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Prehistoric cache found in Minnesota puzzles archaeologists
30.11.2008 04:18
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In the late 1930s, Adolph Schumann was plowing a corn field on his family's Olmsted County (Minnesota, USA) farm when he hit a rock. What he had unearthed looked like...
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Archeology
Fishermen find ancient boat in Black Sea
30.11.2008 04:18
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A well-preserved wooden dugout canoe - probably dating back to the prehistoric age - has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said. The vessel was discovered...
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Archeology
Another busy year for archaeology on Orkney
30.11.2008 04:18
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The 2008 summer archaeological season in Orkney was full of activity. Excavations included the continuation of investigations at Stronsay, Wyre, Ness of Brodgar, The Cairns, Notland Links and Skaill Bay...
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Archeology
Oldest-ever stash of marijuana found in China
30.11.2008 04:18
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Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and...
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Archeology
Paleolithic Chinese people may have worn red clothing
30.11.2008 04:18
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The color red, which represents luck, happiness and passion in China, could have been used in clothing 15,000 years ago. Li Zhanyang, a researcher with Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural...
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Ancient pathway found in Vietnamese cave
30.11.2008 04:18
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Traces of a pathway used by ancient people 21,000 years ago have just been discovered at the Xom Trai Cave in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh's Lac Son District...
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Research sheds light on Ohio's ancient earthworks
30.11.2008 04:18
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High Bank Works is an ancient earthwork built along the Scioto River Valley in Ross County (USA) nearly 2,000 years ago by the Ohio Hopewell culture. It consists of an...
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5,500-year-old settlement found near Nazca, in Peru
30.11.2008 04:18
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A team of Peruvian and German archaeologists has discovered the remains of a human settlement 5,500 years old near the southern town of Nazca, south of Lima. The archaeologists, who...
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Archeology
Stone circle moved into a suburban estate
30.11.2008 04:17
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John and Suky Burton imported 13 stones - possibly of prehistoric origin - from their former Weymouth mansion when they downsized to a detached house in Dorchester (Dorset, England). The...
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Archeology
The enigma of Lake Ontario's 11,000-year-old footprints
30.11.2008 04:17
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In the fall of 1908, while building a waterworks tunnel east of Hanlan's Point in Toronto Bay (Canada), a work crew came across 100 footprints in a layer of blue...
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Archeology
Iron Age pottery and flint tools unearthed in Ireland
30.11.2008 04:17
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Archeologists digging at the site of a medieval castle in Co Roscommon (Ireland) found a treasure trove of Iron Age pottery and flint tools that are at least 3,000 years...
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Archeology
Grant helps archaeologists dig into archives
30.11.2008 04:17
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Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support a project at the University of York (England) to find exciting new ways of making academic research material available online. The...
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