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Antiquities dealer has colorful, checkered careerLeonardo Patterson made his first archaeological find at age 7 in a yam field in his native Costa Rica - a piece of clay pottery his cousin said could be thousands of years old.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 18:04
Notorious Jordanian artifacts smuggler released
The archaeologist court has released Sameer Hamad, legendary foreign artifacts smuggler, who was detained over charges linked to smuggling ancient Yemeni relics, the GPC-run almotamar.net has reported.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 13:35
Shrines
Shrines I love a good shrine, don't you? Here are some archaeological studies of shrines. What is a 'shrine' anyway? Yazilikaya, Hittite shrine in Turkey Minoan...
Source : about.com | 11-Oct-2008 12:00
Egypt's Frontier Oasis
A brief note from Archaeology Magazine on the third to fourth-century AD Roman fort at Umm el-Dabadib and the North Kharga Oasis Survey .
Source : Topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 08:58
Archaeological dig sheds new light on York
London, Oct 10 : A team of archaeologists, through excavations in York, UK, has uncovered the remains of a Viking settlement, which provides a clearer picture of how far the city sprawled during the Viking era.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 04:28
Delf Norona Marks 30th Anniversary
The Delf Norona Museum at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex will celebrate its 30th anniversary this weekend.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 23:48
My Turn: Archaeology is more than fossils
September was Archaeology Month in Vermont. Events went on throughout the state that celebrated our native and European heritage.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 15:39
In Times of War, Can Cultural Relics Be Saved?
Restoration efforts are underway at Iraq's al-Askari mosque, but the relic's disrepair raises important questions regarding protection of cultural monuments during war.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 11:13
Swedish archaeologists uncover Viking-era church
The remains of a Viking-era stave church, including the skeletal remains of a woman, have been uncovered near the cemetery of the L nn s church in Odensbacken outside rebro in central Sweden.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 02:59
Corban museum a hidden treasure
Corban College in southeast Salem houses a little- known museum that comprises a treasure trove of Middle East artifacts - both genuine and replicas.
Source : Topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 18:58
Quotation: Cicero on Children
Faithful Reader Malcolm Davidson sends along this quotation to add to our pile: Photogravure from the marble bust in the Prado Gallery at Madrid, at about 60 years of age....
Source : about.com | 09-Oct-2008 17:09
(Historical) context is everything
Making arrowheads, tossing spears, wandering old homesteads, and studying petroglyphs: All are part of a Washington state program designed to ensure that material progress doesn't completely obliterate the ...
Source : Topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 10:48
7 foreign archaeological teams to take part in excavation work
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 7: Archaeological teams from seven countries will take part in excavation work in Kuwait this season that will commence on Oct 27 and continue until end of April, says Shihab Al-Shihab, the ...
Source : Topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 02:45
Colosseum spotlights saved art
Rome, October 3 - A new show at the Colosseum highlights Italy's strong tradition in preserving its art heritage.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 18:43
Discover the Secrets of King Tut at a Luxury Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA, GA, October 08, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Unlock the secrets of Egypt's mysterious past with the brand new King Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs Exhibit on display now at the ...
Source : Topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 14:15
City of Waco countersues archaeological firm in Texas Ranger Museum project
The city of Waco is countersuing an archaeological firm, blaming American Archaeology Group for allowing the city to expand the Texas Ranger Museum into an unmarked cemetery.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 09:56
Archaeological symposium to examine Frederick County's history
Archaeologist George Evans sifts dirt for artifacts at the archaeological dig near Buckeystown earlier this year.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 01:51
Ancient Peru pyramid spotted by satellite
A new remote sensing technology has peeled away layers of mud and rock near Peru's Cahuachi desert to reveal an ancient adobe pyramid, Italian researchers announced on Friday at a satellite imagery conference ...
Source : Topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 17:51
From a loose cannon to a straight shooter
DEADWOOD, S.D. Muscatine native Jerry L. Bryant has two degrees from the University of Washington - but he doesn't have a high school diploma.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 13:34
Crystal Head Vodka
I can't decide whether to laugh or cry, but here is the best use for a crystal skull I've seen to date---as a bottle for selling vodka. Mitchell Hedges...
Source : about.com | 07-Oct-2008 11:54
King Tut's Coming
Thirty years to the month after King Tut first took San Francisco by storm, antiquity's most famous monarch will attempt to reprise the feat.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 09:09
Greek tragedy or a new kind of art? Graffiti hits Athens monuments
The authorities call it a Greek tragedy, but the graffiti artists who have increasingly left their mark on this ancient city and its monuments say they are simply responding to a different sort of muse.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 04:36
Look on these works, ye mighty
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visit the Library of Ephesus antic museum, in IzmIr, western citiy of Turkey, 27 November 2007.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 00:01
The Ignobel Awards 2008
Tests of whether sodas such as Coke and Pepsi could be used as spermicides were among the many offbeat ideas celebrated at the 2008 Ig Nobel awards on Thursday.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 16:28
Excavations in Vietnam shed light on Stone and Bronze Age
Excavations at two regions in Vietnam have revealed findings from the Stone Age and Bronze age, which includes tombs and artifacts.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 08:21
'Cave Paintings Took Up To 20,000 Years To Complete'
London, Oct 5: European scientists claim to have discovered that prehistoric cave paintings actually took up to 20,000 years to complete.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 23:59
Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid
Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.
