Live Science offers a peek into the politics of archaeology in Egypt and recent reports of protests at Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass’s office. “Since Zahi is so well known outside of Egypt, he’s a good target for reporters looking for a sensational story,” said Peter Lacovara of Emory University.  Hawass gave a press conference today. He talked about the damage and theft at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the protesters, and when the museum might reopen.  

PBS News Hour has some information on the conservation of artifacts.  

Early humans living 200,000 years ago were capable of the same sort of complex behavior usually reserved for modern humans, according to a study conducted by John Shea of Stony Brook University. He examined tools made between 250,000 and 6,000 years ago in eastern Africa, and found that the changes in the tools can be explained by the costs and benefits of tool-making strategies, not a singular “behavioral revolution.”  

Lightning strikes in Nepal damaged the Pratapur Temple, a World Heritage site, in the Swayambhu Monument Zone.  

A Roman-style house has been built in England, based upon the information gathered during the excavation of a house at the Roman site of Wroxeter.

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