Editing 2022 in archaeology

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This page lists significant events of 2022 in [[archaeology]].

==Excavations==
;February
* Archaeologists begin excavation in [[Haverfordwest]], [[Wales]], of the site of a [[medieval priory]] ([[Haverfordwest Priory]]) containing 240 burials at the location of a former department store.<ref>{{cite web|first=Aled|last=Scourfield|title=Skeletons: Remains of 240 people under Haverfordwest store|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63193600|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2022-10-11|accessdate=2022-10-11|language=en}}</ref>
;July
* 12 – Archaeologists from [[University of Manchester|The University of Manchester]] have excavated for the first time the 5,000-year-old [[Neolithic]] chamber tomb linked to [[King Arthur]], the legendary ruler of [[Camelot]]. The excavation was carried out around the chamber of nine upright stones weighing more than 25 tons in present-day [[Herefordshire]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Megan|last=Marples|title=A tomb linked to the legend of King Arthur is being excavated for the first time |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/arthur-stone-tomb-excavation-scn/index.html|date=2022-07-11|access-date=2022-10-11|website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Joe|last=Stafford|title=Archaeologists carry out first dig at tomb linked to King Arthur|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/tomb-linked-to-king-arthur/|date=2022-07-01|access-date=2022-10-11|publisher=University of Manchester|language=en}}</ref>

==Finds==
;January

* 24 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of thousands of [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] pits during an electromagnetic induction [[Field research|field survey]] around [[Stonehenge]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=De Smedt |first1=Philippe |last2=Garwood |first2=Paul |last3=Chapman |first3=Henry |last4=Deforce |first4=Koen |last5=De Grave |first5=Johan |last6=Hanssens |first6=Daan |last7=Vandenberghe |first7=Dimitri |date=2022-07-01 |title=Novel insights into prehistoric land use at Stonehenge by combining electromagnetic and invasive methods with a semi-automated interpretation scheme |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440322000152 |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science |language=en |volume=143 |pages=105557 |doi=10.1016/j.jas.2022.105557 |bibcode=2022JArSc.143j5557D |s2cid=248688037 |issn=0305-4403}}</ref>
* 25 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of an intact 2,000-year-old blue glass [[bowl]] with a trim rim and a vertical stripe pattern in the Dutch city of [[Nijmegen]] in [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=McGreevy|first1=Nora|title=2,000-Year-Old Roman Bowl Discovered Intact in the Netherlands|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-ancient-roman-glass-bowl-found-in-netherlands-180979461/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists find nearly 2,000-year-old point-blank scale in Nijmegen: 'Masterpiece with museum value' |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nijmegen/archeologen-vinden-bijna-2000-jaar-oude-puntgave-schaal-in-nijmegen-topstuk-met-museale-waarde~a7b2f01f |access-date=2022-02-20 |website=myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl}}</ref>

