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News From Wednesday, June 02, 2010
11:07:48 PM Cleopatra Exhibit World Premiere Begins Sat. at Franklin Inst.
KYW1060.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA

The artifacts - over 150 of them - come from two active archaeological sites. One, an underwater site off of Alexandria, led by explorer Franck Goddio who ... [more]

7:28:59 PM Easy Rider: greatest road movie of all time
Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA

As I grew up I kept coming back to it, like when I chose to major in archaeology as people around me shook their heads and muttered words like .... [more]

7:11:11 PM Did Dining on Seafood Help Early Humans Grow These Big Brains?
Glob smacked

But buried in Kenya, a two-million-year-old hint has emerged: Those hominins started eating seafood way back then, archaeologists say. ... [more]

7:08:47 PM World Premiere of New Cleopatra Exhibition at Philadelphia's Franklin
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) Visitors to the exhibition follow the modern-day parallel stories of two ongoing expeditions being led in Egypt by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's pre-eminent ... [more]

5:05:35 PM Tourists urged to hit the archaeological treasure trail
stv.tv

A new Visit Scotland campaign promoting archaeological tourism has been launched, with a series of historic itineraries to tempt visitors off the beaten ... [more]

4:57:12 PM Archaeologists: Drought, oysters marked first years of Jamestown colony
Motors ...

The drought that almost destroyed Jamestown, the first permanent English colony on the North American mainland, had one perk that allowed those early ... [more]

3:26:32 PM Archaeologists Find Evidence that Hints At Earliest Neanderthals in Britain
TopNews Singapore

As per the reports, archaeologists have discovered what they term as the earliest evidence of Neanderthals living in Britain. The evidence includes two ... [more]

1:33:36 PM Damage to the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua as a result of ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre (press release) - Paris,France

The Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua is the World Heritage site that has been the most affected. The Motagua River, which crosses the Motagua ... [more]

1:11:18 PM On the trail of an old trail
Twin Cities Planet - Minneapolis-St. Paul,Minnesota,USA

He will discuss industry standards and the modern challenges that archaeologists face. He will also display any artifacts he has unearthed during dig tests ... [more]

11:09:40 AM Digging event coming to Ruthven Park
Haldimand Review - Caledonia,ON,Canada

On June 19, Ruthven Park, in association with Wilfrid Laurier University, will be holding its Archaeology Awareness Day by conducting a full day of .... [more]

11:02:23 AM Cavemen in Britain early
The Mirror - UK

Archaeologists said two newly-discovered flint tools used to cut meat prove man's extinct relatives inhabited Kent 100000 years ago, before the last Ice Age ... [more]

10:26:13 AM Arts Notes
TheHerald - Smithfield,NC,USA

Ever wonder what it's like to be an archaeologist? Find out Saturday, June 12, during "Art and Archaeology: Remembering Bentonville Soldiers" at Bentonville ... [more]

9:27:03 AM Calling all third graders for History Camp
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA

Campers explore archaeology, architecture, trades and bartering, manners, uses of herbs and many other history topics. Basic Camp, primarily for first time ... [more]

8:04:54 AM Archaeological dig will focus on Durham garrison
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA

The field school at the site of the Field-Bickford Garrison located on Durham Point at the mouth of the Oyster River on Little Bay. ... [more]

7:18:11 AM New Ashland District ranger appointed
Billings Gazette

He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in archaeology from Wichita State University in Kansas. He has worked for the Forest Service for 31 years, .... [more]

7:16:56 AM Nod for Shivaji coronation ceremony at Raigad Fort
Times of India - India

The ASI has declined permission to hold a function at Raigad Fort citing provisions of Archaeological sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act 2010. [more]

7:10:16 AM Help dig up the dark secrets of Oystermouth Castle
WalesOnline - United Kingdom

Now members of the public are being invited to help professional archaeologists discover the secrets of Oystermouth Castle, which overlooks Swansea Bay at ... [more]

5:54:34 AM Officials laud efforts to restore cemetery
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA

"We involved an archaeologist first of all," said Bill Butler, the city's landscape architect. "He gave us some guidelines on what we can and cannot do, ... [more]

3:35:09 AM ASI clears encroachments around Nizamuddin Dargah
Indian Express

.... Nizamuddin in an anti-encroachment drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday. ... [more]

12:43:59 AM Restoration work stalled at Qutub Shahi tombs
Times of India - India

HYDERABAD: The state archaeology department has stalled its restoration work at the Qutub Shahi tombs, following stiff opposition from civil society groups. ... [more]



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