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Shell beads point to dawn of modern human behaviour

August, 26 2009

Planet Earth

Nassarius shells We often judge other people based on material possessions - the clothes we wear and the things we own can advertise our wealth, status and social allegiances. But when did we start using our belongings to tell others about ourselves?

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Kedarnath shrine was under glacier for 400 years

August, 26 2009

Daily Pioneer

The devotees of the world-famous Kedarnath shrine have another astounding fact to revel in: The historical temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, survived mammoth glacial pressure for at least 400 years. This fact has been revealed by a team of scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun.

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Report from Jessica Arista, Kaman-Kalehoyuk, Kaman, Turkey

August, 26 2009

University of Delaware

As part of an archaeological excavation in Kaman, Turkey, Jessica Arista applies plaster bandages to a pedestalled charred log so that it can be blocklifted from the site, transported back to the lab, carefully excavated, and sampled for carbon-14 dating and dendrochronology This summer I am participating in an internship in archaeological conservation at the site of Kaman-Kalehöyük in Kaman, Turkey. The excavation is run by the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan under the direction of Dr. Sachihiro Omura.

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Brain changes may have led to Stone Age tools

August, 26 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Scientists duplicated the process used to manufacture Stone Age tools by heating a chunk of yellowish rock called silcrete. Once upon a time in the long evolution of Homo sapiens, a band of our African ancestors learned to use fire for more than cooking meat, lighting the dark or warding off attacking animals.

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Israeli dig finds ancient gemstone

August, 26 2009

United Press International

Israeli archaeologists found a miniature precious stone carved with the image of Alexander the Great, an Israeli archaeologist said.

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Ice Age probe is off to Italy

August, 25 2009

Telegraph & Argus

Archaeologists at the University of Bradford will be leading an exploration into how prehistoric people made their living in Italy at the end of the Ice Age.

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Wars end opens up Angolan Jurassic Park

August, 25 2009

ABC Science

The country is opening up to fossil hunters who are piecing together the country's Jurassic past Angola is best known for oil and diamonds, but dinosaur hunters say the country holds a "museum in the ground" of rare fossils waiting to be discovered.

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Scientists glean clues to a lethal prehistoric raid from skeletons excavated at a German site

August, 25 2009

Science News

Four Neolithic-era graves, including this one containing a possible nuclear family arranged in two pairs, have yielded clues about the nature of violent conflicts and burial practices in central Europe 4,600 years ago. Thirteen people who perished around 4,600 years ago still have something to say about life and death in prehistoric Europe.

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Spear tip sheds light on ancient people

August, 25 2009

Sahuarita Sun

Spear tip sheds light on ancient people A rare architectural relic discovered in Sahuarita and on its way to the Arizona State Museum in Tucson could help illuminate the way early humans lived in this part of the state.

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Chinese Culture At The Crossroads

August, 25 2009

Science Daily

Recent archaeological discoveries from far-flung corners of China are forcing scientists to reconsider the origins of ancient Chinese civilization and a new crop of young archaeologists are delving into the modern nation's roots.

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