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Inscription found in Egypt may be world's oldest weather report
By: Leigh Goessl
A new translation of words that exist on an ancient Egyptian calcite block could potentially rewrite a part of history. Scholars from the University of Chicago have studied an inscription on a 3,500-year-old block located at the Tempest Stela. The inscription's new translation could...
Ancient 'wand' uncovered in Syria
By: Leigh Goessl
A unique item has been uncovered in the vicinity of an ancient burial site located in southern Syria. The item, a "wand" that has two faces engraved on it, is estimated to thousands of years old. According to Haaretz, the artifact was found in an...
Archaeological sites: Gogo Falls, Kenya
By: Jess Howe
Trying to find information about Gogo Falls, Kenya, is like sifting through a sandbank for a lost ring. Apparently it is that difficult for the archaeologists trying to study the area as well. Due to political and some social issues, access to the site seems...
Ancient dog burial site found in Mexico
By: Christine Zibas
A new discovery has been unearthed in Mexico City beneath an apartment building: an ancient burial ground for dogs. According to National Geographic, it was the result of an ongoing archaeological dig, conducted in the neighborhood of “Azcapotzalco, in the northwestern part of the...
Scientists find 800000-year-old footprints in UK
By: Robin Lamb
On the fast-eroding Norfolk coastline, “a million to one” set of circumstances has uncovered the oldest set of human footprints ever seen outside Africa. According to scientists from several leading British universities, the rare prints – possibly of a family group – may be...
Was Noah's Ark really round?
By: Robin Lamb
It is an old and familiar story: A message from on high that reveals explicit instructions for the construction of a large sailing vessel, into which the animals of the world will be placed “two by two.” But the god who has given...
First-ever Hasmonean structure found in Jerusalem
By: Robin Lamb
More than a century of dedicated archaeological study has yielded some tantalising clues about Hasmonean-era Jerusalem (ca. 140-37 B.C.E.) but until now there have been no Hasmonean structures uncovered in the ancient city. In recent months, however, a team of researchers working...
Researchers suggest King Tut died in a chariot accident
By: Sun Meilan
According to British experts, the mystery surrounding King Tutankhamun's death has finally been solved. The king died in 1323 B.C., aged just 19, having ruled as Pharaoh for just nine years. Yet even after the much publicised discovery of his tomb in 1922 by...
Is Indiana Jones Bad for Archeology
By: Elizabeth M Young
Indiana Jones is bad for archeology in the respect that he represents an era when rampant thievery, destruction of delicate artifacts and archeological sites, along with a complete lack of respect for the governments and peoples of many nations resulted in nothing less than looting...
Does Indianna Jones help Archeology
By: Ashley Smith - 395862
Indiana Jones might bring more people to archeology but wouldn't bring the right people, the people with the patience to do the job right. For every exciting Jewel or classic book there will be thousands of coins and bits of crockery. The job wont be...

 

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