;February

* 1 –  Velia excavation reported the discovery of two well-preserved [[bronze]] Greek helmets with [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] design, the remains of a painted brick wall and vases at the site of [[Velia]] in [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'emilio |first=Frances |title=Ancient helmets, temple ruins found at dig in southern Italy |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-02-ancient-helmets-temple-southern-italy.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ancient helmets found alongside temple ruins during dig in Italy |language=en-GB |work=belfasttelegraph |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/ancient-helmets-found-alongside-temple-ruins-during-dig-in-italy-41301889.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
* 2 –  Archaeologists from the [[Israel Antiquities Authority]] announced the discovery of a 1.5-million-year-old complete [[hominini|hominin]] [[vertebra]]. The fossilized bone belonging to a juvenile between the ages of 6-12 is estimated as the oldest evidence of ancient hominini in the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tress |first=Luke |date=2 February 2022 |title=Scientists find oldest evidence of humans in Israel — a 1.5 million-year-old bone |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-find-oldest-evidence-of-humans-in-israel-a-1-5-million-year-old-bone/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Prehistoric Israel: 1.5 million-year-old bone shines light on migration|url=https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-695270|access-date=2022-02-15|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
* 3
** Archaeologists announced the discovery of the remains of a [[woolly mammoth]], [[reindeer]], [[rhinoceros]], [[bison]], [[wolf]] and [[hyena]] in a cave system during the building of a new town named [[Sherford (new town)|Sherford]] in [[Devon]] (England).<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2022 |title='Megafauna' archaeological finds discovered in Devon, with a mammoth, rhino and wolf among amazing remains uncovered at Sherford |url=http://sherford.org/news/megafauna-archaeological-finds-discovered-in-devon-with-a-mammoth-rhino-and-wolf-among-amazing-remains-uncovered-at-sherford-/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=sherford.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Woolly mammoth and rhino among Ice Age animals discovered in Devon cave |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/february/woolly-mammoth-rhino-among-ice-age-animals-discovered-devon-cave.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.nhm.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
** Australian researchers claimed to have discovered the wreck of [[Captain Cook]]'s {{HMS|Endeavour}} off [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in North America where she was sunk in 1778.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sharon|last=Marris|title=Australian experts say they have found Cook's Endeavour but US scientists say 'not so fast'|url=https://news.sky.com/story/australian-experts-say-they-have-found-cooks-endeavour-but-us-scientists-say-not-so-fast-12531537|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=2022-02-03|accessdate=2022-03-09}}</ref>
* 4 – Around 40 skeletons with their skulls relocated are among 425 bodies exhumed by archaeologists from a large Roman cemetery in [[Buckinghamshire]], England, on the course of [[HS2]], it is announced.<ref>{{cite web|first=Katy|last=Prickett|title=HS2: Decapitated skeletons found near Aylesbury|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-60254154|work=BBC News|date=2022-02-05|accessdate=2023-01-22}}</ref>
* 14 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of 1,000-1,200 years-old six mummified children in [[Peru]], thought to have been sacrificed, probably to accompany a dead elite man to the afterlife.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title=Ancient mummies of children, likely sacrificed, unearthed in Peru|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220214-ancient-mummies-of-children-likely-sacrificed-unearthed-in-peru|access-date=2022-02-20|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>
* 22 – Discovery of a large, well-preserved Roman mosaic, believed to date from A.D. 175–225 was announced by the researchers from the [[Museum of London Archaeology]] (MOLA) in [[Southwark]] district in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Caroline |date=2022-02-24 |title=Digging in the Shadows of London's Shard, Archaeologists Discovered a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Find': a Shockingly Intact Roman Mosaic |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-mosaic-unearthed-in-london-2077551 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Jeevan Ravindran |title=London's largest Roman mosaic in 50 years discovered by archaeologists |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mosaic-london-discovery-scli-scn-intl-gbr/index.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=CNN |date=23 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

;March

* 1 –  A 19th-century ''drontheim'' fishing vessel was uncovered by storms on the beach at [[Portrush]] in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storms uncover 200-year-old boat on Portrush beach|first=Mike|last=McBride|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60568528|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2022-03-04|accessdate=2022-03-04}}</ref>
* 8 – Archaeologists conducted [[Radiocarbon dating|radiocarbon]] analyses and announced the dating of a curved [[Bowhunting|hunting bow]] discovered in 2021. The bow was probably 460 years old, and its origin ranged from 1506 to 1660.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Wooden Hunting Bow Found in Lake Clark (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/historic-wooden-hunting-bow-found-in-lake-clark-national-park-and-preserve.htm |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=460-Year-Old Hunting Bow Discovered Underwater in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park |url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/hunting-bow-artifact-alaska/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Outdoor Life |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 9 – Discovery of wreck of [[Endurance (1912 ship)|''Endurance'' (1912 ship)]] under the Antarctic ice was announced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://endurance22.org/endurance-is-found|title=Endurance is Found|newspaper=Endurance22|date=2022-03-09|accessdate=2022-03-09|author1=Alexw }}</ref>
* 15 – Discovery of a 1,500-year-old [[silver]] extraction site and a lead-lined [[coffin]] inside a stone [[mausoleum]] in [[England]] was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excavation unearths a 1500-year-old mystery |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2022/03/grangefarmexcavations/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Press Office |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1,500-Year-Old Silver Site Uncovered in England - Archaeology Magazine |url=https://www.archaeology.org/news/10413-220317-england-roman-silver#:~:text=NEWCASTLE%20UPON%20TYNE,%20ENGLAND%E2%80%94According,England%20known%20as%20Grange%20Farm. |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=www.archaeology.org}}</ref>
* 19 – Five well-decorated ancient tombs found at the [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] were put on display in [[Cairo]]. They date back to the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt]], around 2700BC to 2200BC.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-20 |title=Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/egypt-new-tombs-discovered/100924758 |access-date=2022-04-03}}</ref>

