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Archaeology firm finds more graves than expected at historic Greenlawn Cemetery site
After the cemetery's closure nearly 140 years ago, many unmarked graves remained at the site. Archaeologists have found ...
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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert
A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its ...
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Wyoming poster places third in State Archaeology Celebration Contest
The votes are in. For the sixth time since the inception of the State Archaeology Celebration Contest by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA), the Wyoming Archaeology Awareness ...
Battle for biblical archaeology intensifies as Israeli researchers face academic boycott
A top archaeology journal now bars Israelis from publishing on Judea and Samaria unless they work with Palestinian ...
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Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...
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Archaeologists uncover more than 670 grave shafts at Henry Street Bridge site
Archaeologists find 674 grave shafts at former Greenlawn Cemetery site for Henry Street Bridge project in Indianapolis, ...
More than 650 grave shafts found at Henry Street Bridge site
Indy DPW said it's planning a July public meeting to provide an update on construction progress and archaeology work.
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Archaeologists Thought They’d Found a Piece of Old Farm Equipment. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Iron Age Chariot Tire
The more than 2,000-year-old tire was found among a trove of artifacts during excavations ahead of construction for a new ...
Archaeology breakthrough as powerful pharaoh's name found in unusual location
The pharaoh is considered the last of the New Kingdom - ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC - ...
Divers Found a Sealed Vessel in a 1,100-Year-Old Shipwreck. What’s Inside Is Still a Mystery.
A team of divers discovered a 1,100-year-old sealed vessel with a mysterious substance inside. Researchers used robots to ...
Indy DPW: Nearly 700 grave shafts found as Henry Street Bridge excavation continues
Nearly 700 grave shafts have been found as the Henry Street Bridge project continues to be excavated. According to a news ...
Archaeologists find centuries-old shipwreck in unlikely place
A centuries-old shipwreck was recently found in an unlikely place in Spain: a former fish market. The Barcelona Institute of ...