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2012 in archaeology

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The year 2012 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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  • January - Discovery of a first-century farmhouse on the building site of the new stadium in the south of Marseille.[1]

Excavations

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Finds

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Events

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marseille : Une ferme du Ier siècle au pied du Vélodrome". 2013-02-28.
  2. ^ "Remains of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre discovered in Shoreditch" (Press release). Museum of London Archaeology. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Maev (2012-06-05). "Shakespeare's Curtain theatre unearthed in east London". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  4. ^ "Historic search for King Richard III begins in Leicester". University of Leicester. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  5. ^ "Hunt for Richard III's remains under car park". ABC News (Australia). 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  6. ^ "Researchers find strong evidence for medieval church in Leicester where monarch was buried". University of Leicester. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  7. ^ "Search for Richard III confirms that remains are the long-lost Church of the Grey Friars". University of Leicester. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  8. ^ "Richard III dig: 'Strong evidence' bones are lost king". BBC News. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  9. ^ "Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king". BBC News. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  10. ^ "Scottish dig unearths '10,000-year-old home' at Echline". BBC News. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  11. ^ "Significant archaeological discovery confirms Environment Agency habitat restoration work". Environment Agency. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  12. ^ Conneller, Chantal; et al. (December 2012). "Substantial settlement in the European Early Mesolithic: new research at Star Carr". Antiquity. 86 (334): 1004–1020. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00048213. S2CID 162889280.
  13. ^ Kington, Tom (2012-12-26). "Hadrian's hall: archaeologists finish excavation of Roman arts centre". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  14. ^ Nevell, Mike (2012-12-25). "Excavating Engels". archaeologyuos. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  15. ^ "Study suggests ancient Peruvians 'ate popcorn'". BBC News. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  16. ^ Zagorevski, Dmitri V.; Loughmiller-Newman, Jennifer A. (January 2012). "The detection of nicotine in a Late Mayan period flask by gas chromatography and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry methods". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26 (4): 403–411. Bibcode:2012RCMS...26..403Z. doi:10.1002/rcm.5339. PMID 22279016.
  17. ^ Hildebrandt, Sybille (2012-02-03). "Vikings grew barley in Greenland". ScienceNordic. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  18. ^ "Armenian archeologist finds colossus of pharaoh Amenhotep III". News.am. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  19. ^ Sébastien Biston-Moulin: Le roi Sénakht-en-Rê Ahmès de la XVIIe dynastie, ENiM 5, 2012, p. 61-71, available online.
  20. ^ "Anglo-Saxon Christian grave find near Cambridge 'extremely rare'". BBC News. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  21. ^ Lomsadze, Giorgi (2012-03-30). "Report: Georgia Unearths the World's Oldest Honey". Eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  22. ^ "Maya art and calendar at Xultun stun archaeologists". BBC News. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  23. ^ Hamilton, Andrew (2012-05-09). "6,000-year-old settlement poses tsunami mystery". Irish Examiner. Cork. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  24. ^ "'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  25. ^ "Viking Hoard revealed in all its beauty". Northern Echo. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  27. ^ Basckin, Deborah (2012-07-30). "Underwear dating back to the 15th Century found in Austrian castle". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  28. ^ "Medieval lingerie from Lengberg Castle, East-Tyrol". Universität Innsbruck. 2012-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  29. ^ "Polar Expedition Vessel S.S. Terra Nova Discovered". 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  30. ^ Rincon, Paul (2012-08-16). "Scott's wrecked ship Terra Nova found off Greenland". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  31. ^ Bernardini, Federico; et al. (2012-09-19). "Beeswax as Dental Filling on a Neolithic Human Tooth". PLOS ONE. 7 (9): e44904. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...744904B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044904. PMC 3446997. PMID 23028670.
  32. ^ "News, Weather & Information for the Channel Islands - Bronze Age axe heads discovered". channelonline.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  33. ^ "Thracian Gold Treasure Discovered in Bulgaria". National Geographic. Washington, D.C. 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  34. ^ "Iron Age bronze helmet found on Canterbury farmland". BBC News. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  35. ^ "A Late Iron Age helmet found near Canterbury". Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  36. ^ Greaves, Laxshmi Rose (2019). "Devunigutta: A Recently Discovered 6th Century Temple in Telangana". Art of South Asia.
  37. ^ P. Tallet, D. Laisnay: Iry-Hor et Narmer au Sud-Sinaï (Ouadi 'Ameyra), un complément à la chronologie des expéditios minière égyptiene, in: BIFAO 112 (2012), 381-395, available online
  38. ^ Berg, Raffi (2022-09-20). "Earliest evidence of opium use found in burial site in Israel". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  39. ^ Palmer, Jason (2012-02-28). "Oetzi the Iceman's nuclear genome gives new insights". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  40. ^ "Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi: The vandal of Timbuktu". BBC News. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  41. ^ Fisk, Robert (2012-08-05). "Syria's ancient treasures pulverised". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  42. ^ Wilkins, J.; et al. (2012-11-16). "Evidence for early hafted hunting technology". Science. 338 (6109): 942–946. Bibcode:2012Sci...338..942W. doi:10.1126/science.1227608. PMID 23161998. S2CID 206544031.
  43. ^ Morin, Monte (2012-11-16). "Stone-tipped spear may have much earlier origin". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
  44. ^ "Lives Remembered: Brian Dobson". The Independent. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  45. ^ "James Mellaart". Telegraph.co.uk. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 16 May 2017.