;April

* 5 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of the 4,000 years-old two [[Bronze Age]] [[axe]] heads on land owned by a farmer in [[Wiltshire]] in [[England]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-05 |title=Bronze Age axe heads found in Wiltshire field |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60995770 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref>
* 26 – A 4,500-year-old statue of [[Anat]] was discovered in [[Khan Younis]], [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61228553 |title=Gaza farmer finds 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite goddess |website=BBC |date=26 April 2022 }}</ref>
* April – [[Dungeness Tudor ship]] found near the south coast of England.<ref>{{cite news|title=Remains of Old Ship found at Denge Quarry|url=https://www.cemexuknews.co.uk/future-in-action/remains-of-old-ship-found-at-denge-quarry/|access-date=2023-01-01|work=Cemex UK News|date=May 2022}}</ref>

;May

* 3 – Research into the inscriptions and use of several hundred [[Astragalomancy|astragali]] – animal knucklebone gaming dice – used 2,300 years ago and found at the [[Beit Guvrin National Park|Maresha-Bet Guvrin National Park]] in southern Israel, is published.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Perry-Gal | first1=Lee | last2=Stern | first2=Ian | last3=Erlich | first3=Adi | title=Gaming and divination in the Hellenistic Levant: the case study of the astragalus assemblage from Maresha, Israel | journal=Levant | publisher=Informa UK Limited | volume=54 | issue=1 | date=2022-01-02 | issn=0075-8914 | doi=10.1080/00758914.2022.2048433 | pages=65–79| s2cid=248621338 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Gross | first=Judah Ari | title=Hera help us! Rare knucklebone dice with names of gods show gaming in ancient Israel | website=The Times of Israel | date=2022-08-16 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-knucklebone-dice-give-glimpse-of-hellenistic-gaming-in-ancient-israel/}}</ref>
* 9 – Discovery of the nearly 4,300-year-old tomb of an ancient Egyptian high-ranked person who handled royal, sealed documents of pharaoh was announced at [[Saqqara]], [[Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Kuta |first2=Sarah |title=Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth 4,300-Year-Old Tomb of Man Who Handled His Pharaoh's 'Secret Documents' |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-egypt-unearth-4300-year-old-tomb-of-egyptian-dignitary-who-handled-secret-documents-pharaoh-180980120/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Owen Jarus |date=2022-05-16 |title=Tomb of ancient Egyptian dignitary who read top secret documents discovered |url=https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-tomb-royal-official |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 – Archaeologists reported the rediscovery of Orconectes sheltae at [[Shelta Cave]] for the first time since 1988 in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[United States|USA]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dooley |first1=Katherine E. |last2=Niemiller |first2=K. Denise Kendall |last3=Sturm |first3=Nathaniel |last4=Niemiller |first4=Matthew L. |date=2022-05-20 |title=Rediscovery and phylogenetic analysis of the Shelta Cave Crayfish (Orconectes sheltae Cooper & Cooper, 1997), a decapod (Decapoda, Cambaridae) endemic to Shelta Cave in northern Alabama, USA |url=https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/79993/ |journal=Subterranean Biology |language=en |volume=43 |pages=11–31 |doi=10.3897/subtbiol.43.79993 |issn=1314-2615|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* 22 - More than 2,500 roman coins have been found in [[San Casciano dei Bagni]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scienzenotizie.it/2022/05/22/oltre-2-500-monete-romane-scoperte-in-toscana-in-eccellente-stato-di-conservazione-3355795?fbclid=IwAR0JEdmwFWEZE8cLb00awJyLrlLJlDND34dT6-TDO1j1a1zvfSo2b0BNZZE | title=Oltre 2.500 monete romane scoperte in Toscana: 'In eccellente stato di conservazione' » Scienze Notizie | date=22 May 2022 }}</ref>
* 27 – Archaeologists reported the discovery of 1,400-year-old remains of the Mayan site so-called Xiol on the outskirts of [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]] with a large central plaza and at least 12 buildings, workshops, burial places of adults and children, and an [[altar]] that served a ritual purpose.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Kuta |first2=Sarah |title=Construction Crew Stumbles on 1,400-Year-Old Ruins of Maya City |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-crew-stumbles-on-1400-year-old-ruins-of-maya-mayan-city-180980171/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-27 |title=Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/archaeologists-discover-ancient-mayan-city-construction-site-2022-05-27/ |access-date=2022-08-14}}</ref>
* 30 – 250 sarcophagi and 150 statuettes were displayed at [[Saqqara]], dated back to the [[Late Period of ancient Egypt|Late Period]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/05/30/egypt-unveils-major-find-of-250-sarcophagi-and-150-statues-in-saqqara/ |title=Egypt unveils major find of 250 sarcophagi and 150 statuettes in Saqqara |website=The National |date=30 May 2022 }}</ref>
* 30 – Discovery of a 1,800-year-old well-preserved geometric patterned floor [[mosaic]] was announced in [[Pergamon]], [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agency |first=Anadolu |date=2022-05-30 |title=1,800-year-old geometric patterned mosaic found in Turkey's Pergamon |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/1800-year-old-geometric-patterned-mosaic-found-in-turkeys-pergamon |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref>

