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Tipoffs: Archaeology (Weekly-e) Newsletter for 2026-03-23 ( 6 items )  
UW-Led Research Resets Age of Famous South American Archaeological Site (5)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW-Led Research Resets Age of Famous South American Archaeological Site New research led by a University of Wyoming archaeologist near an ancient encampment in South America challenges a relatively new but widely accepted theory that the people who made and used Clovis points in North America were not the first inhabitants of the Americas south of the continental ice sheets. Conducted by UW Prof more PR

AI sheds light on an ancient gaming mystery (10)
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, March 21 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * AI sheds light on an ancient gaming mystery * For the first time, an international research team has harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) to decode the rules of an ancient board game, pioneering a new way to reveal long-lost historical secrets. By analysing an engraved limestone object from the Roman Netherlands, the team was able to determine likely game rules, based on its distinctive markings T more PR

Fla. Secretary of State Cord Byrd Announces the Donation of Historic Objects From the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 18 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Secretary of State Cord Byrd Announces the Donation of Historic Objects from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that the Florida Division of Historical Resources has received a donation of fifty-one silver objects from the 1715 Fleet Society. "On behalf of the Florida Department of State, I extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Ri more PR

Fundraising campaign launched to create Scotland's first national heritage hub (10)
LONDON, England, March 17 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Fundraising campaign launched to create Scotland's first national heritage hub * Scotland's oldest heritage charity has launched a PS1.5m campaign to secure a permanent home in Edinburgh ahead of its 250th anniversary. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is a membership organisation working to support the national and global research and enjoyment of Scotland's past. Its cur more PR

Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology to Repatriate Human Remains, Funerary Objects to Osage Nation (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (RSPI), Andover, Massachusetts, plans to repatriate the remains of a Native American individual and several funerary objects to the Osage Nation in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The items identified for return include the physical remains of one adult and four associated funerary objects: one bone bead, one faunal bone fragment, and two incised bone awls. These materials  more PR

Wisconsin Historical Society: F.J. King Shipwreck Listed in the State Register of Historic Places (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 11 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: * * * F.J. King Shipwreck Listed in the State Register of Historic Places DOOR COUNTY, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the F.J. King shipwreck on the State Register of Historic Places. Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Amy Wyatt presented a certificate to Tamara Thomsen. The shipwreck is submerged in Lake Michigan near the Town of Liberty Grove in Door  more PR