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EGYPTE – 
Kom Ombo - Archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion's body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The sphinx, made of sandstone, was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziri, said on Sunday the statue probably dates back to the Ptolemaic period, and was found on the southeastern side of Kom Ombo Temple between the outer wall and the archaeological hill.
EGYPTE – 
Lisht - Archaeologists have uncovered more than 800 tombs in Egypt thought to date back some 4,000 years. The massive haul of graves were hidden in an ancient cemetery scientists have been aware of for years. A recent expedition finally revealed the tombs, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities reported. The gravesite lies between a pair of pyramids near Lisht, a village near Al Ayat to the south of Cairo, National Geographic stated. The tombs hail from Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, archaeologist Sarah Parcak told the publication. “Like all these other sites in Egypt,” Parcak said, “there’s a lot left to map and discover.” Parcak did not immediately respond to Newsweek’s request for comment. The Middle Kingdom, which stretched from about 2050 to 1710 B.C.E., is characterised by a “blossoming” of art and culture, she added. This period also saw Osiris, god of the underworld, rise to prominence among the deities commonly worshipped in Egypt.
IRAQ - 
Shanidar - Archeologist, during recent excavations, have discovered the remains of another Neanderthal in the Shanidar Cave of Kurdistan Region, officials confirmed. Previously remains of eight Neanderthals were found at the site of the cave. It also contains two later "proto-Neolithic" cemeteries, one of which dates back about 10,600 years and contains 35 individuals.
http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/466052
IRAN – 
Boroujerd - The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Musa Sabzai, head of the probing operations in Ramazan and Ahangaran hills as saying that the hills are located in the vicinity of the city of Boroujerd and on the eastern margin of the Silakhor Plain that were registered in the list of National Monuments in 1381 (2002-2003). Referring to the distance of 200 meters between the mentioned two sites, he said given that Khorramabad-Arak highway passes through the middle of the two enclosures, in order to prevent the destruction trend of the two sites their limits should be precisely determined. In fact, by specifying the limits of the area of the two hills and by providing the relevant criteria, in addition to protecting the two sites appropriate solutions could be presented, he added. The archeologist continued by saying that 31 boreholes measuring 1.5 × 1.5 m have been excavated in line with the probing operations to determine the extent of penetration of the highway into the limits of the Ramazan and Ahangaran hills and noted that based on the findings achieved from the boreholes created around and between the distance between the two sites, the hills embrace artifacts of the Iron Age, the historical period (Parthian and Sassanid), and the early Islamic centuries.
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/83033351
FRANCE – 
Carhaix / Vorgium - Depuis la rentrée, les élèves de l’école de la République partagent leur cour de récré avec des archéologues. Une tranchée de 50 mètres de long a révélé d’autres vestiges de Vorgium. Précis, à la pelleteuse ou au pinceau, les professionnels découvrent petit à petit, sans réelle surprise, une nouvelle rue commerciale datant du IIIe siècle, parallèle à celle mise au jour quelques mètres plus loin, rue du Dr Menguy. « Nous soupçonnions qu’il y avait une artère commerciale ici. Elle faisait initialement 10 mètres de large, puis elle a été réduite à 5 ou 6 mètres ». De part et d’autre de la voie, les archéologues décryptent des traces. Pour leur œil avisé, c’est évident : il y avait là des caniveaux. Avant de tomber sur les fondations de bâtiments encore en très bon état. « Sur la route commerciale, on voit des ornières créées par le passage des charrettes. Ça prouve qu’il y a eu beaucoup de passage ici, pendant 300 ans ». Autant de détails conservés grâce au terrain végétal de l’ancien couvent des Ursulines. « Le parc du couvent a permis de conserver parfaitement les vestiges en l’état. Même les canalisations de la ville ne sont pas installées assez profondément pour abîmer les murs et rues gallo-romains. Si nous continuons de creuser, nous pourrons sûrement remonter jusqu’au premier siècle, quand Vorgium a commencé à se construire. Le troisième siècle est l’apogée de la cité. » Sous le terrain de foot Charles-Pinson, Gaétan Le Cloirec ne doute pas que de nombreux autres bâtiments et rues de la vie romaine restent à découvrir. « La rue était sûrement bordée de fontaines et courait peut-être sur plus d’un kilomètre », imagine l’archéologue.