;June

* 4 –  Archaeologists from the Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced the discovery of a 1,300-year-old nine-inch-tall plaster head statue indicating a young [[Hun Hunahpu]], the Maya’s mythological maize god.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sculpted head of Mayan maize god uncovered in Mexico |url=https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-708570 |access-date=2022-08-09 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Kuta |first2=Sarah |title=1,300-Year-Old Corn God Statue Shows How the Maya Worshipped Maize |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1300-year-old-corn-god-statue-shows-how-maya-worshipped-maize-180980206/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
* 7 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of a poorly preserved single-edged [[sabre]] among the ruins of a monastery on the coast of [[Chalkidiki|Chalcidice]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Tom Metcalfe |date=2022-06-07 |title=Rusty saber, possibly wielded by medieval Turkish pirates, unearthed in Greece |url=https://www.livescience.com/medieval-saber-found-greek-monastery |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 14 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of a turtle shell-shaped box, a sacrificial altar and pits full of gold, bronze and jade relics at the [[Sanxingdui]] archaeological site, [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kathleen Magramo |title=Sacrificial altar among 13,000 relics unearthed at Sanxingdui archaeological site in China |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sanxingdui-china-archaeology-relics-discovery-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=CNN |date=14 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* 22 – Wreck of [[destroyer escort]] {{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|DE-413}}, sunk in the [[Battle off Samar]] (1944), was located by submersible in the [[Philippine Sea]] at a depth of {{convert|6895|m|ft}}, making it the deepest wreck identified at this date.<ref>{{cite news|title=USS Samuel B Roberts: World's deepest shipwreck discovered|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61925862|date=2022-06-24|access-date=2022-06-25|work=BBC News|first=Jonathan|last=Amos}}</ref>
* 26 – Turkish-Mongolian archaeologists announced the discovery of the ruins of a summer palace ([[caravanserai]]) thought to have been constructed by the [[Mongols|Mongol]] [[Ilkhanate]] State ruler [[Hulagu Khan]] and decorated with [[swastika]] or "[[tamga]]" shaped roof tiles in the 1260s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agency |first=Anadolu |date=2022-06-26 |title=Turkish, Mongolian scientists trace Ilkhanid palace in Turkey's Van |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkish-mongolian-scientists-trace-ilkhanid-palace-in-turkeys-van/news |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref>

