Part one of the mid-year coverage of things literally and figuratively unearthed in the last quarter includes updates, more updates, animals, edibles and potables, and accidental finds. Research: <ul> <li>Addley, Esther. &ldquo;Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument &lsquo;once in a lifetime find&rsquo;, say archaeologists.&rdquo; The Guardian. 6/17/2026. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/18/solstice-aligned-monument-archaeology-wiltshire-stonehenge-prototype</li> <li>Anderson, Sonja. &ldquo;These 600-Year-Old Chinese Surgical Instruments Are Coated in an Early Local Anesthetic&mdash;Carefully Extracted From a Poisonous Plant.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/29/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-600-year-old-chinese-surgical-instruments-are-coated-in-an-early-local-anestheticcarefully-extracted-from-a-poisonous-plant-180988865/</li> <li>Archaeology Magazine. &ldquo;Copper Part From Illicit 19th Century Still Discovered in Scotland.&rdquo; 5/12/2026. https://archaeology.org/news/2026/05/12/copper-part-from-illicit-19th-century-still-discovered-in-scotland/</li> <li>Associated Press Copenhagen. &ldquo;Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago.&rdquo; The Guardian. 4/2/2026. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/02/archaeologists-discover-wreck-danish-warship-sunk-admiral-nelson</li> <li>Bassi, Margherita. &ldquo;After Nearly 80 Years of Doubt, Scientists Say a Spear Lodged Between Elephant Ribs Offers Evidence That Neanderthals Hunted Big Game.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/10/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-nearly-80-years-of-doubt-scientists-say-a-spear-lodged-between-elephant-ribs-offers-evidence-that-neanderthals-hunted-big-game-180988522/</li> <li>Baum, Stephanie and Robert Egan. &ldquo;Bolivian mummy rewrites scarlet fever's past, suggesting killer bacterium circulated centuries before colonization.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 4/15/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-bolivian-mummy-rewrites-scarlet-fever.html</li> <li>Blackwood, Emma. &ldquo;Baby fossils reveal link between human and Neanderthal development.&rdquo; University of Queensland. Via EurekAlert. 6/19/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132850</li> <li>Blair, Elizabeth. &ldquo;Decades-old, newly restored Smithsonian carousel reopens &mdash; to children&rsquo;s delight.&rdquo; WAMU. 4/25/2026. https://wamu.org/story/26/04/25/decades-old-newly-restored-smithsonian-carousel-reopens-to-childrens-delight/</li> <li>Blake, Elissa. &ldquo;New evidence reveals a millennium-old dingo was ritually buried, and cared for, along the Darling (Baaka) River in Australia.&rdquo; University of Sydney. Via EurekAlert. 5/18/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1128408</li> <li>Cerino, Marco. &ldquo;Appeals court clears Trump's path to alter Philadelphia slavery exhibit at historic site.&rdquo; Philadelphia Tribune. 6/18/2026. https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/appeals-court-clears-trumps-path-to-alter-philadelphia-slavery-exhibit-at-historic-site/article_8ac83e65-6a6d-4db1-91c4-074f98c96a74.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share</li> <li>Clark, Gaby. &ldquo;Climate and competition alone cannot explain Neanderthal extinction, study finds.&rdquo; Phys.org. 4/23/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-climate-competition-neanderthal-extinction.html</li> <li>Clark, Gaby. &ldquo;Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/18/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-neanderthals-rhinoceros-teeth-tools.html</li> <li>Clark, Gaby. &ldquo;Nondestructive DNA sampling reveals 1,300 years of secrets in historic parchments.&rdquo; Phys.org. 5/18/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-nondestructive-dna-sampling-reveals-years.html</li> <li>Clark, Gaby. &ldquo;Surprising diversity found among Europe's last Neanderthals.&rdquo; Leiden University. Via Phys.org. 6/24/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-diversity-europe-neanderthals.html</li> <li>Cummings, Mike. &ldquo;Medici brothers' remains reveal Renaissance-era malaria strains, closing the book on a murder mystery.&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/30/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-medici-brothers-reveal-renaissance-era.html</li> <li>Defranceschi, Laura. &ldquo;&Ouml;tzi and his microbiome: a 5,300-year-old relationship.&rdquo; Eurac Research. Via EurekAlert. 6/2/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1129908</li> <li>Dungate, Joanna. &ldquo;Shakespeare&rsquo;s &lsquo;missing&rsquo; London house mapped with new discovery.&rdquo; Kings College London. Via EurekAlert. 4/15/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123989</li> <li>Egan, Robert. &ldquo;Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago, ancient molar suggests.