WACO, Texas, July 25 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor-Led Archaeological Team Discovers Second Intact Etruscan Chamber Tomb in Italy New discovery builds on a decade of interdisciplinary research and offers rare opportunity to understand complex Etruscan funerary rituals By Emily Clark, Honors College Just one year after uncovering a rare intact Etruscan chamber tomb in central Italy, a Baylor University-led archaeological team has made another remarkable discovery. Researchers with the San Giuliano Archaeolog more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History is repatriating 55 associated funerary objects to Native American groups under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), following the completion of an inventory that found a cultural affiliation with three federally recognized Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. According to the notice, the museum determined the objects are connected to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; the Delaware Tr more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Study Shows Extent of Damage to Historic Sites in Syria Satellite imagery helps assess destruction from looting during the Syrian civil war. Written by Amy Olson Dozens of archaeological sites were destroyed by looting during Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 and lasted until 2024. But, because the last comprehensive analysis was published in 2017, the extent of the more recent damage to cultural heritage sites that occurred since 2016--in more PR

LONDON, England, July 21 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Academic honoured with a Fellowship to the British Academy * Professor James Williams has been honoured with a Fellowship to the British Academy in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. James has been at the heart of the University academic community of Humanities scholars for 22 years and is a renowned researcher and prize-winning writer. His interests include francophone postcolonial studie more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 24 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * ALI, Purdue expedition to search for Amelia Earhart's plane will depart in October * * Info for journalists WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -On Amelia Earhart's 129th birthday, Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and Purdue University announced Friday (July 24) that the Taraia Object Expedition will depart in October in search of Earhart's lost aircraft. The expedition seeks to help complete the historic journey that en more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 20 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * Australian historian Professor Joy Damousi elected to British Academy's International Fellowship * Historian Professor Joy Damousi has been elected to the British Academy's International Fellowship, one of only 32 elections in 2026 * Professor Damousi is Dean of Arts and director of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at ACU, and has led significant research on Australian history of migration, women, and the aftermath of wars *  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 23 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Microelectronics camp introduces students to key industry Lab tours, hands-on activities highlight weeklong program By Katie Liu More than 40 middle and high school students crowded around tables at Binghamton University's Innovative Technologies Complex with nametags and bingo sheets. "Do you have a sibling in college?" they called out across the room in the quest to fill their squares. "Have you built a circuit before?" This collaborative spirit char more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, July 23 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Ceramic vessels reveal how social inequalities were also cooked into 19th-century Brazil * Fish, shellfish, maize, manioc, rice and even chicken eggs. Molecular residues preserved in more than 180 ceramic vessels from southern Brazil have made it possible to reconstruct what different communities were cooking more than a century ago, showing that access to food varied according to the origin and social status of their inhabitants. An inter more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Children and Monkeys Share a Common Understanding of Geometry * With their ability to use tools, remember faces and even learn how to communicate with humans through sign language, non-human primates are considered to be among the smartest creatures on earth. However, some concepts -geometry, for instance -have traditionally been thought of as beyond the abilities of humanity's closest cousins. But a new study from Carnegie Mellon University p more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 22 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Inside SMU's Archaeology Lab, Volunteers Young and Old Preserve History * On his first day volunteering at SMU's Archaeology Research Collections (ARC) lab this summer, high school student Eric Weinberg met Christy Bednar, a longtime volunteer with a particular expertise in stone tools. As they talked, Weinberg learned that Bednar had spent years excavating in the deserts of Egypt and Sudan, working alongside some of the biggest names in the field, in more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Inside SMU's archaeology lab, volunteers young and old preserve history * On his first day volunteering at SMU's Archaeology Research Collections (ARC) lab this summer, high school student Eric Weinberg met Christy Bednar, a longtime volunteer with a particular expertise in stone tools. As they talked, Weinberg learned that Bednar had spent years excavating in the deserts of Egypt and Sudan, working alongside some of the biggest names in the field, incl more PR

MERCED, California, July 21 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Journeys That Start with a Boarding Pass and Change Everything * Yaritza Mora clutched her boarding pass and took a deep breath. Alone at the airport, bound for Barcelona, she wasn't just crossing time zones - she was crossing into a new phase of life. She had traveled before, but never solo. This time, every step - from navigating terminals to finding her gate - felt like a rite of passage. She had traveled once before with her mother to more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 21 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New exhibition reveals 10,000 years of prehistoric life in the Trent Valley * A fascinating new exhibition at the University of Nottingham Museum is bringing the prehistoric story of the Trent Valley to life, showcasing the remarkable archaeological discoveries that are transforming our understanding of one of Britain's most significant river landscapes. Drawing on years of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental research, the exhibition P more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 21 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Newcastle academic elected to the British Academy Professor Chantal Conneller has been elected to the British Academy's Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences. Professor Conneller, Professor of Early Prehistory, is an internationally recognised expert on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic eras, contributing significantly to our understanding of early prehistoric lives, including being awarded t more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Silkworm cultivation predated the Silk Road in southern Central Asia * The silkworm moth, whose caterpillars have been used in silk production since antiquity, may have been brought to southern Central Asia 4,000 years ago -nearly 2,000 years earlier than previously assumed -according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis. The discovery of three well-preserved cocoons at an archaeological site in Uzbekistan pushes back the more PR

STANFORD, California, July 25 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * Michele Gelfand Elected International Fellow of the British Academy Gelfand is among three Stanford scholars elected to the British Academy in recognition of their achievements in the humanities and social sciences. In Brief * Stanford professor Michele Gelfand, along with two other Stanford scholars, was elected to the British Academy this year. * Gelfand studies how culture evolves and shapes conflict, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Students uncover buried history at Loyola's ecology campus * In a grassy meadow on Loyola University Chicago's Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC) in Bull Valley, Illinois, eight Loyola students knelt before a shallow rectangular trench, plunging trowels into the clay-rich soil in search of buried history. As part of a three-week Field Work in Anthropology course in May, the students were digging for evidence of a schoolyard within the form more PR

LONDON, England, July 21 -- The University and College Union issued the following news: * * * Strike ballot opens at University of Exeter in fight against cuts Staff at the University of Exeter will be balloted for strike action in their fight against cuts, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today - The ballot runs from Monday 27 July to Wednesday 9 September and comes after an online poll where staff indicated by 92% that they would be willing to strike on a turnout of 68%. A successful ballot paves the way for strike acti more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 24 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Mystery Iron Age fort excavated for first time in decades in major new field school project The University of Birmingham starts archaeological dig at Iron Age 'marsh fort' in Shropshire - Archaeology students and academics from the University of Birmingham have begun excavating a rare Iron Age lowland fort in Shropshire for the first time since the 1980s. The dig is part of a new 10-year research collaboration, which will see the Scheduled Monume more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Colleges use 'Odyssey' as opportunity to promote Classics programs Blockbuster movie could inspire next generation of Classics students By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu The Chronicle of Higher Education turned to a professor at the University of Cincinnati to learn how Christopher Nolan's blockbuster movie "The Odyssey" might inspire a new generation of Classics students. Jack Davis, the Carl W. Blegen Professor of Gr more PR