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Cover Stories
Rare Opportunity to Hear about Excavation of Ancient Port of Constantinople
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Shipwrecks project director from Istanbul presents firsthand account about the recent excavations of the ancient Harbor of Theodosius.
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Archaeologists Excavate Magnificent Monumental City of the Decapolis
Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Archaeologists and students are excavating a rich motherlode of well-preserved remains at the site of the monumental city of Hippos, devastated by a massive eighth century C.E. earthquake that made it all possible.
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Scientists Turn to Archaeology for Clues to Adapting to Climate Changes
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
Scientists are using archaeology and anthropology to uncover lessons of the past and help find modern solutions for adapting to global changes.
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Magic Sounds of Peru's Ancient Chavín de Huántar
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
The ancient ceremonial center of Chavín de Huántar in Peru featured a calculated blend of architecture and sound for sensory effect, suggests new research.
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Video: The Iceman Murder Mystery
Sat, Dec 10, 2011
Was it murder? The archaeological CSI behind the mystery of the Iceman.
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Archaeological Digs
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Looking for a dig opportunity? Here is the most comprehensive portal to the best sources for archaeological digs and field schools on the Web.
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Along the Watchtower
Sun, Nov 13, 2011
A conversation with Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Information and Culture about the future of Afghanistan's archaeological treasures.
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Lead Stories
Archaeologists Uncovering Legendary Lost City of Poseidon
Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Researchers are excavating the site of ancient Helike, recovering artifacts and structures long sunk into oblivion by a 4th century earthquake.
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Neanderthals Used Red Ochre Pigment 250,000 Years Ago
Sat, Feb 11, 2012
A new study shows that Neanderthals used the iron oxide pigments much earlier than thought.
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Ancient Farmers had Impact on Disappearance of African Rainforests
Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Central African rainforests shrunk not solely because of climate change, suggests this new study.
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Census Declares Thousands of China’s Heritage Sites “Disappeared”
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
About 44,000 archaeological or heritage sites in China completely disappeared, according to a recent census. Why?
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In Small Things Not Forgotten
Sun, Feb 05, 2012
Tiny artifacts recovered at the excavations of 17th century Jamestown in Virginia give clues about life in the earliest years of the colony.
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Blackbeard Artifacts to be Opened to Public
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
A select group of recently restored artifacts from Blackbeard's pirate flagship, including a bronze cannon, will be displayed for public viewing.
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Excavating Fort Shirley
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Exploring an American frontier fort of the French and Indian War.
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Ancient Peru: The First Horizon
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
The Chavin culture of ancient Peru set a religious and artistic foundation that reverberated through the great civilizations that followed.
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The Archaeology of Academia
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Michigan State University explores archaeology we don't see right under own noses.
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Video: A Tudor Feast at Christmas
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor Christmas feast as it would have been prepared over 400 years ago.
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Video: Building Pharaoh's Ship
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
A group of archaeologists and builders attempt to recreate a ship typically used by the ancient Pharaohs of Egypt.
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Video: How to Excavate a Pot
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Right from the "trenches", an excavator at the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa in Israel shows us how an ancient pot is extracted from the ground.
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Video: Early Human Occupation in the Balkans
Mon, Nov 28, 2011
A visual re-telling of the new excavations in Southern Serbia and what they have to say about early human presence there.
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Video: The Gault Project
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
Who were the first Americans? Ongoing excavations and research at the archaeological site of Gault in Texas may help unravel some of the mysteries.
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Video: The Search for Adam
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence, Spencer Wells, embarks on a genetic trail to trace every man’s family tree back to an ultimate ancestor.
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Maya Research Program's 2012 Field Season at Blue Creek, Belize
Mon, Nov 07, 2011
The Maya Research Program announces an exciting new season of fieldwork in 2012 with the Blue Creek project in Belize. INCLUDES FIELD SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.
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Archaeological Digs
The Excavations at Bethsaida
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
The Bethsaida Excavations Project offers opportunities to dig at one of Israel's most fascinating Biblical sites.
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The Penn State Fort Shirley Excavation
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
Penn State University offers an archaeological field school at Fort Shirley, an important Colonial-era fort built in 1755.
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Field School in Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
The University of Winnipeg is offering an exciting field adventure at the Balanica cave complex in Serbia.
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is offering archaeology programs for all age groups, including school groups and families.
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Archaeological Field School Opportunities in Egypt
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
The Penn State Summer Education Abroad Program is offering two exceptional faculty-led archaeological field schools in 2012 for students at the sites of ancient Mendes in the Nile Delta region and in the Valley of the Nobles near ancient Thebes.
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Shovel Half Full
Nutrition and Hydration
Fri, Sep 23, 2011
A short summary on how to stay hydrated during the field season.
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Archaeology 101 - Part 2 - The Academic Approach
Tue, Apr 19, 2011
A brief guide to sub-disciplines of archaeology for prospective students.
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Archaeology 101 - Part 1 - Realistic Archaeology, and the Cocktail Party Response
Sat, Feb 19, 2011
A short introduction to archaeology in the real world.
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Repetitive Strain Injury in Archaeology
Wed, Dec 29, 2010
How to protect the most important instruments of an excavation.......and we're not talking about trowels.
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Experience where fiction meets fact at the exciting new exhibition, Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology, beginning April 28, 2011 at the Montreal Science Center. This will be like an amusement park of learning for the whole family, with a rare collection of artifacts on loan from the National Geographic Society and the Penn Museum.
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Researched and written by Spanish colonial coin expert Carol Tedesco, the succinct, 40 page Treasure Coins of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha and the Santa Margarita answers all the most frequently asked questions about the fascinating and “most coveted and widely traded money on earth,” including what the coins look like when first discovered, the meanings of the various markings, how they are cleaned, conserved and graded, what they were worth in the 17th century, and the most up-to-date information on the names and periods of office of the men who made them. To order, see www.lostgalleons.com.
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