30 Juni 2007
Orpheus Tomb Discovered?
The sensational discovery was made by an archaeological expedition which investigated the temple of the Thracians near the village of Tatul, informed BNT.
The scientists found 6000-year old buildings with preserved tools made of semi-precious stones, crockery, animal remains. According to the archaeologists now it can be claimed that this is the Tomb of Orpheus, which has been visited of thousands of pilgrims from around the antique world.
The sanctuary is one of the oldest in the world and can be compared only with cult complexes as Stonehеnge.[...]
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Sarcophagus, Unique Gold Jewellery Unearthed in Bulgaria
The archaeologist Daniela Agre claims that was a unreal typical for the richest families in the Roman Era. The team of Professor Agre, who are doing excavation works in the area, stumbled upon the unique artefacts while researching the so called Raykova mound.
They hope the relics of the eminent person the mound was made for will be discovered in few days.
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29 Juni 2007
Tomb of Firuzan (Abu-Lu'lu'ah) in Kashan Destroyed
A large crowd of Iranians have gathered outside the governor's office on Tuesday, June 26th, to voice their objection regarding the destruction of the Iranian heritage, and a shrine which was one of the symbols of Iranian resistance against the Arab invaders in 7th century CE, and to some, a Shia and a revered Sufi.
Umar al-Khattab, the second Moslem Caliph was put to death by Firuzan in 645 CE. It is said that Firuzan was a POW captured after the fall of Ctesiphon in what is today known as Iraq, and sold as a slave. A parvenu Arab leader called Mughira ibn Shu’ba bought him and took him to Medina in Arabia for slavery work.[...]
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Dig discovery is oldest "pet cat"
The discovery of a cat buried with what could be its owner in a Neolithic grave on Cyprus suggests domestication of cats had begun 9,500 years ago. It was thought the Egyptians were first to domesticate cats, with the earliest evidence dating to 2,000-1,900 BC.[...]
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Earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming found
The discovery was published in the June 29 issue of Science. The research team made their discovery in the Ñanchoc Valley, which is approximately 500 meters above sea level on the lower western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru.[...]
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28 Juni 2007
Abenteuer Archäologie – sehen und verstehen
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Vietnam: huge under-water archaeological potential
A wreck found in the sea off the coastline central province of Quang Nam was containing 240,000 antiques believed to come from northern Hai Duong province dates back to the 14th century.[...]
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Walls with murals removed from tomb
The murals, estimated to have been drawn between the late seventh and early eighth centuries, were discovered in March 1972. They have been designated national treasures and will be restored at an outside facility near the tomb over a period of 10 years.[...]
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Iron Age "royal house" discovered
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Tooth clinches identification of Egyptian queen
A single tooth has clinched the identification of an ancient mummy as that of Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt about 3,500 years ago, the country's chief archaeologist said on Wednesday.The right mummy turned out to be that of a fat woman in her 50s who had rotten teeth and died of bone cancer, Zahi Hawass told a news conference to announce the identification.
It was found in 1903 in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, where the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried, and Hawass himself thought until recently that it belonged to the owner of the tomb, Hatshepsut's wet-nurse by the name of Sitre In.[...]
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27 Juni 2007
Each 10 Square Kilometers in Sistan Contains a Historic Site
Announcing this news, Reza Mehrafarin, director of archeology department of Sistan University and head of the team for preparing the map told CHN: “Sistan is one of important archeological sites in the country and initial estimations during preparing the first phase of the archeology map in an area about 600 to 700 square kilometers revealed that one historical site must have existed in each 10 square kilometer.”[...]
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Elusive Egyptian queen found at last?
Egypt's chief archaeologist Professor Zahi Hawass is expected to announce the discovery later this week, which has been touted as the most important find in the area since the discovery of King Tutankhamen.
The candidate for identification as the mummy of Hatshepsut is believed to be one of two females found in 1903 in a small tomb. The humble tomb is thought to be that of Hatshepsut's wet nurse, Sitre In.[...]
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9,000-Year-Old Beer Tastes Great
Of the more than 1300 breweries in the U.S., Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware stands out for its uniqueness.[...]
[...]The ancient brew was rediscovered in pottery dating back thousands of years at an excavation site in the Neolithic village of Jia Hu in Northern China.
Dr. Patrick McGovern, an archaeochemist at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, derived the recipe from residue found in pottery jars. Careful research shows the ancient brew included rice, honey, grapes and hawthorn fruit.[...]
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1500-year-old tomb discovered in Hebei
A tomb excavated in north China's Hebei Province reveals new insights into China's short-lived East Wei Dynasty. The tomb is approximately 15 hundred years old and shows little sign of intrusion by tomb robbers.
The tomb is 25 meters long and 10 meters deep. A sloped corridor led archeologists to the quadrate coffin room. The ceiling of the room already had collapsed when researchers got there. But fortunately the fresco on its west wall was still intact and clear.[...]
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Iraq: New Archaeological Teams to preserve key sites
'"The 11 teams will concentrate their work on sites that have been damaged and looted, but will also bring to light artefacts of great historical and scientific value," the statement continued.[...]
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26 Juni 2007
Mumie der ägyptischen Königin Hatschepsut identifiziert
Gerüchte über die Identifizierung der Pharaonin waren bereits seit Tagen in der Fachwelt im Umlauf.[...]
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Discovery of a Secret Passageway Leading to Parthian Kalan Fortress
“The latest discovery of the well that is 4.5 meters deep, and was dug out in the ancient times, served neither as a water well or as a sewage well, but as an entry or exit point for the secret passageway linked to the fortress”, said Rezvani.[...]
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Unesco hilft beim Wiederaufbau der "Goldenen Moschee"
"Die Achtung des Kulturerbes ist eines der Grundprinzipien des Wiederaufbaus für den Irak und ein entscheidender Schritt zur nationalen Aussöhnung", erklärte Unesco-Generaldirektor Koïchiro Matsuura. Die UN-Organisation für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur hat beschlossen, 5,4 Millionen der nötigen 8,4 Millionen Dollar zum Wiederaufbau beizusteuern. Das teilte die Unesco in Paris mit.[...]
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UNESCO launches the reconstruction project of the Al-Askari shrine in Iraq
Riesenpinguin lebte in der Hitze Perus
Niedlich, aufopferungsvoll, hart im Nehmen und gänzlich harmlos: Wenige Mitglieder des Tierreichs genießen bei Menschen einen so makellosen Ruf wie die Pinguine. Würde aber das Tier noch leben, dessen versteinerte Knochen Wissenschaftler jetzt entdeckt haben, wäre es möglicherweise geschehen um das Knuddel-Image.[...]
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Grab einer bessergestellten Frau
Der Grabhügel im Wald von Lossy ist seit längerem bekannt. 1920 hat der an Archäologie interessierte Wilhelm Kaiser, Gründer von Chocolat Villars, den Grabhügel geöffnet. Offensichtlich blieben aber die erwarteten spektakulären Funde aus und die Grabstätte wurde wieder zugeschüttet. Der ursprünglich kreisrunde, ca. 1,5 m hohe Grabhügel, hatte nach dieser ersten Grabung die Form eines Kraters. Er wurde in der Folge auch für die Kehrichtablagerung benutzt.[...]
