04-29 . Asharq Al-Awsat English . en.
  20. News: Milligan . Mark . 2024-04-04 . 17th century Hussar armour discovered in Mikułowice . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404221159/https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/17th-century-hussar-armour-discovered-in-mikulowice/151318 . 2024-04-04 . Heritage Daily.
  21. News: Radley . Dario . 2024-04-04 . Hussar armor from 17th century discovered in Mikułowice, Poland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404221858/https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/hussar-armor-from-17th-century-discovered-in-poland/ . 2024-04-04 . Archaeology News Online Magazine.
  22. Web site: a.s . Petit Press . 2024-03-31 . Archaeologists unearth mediaeval settlement and Roman furnaces in central Slovakia . 2024-04-05 . spectator.sme.sk . en.
  23. Web site: Altuntas . Leman . Altuntaş . Leman . 2024-04-01 . Archaeologists discovered a sunken prehistoric fort in Clew Bay island . 2024-04-05 . Arkeonews . English.
  24. Web site: Radley . Dario . 2024-04-01 . Submerged prehistoric fort uncovered in Clew Bay island . 2024-04-05 . Archaeology News Online Magazine . en.
  25. Web site: 2024-04-01 . Archaeological site found at Holloman Air Force Base . 2024-04-05 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  26. News: Erdoğan . Koray . 2024-04-02 . 640-year-old castle found under hotel in France . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404053715/https://www.turkiyenewspaper.com/culture/21371 . 2024-04-04 . Türkiye Newspaper.
  27. Web site: 2024-04-07 . French archaeologists dig out medieval castle from under Brittany manor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407203254/https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20240407-france-inrap-digs-out-medieval-castle-from-under-brittany-hotel-archeology . 2024-04-07 . 2024-04-08 . . en.
  28. News: Kokkinidis . Tasos . 2024-04-05 . Mycenaean Building Uncovered on the Summit of Aegina, Greece . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405072024/https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/05/mycenaean-building-uncovered-aegina/ . 2024-04-05 . 2024-04-05 . Greek Reporter.
  29. Web site: Hill . Blake . 2024-04-07 . Unmarked graves found buried outside William P. Johnston Memorial Cemetery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408000533/https://www.newschannel6now.com/2024/04/07/unmarked-graves-found-buried-outside-william-p-johnston-memorial-cemetery/ . 2024-04-08 . 2024-04-08 . . en.
  30. Web site: Schultz . Isaac . 2024-04-08 . Archaeologists found an ancient henge hidden in England . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409054029/https://qz.com/archaeologists-ancient-hidden-henge-england-1851396073 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-09 . . en.
  31. News: Amos . Jonathan . Morelle . Rebecca . Francis . Alison . 2024-04-11 . Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411063617/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68777741 . 2024-04-11 . 2024-04-12 . BBC News.
  32. News: Povoledo . Elisabetta . 2024-04-12 . Archaeological discovery in Pompeii reveals mythological frescoes in ancient dining room . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412154856/https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/archaeological-discovery-in-pompeii-reveals-mythological-frescoes-in-ancient-dining-room/cid/2012859 . 2024-04-12 . 2024-04-12 . Telegraph India.
  33. News: Milligan . Mark . 2024-04-11 . Bronze fitting depicting Alexander the Great found on Danish Island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412052807/https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/bronze-fitting-depicting-alexander-the-great-found-on-danish-island/151471 . 2024-04-12 . 2024-04-12 . Heritage Daily.
  34. News: Kokkinidis . Tasos . 2024-04-12 . Bronze Fitting Depicting Alexander the Great Found in Denmark . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412154315/https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/12/bronze-fitting-depicting-alexander-the-great-found-in-denmark/ . 2024-04-12 . 2024-04-12 . Greek Reporter.
  35. News: Milligan . Mark . 2024-04-11 . Archaeologists uncover exquisite Roman glassware in Nîmes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412053414/https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/archaeologists-uncover-exquisite-roman-glassware-in-nimes/151466 . 2024-04-12 . 2024-04-12 . Heritage Daily.
