World / Archeology
The secrets of Knowth
16.11.2008 12:15
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Forty years ago, archaeologist George Eogan became the first person in centuries to see the underground passage tomb at Knowth in Meath (Ireland), part of Brú na Bóinne (Bend of...
Ireland
Archeology
5 walled cities from 300 BCE unearthed in India
16.11.2008 12:15
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Andhras flourished much before the advent of the Satavahanas, and were said to be as powerful as Mauryans. They had 30 fortified walled cities way back in 300 BCE, wrote...
Ireland
Archeology
Vietnamese cave reveals relics and tombs from the Neolithic
16.11.2008 12:15
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Archaeologists have finished the second phase of excavation at Phia Mun Cave, Na Hang District in the province of Tuyen Quang (Viet Nam) and have uncovered over 1,000 relics and...
Ireland
Archeology
Archaeologists try to date the Brodgar megaliths on Orkney
16.11.2008 12:15
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The Ring of Brodgar, the third largest standing stone circle in Britain and the Ness of Brodgar, its accompanying settlement site, have been the focus of an investigation funded by...
Ireland
Archeology
2,900 year old Phoenician remains unearthed in Lebanon
16.11.2008 12:14
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Lebanese and Spanish archaeologists have discovered 2,900-year-old earthenware pottery that ancient Phoenicians used to store the bones of their dead after burning the corpses. They said more than 100 jars...
Ireland
Archeology
Find in USA nothing more than a fraud
16.11.2008 12:14
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In 1838, excavators of the Grave Creek Mound in West Virginia (USA) made a remarkable discovery: a small stone bearing inscribed markings that were variously read as Celtic, Norse or...
Ireland
Archeology
5,000-year-old relics found in Iran
16.11.2008 12:14
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The recent discovery of 28 relics dating back to 3,000 BCE has shed light on the previous agricultural situation of southern Iran. Archeological excavations in the southern Iranian province of...
Ireland
Archeology
Ancient village discovered in Arizona
16.11.2008 12:14
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In 2004, voters approved bonds to upgrade and expand the wastewater facility in Tuscon (Arizona, USA). But before anything new can be built, the state and county require a dig for...
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Archeology
Huge necropolis discovered in Sicily
16.11.2008 12:14
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Archaeologists working at the ancient Greek city of Himera in northern Sicily (Italy) have uncovered what they now believe to be the largest Greek necropolis on the island. Although experts...
Ireland
Archeology
Neolithic cremation urns found in Istanbul
16.11.2008 12:14
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Construction on the new metro tunnel, which goes under the Bosporus and will connect the Asian and European sides of Istanbul (Turkey), has uncovered 8,000-year-old cremation urns from the Neolithic...
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Archeology
Iron Age 'town in the sky' is revealed in Wales
16.11.2008 12:14
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From the air, its hidden tree-covered slopes give little clue to the settlement that existed there 3,000 years ago. But historians have now described an ancient Iron Age hillfort in...
Ireland
Archeology
Iron Age replica goes up in flames in Wiltshire
16.11.2008 12:14
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A suspicious fire has gutted the replica of a historic hut only two years after it was built. The Iron Age Roundhouse, located just off of the Barbury Castle site...
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Archeology
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