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Secret life of medieval city found under Cathedral Square
HISTORIC treasures buried under Peterborough's Cathedral Square have revealed a little-known side to the city. Archaeologists at Peterborough Museum say the finds, which have been uncovered since works to install new fountains in the square got under way in April, reflect medieval life in the city centre.
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Ancient Roman City Rises Again
By Andrew Curry
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Unlocking Earhart mystery
Henry II's lavish 12th century court brought back to life at Dover Castle
Statement of power: The throne room features an opulent interior, furnished to evoke its original appearance. Costumed re-enactors and audio-visual technology will complete the medieval experience
The splendour of a 12th century royal court has been recreated in Dover Castle keep, which new research suggests was originally built as a medieval PR exercise by Henry II.
Chaco Royalty Ordered 'Catered' Food at Colorado's Chimney Rock Site 1,000 Years Ago
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Human Population Expanded During Late Stone Age
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Calling all witches: Cave in need of new hag
Aspiring witches audition for the job Tuesday at Wookey Hole Caves in England.
By Reed Langton-Yanowitz
The winner will portray the notorious witch that is said to have haunted the caves in the Dark Ages. The witch lived in the cave with goats until an abbot threw holy water on her, turning her to stone, legend says.
When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?
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Ancient Theater Masks Rediscovered in Pompeii
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Alexandria - Looking for the queen
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Unique ancient Roman hospital excavated in South Moravia
Pasohlavky - Czech archaeologists are excavating the foundations of an ancient Roman lazaretto (hospital) in Pasohlavky, which is the largest facility of its kind from this period preserved north of the Danube River, archaeologist Balazs Komoroczy told CTK today.
Read the rest here.Council considers using 19th century catacombs to store bodies of swine flu victims
Catacombs: Exeter City Council could use these 19th century underground burial chambers to store the bodies of swine flu victims if the outbreak worsens
By and
A council is considering using 19th century underground burial chambers to store the bodies of swine flu victims if the outbreak worsens.
Read the rest on the DailyMail.Finding King Herod's Tomb
Shielding my eyes from the glare of the morning sun, I look toward the horizon and the small mountain that is my destination: Herodium, site of the fortified palace of King Herod the Great.
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Archaeologists Discover Nymph Sanctuary in Central Bulgaria
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Recently Destroyed Archaeological Site in Khuzestan Province, Believed to be the Lost Partho-Sasanian City of Azem
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Following the recent destruction of part of an archaeological site in Khuzestan province by state controlled Iran’s National Oil Company’s subcontractors, an Iranian archaeologist claimed the site is the location of the lost Partho-Sasanian city of Azem.
HISTORY'S HORRORS IN THE PRESENT: North Korea Publicly Executes Christian Woman for Distributing Bible
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Archaeologists discover five Roman shipwrecks untouched since they sank nearly 2,000 years ago
Reuters: Amphorae from one of the Roman shipwrecks seen on the seabed near the island of Ventotene. The ships have been left untouched for centuries
A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a 'graveyard' of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.
Read the rest on the DailyMail.Ancient Silla armor comes to light: The recent discovery of the armor of Silla Dynasty cavalrymen has provided proof of the existence of these mythica
GYEONGJU - The warrior’s body and bones are long gone, decayed into the soil. But the armor that once protected him from enemy swords and arrows has survived the passage of time and has been revealed for the first time in 1,600 years.
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A 700-year trip beneath Mud Bay
South Sound’s premiere archaeological site was a busy place Tuesday as 27 students and supervisors from all over the country worked with painstaking care to uncover treasures from a 700-year-old fishing and seafood-processing camp once inhabited by ancestors of the Squaxin Island tribe.
UC Scientists Determine That Ancient Maya Practiced Forest Conservation — 3,000 Years Ago
As published in the July issue of the “Journal of Archaeological Science,” paleoethnobotanist David Lentz of the University of Cincinnati has concluded that not only did the Maya people practice forest management, but when they abandoned their forest conservation practices it was to the detriment of the entire Maya culture.
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Napoleonic prisoner of war camp unearthed by Time Team archaeologists
Archaeologists have unearthed the secrets of what is thought to be the world’s first prisoner of war camp, built to house French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars.
Can Computers Decipher a 5,000-Year-Old Language?
