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Caistor skeleton mystifies archaeologists
A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham... — full story
A rare discovery: An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great
— 15 September 14:14A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed... — full story
Figurines of Aphrodite from the era of the Roman Empire discovered in Hippos
— 14 September 17:24An ancient treasure comprising three figurines of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, which was buried underground for over 1,500 years, was uncovered during the tenth season of excavations... — full story
Afghanistan declares its first national park
— 22 April 11:10The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) applauded Afghanistan's National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), which... — full story
Epic voyage to reveal clues to ancient migration
— 6 November 16:04Two Durham University scientists are to play a key part in a 6000 km trip following the migration route of ancient Pacific cultures. Drs Keith Dobney and Greger Larson, both from the... — full story
Scientists take off for southeastern Pacific climate study
— 7 October 01:14During October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations - including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory... — full story
New atlas to reveal landscape and undiscovered archeological sites in 3-D
— 6 October 01:28New methods developed at the University of Arkansas will make decades-old satellite imagery readily available to archeologists and others who need to know what a landscape looked like... — full story