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May 26, 2026Neolithic House Size May Not Signal InequalityA new archaeological study challenges the idea that larger houses in early farming communities necessarily reflected higher social status or...
May 25, 2026Ancient DNA Reveals Migration and Family Burial Traditions in Pre-Inca PeruA new ancient DNA study has revealed evidence of long-distance migration and close family burial practices on the Pacific coast of southern ...
May 25, 2026New Ways to Protect Metal Artifacts Inside Ancient Japanese TumuliA new study published as an article in press in npj Heritage Science examines how metal artifacts may corrode when preserved inside ancient ...
May 24, 2026Possible Earliest Evidence of Human Cremation Found in EthiopiaResearchers working in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift may have identified the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back around 100,000 y...
May 23, 2026Mobile GIS Offers New Path for Protecting Local Heritage SitesA new study highlights the potential of mobile GIS tools in improving the management and protection of cultural heritage sites, especially t...
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Date: July 25, 2026
Petra Byzantine Church
Venue: Longview Park
City: Town and Country, MO
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Date: June 25, 2026
Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages
Venue: Harvard Art Museums
City: Cambridge, MA
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Date: June 14, 2026
Accessing Abydos: Excavating Bricks and Archives for Answers About Early Kingship
Venue: Redwood City Woman’s Club
City: Redwood City, CA
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Date: June 6, 2026
2026 archaeological investigations with the Scouts at Fort Brewerton
Venue: Fort Brewerton & Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum
City: Brewerton, New York
Country: United States
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