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City of David Dig Reveals Information on Ancient Postal System
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Artifacts from City of David excavations in Jerusalem reveal an interesting tidbit of information about the ancient postal system in Israel.
In an archaeological excavation being carried out at the Spring House, near the Gihon Spring in the City of David in the valley east of Jerusalem's Old City, soil was excavated which contained pottery shards that date to the Iron Age 2 (eighth century BCE).
Mon 3rd Mar 3:37PM by daniel
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Medieval wall painting discovered
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Fragments of an ancient wall painting dating back to medieval times have been discovered during restoration work at 13th century Stuston church.
Last year villagers rallied to the cause when it emerged that 185,000 pounds was needed for urgent repairs to make the nave, porch and vestry roofs watertight.
Mon 3rd Mar 3:37PM by daniel,
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32 views www.russiatoday.ru - German treasure hunters have stopped digging for Russia's lost Amber room and Nazi gold after a disagreement. One of the men, the local mayor, claims scientists should become involved in the excavation to make it more credible. The other says his own measurements are precise enough, but haven't been followed properly.
Mon 3rd Mar 4:14AM by daniel,
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Roman villa set to be excavated
news.bbc.co.uk - One of the Isle of Wight's most important historical sites is set to be uncovered in a five-year long archaeological dig.
Only part of Brading Roman Villa has been excavated so far.
Now a leading Oxford University professor and 20 graduate archaeologists are to work on the four-acre site to excavate it further.
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Satellite images reveal extent of harm to Iraqs archaeological sites
www.andhranews.net - New images obtained from a commercial satellite imaging company have revealed the extent of harm to archaeological sites in southern Iraq after the country's invasion by the US and its allies in March 2003.
The images were captured by Digital Globe Corporation (DGC) and examined by archaeologist Elizabeth Stone at Stony Brook University in New York.
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Costa Rican Archaeology to be Lost?
www.costaricaholiday.co.uk - A new dam that is set to be built in Costa Rica to help cater for electricity supply demands looks set not only just flood many fields and hillsides, but also flood some prehistoric sites that are known to still have many uncovered archaeological facts still buried beneath the grounds surface.
Mon 3rd Mar 4:04AM by daniel,
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British army to assist at cultural sites in Iraq
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The Art Newspaper can reveal that the British Army is to develop a Cultural Heritage Initiative to assist with archaeological sites and museums in southern Iraq. This will be launched with the Iraqi state board of antiquities and heritage, along with the British Museum.
Basra-based Major Tom Holloway told us that the plan is to help at iconic cultural locations, and to leave a positive legacy after the withdrawal of British forces. The proposal is at an early stage, and is expected to be announced in May.
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Mapping the wreckage of Iraq's heritage
blogs.guardian.co.uk - It has to be said that the record of western meddlers destabilising Middle Eastern balances as fragile as a mudbrick ziggurat, then watching the ensuing devastation with cries of shock and dismay, and then wading in to reimpose order, is not encouraging.
Mon 3rd Mar 4:03AM by daniel,
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Remnants point to an urban centre
ww.telegraphindia.com - If one asks what does Bhubaneswar have in common with archaeological sites such as Giza, Tikal and Lepcis Magna, the answer would be Sishupalgarh, located 12km from the capital, the remains of an ancient city containing evidence of a life both urban and economically strong.
Located 45km inland from the Bay of Bengal, the city existed approximately between the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.
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Indiana Jones makes archaeology rock
www.democratandchronicle.com - I'm getting Indiana Jones fever. Going back to the levitating Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, that series of adventure films has perfectly inspired the 12-year-old boy that I try to keep alive within myself.
A few minutes with Indy and I'm transported back to the movie serials that I can only barely remember from my first days at the cinema, as well as Ramar of the Jungle on TV in the '50s, and to my own fleeting feeling that I might one day want to be an archaeologist.
