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Archaeologists Uncover Prehistoric Landscape Beneath Oxford University, England
Archaeologists excavating
the former Radcliffe
Infirmary site in Oxford
have uncovered evidence of a
prehistoric monumental
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Archaeologists Track Infamous Conquistador Through Southeast
Archaeologists have
discovered evidence of
Hernando de Soto's 1540
journey through the
Southeast. No evidence of De
Soto's path from Tallahassee
... > full story
History In 3-D: Digitally Archived Works Of Art
Three-dimensional computer
graphics is moving into
museums. Works of art are
being digitally archived in
3-D, simplifying research
into related artifacts and
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Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago
Spanish researchers have
confirmed that the largest
bat in Europe, Nyctalus
lasiopterus, was present in
north-eastern Spain during
... > full story
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'Dutch' Batavians More Roman Than Thought
November 2, 2009 — The Batavians, who lived in the Netherlands at the start of the Christian era were far more Roman than was previously thought. After just a few decades of Roman occupation, the Batavians had become ... > full story -
Climate Events Let Ice Age Mammoths Pass Far Below 40 Degrees North Latitude
October 27, 2009 — Europe's southern-most skeletal remains of a mammoth were unearthed in a moor on the 37 degree N latitude. This is considerably south of the inhospitable habitat than one usually imagines for ... > full story -
Norwegian Wood For The Ages: 'Mummified' Pine Trees Found
October 18, 2009 — Norwegian scientists have found "mummified" pine trees, dead for nearly 500 years yet without ... > full story -
World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years
October 16, 2009 — Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, ... > full story -
200,000-year-old Cut Of Meat: Archaeologists Shed Light On Life, Diet And Society Before The Delicatessen
October 15, 2009 — New findings from the Qesem Cave archaeological dig in Israel indicate that during the Lower Paleolithic Period people prepared and shared meat differently than in earlier times, providing new clues ... > full story -
Buried Coins May Hold Key To Solving Mystery Of Ancient Roman Population
October 6, 2009 — Using a mathematical model to predict population trends based on ancient coin hoards, a biologist and a historian have concluded that the population of ancient Rome was smaller than sometimes ... > full story -
Laser Scans To Confirm Nero's Return: 21st Century Scan Could Reveal Rare Sculpture Of 1st Century Roman Emperor
October 5, 2009 — Experts working at the Fishbourne Roman Palace in the UK are preparing to scan the damaged statue of a boy’s head to reveal if it is a rare depiction of Roman Emperor Nero as a youngster. They ... > full story -
Archaeologists Discover Amphitheatre In Excavation Of Portus, Ancient Port Of Rome
October 1, 2009 — Archaeologists leading a major excavation of Portus, the ancient port of Rome, have uncovered the remains of an amphitheatre-shaped-building, solving a mystery which has puzzled experts for over 140 ... > full story -
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals
September 25, 2009 — Today's Scandinavians are not descended from the people who came to Scandinavia at the conclusion of the last ice age but, apparently, from a population that arrived later, concurrently with the ... > full story -
Rare Discovery: Engraved Gemstone Carrying A Portrait Of Alexander The Great
September 22, 2009 — A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team in ... > full story
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