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Dictionary Completed on Language Used Everyday in Ancient Egypt
September 18, 2012 — A dictionary of thousands of words chronicling the everyday lives of people in ancient Egypt -- including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for ... > full story -
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Comet May Have Exploded Over Canada 12,900 Years Ago After All
September 18, 2012 — New evidence and support for a theory introduced in 2007 suggested a comet may have exploded over Canada 12,900 years ago (the Younger Dryas Boundary), killing off the Clovis people and large animals ... > full story -
Crews Uncover Massive Roman Mosaic in Southern Turkey
September 18, 2012 — An archaeological team has uncovered a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey -- a meticulously crafted, 1,600-square-foot work of decorative handiwork built during the region's imperial zenith. ... > full story -
Skilled Hunters 300,000 Years Ago
September 17, 2012 — Finds from early stone age site in north-central Germany show that human ingenuity is nothing new -- and was probably shared by now-extinct species of humans. Archeologists have found eight extremely ... > full story -
Human Remains Discovered in Search for King Richard III
September 11, 2012 — A team from the University of Leicester is announcing a dramatic development in the search for King Richard ... > full story -
Archaeological Research Exposes the Funeral Ritual in the Strait of Gibraltar
September 11, 2012 — Set in the current municipality of Tarifa (Cádiz) and opposite the Moroccan coast, Baelo Claudia is one of the best preserved Roman cities in Spain. Researchers have been studying part of the ... > full story -
Archaeological Dig Inches 'Tantalizingly Closer' to Possible Burial Place of King Richard III
September 10, 2012 — The University of Leicester is announcing that the archaeological dig at Greyfriars will continue for a third week as archaeologists get 'tantalisingly close' in their search for King Richard ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover 'Lost Garden' in Quest for Richard III
September 7, 2012 — Archaeologists from the UK who are leading the search for the lost grave of King Richard III announced that they have made a new advance in their quest. They have uncovered evidence of the lost ... > full story -
Syrian Obsidian Discovery Opens New Chapter in Middle Eastern Studies
September 4, 2012 — An archaeologist has revealed the origin and trading routes of razor-sharp stone tools 4,200 years ago in ... > full story -
Neandertal's Right-Handedness Verified, Hints at Language Capacity
August 27, 2012 — There are precious few Neandertal skeletons available to science. One of the more complete was discovered in 1957 in France, roughly 900 yards away from the famous Lascaux Cave. That skeleton was ... > full story
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