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Hundreds of undiscovered artefacts found at Gallipoli

More than 100 artefacts from the First World War have been uncovered in an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield, leading to some interesting theories about life on the frontline according to University ...

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Archaeologists find earliest known domestic horses

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and milked. The ...

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Otago researchers delve into enigmatic burial rituals

University of Otago researchers working in remote Cambodian mountains are shedding new light on the lost history of an unidentified people by studying their enigmatic burial rituals.

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created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The how and where of Roman age glassmaking

(Phys.org) -- An EU-funded interdisciplinary study has contributed a deeper understanding of glass production in Italy in the Roman age.

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New frontier in archaeology

For decades, working as an archaeologist meant being, as Jason Ur, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, puts it, “the guy with the muddy boots.”

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created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women central part of pre-colonial Maya society

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular belief, women played a central role in Maya society before the arrival of Spanish explorers in the early 16th century, a University of California, Riverside, graduate student has discovered.

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created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Making the bones speak

In a narrow, modest laboratory in Michigan State University’s Giltner Hall, students pore over African skeletons from the Middle Ages in an effort to make the bones speak.

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created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Known and unknown: Great travellers of the Pacific

When a well-known travel magazine set out to identify the top ten travellers of all time, the names it came up with held few surprises. Top of its list, which encompassed Charles Darwin and Christopher Columbus, ...

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created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roman civilization travelled further than history books tell us

A University of Exeter archaeologist’s research has uncovered the largest Roman settlement ever found in Devon. The discovery could force us to rewrite the history of the Romans in Britain.

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Dig team returns to uncover Jersey's Ice Age past

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists from British universities are due to return to Jersey to start their second season excavating across the island. Over the course of a month they will investigate a ...

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created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UC research uncovers ancient Mycenaean fortress

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent find by a University of Cincinnati archeologist suggests an ancient Mycenaean city was well protected from outside threats.  

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created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Roman Maryport excavation starts on site

Archaeologists from Newcastle University have begun excavating today (31 May) at an internationally important Roman site in Maryport, Cumbria.

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created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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