Archaeologists will dive on the wreck of an Elizabethan ship off the coast of Alderney in the Channel Islands. “We are not just bringing up cannon, but also muskets, grenades, swords, rapiers, body armor, and helmets. This was a ship that was supplying an English army fighting in France to prevent a second Armada-style invasion by Spain,” said Mensun Bound of St. Peter’s College, Oxford. 

Irrigation run-off from the Pinnacle Point Beach & Golf Club in South Africa has been blamed for destroying archaeological evidence of early humans in caves at Pinnacle Point. “The damage happens every minute, every time a drop of water falls on to the material. We are losing important information by the day,” said Peter Nilssen, director of the Pinnacle Point archaeological research project.  

A second Second Temple Period quarry whose stones were used to build the Western Wall has been discovered in Jerusalem. “Most of the stones that were found at the site are similar in size to the smallest stones that are currently visible in the Western Wall, and therefore we assume that the stones from this quarry were used to build these structures,” said Gerald Finkielsztejn, director of the excavation.  

A bronze statue stolen from Yemen has turned up in a London auction house.  

Don’t miss ARCHAEOLOGY’s Indiana Jones extravaganza!  (National Public Radio also investigates crystal skulls.) 

The Daily Herald from suburban Chicago compares and contrasts a local archaeologist who was inspired by Indiana Jones as a kid with the movie hero.  

Have you ever wondered about the care and feeding of archaeologists? Annie Evans talks about her job as a dig cook.  

A police investigator, a cadaver-sniffing dog, two lab researchers, and an anthropologist will use the latest technology to look for human remains at the ranch that served as Charles Manson’s last hideout. “The only way to determine once and for all whether there are bodies buried at Barker Ranch from the time of the Manson family is to proceed with limited excavation,” said Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze.

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