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Tipoffs: Archaeology (Weekly-e) Newsletter for 2026-06-07 ( 9 items )  
Study details epic transportation of Stonehenge stone across ancient Britain (2)
PERTH, Australia, June 4 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Study details epic transportation of Stonehenge stone across ancient Britain * New research by Curtin University has revealed how one of Stonehenge's most mysterious stones was likely transported hundreds of kilometres across Britain through challenging terrain, highlighting the remarkable capabilities of ancient communities. Stonehenge's central Altar Stone is a six-tonne sandstone megalith now believed to have originated in northeast Scotland, around  more PR

Tenn. Environment & Conservation Dept.: State Parks Dedicates Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park (2)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee State Parks Dedicates Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park Tennessee State Parks Tuesday dedicated the new Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park, which preserves and interprets the history of the Cherokee removal and honors the memory of those who were forcibly removed from their homelands in the 1830s. Formerly Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, the site is a designated location on the Trail of Tears National  more PR

MIT Professor Atalay Pioneers 'Speed of Trust' Approach to Community-Based Archaeology (3)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe. - When Sonya Atalay conducted her doctoral research, she studied pottery in Catalhoyuk, a remarkable ancient site in Turkey. It's one of the world's earliest known urban settlements, flourishing by at least 7000 B.C.E. Yet even as Atalay was conducting field  more PR

Sul Ross State University Launches New Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (4)
ALPINE, Texas, June 2 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: * * * Sul Ross State University launches new Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Students interested in archaeology, cultural heritage and the study of human history now have a new opportunity at Sul Ross State University with the launch of a new Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Students in the program will study cultural anthropology, archaeology and related disciplines while developing research, analytical and fieldwork skills applicable across a wide range of car more PR

ETSU researchers help uncover hidden Black settlement (10)
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 1 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU researchers help uncover hidden Black settlement * East Tennessee State University researchers are helping uncover a largely hidden chapter of American history through a groundbreaking project in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Earlier this year, ETSU geosciences faculty members Dr. Eileen G. Ernenwein and Steven Jones partnered with researchers from State University of New York at Potsdam and historians from the Adirondack Exper more PR

Flint reveals changes in human mobility during the Upper Paleolithic in the southern Pyrenees (10)
BARCELONA, Spain, June 1 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Flint reveals changes in human mobility during the Upper Paleolithic in the southern Pyrenees * A study including the involvement of the UAB reveals that communities of anatomically modern humans modified the selection, management and circulation of flint in response to technological, climatic and mobility changes over 25,000 years. The analysis of more than 3,000 lithic tools from the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (Les Avellanes and Santa  more PR

HHS Announces Funding Opportunity for Ancient DNA Research through NIH (10)
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health, has launched a funding opportunity aimed at advancing research in ancient DNA and its application to modern genomics. The initiative, titled ancient DNA for Modern Genomics (aDMG) Research Projects, invites proposals geared towards understanding genetic information preserved in ancient biological materials. This grant opportunity seeks to support innovative projects that will leverage ancient DNA to enhance our understanding of hu more ST

LOST JAPANESE "HELLSHIP" HOFUKU MARU FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES - JOSH GATES AND TEAM MAKE HISTORIC WWII DISCOVERY (10)
NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * LOST JAPANESE "HELLSHIP" HOFUKU MARU FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES - JOSH GATES AND TEAM MAKE HISTORIC WWII DISCOVERY LOST JAPANESE "HELLSHIP" HOFUKU MARU FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES - JOSH GATES AND TEAM MAKE HISTORIC WWII DISCOVERY WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR ABOARD, THE WRECK MARKS ONE OF THE LARGEST PREVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED RESTING PLACES OF LOST POWs FIND TO BE REVEALED IN TWO-PART SEASON more PR

UNM anthropology researcher and team's 30-year excavation reveals rich prehistoric history (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 1 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM anthropology researcher and team's 30-year excavation reveals rich prehistoric history * For the past three decades, a team of prehistoric archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods and technologies. Lawrence Straus The El Miron Cave excavation project has been a long-term commitment for the lead researchers, fueled by more PR