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Clues About Early Diets Found in Fossilized Teeth

October, 20 2011

New York Times

Researchers have done microscopic analysis of wear in fossilized teeth of early hominids. By studying the pits and scratches on fossilized teeth and analyzing the carbon isotopes on enamel, researchers have discovered new information about the diets of early hominids.

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Search on for a second passage in Newgrange

October, 20 2011

Irish Independent

ARCHAEOLOGISTS are examining whether one of the country's most popular tourist attractions may have more to it than meets the eye.

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Mastodons were hunted in North America 800 years earlier than thought

October, 20 2011

Guardian UK

A mastodon rib with an embedded bone spear tip: (a) Closeup view; (b) reconstruction showing the bone point with the broken tip (the thin layer represents the exterior of the rib); (c) CT scan; (d) the entire rib fragment. Photograph: University of Copenhagen/PA ARCHAEOLOGISTS are examining whether one of the country's most popular tourist attractions may have more to it Humans were killing large mammals in North America long before 'Clovis culture', study of mastodon remains suggests

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Archeologists find 1,000 year old Viking burial site in Scotland

October, 20 2011

DigitalJournal

Archeologists find 1,000 year old Viking burial site in Scotland A project six years in the making, archaeologists have made an exciting discovery in Scotland's west coast on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The find includes the remains of a Viking chief, who was buried with his boat, ax, spear and sword.

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Street Unearthed in Santa Fe Dating to 1600s

October, 20 2011

ABQ Journal

Archaeologists have discovered one of Santa Fe's earliest streets and a possible plaster pit dating from the 1600s.

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Roman hoard of coins found on Bredon Hill

October, 20 2011

Evesham Journal

A FARMER has said metal detector enthusiasts "hit the jackpot" when they uncovered the largest hoard of Roman coins ever found in Worcestershire, on his family's land at Bredon Hill.

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Study of Stanton Drew stone circle reveals new secrets

October, 20 2011

BBC

The survey built on the previous studies carried out by English Heritage Evidence of a second entrance and a farmstead have been discovered beneath a complex of stone circles in Somerset.

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Medieval relics found at Queenborough Castle

October, 20 2011

Kent Online

Medieval relics found at Queenborough Castle Medieval pottery and a belt buckle were among the items unearthed during a two day dig at Queenborough Castle on Friday and Saturday.

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Oldest Pigment Factory Dates Back 100,000 Years

October, 20 2011

Science Daily

How did prehistoric men make their pigments? For the first time, an international collaboration involving CNRS scientists, the Universite Bordeaux1, and the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musees de France2, provides information on the recipes and techniques developed by prehistoric artisans 100,000 years ago or 60,000 years prior to the paintings of the Chauvet Cave.

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Researchers discover ancient depiction of childbirth at Etruscan site in Tuscany

October, 20 2011

PhysOrg

An archaeological excavation at Poggio Colla, the site of a 2,700 year old Etruscan settlement in Italy's Mugello Valley, has turned up a surprising and unique find: two images of a woman giving birth to a child.