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Buried treasure found in Cordoba

September, 22 2009

Typically Spanish

A Carlos III escudo 13 gold coins have been found, wrapped together, by the river in Cordoba

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Construction of Great Pyramid of Giza may have started on August 23, 2470 B.C.

September, 22 2009

ANI

A controversial new research has placed an exact date on the start of the ancient construction project of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as August 23, 2470 B.C.

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Archaeologists find suspected Trojan war era couple

September, 22 2009

Reuters

An undated handout picture shows the remains of a man and a woman believed to have died in 1,200 B.C. in the ancient city of Troy in northwestern Turkey. Archaeologists in the ancient city of Troy in Turkey have found the remains of a man and a woman believed to have died in 1,200 B.C., the time of the legendary war chronicled by Homer, a leading German professor said on Tuesday. Archaeologists in the ancient city of Troy in Turkey have found the remains of a man and a woman believed to have died in 1,200 B.C., the time of the legendary war chronicled by Homer, a leading German professor said on Tuesday.

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Archaeologists Discover 4 Century BC Royal Burial Vault near Prilep, Macedonia

September, 22 2009

Balkan Travellers

A royal burial vault was discovered by arcaheologists in the area of Pavla chuka, between the villages of Bonche and Podmol near the town of Prilep in southern Macedonia.

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What Do Dinosaurs And The Maya Have In Common?

September, 21 2009

Science Daily

The main pyramid at Mayapan One of the world's most famous asteroid craters, the Chicxulub crater, has been the subject of research for about twenty years. The asteroid impact that formed it probably put an end to the dinosaurs and helped mammals to flourish. Together with an Anglo-American team, an ETH Zurich researcher has studied the most recent deposits that filled the crater. The results provide accurate dating of the limestones and a valuable basis for archaeologists to research the Maya.

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The Loveland Stone Age Fair

September, 21 2009

Denver Post

A pair of Clovis points The Loveland Stone Age Fair next weekend celebrates its 75th anniversary, a number that pales in comparison with 13,200 years the age of its oldest artifacts.

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Ship graveyard gives up secrets

September, 21 2009

BBC

Harriett sank after a collision with a motor barge in 1944 Archaeologists are working at a ships' graveyard known as the Purton Hulks in Gloucestershire to expose and record the remains of a barge.

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Archaeological digs show ancient Indians took refuge beneath rock overhangs

September, 21 2009

Columbus Dispatch

Volunteer Jeff Dilyard, right, digs in a pit below a rock shelter in Coshocton County. Dilyard found the partial spear point nearby. Jeff Dilyard squatted in a waist-deep pit beneath a rock overhang, contemplating a dark patch of sand he uncovered. Perhaps it's the remnants of a campfire an Indian hunting party built more than 10,000 years ago, when mastodons roamed the woods.

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Historic Roman salt store found on mudflats

September, 21 2009

The Echo

A 2,000 YEAR OLD Roman salthouse has been discovered during archaeological excavations at the planned £1.5billion port at Coryton.

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Aztec artefacts: The art of sacrifice

September, 21 2009

The Independent

Evil eye: a mosaic mask of the Aztec deity Tezcatlipoca The British Museum's exhibition of Aztec artefacts is full of truly stunning pieces, says Tom Lubbock.But behind the beauty lies a viciously bloody cult