  36. News: Cameron . Lucinda . 2024-04-12 . Shoe buckle which may have belonged to clan chief among finds at Culloden . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412155754/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/shoe-buckle-which-may-have-belonged-to-clan-chief-among-finds-at-culloden/a2053103083.html . 2024-04-12 . 2024-04-12 . Belfast Telegraph.
  37. Web site: Altuntaş . Leman . 2024-04-16 . Three Roman Graves Uncovered in Portugal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417183151/https://arkeonews.net/three-roman-graves-uncovered-in-portugal/ . 2024-04-17 . 2024-04-17 . Arkeonews . English.
  38. Web site: Filipe Pires . Bruno . 2024-04-11 . Three Roman tombs unearthed in Faro . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416195102/https://www.portugalresident.com/three-roman-tombs-unearthed-in-faro/ . 2024-04-16 . 2024-04-17 . Portugal Resident.
  39. Web site: 2024-04-16 . Ancient Graves Uncovered in Southern Portugal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416195106/https://www.archaeology.org/news/12324-240416-portugal-ancient-graves . 2024-04-16 . 2024-04-17 . Archaeology Magazine.
  40. Web site: 'Unprecedented' discovery of mysterious circular monument near 2 necropolises found in France . . 18 April 2024 .
  41. Web site: Exciting Discovery: Greek-Illyrian Helmet Unearthed in Pelješac by Dubrovnik Museums Team . 2024-04-11 . 2024-04-21 . . Thomas . Mark.
  42. Web site: 2,500-year-old Greek Illyrian helmet discovered in Croatia . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-21 . The Greek Herald.
  43. News: Herculaneum scrolls reveal location of Plato's garden grave . Rome . Tom Kington .
  44. Web site: 2024-04-25 . The papyri of Herculaneum reveal the location of Plato's tomb . 2024-04-27 . La Vanguardia . en.
  45. Web site: Vacchiano . Andrea . 2024-04-28 . Historians uncover 18th-century bottles with mysterious liquid at George Washington's Mt. Vernon . 2024-04-29 . . en-US.
  46. News: 2024-05-01 . Goa: 16th century idol discovered during Smart City digging . 2024-05-21 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  47. Web site: Matthews . Brad . 2024-05-02 . Five human skeletons dug up near house once occupied by Hermann Goering . 2024-05-03 . The Washington Times.
  48. Web site: 2024-05-03 . Skeletons missing hands and feet found in Hitler's Wolf's Lair . 2024-05-04 . Reuters.
  49. Web site: Medieval village discovered in Germany . 2024-05-05 . 2024-05-06 . Medievalists.net.
  50. Web site: Roman 'service station' found by archaeologists . 2024-05-11 . 2024-05-11 . BBC . Limbu . Dawn . Caulfield . Paul.
  51. Web site: 2024-05-20 . Archaeologists perplexed by large 'anomaly' found buried under Giza pyramids . 2024-06-14 . The Independent . en.
  52. Web site: Starr . Michelle . 2024-05-20 . Mysterious 'Anomaly' Buried Near Giza Pyramids Baffles Archaeologists . 2024-06-14 . ScienceAlert . en-US.
  53. News: 2024-05-22. Veteran ocean explorer discovers WWII submarine in South China Sea. NBC News. 2024-05-22.
  54. News: Guinto. Joel. 2024-05-24. Wreckage of US World War Two submarine found after 80 years. BBC News. 2024-05-24.
  55. Web site: Tom Metcalfe . 2024-05-30 . 2,000-year-old gold jewelry from mysterious culture discovered in Kazakhstan . 2024-07-22 . livescience.com . en.
  56. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-06-03 . News - 2,000-Year-Old Burial Mounds Excavated in Kazakhstan . 2024-07-22 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  57. Web site: 2024-06-07 . Pompeii, excavations in Regio IX bring to light a sacrarium with blue walls . 2024-07-26 . Pompeii Sites . en-US.
  58. Web site: Gretener . Antonia Mortensen, Jessie . 2024-06-04 . A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii 'treasure chest' . 2024-07-26 . CNN . en.
  59. Web site: 4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell new trouble for new airport. 2024-06-11. 2024-06-24. Nicholas. Paphitis. Associated Press.
