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Prehistoric Americans Traded Chocolate for Turquoise?

March, 31 2011

National Geographic

The inside of a restored building at Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico Chemical traces of cacao found at New Mexico site.

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Evolution: Not Only the Fittest Survive

March, 31 2011

Science Daily

Bacteria growing on a Petri plate. (Credit: iStockphoto / Monika Wisniewska) (Credit: iStockphoto/Monika Wisniewska) Darwin's notion that only the fittest survive has been called into question by new research published in the journal Nature .

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More on Jordan battles to regain priceless Christian relics

March, 31 2011

BBC

The texts might have been written in the decades following the crucifixion They could be the earliest Christian writing in existence, surviving almost 2,000 years in a Jordanian cave. They could, just possibly, change our understanding of how Jesus was crucified and resurrected, and how Christianity was born.

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A poor boys grave: How did a teenage Egyptian weaver end up with a very nice coffin?

March, 31 2011

Unreported Heritage News

The coffin of Nakht is faded and looks quite plain. However high resolution photographs taken of the coffin show that originally it was well decorated. Also it appears to have been made out of imported wood. About 3,200 years ago, at a time when Egypt was recovering from civil war, a boy named Nakht worked as a weaver for a funerary chapel.

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UC Research Explores Why Ancient Civilization Was Livin on the Edge

March, 31 2011

University of Cincinnati

Left to right: David Lentz, Nicholas Dunning and Robert Griffin, coring Tikal reservoir. The research, an ongoing project involving a multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati researchers, will be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

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Greek ruins of Cyrene draw goats, cows, few tourists

March, 31 2011

Kathinerini

Tourism at the ancient Greek city in eastern Libya has suffered decades of neglect

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Scientists try to unlock Serpent Mound secrets

March, 31 2011

Cincinnati Enquirer

Nearly a quarter-mile long as measured by the centerline of its curves, Serpent Mound is the largest prehistoric effigy of its kind in the world. / Provided/Ohio Historical Society Scientists have been trying to uncover the secrets of Serpent Mound for 165 years. A new effort, which will include ground penetrating radar and radiocarbon dating of soil samples, is to begin April 8 at the Adams County earthwork.

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More findings from Stanley Park High School archaeological dig

March, 31 2011

Sutton Guardian

More findings from school archaeological dig A large number of animal sacrifices found on an archaeological dig have shown Carshalton was likely to have been a key spiritual site in the Iron Age.

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Millions of Mummy Puppies Revealed at Egyptian Catacombs

March, 31 2011

Yahoo News

The excavation of a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the Egyptian desert has revealed the remains of millions of animals, mostly dogs and jackals.

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Ancient Tablet Found: Oldest Readable Writing in Europe

March, 31 2011

National Geographic

Names and numbers fill the back (pictured) of the tablet fragment, found last summer in Greece. Found at a site tied to myth, Greek tablet survived only by accident, experts say.