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30 mummies found in recently unearthed Egyptian tomb
"a "storeroom for mummies," dating to 640 B.C. and the 26th Dynasty, which was Egypt's last independent kingdom before it was overthrown by a succession of foreign conquerors beginning with the Persians."
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Pagan cult mosaic found under cathedral
Click here to see the article!
"What makes the mosaic unique, however, are three large mythological scenes ( Read more... ) -
German battlefield yields Roman surprises
"... a highly organized, technologically superior Roman army beset by Germanic tribes in a forest about 80 km (50 miles) south of the modern city of Hanover."
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Paleontology, actually!
J. and I are watching a show about a fossilized dinosaur mummy on the Discovery Channel. The man who discovered it has a licence plate that says, "Boneman".
*snerk*
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Heads up!
I have just come across this in my LJ travels in mevennen's LJ
"The Irish government has, in its infinite unwisdom, approved the routing of the new M3 motorway straight through one of its oldest monuments, the site of Tara and the Gabhra Valley, seat of the ancient Irish kings. Archeological evidence will be permanently destroyed ( Read more... ) -
Interesting digs!
fluterbev posted about this Bronze Age dig in Leven, Fife, Scotland by The Time Team.
Rescuing the dead
Description of the Bronze Age on the Time Team's website.