The first Greek mummy has been found and is being analyzed by a team of Swiss researchers. She was embalmed in oils and spices, much like the Egyptian process, and some hair including her eyebrows remains. She dates from about 300 CE, and the article notes gravely that they have been unable to determine a cause of death.
Another first, the first complete chariot to be found in Bulgaria has been unearthed in a Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria. This is very exciting! The chariot is about 1900 years old and in a good state of preservation. Nearby they found well-preserved brass and leather that they think to be the harness, even more exciting than the chariot.
In Turkey, a head thought to be the empress Faustina has been found! It’s been a good summer for digging, including for a friend of mine working on a dig in Israel who spent several weeks finding an excitingly-curved wall and some mosaics this year. (And a lot of time washing pottery!)
