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Treasures unearthed

February, 19 2009

Bendigo Advertiser

RARE FIND: Archaeologist with Dig International Sarah Peisley displays a 19th century rum bottle. An affluent lifestyle that existed in parts of Bendigo in the 1850s has come to light during an archaeological excavation in Forest Street.

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Nearly intact mammoth skeleton a rare find in L.A.

February, 19 2009

CNN

Assistant lab supervisor Trevor Valle discusses the teeth and lower jaw of Columbian mammoth fossil "Zed." He had a rough life during the Ice Age, walking around with a couple of broken ribs and a possibly cancerous lesion on his jaw before dying at a young age.

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Chariot and horse burial chamber excavated in Henan

February, 19 2009

CCTV

A recently excavated Eastern Zhou period chariot and horse burial chamber in Luoyang, Henan province. The chamber contains two horses and two chariots. The excavation of some Eastern Zhou period tombs that had ancient chariots and horses buried underground has been completed, an official from Luoyang's cultural relics office told Dahe Daily on Tuesday.

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Well-known baths awash in hidden artifacts, rare finds

February, 19 2009

Reuters

An area containing aqueducts is seen around an archaeology site at Villa delle Vignacce near Ciampino airport, south of Rome. Excavations at an ancient Roman villa and bath complex in the outskirts of Rome have unearthed a wealth of surprisingly well-preserved artefacts, including the marble head of a Greek god. Excavations begin anew on first-century site

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The Padang Stones: A Megalithic Mystery

February, 18 2009

Jakarta Globe

Padang Hill is strewn with mysterious black stones Padang Hill, at an elevation of almost 900 meters above sea level, is home to the largest megalithic site in Southeast Asia, or the second-largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Cache of Ice Age fossils found in Los Angeles

February, 18 2009

The Associated Press

Scientists are studying a huge cache of Ice Age fossil deposits recovered near the famous La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of the nation's second-largest city.

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Roman Temple may link Paganism and Christianity

February, 18 2009

This is Nottingham

A leading archaeologist believes a missing link in history could be uncovered at an emerging Roman temple site in Southwell.

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New Titanic artefacts unveiled in Cornwall

February, 18 2009

Easier

Titanic When developing and researching an exhibition, you never can be quite sure what artefacts and stories will be revealed and available to portray within that exhibition.

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The Dashka Stone

February, 18 2009

The Epoch Times

An Oopart (Out Of Place ARTifact) is a term applied to dozens of prehistoric objects found in various places around the world that, given their level of technology, are completely at odds with their determined age based on physical, chemical, and/or geological evidence.

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Sinkhole Holds 12,000-year-old Clues to Early Americans

February, 18 2009

National Geographic

Earlier this year, students working in a Florida sinkhole (inset) found the remains of a gourd that probably was used as a canteen by an ancient hunter about 8,000 or 9,000 years ago, according to researchers. Divers exploring a southern Florida sinkhole have uncovered clues to what life was like for some of America's first residents.