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Bronze age necklace unearthed

Bronze age necklace unearthed

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 4,000-year-old amber necklace has been discovered at a dig organised by a team of archeologists in Manchester.


Archeological dig Web site diary offered

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created Jan 17, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

U.S. Egyptologist Betsy Bryan is sharing her work with the world through an online diary, detailing the day-to-day life at an archaeological dig.


Briefs: Rare ancient coffin found in Cyprus

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created Mar 20, 2006 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A sarcophagus of unique archaeological value was reportedly discovered during the weekend at a Cyprus dig.


3,000-year-old mask found in Aleutians

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created Jul 29, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (20) | comments 0

A whalebone mask discovered at an Alaskan archaeological site was probably broken during an Aleut funeral 3,000 years ago, scientists said.


Dig uncovers 200-year-old rectory in Mo.

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created Sep 22, 2006 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Archaeologists have found the remains of an 18th century rectory used by French missionaries in what is now a park in a St. Louis suburb.


Archaeologists search Olympic site

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created Apr 27, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Archeologists are flocking to East London and the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics, making the area Britain's largest archaeological dig in history.


Ancient British artifacts to be displayed

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created Nov 30, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

An ancient curse inscribed on a sheet of lead is one of several treasures going on display from a British archaeological dig.


Stone Age site found in Sweden

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created Apr 27, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Residents in a new development in the Swedish port of Gothenburg will be living on top of one of the earliest archaeological sites in the country.


University of Chicago launches first archaeological dig at site of 1893 World's Fair

University of Chicago launches first archaeological dig at site of 1893 World's Fair

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created May 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A group of undergraduates at the University of Chicago has come in touch with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, launching the first archaeological dig of the famed Chicago fair site in Jackson Park.


Chinese culture at the crossroads

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created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Recent archaeological discoveries from far-flung corners of China are forcing scientists to reconsider the origins of ancient Chinese civilization - and a new crop of young archaeologists are delving into the modern nation's ...


Young archaeologists dig up a mystery

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created Jul 05, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A group of teenagers taking part in a Cambridge University archaeological dig have unexpectedly unearthed the mysterious remains of a woman who could be more than 1,000 years old.


Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem (AP)

Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed ...


Salazar calls for high flows into Colorado River

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is calling for more manmade floods to be released from the Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River.


Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping ...


Archaeological Dig in Greece Returns Important Finds

Archaeological Dig in Greece Returns Important Finds

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created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New and interesting information is coming out of an archaeological dig at Mt. Lykaion in Greece – an interdisciplinary project University of Arizona students and faculty have worked on since ...