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News From Wednesday, July 14, 2010
11:10:03 PM Diving Archaeologists Explore a Sunken Shipwreck
Our Amazing Planet

Marine archaeologists swam in and around and photographed the wooden freighter Montana at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) ... [more]

11:07:49 PM 18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site
New York Times (blog)

“They were so perfectly contoured that they were clearly part of a ship,” said A. Michael Pappalardo, an archaeologist with the firm AKRF, which is working ... [more]

9:10:11 PM Jerusalem Find is Oldest Known Written Text
Tonic

Until a recent archaeological excavation produced a clay tablet fragment easily able to be overlooked by its mere two centimeters in size but which has ... [more]

8:11:23 PM Ancient sample of writing found in Israel
United Press International

JERUSALEM, July 14 (UPI) -- Archaeologists say a clay fragment excavated outside Jerusalem's Old City walls shows writing from the 14th century BC, .... [more]

7:45:37 PM Archaeological Ordinance violators beware
Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka

The Police Unit set up in order to protect archaeological sites in the country had received 516 complaints since its inception in 2008. ... [more]

6:22:25 PM Answers From a Garbologist
New York Times (blog)

Bill Rathje, an archaeologist at Stanford and one of the founders of garbage anthropology, writes about this in some detail in his book “Rubbish! ... [more]

5:41:32 PM Tuesday's Connector: Zahi Hawass
CNN (blog)

In 2006, Hawass and a group of archaeologists uncovered the sealed tomb of Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Kings. Archaeologists and historians alike .... [more]

4:12:23 PM BRAVO to demonstrate techniques at Oakley house
News Transcript - Farmingdale - Farmingdale,NJ,USA

Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) will direct its attention away from Monmouth Battlefield and other venues to the ... [more]

4:09:10 PM "Chasing Mummies" -- new TV we're excited about
The Life of Kings - Baltimore,MD,USA

The latest venture is “Chasing Mummies,” which follows renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass (sporting an Indiana Jones-esque hat) and his crew of ... [more]

3:08:16 PM Archaeologists Unearth Warrior Sarcophagus at Ancient City of Parion, Turkey
Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgaria

14 July 2010 | A sarcophagus of a warrior was recently discovered during archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Parion, located in Turkey's ... [more]

1:12:55 PM "Chasing Mummies" -- Dr. Zahi Hawass
AZFamily - Phoenix,AZ,USA

Chompies and other Phoenix eateries will appear in an episode of Man vs. Food tonight on the Travel Channel. Check your local listings for times. .... [more]

11:44:41 AM Archaeologists find what could be ancient village near Jerseyville
Jacksonville Journal Courier - Jacksonville,IL,USA

Archaeologists excavating a location south of Jerseyville in west-central Illinois believe they have found remnants of a village dating back to AD 600. ... [more]

10:52:32 AM Archaeologists look for Wallingford's hidden secrets
Oxford Mail - Oxford,UK

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Wallingford may have discovered the wharf where royal visitors disembarked from the Thames to visit the town's medieval castle. .... [more]

10:16:22 AM Millions of items moved to more accessible space
Hartford Courant - Hartford,CT,USA

Barbara Narendra, head of the museum's archaeology collection, had begun moving the collection into its new space about a year ago and is still unpacking. ... [more]

8:11:01 AM Archaeologists unearth past at Tullos Hill
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Scotland,UK

Kevin Emslie ARCHAEOLOGISTS have teamed up with the public to unearth the secrets of a former prisoner-of-war camp. Tullos Hill in Aberdeen is the site of ... [more]

7:30:15 AM Chasing Mummies,' premiering Wednesday on History
Victoria Advocate

By Verne Gay WHAT IT'S ABOUT: According to History, this show is about the "amazing adventures" of Dr. Zahi Hawass, a leading Egyptologist and general .... [more]

6:31:06 AM Real-life Indiana Jones unearths 'Mummies'
Boston Herald

“They were showing archaeology as we do it,” Hawass said. Among the finds the series documents: Hawass raises Cleopatra's pylon from the Bay of Alexandria. ... [more]

5:21:10 AM 'Mummies' digs for reality gold
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA

Sadly, in addition to living in hovels, these poor folks risk tumbling into archaeological sinkholes at any given moment. The "Chasing Mummies" crew .... [more]

3:17:44 AM A Fortress in the Clouds, a Guinea Pig in the Pan
New York Times (blog)

Then Don Rigo when asked an archaeologist if we could approach (we could, as long as I didn't take photos). He revealed the site's bounty. Skulls! Ribs! ... [more]

1:33:15 AM Acropolis hill closed down for hours due to protests of Greeks over
China View, Beijing, China

Xinhua Similar work stoppages were held by employees of the Greek Culture and Tourism Ministry in many archaeological sites across the country, while employees in ... [more]



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