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Archaeologists Find First Known Gay Caveman Near Prague

An unusual burial may have outed the world's first known gay caveman, whose bones were discovered outside Prague in a grave that indicates he was homosexual or possibly transgendered. During the Copper Age 5,000 years ago, men were traditionally buried facing the west, along with weapons and knives. But archaeologists in...

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Laser Scan May Reveal Stonehenge Secrets

Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge. Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the famous circular complex on the Salisbury Plain of southern England. The vertical stones -- over 10 feet tall and weighing many...

Was Lost City of Atlantis Found in Spanish Marsh?

Crime solvers follow the money, but experts searching for the lost city of Atlantis? In archaeology, "you should follow the stones," Richard Freund said. Freund, a University of Hartford professor, believes he and his research team have found the legendary island-city described by Plato in about 360 B.C. as having "in a...

Ancient Iraqi Ivories on Display at British Museum

LONDON -- The British Museum has acquired a collection of ancient carved ivories excavated in Iraq with the help of mystery maven Agatha Christie. The 6,000 pieces were found at the ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrud between 1949 and 1963 during an expedition led by archaeologist Max Mallowan. His wife, Christie, helped...

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Female Genitalia Carvings Are Europe's Oldest Rock Art

The oldest rock art ever found in Europe reveals an interest in the female form â and the type of dÃ©cor that the first Europeans preferred for their living spaces.

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'Oldest And Most Elaborate' Cave Art Found?

The drawing in question depicts bears, rhinoceroses and horses in advanced detail, so advanced that, according to News24 , "some scholars believe they date from 12,000 to 17,000 years ago."

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Stonehenge Replicas Pop Up Everywhere!

It's a 1/3-scale replica built at the MacKay Jaycees Family Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Swedish 'Stonehenge' Sparks Big Debate Among Scientists

They carefully arranged the massive stones â each weighing up to 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) â in the outline of a 220-foot-long (67-meter) ship overlooking the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists generally agree this megalithic structure, known as Ales Stenar ("Ale's Stones"), was assembled about 1,000 years ago, near the...

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05/27/12 Underwater archaeology school returns to NMC Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle - Traverse City MI People from around the world will dive deep into the study of underwater archaeology next month at Northwestern Michigan College.
05/26/12 Vandals who wrecked historic monument condemned Source: Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard - UK A FORMER District Councillor has condemned drunken revellers who damaged a historic monument.
05/25/12 Agency: Ancient burial mounds looted, driven over Source: The Times - Ottawa IL METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) Authorities in southern Illinois are asking for the public's help in finding the people who are damaging and may be looting some prehistoric Native American burial mounds.
05/25/12 Board of Overseers of the Penn Museum presented... Source: PRWeb New York, NY (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Founded in 1887, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has become one of the largest archeological and anthropological collections in the United States, and has conducted more than 400 research expeditions around the world.
05/24/12 Scholes stones divide opinion Source: BBC Manchester THIS huge stone monument was erected to transform a once-neglected area into an iconic welcome to Scholes.

Background on Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek , archaiologia – , arkhaios, "ancient"; and , -logia, "-logy"), is the study of human activity, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).

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