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11:24:12 PM Roman gladiator cemetery discovered near York city centre
The Times - London,England,UK

Archaeologists believe that they may have discovered a Roman gladiator cemetery near York city centre. About 80 remains have been found since the .... [more]

11:12:21 PM Scars from lion bite suggest headless Romans found in York were gladiators
Guardian - UK

Such distinguished residents would have required a high standard of social life, according to the York Archaeological Trust, which has supervised the .... [more]

10:02:48 PM French archaeologists dig up 1983 picnic table
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

French archaeologists are to open to the public a ground-breaking dig: not the long-lost vestiges of Gaul but a vast, half-finished picnic, buried complete ... [more]

9:36:11 PM Uddhav threatens to bury ASI
Arab News

By SHAHID RAZA BURNEY | ARAB NEWS RAIGAD: The working president of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday warned the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ... [more]

7:04:28 PM Culture minister expected in Zaire Province
AngolaPress - Luanda,Angola

.... two-day agenda with visits to historic sites like the Cathedral Mkulumbimbi, Mpolo tomb, Museum of the kings of Kongo and to archaeological zones. ... [more]

5:33:51 PM Kim Kardashian: Future Tomb Raider Star?
Escapist Magazine - Durham,NC,USA

Big-boobed socialite and reality television star Kim Kardashian wants to play big-boobed adventurer and archaeologist Lara Croft. 29-year-old Kim Kardashian ... [more]

2:24:20 PM IUSB students unearth South Bend history in dig
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

AP A group of college students is discovering bits of the city's history in a summer archaeology dig on the grounds of a vacant synagogue. ... [more]

2:13:41 PM We might dig up more history at Bush farm
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA

I was joined by South Puget Sound Community College anthropology professor .... he has spent 11 years overseeing the archaeological dig at a Squaxin Island ... [more]

1:07:06 PM 240 archaeological sites discovered in north-eastern Syria
Global Arab Network - English News - London,UK

By H. Zain Head of Deir Ezzor Archaeological Department Amir Haio has said that there are about 240 archaeological sites in Deir Ezzor governorate ... [more]

12:55:32 PM Meet your neighbor: Jeff Sommer, curator of archaeology at the
MLive.com - MI,USA

The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com By Krystal Kozuch | Booth Mid-Michigan Jeff Sommer of Albee Township is curator of archaeology for the Historical Society of Saginaw County. ... [more]

9:31:39 AM Thomas Charlton, 71
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA

Dr. Charlton's primary research focused on the archaeology of Mesoamerica and Mexico, in particular. He also had been involved in historical archaeology in ... [more]

7:39:33 AM Diversions calendar for June 6, 2010
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA

Call (812) 423-0888. archaeology field school and educational programming — New Harmony, Ind., through Friday. The public can visit active archaeological ... [more]

7:32:30 AM Still holding a torch
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

“We found what looks like could be the iron legs to the original lighthouse,'' said Victor T. Mastone, director of the Board of Underwater Archaeological ... [more]

7:27:09 AM Cavemen were in Kent earlier than experts thought
Kent News - Kent,UK

A University of Southampton archaeologist and Oxford Archaeology spotted evidence that Neanderthals were living in Britain at the start of the last ice age. ... [more]

5:53:20 AM Peninsula development battle ground?
Contra Costa Sun - Orinda,CA,USA

Having found state records showing previous archaeological discoveries nearby, Johnson has come to believe the area was once a significant settlement for ... [more]

5:30:39 AM On high Pueblitos tell story of allegiances, divides
Durango Herald - Durango,CO,USA

(Photos courtesy of Andrew Gulliford) Jim Copeland, Fort Lewis College graduate and senior archaeologist for the Farmington office of the Bureau of Land ... [more]

1:04:38 AM 'American Pickers' festival draws thousands
Quad City Times

Wolfe's LeClaire collectibles shop, Antique Archaeology, was also a popular stop for fest-goers Saturday. The former fabrication shop holds some of the .... [more]

12:19:29 AM Interview: Tony Robinson, actor
Scotsman

So energetic is he, I can't imagine him hanging up his archaeologist's shovel any time soon. Too many of us are removed from our own childhood, .... [more]

12:00:07 AM Archaeology and laser technology
Next Day Rumors (blog)

The ancient city of Caracol, Belize in the present, is the first archaeological site uncovered by the use of LIDAR, a laser pulse instrument developed by ... [more]



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