;July

* 1 – Dutch archaeologists have announced that they have discovered the remains of a nearly 2,000-year-old temple complex where [[Roman Empire|Roman]] soldiers once paid tribute to gods and goddesses in the village of Herwen-Hemeling in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Tom Metcalfe |date=2022-07-13 |title=Ancient sanctuary used by Roman soldiers nearly 2,000 years ago found in the Netherlands |url=https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-temple-discovered-netherlands |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Dutch researchers uncover Roman temple complex |date=2022-06-20 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-researchers-uncover-roman-temple-complex/a-62194895 |access-date=2022-08-02 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* 5 – Archaeologists discover 88 footprints that have been left behind by humans at least 12,000 years ago in Utah's [[Great Salt Lake Desert]] using [[ground-penetrating radar]] (GPR).<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Harry Baker |date=2022-08-02 |title='Ghost footprints' left by ancient hunter-gatherers discovered in Utah desert |url=https://www.livescience.com/human-ghost-footprints-utah |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 7 – Discovery of a 2.8&nbsp;cm long 5.200 years old stone carving [[Pupa|chrysalis]] in a semi-crypt house was announced at the Shangguo Site in [[Wenxi County]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China-Xinhua |url=http://www.chinaview.cn/20220718/9ff4915a83394d1089cea9e76c3f5517/c.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.chinaview.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Büyükyıldırım |first=Oğuz |date=2022-07-19 |title=5,200-year-old stone carving silkworm chrysalis discovered in north China |url=https://arkeonews.net/5200-year-old-stone-carving-silkworm-chrysalis-discovered-in-north-china/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 8 – Discovery of a 1.4 million-year-old jawbone ([[maxilla]]) included a tooth of a [[Hominidae|hominid]] was announced at [[Archaeological site of Atapuerca|Sima del Elefante]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jennifer Nalewicki |date=2022-07-17 |title=1.4 million-year-old jawbone may belong to oldest known human relative in Europe |url=https://www.livescience.com/ancient-jawbone-hominid-spain |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 9 – Archaeologists from the [[Israel Antiquities Authority]] announced the discovery of a 8000 years-old [[Yarmukian culture|Yarmukian]] "Mother Goddess" figurine at [[Sha'ar HaGolan (archaeological site)|Sha’ar HaGolan archaeological site]] in [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=8,000-year-old Yarmukian 'Mother Goddess' figurine uncovered in Israel |url=https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-711462 |access-date=2022-07-31 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=kayra |first=oguz |date=2022-07-08 |title=8,000-year-old Yarmukian 'Mother Goddess' figurine discovered in Israel |url=https://arkeonews.net/8000-year-old-yarmukian-mother-goddess-figurine-discovered-in-israel/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 11 – Discovery of a 4,000-year-old female grave with jewels from the [[Bronze Age|Early Bronze Age]] Nitra culture was announced in [[Brestovany]], [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=2022-07-11 |title=Ancient grave found right under kindergarten |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22947060/ancient-grave-found-right-under-kindergarten.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref>  
* 12 – Archaeologists from the [[British Museum]] unearthed a [[Roman mosaic]] dating to the 4th century AD and hundreds of objects from regularly positioned such as jewelry, cash, roof tiles and kiln bricks at [[Hinton St Mary]] in [[Dorset]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=Archaeologists Unearth Roman Mosaic in Rural British Town - nbcnews.com.ng |url=https://www.nbcnews.com.ng/archaeologists-unearth-roman-mosaic-in-rural-british-town/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 12 – Archaeological survey funded by the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] and the British Cave Research Society uncovered evidence of prehistoric [[megafauna]] such as [[reindeer]] and [[woolly mammoth]] bones, in addition to [[seashell]]s, [[pig]]s and [[deer]] at Wogan Cavern beneath [[Pembroke Castle]] in Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=HeritageDaily |date=2022-07-12 |title=Prehistoric evidence found in cave beneath Welsh castle |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/prehistoric-evidence-found-in-cave-beneath-welsh-castle/144124 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* 13 – Discovery of a 3000-year-old clay figurine that might represent a [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] female water goddess was announced in [[Schweinfurt (district)|Schweinfurt district]], in [[Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altuntaş |first=Leman |date=2022-07-14 |title=3000-year-old clay figurine discovered in Germany may be a prehistoric water goddess |url=https://arkeonews.net/3000-year-old-clay-figurine-discovered-in-germany-may-be-a-prehistoric-water-goddess/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=HeritageDaily |date=2022-07-13 |title=Clay figurine discovered in Germany may represent a prehistoric water goddess |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/clay-figurine-discovered-in-germany-may-represent-a-prehistoric-water-goddess/144144 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* 17 – Archaeologists from the [[Prague]]’s [[Charles University]] discovered the robbed tomb of an ancient Egyptian military official named Wahibre merry Neith and a [[Scarab (artifact)|scarab]] in [[Giza]]'s Abusir necropolis 12&nbsp;km southeast of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza|Pyramids of Giza]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tabikha |first=Kamal |date=2022-07-16 |title=Egypt uncovers 'unique' ancient tomb of the commander of foreign troops |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2022/07/16/egypt-uncovers-unique-ancient-tomb-of-the-commander-of-foreign-troops/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomb of Egyptian commander of foreign soldiers in Abusir sheds light on 'globalisation' in ancient world - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/471518/Antiquities/Tomb-of-Egyptian-commander-of-foreign-soldiers-in-.aspx |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Ahram Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tabikha |first=Kamal |date=2022-07-17 |title=Egypt uncovers 'unique' ancient tomb of the commander of foreign troops |url=https://www.trendradars.com/channels/article-638537-egypt-uncovers-unique-ancient-tomb-of-the-commander-of-foreign-troops-2/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=TrendRadars |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* 18 – The Egyptian-French archaeological mission of the European Institute of Underwater Archeology announced the discovery of ancient Greek shipwreck with lots of treasures date back to the [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic era]] in [[Heracleion]], [[Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Claus |first=Patricia |date=2022-07-18 |title=Ancient Greek Shipwreck Loaded with Treasures Discovered off Egypt |url=https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/18/ancient-greek-shipwreck-discovered-egypt/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=GreekReporter.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gct |date=2022-07-21 |title=Underwater Archaeologists Discover Ancient Greek Shipwreck In Sunken City – Greek City Times |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/07/21/archaeologists-ancient-greek-shipwreck-city/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* 20 – [[Maritime archaeology|Marine archaeologists]] from [[Bournemouth University]] unearthed the relics of a 750 years old medieval [[shipwreck]] and its cargo off the coast of [[Dorset]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bournemouth University uncovers earliest English medieval shipwreck site |url=https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2022-07-20/bournemouth-university-uncovers-earliest-english-medieval-shipwreck-site |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.bournemouth.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> 
* 22 – Discovery of a [[Hellenistic period|hellenistic]] theater dates to the 2nd century BC was announced in [[Thera (Caria)|Thera]], [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thera Antik Kenti'ndeki kazı çalışmalarında tiyatro ortaya çıkarıldı |url=https://www.trthaber.com/foto-galeri/thera-antik-kentindeki-kazi-calismalarinda-tiyatro-ortaya-cikarildi/48797.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.trthaber.com |date=22 July 2022 |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thera Antik Kenti'ndeki kazı çalışmalarında tiyatro ortaya çıkarıldı |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/kultur-sanat-haberleri/thera-antik-kentindeki-kazi-calismalarinda-tiyatro-ortaya-cikarildi/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.sozcu.com.tr |date=22 July 2022 |language=tr}}</ref>
* 25 – Marine archaeologists from the [[Israel Antiquities Authority]] (IAA) discovered a 1,850-year-old bronze [[Roman Empire|Roman-era]] coin belonging to the reign of Emperor [[Antoninus Pius]] off the coast of [[Haifa]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=staff |first=T. O. I. |title=Moon goddess Luna rises from waves on rare ancient bronze coin found off Haifa coast |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/moon-goddess-luna-rises-from-waves-on-rare-ancient-bronze-coin-found-off-haifa-coast/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=JoAnna Wendel |date=2022-08-01 |title=Roman 'Zodiac' coin with cancer sign unearthed in Israel |url=https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-luna-coin-found-israel |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>

