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China plans new terracotta army dig
Chinese archeologists are planning further digs around the site of the world famous terracotta warriors. These statues were produced in fired clay over 2 000 years ago to serve the emperor in his...
created by Barbara McPherson | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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445 views | 96 recommendations | 11 comments
Archeologists Find Unusual Aztec Warriors' Grave
The remains have many characteristics that lead to think they are warriors, tall young men with bones that had been broken and healed. What makes this burial unusual is the mixture of two cultures. Aztec and... German battlefield yields Roman surprises from 3rd Century!
"HANOVER, Germany (CNN) -- Archaeologists have found more than 600 relics from a huge battle between a Roman army and Barbarians in the third century, long after historians believed Rome had given up control of northern Germany. ...Archaeologists find Argentine dance hall
Archaeologists have found the remains of the Cafe Hansen tango cafe that closed down around the early 20th century. " Argentine dig unearths tango cafeArchaeologists in Argentina have found the remains of a... Stone Age site reveals 'extraordinary' artworks
Archaeologists have discovered 21,000-22,000 year old carvings in Russia. Findings will be published in the December issue of the magazine Antiquities."(CNN) -- Archaeologists in Russia have discovered an... Stonehenge 'was a cremation cemetry, not healing centre'
Stonehenge was apparently a cremation cemetry, not a healing centre. This decision has divided archaeologists over whether one of England's most famous tourist attractions was celebrating life or death. The... Stonehenge Dated, Was Healing Centre?
Radiocarbon dating has revealed that the Stonehenge monument was actually constructed in 2300BC, a few hundred years later than was previously estimated. For the first time in over 40 years, excavation...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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580 views | 28 recommendations | 9 comments
Archeologists find giant Buddha statue, survivor of 2001 Taliban destruction
Months before the September 11 terror attacks, the Taliban in Afghanistan made headlines with the mass destruction of a pair of 1500 year-old giant Buddha statues that lay along the ancient "Silk Road" in the...Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot
" Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug....DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb
"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...Jordan archaeologists unearth 'world's first church'
Discoveries have been made at the site of the Saint Georgeous Church in Jordan. Underneath the Saint Georgeous Church (from 230 A.D.) is reported to be the world’s first church, a cave-like structure with clues that suggest that people both lived and practiced religious... Anastasia's remains 'found in Russia'
"One of the 20th century’s most abiding mysteries could soon be solved when British scientists carry out DNA tests on recently discovered bone fragments said to belong to the two missing children of Tsar Nicholas II.Russian forensic experts have been examining the remains,... Exeter's Temple of Doom Gives Up Treasure
"His real name is Derek Dugdale but all his mates call him Indiana Jones. He's the man who visited Exeter's very own Temple of Doom and emerged with a treasure beyond the dreams of avarice. Derek was digging deep and hard in Princesshay when he saw something strange,...'Caesar's Super Glue' still sticking around - 2,000 years later
"Hamburg, Germany - The Ancient Romans developed a strong adhesive glue which is still holding helmets, shields and other battle gear together 2,000 years later, according to archaeologists in Germany."Who's Your Mummy? Awaiting DNA Confirmation for First Female Pharoah(AP)
Having previously declared their mummified find to be the remains of Hatshepsut, archaeologists are hoping that DNA testing will back up their claim... but results are slower to emerge than some forensics shows...
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