Read a review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Samir S. Patel, associate editor of ARCHAEOLOGY. He was a little disappointed with this summer blockbuster.

In 1772, a chapel of the Royal Presidio was built in Monterey, California, where the San Carlos Cathedral now stands. Its wall footings, foundations, and basalt floor were uncovered by archaeologist Ruben Mendoza of California State University. “This is a critical historic structure that should be preserved or documented,” he said.  

Portions of a nineteenth-century settlement, including brick foundations, a stone-lined well, small artifacts, and food remains, were unearthed in New Jersey. “It’s sort of cool during a roadway project to discover so much history because there’s nothing left of Creesville,” said archaeologist Barbara Chi Hsiao Silber.  

An anchor that turned up in a North Sea fisherman’s net will be difficult to link to a ship, according to English archaeologist Gary Green. The anchor is partly made of wood, and could date back to the early nineteenth century.  

Two Egyptians were given cash rewards from the Supreme Council of Antiquities for turning in pieces of pink granite engraved with the name of Ahmose.   

Two fragments of documents written on wood were unearthed at an iron mill from the Baekje period in South Korea. The Baekje period ended in 660 A.D.

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