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Unearthing the Past

Thread started by  K Schwartz; Last updated Feb 26, 08 12:46 PM CST by D Lim

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Unearthing the Past

"From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us." -Napoleon Bonaparte

Move over King Tut. Archaeologists continue to dig up the past, recently unearthing the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of Mexico City, stumbling upon a ship piloted by the infamous Captain Kidd and discovering a cave worshiped by ancient Romans.

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Added 		 Dig Finds Washington's   Home (No Cherry Tree)  Jul 2, 08 4:16 PM CDT N McMaster
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Added 		 Expert Tunes  Into Aztec  'Death Whistles'  Jul 1, 08 2:05 AM CDT R Quinn
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Added 		 New Findings Shatter  Old Mayan Theories  Jun 23, 08 1:46 PM CDT Reader8608320
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Added 		 1780 British Warship Found  Jun 13, 08 8:25 PM CDT H Kimball
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Added 		 Jordan Cave May Be  World's First Church  Jun 10, 08 2:43 PM CDT N McMaster
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Added 		 Lost Pyramid Found in Egypt  Jun 6, 08 3:03 AM CDT M Papenfuss
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Added 		Stonehenge Reveals Itself: It's a Cemetery May 29, 08 5:12 PM CDT H Kimball
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Added 		Vatican Opens Ancient Pagan Tomb May 28, 08 10:00 AM CDT K Spak
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Added 		 US Firm Must Return  Sunken Treasure: Spain  May 8, 08 2:16 PM CDT N McMaster
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Added 		 Stonehenge Riddle Solved?   May 4, 08 1:03 PM CDT C Zimmerman
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Added 		 Sunken Treasure   Found off Africa  May 2, 08 1:41 AM CDT M Papenfuss
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Added 		 Did the Egyptians  Invent Concrete? Apr 22, 08 9:49 AM CDT S Gale Rosen
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Added 		 Fossil Feces Revise History  Apr 3, 08 8:42 PM CDT L Jorgensen
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Added 		Peru Dig Yields 4000-Year Old Gold Necklace Mar 31, 08 6:51 PM CDT Z Samalin
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Added 		 New Fossil Rocks Human History Mar 26, 08 11:54 PM CDT R Quinn
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Added 		Archaeologists Unearth Pre-Inca Temple Mar 15, 08 4:09 PM CDT K Spak
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Added 		Ancient Plaza Found in Peru Feb 26, 08 12:46 PM CST N McMaster
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Added 		With the Diggers - TIME Feb 22, 08 6:12 PM CST Imperator
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Added 		Iceman Bled Out From Arrow Wound, X-Ray Scan Reveals Feb 22, 08 6:07 PM CST Imperator
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Added 		Paging Indiana Jones: Scholar Finds Ark Feb 22, 08 3:44 AM CST J Yager
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Added 		Arsenic Wasn't Napoleon's Waterloo: Study Feb 13, 08 12:02 AM CST R Quinn
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Added 		Climate Swing Jump-Started Civilization Feb 12, 08 9:51 AM CST S Gale Rosen
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Added 		Newfound Altar Predates Zeus Worship Feb 5, 08 1:27 AM CST R Quinn
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Added 		Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet' Feb 4, 08 1:36 PM CST M Morris
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Updated 		Unearthing the Past Feb 1, 08 2:08 PM CST D Lim
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Added 		Mayans Sacrificed Boys—Not Virgin Girls Jan 23, 08 4:35 AM CST K Thompson
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Added 		eBay Halts Sale of Iraqi Treasure Dec 28, 07 4:28 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Queen's Digs Found in Holy Land Dec 28, 07 4:26 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Americas' First Gun Victim Found in Peru Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		First Tomb of Aztec Ruler Found Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Angkor What?: Cambodian Dig Unearths Megacity Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Remains of Russian Royals Found Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Ancient Israeli Tunnel Found Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		New Georgian Fossils May Link 'Lucy' and Homo Erectus Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Mask Lifts, Reveals Tut's Face Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Americas' Oldest Temple Found Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Cave of Romulus and Remus Comes to Light Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Diggers Unearth Key Bible Wall Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Pyramid Unearthed in Mexico City Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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Added 		Pirate Ahoy! Capt. Kidd's Ship Found in Caribbean Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST K Schwartz
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