27 AVRIL 2017 NEWS: Port Joli - Pen Dinas - Karagöl - Mané-Véchen - Nice -
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CANADA – 
Port Joli - Mi’kmaq history is being unearthed along Nova Scotia’s South Shore, thanks to the E’se’get Archaeology Project. E’se’get is a Mi’kmaq word which means “to dig for clams.” Research for the the E’se’get Archaeology Project, conducted by the Canadian Museum of History, focuses on shell middens in Port Joli, which boasts the densest concentrations of shell middens in Nova Scotia. “The major reason I’m interested in shell middens is because of the preservation they afford,” Betts explains. “Shell middens are ancient refuse heaps. They’re the result of people discarding food waste, and in this case it’s the inedible portions of clams.” Because Nova Scotia soils are so acidic, preservation of bone, wood and other organic materials buried in it is rare. But shell middens change the soil. As the shells degrade, calcium carbonate leaches out into the surrounding acidic soil, neutralizing it. “That means we get preservation not only of artifacts like bone tools and ceramics, but also of animal bones,” Betts says. “That’s really crucial if you’re trying to reconstruct what ancient people were doing on a landscape, because it preserves their interaction with animals and the ecosystem they’re interacting with. It provides a really great picture of climate, ecosystems, environment and human behaviours.” Betts’ team found the largest known shell midden in Nova Scotia, measuring 300 metres square and one metre deep of pure shell. “I’ve never seen anything like this in the province before,” he says, adding that a midden of this size indicates large-scale clam processing by Mi’kmaq families. Another unique find was five spark holders — clay-lined clamshells — used by women to keep fires going from winter sites to summer sites. The project also unearthed the first fully excavated sweat lodge in Nova Scotia, possibly even in the Maritimes.
ROYAUME UNI – 
Pen Dinas - A first-ever geophysical survey carried out at Pen Dinas earlier this month could “rewrite” the history of Aberystwyth, it has been claimed. The survey forms part of a project called Pen Dinas Hill Fort: Exploring the Celtic Coast, by Penparcau Community Forum. Pen Dinas, which is described by the St Fagans National History Museum as “one of the largest and most important hillforts in west Wales”, is designated a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service.
http://www.bala-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=114107&headline=Survey%20of%20hillfort%20%E2%80%98could%20rewrite%20history%20of%20Aberystwyth%E2%80%99§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017
TURQUIE – 
Karagöl - A coffin thought to belong to a Russian general has been unearthed during foundation excavations for a construction project in the eastern province of Ardahan, Doğan News Agency reported on April 26. Ünver Solaklıoğlu, an archaeologist at the museum, suggested that the skeleton could belong to a Russian general who lived around 140 years ago in the area, according to initial examinations.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/skeleton-of-russian-general-found-inside-unearthed-coffin-in-turkeys-ardahan.aspx?pageID=238&nid=112457
FRANCE – 
Mané-Véchen - Mané-Véchen est un site où ont été trouvés les vestiges d’une villa gallo-romaine, en bordure de la ria d’Etel. Signalé en 1929, il n’a été parfaitement identifié qu’en 1972 à la suite de sondages qui ont mis en évidence les vestiges d’une villa gallo-romaine d’agrément, construite à la fin du IIe siècle, dotée d’un bâtiment thermal, avec chauffage par le sol.Après huit campagnes menées par 400 bénévoles, la villa a révélé une grande partie de ses secrets. Les archéologues ont dégagé les bases des murs et découvert des milliers de fragments de céramique. Mais également des objets en bronze, en plomb et en fer, qu’il s’agisse d’ustensiles, de coutellerie… Ou des pièces de monnaie. L'édifice met en avant une architecture originale : « Il n’y a pas de pièces d’appartement, mais de vastes salles, hyper décorées, qui sont des lieux de réunion et de représentation », analyse Alain Provost, le premier archéologue libéral responsable des fouilles. En 2016, la Direction régionale des affaires culturelles de Bretagne (Drac) a engagé d’importants travaux de régénération de ce site archéologique majeur. C’est donc un site entièrement réhabilité qui est désormais accessible. Aujourd’hui, le visiteur commence à imaginer le site, tel qu’il était il y a 1 800 ans.
FRANCE - 
Nice - C'était un local à poubelles. Et il a fallu des fouilles archélogiques préventives, pour qu'à Nice, l'église St-François revèle tous ses trésors.La ville a en effet engagé des travaux pour mettre en valeur son patrimoine dans ce quartier ancien, qui remonte au XIIIè siècle. C'est ainsi que l'église des Franciscains a révélé dans les sous-sols des vestiges de l'époque médiévale, mais aussi des voutes, des arcs, des cavaux et un cinéma beaucoup plus récent, mais très étonnant.