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archaeology stories: 62 news summaries

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(Newser) - Archeologists in Israel say they have dug up the oldest known example of Hebrew text, a find that could answer questions about the scope and power of the ancient kingdom of David, Reuters reports. Researchers found the 3,000-year-old pottery shards at an excavation site near where the Bible says... More »

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Israel • archaeology • Jerusalem • Hebrew

 Dig May Confirm 
 Solomon's 
 Mines 

Biblical account matches unearthed copper center in Jordan

Oct 28, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science and the Bible have a rare moment of “confluence,” says an archaeologist who helped unearth possible proof of King Solomon's reign, Newsweek reports. In present-day Jordan, scientists have found a 10th-century BC copper production center that coincides with the rule of the Biblical king of Israel. A... More »

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Jordan • archaeology • Bible • excavation • King Solomon • Old Testament • King David • Kingdom of Israel

(Newser) - Vikings were just as interested in preening and handicrafts as they were in war and pillaging, the Telegraph reports. In a bid to educate youngsters who could well have Viking ancestry, British researchers are trying to change the popular view of the Norse explorers. "It seems that the... More »

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fashion • archaeology • Vikings • Britain • Cambridge University • burial site • Norse

 Stonehenge 
 Rocked as 
 'Neolithic Lourdes' 

New research into 2300 BC stone circle indicates it was place of healing

Sep 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone... More »

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archaeology • Stonehenge • Wales • Professor Tim Darvill • Professor Geoff Wainwright • neolithic period • English Heritage • Preseli Hills • radiocarbon dating

glossies

 Dig Up Dinos, 
 Rare Relics 
 on DIY Tours 

Travelers can unearth lost treasures from Colo. to Easter Island

Sep 9, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travelers seeking more than a beach and a Daiquiri on their next trip can try digging up ancient civilizations. Travel + Leisure lists the trips that let you uncover lost worlds:
  • Ica Desert of Peru: Hikers can discover preserved shark teeth, fossilized whales, and even extinct creatures on this
... More »

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travel • archaeology • dinosaur • tour

Alps Artifacts Offer Clues
to Climate Change

Ancient objects
emerge as Swiss
glacier melts

Sep 6, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed hundreds of ancient artifacts, providing valuable information about both history and climate change through the ages, AFP reports. The area was walkable only during warm periods when the glacier receded. “The site itself is the most important find because we... More »

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climate change • environment • archaeology • Switzerland • glacier • artifacts • Alps

 Archaeologists
 Unearth Ancient 
 Gold Wreath

Greek find was removed from original resting place

Aug 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ancient gold wreath buried with human bones in a copper vase has been discovered in the old stomping grounds of Alexander the Great in northern Greece, AP reports. It's rare to find such wreaths, which were generally buried with royalty. Diggers found it in the ruins of Aigai, the... More »

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archaeology • gold • discovery • ancient Greece

In Remote Amazon, Complex Towns Once Flourished

Archaeologists see advanced civilization in areas since overtaken by rain forest

Aug 29, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have unearthed remains of densely populated, complex urban towns in a remote region of the Amazon River Basin, the BBC reports. In an area of western Brazil thought to be virgin forest, researchers found extensive and advanced human activity, including roads, farming, wetland management, and what appear to be... More »

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archaeology • Brazil • rainforest • anthropology • ancient cities • Amazon rainforest

 Statue of Roman
 Ruler Unearthed
 in Turkey

Marble Marcus Aurelius discovered amid rubble

Aug 26, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rich archaeological site in southern Turkey has yielded another spectacular find: the head and limbs of an enormous statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Excavators at Sagalassos, who had previously discovered bits of Hadrian and the Empress Faustina, say the new discovery, with its 3-foot head, represents some... More »

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Turkey • archaeology • Rome • statue

 Sahara Yields Ancient Cemetery 

Find shows desert was once lush, green, populated

Aug 15, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explorers hunting for dinosaur bones have found a Stone Age cemetery deep in the Sahara desert, National Geographic reports. The team of paleontologists discovered bones from two separate ancient human cultures that lived in the region as long as 10,000 years ago, when monsoon rains turned parts of the... More »

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archaeology • paleontology • desert • Sahara • ancient cities • Niger • cemetery

 Dig Finds Washington's 
 Home (No Cherry Tree) 

