2010 in archaeology

none 2010 archaeology science This page lists major events of 2010 in archaeology. Excavations March 26: Archaeologists begin excavations at the site of William Shakespeare's last home, New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon (continuing in 2011).Digging into Shakespeare's later life at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=54572 responsesource 2010-03-10 2011-04-12 2011-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004055630/http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=54572 deadMaev Kennedy Maev Kennedy Dig seeks William Shakespeare's shards for ale in his Stratford back garden https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/apr/05/william-shakespeare-excavation-stratford-pottery The Guardian 2011-04-05 2011-04-12New dig at Shakespeare's birthplace Jeremy Wilton http://fourshires.co.uk/20110405621/new-dig-at-shakespeares-birthplace.html Four Shires 2011 2011-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110410000015/http://fourshires.co.uk/20110405621/new-dig-at-shakespeares-birthplace.html 2011-04-10 dead April 2: Teams of anthropologists and archaeologists begin searching the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island for human remains of victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Over 30 fragments of human remains are subsequently identified.http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2010/04/wtc_sifting_at_fresh_kills_yie.html WTC sifting at Fresh Kills yields 10 more potential human remains silive.com 2010-04-12 2011-04-12 May: Rescue excavations at the Buddhist site of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan beginMay 2020 (continuing until July 2011).Copper mining will crush ancient Afghan site https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/copper-mining-will-crush-ancient-afghan.html#LJvvTVjEPJMp7KkQ.97 The Archaeology News Network 16 May 2017 Excavations of the Roman site at Bloomberg London begin, continuing until 2013 and including discovery of the Bloomberg tablets. Finds April 9: In England, metal detectorist Dave Crisp discovers the Frome Hoard, 52,503 Roman coins dating to the period 253 to 305, one of the largest hoards ever found in Britain.http://finds.org.uk/blogs/fromehoard/ The Frome Hoard Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712200444/http://finds.org.uk/blogs/fromehoard/ 2010-07-12 dead May A fragment of a clay tablet is discovered in the Ophel section of the City of David in Jerusalem. The fragment, with a surface of 2 by 2.8 cm, is the oldest piece of writing from Jerusalem yet discovered, dating back to the 14th century BC. The high quality of the Akkadian writing indicates that it was engraved by a royal scribe and speaks to the importance of Jerusalem as a political center in that era.The Jerusalem Post. In Cumbria, England, a metal detectorist discovers an almost complete Roman cavalry helmet.Maev Kennedy Kennedy Maev Roman cavalry helmet found with metal detector may go abroad at auction https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/13/roman-helmet-metal-detector-cumbria The Guardian 2010-09-13 2010-09-13 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100913170231/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/sep/13/roman-helmet-metal-detector-cumbria 2010-09-13 live June Skeletons featuring marks that could have resulted from a violent death are uncovered during an ongoing investigation in Driffield Terrace near the centre of York in England. Archaeologists believe the cemetery to be that of gladiators. Bite marks on one skeleton suggest that the gladiator was bitten by a large carnivore which would be consistent with gladiatorial battles in Ancient Rome.http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/09/oldest-leather-shoe-archaeology/ Fox News What's Older Than the Pyramids and Smells Worse Than a Mummy? June 9, 2010 8 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034904/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/09/oldest-leather-shoe-archaeology/ 13 June 2010 dead dmy-all The Areni-1 shoe, the world's oldest leather shoe is found in a cave in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The 5,500-year-old shoe dates back to approximately 3,500 BC and is in excellent condition, due in large part to being buried under a pile of sheep dung. Vatican officials announce that the earliest-known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in the catacombs of an eight-story office building in Rome. The images date to the second half of the 4th century and are believed to decorate the tomb of a Roman noblewoman. The tomb also houses the oldest known images of the Apostles John and Andrew.http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/22/ancient-icons-apostles-peter-paul-rome/ Fox News Archaeologists Find Oldest Paintings of Apostles in Roman Catacombs 2010-06-22 2010-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626012210/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/22/ancient-icons-apostles-peter-paul-rome/ 2010-06-26 dead July Egyptian archaeologists unveil a recently discovered double-tomb in Saqqara. The tomb is the resting place of a father and son who served as heads of the royal scribes. The tomb dates to the 6th dynasty making it 4,300 years old. Archaeologists hail this find as one of the most colorful Old Kingdom tombs ever discovered. They also believe that, when excavated, this area just west of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, could be one of the largest cemeteries in ancient Egypt.https://www.foxnews.com/science/egypt-announces-discovery-of-4300-year-old-tombs Fox News Egypt Announces Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs 2010-07-08 2010-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711042027/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/08/egypt-announces-discovery-year-old-tombs/?test=latestnews 2010-07-11 live The first Philistine temple is unearthed at Tell es-Safi, Israel, the historic site of the city of Gath. The find provides archeological context for the Biblical narrative of Samson (Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16), who destroys a Philistine temple by pulling the two main pillars together.The Jerusalem Post. The second (and larger) of the Salme ships from the Viking Age, containing the remains of more than 20 dead men, is found in the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. Several weapons, everyday items, gaming pieces and animal remains are also found.https://www.world-archaeology.com/features/estonia-salme-ship-burials.htm Estonia: Salme Ship Burials world-archaeology.com 2 April 2013 16 May 2017 Parks Canada finds wreck of HMS Investigator (1848) on Banks Island in the Beaufort Sea.