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63 views time-blog.com - Over the months that I was working on Time's story this week about the antiquities wars, one thing that struck me was that last September's "memo of understanding" between Yale University and Peru to return the Machu Picchu artifacts, which was supposed to be finalized within 60 days, never was. Now we're getting a glimpse of how messy this could still get. Last Saturday the New York Times ran a stinging Op-Ed piece by Eliane Karp de Toledo, archaeologist and former first lady of Peru, who was a prime mover in Peru's campaign to retrieve the artifacts.
Mon 3rd Mar 4:00AM by daniel,
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Royals Weren't Only Builders Of Maya Temples, Archaeologist Finds
www.sciencedaily.com - An intrepid archaeologist is well on her way to dislodging the prevailing assumptions of scholars about the people who built and used Maya temples.
From the grueling work of analyzing the “attributes,” the nitty-gritty physical details of six temples in Yalbac, a Maya center in the jungle of central Belize – and a popular target for antiquities looters – primary investigator Lisa Lucero is building her own theories about the politics of temple construction that began nearly two millennia ago.
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Caral now dated as oldest urban site in Americas
www.orbis-quintus.net - A team of German and Peruvian archaeologists say they have discovered the oldest known monument in Peru: a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near Peru’s north-central coast.
Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 B.C. and 3000 B.C., Peter Fuchs, a German archaeologist who headed the excavation team, told The Associated Press by telephone Monday.
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38 views www.computerandvideogames.com - Indiana Jones: professor of archaeology, expert on the occult, obtainer of rare antiquities and star of the latest Lego game. Not bad for a guy named after a dog...
The decision to immortalise the wise-cracking hero in Lego form is clear: the Indiana Jones films are almost as iconic as Star Wars, and their cheeky humour runs parallel with the tongue-in-cheek approach of the recent Lego games.
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Archaeologists find ancient plaza in Peru
www.smh.com.au - A ceremonial plaza built 5500 years ago has been discovered in Peru, and archaeologists involved in the dig said carbon dating shows it is one of the oldest structures ever found in the Americas.
A team of Peruvian and German archaeologists uncovered the circular plaza, which was hidden beneath another piece of architecture at the ruins known as Sechin Bajo, in Casma, 370 kilometres north of Lima, the capital. Friezes depicting a warrior with a knife and trophies were found near the plaza.
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China blasts U.S. role in illegal relics trade
www.reuters.com - China has labeled the United States the world's largest importer of smuggled Chinese relics, and demanded the country do more to combat the trade, state media reported on Wednesday.
China has repeatedly called on museums in Western countries to return artifacts taken by European and American archaeologists and adventurers, often crudely hacked out of caves and tombs.
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Royals weren't only builders of Maya temples, archaeologist finds
www.eurekalert.org - An intrepid archaeologist is well on her way to dislodging the prevailing assumptions of scholars about the people who built and used Maya temples.
From the grueling work of analyzing the “attributes,” the nitty-gritty physical details of six temples in Yalbac, a Maya center in the jungle of central Belize – and a popular target for antiquities looters – primary investigator Lisa Lucero is building her own theories about the politics of temple construction that began nearly two millennia ago.
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Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved
www.eurekalert.org - Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts across Mesoamerica from about A.D. 300 to 1500.
First identified in 1931, this blue pigment (known as Maya Blue) has puzzled archaeologists, chemists and material scientists for years because of its unusual chemical stability, composition and persistent color in one of the world’s harshest climates.
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Peru's "Lost City" Is a Natural Formation, Experts Rule
news.nationalgeographic.com - Stone structures in Peru recently suggested to be the ruins of an ancient "lost city" were actually shaped by natural forces, not Inca stone workers, officials say.
The announcement comes from archaeologists with Peru's culture ministry, clouding the prospects of one local politician to turn the site into a tourist attraction.
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Maya May Have Caused Civilization-Ending Climate Change
news.nationalgeographic.com - Self-induced drought and climate change may have caused the destruction of the Maya civilization, say scientists working with new satellite technology that monitors Central America's environment.
Researchers from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, launched the satellite program, known as SERVIR, in early 2005 to help combat wildfires, improve land use, and assist with natural disaster responses.
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