Archaeologists excavate boyhood home of founding father

Jul 2, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have found the childhood home of George Washington, the New York Times reports—and despite the popular legend, there's no cherry tree anywhere on the premises. Researchers describe the founding father's Virginia digs as “a very nice gentry house” sporting eight rooms—not the simple cottage pictured in... More »

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archaeology • Freemason • America • history • excavation • George Washington

 Expert Tunes
 Into Aztec
 'Death Whistles' 

Sounds from pre-Columbian ceremonies brought back to life

Jul 1, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Mexican engineer has worked for decades to bring the sounds of the Aztecs back to life, reports the AP. Roberto Velazquez has created replicas of the instruments found at many archaeological sites—including the eerie "Whistles of Death" discovered with a skeleton in an ancient temple—and experimented... More »

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archaeology • Mexico • Aztec • Aztecs

 New Findings Shatter
 Old Mayan Theories 

Decades of local disasters slowly undermined their cities

Jun 23, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some experts want to drain Mayan history of its high drama—the sudden collapse, and desperate migration—to tell a longer, slower story, USA Today reports. Classic history claims that Mayan cities imploded quickly around 900 AD, and their people trekked north to colonize in the Yucatan—but experts now... More »

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archaeology • Mexico • Mayans • ancient cities

 1780 British Warship Found 

Extraordinarily well-preserved Revolutionary War sloop located in Lake Ontario

Jun 14, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two intrepid explorers using sonar and a remote-controlled submersible have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes, the AP reports. HMS Ontario, a British warship carrying as many as 130, sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1780. Since 1781, when six sailors’ bodies... More »

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archaeology • shipwreck • storm • Lake Ontario • Britain • Revolutionary War • discovery • HMS Ontario

 Jordan Cave May Be
 World's First Church 

Unearthed cavern could be oldest place of Christian worship

Jun 10, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have found what might be the world’s oldest Christian church in Rihab, Jordan, the BBC reports. The cavern, located under the also-ancient church of St. Georgeous, dates to between 33 and 70 AD, and doubled as a home. More »

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Jordan • archaeology • Christianity • church • Roman Empire

Stonehenge Reveals Itself:
It's a Cemetery

Scientists find remains from 3,000 to 2,500 BC, before the familiar stones went up

May 29, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before Stonehenge was Stonehenge, it was a cemetery, the New York Times reports. Around the time the first monumental rocks were installed in 2500 BC, the last of an estimated 240 human burials took place at the English site. Researchers say it was likely the burial ground of a... More »

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archaeology • cremation • England • Stonehenge • burial • cemetery

Vatican Opens Ancient
Pagan Tomb

After a year of restoration, public sees necropolis gem

May 28, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a year of restoration work, the Vatican has unveiled one of the most luxurious pagan tombs buried in the necropolis beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, the AP reports. Built by Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the second century, the once open-air tomb was buried by Emperor Constantine in the fourth... More »

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St. Peter's Basilica • archaeology • Rome • Vatican • pagan • necropolis

Archaeologist: I've Found Cleopatra's Tomb

Discovery could be biggest in decades

May 25, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A leading archaeologist in Egypt has announced he’s found the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, the Times of London reports. Zahi Hawass believes the ancient lovers are buried beneath a temple near Alexandria, where he found a 400-foot tunnel. “We’ve found tunnels with statues of Cleopatra... More »

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archaeology • Egypt • tomb • ancient Egypt • Cleopatra

 US Firm Must Return
 Sunken Treasure: Spain 

'We want it all back,' navy official says of $500M in booty from 19th-century wreck

May 8, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain filed evidence today in support of its claim it is the rightful owner of a shipwreck loaded with $500 million in treasure discovered and looted by a US exploration firm, the AP reports. The Spanish government identifies the wreck, whose identity has been disputed over the past year, as... More »

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archaeology • Spain • geologist • treasure • navy • warship • Odyssey Marine Exploration

 Stonehenge Riddle Solved?  

Bluestones may prove site was a healing temple

May 4, 08 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British team has excavated Stonehenge in hope of showing it was once a temple used for healing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Archaeologists focused on the site's 4,000-year-old bluestones, a twin circle of huge rocks, for proof of their origins and purpose. Shamans and witch doctors once likely... More »

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archaeology • Stonehenge • prehistoric • excavation • ceremony • temple • bluestone

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