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Old News, March 2021

This month, we’ve got blinged out female rulers, exemplary citizenship, not a lot of preserved Neanderthal tongues, magical girdles, and other fun archaeology-adjacent quotables.

Stories discussed:

Israeli archaeologists discover new Dead Sea Scrolls for first time in 60 years (Washington Post)

‘Miraculously’ Well-Preserved Ceremonial Chariot Found at Villa Outside of Pompeii (Smithsonian)

Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us (New York Times)

Florida Archaeologists Find 29 Unmarked Graves at Site of Razed Black Cemetery (Smithsonian)

Archaeology news: Boy, 11, discovers priceless figurine straight out of 'biblical times' (The Express)

17,300-year-old Kimberley kangaroo recognised as Australia's oldest rock artwork (The Guardian)

Malaria devastated humans far earlier than expected (ScienceDaily)

‘Blinged out’ female ruler may be evidence of powerful women during Bronze Age (Science)

'Magical' girdle worn in hundreds of medieval childbirths discovered in England (LiveScience)

A body burned inside a hut 20,000 years ago signaled shifting views of death (Science News)

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As science communicators in anthropology and archaeology, we hosts of The Dirt acknowledge that we hold a position of considerable privilege and opportunity, and commit ourselves to continuous learning, unlearning and reflection. We recognize that our disciplines, as well as our own lives, are rooted in and propped up by settler colonialism, white supremacy, and dispossession.

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