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Ancient Rome's Forgotten Paradise
It was Malibu, New York and Washington, D.C. all rolled into one. Before A.D. 79, when the erupting Mount Vesuvius engulfed it along with Pompeii and Herculaneum, the small port town of Stabiae in southern Italy was the summer resort of choice for some of the Roman Empire's most powerful men. Julius Caesar, the emperors Augustus and Tiberius and the statesman-philosopher Cicero all had homes there.
And what homes they were. Looking out over the Bay of Naples, enjoying fresh breezes and the mineral-rich water from natural springs, the seaside villas ranged in size from 110,000 to 200,000 square feet and represented the best in painting, architecture and refinement—apt testimonials to their owners' importance.[...]
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Calendar question over star disc
Writing in the journal Antiquity, a team casts doubt on the idea the disc was used by ancient astronomers as a precision tool for observing the sky.[...]
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Egyptologists Think They Have Hatshepsut's Mummy
Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, will hold a news conference in Cairo on Wednesday. The Discovery Channel said he would announce what it called the most important find in the Valley of the Kings since the discovery of King Tutankhamun.[...]
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25 Juni 2007
Medieval Gold Jewellery Found in Thracian Mound in Bulgaria
The artifacts were discovered in the tombs of three women by one of Bulgaria's best-known archaeologists, Professor Georgi Kitov.[...]
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Mystery bones identified
For 83 years the identity of the bones contained within the bundles has remained a mystery, but Tom Hardwick and David Craven, Egyptologist and Geologist respectively at Bolton Museum, recently decided to re-open the investigation, hoping to find an answer.Images of the bone were sent to experts around the world, and several ideas were suggested. Eventually Dr Laura Bishop, Senior Lecturer in Palaeoanthropolgy at Liverpool John Moores University, and an expert in North African fossil animals, offered to come over and identify the bone in person.[...]
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Die letzten Tage des Eismanns
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24 Juni 2007
Nofretete soll nicht reisen
Es gebe andere Objekte, deren Ausleihe weniger riskant wäre. "Wir sollten aber auch prinzipiell Kunstwerke nicht wie Popstars durch die Welt schicken", sagte Parzinger, der im März 2008 die Leitung der Preußenstiftung übernimmt.[...]
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Excavation of 3,500-Year Cemetery in Limbo
In 2000, a four-month excavation was undertaken in the area but since the ancient cemetery had blocked the highway, operations were suspended.
After a lapse of five years, the second round of the studies was launched last year under the supervision of Hassan Rezvani and there is still no definite program to begin the third round of excavation in Chal Shahin Lema Cemetery.[...]
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6000-Year Burial Rites were Discovered behind Gelabar Dam
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Three thousand year-old mummy discovered in Egypt
The 18th Dynasty mummy of Sennefer was unearthed in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings -- one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world -- by a team from Britain's Cambridge University.[...]
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Angel is back after 1,100 years
The Lichfield Angel was destroyed by a Viking raiding party in 873 and its remains lay buried under Lichfield Cathedral until archaeologists dug it up in 2003. The carving, which depicts the Archangel Gabriel, was made originally in 700, and formed part of a shrine to St Chad. It will go on show at the cathedral from noon tomorrow, after 14 months of conservation work.[...]
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23 Juni 2007
3000-year old Priest found
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, an antiques dealer claims.The 18th Dynasty mummy of Sennefer was unearthed in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings — one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world — by a team from Britain's Cambridge University.
"The mummy was found in tomb 99 in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of Luxor," antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass says.[...]
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Egypt asks British Museum for Rosetta Stone
The Art Newspaper can reveal that the request is for a three-month loan in 2012, for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is being built near the Pyramids. Until now, the BM has been able to fend off questions about the return of the Rosetta Stone, since there had been no formal request.[...]
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Als die Luxusfarbe versiegte
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Exkursion in die Archäologie
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22 Juni 2007
Heiliger Gral unter römischer Basilika?
Ein italienischer Archäologe vermutet, dass der berühmte „Heilige Gral“ in den Katakomben der römischen Basilika San Lorenzo fuori le Mura versteckt ist.
Alfredo Barbagallo ist überzeugt, dass der Kelch, der für das Letzte Abendmahl genutzt wurde, in einem Raum aufbewahrt ist, der jetzt unter dem Gotteshaus vergraben ist. Der Archäologe untersuchte zwei Jahre lang die mittelalterliche Ikonographie in der Basilika, die aus dem 6. Jahrhundert stammt.[...]
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Seawall damage threatens artifacts at 2,000-year-old Miami Circle
The 38-foot Miami Circle is not in jeopardy, but unexcavated bones, pottery, beads or tools around it could be washed away, said archaeologist Bob Carr.[...]
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An intact tomb has been discovered at Deir Al-Barsha
Archaeologists from the Katholicke Universiteit Leuven working at the Middle-Kingdom (2066-1650 BC) tomb of Uky, a top government official, have discovered an intact tomb chamber, complete with funerary goods.While removing the debris out of a rock-cut shaft found inside the chamber of Uky's tomb, the archaeologists came across a huge limestone block indicating that a major find was imminent, in line with the ancient Egyptian custom of blocking their burial chambers with such a barrier. Through a hole in the block, they could see what they described as a beautifully-carved wooden statue of a man with large, staring eyes. After only an hour the block had been removed, and the team discovered a small but intact chamber richly stuffed with well-preserved wooden objects and containing a decorated sarcophagus.[...]
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Century old shipwreck recovered
Thomas Kowalczk, an amateur shipwreck prospector, used sonar on his boat to discover the General Anthony Wayne in 15m of water, about 13km north of this northeast Ohio city, the Great Lakes Historical Society announced on Wednesday.[...]
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Isthmia: city of elusive ancient Greece
Massive column drums and blocks are still conspicuous in the walls of the late antique fortress that guarded the Isthmus, and early travellers imagined that the temple and its precinct lay inside the walls. In the 1930s, the British archaeologist RJH Jenkins and his young architect, H. Megaw, set out to test the prevailing theory. Since they found only Roman remains beneath the fortress, they looked for the temple elsewhere in the vicinity but did not locate it.[...]
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21 Juni 2007
"Versunkene Metropolen": ZDF Expedition nach Piramesse, Hattusa und Tucume
24. Juni 2007, Piramesse in den Blick, die verschollene ägyptische Megacity, die Pharao Ramses II. 1269 vor Christus zu seinem Regierungssitz machte. Eine Woche später, am 1. Juli, geht es auf die Suche nach Hattusa, der Machtzentrale der Hethiter im 2. Jahrtausend vor Christus. Und zum Abschluss können die ZDF-Zuschauer am Sonntag, 8. Juli, die peruanische Pyramidenstadt Tucume kennen lernen, deren erster Prachtbau um das Jahr 1100 nach Christus entstand.[...]
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Forscher entdecken alte Goldgräberstadt am Nil
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Raus aus dem Fernsehsessel und rein in Ötzis Spuren
Mitmachen, riechen, schmecken, fühlen - wer möchte, kann nun die Welt vor 5000 Jahren mit allen Sinnen erfahren. Das Landesmuseum lockt mit Erlebniswochenenden, Vorführungen und einer Ausstellung.[...]
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Eine Arche für die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra
Wie ein Ufo schwebt die „Arche Nebra“ über dem Ufer des ländlichen Unstruttals bei Wangen im Burgenlandkreis. Was aus der Ferne wie ein goldschimmerndes Raumschiff wirkt, ist ein neues Informations- und Besucherzentrum am Fuße des Mittelberges, gewidmet der Himmelsscheibe von Nebra. Die Baukosten des Hauses, das heute offiziell eröffnet wird: gut 5,2 Millionen Euro.[...]
