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Greek archeologist discovers palace of Odysseus in Ithaca

August, 24 2010

RIA Novosti

A Greek archeologist has claimed to have unearthed the palace of the legendary Odysseus on the island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea.

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In search of Roman Alderney

August, 23 2010

Guernsey Press and Star

ARCHAEOLOGISTS are hoping to prove the Romans made it to Alderney. Guernsey Museum's Dr Jason Monaghan will again direct a dig at the Nunnery, in the Longis area of the island, from Saturday 28 August. The five day dig will be undertaken in association with the Alderney Society.

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Millennium old Buddhist temples see light of day once more

August, 23 2010

Peoples Daily Online

Archaeologists are doing protective cleaning to The Damagou Tuopulukedun Buddhist Temple Site No.3. The Xinjiang archaeological team from the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences launched archaeological excavations at the Tianfo Site in Damagou Town of Cele County in the city of Hetian, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on Aug. 22.

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Flood water reveals bigger Cockermouth Roman fort

August, 23 2010

BBC

Volunteers help with the dig at the Roman site The floods which devastated west Cumbria last November have helped rewrite the area's history by unearthing Roman treasures.

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Inscriptions found in ancient Pompeipolis city in Turkey

August, 23 2010

World Bulletin

New inscriptions were unearthed during excavations in Pompeipolis ancient city in Taskopru in the northern province of Kastamonu.

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New findings provide old clues at Duffys Cut

August, 23 2010

Daily Local News

Two skeletons with crushed skulls have been recovered since early July at the archaeological dig site known as Duffy's Cut. Researchers hope the remains hold clues to the true fate of 57 Irish immigrants who reportedly died during a cholera epidemic in 1832. History researchers continue to dig by an old railroad embankment searching for remains of up to 57 Irish born track workers who died during an 1832 cholera epidemic while building the road.

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3,000 year old earrings returned to Iraq from US

August, 23 2010

The Telegraph

The earrings were among the 613 items of jewellery and funeral ornaments that make up the Treasure of Nimrud A pair of ornate 3,000 year old golden earrings from a royal Assyrian tomb have been returned to Iraq after customs officers seized them from a New York auction house.

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Bulgarian Archeologists Unearth Unique Coins and Pottery

August, 22 2010

Standart News

A team of Bulgarian archeologists have unearthed a unique collection of Hellenic coins and pottery during excavation works along the Varbitsa River, near the village of Sedlari in southern Bulgaria.

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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars

August, 22 2010

The Guardian

Detail of a winged child playing the flute, before and after cleaning Exquisite artworks hidden under 2,000 years of soot and grime in a Jordanian cave have been restored by experts from the Courtauld Institute in London

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Collecting Native American arrowheads offers an awe inspiring peek into the past

August, 22 2010

Austin American Statesman

An afternoon's work in an ancient camp ends with some very nice artifacts. Many arrowheads are found on the ground, especially in South Texas. It was a cold and gray afternoon in December, and I was hunting whitetailed deer on Sombrerito Ranch, 11,000 "Brush Country" acres owned by Bill Carter, founder of Carter's Country Outdoor Stores in the Houston area.