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Identifying archaeological sites most at risk from climate change along England's coast

London, July 9 : A new study is going to determine the archaeological sites along the coast of England which are most at risk from the impacts of climate change.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

This Is Exeter

Unit appeal for pot washers

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to carry out some very old washing up. Exeter Archaeology, the city council's archaeological field unit, recently dug up a hoard of 45,000 shards of medieval pottery in Hemyock.

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India eNews

West Bengal to boost archaeological research

The West Bengal government will set up a specialised centre for carrying out research and training on archaeology and heritage management, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said.

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The Honolulu Advertiser

Plan to build Kauai home over native burials raises legal issues

LIHU'E, Kaua'i - A Kaua'i landowner's decision to proceed with building a house on top of ancient Native Hawaiian burials calls into question the authority of the state to assure appropriate handling of such burials.

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Related Topix: Hawaii, Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Home Building, Home, Anthropology, Science

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

State to determine custody of American Indian remains found at Danville dig site

The centuries-old remains of an American Indian male dug up at a construction site Wednesday morning will remain in county custody and the work on the site will cease until the state can determine which tribal descendants have legal claim.

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Related Topix: Danville, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Science, Anthropology

Science Blog

Underwater exploration seeks evidence of early Americans

Where the first Americans came from, when they arrived and how they got here is as lively a debate as ever, only most of the research to date has focused on dry land excavations.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, Mercyhurst College, Austin, TX, Austin Metro, University of South Florida

Newsday.com

UNESCO: US troops, contractors did considerable damage to historic Iraqi site of Babylon

U.S. troops and contractors inflicted considerable damage on the historic Iraqi site of Babylon, driving heavy machinery over sacred paths, bulldozing hilltops and digging trenches through one of the world' most important archaeological sites, experts for UNESCO said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, Iraq, World News, Middle East

KSL-TV Salt Lake City

Dutch gov't returns stolen antiquities to Iraq

The Dutch government turned over dozens of antiquities stolen from Iraq to Baghdad's ambassador on Thursday and urged other countries to clamp down on the illicit trade.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Anthropology, Science

KIVI-TV Nampa

Utah State students start dig for artifacts

Students in a new archaeological field school course at Utah State University hope to find Paleo-Indian artifacts at an excavation near the Bear River.

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Related Topix: Science, Anthropology, Utah State University

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ned Kelly Uncovered: Questions hang over Ned

'I mean, look, the Jerilderie Letter, my God, no wonder it inspired a Booker-winning novel.' Energetic curiosity ... Tony Robinson delves into the Kelly enigma.

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

US News & World Report

Maize May Have Fueled Ancient Andean Civilization

Prehistoric communities in one part of Peru's Andes Mountains may have gone from maize to amazingly complex.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Anthropology, Yale University, University of Maine, Argentina, World News

Newindpress

Kublai Khan's Xanadu unearthed in China

BEIJING: Xanadu, the city built by Mongol emperor Kublai Khan and mentioned by Italian traveller Marco Polo, has been unearthed by Chinese archaeologists who have sketched its layout.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jeanne Redd Pleads Guilty to Charges in Utah Artifacts Case; Sentencing Set for September

Jeanne Redd, age 59, of Blanding pleaded guilty to seven counts of trafficking in stolen artifacts, theft of government property, and theft of tribal property Monday morning in Salt Lake City in connection with a two-year undercover operation targeting a network of individuals allegedly involved in the sale, purchase, and exchange of artifacts ...

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Blanding, UT, Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT, Anthropology, Science

The Miami Herald

Mystery of construction site cemetery grows

The mystery surrounding a long-forgotten cemetery unearthed by construction crews two months ago has only deepened with a genealogist's discovery of records suggesting hundreds of black Miamians may have been buried there more than 75 years ago.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Miami, FL, Anthropology, Science, Miami Metro

Tue Jul 07, 2009

CiteULike

Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City: Issues of Scale, Integration and Complexity

NEW NEW Abstract Historical archaeologists have advocated the need to explore the archaeology of the modern city using several different scales or frames of referencea 'the household and the district being the most common.

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Catholic.net

Aide Comments on Discoveries in Paul's Tomb

VATICAN CITY, JULY 6, 2009 .- A Vatican spokesman is affirming that recent discoveries confirm Rome's centrality to Christianity due to the presence and veneration of the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Science, Anthropology

24dash

Archaeologists uncover remains of 11th century dog in Cambridge city centre

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities Tuesday 7th July 2009 - 2:04pm Archaeologists uncover remains of 11th century dog in Cambridge city centre The remains of an 11th-century dog have been found by archaeologists eight feet below a city centre.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Redd, daughter admit to artifact thefts

Jeanne Redd, left, and her daughter, Jerrica Redd, right, are whisked away from the Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City after they pleaded guilty to felony charges of stealing or selling American Indian artifacts Monday.

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Related Topix: Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT, Blanding, UT, Anthropology, Science

Mon Jul 06, 2009

The Age

Digger reburial project 'on schedule'

Authorities have moved to reassure the families of diggers buried in a mass grave in France that a project to recover their remains is on schedule and being handled in a "professional and sensitive" way.

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WOWT-TV Omaha

Pipeline Work In Nebraska Turns Up Artifacts

Crews preparing for the construction of an oil pipeline through northeast Nebraska have turned up more than dirt; they found prehistoric artifacts.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Science, Anthropology

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