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Discovery of the First Old-Persian-Inscription among the Persepolis’ Fortification-Tablets
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Forscher entschlüsseln Handschrift des Archimedes
Als die Römer im Zweiten Punischen Krieg nach Sizilien vorstießen und endlich auch das stolze Syrakus eroberten, traf einer ihrer Soldaten auf einen alten Mann, der inmitten des Schlachtenlärms geometrische Figuren in den Sand malte. "Störe meine Kreise nicht", rief der Kauz. Der Legionär schlug ihn tot.
So will es die Legende.[...]
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Prähistorisches Artefakt entkräftet die These vom eiszeitlichen Toteisloch "Tüttensee"
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20 Juni 2007
Inka-Schädel haben Einschusslöcher
Archäologen stoßen in Lateinamerika immer wieder auf Gräber von Ureinwohnern. Dieses aber war anders: die Skelette zerfetzt, die Körper offensichtlich schnell verscharrt, ohne die üblichen Inka-Rituale. Der peruanische Forscher Guillermo Cock nahm die Knochen genauer unter die Lupe - und entdeckte die womöglich ersten Schusswaffen-Opfer der Neuen Welt.[...]
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Älteste Elfenbeinfigur der Welt entdeckt
In einer Höhle auf der Schwäbischen Alb ist Archäologen erneut ein spektakulärer Fund gelungen: fünf Elfenbeinfiguren, die mit einem Alter von 35.000 Jahren zu den ersten Kunstwerken der Menschheit gehören - darunter die älteste vollständig erhaltene Plastik der Welt.[...]
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Archaeologists rescue clues to ancient kingdom from the rising Nile
The team from the University’s Oriental Institute found more than 55 grinding stones made of granite-like gneiss along the Nile at the site of Hosh el-Geruf, about 225 miles north of Khartoum, Sudan. The region was also known also known as Nubia in ancient times.[...]
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Pentagon sends archaeological playing cards to troops in Iraq & Afghanistan
Some 40,000 new decks of playing cards will be sent to troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan as part of an awareness program so troops can help preserve the heritage of those countries, said Laurie Rush, archaeologist at Fort Drum in New York.[...]
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Archäologische Grabungen im Fürsamen
Etwa 7000 Jahre reicht die Geschichte der Besiedlung des Fürsamens heutigen Erkenntnissen zufolge zurück. Dass bereits um 5000 v. Chr. Menschen am Ufer der Brenz lebten und die Gegend seitdem nahezu ununterbrochen bewohnt ist, haben Ausgrabungen in den vergangenen Jahren bewiesen. Kelten, Römer und Alamannen besiedelten das heutige Neubaugebiet, und deren Spuren finden die Fachleute zuhauf im Erdboden.[...]
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Schnurkeramische Grablegen und römische Funde
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Nasca - Langsam lüftet sich das Geheimnis der Linien
Landebahnen für Ufos. Eine Landschaftskarte unterirdischer Wasserströme. Oder der größte astronomische Kalender der Welt. An phantastischen Erklärungen für die altertümlichen Wüsten-Scharrbilder von Nasca hat es noch nie gemangelt, seitdem sie 1939 bei einem Überflug entdeckt wurden. Wie sonst sollte es erklärbar sein, dass man sie nur aus der Luft erkennen kann? Wir sind hingegangen, drüber geflogen, auf den Linien gewandert, und auf den wichtigsten Experten gestoßen: Johnny Isla. Klingt wie ein Drogenschieber in Tijuana, ist aber der führende Archäologe in Sachen Nasca, 44 Jahre alt, und schon sein halbes Leben lang mit dem Mysterium der Wüste verwoben.[...]
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"Merowingerzeit"-Ausstellung öffnet Tore in St. Petersburg
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19 Juni 2007
Kamen die Etrusker doch aus Anatolien?
Als Atys, der Sohn des Manes, König war, kam eine fürchterliche Hungersnot über ganz Lydien“, heißt es bei Herodot (484 bis 424 v.Chr.). Um sich vom Hunger abzulenken, hätten die Lydier zunächst „das Würfelspiel, das Knöchelspiel, das Ballspiel und alle anderen Spiele“ erfunden (das „Brettspiel“ nimmt Herodot ausdrücklich aus).[...]
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Archäologen graben Goldschmiede von Kusch aus
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Eiszeitkunstwerke auf der Alb entdeckt
Die Kunstwerke zählen zu den ältesten der Menschheit. Einzelheiten will das Archäologen-Team um Prof. Nicholas Conard am Mittwoch bekannt geben. Bereits in den 1930er Jahren wurden am Vogelherd elf kleine Kunstwerke aus Elfenbein entdeckt, darunter ein Wildpferdchen und Mammute. Im Sommer 1999 wurden erste Felszeichnungen entdeckt.
Die Schwäbische Alb ist eine reiche Fundgrube von Spuren vorgeschichtlicher Besiedlung. Zahlreiche meist höher gelegene Karsthöhlen boten den Steinzeitmenschen Schutz vor Feinden und Wetter und waren als Zuflucht- und Wohnstätten geeignet.
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New Season of Archaeological Research at Partho-Sasanian Site of Valiran
''During the second season of archaeological excavations archaeologists will study the Sasanian architectural remains and the process of human settlement near Tār River in Valirān'' said Nemati.[...]
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Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Loses Funding
The Ministry of Culture of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to put an end to the funding of the project “Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun.” Opinions on the subject as well as on the pyramid phenomenon are so divided in Bosnia that some public persons, who have denied the existence of pyramids, said that they would set themselves on fire if those were really proven to pyramids.[...]
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Persians Found New Uses for Old Language
The text is inscribed on a damaged clay tablet from the Persepolis Fortification Archive, now at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. The tablet is an administrative record of the payout of at least 600 quarts of an as-yet unidentified commodity at five villages near Persepolis in about 500 B.C.
“Now we can see that Persians living in Persia at the high point of the Persian Empire wrote down ordinary day-to-day matters in Persian language and Persian script,” said Gil Stein, Director of the Oriental Institute. “Odd as it seems, that comes as a surprise—a very big surprise.”[...]
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18 Juni 2007
Communities Adopt Ancient Sites
A skeleton with a polished stone disc tucked inside its mouth was found there in 2005. The other five projects are in the Western Isles, the Borders, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire. The burial site at Sandwick Bay on Unst is threatened by coastal erosion.[...]
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Satellite Imagery for Easter Island Statue Renovation Project
Researchers and archaeologist used satellite Remote Sensing and GPS technology to locate, describe and understand the statues complexities and to supply historical information to the Rapa Nui community and public agencies whom are responsible of the preservation and conservation of the statues.[...]
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Satellite Imaging Corporation
Ancient Etruscans were immigrants from Anatolia, or what is now Turkey
Etruscan culture was very advanced and quite different from other known Italian cultures that flourished at the same time, and highly influential in the development of Roman civilisation. Its origins have been debated by archaeologists, historians and linguists since time immemorial. Three main theories have emerged: that the Etruscans came from Anatolia, Southern Turkey, as propounded by the Greek historian Herotodus; that they were indigenous to the region and developed from the Iron Age Villanovan society, as suggested by another Greek historian, Dionysius of Halicarnassus; or that they originated from Northern Europe.[...]