  60. News: Jonathan. Amos. Explorer Shackleton's last ship found on ocean floor. BBC News. 2024-06-12. 2024-06-12.
  61. Web site: Nalewicki . Jennifer . 2024-06-18 . 8 stone catapult shots linked to King Henry III discovered at besieged British castle . 2024-06-24 . Live Science.
  62. News: 2024-06-12. Anderson . Sonja . Catapult Shots Fired During 13th-Century Siege Unearthed at British Castle . 2024-06-24 . Smithsonian Magazine.
  63. News: 2024-06-10 . Eight 13th-century catapult shots found at Kenilworth Castle . 2024-06-24 . Eleanor. Lawson. . en-GB.
  64. News: Banbury archaeology: Ancient settlement and cemetery discovered . 2024-06-14 . 2024-06-12. . en-GB.
  65. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-06-19 . News - Roman-Era Necropolis for Infants Uncovered in France . 2024-06-25 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  66. Web site: Science . Aristos Georgiou . Reporter . Health . 2024-06-15 . Archaeologists uncover Roman babies' necropolis under modern town square . 2024-06-25 . Newsweek . en.
  67. Web site: Jarus. Jarus . 2024-06-19 . Long-lost Assyrian military camp devastated by 'the angel of the Lord' finally found, scientist claims . 2024-06-23 . Live Science.
  68. News: Rumpf-Whitten . Sarah . 2024-06-21 . Newly found Assyrian camp supports epic biblical account, expert says . 2024-06-23 . Fox News.
  69. News: Dev . S. . 2024-06-20 . Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old wine in Spanish tomb: "Oldest wine ever discovered". 2024-06-24 . . en-US.
  70. News: Evison . James . 2024-06-19 . World's oldest wine discovered in Spain . 2024-06-24 . . en-GB.
  71. Web site: 2024 . 3,500-year-old bones of children unearthed in remote cave of Spain. Look inside .
  72. Web site: Bergstrøm . Ida Irene . 2024-06-20 . New Viking ship discovered in Norway . 2024-06-27 . www.sciencenorway.no . en-GB.
  73. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-06-25 . News - Viking Ship Burial Site Identified in Norway . 2024-06-27 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  74. News: Muñoz . Marnie . Archaeologists find 18th century artifact at Colonial Michilimackinac . 2024-06-23 . The Detroit News. 2024-06-21.
  75. Web site: 2024-06-21. Archaeologists find 18th-century ring at historic Michigan fort . 2024-06-23. WWMT.
  76. News: 2024-06-21. 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo discovered deep in Mediterranean. 2024-06-24. euronews. Associated Press. Theo. Farrant.
  77. Web site: Thornton . Claire . World's oldest deep sea shipwreck discovered off Israel's coast . 2024-06-24 . . en-US.
  78. World's oldest stone needles unearthed on Tibetan Plateau . . Sagar . Soumya . 2024-06-21 . 10.1126/science.zx9o355 .
  79. Web site: Radley . Dario . 2024-06-22 . Archaeologists discover 5,300-year-old burial mound, Europe's longest, in Czechia . 2024-06-24 . Archaeology News Online Magazine . en.
  80. Web site: Buyukyildirim . Oguz . Büyükyıldırım . Oguz . 2024-06-22 . One of Europe's largest burial mounds found in the Czech Republic . 2024-06-24 . Anatolian Archaeology . English.
  81. Web site: Milligan . Mark . 2024-06-23 . Golden primrose among new discoveries at Auckland Castle . 2024-06-28 . HeritageDaily - Archaeology News . en-us.
  82. Web site: El-Aref . Nevine . Aswan's newly discovered Graeco-Roman family tombs shed light on diseases . ahram.org . 24 June 2024 .
  83. Web site: Milligan . Mark . 2024-06-26 . Archaeologists unearth significant religious treasure . 2024-06-28 . HeritageDaily - Archaeology News . en-us.
  84. Web site: meckstein . 2024-06-28 . News - Wall Built to Contain Spartacus Discovered . 2024-07-01 . Archaeological Institute of America.
  85. Web site: Milligan . Mark . 2024-06-30 . Archaeologists find Roman defensive wall built to trap Spartacus . 2024-07-01 . HeritageDaily - Archaeology News . en-us.