&rdquo; Phys.org. 5/13/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-neanderthal-dentists-stone-drills-cavities.html</li> <li>Egan, Robert. &ldquo;Stonehenge Altar Stone's epic transportation across ancient Britain detailed in new study.&rdquo; Curtin University. Via Phys.org. 6/4/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stonehenge-altar-stone-epic-ancient.html</li> <li>Ellenby, Danielle. &ldquo;Medieval Japanese poetry and buried trees help elucidate volatile space weather.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 4/9/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123008</li> <li>Forbes, Ellie. &ldquo;Archaeologists discover unexploded mortar shell at Culloden Battlefield.&rdquo; Scottish Field. 4/14/2026. https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/news/archaeologists-discover-unexploded-mortar-shell-at-culloden-battlefield/</li> <li>Harley, Sadie and Robert Egan. &ldquo;Ancient chicken bones reveal human management in Korea 2,000 years ago.&rdquo; Phys.org. 4/22/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ancient-chicken-bones-reveal-human.html</li> <li>Jones, Sam. &ldquo;Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar.&rdquo; The Guardian. 4/15/2026. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/15/hidden-treasures-spanish-archaeologists-discover-trove-of-ancient-shipwrecks-in-bay-of-gibraltar</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;A Shipwreck, but Make It Fashion: Researchers Transformed Wooden Fragments From a 17th-Century Shipwreck Into a Pair of Stylish Maxi Dresses.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/26/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-shipwreck-but-make-it-fashion-researchers-transformed-wooden-fragments-from-a-17th-century-shipwreck-into-a-pair-of-stylish-maxi-dresses-180988825/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Archaeologists Discover Evidence That a Wooden Prototype for Stonehenge May Have Aligned With the Solstice 500 Years Before the Stone Circle.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 6/19/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-evidence-a-wooden-prototype-for-stonehenge-may-have-aligned-with-the-solstice-500-years-before-the-stone-circle-180988988/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Did Homo Sapiens Really Outsmart Neanderthals? Different Skull Shapes Didn&rsquo;t Necessarily Mean Unequal Brain Capacity, New Research Shows.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/13/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-homo-sapiens-really-outsmart-neanderthals-different-skull-shapes-didnt-necessarily-mean-unequal-brain-capacity-new-research-shows-180988738/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Did Homo Sapiens Really Outsmart Neanderthals? Different Skull Shapes Didn&rsquo;t Necessarily Mean Unequal Brain Capacity, New Research Shows.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/13/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-homo-sapiens-really-outsmart-neanderthals-different-skull-shapes-didnt-necessarily-mean-unequal-brain-capacity-new-research-shows-180988738/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Potatoes Didn&rsquo;t Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes&mdash;the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People&rsquo;s DNA.&rdquo; Smithsonain. 5/12/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/potatoes-didnt-just-feed-ancient-indigenous-communities-in-the-andes-the-tasty-tubers-also-reshaped-peoples-dna-180988732/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;This American Submarine Lost During WWII&mdash;Along With 83 Crew Members&mdash;Has Been Discovered in the Pacific Ocean.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 6/3/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-american-submarine-USS-Herring-lost-during-WWII-along-with-83-crew-members-has-been-discovered-in-the-pacific-ocean-180988895/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Turtles May Have Been Tasty Snacks for Neanderthals 125,000 Years Ago. But Their Shells Were Probably the Real Prize.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/15/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turtles-may-have-been-tasty-snacks-for-neanderthals-125000-years-ago-but-their-shells-were-probably-the-real-prize-180988550/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;What Killed the Neanderthals? New Research Suggests a Lack of Genetic Diversity May Be Partially to Blame.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/24/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-killed-the-neanderthals-new-research-suggests-a-lack-of-genetic-diversity-may-be-partially-to-blame-180988612/</li> <li>Lakowski, Amy. &ldquo;Digging for Remnants of the Battle of Bunker Hill.&rdquo; Bostonia. Boston University&rsquo;s Alumni Magazine. 6/22/2026. https://www.bu.edu/articles/2026/digging-for-remnants-battle-of-bunker-hill/</li> <li>Lawson-Tancred, Jo. &ldquo;The Sagrada Familia Will Finally Be Completed in 2026. The Last Challenge? Demolishing the Homes of Some 3,000 Local Residents.