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Auch "Grab Nummer 5" wird penibel dokumentiert
Das bronzezeitliche Gräberfeld, das Linke und seine Mitstreiter vom Arbeitskreis für Vor- und Frühgeschichte im Landkreis Augsburg -mit Genehmigung vom Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, finanziell unterstützt von der Stadt Königsbrunn - von Mitte Januar bis Ende Mai im Baugebiet 110 freilegten, hat ihn in dieser Einschätzung bestärkt.[...]
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Der Staufenberg als Mittelpunkt des neuen geologischen Lehrpfades
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Humboldts Archäologen wollen den Präsidenten verklagen
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Bogen bauen wie in der Steinzeit
Die Menschen der Steinzeit sicherten mit Pfeil und Bogen das tägliche Überleben. So manches Reh, unzählige Wildschweine fielen dem so genannten "Holmegaardbogen" zum Opfer.[...]
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17 Juni 2007
In Rom illegal gebaut - antikes Aquädukt beschädigt
Die Touristen bei der Fontana di Trevi merken nichts vom Schaden: Der spätbarocke Riesenbrunnen rauscht wie eh und je – nur fliesst nun nicht mehr frisches Quellwasser aus dem Aqua-Virgo-Aquädukt in den Brunnen, sondern immer dasselbe kalte Nass – dank Umwälzpumpen. Andere Altstadt-Brunnen, die von der gleichen antiken Wasserleitung versorgt werden – wie die «Barcaccia» am Fuss der Spanischen Treppe oder die Brunnen vor dem Pantheon oder auf der Piazza Navona – wurden vom Römer Wasserwerk an die Trinkwasserversorgung angeschlossen.[...]
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Krieger, Kaiser, falscher Stifter
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Thousands of Pearls Found in Shipwreck
Divers from Blue Water Ventures of Key West said they found the sealed box, measuring 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches, along with a gold bar, eight gold chains and hundreds of other artifacts earlier this week.
They were apparently buried beneath the ocean floor in approximately 18 feet of water about 40 miles west of Key West.[...]
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Sudan arrests 12 trying to smuggle ancient mummies
Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday."The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient artefacts," the state Sudanese Media Centre said.
It gave no details of the age of the mummies.[...]
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Cracks appear in Barabar caves
Located in Jehanabad district, these caves were carved out of a huge piece of granite representing one of the earliest examples of rock-cut architecture in India. These were used by Jain monks as a retreat.[...]
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Ancient coffin with scenes from Homer's poems unearthed
"It is a very important find," Pavlos Flourentzos, director of the island's antiquities department said yesterday. "The style of the decoration is unique, not so much from an artistic point of view, but for the subject and the colours used."[...]
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Sasanian Dyke of Mizan Damaged
The bridge of Lashkar Dyke, Mizān Dyke, Shustar Waterfall, and Salāsel fortress are all considered as prominent historical sites in city of Shushtar, Khuzestan province.[...]
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16 Juni 2007
Iraq's cultural heritage in ruins
Iraq's archaeological and artistic culture is in danger of being wiped out due to a lack of protection and targeted assassinations, a group of archaeologists and artists have told Al Jazeera.According to figures from the ministry of culture, 18 archaeologists and researchers have been killed since late 2005.
Fuad Rassi, an Iraqi archaeologist and professor of antiquities at Baghdad University, said: "We are unable to protect important historical sites and the remaining books and parchments documenting Iraq's culture have been stolen from local libraries."[...]
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Othello's Cypriot citadel on the brink of ruin
In its Venetian heyday Famagusta was one of the richest cities in the region, and a seat for the crowning of Lusignan Kings of Jerusalem. Fictionally, it marks the spot where Shakespeare's Othello, blinded by jealousy, smothered his beloved Desdemona, then took his own life.[...]
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Stolen Greek statue goes back home
It went on show at the National Archaeological Museum after being flown from Zurich Wednesday. The 1. 3-metre torso of a young man had been stolen from the island of Crete and is thought to represent the god Apollo.
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Iron Age "Mickey Mouse" Found
One thousand years before the cartoon character Mickey Mouse was even a glint in Walt Disney's eye, a French artist created a bronze brooch that looks remarkably like the famous rodent, according to archaeologists at Sweden's Lund Historical Museum, which houses the recent find.The object, dated to 900 A..D., was excavated at a site called Uppåkra in southern Sweden.
Although made of bronze, the brooch ornament likely adorned the clothing of an Iron Age woman. Excavations at nearby sites, such as at Järrestad, have yielded other unusual pieces of jewelry, such as a necklace with a pail fob at the end and another necklace strung with 262 pieces of amber.[...]
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Die Römer in Südhessen
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USA geben über 400 Kunstwerke an Peru zurück
Die Kunstschätze, darunter ein 3500 Jahre altes Lehmgefäß mit einer eingravierten affenähnlichen Figur, seien von unschätzbarem Wert.[...]
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Das Fundament der Kaiserpfalz Werla entdeckt
Der Erdwall sei drei Meter breit gewesen und habe das Plateau befestigt. Denkbar sei auch, dass es hölzerne Palisaden gegeben habe. Das sind aneinander gereihte und häufig nach oben zugespitzte Pfähle, die der Befestigung dienten. Möglicherweise habe es auch einen Graben gegeben, vermutet der Archäologe.[...]
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Archäologen streiten um "alte Hüte"
Darauf wies das Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum am Freitag hin. Rudolf Gamsjäger, Leiter des Hallstätter Welterbemuseums relativierte daraufhin, die antike Knappen-Kopfbedeckung sei lediglich die "älteste Bergwerksmütze der Welt".[...]
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15 Juni 2007
Osttirols Kulturschätze als Lexikon
Die Topographie beschreibt nicht nur kirchliche Bauten und Gegenstände, sondern auch nichtreligiöse Kulturschätze. Dazu gehört Schloss Bruck oder die Ruine Rabenstein ebenso wie das Sillianer Streckenwärterhäuschen, die Kerschbaumer Alm oder die Prager Hütte. Auch Villen, öffentliche Gebäude und Tourismusarchitektur hat das Denkmalamt in das Lexikon aufgenommen.[...]
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Erste Motorenfabrik der Welt in Gefahr
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Ancient skeletons discovered in field
Diggers from Network Archaeology have discovered evidence of Iron Age and Roman settlements at a site in Glynde, near Lewes. Pottery, tools and the prints from buildings were found from farming settlements during the late BC and early AD period.[...]
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Treasure hunt strikes gold at Greek ex-royal estate
More than 200 ancient items and 300 paintings were found inside sealed containers in a royal stable and in the basement of the main residence at Tatoi, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, culture ministry officials said during a media tour of the site on Tuesday.
"It's a real treasure hunt, we are in the process of removing these marvellous items from boxes stacked in disorderly heaps," restoration supervisor Nikos Minos told AFP.[...]
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Archaeologist in Bulgaria find Labyrinth resembling one in crete
Archaeologists also found a skeleton of a ruler in the labyrinth, BGNES news agency reported. Among the finds in the labyrinth were abundantly ornamented ceramics artifacts with unknown so far elements and bird figures.
This is the second unique discovery that the archaeologists made within a week. A few days ago, they found stone ornament, resembling double axe at the entrance of a tomb. The ornament changed historians' ideas on the establishment of Thracian state in the region.
