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News From Monday, June 21, 2010
11:55:14 PM Discovery said to offer insights into early evolution of humans
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA

.... Ohio A Kent State University anthropologist says humans walked upright .... that spent five years extracting skeletal remains from a dig site about 210 ... [more]

11:35:51 PM Barsoumian: A Shoe, Skulls, Wine, and More
Armenian Weekly

A 2008 archaeological find—a leather shoe—has proved to be about 5500 years old. The shoe, which was discovered at Areni-1 cave in the Vayots Dzor ... [more]

10:30:21 PM Ancient Mesoamerica's Rubber Industry
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

By SINDYA N. BHANOO The Mesoamericans were robust users of rubber, according to historical and archaeological records. With it they made sandals, ... [more]

7:56:44 PM Terracotta army grows
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China

An archaeologist unearths the feet of a terracotta warrior yesterday at the excavation site inside the No.1 pit of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and ... [more]

7:25:22 PM Partial skeleton from Lucy's species shows human ancestors walked and ran
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA

Plain Dealer "This is an incredible find," said Boston University paleoanthropologist Jeremy DeSilva, who was not involved in the discovery. "Researchers are going to be ... [more]

6:05:39 PM Digging up more of Annapolis' past
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA

University of Maryland professor Mark Leone, who founded the Archaeology in Annapolis field school program in 1981, said one interesting finding this summer ... [more]

5:47:41 PM Jerusalem City Council OKs demolition of 22 Palestinian homes in East
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Los Angeles Times The approval, which threatens to renew friction between Israel and the US, clears way for an archaeological park and a shopping center. ... [more]

5:42:50 PM Ancient Egyptian city located in Nile Delta by radar
BBC News - E,UK

A team of Austrian archaeologists used radar imaging to find the underground outlines of the city in the Nile Delta, a now densely populated area. ... [more]

3:56:29 PM College students digging for piece of history at New Philadelphia site
Quincy Herald Whig - Quincy,IL,USA

It's hand-on archaeology experience and, perhaps more importantly, a better understanding of the first community platted by an African-American. ... [more]

3:47:16 PM Vintage computer buffs help preserve history
Inquirer - Harrow,Middlesex,UK

By Clive Akass COMPUTING PRODUCTS of historic importance are being recycled or thrown into rubbish tips, an archaeologist warned at Britain's first Vintage ... [more]

3:45:07 PM Some key facts about Stonehenge
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

-- Stonehenge is an archaeological site built in prehistoric times. This monumental circular setting of towering megaliths, surrounded by an earthwork, ... [more]

2:25:04 PM Ancient Egyptian History Is Comprehensively Documented
Newswise (press release) - USA

"This new, validated chronology has far-reaching implications for Middle Eastern and eastern Mediterranean archaeology," says Dr. Ezra Marcus of the .... [more]

1:25:34 PM Open Air Archaeology Exhibit Underway in Bulgaria's Capital
Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgaria

21 June 2010 | An open air exhibition, titled “Golden Thrace – Images of Deities, Humans and Animals” is on display along the pedestrian bridge near the ... [more]

11:53:10 AM Chester 'dig' reveals remains of Cholmondeley Mansion house
Chester Standard

Site director, Simon Ward, principal archaeologist with CWaC, said: “There was little in the way of obvious structural remains, but there were traces of ... [more]

10:26:54 AM AsiaRooms.com - Don't miss Angkor Archaeological Park on a stay in Siem Reap
PR Urgent - USA

The area is famed for its proximity to the Angkor Archaeological Park, which is dominated by the impressive Angkor Wat, featuring a 66-metre tall central ... [more]

10:08:24 AM Mexican Archaeologist Debunks Alleged Maya Prediction of 2012 Apocalypse
Before It's News

Contrary to the apocalyptic prophecies for 2012 attributed to the Maya civilization, a Mexican archaeologist says that the Mayas were predicting a “strictly ... [more]

7:07:47 AM 3500-year-old underground town found in Egypt
Times of India - India

CAIRO: Archaeologists have found a 3500-year-old Egyptian town buried under the earth in the country's northeastern region of the Nile delta. ... [more]

6:07:08 AM Archaeological students uncover mission ranch's past
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA

By Vianna Davila - Express-News Students and volunteers with UTSA's Center for Archaeological Research sift through dirt for artifacts at the site of the ... [more]

5:44:30 AM “Fantastic Archaeology: Stories of Frauds, Fake and Facts in New England”
Bristol Phoenix - Bristol,RI,USA

... of some New Englanders have entered into local folklore and explain the tools archaeology and anthropology provide for sorting out fact from fiction. ... [more]

5:33:12 AM Trempealeau's Big Dig: Archaeologists hunt for Native American relics
La Crosse Tribune

Andrew Lohr, a senior at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, signed up for the dig to earn credits toward his anthropology minor. Like the other students, ... [more]

4:55:54 AM 'WORTHWHILE' - UNCG student archaeologists find 13 new graves at St.
Winston-Salem Journal

Winston-Salem Journal By Mary Giunca | Journal Reporter An effort that began in 1991 to recover 131 people buried in a local churchyard, received a boost recently with the .... [more]

2:29:45 AM Archaeologists find 'museum under sea'
Herald Sun - Melbourne City,Victoria,Australia

The find includes the wreck of a barge that carried injured and dead Australian and New Zealand soldiers from Anzac Cove during the World War I Gallipoli ... [more]

2:17:41 AM 12th-century dike discovered in Nakdong River
Yonhap News - Seoul,South Korea

"The construction period for the embankment is supposed to be as early as the early 12th century," an archaeologist said. The remnants were unearthed as ... [more]



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