  86. Web site: World's oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave . Al Jazeera . 4 July 2024 .
  87. News: Addley . Esther . 2024-07-04 . Archaeological survey detects Roman villas and iron age farmsteads in Shropshire . 2024-07-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  88. Web site: Evidence of Attingham Park Roman villas found in survey . 2024-07-06 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  89. Web site: 2024-07-08 . Archaeologists find marble god statue in ancient Roman sewer . 2024-07-09 . CNN . en.
  90. Web site: Scoperta in Azerbaijan una mensa di 3.500 anni fa ANSA.it . 2024-07-22 . www.ansa.it.
  91. Web site: Archaeologists find marble god statue in ancient Roman sewer . CNN . 8 July 2024 .
  92. Web site: Ancient Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru - Field Museum . 2024-07-22 . www.fieldmuseum.org.
  93. Web site: Orie . Amarachi . 2024-07-11 . Ancient temple and theater 3,500 years older than Machu Picchu discovered in Peru . 2024-07-22 . CNN . en.
  94. Web site: Cunningham . Mary . 2024-07-11 . Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old temple and theater in Peru - CBS News . 2024-07-22 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  95. Web site: Recent Discoveries in Kazakh Archaeology: Ancient Cities, Artifacts and Burials .
  96. Web site: Remains of ancient Papal palace believed to have been found in Rome . Reuters . 17 July 2024 .
  97. Web site: Relics from New Kingdom, Late Period of Ancient Egypt discovered in southern Egypt . Xinhua . 17 July 2024 .
  98. Web site: Nicioli . Taylor . Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs and a trove of gold artifacts . CNN . 3 August 2024 .
  99. Web site: Champagne-filled shipwreck found by Polish divers . France 24 . 24 July 2024 .
  100. Web site: Nalewicki . Jennifer . Lasers reveal Roman-era circus in Spain where 5,000 spectators watched horse-drawn chariot races . Live Science . 24 July 2024 .
  101. Web site: Pebble mosaic floor with satyrs uncovered in Eretria . eKathimerini.com . 3 August 2024 .
  102. Web site: 2024 . The 3,400-Year-Old Minoan Tomb Discovered on Crete .
  103. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-08-09 . News - Early Neolithic Settlement Uncovered in Czech Republic . 2024-08-11 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  104. Web site: Science . Aristos Georgiou . Reporter . Health . 2024-08-07 . Archaeologists discover "well preserved" 7,000-year-old farmers' settlement . 2024-08-11 . Newsweek . en.
  105. Web site: Staff . M. N. D. . 2024-08-13 . Stela discovered at Cobá describes founding of ancient Maya city . 2024-08-21 . Mexico News Daily . en-US.
  106. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-08-15 . News - Stela Discovered in Mexico’s Cobá Archaeological Zone . 2024-08-21 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  107. Web site: Prehistoric houses found at site of new Inverness prison . 2024-08-21 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  108. Web site: Saraceni . Jessica Esther . 2024-08-19 . News - Prehistoric Settlement Uncovered in Scotland . 2024-08-21 . Archaeology Magazine . en-US.
  109. News: Milligan . Mark . 2024-04-03 . Unique Māori cloak made from kākāpō feathers goes on public display . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404054731/https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/unique-maori-cloak-made-from-kakapo-feathers-goes-on-public-display/151305 . 2024-04-04 . Heritage Daily.
  110. Web site: International Olympic Academy . 2024-04-09 . www.ioa.org.gr.
  111. Web site: UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years . 2024-04-20 . 2024-04-21 . Al Jazeera English.
  112. Web site: 2024-04-26 . Lord Byron exhibition open at Acropolis Museum . 2024-04-29 . . en.
  113. Web site: Chalmers . Graham . 2024-05-03 . Launch of new £30,000 Knaresborough Heritage Centre after four years of incredible work by volunteers . 2024-05-03 . Harrogate Advertiser.
  114. Web site: 2024-05-05 . Sheikha Bodour named ambassador for international nomination of Faya Palaeolandscape . 2024-05-06 . Gulf Today.
  115. Web site: The 2024 World Neolithic Congress . 2024-04-09 . www.worldneolithiccongress.org.
  116. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_531_163/ai_n16462480 Interview with Diana Scarisbrick