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14 Juni 2007
Zeitreise zu den alten Römern
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Ausstellung: Konstantin der Große
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Konstantin der Große - Landesausstellung in Trier
The world's first isolation hospital gives up its gruesome secrets
These are among the first findings of a group of archaeologists exploring a treasure trove of Venetian history that has been locked away and forgotten for centuries: the graves of Lazzaretto, an island in the Venetian lagoon whichbecame the world's first isolation hospital.[...]
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Neanderthal Man "Was No Neanderthal"
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Stolen Peruvian artifacts are returned
The ritual vessel laid undisturbed for more than 3,000 years in a grave in the South American Andes.
Then came the looters.
The looters, authorities say, unearthed it and smuggled it to South Florida -- along with 412 other priceless archaeological objects stolen from ancient graves and other archaeological sites.[...]
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Swindlers impersonate cops at Acropolis
The men, aged 33 and 54, were patrolling the pedestrian walkway beneath the Acropolis and conducting passport checks on tourists after flashing a fake badge, police said. They allegedly demanded money to avoid reporting "problems" with the passports.
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Chinese find shipwreck laden with Ming porcelain
Divers used satellite navigation equipment to find the vessel, dubbed South China Sea II, which is about 17 to 18 meters (yards) long and lying at a depth of 20 meters.
"A preliminary study of the sunken ship shows it may have sunk 400 years ago after striking a reef," archaeologist Dr Wei Jun was quoted as saying.[...]
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Fossilien eines Riesensauriers in China entdeckt
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13 Juni 2007
Uralte Harpune in totem Wal gefunden
"Kein anderer Fund kann so präzise bestimmt werden", sagte John Bockstoce, Kurator des New Bedford Whaling Museums in Massachusetts. In dem 15 Meter langen und 45 Tonnen schweren Grönlandwahl, getötet vor Alaska, steckte ein 12,7 Zentimeter langes Harpunenfragment - dessen Alter Bockstoce relativ genau feststellen konnte.[...]
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Das Pfahlbauer-Dörflein nimmt Gestalt an
Die Fernsehleute bestehen darauf, die Autos vor der Fahrverbots-Tafel stehen zu lassen und den Weg zum Hinterriet-Weiher zu Fuss zurückzulegen. Es geht zur Besichtigung der Aufbauarbeiten für das Pfahlbauer-Projekt. Am Montag haben die Verantwortlichen damit begonnen, am 1. Juli muss alles fertig sein. Unterwegs fallen die dicken Kabel auf, die sich über den Waldboden schlängeln. Glasfaser und Elektrisch, erklärt Redaktionsleiter Thomas Schäppi. Das Fernsehteam braucht Strom, die Bilder werden durchs Glasfaserkabel ins Basislager im Schützenhaus geschickt.[...]
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Kelten und Amöneburg
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Blasts at Iraq's Askariya shrine
A series of blasts have destroyed two minarets at an already damaged Shia shrine in the northern Iraqi town of Samarra.The explosions were heard in the vicinity of the Askariya at about 9:00am (0500 GMT) on Wednesday.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. "The explosion targeted the two golden minarets. They have been damaged ... This is a criminal act which aims at creating sectarian strife," Saleh al-Haidari, the head of the Shia endowment in Iraq, said.[...]
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Ausstellung: "Griechen - Skythen - Amazonen"
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19th-century weapon found in whale
A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago.Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old.
"No other finding has been this precise," said John Bockstoce, an adjunct curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.[...]
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Mycenaean Sword Cap Found in Thracian Sanctuary in Bulgaria
The artifact was unearthed in the sanctuary, which is situated in between ten rock tombs in Arda River valley near the village of Dolno Cherkovishte. The marble cap has once been put at a bronze sword haft and was among the gifts, presented by the Thracians at the sanctuary more than 1,300 years ago.[...]
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Ancient copper plates unearthed
The farmer was digging the land for constructing a house at Mupaducheddy village some months back when he unearthed the coins. He immediately informed Collector Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, who ordered the District Archaeology Officer to examine the plates and submit a report, an official press release said. The officer's report had been forwarded to the Archaeological Department in Chennai for further studies, the release added.
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Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to Web for a Second Time This Year
With new posts appearing daily through early July, visitors to "Hopkins in Egypt Today" will find photos of Bryan and her colleagues working on the second portion of The Johns Hopkins University's 12th annual expedition in Luxor.[...]
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Italian Police Recover Ancient Temple
After receiving information about the discovery during construction work on a tourist resort on the coast of southern Calabria, police used helicopters to locate the site near the town of Crotone, said art squad officials from the Carabinieri paramilitary police.[...]
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Kohle für die Stadtgeschichte
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Archäologische Kommission tagt bis Samstag in Rotenburg
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12 Juni 2007
Stapellauf für Schilfboot "Abora III"
Bei den ersten Schwimmversuchen sei das Boot zunächst von einem Schleppschiff gezogen worden. Anfang Juli wollen Görlitz und elf Mitstreiter mit dem Schilfboot in See stechen und nach Europa segeln. Vorlage für den Bau des Boots waren jungsteinzeitliche Felszeichnungen.[...]
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Wie man die Zukunft angräbt
Herr Parzinger, wir gratulieren Ihnen zur Wahl zum künftigen Präsidenten der Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Oder muss man Sie bemitleiden, weil Sie von der Grabung auf dem freien Feld nun hinter einen mit Schreibtisch wechseln?[...]
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Pfahlbauer-TV gibt ab Mitte Juli Einblick in das Leben der Steinzeitmenschen
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Die Pfahlbauer von Pfyn
SF1 25. Juli bis 21. August täglich in "Schweiz aktuell"
Rettungsgrabung von Archäologen
"Wir wussten, dass es die mittelalterliche Kirche gab - aber nicht, wo genau sie gebaut wurde. Uns blieb wenig Zeit: In dem Gebiet sollte künftig Braunkohle abgebaut werden, die Bagger kamen schon näher. Als Archäologie-Team hatten wir nur einige Informationen aus alten Aufzeichnungen, die natürlich ungenau waren. Um wirklich nichts zu zerstören, haben zuerst Bagger die obersten Erdschichten abgetragen. Immer nur höchstens fünf Zentimeter.[...]
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A boy archaeologist as the next Harry Potter?
Two unknown authors have amassed advances of more than £500,000 for their debut book. Tunnels
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Zhou Era Tomb Figures Unearthed
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Streit um El Cids Schwert
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Mit bayerischen Forschern im Nildelta
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Late Achaemenid Chamber Tombs Founded in Anatolia
The late Achaemenid tombs were founded during excavations carried out at a construction site in Mugla's Milas town, the report said, adding that the excavations at the site were suspended after the discovery of the tombs.[...]
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Mycenaean tombs found
The four tombs date from the Mycenaean period (1450 BC to 1050 BC) and are reported to contain many objects such as toys, ceramics and figurines.
The find was made near Olympia in the Peloponnese region in an area which had been excavated in the 1960s and the end of the 1990s.[...]
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Possible Botticelli Fresco Found in Hungary
The fresco depicting four female figures representing the four cardinal virtues -- wisdom, temperance, courage and justice -- was first unearthed in the 1930s, but art historians and restorers recently discovered that one of the figures bore the trademarks of Botticelli's style.[...]
