# The Archaeologist's Notebook A curated and condensed compilation of the week's most fascinating archaeology news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Have archaeologists just solved the mystery of the Franklin Expedition?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/have-archaeologists-just-solved-the) _2026-08-14 · Lauren_ The Franklin Expedition is considered one of the worst exploration disasters in history. ## [Why Do These Egyptian Mummies Have Gold Tongues?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/why-do-these-egyptian-mummies-have) _2026-08-07 · Lauren_ Why were ancient mummies buried with golden foil tongues inside their mouths? ## [These artefacts changed everything we knew about ancient doctors](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/these-artefacts-changed-everything) _2026-08-04 · The Archaeologists Notebook_ What are the greatest archaeological discoveries in medicine? ## [Why Was This Mummy Buried With Homer's Iliad?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/why-was-this-mummy-buried-with-homers) _2026-07-31 · The Archaeologists Notebook_ Was the mystery of the Neolithic population collapse caused by an ancient plague long before the Black Death? ## [Why did Europeans spend centuries eating ancient Egyptian mummies?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/why-did-europeans-spend-centuries) _2026-07-24 · Dr Tom Horne_ But first… ## [Why do archaeologists lick bones?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/why-do-archaeologists-lick-bones) _2026-07-21 · Dr Tom Horne_ Archaeologist Giselle answers the internet’s biggest questions about ancient history, human remains, and field excavations. ## [Did Odysseus actually exist, or was Homer’s epic entirely a work of fiction?](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/did-odysseus-actually-exist-or-was) _2026-07-17 · Dr Tom Horne_ YouTube ## [Roman Guardian Spirit Sculpture Found Near Hadrian’s Wall | Slave Shackles from Ancient Gallic Market | New Kingdom Tomb Unearthed in Egypt](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/roman-guardian-spirit-sculpture-found) _2026-07-14 · Dr Tom Horne_ What a Genius! ## [BREAKING NEWS - Thinking About the Roman Empire: Rich Wannabe Romans Display Pre-Invasion Imperial Links in Essex Iron Age Cemetery](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/breaking-news-thinking-about-the) _2026-07-10 · Dr Tom Horne_ I Want To Be Like You! ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/X0xkGPQlwf9c) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Mosaic-Rich Late Roman Church | Early Medieval Hall | Medieval Vet Care | 1776 Copy of Declaration of Independence](https://thearchaeologistsnotebook.substack.com/p/mosaic-rich-late-roman-church-early) _2026-07-07 · Dr Tom Horne_ At Cross Purposes: Mosaic-Filled Late Roman Church Discovered