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'Find of century' for egyptology
(Jun 27, 2007)
Egyptologists say they have identified the 3,000-year-old mummy
of Hatshepsut, Egypt's most famous female ruler. Egypt's antiquities
chief Zahi Hawass is to make the official announcement at a news
conference in Cairo. It is being billed as the biggest archaeological
find in Egypt since the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb.
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more. Source: BBC |
Calendar question over star disc
(Jun 25, 2007)
Archaeologists have revived the debate over whether a spectacular
Bronze Age disc from Germany is one of the earliest known calendars.
The Nebra disc is emblazoned with symbols of the Sun, Moon and
stars and said by some to be 3,600 years old. Writing in the journal
Antiquity, a team casts doubt on the idea the disc was used by
ancient astronomers as a precision tool for observing the sky.
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more. Source: BBC |
Ancient gold unearthed in Sudan
(Jun 20, 2007)
A team of archaeologists has discovered a huge ancient gold processing
centre and a graveyard along the River Nile in northern Sudan.
They were part of the 4,000-year-old Kush, or Nubian, kingdom.
The scholars say the finds show the empire was much bigger than
previously thought and rivalled ancient Egypt.
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more. Source: BBC |
Ancient Rome brought back to life
(Jun 13, 2007)
Ancient Rome has been brought back to life through a unique digital
reconstruction project, said to be the world's biggest computer
simulation. An international team of architects, archaeologists
and experts spent 10 years working on a real-time 3D model of
the city called Rome Reborn. Some 7,000 buildings were scanned
and reproduced using a model of the city kept at a Rome museum.
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more. Source: BBC |
Iceman 'bled to death on glacier'
(Jun 7, 2007)
Massive blood loss from a ruptured artery killed the 5,300-year-old
Alpine "Iceman" known as Oetzi, tests confirm. A Swiss-Italian
team says the arrow that struck him in the left shoulder slit
the artery under his collar bone. Oetzi probably died as the result
of a fight: he may either have fled his attacker – who then
shot him in the back – or been ambushed. The remains of
the Neolithic man were discovered in 1991 emerging from a melting
glacier.
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more. Source: BBC |
Chinese writing '8,000 years old'
(May 20, 2007)
Chinese archaeologists studying ancient rock carvings say they
have evidence that modern Chinese script is thousands of years
older than previously thought. State media say researchers identified
more than 2,000 pictorial symbols dating back 8,000 years, on
cliff faces in the north-west of the country. They say many of
these symbols bear a strong resemblance to later forms of ancient
Chinese characters.
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more. Source: BBC |
Tunnel to reopen at mystery hill
(May 11, 2007)
Engineers are to reopen a tunnel that goes deep inside the ancient
monument of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. The tunnel, dug in 1968,
was the last of many made over the centuries by archaeologists
exploring the site. Engineers are planning to stabilise the 5,000-year-old
structure, which is believed to be the world's largest man-made
prehistoric mound.
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more. Source: BBC |
King Herod's grave uncovered in hilltop
fortress
(May 8, 2007)
Archaeologists have unearthed the grave of King Herod the Great,
the ruler of Jerusalem who attempted to kill Jesus soon after
his birth, it was announced today. Professor Ehud Netzer, of the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said that he had finally located
the king's last resting place in Herodium, Herod's fortified palace
on a hilltop outside Jerusalem, after a 35-year search.
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more. Source: Guardian |
'Stunning' Nepal Buddha art find
(May 5, 2007)
Paintings of Buddha dating back at least to the 12th century have
been discovered in a cave in a remote area of Nepal's north-central
region. Researchers made the find after being tipped off by a
local sheep herder. They discovered a mural with 55 panels showing
the story of Buddha's life. The mural was uncovered in March,
with the team using ice axes to break through a snow path to reach
the cave.
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more. Source: BBC |
Gladiators' graveyard discovered
(May 2, 2007)
Scientists believe they have for the first time identified an
ancient graveyard for gladiators. Analysis of their bones and
injuries has given new insight into how they lived, fought and
died. The remains were found at Ephesus in Turkey, a major city
of the Roman world, BBC Timewatch reports.
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more. Source: BBC |
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