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Unique Thracian Symbol of Royalty Discovered in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian archaeologists Daniela Agre and Deyan Dichev, who are leading the Strandzha expedition, made the announcement for the exceptional finding on the Bulgarian National Radio on Monday.
The artifact was unearthed near the village of Golyam Dervent. Dichev and Agre were researching a dolmen (dolmens were the first Thracian tombs) when they noticed a frieze of intertwined zoomorphic and geometrical elements carved on the entrance of the tomb.[...]
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11 Juni 2007
Begegnung mit der Bronzezeit
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Die Totenstadt von Haidhof
Die sensationelle Entdeckung wurde im Januar 1978 beim Bau der Schleuse von Haidhof gemacht. Arbeiter stießen auf sechs kreisförmige und drei rechteckige Steinformationen. Für Archäologen war schnell klar, dass es auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Haidhof einst eine Nekropole gegeben haben muss, eine Totenstadt. Sie war der erste bedeutende archäologische Fund, der beim Bau des Main-Donau-Kanals gemacht wurde.[...]
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Eine der ältesten Mützen der Welt nach mehrjähriger Europatournee wieder daheim
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Ein Exot auf Preußens Museumsthron
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Napoleons Säbel für 4,81 Millionen Euro versteigert
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What gladiators were really like
The discovery of the first confirmed collection of gladiator remains has allowed scientists to apply forensic analysis - such as seen in television dramas like CSI, except with real science and not just fluorescent sprays and swabs - to bones, providing startling new evidence of just how gladiators lived and died.[...]
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Row erupts in Spain over legendary knight El Cid's sword
The solid, 0.75-metre sword with a black handle, called La Tizona, has been known as Spain's answer to King Arthur's Excalibur or Charlemagne's Joyeuse.[...]
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The significance of kitchens for ancient Egyptians
But few of us direct our attention to the ancient Egyptians’ cuisine and their kitchens. The issue would have remained sidelined, even despite of the fact that the walls in temples and tombs are replete with images showing the Pharaohs’ meals as well as the poultry and animals that made up part of their dishes. But when a tour guide’s interest in the matter drove her to study it, ancient Egyptian cuisine started to surface, attracting more attention to a topic once overshadowed.[...]
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Earliest tomb figures discovered in NW China village
The four colored wooden tomb figures, about 80 centimeters tall, are believed to be at least 500 years older than that of the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC), said Yin Shenping, a researcher with the provincial archeological institute.
They were standing at the four corners of the tomb when they were discovered in a tomb numbered "M502" in Liangdai village, Hancheng City, Yin said.[...]
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Der Jenaer Fuchsturm steht wieder sicher
Auch wenn der zweite Bauabschnitt noch ansteht, wurde auf dem Fuchsturm erst einmal danke gesagt all den kleinen und großen Spendern, den Firmen und den Privatleuten. Die Fuchs-turm-Gesellschaft hatte zu einem zünftigen Frühschoppen mit Bratwurst, Getränken und Musik eingeladen.[...]
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Herodes ruht südlich von Jerusalem
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Moderne Wikinger auf großer Reise
Vom 1. Juli an will ein internationales Forscherteam auf den Spuren der Wikinger die Nordsee bezwingen und in sieben Wochen von Dänemark nach Irland reisen. Ihr Schiff, die „Havhingsten“ (deutsch: Seehengst), ist der bisher größte originalgetreue Nachbau eines Wikingerschiffs.[...]
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Bajuwarische Grabfunde im Landshuter Kreuzgang
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09 Juni 2007
Das Innenleben der Arche Nebra ist noch streng geheim
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Viking graves to be re-opened
The Viking graves that contained the famous ships Oseberg and Gokstad will be re-opened in September, in an effort to gain new knowledge from the remains of the two women and one man buried in them.It will be the first time the graves have been opened in nearly 60 and 80 years, respectively.
Experts fear the human remains from Viking times may be in the process of disintegrating, if they haven't already. They want to try to extract them to apply new methods of studying bone matter that can yield new information on the Vikings' genetics and background.[...]
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08 Juni 2007
In Iraq's four-year looting frenzy, the allies have become the vandals
Fly into the American air base of Tallil outside Nasiriya in central Iraq and the flight path is over the great ziggurat of Ur, reputedly the earliest city on earth. Seen from the base in the desert haze or the sand-filled gloom of dusk, the structure is indistinguishable from the mounds of fuel dumps, stores and hangars. Ur is safe within the base compound. But its walls are pockmarked with wartime shrapnel and a blockhouse is being built over an adjacent archaeological site. When the head of Iraq's supposedly sovereign board of antiquities and heritage, Abbas al-Hussaini, tried to inspect the site recently, the Americans refused him access to his own most important monument.[...]
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Prehistoric human skeleton unearthed
The skeleton, which measures 1.65m in length, was buried lying on its back with its hands facing downwards. A number of prehistoric tools were also found lying in the grave in Phia Mon, Son Phuc Commune in Na Hang District.
Archaeologists from the Viet Nam Archaeological Institute and Tuyen Quang Museum said the skeleton dated back to the late Stone Age, around 4,000 years ago.[...]
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Ancient Egyptian City Spotted From Space
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Ausstellung: Das Gold der Inka
Zwei neugestaltete Ausstellungsbereiche stehen jetzt für die „Schätze der Anden“ zur Verfügung. Kostbarer Goldschmuck, Silbergeräte, Bronzeminiaturen und Steinskulpturen der Inka präsentieren sich dem Besucher in zwei Schatzkammern. Die Objekte wurden zwischen 200 v. Chr. und der späten Kolonialzeit des 18. Jahrhunderts hergestellt und dienten teilweise als Beigaben für reichausgestattete Gräber. Unter anderem ist die bedeutende Peru-Sammlung des Amateurforschers Hans H. Brüning zu sehen.[...]
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Die Antikenrezeption der Renaissance online
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Echtzeit-3D lüftet das Geheimnis der Cheops-Pyramide
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Viking Longship to Sail Across North Sea
A thousands years ago, the curved-prow warship might have spewed out hordes of bloodthirsty Norsemen ready to pillage and burn. This time, the spoils are adventure rather than plunder.[...]
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Graveyard claimed to be Armenian belongs to Romans
During a press conference Halaçoğlu said they had appealed to foreign scientists to come and assist with the opening of the graveyard. David Gaunt, a scientist from Switzerland, was the only one to express interest. [...]
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Ancient cemetery unearthed in Beni Sueif
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Iraqi archeological sites among most at risk
Fund says cultural sites of Iraq suffered catastrophic loss since US-led invasion of 2003.
America's famed Route 66 and Iraq's archeological sites are among the world's most threatened cultural treasures, according to a list published Wednesday by a leading US-based heritage group.
The World Monuments Fund's 2008 watch list includes 100 sites from around the world deemed at risk from man-made threats such as climate change, conflict, urban development and unchecked tourism. "Human activity has become the greatest threat of all to the world's cultural heritage," the non-governmental group said in its report.[...]
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Erstmals richtig alte Funde im Stadtgebiet Gollwitz
"Gollwitz ist ja bekannt als Fundplatz, doch die steinzeitliche Schicht haben wir jetzt zum ersten Mal gesehen. Auch wenn es nicht sehr viele Fundstücke sind, so weisen sie doch eindeutig auf eine Siedlung", erzählt Rathert.[...]
