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Archaeologists Find Early Menorah Depiction

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to sy...

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Vespasian Birthplace: Roman Emperor's 2000-Year-Old Villa Unearthed Near Cittareale

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colos...

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Roman Ship Graveyard Discovered Off Italian Coast

Reuters | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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Archaeologists scanning the seabed almost 1000 feet below the coast of the Italian island of Ventotene discovered five perfect-condition ancient Roman...

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China: 100 Terracotta Warrior Statues Discovered

AFP | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

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Archaeologists in China's northern Xi'an city have excavated another 100 terracotta warriors, including a much-prized army officer, near the tomb of t...

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Jerusalem Quarry Discovered Linked To Building Of Second Temple

Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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An ancient quarry has been uncovered by construction crews in Jerusalem that, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, can be traced back 2,300 ...

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Prehistoric German Flute Is Oldest Known

AP | PATRICK McGROARTY | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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BERLIN — A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet disc...

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Ancient Cyprus Well Discovered With Body At The Bottom

AP | MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Archaeologists have discovered a water well in Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young ...

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Hebrew Text Discovered On 3,000-Year-Old Jar Handle

AP | JOSEPH MARKS | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew scri...

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Venus of Hohle Fels: PREHISTORIC PORN

AP | PATRICK McGROARTY | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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BERLIN — A 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman found in a German cave was unveiled Wednesday by archaeologists who believe it is the ...

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Hobbits Found To Be 'A Separate Species'

BBC | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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Scientists have found more evidence that the Indonesian "Hobbit" skeletons belong to a new species of human - and not modern pygmies....

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Egyptian Temples Discovered By Archaeologists In Sinai

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

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CAIRO — Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancie...

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Marcus Nonius Macrinus, Real-Life "Gladiator," Found In Italy

Daily Telegraph | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment

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The 1,800-year-old stone mausoleum on the banks of the River Tiber was hailed by experts as an "extraordinary discovery" and one of the most important...

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Ancient Greek "Computer" Deciphered

Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

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The New York Times reports: The Antikythera Mechanism, sometimes called the first analog computer, was recovered more than a century ago in the wrec...

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'World's First Church' Discovered In Jordan: Report

AP | DALE GAVLAK | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living

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AMMAN, Jordan — Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered a cave underneath one of the world's oldest churches and say it may have been an even m...

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