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Amateurs' prehistoric find draws top award

Amateurs' prehistoric find draws top award

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

An amateur archaeological team from Datchet (Berkshire, England) have been presented with a Highly Commended award at the British Museum for uncovering a prehistoric settlement at Southlea Farm. For the...

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Ancient 'treasures' unearthed in Scotland

Ancient 'treasures' unearthed in Scotland

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

A 5,000-year-old axe head, a Bronze Age sword and mysterious carved stone balls form part of Scotland's annual Treasure Trove, items found by archaeologists or enthusiasts which have been handed...

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Suffolk 'best for buried treasure'

Suffolk 'best for buried treasure'

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Suffolk and Norfolk are among the best places to find buried treasure in England, a new report has revealed. Hundreds of ancient objects have been unearthed by metal detecting enthusiasts...

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3,500-year-old weapon found in a Scottish burn

3,500-year-old weapon found in a Scottish burn

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

A Bronze Age spearhead which lay submerged in a burn for 3,500 years has been discovered and handed to a museum. The spearhead was found wedged in a rock crevice...

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Further details on the massive Welsh fort

Further details on the massive Welsh fort

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Cloaked by time's leafy shroud, the prehistoric settlement of Gaer Fawr lies all but invisible beneath a forest in the lush Welsh countryside. Now the 2,900-year-old structure lives again, thanks...

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Greek archaeologists find 6,500-year-old settlement

Greek archaeologists find 6,500-year-old settlement

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Archaeologists in central Greece have unearthed the remains of a Neolithic settlement discovered by workers laying a gas pipeline, the Greek Culture Ministry said. The finds include remains of houses...

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Did asteroid cause ancient New York tsunami?

Did asteroid cause ancient New York tsunami?

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Long before New York City was the Big Apple, or even New Amsterdam, a giant tsunami crashed ashore. It was 2,300 years ago. No one knows for sure what caused...

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Were Neanderthals stoned to death by modern humans?

Were Neanderthals stoned to death by modern humans?

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Human aerial bombardments might have pushed Neanderthals to extinction, suggests new research. Changes in bone shape left by a life of overhand throwing hint that Stone Age humans regularly threw...

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World's most ancient nuclear family discovered in Germany

World's most ancient nuclear family discovered in Germany

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

The oldest genetically identifiable nuclear family met a violent death, according to analysis of remains from 4,600-year-old burials in Germany. Researchers say the broken bones of these stone age people...

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Ancient monument to the soul unearthed in Turkey

Ancient monument to the soul unearthed in Turkey

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the...

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A 7,000-year-old American find awaits analysis

A 7,000-year-old American find awaits analysis

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Some 20 years ago, Janet and LeRoy Peterson discovered some of the bones of the giant and now extinct species of bison that Minnesota's first inhabitants hunted and butchered 7,000...

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Ancient cemetery discovered in western Iran

Ancient cemetery discovered in western Iran

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

A prehistoric burial ground was found near the Iranian city of Sanandaj, located in the country's western Kurdistan Province. The 3,000 year-old cemetery, which was found during a road construction...

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Remains of Iron Age fort found in England

Remains of Iron Age fort found in England

Time 23.11.2008 04:13 Source  stonepages.com

Archaeologists have uncovered what could be the remains of an ancient Iron Age hill fort in the Black Country (West Midlands, England). The exciting find was made during a dig...

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