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10899878 In pictures: Discovering the wreck of HMS Investigator BBC News 6 August 2010 2017-05-16 July 22: Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar announce discovery of an apparent new henge at Stonehenge in England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10718522 Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge BBC News 2010-07-22 2010-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722065614/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10718522 2010-07-22 livehttp://www.iaa.bham.ac.uk/news/news.shtml A new 'henge' discovered at Stonehenge University of Birmingham 2010-07-22 2010-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721225132/http://www.iaa.bham.ac.uk/news/news.shtml 2010-07-21 livehttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jul/22/stonehenge-new-discovery Stonehenge twin discovered stone's throw away 2010-07-22 2010-07-22 The Guardian London Maev Kennedy https://web.archive.org/web/20100724071420/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/22/stonehenge-new-discovery 2010-07-24 live August Stone point arrowheads are recovered from Sibudu Cave, South Africa, which date back 64,000 years. The arrowheads have traces of blood and a plant resin glue. This is the oldest known use of arrows.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11086110 BBC News Oldest evidence of arrows found 2010-08-26 2010-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100826200352/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11086110 2010-08-26 live The Theban Desert Road Survey, a program led by Yale University, announces the discovery of an ancient Egyptian settlement along an ancient caravan route in the Western Desert. The settlement was a major administrative and economical center, estimated to have been in use from 1650 BC to 1550 BC.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/science/07archeo.html The New York Times Ancient Roads Lead to Discovery in the Egyptian Desert 2010-09-06 2010-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110923000050/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/science/07archeo.html 2011-09-23 live September: An 8th-century BC Moabite temple is discovered near the city of Madaba, Jordan. The temple contains around three hundred religious artifacts, including a figurine of the animal god Hadad. The artifacts will be displayed in the Jordan Archaeological Museum.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hu1_0YaM--kE9iLM-fEurUnWv4LQD9HVALM81 The Associated Press: Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple 2016-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100907001121/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hu1_0YaM--kE9iLM-fEurUnWv4LQD9HVALM81 2010-09-07 dead Undated: Excavations at Taposiris Magna in Egypt uncover a huge headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic pharaoh and portions of the original gateway to a temple dedicated to the god Osiris. Events January 18–October 22: BBC Radio 4 broadcasts A History of the World in 100 Objects based on the collections of the British Museum.http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article6718556.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094620/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article6718556.ece dead June 24, 2011 The Times British Museum and BBC reveal history of world in 100 objects 18 July 2009 London Ben Hoyle 2011-02-03 June Bones found in a church in Porto Ercole, near Grosseto in Tuscany, are identified as probably belonging to the painter Caravaggio (d. 1610).Church bones 'belong to Caravaggio', researchers say https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10333158 2010-06-16 BBC News BBC UK 2016-10-11 The largest Aztec stone sculpture with its original coloring is unveiled at an exposition at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City. The sculpture which was discovered in 2007 depicts the Aztec god Tlaltecuhtli. The exposition also displays many offerings found along with the sculpture.http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100618/world-news/aztec-goddess-tlalecuhtli-stone-sculpture-on-display Aztec goddess Tlalecuhtli stone sculpture on display Times of Malta 2010-06-18 2016-10-11 September 13: First showing of Werner Herzog's documentary film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the Chauvet Cave (at the Toronto International Film Festival).http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/09/is-werner-herzogs-new-3d-documentary-a-huge-forward-leap-or-total-folly.html Is Werner Herzog's new 3-D documentary a huge forward leap or total folly? Los Angeles Times 13 September 2010 16 May 2017 October 7: First publication of the identification of Yersinia pestis as the cause of the 14th century Black Death.Haensch Stephanie etal Distinct clones of Yersinia pestis caused the Black Death PLOS Pathogens 6 10 e1001134 2010-10-07 20949072 2951374 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001134 free Laboratory analysis of the bones of a close relative of Lucy (Australopithecus) reveal how early hominins walked. Institutions July 10: Kaman-Kalehöyük Archaeological Museum opens in Turkey.https://www.turkishmuseums.com/museum/detail/2118-kirsehir-kaman-kalehoyuk-arkeoloji-muzesi/2118/1 Turkish Museums Kırşehir Kaman Kalehöyük