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IRAN – 
Kulak Castle Hill - Archeologists have discovered ancient relics such as a part of a bracelet, a nail, potteries and metallic remnants at Kulak Castle Hill in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan. Javad Alaei-Moqaddam, director of the group conducting archeological excavations, said the group seeks to determine the settlement eras, demarcate the precincts of Achaemenid period and identify Brass era evidence, Tehran-based English newspaper, Iran Daily, wrote.Alaei-Moqaddam added that the brick-made Kulak Castle Hill is located 22 km north of Zabol.The archeologists started by cutting a trench two meters by five meters in the northernmost part of the site. “We found archeological and cultural relics at a depth of 320 cm. In the first phase, a wall with bricks similar to the Sassanid era was discovered. The second phase revealed a room,” he said. “A portico pertaining to the second settlement era was identified in the third phase. And finally, a complex architecture with unclear structures was identified in the fourth phase.”Alaei-Moqaddam noted that potteries and earthenware account for a majority of cultural items found at the site.Alaei-Moqaddam further said Islamic potteries belonging to Qajar and Middle Islamic eras, as well as Sassanid earthenware, make up the other findings. “Apart from conducting excavation operations at the site of Kulak Castle Hill, the group identified 112 other sites,” he said .
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/81603774/?
ROYAUME UNI – 
Reading - An archaeological dig ahead of The Ridgeway Primary School's expansion plans led to the discovery of up to 300 Roman coins. It is thought the coins were buried by a Roman citizen or farmer for safe keeping, along with the pot they were found with, possibly at a time of crisis or threat. The coins have been sent to a specialist to be cleaned, conserved and to determine their precise number, date and denomination. Investigations have shown there was probably a small Roman farm or hamlet on the site of the school, preceded by late Bronze Age activity around 1,000 to 800 BC.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/ridgeway-school-archaeological-dig-leads-9233093?
CHINE - Yanghai - Archaeologists working in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have found three leather polo balls that are 2,400 to 2,800 years old, indicating polo was being played in China up to 800 years earlier than previously thought. The balls, discovered in the ancient Yanghai Tombs in Turpan, are each about the size of a fist, with a red cross painted on the bottom. They were made of sheep skin and stuffed with leather scraps and wool, said Chen Xinyong of Chinese academic institution Academia Turfanica on Monday. They are a very similar design to ones unearthed from a Western Han Dynasty (202BC-9AD) tomb in Dunhuang City of northwest China's Gansu Province, Chen said. Archaeological team leader Lyu Guo'en said the polo balls dated back to the Spring and Autumn Warring States period (770BC - 221BC), even earlier than China's first record of the sport, in the Han Dynasty (202BC – 220AD). Along with the polo balls, the archaeologists also found eight long-handled mallets that are clearly recognizable from paintings of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when polo was popular and frequently depicted in art. Similar mallets were also seen in the hands of terra-cotta polo players excavated from the Astana Tombs in the region. The new items are further evidence of a thriving polo culture in Xinjiang. In recent years, a polo field measuring 6,600 square meters has also been found in the region's Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County. Dating back 3,000 years, the Yanghai Tombs are the grandest tombs discovered in the Turpan Basin and nearby regions. Since digs began at the site in the 1970s, archaeologists have found large numbers of well-preserved items.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/11/c_134229505.htm?
TURQUIE – 
Gelincik- The traces of an ancient necropolis have been unearthed during the construction of a culture center in the northern province of Sinop’s Gelincik neighborhood.Sinop Museum Director Hüseyin Vural said many artifacts dating back to the 4th century B.C. have been found through the eastern border of the necropolis. “There are tombs and amphora among the artifacts as well as tomb gifts such as various types of Greek pottery, scent bottles and coins. We have also unearthed findings related to the Jewish faith in the west of the necropolis area. Works have been continuing,” he said.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-necropolis-found-during-construction-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=82250&NewsCatID=375
FRANCE – 
Jublains -Le site de Jublains est occupé dès l’époque gauloise par un sanctuaire, autour duquel se regroupent quelques habitations. C’était, à l’époque gallo-romaine, la capitale du territoire des Diablintes, grand comme un département actuel. Il en subsiste des vestiges remarquablement conservés et mis en valeur, qui font de cette cité, vieille de vingt siècles, le site gallo-romain le plus complet que l’on puisse visiter dans l’ouest de la France. Depuis le mois de juin 2010, les archéologues du service départemental du patrimoine et des étudiants bénévoles dégagent une riche maison gallo-romaine (Domus) située en face de la zone du forum antique, le long de la route de Grazay, sur le parcours archéologique. Le chantier occupe une surface de 1300m2 mais les murs de la domus dépassent largement cet espace. De nombreux objets sont déjà sortis de terre, beaucoup appartenant au décor (fresques) , au jeu et à la parure. C’est à l’occasion de cette fouille, que les archéologues ont mis au jour une rue bordée de petits commerces. En 2015, les fouilles vont se poursuivre en s’orientant vers les parties basses précise les Alpes Mancelles. Les archéologues espèrent trouver des traces expliquant la transition entre les civilisations gauloise et romaine.
FRANCE – 
Arras - Rue Beaumarchais, la pelle mécanique a laissé place aux archéologues et topologues du service Archéologique de la Ville d’Arras. Une cave médiévale a été mise au jour.
http://www.lavenirdelartois.fr/arras/le-service-archeologique-met-au-jour-le-passe-et-ia692b0n143091
ALGERIE – 
Aghbal -Dans l’indifférence générale, à Témouchent, un pan de l’histoire antique de notre pays va disparaître à Aghbal, la porte d’accès de l’Oranie occidentale pour les Romains. Ils y avaient édifié Regiae. Un cinquième des 25 hectares de vestiges de cette cité va être couvert par le béton d’une briqueterie. C’est le deuxième coup du sort que subit ce site dont un autre cinquième, celui qui était apparent en surface, a été anéanti en… 1847. A cet égard, on se fonde sur une lecture erronée, pour ne pas dire spécieuse, de l’article 17 de la loi 04-98 relative à la protection du patrimoine culturel pour décider de l’autorisation du projet au motif que le chantier se situe au delà d’une zone de 200 m à partir des vestiges apparents. Or, ces derniers ne constituent que 4 ha du site qui en compte 25, l’essentiel des vestiges étant enfouis sous terre. Mieux, les 4 ha apparents sont inexploitables par les archéologues puisque leurs pierres et leur terrain ont servi à la construction des bâtiments érigés dessus. L’essentiel pour l’histoire, c’est précisément ce qui est enterré. Un calcul élémentaire situe la future briqueterie dans le périmètre des vestiges ensevelis sous 2 m de limon amoncelé au fil des siècles (6 grammes par litre d’eau de ruissellement, ce qui explique la fertilité du sol).
