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1 hr ago | Archaeology

Ancient Coast Miwok Site Excavated

A construction project has prompted the excavation of a Mikwok Indian food-processing site near the waters of San Pablo Bay.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Cal State Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

3 hrs ago | MSNBC

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Humans today eat gorillas and chimpanzees, so why would our prehistoric ancestors flinch at sitting down to a nicely roasted Neanderthal? That's the shocking new hypothesis being raised by anthropologists in Spain who wonder if our closest extinct relative was exterminated in the same way as 178 other large mammals, so called megafauna, which are ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science, Spain, World News, US News, Liberal Political News

6 hrs ago | York Press

York Minster ready to unveil new visitor attraction

Set in underground chambers, Revealing York Minster is the latest stage of a A 20 million, five-year restoration and conservation project part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, creating the largest visitor attraction within a UK cathedral.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Archaeology, Science

6 hrs ago | The Dirt

Djenne: An Evolving Cultural Landscape

Who manages a cultural landscape that has global importance? Does the United Nations have final say or the local community? It turns out a complex web of interests shape these evolving cultural landscapes, particularly if people still live there and they aren't just outdoor museums.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News, Science,

9 hrs ago | Scientific American

Your Lady Parts Don t Like It When You Get Sick: Relationships...

Dr. Kate Clancy is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois.

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Related Topix: Science

13 hrs ago | South End Standard

Historical site will become a beer garden, claim campaigners

Pub chain Marston's have applied for planning permission to build a two storey public house and accommodation on the site of the former Lookers garage, in Priory crescent.

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Related Topix: NetWolves, Computers, Archaeology, Science

17 hrs ago | BBC News

Bahrain digs unveil one of oldest civilisations

The site in Bahrain, thought to be the location of the enigmatic Dilmun civilisation, was recently discussed at a conference in Manama, the Gulf nation's capital, organised by the UN's educational, scientific and cultural body .

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Related Topix: Bahrain, World News, Middle East, Archaeology, Science

Mon May 20, 2013

The Edgefield Advertiser

Educational Speaker Series, May 30 through June 27, 2013

Join us for eight terrific events in our speaker series this May and June. These public presentations and discussions focus on the cultural creativity, history, and heritage of the societies and pottery enterprises that flourished in the landscape of the Edgefield District of South Carolina.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Archaeology, Science, African-American, Edgefield County, SC, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

Turkish Daily News

Winged seahorse brooch attracts viewers

Only within 2,5 months, the winged seahorse brooch from the Lydian Hoard, has attracted 50,000 viewers to Anadolu Civilisations Museum in Ankara.

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Related Topix: Turkey, Middle East, World News, Archaeology, Science

The Guardian

Who invented clothes? A Palaeolithic archaeologist answers | Becky Wragg Sykes

"Who invented clothes?" It's one of those brilliant questions that children ask, before they learn that the big things we wonder about rarely have simple answers.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Family, Kids

New York Magazine

Why the Whistle Blows

But Gibney ended up following his story into other, even weirder areas. He comes to view the whistle-blowers, the cyberguerrillas in the war against all forms of secrecy, from a sort of psycho-anthropological perspective: Here, he says, is how the culture created them.

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Related Topix: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, Science, Movies, Entertainment

Patch.com

Kids Invited to Explore Florida's Prehistoric Side

Kids are invited to learn about Florida's past through archaeology and the clues left behind by ancient societies Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boulevard, Tampa.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Archaeology, Science, Tampa, FL, University of South Florida

Scientific Blogging

Agriculture May Have Been In Xincun China 5,000 Years Ago

In Europe, the arrival of the farmers who replaced Mesolithic hunter-gatherers happened in force 9,000 years ago but it was happening elsewhere prior to that.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Archaeology

Sun May 19, 2013

Sherwoodgazette.com

Road work waits for answers

Although a major road project remains in limbo, it will be a bit longer before anyone knows for sure whether there are tribal and/or pioneer burial sites along a rustic stretch of 253rd Avenue in Hillsboro.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science

WTOP-FM Washington

D.C. archaeologists advocate for historic cemetery

Thousands of unmarked graves are buried beneath a local park, and one group wants to make sure they aren't forgotten.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Adams Morgan (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, African-American, Howard University

RecordNET

Breaking the stranglehold of migrant addiction

Today we go to Indiana, Pa., to catch up with Victor Garcia. The professor has gained international recognition for his research into migrant farm workers.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, University of Pennsylvania, Science, Drugs

Yahoo!

Coins could rewrite Aust history

Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an "X" might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia's history.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Australia,

Cortez Journal News

Touching history twice

Trina Lindig displays the National Geographic magazine that featured her mother posing with an ancestral Puebloan pot from the Mesa Verde exhibit.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, US National Parks, Mesa Verde National Park

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Civil War Re-Enactment, History Detectives Camps Slated

Jamestown's own Civil War training camp, Camp Brown, will be held the week of July 15-19 from 1-4 p.m. Gen.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science

Sat May 18, 2013

Salisbury Journal

Ancient skeletons uncovered in Amesbury

The remains, unearthed at a brownfield development site in London Road, are thought to be those of adolescent to mature males and females.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Time Team, Entertainment, Television

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