&rdquo; ArtNet. 2/13/2023. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sagrada-familia-2026-local-residents-2254826</li> <li>Lock, Lisa and Robert Egan. &ldquo;Ancient curse tablet bears rare Greek inscription with binding spell intended to harm enemies.&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/17/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ancient-curse-tablet-rare-greek.html</li> <li>Lu, Donna. &ldquo;Signs of &lsquo;feeding&rsquo; ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines.&rdquo; The Guardian. 5/18/2026. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/19/dingo-burial-site-first-nations-people-relationship-to-animals</li> <li>net. &ldquo;Lost Writings of Saint Augustine Found in Medieval Manuscript.&rdquo; 6/2026. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/06/lost-writings-of-saint-augustine-found-in-medieval-manuscript/</li> <li>net. &ldquo;Secret Letter Detailing Late Medieval Britain Fully Decoded.&rdquo; https://www.medievalists.net/2026/04/secret-letter-detailing-late-medieval-britain-fully-decoded/</li> <li>Mehrtens, Michelle. &ldquo;A Young Black Girl Was the First to Desegregate a Maryland Carousel in the 1960s. Now, the Historic Merry-Go-Round Will Entertain Visitors on the National Mall.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/22/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-young-black-girl-was-the-first-to-desegregate-a-maryland-carousel-in-the-1960s-now-the-historic-merry-go-round-will-entertain-visitors-on-the-national-mall-180988596/</li> <li>Mondal, Sanjukta. &ldquo;Scraped from ancient Roman toilets, these crusted remains expose a pathogen found far earlier than expected.&rdquo; Phys.org. 4/23/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ancient-roman-toilets-crusted-expose.html</li> <li>Moreau, Didier and Julie Louis. &ldquo;Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo.&rdquo; University of Liege. Via EurekAlert. 4/1/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122449</li> <li>Mosquera, Pau. &ldquo;Sagrada Fam&iacute;lia&rsquo;s 144-year journey nears its end with the Tower of Jesus Christ.&rdquo; CNN. 6/8/2026. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/style/sagrada-familia-barcelona-tower-jesus-christ-intl</li> <li>Nicholls, Catherine and Taylor Nicioli. &ldquo;Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI.&rdquo; CNN. 6/26/2026. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/science/papyrus-scroll-vesuvius-ai-scli-intl</li> <li>Oster, Sandee et al. &ldquo;Rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes unearthed at Inca coastal site.&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/14/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-rare-year-dried-potatoes-unearthed.html</li> <li>Oster, Sandee. &ldquo;A kohl bottle from York may hint at an ancient Egyptian in Roman-Britain.&rdquo; Phys.org. 5/31/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-kohl-bottle-york-hint-ancient.html</li> <li>Oster, Sandee. &ldquo;Lavatory shaft reveals the cost of 17th‑century vanity in Germany.&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/23/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-lavatory-shaft-reveals-17thcentury-vanity.html</li> <li>Oster, Sandee. &ldquo;Mummified dogs reveal Tiwanaku people buried companions beside homes long before they became status symbols.&rdquo; Phys.org. 6/29/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mummified-dogs-reveal-tiwanaku-people.html</li> <li>Randolph, Mary. &ldquo;A Man and His Dog Discovered a 3,400-Year-Old Ax Head While Out for a Walk in One of England&rsquo;s Ancient Forests.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/30/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-man-and-his-dog-accidentally-discovered-a-3400-year-old-ax-head-while-out-for-a-walk-in-one-of-englands-ancient-forests-180988649/</li> <li>Randolph, Mary. &ldquo;After a Poet&rsquo;s Love Story Was Cut Short, His Letters Mysteriously Disappeared&mdash;Until Rare Book Dealers Acted on a Hunch.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/21/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-john-keats-love-story-was-cut-short-his-letters-mysteriously-disappeared-until-rare-book-dealers-acted-on-a-hunch-180988585/</li> <li>Science in Poland. &ldquo;Ancient &lsquo;beer&rsquo; traces found in 4,500-year-old vessels in Northeastern Poland.&rdquo; 5/17/2026. https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2C112850%2Cancient-beer-traces-found-4500-year-old-vessels-northeastern-poland.html</li> <li>Solly, Meilan. &ldquo;A 13-Year-Old Boy Found This Bronze Coin in a Field. It Turned Out to Be the First Ancient Greek Artifact Discovered in Berlin.