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Ancient Dakhmas found in Iran

April, 26 2010

Press TV

Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran Archeological excavations in the southern Iranian province of Fars have yielded relics dating back to the Achaemenid and pre Achaemenid eras.

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Mesolithic cave discovered in Pagaralam

April, 26 2010

ANTARA

A Mesolithic cave was discovered by the residents in Talang Kubangan Hamlet, South Dempo sub district, North Sumatra.

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Artifacts reveal Fort Jackson history

April, 25 2010

The State

USC and Army archaeologists have been studying sites at Fort Jackson for several years. TheyÕre having a public archaeology day on Saturday to show off their findings to the general public. What they found indicates people have lived on the fort property for 9,000 years. People bivouacked at Fort Jackson before the U.S. Army took over the property. Long before. The most extensive archaeological dig ever at the fort has uncovered evidence of human camps up to 9,000 years old.

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China measures Great Walls oldest section for preservation

April, 25 2010

Xinhua News Agency

China is stepping up work to preserve the oldest section of the Great Wall after months of investigation to determine its length and location, archaeologists said Saturday.

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An Irishman who discovered a dug out canoe

April, 25 2010

The Independent

THE NATIONAL Museum is to investigate what might be the discovery of an ancient dug out canoe by the same man who found a similar boat less than a kilometre away more than 40 years ago.

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Protecting Beothuk relics : Burnside archaeology site deals with erosion issues

April, 25 2010

The Beacon News

STONE LOVE Archeologist Laurie McLean said the 56 dig sites in Burnside and Salvage have provided a lot of information on aboriginal life in the area. He' s hoping a designation under the Provincial Historic Commemoration Program will help raise its profile as the sites deal with erosion. A site offering a wealth of information about Newfoundland and Labrador's existence prior to European settlers is battling the affects of age, as erosion takes its toll.

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Team to map Gallipolis underwater terrain

April, 25 2010

ABC News

A New South Wales archaeological team is heading to Turkey next month to carry out the first large scale mapping of the underwater area off Gallipoli.

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Dawn of Urban Life Uncovered in Syria

April, 25 2010

Discovery News

Tell Zeidan Seal Before the invention of the wheel and writing, a prehistoric civilization in northern Mesopotamia engaged in trade, processed copper and developed the first social classes based on power and wealth.

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The Mesoamerican connection: the Toltecs, artisans, scholars, priests and fearsome warriors

April, 23 2010

The Examiner

The architectural traditions of the Toltecs spread throughout much southern North America. In the Examiner article on April 12, 2010, I discussed an initial meeting with the late Dr. Roman Pina Chan, the internationally famous Maya archaeologist and Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City. He and Dr. Ignacio Bernal, Director of the INAH (Institutio de Anthropologia y Historia) in Mexico, had given me a tour of all seven floors of the museum.

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Laser to scan Robin Hoods prison under Nottingham city

April, 23 2010

BBC

Archaeologists are to record more than 450 sandstone caves in Nottingham The dungeon believed to have housed Robin Hood when he was caught by the Sheriff of Nottingham is to be surveyed using a laser.