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News and interest items related to archaeology

Grave Dowsing?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Carl Feagans

What’s a water dowser do when his method is demonstrated time and again to be nonsense on stilts? Turn to dowsing for graves, I suppose. It wasn’t mentioned if the dowser who worked for Mississippi landowner about to lose a … Continue reading →

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People. Fire. Climate.

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Carl Feagans

“Humans and fire are interconnected all the way back to our beginnings,” said Thomas W. Swetnam, principal investigator on the grant and director of the UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Continue reading →

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Stolen & Looted: $5-6 Billion in Stolen Artifacts?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Carl Feagans

This is part of an on-going series dealing with the theft, sale, and trade of artifacts and archaeological finds that are abruptly removed from their contexts, destroying valuable data that can be gleaned and sold to the highest bidder for … Continue reading →

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Stolen and Looted: an interesting article

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Carl Feagans

These damages aren’t done by people walking along and spotting arrowheads. These are people who are actively digging and looking for artifacts with an intent to remove cultural resources from lands shared by us all. These people are thieves… Continue reading →

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Recent News In Mesoamerican Archaeology

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Carl Feagans

The King Has Left The Building Apparently Maya elites and royalty weren’t the only ones building temples and pyramids. And the mystery of the blue pigment used in Maya pottery and murals has been solved. Mayanists, archaeologists that specialize in … Continue reading →

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On the Lighter Side: Archaeology Today

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Carl Feagans

Monty Python style! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9WLMCygTU] Flaming Star! The Story of One Man’s Search For Vengeance in the Raw and Violent World of International Archaeology

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Aswan Tombs Video

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Carl Feagans

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWho43RLEI] Here’s an interesting video that I stumbled across in YouTube today. This YouTuber just posted it 1 day ago and its his first video. For those unable to actually get up and go to Egypt, videos like this help … Continue reading →

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ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Among the Headlines In Archaeology this Week: 50 Fifth Graders Participate in Urban Excavation Third Graders Get to Watch Archaeologists at Fort Hawkins University of Hawaii Manoa Department of Anthropology Gets $500,000 Award Computer Software Reveals Ancient Coastline Click the … Continue reading →

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The Italian Antiquities Trial – a Brief Review

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Carl Feagans

During the summer of 2005, a trial began in Italy with the goal of deciding the guilt or innocence of Marion True along with Robert Hecht, Jr in conspiracy to traffic in illegal antiquities. The trial is still underway in … Continue reading →

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Vikings in Recent Archaeological News

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Carl Feagans

A Viking ship is apparently parked at a pub near Liverpool. The pub wasn’t there when the ship was “parked,” however, since it has been there for over 1,000 years. Its now sitting about 2 meters below ground and was … Continue reading →

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