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Nenets Archeologist Finds Northern Atlantis

March, 20 2009

Russia-InfoCenter

Nenets Archeologist Finds Northern Atlantis Mikhail Dolgin, a dweller of the Kharut Settlement, Nenets Autonomus Area, has concerned himself with research of various mysterious phenomena for 15 years and has found what he thinks to be a hyperborean temple.

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Rare Iron Age bowls unearthed

March, 20 2009

Wales Online

Rare Iron Age artefacts buried as part of a religious offering have been unearthed by an amateur treasure hunter.

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Egypt unveils pharaonic 'brain drain' bed

March, 20 2009

IOL.com

Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3 000 years ago.

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What Perfumes Did Ancient Egyptians Use? Researchers Aim To Recreate 3,500-year-old Scent

March, 20 2009

Science Daily

In X-rays, a liquid residue can be clearly seen in the ancient Egyptian perfume bottle. The Ancient Egyptians cherished their fragrant scents, too, as perfume flacons from this period indicate. In its permanent exhibition, Bonn University's Egyptian Museum has a particularly well preserved example on display.

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A happy ending with a pinch of Salt

March, 20 2009

Al-Ahram Weekly

The Michael Cohen Gallery; Nebamun hunting in the marshes, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun; detail of a feast for Nebamun When an incumbent British consul-general helped himself to a vital piece of ancient Egyptian art, few could have guessed it would take almost 200 years for its worth to be fully appreciated. Jenny Jobbins visits the recreated tomb of Nebamun

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Historic Tutankhamun photo treasures unearthed

March, 20 2009

Amateur Photographer

Gold Coffin of Tut Amkh Amun lying on sarcophagus A series of historic 'snapshots' documenting activity around the tomb of Tutankhamun, shortly after it was discovered in the early 1920s, will be revealed at auction on 31 March.

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Limited edition of Xewkija temple report being published

March, 20 2009

Times of Malta

Sherds found at Xewkija A limited facsimile edition of Fr Emmanuel Magri's, "Ruins of a Megalithic Temple at Xeuchia, First Report", is being published by the Salesians of Don Bosco and Heritage Malta as part of the initiative to produce cultural publications of general interest about Malta's heritage and culture.

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Bare bones of history

March, 20 2009

Sydney Morning Herald

Prehistory ... animal skeletons in the dunes of Mungo National Park. In the dunes of Lake Mungo, Bruce Elder explores one of the world's most significant archaeological sites.

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First underwater archeological study in Turkey

March, 19 2009

Xinhua

The first underwater archeological study in Turkey is being carried out in an Aegean province, head of an archeological team said on Thursday.

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Rare "living fossil" reptile born in NZ

March, 19 2009

AFP

Graphic fact file on a lizard-like reptile in New Zealand called the tuatara A rare "living fossil" tuatara reptile has been born in the wild in an area of New Zealand where it had been believed extinct for 200 years, conservationists said Thursday.