The Spanish-born Domingo grew up in Mexico, and enthusiastic fans in the southern state of Yucatan erupted in applause on Saturday at his 'Concert of 1,000 Columns.' Many here see it like a homecoming; one of Domingo's first performances was in Yucatan in 1957.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 17:08
Strippers, Coke Inspire Sci-Prize Winners
Returning 2007 Ig Nobel Prize Winner Dan Meyer of Antioch, Tennessee reiterates his findings on "Sword Swallowing and its Side Effects" at the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 12:32
And the Ig-Nobel Prize for Archaeology goes to...
Every year, that ridiculously unimportant journal, The Annals of Improbable Research (or AIR), awards Ig-Nobel prizes, in a ceremony held on the grounds of (where else?) Harvard University. This year,...
Source : about.com | 05-Oct-2008 12:14
Baghdad museum treasures still locked from view
In Iraq's national museum a frieze shows Assyrian King Sargon II, who ruled an empire from what is now northern Iraq, storming a rampart as soldiers pile decapitated heads before him.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 08:06
6 Villagers Killed In Clash At Mexico Ruins
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico -- Police clashed with hundreds of villagers who seized the entrance to a Mayan archaeological site, and six protesters were killed, state officials said Saturday.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 03:32
Sex, food, armadillos dominate 2008 Ig Nobel Awards: offbeat but useful scientific discoveries
PHYSICS: Dorian Raymer and Douglas Smith for proving that heaps of string or hair will inevitably tangle.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 19:13
Unearth Michigan's Past During Archaeology Day at the Michigan Historical Museum Oct. 11
The whole family will "dig" archaeology after spending the day at the Michigan Historical Museum in downtown Lansing on Saturday, Oct.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 10:55
Uncovered, the 'lost' beach where the Romans got a toehold on Britain
The 'lost' beach where the Romans landed 2,000 years ago to begin their invasion of Britain has been uncovered by archaeologists.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 02:50
Mexicans boo Mayan pyramids concert by Great Tenor
Placido Domingo's concert at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Saturday night is being billed as "the world's greatest tenor at one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World," a claim few lovers of opera or ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 22:31
Time Team visits Salisbury
TV's Time Team at Salisbury Catherdral: Phil Harding, Mick Aston, Tony Robinson and Helen Geake.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 18:05
Native American Archaeology
Native American Archaeology isn't the only archaeology of North America. There is the historic period, generally referring to that period after Columbus landed about 500 years ago, and, of course,...
Source : about.com | 03-Oct-2008 13:44
Ig Nobel winners inspired by fleas, Coca-Cola
The 2008 Ig Nobel winners, awarded Thursday at Harvard University by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine: NUTRITION: Massimiliano Zampini and Charles Spence for demonstrating that food tastes better when ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 10:02
Ig Nobels honor weird science: Coca cola as contraceptive
Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 05:34
RIA Novosti - Culture - Archaeological find puts back settlement of Istanbul 6,000 years
The Al-Watan newspaper said the excavations in Istanbul, which have gone on for four years, have uncovered four skeletons, as well as wooden and ceramic pieces, shedding new light on the history of the Turkish ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 01:04
Archaeologists discover original Roman coastline - two miles from the sea
Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities Thursday 2nd October 2008 - 12:20pm Roman coastline discovered English Heritage archaeologists, excavating on previously untouched land at Richborough Roman ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 19:11
Artifact discovered at Kennedy Park could be thousands of years old
" Ray McDonald made an interesting discovery at Kennedy Park with his metal detector on Sept.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 14:51
Mongooses and Spanish History
Beginning in the 8th century AD, the region of Andalusia in southern Spain became a crossroads of cultures, Islamic, Jewish and Christian peoples together creating a blend of architecture and...
Source : about.com | 02-Oct-2008 13:32
The New Enyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Supplementary Volume 5
Ephraim Stern, editor 2,152 pp., $150 Reviewed by Philip J. King This is a magnificent and massive volume, a veritable tour de force.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 06:32
Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'
Bowl dated between late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D. A bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., is engraved with what may be the world's first known ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 22:30
Makli necropolis: new war of interests
Friday, September 26, 2008 By our correspondent THATTA: Civilized nations protect their archaeological sites while here in this part of the world it has become a tug of war between two area bigwigs representing ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 17:41