;August

* 2 – A [[Bronze Age]] [[cemetery]] with 8 burials including an outstanding young woman's treasure discovered in [[Mány]], [[Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=HeritageDaily |date=2022-08-02 |title=Bronze Age treasures found in burial site |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/bronze-age-treasures-found-in-burial-site/144265 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 4 – Archaeologists from the [[Polish Academy of Sciences]] in [[Warsaw]] announced the discovery of a 4,500-year-old [[temple]] dedicated to the Egyptian sun god [[Ra]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Owen Jarus |date=2022-08-04 |title=Ancient Egyptian temple to the sun cult uncovered near Cairo |url=https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-sun-temple-discovered |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 13 – Archaeologists announced that they had discovered a child skeleton in an oval-shaped pit in Tozkoparan Mound in [[Pertek]] district, [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Child skeleton among findings in Tunceli excavations |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/child-skeleton-among-findings-in-tunceli-excavations-167018 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |date=13 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* 25 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of the 17 inches long [[Roman Empire|Roman Period]] [[Phallus|phallic]] sculpture carved on a stone in El Higuerón, [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaya |first=Vicente G. |date=2022-08-25 |title=Archaeologists discover one of the largest phallic sculptures of ancient Rome |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-25/archaeologists-discover-one-of-the-largest-phallic-sculptures-of-ancient-rome.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=EL PAÍS English Edition |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archeologists Discover Huge Stone Penis in Ancient Roman Ruins |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3d4n/archeologists-discover-huge-stone-penis-in-ancient-roman-ruins |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.vice.com |date=29 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

;September

* 29 – Discovery of 500,000-year-old signs of extinct [[Homo heidelbergensis|Homo Heidelbergensis]] in [[Tunel Wielki]] cave in [[Lesser Poland|Małopolska]] was announced  by the [[University of Warsaw]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kot |first1=Małgorzata |last2=Berto |first2=Claudio |last3=Krajcarz |first3=Maciej T. |last4=Moskal-del Hoyo |first4=Magdalena |last5=Gryczewska |first5=Natalia |last6=Szymanek |first6=Marcin |last7=Marciszak |first7=Adrian |last8=Stefaniak |first8=Krzysztof |last9=Zarzecka-Szubińska |first9=Katarzyna |last10=Lipecki |first10=Grzegorz |last11=Wertz |first11=Krzysztof |last12=Madeyska |first12=Teresa |date=2022-09-29 |title=Frontiers of the Lower Palaeolithic expansion in Europe: Tunel Wielki Cave (Poland) |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=16355 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-20582-0 |pmid=36175468 |pmc=9523034 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1216355K |s2cid=252601024 |issn=2045-2322}}</ref>
;October

* 12 – Discovery of a 1,600-year-old Roman-era mosaic, measuring {{convert|20 x 6|m}}, under a building in [[Al-Rastan]], Syria, announced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63240648 |title='Rare' Roman mosaic found in Rastan, Syria |website=BBC |date=13 October 2022 }}</ref>
* 28 – Discovery of a second mosaic at a Roman villa site in [[Rutland]], in the midlands of England, announced.<ref>{{cite news|first=Phil|last=Mackie|title=Rutland Roman villa: More finds discovered beneath farmer's field|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63326943|work=BBC News|date=2022-11-28|accessdate=2022-11-30}}</ref>

;November

* 8 – Discovery of at least 24 [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]]-Roman bronze statues from the site of a thermal sanactuary announced.<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-11-08|first=Angela|last=Giuffrida|title='Exceptional' trove of 24 ancient statues found immersed in Tuscan spa|work=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=2022-11-09|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/08/exceptional-trove-of-24-ancient-statues-found-immersed-in-tuscan-spa}}</ref>
* 14 – A study reports the oldest likely evidence (via heated fish teeth from a deep cave) of [[Control of fire by early humans|controlled use of fire]] to [[Cooking#History|cook]] food [[Timeline of human evolution#Homo|by archaic humans ~780,000 years ago]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancient human relative used fire, surprising discoveries suggest |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/12/05/homo-naledi-fire-evolution/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zohar |first1=Irit |last2=Alperson-Afil |first2=Nira |last3=Goren-Inbar |first3=Naama |last4=Prévost |first4=Marion |last5=Tütken |first5=Thomas |last6=Sisma-Ventura |first6=Guy |last7=Hershkovitz |first7=Israel |last8=Najorka |first8=Jens |title=Evidence for the cooking of fish 780,000 years ago at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel |journal=Nature Ecology & Evolution |date=December 2022 |volume=6 |issue=12 |pages=2016–2028 |doi=10.1038/s41559-022-01910-z |pmid=36376603 |s2cid=253522354 |language=en |issn=2397-334X |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365369121 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

