and several other sources that might be of interest..i think I'm done looking for now..
but they all do have photos at the links happy reading http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeologyAncient Ram Statue Unearthed On Christmas Eve in Israel
Dec 29, 2015 10:33 AM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The ram was often used as a symbol of Jesus, and could have been part of a church. Continue reading ?
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Six Ancient Egyptian Statues Recovered: Photos
Dec 28, 2015 11:00 AM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
Six rock cut statues have been discovered within 18th Dynasty shrines at found at Gebel el Sisila.
Egyptian Statues Revealed in Ancient Shrines
Dec 28, 2015 10:30 AM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The 3,400-year-old statues were found at a site known for its stone quarries near the Nile.
Evil-Thwarting 'Rattles' Found in Prehistoric Infant's Grave
Dec 23, 2015 12:02 PM ET // Owen Jarus, LiveScience
Tiny figurines that may have been used to ward off evil spirits were discovered in the grave of an infant dating back 4,500 years.
Oetzi the Iceman Has World's Oldest Tattoos
Dec 22, 2015 02:00 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The Iceman, who died between 3370 and 3100 B.C., has 61 marks on his body made by fine incisions into which charcoal was rubbed.
Anti-Demonic Burial Found in Poland
Dec 21, 2015 11:55 AM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
Burials were found in a 400-year-old cemetery where sickles were placed around the throats of the deceased possibly to ward off demons.
King Tut's Wet Nurse May Have Been His Sister
Dec 21, 2015 09:04 AM ET // AFP
Thew news revives speculation about the identity of the mother of the boy king.
Restored King Tut Mask Back on Display
Dec 17, 2015 11:35 AM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The mask underwent eight weeks of delicate surgery to undo damage caused by a botched procedure.
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3,200-Year-Old Papyrus Contains Astrophysical Information about Variable Star Algol
Text of Cairo Calendar page rto VIII; inside the superimposed rectangle is the hieratic writing for the word Horus. A passage in this document dates it to the reign of Ramses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty. Image credit: Jetsu L. / Porceddu S., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144140.s001.
Dec 23, 2015 by Sergio Prostak
Ancient Egyptians wrote Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days that assigned astronomically influenced prognoses for each day of the year. The best preserved of these calendars is the Cairo Calendar dated to 1244 – 1163 BC (Ramesside Period). According to scientists at the University of Helsinki, this papyrus is the oldest preserved historical document of naked eye observations of a variable star, the eclipsing binary star Algol. Text of Cairo...
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Excavations at Craig Rhos-y-Felin, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. Image credit: Adam Stanford / Aerial-Cam Ltd.
Stonehenge Bluestones Came from Two Quarries in Wales, Scientists Say
Dec 8, 2015 by Editors
Enormous standing stones at Stonehenge are of sarsen, a local sandstone, but the smaller ones, known as bluestones, came from two prehistoric quarries...
Photograph of the engraved schist slab from Moli del Salt. Image credit: Manuel Vaquero / Marcos Garcia-Diez.
13,800-Year-Old Engraving May Depict Campsite of Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers
Dec 3, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro
An engraved object recently found at the site of Moli del Salt in Spain and dated to the end of the Upper Paleolithic, about 13,800 years ago, may show...
A seal impression of King Hezekiah unearthed at the foot of the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount. Image credit: Ouria Tadmor / Eilat Mazar.
Archaeologists Uncover Clay Seal Impression with Name of Judean King Hezekiah
Dec 2, 2015 by Editors
Israeli archaeologists digging in the Ophel Archaeological Park, near the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, have discovered...
IAA archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of the Hellenistic period fortress of Acra, solving one of Jerusalem’s greatest archaeological mysteries. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.
Israeli Archaeologists Unearth Hellenistic Period Fortress of Acra
Nov 27, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed what they believe are the ruins of Acra – often called the Seleucid Acra...
Panoramic view of the elephant bones; the plaster-jacket in the background covers the skull of the straight-tusked elephant (Elephas antiquus). Scale – 50 cm. Image credit: Eleni Panagopoulou et al.
Marathousa 1: Archaeologists Find Paleolithic Elephant Butchering Site in Greece
Nov 25, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro
A group of Greek and German archaeologists has discovered a 300,000 to 600,000 year old elephant butchering site near the modern-day city of Megalopolis,...
This wine press was found at the site, near Netivot. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.
1,500-Year-Old Settlement Unearthed in Southern Israel
Nov 23, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro
Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at a site near the town of Netivot, southern Israel have revealed a Byzantine-era settlement dating...
Part of the 1,700-year-old mosaic floor unearthed in Israel. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.
1,700-Year-Old Magnificent Mosaic Unearthed in Israel
Nov 18, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro
A beautiful Roman-era mosaic has been uncovered in the Neve Yerek neighborhood of Lod, southeast of Tel Aviv, by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities...
Part of the name of pharaoh Thutmose II. Image credit: Przemyslaw ‘Blueshade’ Idzkiewicz.
Neolithic Farming Communities Exploited Bee Products at least 8,500 Years Ago
Nov 12, 2015 by Editors
Bee products were exploited continuously at least from the seventh millennium BC, according to a multinational team of scientists led by University of...
Archaeologists survey the scatter of a Late Roman shipwreck. Image credit: V. Mentogianis.
Underwater Archaeologists Discover 22 Ancient Shipwrecks around Fourni Archipelago
Nov 10, 2015 by Editors
A University of Southampton-led of team of archaeologists has discovered almost two dozen shipwrecks around the Fourni archipelago, Greece. Archaeologists...
German archaeologists found this mosaic while excavating the site of the ancient city of Doliche in Turkey. Image credit: Peter Jülich / University of Münster.
Stunning Late Antique Mosaic Uncovered in Turkey
Nov 3, 2015 by Editors
Archaeologists digging at the site of the ancient city of Doliche in Turkey have uncovered a stunning mosaic that would’ve been used as the floor of...
This gold ring with a Cretan bull-jumping scene was one of four solid-gold rings found in the tomb. This number is more than found with any other single burial elsewhere in Greece. Image credit: University of Cincinnati.
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb of Wealthy Mycenaean Warrior in Greece
Oct 27, 2015 by Editors
A multinational group of archaeologists has unearthed a 3,500-year-old tomb of Mycenaean warrior near the city of Pylos on the southwest coast of Greece...
An aerial view of the bouleuterion recently discovered at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum. Test trenches reveal, among other things, a curved marble bench for dignitaries, supports for wooden seats for a general audience and a marble-paved orchestra area. Image credit: Michael Hoff / University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Archaeologists Make New Discoveries in Roman City of Antiochia ad Cragum
Oct 23, 2015 by Editors
A head of Medusa has been unearthed by a team of archaeologists digging at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum, an ancient Roman city on Turkey’s southern...
Stonehenge, a famous prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England.
Stonehenge’s Builders Were Heavy Meat-Eaters, Archaeologists Say
Oct 13, 2015 by Editors
Archaeologists from Germany and the United Kingdom have revealed insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls, a Neolithic settlement