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Wooden sarcophaguses found in Egypt tomb
CAIRO (Reuters) - Japanese archaeologists working in Egypt have found four wooden sarcophaguses and associated grave goods which could date back up to 3,300 years, the Egyptian government said on Thursday.
Ancient footprints: Earliest signs of modern feet
(CNN) -- Ancient footprints discovered in northern Kenya are believed to be the oldest sign that early humans had feet like ours.
Spanish Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Man in Paraguay
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'Oldest English words' identified
Some of the oldest words in English have been identified, scientists say. Reading University researchers claim "I", "we", "two" and "three" are among the most ancient, dating back tens of thousands of years.
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Prehistoric fish pioneered sex
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Ancient Shipwreck's Stone Cargo Linked to Apollo Temple
for National Geographic magazine
For a few days back in July 2007, it was hard for archaeologist Deborah Carlson to get any work done at her site off the Aegean coast of western Turkey. She was leading an underwater excavation of a 2,000-year-old shipwreck, but the Turkish members of her crew had taken time off to vote in national elections. So things were quiet at her camp on an isolated cape called Kızılburun.
Ancient statue found buried at Egypt Giza pyramids
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Student Finds Rare Lincoln Fingerprint
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Ancient Black Sea Flood: Nuisance or Calamity?
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Test firing an Elizabethan cannon
Archaeologists have built a replica Elizabethan cannon to find out how powerful English ships were at the time of the Spanish Armada.
Well-known baths awash in hidden artifacts, rare finds
Excavations at an ancient Roman villa and bath complex in the outskirts of Rome have unearthed a wealth of surprisingly well-preserved artifacts, including the marble head of a Greek god, archeologists said on Wednesday.
Easter Island’s Controversial Collapse: More To The Story Than Deforestation?
ScienceDaily— Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has gained recognition in recent years due in part to a book that used it as a model for societal collapse from bad environmental practices—ringing alarm bells for those concerned about the health of the planet today. But that’s not the whole story, says Dr. Chris Stevenson, an archaeologist who has studied the island—famous for its massive stone statues—with a Rapa Nui scientist, Sonia Haoa, and Earthwatch volunteers for nearly 20 years.
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Sinkhole Holds 12,000-Year-Old Clues to Early Americans
for National Geographic News
Divers exploring a southern Florida sinkhole have uncovered clues to what life was like for some of America's first residents.
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"Smilodon," 1905, by Charles R. Knight
AP: LOS ANGELES — Scientists are studying a huge cache of Ice Age fossil deposits recovered near the famous La Brea Tar Pits in the middle of the nation's second-largest city.
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Uncovered bones are a hot find from the Ice Age
Star Tribune: John Ackerman with a portion of the nearly 100 bones found in Bat River Cave and Tyson Spring Cave. A Farmington caver and his friends have unearthed some rich and surprising pieces of Minnesota's prehistoric past.
Thackley site could hold remains of ancient settlement
An archaeological dig is to start in Bradford woodland later this month, thanks to a heritage lottery grant. A cheque for £24,300 has allowed the Friends of Buck Wood to dig for proof that an Iron or Bronze Age earthwork exists at the Thackley site.
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Henry VIII reveals his softer side in never-before-seen gushing love letter to Anne Boleyn
He's infamous for beheading two of his wives, but it has emerged that Henry VII had a much softer side. A passionate love letter to Anne Boleyn - who later lost her head when their marriage soured - is to go on display for the first time at the British Library in London.
Gushing: The love letter written by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn reveals his passion for the woman who was to become his second wife and includes a passage where he writes "henceforth my heart will be dedicated to you alone."
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Why Chemical Warfare is Ancient History
The prospect of chemical and biological warfare in this age of anthrax scares and WMDs can feel — like the threat of nuclear Armageddon before it— like a uniquely modern terror. But a British archaeologist's recent find offers a reminder that chemical weapons are nothing new — in fact, the tactic is nearly two thousand years old.
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High-tech Tests Allow Anthropologists To Track Ancient Hominids Across The Landscape
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Virtual Library Of Medieval Manuscripts Created
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Dig unearths 13th century ceramic
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Found in Iraq: "King Tut"
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'Pre-historic Viagra' found in Siberian mammoth DNA could boost your sex life and let you live longer
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Mythic Birthplace of Zeus Possibly Found
The Greek god of thunder and lightning had Earthly beginnings, and scientists think they finally know where.
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Chamber of mummies found in Egypt
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Centuries-old legend in Gozo proved true
As far back as 1583, a legend existed in Gozo about Ghar ix-Xih, literally The Cave of the Old Man, but possibly also The Cave of the Sheik. The legend is about a popular judge who used to sit in judgement on people accused of thefts. For a long time the legend was just that, a legend, but the location of the cave has now been discovered and along with it a treasure trove of artefacts ranging from Punic to late Roman times.
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Oldest Human Hair Found in Hyena Poop Fossil?
for National Geographic News
The oldest known human hairs could be the strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave, a new study hints.
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Underwater archeologist Mark Holley investigates a circle of stones on the Grand Traverse Bay floor near Traverse City, Mich. Scientists are not sure whether the stones were arranged by humans or natural forces. (Chris Doyal / February 7, 2009)
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The Mummy X-posed: The face of an Ancient Egyptian priestess revealed after 3,000 years
A close-up of the mummy's face
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Mystery of Ancient Pueblo Jars Is Solved
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'Green Magic' Protected Egyptian Child Mummies
A rare mummified child from the early period of Egyptian history was discovered buried with a bright green amulet stone once believed to hold magical powers, according to a new study.
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Neanderthal genome to be unveiled
The entire genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal has been sequenced by a team of scientists in Germany. The group is already extracting DNA from other ancient Neanderthal bones and hopes that the genomes will allow an unprecedented comparison between modern humans and their closest evolutionary relative.
Read the rest on Nature.com.Africa's oldest human sacrifice found in Sudan
In a graveyard in Al-Kadada, north of Khartoum, the archaeologists have dug up the tomb of a man and a woman facing each other in a ditch, with bodies of two women, two goats and a dog buried nearby.
Pair unearth Saxon burial remains
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Fresh Look at Martha Washington: Less First Frump, More Foxy Lady
This just in: Martha Washington was hot. Or at least hotter than we thought.
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Gigantic 45ft snake that weighed as much as a car found by fossil hunters
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'Warts and all' death mask of Oliver Cromwell up for auction
This death mask of Oliver Cromwell is up for auction
He loathed personal vanity and is credited with coining the phrase 'warts and all' when commissioning a portrait. Now a death mask bearing all the facial contours of Oliver Cromwell is up for sale.
King size! Henry VIII's armour reveals he had a 52in girth - for which he paid a terrible price
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Expanding waistline: A suit of armour worn by the king in his early 20s, left, is noticeably slimmer than one he used in about 1540, right
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Is the Roman Pantheon a colossal sundial?
HAS the grand Roman Pantheon been keeping a secret for nearly 2000 years? An expert in ancient timekeeping thinks so, arguing that it acts as a colossal sundial.
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Brass cannons clue to wreck of HMS Victory
Hobbit feud: scientists argue over mysterious bones
The setting was a hidden island filled with pint-size men who feasted on pygmy elephants and battled dragons. The story of paleontology's "Hobbits," the extinct human species called Homo floresiensis, packs plenty of drama.
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Virginia Man to Search for Noah's Ark in Turkey
It's not every day in Minnesota you get treated to ice age archeological site. John Ackerman wasn't looking to dig up history as he crept through the cold, wet southern Minnesota cave that spring afternoon in 2008.