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We're working to catch up on the bonus material we owe y'all, so hang in there! This batch of news stories includes some mummy stuff, some Neanderthal food, some African archaeology, some Horse Guy stuff, and more!
Chemical residue reveals ancient Egyptians' mummy-making mixtures
Biomolecular analyses enable new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming | Nature
Digital Scans Reveal Secrets of 'Golden Boy' Mummy | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
5,000-Year-Old Tavern With Food Still Inside Discovered in Iraq (Smithsonian)
The Museum Built on Native American Burial Mounds — ProPublica
Young Sudanese archaeologists dig up history as ‘west knows best’ era ends (The Guardian)
Ancient Stone Tools Once Thought to be Made by Humans Were Actually Crafted by Monkeys, Say Archaeologists | Artnet News
Prehistoric population once lived in Siberia, but mysteriously vanished, genetic study finds (Live Science) (CW: human remains)
Researchers in Vietnam Discovered That Two Deer Antlers Languishing in Museum Storage Are Actually 2,000-Year-Old Musical Instruments.
The world's first horse riders found near the Black Sea (Phys.org)
Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Archaeologists in Portugal Have Discovered the Remains of a Favorite Neanderthal Feast: Roasted Crab (Artnet)
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-year-history-dildo.html
