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June 2008
Rising to the occasion
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
By Steve Stephens Serpent Mound, the largest ancient serpent effigy in the world, has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...
Ancient burials likely in transit path
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... commuter rail has a high potential of encountering Native Hawaiian burials and other archaeological artifacts once construction enters urban Honolulu. ...
Katzie heritage site being bulldozed for bridge
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
The 10-month excavation ended in April and some artifact types had never been previously encountered. But its most extraordinary impact is the change in
Soma's ancient treasures in coma
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
Smugglers are plundering the ancient town of Soma, whose artifacts bear traces of Lydian, Pergamon, Roman and Byzantine civilizations, while district ...
Archaeoligists continue searching for clues to Cahokia
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
But every once in a while, someone digs up an artifact that gets an archaeological crew really excited. That's what happened to Susannah Fulling and Rita ...
Behold: Charlotte's chicken underground
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
but most are hidden, behind garages, in custom-made coops or converted doghouses, forming a kind of chicken underground. Raising backyard chickens is ...
‘’Deity statue dug up as possessed lady sees underground
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
... after a lady claiming to have been possessed by Goddess Dakshin Kali and Manakamna marked the place where the Statue was found 14-16 feet underground. ...
’TVs Not-So-Great Pyramid
Newsweek - USA
... deep into bedrock, and seeing it fully exposed is a window into ancient engineering feats that are possibly the most enduring mystery of the pyramids.
Vanishing sand puts Cornwall surf beach in danger
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
by Richard Savill Tons of sand have been swept from the shoreline of Britain's main surfing beach exposing rocks covered in green slime. ...
Mysterious Canadian Dinosaur May Be New Species
FOXNews - USA
What the Sustut dinosaur may have looked like 70 million years ago, with existing bones indicated in white. What the Sustut dinosaur may have looked like 70 ...
Mysterious disease still killing bats
Addison County Independent - Middlebury,VT,USA
Youngbaer joined between 80 and 90 other scientists, wildlife specialists and conservationists in Albany, NY, last week to discuss the mysterious syndrome ...
Spectacular caves and rare 'hellbenders' offer adventure
Carmi Times - IL, United States
The region is rich with underground exploration opportunities, with two remarkable caves in the area; Marengo Cave and Wyandotte Caves. ...
Little Faith for "Oldest Church" Find in Jordan
National Geographic - Washington,DC,USA
A Jordanian archaeologist's announcement this week that he had uncovered the world's first Christian church in an underground cave drew surprise and ...
–Exclusive: A Slice of Life in Israel Today Best Friends and Bedouins
Family Security Matters - Ridgewood,NJ,USA
Then they served tortilla-like bread baked over the open fire and olive oil home made on a press in their camp from nearby trees. ...
Mounds signify ancient majesty
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Artifacts from Hopewell Mound, what Lepper calls "a national treasure," are on display at OHS. Seip Mound near Bainbridge, built for burials, ...
burrowed time
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Catching moles is a rare and ancient skill cloaked in mystery. The catcher is traditionally a solitary figure who was historically given free board and ..
'Ancient' gold cup goes to mystery buyer
guardian.co.uk - UK
He believes, as some experts have suggested, it was made in the Achaemenid empire centred on ancient Persia. He secretly hoped it might go to a museum in
The 2000-year-old 'supertanker'
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Why the vessel sank is a mystery – the result of a collision, storm-tossed seas or perhaps structural failure. There is speculation, however, that similar ...
Ancient Clump Reveals Greenland Eskimos' Roots
NPR - USA
... 2008 · A 3000-year-old clump of human hair found frozen in Greenland may have solved a scientific mystery: Where did all the ancient Eskimos come from? ...
Ancient manuscript to be restored
Irish Times - Ireland
The psalter was unearthed by a turf cutter from the Faddan More bog in Tipperary in July 2006 but its origins remain a mystery. Analysis by John Gillis, ...
Leave these stones their eternal secrets
guardian.co.uk - UK
The value of Stonehenge lies in its mystery - so why do we persist in presenting it as low-rent tat? There was a familiar ring to last week's media fanfare ...
Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Crystal skulls do exist
McDowell News - Marion,NC,USA
Boban supposedly tried to sell it to Mexico's national museum as an Aztec artifact, but was unsuccessful. He then later moved his business in ancient relics ...
In Utah, a dust-up over ancient rock carvings
Chicago Tribune - United States
"There are those out there trying to create a false paradox, that you must either protect the artifacts or allow for oil and gas development," Felton said
’Hetch Hetchy: Yosemites Flooded Treasure
Sierra Mountain Times - Twain Harte,CA,USA
Historians believe that the first white man to discover this astonishing Sierra secret was either Nate or Joe Screech, who stumbled upon it during a bear ..
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