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Soup News: April 2015

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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.

Bethany:

Archaeologists uncover oldest human cremation in Britain:

http://oxfordarchaeology.com/news/oaeast-news/369-archaeologists-uncover-oldest-human-cremation-in-britain

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Mr Soup:

Quicksilver trail: Liquid mercury could lead to king’s tomb in mysterious pre-Aztec city:

http://rt.com/news/252985-mexican-tomb-king-mercury/

Aaron:

NBC Lost Tomb of Jesus:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jesus-tomb-tests-show-site-christs-tomb-scientist-says-n337206

Lost Tomb of Jesus Unmasked:

Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d78xdHLR3Y
Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oizMIscwp_M
Part 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48Asj50fAU

Links:

Cremated human bones in pot found in Crossrail dig suggest gruesome ritual:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/26/cremated-human-bones-in-pot-found-in-crossrail-dig-suggest-gruesome-ritual

The Medieval version of Metallica:

http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/15/medieval-version-metallica/?utm_content=buffer12ffe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Figurine Resembling an African Elephant Found in India:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/3234-150424-india-african-elephant

By God’s Bones: Medieval Swear Words:

http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/08/by-gods-bones-medieval-swear-words/?utm_content=bufferf4cb9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Rare Medieval Name Tags:

Rare Medieval Name Tags

The Viking age began in Denmark:

http://sciencenordic.com/viking-age-began-denmark

Remembering Gallipoli: honouring the bravery amid the bloody slaughter :

http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/24/remembering-gallipoli-honouring-bravery-amid-bloody-slaughter

Replacing carpet at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock sparks holy war over archaeology:

http://www.haaretz.com/life/archaeology/1.652863

DISPLAY SEKHEMKA UK SAY ACTION GROUP:

DISPLAY SEKHEMKA IN UK SAY ACTION GROUP

Ruins of Egypt’s most ancient capital of Memphis unearthed:

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/146654/culture/ruins-of-egypts-most-ancient-capital-of-memphis-unearthed

Battered Remains of Medieval Knight Discovered in UK Cathedral:

http://www.livescience.com/50459-medieval-knight-discovered-hereford.html?adbid=10152682960851761&adbpl=fb&adbpr=30478646760&cmpid=514627_20150413_43718396&short_code=2sgxw

‘Enormous concern’ over loss of West Sussex archaeology service:

http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/enormous-concern-over-loss-of-west-sussex-archaeology-service-1-6698899?utm_campaign=snsdemo&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=snsanalytics

New Findings on Drought and the Ancient Maya Collapse:

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/spring-2015/article/new-findings-on-drought-and-the-ancient-maya-collapse

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Mark Milligan is a multi-award-winning journalist and the Managing Editor at HeritageDaily. His background is in archaeology and computer science, having written over 8,000 articles across several online publications. Mark is a member of the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), the World Federation of Science Journalists, and in 2023 was the recipient of the British Citizen Award for Education, the BCA Medal of Honour, and the UK Prime Minister's Points of Light Award.
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