;December

* A mosaic at Publius Vedius Pollio's villa is discovered in Pausylipon, Naples<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2022/12/napoli-scoperto-a-posillipo-un-mosaico-nella-villa-appartenuta-a-publio-vedio-pollione/|title=Napoli, scoperto un mosaico nella villa di Pausilypon &#124; Artribune|first=Desirée|last=Maida|date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
* A viking grave has discovered in western Oslo, Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lifeinnorway.net/viking-grave-discovered-in-western-oslo/|title=Viking Grave Discovered in Western Oslo|first=David|last=Nikel|date=December 23, 2022|website=Life in Norway}}</ref>
* 168 more Nazca Lines were announced to have been identified by a joint Japanese-Peruvian team, bringing the total discovered to 358.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanese research team discovers over 160 new Nazca Lines {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN News |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221209_09/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=NHK WORLD |language=en}}</ref>
*A roman pantheon is discovered in the Netherlands, in Zevenaar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scienzenotizie.it/2022/12/28/gigantesco-pantheon-romano-e-migliaia-di-reperti-scoperti-nei-paesi-bassi-2364339|title=Gigantesco Pantheon romano e migliaia di reperti scoperti nei Paesi Bassi » Scienze Notizie|first=Angelo|last=Petrone|date=December 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Events==
;June
* Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice at Neolithic Ban Non Wat in central Thailand, research suggests.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title=Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/06/chickens-were-first-tempted-down-from-trees-by-rice-research-suggests |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Exeter |first=University of |title=New evidence about when, where, and how chickens were domesticated |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-06-evidence-chickens-domesticated.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 10 – A wreck located in 2007 off the [[Norfolk]] coast of England by divers is disclosed to be {{HMS|Gloucester|1654}} which ran aground on a sandbank in 1682 with the future King [[James II of England]] on board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shipwreck The Gloucester hailed most important since Mary Rose|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-61734192|access-date=2022-06-10|work=BBC News|date=2022-06-10}}</ref>
;November
* 28 – The [[Horniman Museum]] in London formally returns ownership of the [[Benin Bronzes]] from its collection to [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63783561|title=Benin Bronzes: Nigeria hails 'great day' as London museum signs over looted objects|website=BBC News|last=Razzall|first=Katie|date=2022-11-29|access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref>

==Deaths==
* January 2 – [[Richard Leakey]], Kenyan palaeoanthropologist (b. [[1944 in archaeology|1944]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-02|title=Renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies aged 77|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220102-renowned-kenyan-conservationist-richard-leakey-dies-aged-77|access-date=2022-01-02|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102174313/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220102-renowned-kenyan-conservationist-richard-leakey-dies-aged-77|url-status=live}}</ref>
* February 4 – [[Neil Faulkner (archaeologist)|Neil Faulkner]], British archaeologist (b. [[1958 in archaeology|1958]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Neil Faulkner obituary |url=https://www.archaeologyworldwide.com/post/neil-faulkner-obituary |access-date=7 February 2022 |publisher=Archaeology Worldwide |date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
* February 19 – [[Sergei Beletzkiy]], Russian archaeologist and historian (b. [[1953 in archaeology|1953]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pln-pskov.ru/society/439427.html|title=Умер изучавший Псков археолог Российской академии наук Сергей Белецкий|website=pln-pskov.ru}}</ref>
* November 3 – [[Lisa Lodwick]], British archaeologist (b. [[1988 in archaeology|1988]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Lisa Lodwick (1988-2022) {{!}} All Souls College |url=https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-lisa-lodwick-1988-2022 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.asc.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>
* December 8 – [[Peder Mortensen]], Danish archaeologist (b. [[1934 in archaeology|1934]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peder Mortensen {{!}} Dødsannoncer i Danmark |url=https://afdoede.dk/en/memorial/298508/peder-mortensen |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=afdoede.dk}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Science year nav|2022}}
* [[List of years in archaeology]]
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==References==
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