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Slave passageway found at Washington house may alter exhibit plan
The findings have created a problem for National Park Service and city officials planning an exhibit on the site, which is steps from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The officials are trying to decide whether to incorporate the remains — which powerfully show freedom and slavery side by side — into the exhibit or go forward with plans to fill in the ruins and build an abstract display detailing life in the house of America's first president.[...]
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Shrines devastated as militants target Iraq's ancient heritage
A new phenomenon of holy shrines being targeted has emerged over the last year, Abbas al-Hussainy told a meeting at the British Museum. At least 18, dating from the ninth or 10th century, have been hit by devastating bomb blasts since last February's attack, claimed by al-Qaida, on the Shia shrine in Samarra, and it is feared more have been struck.[...]
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Decapitated Man Found in Peru Tomb With Ceramic "Replacement" Head
Known for producing "Nasca lines" in the earth that depict giant figures, the culture is also noted among archaeologists for practicing human sacrifice and displaying modified human heads called trophy heads.
But experts have been divided over whether the heads were taken from enemies in war or from locals offered up for ritual sacrifice.[...]
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07 Juni 2007
Achtarmiger Archäologe
Als Kim die Muscheln aus dem Wasser zog, fand er mehrere Keramik-Stücke an den Saugnäpfen der gefangenen Tintenfische. Darunter war ein Teller aus der Koryo-Periode (12. Jahrhundert).[...]
In Südkorea wurden schon verschiedentlich Schiffwracks mit Keramik aus der Koryo-Periode gefunden - doch diesmal war es das erste Mal, dass ein Tintenfisch der Archäologe war, so "Digital Chosunilbo".[...]
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4,000-year-old remains found in Tuyen Quang province
The remains along with artifacts that were also discovered were found in the Phia Mon cave by members of the provincial museum and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology.
From measuring the remains, archaeologists believe the person was around 1.65m in height and that the hundreds of discovered artifacts are between 6,000-7,000 and 4,000 years old.
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Ötzi im Kampf mit neolithischen Feinden gefallen
Forscher des Anatomischen Instituts der Universität Zürich konnten die Todesursache Ötzis mittels Computertomografie beweisen.
Modernste Röntgentechnik bringt heute an den Tag, woran Ötzi vor 5300 Jahren starb: an einer Verletzung einer Unterschlüsselbeinarterie an der linken Schulter.[...]
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Identifying Iron Age Sites in the Vicinity Sialk Tepe
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Ausstellung: Königsgräber der Skythen
Die Skythen und die mit ihnen verwandten nomadischen Völker prägten vom 8. bis 3. vorchristlichen Jahrhundert die Geschichte des eurasischen Steppenraums. In der Ausstellung wird weltweit erstmals in derartig umfassender Weise die Geschichte und Kultur dieses Reitervolkes präsentiert, von seinen Ursprungsgebieten entlang des Jenissei bis an die Tore Mitteleuropas. Damit werden die bereits lange vor der Nutzung der Seidenstraße bestehenden Fernbeziehungen zwischen Asien und Europa deutlich. Im Mittelpunkt der Schau stehen die bedeutendsten Fürstengräber der einzelnen Regionen mit ihren prachtvollen Ausstattungen sowie die großartigen Neuentdeckungen der letzten Jahre.[...]
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Iceman "bled to death on glacier"
Oetzi probably died as the result of a fight: he may either have fled his attacker - who then shot him in the back - or been ambushed. [...]
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Mysteries of a hole in the ground
Her motives are unspoken but pretty clear: she is keeping faith with the dead, perhaps hoping to go to her own funeral with an easy conscience. She is not wholly disappointed when Basil Brown, the archaeologist, tells her that 16th-century grave robbers have in all likelihood emptied any tombs there once might have been.[...]
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Experts find world's oldest adornments in Morocco
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Archaeological find halts building in Torrenueva
The discovery was made on Tuesday at a site in the area of Rambilla de Torrenueva, where 38 Council houses are to be built. The Mayor of Torrenueva, Manuel Carrascosa, ordered an immediate halt to the building work once the municipal architect verified the find.[...]
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Iceman bled to death, scientists say
Otzi, a 5,000-year-old mummy, was found by German hikers on a glacier in the Italian alps close to the border with Austria in 1991. The body, preserved by ice, was carrying a bow, a quiver of arrows and a copper axe. Despite several scientific tests since he was found, archaeologists have been unable to agree whether he died from an arrow wound, a sudden fall or freezing while climbing the high mountains.[...]
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Spanish archaeologists reconstruct Bronze Age life in La Mancha
The site of the Motilla del Azuer in the municipal area of Daimiel (province of Ciudad Real), represent one of the most peculiar types of prehistoric settlements in the Iberian Peninsula.[...]
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New Archaeological Site in Solin
A new, according to archaeologists, very valuable site was found in Solin, once Salona, at the depth of one metre: a wall 15 metres long and parts of at least three top-processed marble sarcophaguses, dating from the second half of the 3rd century A.D.
These unique sarcophaguses were made in Greece exclusively for Dalmatia, says archaeologist Goran Skelac, director of the Zagreb-based Geoarheo company which supervises the process of breaking through the road which is supposed to connect the east and west parts of Solin.[...]
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06 Juni 2007
"Ötzi"-Forscher: Der Eismann verblutete innerhalb weniger Minuten
Das berichtete die Universität Zürich am Mittwoch. Die Verletzung der Arterie sei mit Hilfe der Mehrschicht-Computertomographie von den Wissenschaftlern aus Zürich und dem italienischen Bozen ermittelt worden.[...]
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Spielregeln für antike Olympia-Wettkämpfe gefunden
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Licht in der Lübecker Geschichte
Aus der Ferne sieht es aus wie eine ganz normale Baustelle: Zwischen Baggern, Raupen und Teermaschinen herrscht eine gespannte Arbeitsatmosphäre auf dem größten Abrissgelände inmitten der Lübecker Innenstadt. Zehn tiefe Gruben sind auf dem Gelände ausgehoben worden, an den Seiten auf der Erde kleben etliche nummerierte Zettelchen und in einer dieser Gruben arbeitet Manfred Gläser, Chefarchäologe der Stadt Lübeck.[...]
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Ancient Egyptian tomb discovered
Located in Giza's Saqqara area, a half hour from Cairo, "the tomb belongs to a priest called Meri Neet, who had become known as the chief superintendent of god Aton at the time," according to information released by the Egyptian government.[...]
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Sixth Salt Man Discovered in Chehr-Abad Mine
Five previous discovered salt men are being kept in Washhouse Museum , he added.[...]
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Artifacts from the Lake Okeechobee
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Maasais, Canaanites And the Inca Connection
Is it accidental that if you reverse the syllables of those names - a word-game which ancient societies played all the time - you get Ka'in of the Sumerians, Kainan of the Canaanites, Cain of Genesis and Chanes of Mesoamerica?
Thus, although Genesis informs us that Cain was Enoch's father, a scruple crosses the mind. For the book cannot make up its mind which one of them was the first city-builder. It says that Cain gave his city the name Enoch. But both words mean exactly the same thing - "founder," "settler," "city builder." It is thus certain that Cain is Enoch.[...]
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Rare Old Testament manuscript unveiled
The manuscript, containing the "Song of the Sea" section of the Old Testament's Book of Exodus and dating to around the 7th century AD, comes from what scholars call the "silent era" - a span of 600 years between the third and eighth centuries from which almost no Hebrew manuscripts survive. It is now on public display for the first time, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.[...]
