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2 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck

A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive Griffin or some other ship, archaeologists said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Opinion

2 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Educators, artists, lawmakers urge more emphasis on the arts

They include subjects like literature, history, film and languages and the arts, as well as anthropology, economics and political science.

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Related Topix: Science, US Politics, David Price, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Duke University, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican

5 hrs ago | Archaeology

Maya City Discovered in Mexico

A large Maya city dubbed ChactAon, or Red Stone , has been discovered in the jungles of Mexico's Central Lowlands, in an area once used by loggers, but only recently explored by archaeologists equipped with aerial photographs and images created with LIDAR.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science

10 hrs ago | The Guardian

Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens - and this time they're angry

All around the hull of the longest Viking warship ever found there are swords and battle axes, many bearing the scars of long and bloody use, in an exhibition opening in Copenhagen that will smash decades of good public relations for the Vikings as mild-mannered traders and farmers.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Essex County, England, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Boat Disaster

14 hrs ago | R & D

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, World News, Asia Travel, Cambodia Travel, Angkor, Cambodia Travel, Archaeology, Science

18 hrs ago | Theboltonnews.co.uk

Historic Egyptian beauty inspires Bolton woman

LOOKING at a copy of the famous bust of Nefertiti in Bolton Museum 's Egyptology Department made Joyce Tyldesley wonder about the truth of this depiction of the enduring Egyptian noblewoman.

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Related Topix: Bolton, CT, Europe, United Kingdom, World News, Archaeology, Science

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Large excavation effort digs into Virginia Beach's Colonial past

Volunteers Sharon Godfrey, left, and Steve Jahnke, middle, sift through soil at an archaeological excavation at Marshview Park in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Virginia Beach, VA, Archaeology, Science

Examiner.com

Next on WNET's 'Secrets of the Dead' the 'Bones of the Buddha'

THIRTEEN's Secrets of the Dead Uncovers the mystery surrounding one of archeology's most amazing finds in "Bones of the Buddha" airing July 23 on WNET , New York, and the PBS network of stations.

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Related Topix: House, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Next, Archaeology, Science

Boston Herald

Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old

A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Opinion

The Independent

Lord of the rings at Avebury on the longest day of the year

This weekend marks the celebrations for this year's summer solstice - but forget visiting Stonehenge.

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Related Topix: Life, Summer Solstice, Holidays, Archaeology, Science, Travel

Weekday Magazine

Hopes Rise For Archaeological Revival In Tatarstan

When Tatar parents want to show their children the exquisite wash basins that were excavated at the ancient town of Bolgar, they have to pack up and head to Moscow's State Historical Museum.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, World News, Russia, Asia,

Star-Telegram.com

Va. site of Pocahontas rescue will be preserved

A farm field overlooking the York River in Tidewater Virginia is believed to be where Pocahontas interceded with her powerful father Powhatan to rescue English Capt.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Archaeology, Science, College of William and Mary

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Canada.com

Airborne laser spots ancient city complex of roads, canals hidden under dense Cambodian forest

In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Archaeology, Science, Travel

TheCelebrityCafe

Atlantis or the Gate to Death

Nicholas Pedrosa comes to Santorini on an archaeological dig, his first dig fresh out of university.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

Swindon Advertiser

Hidden secret of the silver bowl

Buy this photo Bryn Walters, director of the Swindon-based Association for Roman Archaeology pictured outside the town's Bath Road Museum, where the silver bowl is displayed.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Pop/Rock, The Association, Bryn Walters

Bellingham Herald

Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search

Barbeau's 46-foot boat is the offshore nerve center for an expedition seeking the underwater grave of the Griffin, the first ship of European design to traverse the upper Great Lakes.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science

Live Science

china mural tomb discovered

Four men blow into long horns at the entranceway into a 1,500-year-old tomb chamber, located on the south wall.

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24dash

Chance for Year 12 pupils to work with archaeologists who discovered Richard III

Year 12 students around the country have a unique opportunity to work side by side with the University of Leicester archaeologists who discovered King Richard III.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science

Breitbart.com

Couple Charged $5,000 After Finding 400-Year-Old Skeleton in Backyard

A Canadian couple who found a skeleton in their backyard said an Ontario law required them to pay $5,000 for archaeological disinterment and other treatments.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Canada,

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Daily Star

Archaeologists discover lost medieval city in Cambodia

SYDNEY: A lost medieval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1,200 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology, a report said Saturday.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel, Asia Travel, Cambodia Travel, Journalism, Siem Reap, Cambodia Travel

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