International Archaeology

14/12/2012 08:56

Oldest examples of hunting weapon uncovered in South Africa

Scientists working in South Africa have unearthed the oldest-known spear tips, apparently made by a common ancestor of people and Neandertals around 500,000 years ago.

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07/12/2012 08:30

Fish trap a piece of coast life history

Archaeologists have found an ancient fish trap near Esperance, the first to be recorded in the area, which is believed to have been used up to 1000 years ago.

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07/12/2012 08:25

Mayan Bones Reveal Painful End

Evidence of the miserable life lived by the Maya during the Spanish conquest of the 16th century has emerged in an ancient settlement of Mexico's east coast, as archaeologists unearthed dozens of infant skeletons with signs of malnutrition and acute anemia.

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05/12/2012 08:34

First Polynesians Arrived in Tonga 2,800 Years Ago

The first Polynesian settlers sailed to Tonga between 2,830 and 2,846 years ago, according to new research.

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22/11/2012 11:01

19th Century Grave Discovered at University of Virginia

Archaeologists discovered a burial site on the grounds of the University of Virginia. The discovery was made during a survey in preparation for an expansion to the already existing UVa cemetery.

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19/11/2012 09:28

Egyptian princess tomb discovered near Cairo

CAIRO — Egypt's antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess's tomb dating from the fifth dynasty -- around 2500 BC, or more than a thousand years before Tutankhamun -- in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo.

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19/11/2012 09:24

'Enchanted' Figurine Is Spain's Oldest

It's missing a head and some limbs, but an "enchanted" ceramic idol recently unearthed near Barcelona is thought to be the most ancient human figurine ever found in Spain, archaeologists say.

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05/11/2012 16:57

Thousands of First Nations artifacts found near Vernon

Archaeologists near Vernon, B.C., have uncovered thousands of First Nations artifacts — some of which could be more than 6,000 years old — on a stretch of highway in Lake Country.

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05/11/2012 16:51

Bronze Age skeletons reveal strange secrets

IT IS one of Britain's most intriguing archaeological finds.

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06/10/2012 16:58

Archaeologists Set to Find Largest Coin Treasure in Bulgaria

Bulgarian archaeologists expect to find at the holy rock city of Perperikon the largest ever medieval coin treasure in the country.

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