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Digging for the treasures American paratroopers left behind

Digging for the treasures American paratroopers left behind

09 June 2009

Archaeologists are hoping to give American World War Two paratroopers a glimpse of some of the personal belongings their regiment left behind when veterans return to the site of their camp at Wollaton Park in Nottingham on Tuesday June 9 2009.

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Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath the Great Lakes

Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath the Great Lakes

09 June 2009

More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stoney ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, University of Michigan researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes.

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6000-year-old tombs discovered

6000-year-old tombs discovered

09 June 2009

A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by a team led by a Kingston University archaeologist. Dr Helen Wickstead and her colleagues were stunned and delighted to find the previously undiscovered Neolithic tombs, also known as long barrows at a site at Damerham, Hampshire.

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Inca civilization human sacrifices discovered in Peru

Inca civilization human sacrifices discovered in Peru

05 June 2009

Excavations in northern Peru have found nearly three dozen people sacrifices about 600 years ago by the Incan civilization.

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New ‘molecular clock’ aids dating of human migration history

New ‘molecular clock’ aids dating of human migration history

05 June 2009

Researchers at the University of Leeds have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration – even when no corroborating archaeological evidence exists.

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High population density triggers cultural explosions

High population density triggers cultural explosions

05 June 2009

Increasing population density, rather than boosts in human brain power, appears to have catalyzed the emergence of modern human behavior

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Serbian archaeologists discover a million years old mammoth

Serbian archaeologists discover a million years old mammoth

05 June 2009

Archaeologists working on a site located in eastern Serbia have unearthed the well-preserved skeleton of a mammoth. Experts consider them to be a million years old.

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Neandertals sophisticated and fearless hunters

Neandertals sophisticated and fearless hunters

20 May 2009

Neandertals, the 'stupid' cousins of modern humans were capable of capturing the most impressive animals. This indicates that Neandertals were anything but dim.

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Fire and water reveal new archaeological dating method

Fire and water reveal new archaeological dating method

20 May 2009

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way of dating archaeological objects – using fire and water to unlock their 'internal clocks'.

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The Collosal Ancient Statues of Mount Nemrut

The Collosal Ancient Statues of Mount Nemrut

01 May 2009

At the summit of Nemrut Dag, magnificent remains of collosal statues remind of the kingdom’s religious beliefs and the greatness of a king

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