Two hundred years later Greece is still asking for the Elgin Marbles; Egypt wants its obelisks. What's all the sniveling about? We test your knowledge of archaeology's most contested items and the people who fight over them.

Hello all! I am about to start a paper that deals with artifact and hominid remains conservation/preservation but i am having a lot of problems finding books and articles, both of which i need to actually do the paper (it is a critique on a scientific method of analysis for my anthro/chem tutorial class). any suggestions? i have found an article ( Read more... )

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Greek archaeologists find Hera statue

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By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, BBC News

Learning how to live off the sea may have played a key role in the expansion of early humans around the globe.

After leaving Africa, human groups probably followed coastal routes to the Americas and South-East Asia.

Professor Jon Erlandson says the maritime capabilities of ancient humans have been greatly ( Read more... )

A new discovery at Grand Pre has archeologists wondering if they've unearthed "ground zero" of the Acadian deportation of 1755.

Jonathan Fowler, a Nova Scotia archeologist, and his team recently discovered about 15 musket balls in the ruins of an old house.

"This volume of musket balls is a little bit strange for the usual domestic occupation," he ( Read more... )

The Burke Museum here at UW has a cool description of a site that was excavated here in Seattle.

Westpoint Excavation

Thought some of the students who are interested in Archaeology might like to see what N. American archaeology is like... at least in the Pacific Northwest.

Moccasin find gives Yukon more archeological footing
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The Yukon has another valuable artifact to add to its collection of archeological finds, with the discovery of a 1,400-year-old moccasin in its icefield region.

The ancient footwear was found in the Ruby Range west of Aishihik Lake, about 150 kilometres northwest ( Read more... )

Greek scientists find typhoid after excavating graves ( Read more... )

REPATRIATION: A 1990 federal law lets the Bois Forte Band get back its items from the American Museum of Natural History ( Read more... )

New law opens access for traffickers to a hoard of underwater antiquities Helena Smith in Athens ( Read more... )