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The archaeology news of the week in audio, brought to you by The Archaeology Channel, compiled and written by Michelle Hilling of Archaeologica.org and read by Laura Kelley. The Audio News from Archaeologica is compiled from Archaeologica.org's daily news updates.
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News for January 29th to February 4th, 2012
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Feb 6, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Axe may mark the spot of Viking invasion(details)
- Aztec excavation finds school for children of nobles and priests details)
- Technology and history help trace origins of jade tool from New Guinea(details)
- Connecticut spear point marks student pathway to archaeology(details)
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News for January 22 to 28, 2012
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jan 30, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Stone Age fishing equipment found in Russia(details)
- Vanished temple rediscovered in Sudan details)
- Unique “Winged” building dates to Roman Britain(details)
- Prehispanic kiln discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico(details)
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News for January 15 to 21, 2012
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jan 23, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- New research starts in ancient Ostia(details)
- Peruvian popcorn helps trace early evolution of varieties details)
- Croatian cave reveals earliest example of astrology tool(details)
- Valley of the Kings produces the tomb of a woman singer(details)
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News for January 8 to 14, 2012
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jan 16, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Medieval cave city falling into ruin(details)
- Ancient Mayans got a kick out of nicotine details)
- Rare Terracotta Head Sculpture found in Nigeria(details)
- 3000 cave paintings found in central Mexico(details)
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News for January 1st to 7th, 2012
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jan 9, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- More evidence of Ice Age hunting site at bottom of Lake Huron(details)
- Bust of Hellenistic king is found in ancient Turkish town details)
- Roman token tells a tale of London brothel business(details)
- India digs will document famous temple to three faiths(details)
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News for December 25th to 31st, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jan 2, 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Basque region pendant may be oldest on Iberian Peninsula(details)
- Rare seal uncovered beneath the Western Wall provides link to ancient rituals details)
- Privys, teapots, dolls and newspapers revealed in gold-rush site in San Francisco(details)
- 300-year-old French fur-trade vessel may lie at bottom of Lake Michigan(details)
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News for December 18th to 24th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Dec 26, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- 3300-year-old cuneiform inscription found on Malta(details)
- Clues to unnamed civilization discovered in Central America details)
- Stonehenge stones definitely come from Wales(details)
- New discoveries offer hints about the rise of Pueblo societies(details)
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News for December 11th to 17th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Dec 19, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Hoard of silver reveals previously unknown Viking king(details)
- Original ceremonial offering exposed at core of Mexico’s tallest pyramid details)
- Well-preserved Roman forum offers insight to Albanian history(details)
- Urban dig in Iowa produces both 19th Century and prehistoric artifacts(details)
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News for December 4th to 10th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Dec 12, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Rare Neolithic “earth mother” found in Northern France(details)
- Early humans disliked bed bugs as much as we do details)
- Mysterious carvings baffle archaeologists in Israel(details)
- British site reveals Bronze age boats and bowls(details)
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News for November 27th to December 3rd, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Dec 5, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- South American animals brought to Caribbean island in prehistoric period(details)
- Stonehenge may have been sun worship(details)
- Polynesian ancestors also settled in Papua New Guinea(details)
- Modern humans migrating out of Africa left trail of stone breadcrumbs(details)
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News for November 20th to November 26th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Nov 28, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Fiber analysis confirms long-haired dog fur use in traditional Salish weavings(details)
- Skull fragment shows Stone Age had both violence and TLC(details)
- New finds show Jerusalem’s western wall was not finished under King Herod(details)
- Southeast Asian island cave shows deep-sea fishing began by 42,000 years ago(details)
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News for November 13th to November 19th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Nov 21, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Royal kitchen found at Mayan city of Kabah(details)
- Greek colony town in Sicily shows careful planning for early commerce and industry(details)
- Bronze object in early Eskimo house points to Asian origins(details)
- Crusader inscription finally deciphered in Israel(details)
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News for November 6th to November 12th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Nov 14, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- New signs of older civilizations flower in Libya(details)
- New cave art from Germany shows central Europe was different, even in the Stone Age(details)
- Legendary birthplace of Augustus reveals his roots in Rome’s traditional past(details)
- Historic bridge in Missouri produces new links to prehistoric past(details)
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News for October 30th to November 5th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Nov 7, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- New digs near ancient Jericho trace the rise of early Islamic civilization(details)
- Chinese coin in the Yukon shows early Asian-American links (details)
- In tiny bone box, roots of Christian icon painting are seen(details)
- Early church in Cyprus reveals richness of Byzantine shrines(details)
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News for October 23rd to 29th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Oct 31, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Beer and a goat to go, at ancient Anatolian takeout windows(details)
- Japanese shipwreck attests to 13th century defeat of Mongol invaders (details)
- Baja site shows occupation up to 11,000 years ago(details)
- Roman army camp was key position on Germanic border(details)
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News for October 16th to 22nd, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Oct 24, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Viking warrior in boat burial found in Scotland(details)
- 2700 year old Etruscan pottery depicts moment of childbirth (details)
- Early humans made “modern” blades as much as 400,000 years ago(details)
- Bone fragment in mastodon rib confirmed as early weapon(details)
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News for October 9th to October 15th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Oct 17, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Roman fort in Scotland turns up 60 pairs of ancient shoes(details)
- Serpent-carved stone may be legendary platform for funerals of Aztec emperors(details)
- Gigantic Celtic burial mound from Germany is early lunar calendar(details)
- Stone Age paint production workshop found in South Africa(details)
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News for October 2nd to October 8th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Oct 10, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Turkish “temples” may have been communal houses(details)