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Römisches Groß-Gerau
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05 Juni 2007
Archäologische Funde und Grabungen in Gufidaun
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Polynesier brachten Haushuhn nach Amerika
Das Haushuhn kam um 1500 mit den Spaniern und Portugiesen nach Amerika - diese gängige Annahme stellte jetzt ein internationales Forscherteam in Frage. Untersuchungen von DNA-Hühnerfossilien aus Chile haben nämlich gezeigt, dass das Huhn mindestens hundert Jahre vor den europäischen Einwanderern nach Südamerika gebracht wurde - und zwar von Polynesiern.[...]
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Große Wanderschar taucht in die Geschichte der Kelten ein
Zufällig fand dort zeitgleich die Veranstaltung "Zeitreise durch Oberschwabens Vergangenheit: Kleidung und Mode - 15000 Jahre lebendige Geschichte" statt.[...]
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Ganz nahe dran an den Römern
Die Wiederauferstehung der Römer wurde mit der Wiedereröffnung des Dorfmuseums Blauer Aff am Samstag mit rund 50 Leuten gefeiert.[...]
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Iran wants archaeological relics back from the University of Chicago
Speaking to reporters in Iran's northern city of Sari on Saturday night, the official stressed that the tablets have an indispensable Iranian identity and belong to Iran. "And Americans do not dare to deny the Iranian identity of this invaluable heritage of our country," he continued.
Mashayee further reminded that the case has turned entirely political, but assured that his organization is following up on the case through the possible channels. "As regards the case with the tablets, the US administration is in disagreement with the judicial system of that country and insists an immediate settlement of the issue," he said.[...]
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More Than 2,000 Years-Old Watermelon Unearthed In Japan
The finding was made during the excavations of the Shimonogo ruins in Moriyama.[...]
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82,000 year old jewellery found
The international team of archaeologists, led by Oxford University's Institute of Archaeology, have found shell beads believed to be 82,000 years old from a limestone cave in Morocco.
Institute director Prof Nick Barton said: "Bead-making in Africa was a widespread practice at the time, which was spread between cultures with different stone technology by exchange or by long-distance social networks.[...]
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100 Amphoras Found in Pula City Centre
Another 100 amphoras, dating from the 1st century BC, were found at an archaeological site today of a luxury Roman patrician villa and the first city spa, situated in the centre of Pula, in Kandlerova Street, head of the excavational works, archaeologist Alka Starac.[...]
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Forscher finden Spielregeln für antike Olympia-Wettkämpfe
Die 1,81 Meter auf 90 Zentimeter große Steinplatte war 2003 bei Ausgrabungen in der antiken Stadt Alexandria Troas in der heutigen West-Türkei gefunden worden, teilte die Universität am Montag mit. Auf der Platte legt der römische Kaiser Hadrian (117-138 n. Chr.) etwa die Verteilung von Preisgeldern an die Sieger fest.Auch Peitschenschläge als Strafe für Undiszipliniertheiten sind darauf verewigt.[...]
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04 Juni 2007
Außerirdisches Eisen im Pharaonengrab
Kaum eine Errungenschaft längst verschwundener Kulturen erstaunt heute noch so wie die Entdeckung und Verarbeitung des Eisens. Auch wenn das Metall wie kein anderes unser tägliches Leben bestimmt, können sich die wenigsten von uns vorstellen, wie sich aus einem unscheinbaren Gesteinsbrocken ein Nagel herstellen lässt.[...]
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Nepal Squatters Use Medieval Art For Toilets
After the discovery of ancient caves in Nepal's mountainous north with Buddhist murals and Tibetan manuscripts, now the Terai plains adjoining the Indian border have been found to be treasure troves of history - which, however, are falling into decay and destruction due to lack of state resources.[...]
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Egypt says no pyramids photo on Portuguese stamps
The Middle East News Agency (MENA) quoted Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief, as saying the pyramids at Giza should not be used on stamps issued for commercial purposes or included in a competition that is not based on scientific standards.[...]
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Chahar-Nimeh Dam Removed to Save Dahaneh Gholaman
Announcing this news, Alireza Khosravi, head of Burnt City and Dahaneh Gholaman Research Center described this decision as a unique action in history of Iran’s cultural heritage. “In a meeting which was held with presence of the Governor of Sistan va Balushistan province as well as authorities of Chahar-Nimeh Dam, emphasizing the importance of this dam for fulfilling the needs of Sistan va Balushistan’s people, the governor asked for exploiting the dam without causing any harm to Dahaneh Gholaman Achaemenid city by removing the dam,” explained Khosravi.[...]
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03 Juni 2007
Ein alter Hut kehrt zurück
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01 Juni 2007
"Models" tragen Pelze der Steinzeit
"Geschichte, die Gestalt annimmt" heißt das Motto des Museumsfests am Sonntag, 3. Juni, zu dem Museumsleiter Ralf Baumeister und sein Team von 10 bis 18 Uhr ins Federseemuseum Bad Buchau einladen. Im Fokus steht an diesem Festtag eine Modenschau, bei der "Models" durch 15 Jahrtausende flanieren.[...]
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Spurensuche in Sachsen-Anhalt
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Schicht für Schicht ans Licht
Noch vor wenigen Wochen wollte sich Martin Strotz nicht festlegen, aus welcher Zeit die Scherbenfunde stammen, die im Frühjahr nach einem Regenguss auf einem neu angelegten Weg am Rande der Burg Neuwindeck in Lauf zu Tage kamen. Heute ist sich der freischaffende Archäologe sicher, dass die Scherben aus der Zeit zwischen 1350 und 1370 stammen.[...]
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Dichter rules area near Temple Mount off-limits to Muslim burial
The area is one of the most sensitive in Jerusalem's Old City, bordering on the eastern wall of the Temple Mount and running parallel to it.
Dichter became convinced recently that a burial area at the southeast foot of the mount, outside the walls, had stretched into an area defined as a national park and an area of great archaeological significance, an area which had not previously been used for burial.[...]
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Secrets of Ancient Pompeii Households Revealed in Ruins
Completely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., Pompeii is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Besides its risqué statues and frisky frescoes, however, few of its artifacts have been studied in depth.[...]
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A search for the lost city
Mark Lehner, director of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project (GPMP), realised that the excavation of the vast ancient settlement site at Giza offered him "an opportunity to give back to Egypt something in return for all the years I have enjoyed excavating here." He envisioned running a rigorous training programme for Egyptian inspectors to guide them in the basics of standard archaeological practice around the world, and today, all over the country, selected SCA inspectors are being trained in the standard practices that are now used for stratigraphic excavation and recording in Britain, France, other European countries, and the United States.[...]
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Spain’s hidden treasure
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Mainzer Museumsnacht 2007 im RGZM: Archäologie erleben
Sie können sich handwerklich betätigen, indem Sie Steine schleifen oder mit dem Knochenmeißel Holz bearbeiten. Oder schauen Sie zu, wie ein Kupferschmied Spitzen und Klingen herstellt.[...]
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Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum
US-Zoll blockierte Steinzeit-Abora
„Der Zoll blockierte fast zwei Wochen unser gesamtes Equipment“, erzählt Görlitz. Darunter Werkzeug und Seile für den Rumpf. Jetzt arbeitet das Team bis spät in die Nacht, um die Verzögerung aufzuholen.[...]
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Ausstellung "Klima und Menschen" zählt 125.000 Besucher
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