Today is: 12 March, 2010

archeology

Seabed archaeology goes virtual

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People will soon be able to operate their own virtual submersibles to explore hidden treasures at deep underwater archaeological sites.

Radar reveals vast medieval Cambodian city: study

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A medieval settlement surrounding Angkor, the one-time capital of the illustrious Khmer empire which flourished between the ninth and 14th centuries, covered a 3,000 square kilometer area. Pictures here

How to move mountains - or at the very least 19,000 lb rocks - by yourself

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A YouTube video of a retired construction worker who has worked out how to move very large blocks of concrete all by himself. I've seen a lot "how they built Stonehenge" theories before, but this one seems by far the likeliest.

Lost knowledge regained: hessian crucibles explained

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Researchers reveal that Hessian crucible makers made use of an advanced material only properly identified and named in the 20th century.

Archaeology for the public

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The Society for American Archeology has set up an information clearinghouse website for members of the public who want to know more about archaeology, as well as for archaeologists who want to know more about working with the public.

Canadians find evidence of sea monsters in the Arctic

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Canuck researchers have found evidence of ancient sea monsters on Melville Island.

A simple oil patch survey may change Canadian pre-history

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Each hole in the now world-class site sheds new light on Alberta's ? and Canada's ? past. And with each new hole, the assortment of artifacts of human activity grows: Arrowheads, pottery, piles of bison bones, hearths and remnants of teepees.

'Amazon Stonehenge' found in Brazil

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Archaeologists discovered a pre-colonial astrological observatory possibly 2,000 years old in the Amazon basin near French Guiana.

Archeology magazine blasts Bosnian pyramid claims

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Archeology magazine, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, says Bosnian pyramid discovery should not be taken seriously.

The Portable Antiquities Scheme

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The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme to record archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales.

Dentistry practiced for at least 9000 years

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Dentistry, as a profession, may have been practiced as many as 9000 years ago, in Pakistan. Given the types of drills used, opium farmers in the area might have had steady business...

Wheat domestication may have taken us 1000 years

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A new study provides support to theorists who believe it took early farmer a long time to produce a domestic wheat plant that resembles what we have today. Indeed, it may have taken a millennium.

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