Arkeoloji Müzesi 2025-11-15 Publications April 8: Publication of Denisovan DNA.Johannes Krause Qiaomei Fu Jeffrey M. Good Bence Viola Michael V. Shunkov Anatoli P. Derevianko amp Svante Pääbo 2010 The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of an unknown hominin from southern Siberia Nature 20336068 464 7290 894–97 10.1038/nature08976 2010Natur.464..894K free 1015297410.1038/nature09710 21179161 4306417 Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia Nature 468 7327 1053–60 2010 Reich David David Reich (geneticist) Green Richard E. Kircher Martin Krause Johannes Patterson Nick Durand Eric Y. Viola Bence Briggs Adrian W. Stenzel Udo Johnson Philip L. F. Maricic Tomislav Good Jeffrey M. Marques-Bonet Tomas Alkan Can Fu Qiaomei Mallick Swapan Li Heng Meyer Matthias Eichler Evan E. Stoneking Mark Richards Michael Talamo Sahra Shunkov Michael V. Derevianko Anatoli P. Hublin Jean-Jacques Kelso Janet Slatkin Montgomery Pääbo Svante http://repositori.upf.edu/bitstream/10230/25596/1/Marques_nat_gen.pdf 2010Natur.468.1053R 10230/25596 May 7: Scientists conducting the Neanderthal genome project publish the first draft of their DNA sequencing, containing enough of the Neanderthal genome to suggest that Neanderthals and early modern humans may have interbred.10.1126/science.1188021 Green R. E. 2010-05-07 A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome Science 328 5979 710–722 20448178 2010Sci...328..710G etal 5100745Pinkowski J. 2010 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1987568,00.html Scientists sequence the Neanderthal genome Time 2010-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100508142534/http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0%2C8599%2C1987568%2C00.html 2010-05-08 deadArchaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries of 2010 Archaeology Magazine Archive https://archive.archaeology.org/1101/topten/#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20year%20we,HMS%20Investigator,%20abandoned%20in%201853. 2023-11-23 June A radiocarbon dating study of plant matter, usually from offerings at Egyptian kings' burial sites, is published in Science. The researchers have compared these dates with presumed historical dates using Bayesian inference to determine if there is any correlation. Among the findings is that the Old Kingdom began between 2691 and 2625 BC, while the New Kingdom began between 1570 and 1544 BC.http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/06/new-dates-for-egypts-pharaohs.html New Dates for Egypt's Pharaohs - ScienceNOW 2010-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100622060737/http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/06/new-dates-for-egypts-pharaohs.html 2010-06-22 dead A British archaeologist announces that sedimentary evidence suggests that Neanderthals entered Kent soon after the land bridge from mainland Europe appeared, about 100,000 years BP, 40,000 years earlier than previously thought.Archaeologist proves Neanderthals appeared in Britain 40,000 years earlier than first thought http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%26+heritage/archaeology/megaliths+and+prehistoric+archaeology/art79257 Culture24 2010-06-02 2010-11-30 July: Archaeologists working for the Natural History Museum excavating a coastal site at Happisburgh in East Anglia announce that it was occupied by a date as early as 950,000 years BP, the earliest and northernmost evidence of human expansion into Eurasia.Parfitt, Simon A. Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe Nature 466 2010-07-08 229–233 10.1038/nature09117 7303 etal 20613840 2010Natur.466..229P 4418334 August 10: Archaeologists working on the Stone Age site at Star Carr in North Yorkshire announce that they have found the earliest surviving remains of a house in Britain, dating from at least 8,500 years BC.Stone Age remains are Britain's earliest house http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2010/research/earliest-house/ 2010-08-10 University of York 2011-03-17 August 12: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology publish indirect evidence for stone tool use dating to 3.39 million years BP from Dikika, Ethiopia.McPherron Shannon P. Evidence for stone-tool-assisted consumption of animal tissues before 3.39 million years ago at Dikika, Ethiopia Nature 466 857–60 7308 10.1038/nature09248 2010 20703305 etal 2010Natur.466..857M 4356816 P. J. Capelotti - The Human Archaeology of Space: Lunar, Planetary and Interstellar Relics of Exploration. David J. Mattingly - Imperialism, Power, and Identity: Experiencing the Roman Empire. Bjørnar Olsen - In Defense of Things: Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects.A review of Bjørnar Olsen: In Defense of things. Archaeology and the ontology of objects. Lanham: Altamira Press, 2010 https://web.stanford.edu/dept/archaeology/cgi-bin/archaeolog/?p=317 web.stanford.edu 7 June 2017August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Donald B. Redford - City of the Ram-Man: the Story of Ancient Mendes.City of the Ram-man : the story of ancient Mendes http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31986114?q&versionId=38836763 National Library of Australia 7 June 2017 English 2010 Deaths February 2: Donald Wiseman, former Professor of Assyriology at the University of London (b. 1918)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/7252002/Professor-Donald-Wiseman.html Professor Donald Wiseman telegraph.co.uk 16 February 2010 16 May 2017 September 12: Honor Frost, Mediterranean underwater archaeologist (b. 1917)Carswell John Honor Frost obituary https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/26/honor-frost-obituary The Guardian 16 May 2017 26 October 2010 October 28: Ehud Netzer, Professor of archeology at Hebrew University known for his excavations related to Herod the Great (b. 1934)Dove Aytan Ehud Netzer obituary https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/dec/07/ehud-netzer-obituary The Guardian 16 May 2017 7 December 2010 References 2 Archaeology Category:Archaeology by year Category:2010s in archaeology