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Archaeologists new theory on ancient north Pembrokeshire site

May, 03 2012

Western Telegraph

Rare finds have prompted archaeologists to rewrite the history of an ancient north Pembrokeshire stone.

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Dirty Books Reveal Medieval Reading Habits

May, 03 2012

Discovery

Quantifying fingerprints on a medieval prayer book. Credit: University of St Andrews. Dirty pages of centuries old books have revealed the fears, desires and humanity of medieval Europeans, suggesting that they were as self interested and afraid of illness as people are today.

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Threatened Ancient Monumental Site in Viet Nam Receives Needed Attention

May, 03 2012

Popular Archaeology

My Son towers My Son, Viet Nam's most significant and magnificent ancient archaeological site, is threatened, but getting valuable assistance for the good.

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Debod: The pharaonic temple in Madrid

May, 03 2012

Ahram Online

Temple of Debod in Madrid In the Parque del Oeste in Madrid tourists can visit the Temple of Debod, which originally stood on land that was flooded after the building of the Aswan High Dam

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Ancient network of rivers and lakes found in Arabian Desert

May, 03 2012

PhysOrg

Satellite image of ancient lake showing location of archaeological sites. The lake size is blue and archaeological sites are coloured red. Image courtesy of Nick Drake. Satellite images have revealed that a network of ancient rivers once coursed their way through the sand of the Arabian Desert, leading scientists to believe that the region experienced wetter periods in the past.

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Hebrew seal bearing the name Matanyahu uncovered in Jerusalem

May, 03 2012

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority In archaeological work in the 2,000 year old drainage channel between the City of David and the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden, remains were discovered of the building closest to the First Temple exposed so far in archaeological excavations.

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Archaeology expands beyond traditional scope into other sciences

May, 03 2012

EurekAlert

The popular perception of archaeology is a team of dusty individuals in wide brimmed hats unearthing treasures from a pharaoh's tomb or an ancient collection of Native American artifacts.

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University of Nevada, Reno researchers discover new research use for plaque

May, 03 2012

EurekAlert

Interdisciplinary work yields new, easier, less destructive way to examine diets of ancient peoples by using dental calculus

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Pottery jug found dating back to pre Islamic era

May, 03 2012

eTurbo News

A rare pottery jug that dates back to the pre Islamic era was found recently in the Al Ahsa municipality. This was the first time that a relic of such historic importance was located in the Al Ahsa municipality.

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Synchrotron scientists and international team reveal tales told by old bones

May, 03 2012

PhysOrg

Microscopic images of a bone fragment. A conventional histological image (A) highlights regions of interest with corresponding element scans from the CLS of calcium in yellow (B.), lead in red (C.) and strontium in blue (D.). Source: Swanston et al., 2012 Reading the bones is being given a new twist for a group of people who lived on the Caribbean island of Antigua more than 200 years ago using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).