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Breathtaking Mummy Coffin Covers Seized in Israel

April, 13 2012

Scientific American

The wooden cover, which would have held a mummy in the past, had been cut in half, likely by smugglers who needed to fit the artifacts into a suitcase. Image: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The confiscated wooden covers are adorned with hieroglyphics and highlight what is a seemingly vast black market for mummies

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Archaeology becomes Greeces Achilles heel

April, 13 2012

eKathimerini

The wooden cover, which would have held a mummy in the past, had been cut in half, likely by smugglers who needed to fit the artifacts into a suitcase. Image: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Faced with massive public debt, Greece is finding that its fabled antiquity heritage is proving a growing burden with licensed digs postponed, illegal ones proliferating, museum staff trimmed and valuable pieces stolen.

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York Minster tantalises archaeologists with hints of Saxon church

April, 13 2012

Guardian UK

ield archaeologists Ian Milsted and Jim Williams in the dig site at York Minster that hints at Saxon remains. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian What happened after the Romans left and the Vikings of Jorvik arrived? Two post holes and a jumble of bones may hold a clue

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1,500 Year Old Altar for Human Sacrifices Found in Peru

April, 13 2012

Fox News

The structure is located 1,000 meters (3,250 feet) high on Campana Hill. (EFE) A group of Peruvian archaeologists found a 1,500 year old altar for human sacrifices on the top of a hill in the northern region of La Libertad, the daily El Comercio reported Tuesday.

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The last kayak: 1860 Alutiiq boat hold clues to an Alaskan culture

April, 13 2012

Daily News Transcript

Around 1860 near Kodiak Island off the south coast of Alaska, an Alutiiq warrior built a streamlined kayak by stretching and sewing the hides of five female sea lions around a sophisticated wooden frame.

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Archaeologist says modern sacrifice rituals in the Levant reveal diversity of beliefs

April, 13 2012

Art Daily

Tomb of Sheikh Abu-Hurreira covered with white sheets. Photo: Paleontological Research Corporation. Harvard University educated anthropologist and president of the Paleontological Research Corporation, Dr. Joel Klenck, conducted a study of Bedouin sacrificial rituals that reveal a diversity of beliefs in Arab populations in the Levant.

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Excavations Shed Light on History of Colln

April, 08 2012

Spiegel Online

Centuries ago, a settlement named Colln formed the core of what is now the German capital. However, it was subsequently subsumed by the growing city of Berlin and disappeared without a trace. Spectacular finds are now helping archaeologists reconstruct the history of the village and its inhabitants.

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Discovery of the first evidence for Pre Columbian sources of Maya Blue

April, 08 2012

EurekAlert

Once again, science and anthropology have teamed up to solve questions concerning the fascinating, brilliantly hued pigment known as Maya Blue.

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Scientists find evidence that human ancestors used fire one million years ago

April, 08 2012

EurekAlert

This is the view from the bottom of the excavated area towards the entrance to Wonderwerk Cave. An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors.

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Archeologists Find Gold Ornaments in Bulgarias Sozopol

April, 08 2012

Novinite

The site of archeological excavations on Cape Skamniy in Sozopol. Photo by Novinite.com A massive gold ring and a gold leaf from a royal crown are the latest archeological discoveries in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol, site of the ancient town of Apollonia.