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  • December 2007

    • Pirate Ahoy! Capt. Kidd's Ship Found in Caribbean

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 14, 07 4:20 AM CST

      Pirate Ahoy! Capt. Kidd's Ship Found in Caribbean

      An American underwater archaeology team has found what's believed to be the remains of a ship piloted by notorious buccaneer Captain William Kidd. Indiana University researchers discovered cannons and anchors off a tiny Caribbean island in just ten feet of water, which they believe belong to the Quedagh Merchant , a ship Kidd abandoned in 1699 to face criminal charges in New York. More »

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      archaeology  • discovery  • Caribbean  • Dominican Republic  • shipwreck

    • Queen's Digs Found in Holy Land

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:05 AM CST

      Queen's Digs Found in Holy Land

      Queen Helene of Adiabene, ruler of parts of Iraq, apparently had a pied-a-terre in the seedy part of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, according to an archaeological team that has unearthed the mansion. Now it’s prime real estate in the Arab quarter, forming the foundation of a parking lot until recently. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • archaeology  • Jerusalem  • mansion

    • Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 2:47 AM CST

      Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne

      Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman throne in the volcanic ash that buried the city of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Scientists unearthed two legs and the back of a throne, the first ever found. The piece was decorated with ivory bas-reliefs of ancient deities, pine cones and phalluses. More »

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      archaeology  • discovery  • Romans  • relics

  • November 2007

    • Diggers Unearth Key Bible Wall

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 30, 07 7:37 AM CST

      Diggers Unearth Key Bible Wall

      Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem's City of David have found what they believe is an ancient wall mentioned in the Bible, AP reports. While working to save a tower from collapse, they found pottery shards and arrowheads from the 5th century BC, leading them to believe that a wall nearby is one mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. More »

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      Israel  • archaeology  • Jerusalem  • discovery  • Bible

  • September 2007

    • 'Hobbits' Were, Indeed, a Different Kind of Human

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 21, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      'Hobbits' Were, Indeed, a Different Kind of Human

      A new study of three wrist bones from an 18,000-year-old fossil shows that the so-called hobbits of Indonesia were, indeed, a separate human species. When the bones were discovered in 2003, scientists trumpeted the find as evidence of a smaller species, Homo floresiensis. But skeptics argued that the hobbit, at 3 feet tall with a brain the size of a grapefruit, was in fact a human afflicted by microcephaly, a brain-shrinking disorder. More »

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      Indonesia  • archaeology  • fossil  • human evolution  • anthropology  • skeleton  • hobbits  • Homo erectus  • homo sapien

  • August 2007

    • Remains of Russian Royals Found

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 24, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      Remains of Russian Royals Found

      Russian archaeologists say they’ve unearthed remains belonging to two children of Nicholas II, the Russian czar executed along with the rest of his family almost 90 years ago. The discovery of Alexei and Maria Romanov may help prove the authenticity of remains found in 1991 that are believed to be those of their parents and their three sisters. More »

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      Russia  • DNA  • archaeology  • discovery  • communism  • St. Petersburg  • Bolshevik Revolution  • Romanov  • czar  • Alexei Romanov  • Maria Romanov  • Nicholas II

    • Angkor What?: Cambodian Dig Unearths Megacity

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 14, 07 12:34 PM CDT

      Angkor What?: Cambodian Dig Unearths Megacity

      Cambodia's famed Angkor—usually penciled into guidebooks thanks to its eponymous 12th-century temple—was once the world's biggest city, new research by University of Sydney archaeologists shows. From the 10th century on, Angkor grew to nearly one million inhabitants and sprawled out to the size of modern-day Los Angeles. More »

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      archaeology  • Asia  • water  • Cambodia  • Angkor  • canals  • Angkor Wat

    • Kenyan Fossil Rattles Human Family Tree

      newser  |  National Geographic  |  Aug 9, 07 8:15 AM CDT

      Kenyan Fossil Rattles Human Family Tree

      Two of our ancestors apparently lived alongside each other in Africa rather than evolving from one to the next on the path to Homo sapiens , as scientists once believed. National Geographic reports that a Homo habilis skull dug up in Kenya is surprisingly young, making its 1.4 million-year-old owner a neighbor to Homo erectus rather than an evolutionary forerunner. More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • evolution  • archaeology  • fossil  • human evolution  • anthropology  • origins of humanity  • Homo erectus  • homo sapiens

    • First Tomb of Aztec Ruler Found

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 6:45 AM CDT

      First Tomb of Aztec Ruler Found

      Mexican archaeologists believe their ground-penetrating radar has detected the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found, the AP reports. Workers in Mexico City, hanging from slings and digging delicately in a muddy underground passage, hope to uncover the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztec empire at its height before the Spanish invasion of 1521. More »

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      Mexico  • archaeology  • Mexico City  • tomb  • Aztec

  • June 2007

    • It's a Wrap: Tooth ID's Mummy Queen

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 27, 07 4:39 AM CDT

      It's a Wrap: Tooth ID's Mummy Queen

      An ancient tooth and DNA evidence appear to prove that an obese mummy found in 1903 is one of Egypt's most powerful female rulers, Hatshepsut, the New York Times reports. The tooth, located in a box labeled with the queen's name, "fits exactly" with a broken root in the mummy's mouth, according to archeologists. More »

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      science  • DNA  • Egypt  • archaeology  • DNA evidence

    • Americas' First Gun Victim Found in Peru

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 21, 07 4:17 AM CDT

      Americas' First Gun Victim Found in Peru

      The first gunshot victim in the Americas—an 16th century Inca warrior blasted in the back of the head by Spanish Conquistadors—has been discovered by archaeologists poring over the bones of 72 Incans killed in a 1536 uprising in Peru. The remains of the warriors were uncovered in a Lima suburb during road construction. More »

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      science  • history  • archaeology  • Peru  • weapon  • Lima

  • March 2007

    • Jesus Tomb Claim Stirs Cries of Heresy

      newser  |  Time  |  Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST

      Jesus Tomb Claim Stirs Cries of Heresy

      A book and documentary produced by Titanic 's James Cameron claims to identify the burial place of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene and a son, Judah. The documentary, which Newsweek calls "a slick and suspenseful narrative," asserts that 10 bone boxes found in 1980 in a first-century burial cave in Jerusalem once contained the bones of Christ and his family. More »

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      religious right  • archaeology  • Jesus Christ  • James Cameron

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