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 8/28/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-13-year-old-boy-found-this-bronze-coin-in-a-field-it-turned-out-to-be-the-first-ancient-greek-artifact-discovered-in-berlin-180988627/</li> <li>Solly, Meilan. &ldquo;New research has identified four members of the doomed 1845 search for the Northwest Passage, including the owner of a paper-stuffed wallet that has long mystified historians.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/8/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-franklin-expedition-officer-died-in-the-arctic-in-uniform-that-didnt-belong-to-him-now-dna-has-revealed-his-identity-180988702/</li> <li>Solly, Meilan. &ldquo;These Italian Teenagers Stayed Overnight at Their School. They Found Ancient Roman Ruins Hidden in the Basement.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 6/8/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-italian-teenagers-stayed-overnight-at-their-school-they-found-ancient-roman-ruins-hidden-in-the-basement-180988917/</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;1,500-year-old kitchen knife set found in Hadrianopolis.&rdquo; 4/22/2026. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75890</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;11th c. sword found in Warta River in Poland.&rdquo; 6/15/2026. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/76308</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Charred loaf of bread found at Roman military camp.&rdquo; 4/24/2026. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75904</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;First-grader on field trip finds 1,300-year-old sword.&rdquo; 5/13/2026. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/76055</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Matching fragments of Silla stele reunited.&rdquo; 4/15/2026. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75837</li> <li>Thorsberg, Christian. &ldquo;A Hiker in Norway Found an Elite Warrior&rsquo;s Golden Sword Ornament. It Was Likely a Sacrifice to the Gods Made During a Time of Turmoil.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/8/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-hiker-in-norway-found-an-elite-warriors-golden-sword-ornament-it-was-likely-a-sacrifice-to-the-gods-made-during-a-time-of-turmoil-180988707/</li> <li>University of Copenhagen. "4,000-year-old tablets reveal magic spells, kings feared, and a beer receipt." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 5 May 2026. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023848.htm.</li> <li>University of Iowa Health Care. "Ancient DNA shared with Neanderthals may explain human language." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 12 June 2026. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260611024612.htm</li> <li>University of York. &ldquo;Ancient DNA from Tuscan Wells Reveal Origins of Modern Wine.&rdquo; 5/12/2026. https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/ancient-dna-tuscan-wells-origins-wine/</li> <li>Wexler, Ellen. &ldquo;Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the &lsquo;Iliad&rsquo; Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 4/23/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-a-papyrus-fragment-from-the-iliad-tucked-inside-the-wrappings-of-a-1600-year-old-egyptian-mummy-180988603/</li> <li>Wexler, Ellen. &ldquo;Divers Discover the Shipwreck of a World War I-Era Coast Guard Cutter, Which Vanished With 131 Sailors on Board in 1918.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 5/7/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/divers-discover-the-shipwreck-of-a-world-war-i-era-coast-guard-cutter-which-vanished-with-131-sailors-on-board-in-1918-180988676/</li> <li>Wexler, Ellen. &ldquo;Why Did the Handwriting in This 248-Year-Old Notebook Look Familiar? It Turned Out to Be a Forgotten Mozart Manuscript.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 6/25/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-the-handwriting-in-this-248-year-old-notebook-look-familiar-it-turned-out-to-be-a-forgotten-mozart-manuscript-180989017/</li> <li>Whiddington, Richard. &ldquo;Newly Recovered Love Letters by John Keats Could Net $2 Million at Auction.&rdquo; ArtNet. 5/12/2026. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-keats-love-letters-sothebys-auction-2772300</li> <li>Whiddington, Richard. &ldquo;Rare Centuries-Old Notebook Discovered in Medieval Latrine.&rdquo; ArtNet. 5/18/2026. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/notebook-medieval-latrine-2774230</li> <li>Whiddington, Richard. &ldquo;Shakespeare&rsquo;s London Home Finally Located After Centuries of Mystery.&rdquo; ArtNet. 4/17/2026. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shakespeare-london-home-site-found-2766154</li> <li>Widdington, Richard. &ldquo;Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library.&rdquo; ArtNet. 5/10/2026. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caedmon-hymn-copy-rome-library-trinity-college-2771600</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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