Archaeology

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• UK scholars linked to stolen bowls of Babylon

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Suppressed report reveals archaeological treasures were dug up after Gulf war A secret report on the chequered history of priceless Aramaic bowls loaned to a leading university has exposed an apparent attempt to cover up UK academic connections to a potentially deadly trade in stolen Iraqi antiquities. The findings ...
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• The Monthly Correction

  
  Torch Lake Views — Authority: 424
  Fresh from my humiliation over the State Record Muskie , I am preparing another crow pie. However, this one I’m going to put in the freezer until Norton Bretz gets back from Hong Kong, because he knows more about all this than I do anyway, and I cling to the hope that I’m not altogether wrong, just, probably, ...
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• Another hoard!

  
  Antiquarian's Attic — Authority: 112
  From another one of my roving reporters. From Scotland this time – dated between 300-50BC: £1m golden hoard rewrites history of ancient Scotland An enthusiast with a metal detector has unearthed a £1 million hoard of Iron Age gold necklaces from a field near Stirling in a discovery that is set to ...
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• Archaeology in the Taguatinga Valley – The Archaeology Channel

  
  Anthropology.net — Authority: 543
  Although I haven’t been able to catch this latest offering from TAC, this video and the previous two, first aired a few weeks back should definitely be worth setting aside some time for over this (or any other) weekend – here’s a description of the first,  Archaeology in Taguatinga Valley , from TAC’s ...
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• Museum Junkie: Oxfords Ashmolean reopens today

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , United Kingdom The long wait is finally over for the grand reopening of Oxfords Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology . After being partially or completely closed for the past three years, the museums vast collection is finally open to the ...
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• Oldest Artifact in the Americas Unearthed

  
  Page in History — Authority: 122
  Its being reported that archaeologists have found the oldest known artifact in a cave in Oregon. The tool is some sort of scraper and is said to date back 14,230 years."Scientific American writes, "[W]hether the cave dwellers were Clovis people or belonged to an earlier culture is uncertain. None of the Clovis ...
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• AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access

  
  Eureka! Science News - Popular science news — Authority: 609
  To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his historic insights into evolution. read more
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• Skeuomorphs of Nature

  
  Wilson's Blogmanac — Authority: 134
  Sydneys Hyde Park and New Yorks Central Park are skeuomorphs of Nature. A skeuomorph is a derivative object which retains ornamental design cues to structure that was necessary in the original. Arguably, permaculture is also a skeuomorph. Im still working on this question, as, I have no doubt, are many others. ...
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• Colonel P.H. Fawcett, Inc.

  
  Beyond Stone and Bone — Authority: 406
  In 1925, the British explorer and surveyor Percy Fawcett set off into the Brazilian jungle in search of a remnant of Atlantean civilization. Along with him in this ill-fated mission were his son Jack and his son’s best friend. None of them returned. A Hollywood version of this pathetic story—due out next year and ...
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• Even Kids Are Being Subjected to Archaeological Misinformation

  
  Dr Jim West — Authority: 637
  As the good people at ASOR demonstrate today, pointing out this bit of misrepresentation of the field of archaeology: Maybe she should be renamed Dora the Dilettante? Posted in Archaeology
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• XYZ

  
  Shelly Lowenkopf's Blog — Authority: 127
   Taking a moment from time to time to examine and attempt to define your intentions in your writing activities produces more questions than answers, which is surely Natures way of reminding you you are still alive.  There were times when, to be sure, you were not alive, bored instead or wallowing not so much in the ...
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• No Thanks to Marco Polo: An Encyclopedia of Italy’s Pasta Shapes

  
  Gherkins & Tomatoes — Authority: 425
  Photo credit: Annie Schlechter Marco Polo returned to Italy from his Chinese travels in 1296. The myth, legend, what have you, credits him with introducing pasta into Italy’s culinary repertoire. But Marco Polo did NOT bring pasta to Italy. And 73-year-old Italian author Oretta Zanini de Vita wants you to know ...
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• And Iran, Iran so far away

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 628
  I have a very generous offer for a place to stay and Farsi-speaking guides should I choose to visit Iran. Ergo, I have some questions about post-election Iran and the best way to organize this trip, if I go. Ive looked through the history, but the latest question about visiting Iran was asked before this summers ...
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• Anthro Blog Carnival

  
  Aardvarchaeology — Authority: 470
  The seventy-ninth Four Stone Hearth blog carnival is on-line at Anthropology.net . Catch the best recent blogging on archaeology and anthropology! Submissions for the next carnival will be sent to Colleen at Middle Savagery . All bloggers with an interest in the subject are welcome to volunteer to me for ...
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• BARBADIAN INDIANA JONES MAKES DISCOVERY OF LIFETIME IN GUYANA REMOTE INTERIOR

  
  The Bajan Reporter — Authority: 438
  Word has leaked out to a select few local, regional and International media sources that Barbados born Damon Gerard Corrie ( of paternal Trinidadian and maternal Guyanese Amerindian descent ) - well known to Barbadians as " the Snake Man , may soon be well known throughout the Caribbean as Barbadiana Jones ...
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• Internet Archaeology

  
  Tales From An Open Book — Authority: 121
  Here’s the latest Frivolous Friday post!Most of us know that archaeologists unearth bones and artifacts to discover clues to the past.  But what about the internet?  Are there clues to the way the world wide web has evolved over the years?  Most of us don’t even think about the way images have evolved online, ...
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• Current Anthropology – New Edition, First 50 Years Issue

  
  Anthropology.net — Authority: 543
  Current Anthropology , December 2009, Volume 50 number 6 is now out, which as will be apparent from the headline, marks no less than 50 years in the field, and there are a number of essays contained therein which reflect on the past, present and future of this publication. Here’s part of editor Mark Alfenferfer’s ...
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• Sifting rubble from Temple Mount

  
  Sunday in the South — Authority: 120
  
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• The History of Celtic Tattoos by Guest Blogger

  
  Celtic Myth Podshow Latest News — Authority: 119
  Celtic history goes back thousands and thousands of years. Their artistic symbols was passed on from one generation to the other despite lack of written history. This was made possible through tattooing, thus giving rise to the infamous Celtic cross and Celtic knots tattoos. Score: 10.0 (1 vote cast) No ...
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