- Early California natives possible victims of toxic tar(details)
- Long-lost coat found under melting glacier(details)
- Maya road provided escape route from ancient volcano(details)
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News for September 25th to October 1st, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Oct 3, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Stone Age children’s art lessons identified on cave walls(details)
- Medieval Italian burial may be a suspected witch(details)
- Ritual cannibalism confirmed among prehistoric tribe in northern Mexico (details)
- Texas drought exposes reservoir area sites to looting (details)
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News for September 18th to September 24th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Sep 26, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Maya queen's skeleton found with mysterious bowls(details)
- Ancient Roman shipyard excavated outside Rome(details)
- Excavators plumb depths of Idaho treasure trove (details)
- Stone Age community discovered in Jordan (details)
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News for Week of September 11th to September 17th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Sep 19, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Western Colorado site may hold clues to early Fremont culture(details)
- Middle Eastern geoglyphs pose mystery bigger than the Nazca lines(details)
- Iranian artifacts include early clarinet, and 300 pairs of dice (details)
- Roman mosaics help track impact of over-fishing (details)
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News for Week of September 4th to September 10th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Sep 12, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Subsurface radar maps an ancient gladiator school in Germany(details)
- East St. Louis dig may be big enough to answer big questions about the Mississippians(details)
- New obsidian research technique shows Aegean trade began in late ice ages (details)
- Rare Alaskan rock art site produces unique carved clay disksdetails)
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News for Week of August 28th to September 3rd, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Sep 5, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
A team of Mexican archaeologists discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Mayan palace(details)
Best preserved shipwreck found at Istanbul’s Yenikapi Marmaray construction site in Istanbul(details)
Stone tools shed light on early human migrations (details)
Remains of horses and chariots unearthed from tomb dating back to 3,000-year-old Chinese dynasty (details)
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News for Week of August 21st to 27th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Aug 30, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Arabian horses date back nine millennia (details)
A grandfather’s legend reveals a Roman amphitheater (details)
Colorado valley inhabited 8000 years ago (details)
British mummies actually composites of numerous people (details)
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News for Week of August 14th to 20th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Aug 23, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Construction in Iowa reveals 7000-year-old village site (details)
Roman jar has little holes and big mysteries (details)
Well preserved timbers mark route of Iron Age road (details)
Flask from ancient Egypt may have held deadly medication (details)
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News for Week of August 7th to 13th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Aug 15, 2011
News items read by Melissa McChesney include:
Cro-Magnon era pendant found in Spain (details)
Shell midden reveals possible ancient Canadian village (details)
Iron Age houses colorfully painted (details)
Evidence of ancient rebels found in Jerusalem tunnel (details)
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News for Week of July 31st to August 6th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Aug 08, 2011
News items read by Zyanya Correa include:
Earliest capital of ancient Nubia reveals new palace ruin (details)
Search for Captain Morgan’s pirate ship aided by namesake rum company (details)
Bronze Age graves show elderly had more power (details)
Buried New York city ship yields its last piece of evidence (details)
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News for Week of July 24th to 30th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Aug 02, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Mosaic of Greek god found near Coliseum (details)
Civilizations might develop as result of war (details)
Altar indicates ancient Philistines and Jews may have been cultural cousins (details)
2800 year old images of cats found in Mexico (details)
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News for Week of July 17th to 23rd, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jul 26, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Zahi Hawass fired, but returns temporarily (details)
Bavarian cave produces Stone Age rock carvings (details)
Golden bell may have come from early Jewish high priest’s coat (details)
Canadian site extends understanding of earliest occupation in northeast (details)
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News for Week of July 10th to 16th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jul 19, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
500-year-old canoe discovered in Alaskan rain forest (details)
Afghan artifacts threatened by Chinese copper mining (details)
Giant Mexican stone features Aztec rain god (details)
Amulet dedicated to Odin found in Bulgaria (details)
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News for Week of July 3rd to July 9th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jul 12, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
English grave holds massacred Viking warriors (details)
Clay head from U.S. site may be from shaman’s kit (details)
Israeli excavations confirm details of ancient Philistines (details)
Mayan sculptures tell story of capture and sacrifice (details)
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News for Week of June 26th to July 2nd, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Mon, Jul 04, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Stone Age style ribs on the grill (details)
22nd Dynasty building blocks may lead to long-forgotten lake (details)
1200 year old cemetery uncovered in Mexico (details)
World’s largest 3-D puzzle reveals Cambodian temple (details)
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News for Week of June 19th to June 25th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Wed, Jun 29, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Bronze Age fortress in Cyprus shows signs of turbulent times (details)
Remote video camera used to peer into deeply buried Mayan tomb (details)
Crusader town emerges from under Israeli port (details)
Stone Age finds in Ukraine suggest a more northern migration into Europe (details)
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News for Week of June 12th to June 18th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Wed, Jun 29, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Sculpture of Mayan ball player dates back more than 1000 years (details)
Referee error caused gladiator's death (details)
Prehistoric Native Americans assembled copper artifacts with fire and hard work (details)
Villa of ancient Roman emperors excavated just outside Rome (details)
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News for Week of June 5th to June 11th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Wed, Jun 29, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Drill coring reveals early sites below Lake Ontario (details)
Magnetometer tests find early site from ancient Ethiopian kingdom (details)
Microbiologist helps solve a mystery in King Tut's tomb (details)
Colin Renfrew solves the mystery of the smashed statuettes (details)
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News for Week of May 29th to June 4th, 2011
Author: Archaeological Legacy Institute Wed, Jun 29, 2011
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
Eastern Ontario site reveals ancient human activity (details)
Second largest prehistoric English mound dates back 4400 years (details)
Pre-Spanish Inca battleground uncovered in Ecuador (details)
Teutonic Crusaders changed forests to farmlands (details)
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