The Indus civilization, which flourished throughout much of the third millennium B.C., was the most extensive society of its time. At its height, it encompassed an area of more than half a million square miles centered on what is today the India-Pakistan border.
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Prehistoric Case Hints At Interspecies Homicide
By Monte Basgall, Duke University
The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to Duke University-led research.
Oetzi Iceman's Tattoos Came from Fireplace
The 57 tattoos sported by Oetzi, the 5300-year-old Tyrolean iceman mummy, were made from fireplace soot that contained glittering, colorful precious stone crystals, according to an upcoming study in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
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Excavation in Lebanon aims to uncover ancient ruins
Cave record of Britain's pioneers
By Paul Rincon
The Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was one of the first sites inhabited by humans when they returned to Britain towards the end of the last Ice Age.
HISTORY'S HORRORS IN THE PRESENT: Iranian Militias Marry, Rape Virgin Prisoners Before Executions
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Dorset Ridgeway’s killing field: were victims Vikings or local heroes?
Decapitated skulls and body parts being unearthed at the top of Ridgeway Hill
It was a scene familiar from the killing fields of Iraq or the Balkans, but unheard of in rural Dorset. As the earth-moving machine peeled back a thin layer of topsoil, it exposed a tangled mass of human bones.
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Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt
A trench that was cut through collapsed mud bricks and the compacted debris of buildings leveled centuries ago is revealing a dusty scene of roof-topped streets in ancient Amheida, a city marooned on an oasis deep in Egypt’s western desert.
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When and wear: the prehistory of clothing
Ask Ian Gilligan about his research project, and he’ll begin with a contradiction. “My great interest is in clothing, because I think it’s our most important invention,” he says. “But the next thing I’m going to say is that I’m not interested in clothing at all.”
Read the rest on Science Alert.Ancient shrine found at Hadrian's Wall fort
A unique religious shrine to a Roman god has been uncovered at a fort along Hadrian’s Wall.
Neanderthals Were Few and Poised for Extinction
By Jeanna Bryner, Senior Writer
Neanderthals are of course extinct. But there never were very many of them, new research concludes.Read the rest on Live Science.
Digging deeper: Archaeologists race to show Pompeii daily life
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Thighbones Were Scepters for Ancient Zapotec Men?
For men of the ancient Zapotec civilization, ancestral thighbones may have been carried as status symbols.
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New Cover for THE HERETIC QUEEN
The Heretic Queen comes out in paperback on September 1, and for the debut, Crown has created a new and improved cover!!!! I hope you like it as much as I do. I think the background is tremendously evocative.
200,000-year-old flint tools found in Syrian desert
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Untouched Tomb of Aztec King on Verge of Discovery?
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After nearly 30 years in the field, archaeologist Leonardo López Luján may be on the verge of the discovery of a lifetime: the only known tomb of an Aztec king.
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Copernicus Had Blue Eyes
Nicolaus Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy, gazed at the sky through bright blue eyes, according to genetic research that has identified the scientist's remains.
Read the rest on Discovery.Another cache unearthed in National Museum
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Medieval finds at university dig
Roman pottery, medieval remains and 11th Century dog bones have been found at the heart of Cambridge University during an archaeological dig.
Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya
CARA BLANCA, Belize — Machete chops echo and leaves rustle underfoot when the vines clear, revealing cobalt-blue water in a cliff-sided pool.
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Computer reveals stone tablet 'handwriting' in a flash
B y Ewen Callaway
You might call it "CSI Ancient Greece". A computer technique can tell the difference between ancient inscriptions created by different artisans, a feat that ordinarily consumes years of human scholarship.
Rare Peek at Riches of Past in Rome
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Fourth of July in Virginia!
From John Adams, in a letter to his wife Abigail
Peacefield, the home of John and Abigail Adams"Yesterday the greatest question was decided, which ever was debated in America... I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore."
Abigail would have read this letter in her home at Peacefield.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!
Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire's Lost Highway
Photographs by Clay McLachlan
At first glance, it didn't appear that impressive: a worn limestone pillar, six feet high and two feet wide, standing slightly askew beside a country road near the village of Pélissanne in southern France.
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Scientist Tries to Connect Migration Dots of Ancient Southwest
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PICTURES: Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female
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