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News From Monday, July 19, 2010
9:26:44 PM City water project comes up at Tom Green County commission meeting
San Angelo Standard Times - san angelo,tx,USA

The application, which Tom Green County commissioners will consider today, allows for the department to do archaeological surveys on public property along ... [more]

9:06:25 PM Figurine found at new bridge excavation site stirs excitement
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA

Site manager and archaeologist Jeff Kruchten said that since last fall, 137 dwelling sites have been dug up or are being excavated. ... [more]

8:51:31 PM Reading archaeologists reveal the Egyptian God of Secrecy
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA

Archaeologists from the University of Reading have made the exciting discovery of the earliest representation of any Egyptian deity in Roman Britain. ... [more]

8:45:04 PM 'Chasing Mummies' takes viewers to another world
9NEWS.com

Dr. Zahi Hawass is a world-renowned archaeologist and Egyptologist responsible for major ancient discoveries including the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders at ... [more]

7:40:13 PM Ancient tomb uncovered in Guatemala
Providence Eyewitness News - RI,USA

PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - A team of archaeologists lead by Brown University's Stephen Houston has discovered a Mayan king's tomb in Guatemala. ... [more]

6:38:30 PM Mayan King's Tomb Found in Guatemala
Discovery News

Archaeologists digging in Guatemala's jungle-covered Peten region have discovered a Mayan royal tomb packed with a hoard of carvings, ceramics and .... [more]

5:43:48 PM Orkney Venus misses out on archaeology award
BBC Sport - UK

A tiny neolithic figurine from Orkney has missed out on a prize at this year's British Archaeological Awards. The 5000-year-old Orkney Venus, ... [more]

5:22:55 PM Bowls of Human Fingers and Teeth Found in Mayan Tomb
FOX News - USA

"We still have a great deal of work to do," said Stephen Houston an archaeologist at Brown University in Rhode Island. "We've only been out of the field for ... [more]

4:05:30 PM The mysteries of Range Creek
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Scientists now view Range Creek Canyon as a true archaeological treasure, believing it will provide clues to answer countless questions about American ... [more]

3:33:02 PM Maya royal tomb discovered filled with offerings
Motors ...

A Maya royal tomb, filled with offerings that include the bones of children, has emerged from an archaeological site in Guatemala. An international team led ... [more]

2:24:47 PM Marden Henge dig uncovers 4500-year-old dwelling
BBC Sport - UK

Archaeologist Jim Leary, from English Heritage, said: "It's absolutely fabulous. It's exceeded all of our expectations. I don't think we're looking at a ... [more]

1:17:34 PM What is Public Archaeology?
About - News & Issues (blog)

Public archaeology, also called community archaeology in some places, is the passing along of information discovered in academic archaeology to people ... [more]

6:34:47 AM Saving history
Billings Gazette

So she called in archaeologist Douglas Scott, an old battlefield hand who has supervised most of the archaeology projects here since the early 1980s. .... [more]

4:50:36 AM Archaeologists explore continent's oldest wood-frame house By Amy Laskowski
BU Today - United States, MA

Photos by Travis Parno (GRS'11) and Amy Laskowski When a team of archaeology students unearthed a glass bottle labeled "cocoaine," their first thought was ... [more]

3:38:19 AM Heritage lists grows for old Brisbane landmarks
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

Archaeological work at the site could provide important information about colonial burial practices, and the health, nutrition and causes of death in the ... [more]

2:55:40 AM UOG Maritime Archaeology Takes Students Down
Pacific News Center - USA

Guam - Students enrolled in the University of Guam's Maritime Archaeology course spent a good deal of their class time this summer underwater obtaining ... [more]

1:02:45 AM A second Venus found in Orkney as archeologists create history
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK

It was found by archaeologist Sean Rice, working for Historic Scotland's contractor EASE Archaeology . Peter Yeoman, head of cultural resources at Historic ... [more]

12:49:37 AM Improved archaeology provisions reinforced
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand

An improved archaeological consents process will strengthen the identification and protection of archaeological sites and ensure Maori concerns are ... [more]



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