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11:54:10 PM World Trade Center Workers Unearth Part of an 18th Century Ship Updated 4
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DNAinfo The 30-foot section of the ship's hull is the second archaeological find at the World Trade Center in a month. By Della Hasselle and Julie Shapiro LOWER ... [more]

11:49:59 PM Archeology team back to dig at Iosepa
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin - Tooele,UT,USA

by Sarah Miley Assistant professor of anthropology at the State University of New ... (left) and Jennifer Webber, Wednesday morning at a dig site in Iosepa. ... [more]

11:46:14 PM Experts work to free buried ship hull at WTC site
The Associated Press

Joined by two more archaeologists, they started digging with shovels, "and we quickly found the rib of a vessel and continued to clear it away and expose ... [more]

10:14:08 PM Graduation just the beginning as researcher seeks answers
The Canberra Times

She will continue researching bones more than two million years old as she works at the frontier of the multi-disciplined field of paleoanthropology. .... [more]

9:10:50 PM Get your hands dirty with the kids at the Festival of Archaeology
AboutMyArea - UK

As part of the Festival of British Archaeology venues around Leeds are hosting summer activities aiming to promote and celebrate the tradition of .... [more]

7:38:50 PM Archaeological Findings Point to Ancient Indo-Roman Trade
India Journal - Sante Fe Springs,CA,USA

Giving an impetus to the archaeological excavations of Muziris, an ancient port city believed to have existed on the banks of Periyar, at least 18 wooden ... [more]

7:37:05 PM Public invited to Iosepa dig
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Led by Benjamin Pykles, a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York at Potsdam, the team is digging through the remnants of a home once ... [more]

7:33:53 PM Written in Clay: Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Written Document Ever Found
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Archaeologists digging outside the walls of Jeruselum's Old City have uncovered part of a clay tablet containing cuneiform symbols that dates back to 14th ... [more]

6:13:03 PM Coin hoard goes on public display
BBC News - E,UK

The discovery has also highlighted to detectorists the importance of working with local archaeology services. As a result of this successful joint approach, ... [more]

5:31:26 PM Workers unearth 18th Century ship at 9/11 site
BBC Sport - UK

Archaeologists believe the ship was used as filler material to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River. Archaeologist Molly McDonald hopes the ship, ... [more]

5:19:28 PM Armorize's Huang cancels Black Hat China talk
SearchSecurity.com - Needham,MA,USA

.... application security vendor Armorize Technologies Inc., canceled his talk, entitled "The Chinese Cyber Army: An Archaeological Study from 2001 to 2010. ... [more]

4:50:09 PM CCU archaeologist receives grant to conserve ancient Eqyptian artifacts
South Carolina Now

Archaeologist Cheryl Ward at the excavation site in Egypt inspecting cedar ship timbers from about 4000 years ago. CONWAY - Coastal Carolina University ... [more]

3:30:21 PM Dig Wrapping Up At Valley Forge Park
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA

AP Archaeologists are wrapping up a six-week dig near George Washington's headquarters in Valley Forge National Historical Park. They believe they've found ... [more]

2:54:09 PM Chasing Mummies, a new chapter in Archaeology
All the buzz in News (blog)

Yes, a new chapter has started in the field of Archaeology. History Channel has launched its brand new adventurous show with one of the most amazing .... [more]

2:20:45 PM 'Horror' at lack of home for ancient wreck
BBC Sport - UK

The marine archaeologist who led the recovery of the Gallo-Roman wreck Asterix said she was "horrified" that the ship may not return to Guernsey. .... [more]

1:32:37 PM Dig Wrapping Up At Valley Forge Park Near Philly
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA

(AP) -- Archaeologists are wrapping up a six-week dig near George Washington's headquarters in Valley Forge National Historical Park. ... [more]

12:57:55 PM Ground Zero diggers uncover hull of 18th century ship
Guardian - UK

It was hoped the artefact could be retrieved by the end of today, said archaeologist Molly McDonald. A boat specialist was going to the Ground Zero site to ... [more]

12:46:23 PM Heavy metal and Owain Glyndŵr in Carmarthenshire
BBC News - E,UK

When the historian dons his princely garb for National Archaeology Day, the bathroom scales may well complain. The full plate armour weighs in at almost ... [more]

12:33:42 PM 10 Reasons To Visit Halkidiki In Greece
News Fire

Archaeological findings show that the town's position used to be a significant prehistoric settlement, which was of 'the classical years'. ... [more]

10:19:32 AM Lake Champlain bridge work reveals old treasures
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA

Kevin C. Lambert, an archaeological field technician, lifts a piece of a bottle dating to the 1700s out of an excavation site at Chimney Point on Tuesday. ... [more]

8:49:13 AM Archaeologists hunt for the lost church of Quien
Buteman - Isle of Bute,Scotland,UK

By Karen Keith ANYONE who has ever watched the TV series Time Team will tell you that archaeology, far from being a dry and dusty subject, can and often ... [more]

7:29:53 AM Scientists Recover Cauldron In Shipwreck
News4Jax.com - Jacksonville,FL,USA

We were cheering 'Hip hip hooray,'" underwater archaeologist Chuck Meide said. Once the crew wrestled the giant metal pot into the boat, they celebrated the ... [more]

4:19:32 AM Costa Rica recovers archaeological pieces
Tico Times - San José,Costa Rica

By Chrissie Long Spain may be bringing home the World Cup gold trophy this week, but Costa Rica's bringing home something of its own from Spain. ... [more]

4:09:41 AM Divers recover cauldron from 1700s
St. Augustine Record

Trash, that is, until he and the rest of the Lighthouse Archaeology Maritime Program team, commonly known as LAMP, came back almost a year later and further ... [more]



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