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Mists shroud the ancient stones linking a distant, mysterious past with modern-day Cumbria. Yet, the 13 stones that make up the High Head stone circle at Ivegill have only recently been installed by Penrith sculptor Brian Cowper. The circle has been aligned with the winter and summer solstice an...

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Three perfectly preserved 245 million-year-old skulls of a salamander-like creature have been found in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) deputy director of collections and research, Andrew Rozefelds, said the fossils were found in the south of the state. The skulls are...

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The construction of the multibillion-rupee Diamer-Bhasha dam will submerge one of the world's greatest rock art galleries and other archaeological sites belonging to various ancient civilisations. Professor Dr Harald Hauptmann, German archaeologist and head of a research project called...

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A new frontier in marine science is about to be crossed when Australia's surrounding deep sea is explored using manned submersibles for the first time. Known as Deep Australia, the project will draw researchers from around the world on a specially fitted out ship that will carry two submersibles...

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Archaeologists to Excavate the 14000 Years Old Persian Gulf Island Archaeologists of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Bushehr province are about to start their excavations to identify historic sites of the southern Iranian Island of Khark, located in the Persian Gulf....

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Archaeologists working in northern Peru have discovered a spectacular tomb complex about 1,000 years old. The complex contains at least 20 tombs, and dates from the pre-Inca Sican era. The Sican culture flourished from approximately AD 800-1300, one of several metalworking societies whic...

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Reading University's ruling council has voted to approve the closure of its physics department in 2010. Read more

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Scientists at the Shetland Islands have recreated a pig that has been extinct for about 200 years. The grice, a pig variety living at the Shetland Islands having the size of a large dog and carrying tusks, was recreated by a taxidermist after meticulous investigative work. [url=http://www....

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A ring is an endless circle of life. In the film "The Lord of the Rings," it symbolised power. Sometimes, it is a sign of wealth, love, religious belief or magic. Rings have been widely used symbols in human history, identifying the wearer’s place and status in social settings. [url=http...

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Rock structure puzzles historians An out-of-place pile of rocks above Kannah Creek is no natural phenomenon, but that’s well short of saying exactly what it is. The pile, actually a structure of skilfully laid native stone, appears to have been constructed as a platform of sorts, said Da...

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Archaeologists are determined to resume their excavations in part of the Burnt City historical site where remains of a possible temple from the 2nd millennium BC have been found. Remains of an architectural construction believe...

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Until recently, little was known about the histories and cultures of Chinese Taipei's Austronesian aborigines and, in particular, about their relationships with the island's ancient inhabitants. Discovery of the Peinan site in southeastern Taiwan, and the associated artefacts unearth...

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Possible third Jellinge stone found Archaeologists believe they have found a new Viking-era stone engraved with ancient Danish Rune writing Archaeologists from Vejle Museum think they may have found a third 'Jellinge stone' - a large rock with carved runes and considered the first e...

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	High Head stone circle Stone circle (Preview) Mists shroud the ancient stones linking a distant, mysterious past with modern-day Cumbria. Yet, the 13 stones that make up the High Head stone circle at Ivegill have only recently been installed by Penrith sculptor Brian Cowper. The circle has been aligned with the winter and summer solstice an...	Blobrana	0	Dec 15 16:37 2006 by Blobrana
	Labyrinthodonts (Preview) Three perfectly preserved 245 million-year-old skulls of a salamander-like creature have been found in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) deputy director of collections and research, Andrew Rozefelds, said the fossils were found in the south of the state. The skulls are...	Blobrana	0	Dec 14 21:23 2006 by Blobrana
	Diamer-Bhasha dam (Preview) The construction of the multibillion-rupee Diamer-Bhasha dam will submerge one of the world's greatest rock art galleries and other archaeological sites belonging to various ancient civilisations. Professor Dr Harald Hauptmann, German archaeologist and head of a research project called...	Blobrana	0	Dec 9 01:37 2006 by Blobrana
	The 29th Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites Meteorites (Preview) http://yamato.nipr.ac.jp/AMRC/researcher/symposium2.html	Anonymous	2	Dec 8 02:08 2006 by Blobrana
	Deep Australia (Preview) A new frontier in marine science is about to be crossed when Australia's surrounding deep sea is explored using manned submersibles for the first time. Known as Deep Australia, the project will draw researchers from around the world on a specially fitted out ship that will carry two submersibles...	Blobrana	0	Dec 6 12:39 2006 by Blobrana
	Khark Island Island (Preview) Archaeologists to Excavate the 14000 Years Old Persian Gulf Island Archaeologists of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Bushehr province are about to start their excavations to identify historic sites of the southern Iranian Island of Khark, located in the Persian Gulf....	Blobrana	1	Nov 27 11:24 2006 by Blobrana
	The Sican culture (Preview) Archaeologists working in northern Peru have discovered a spectacular tomb complex about 1,000 years old. The complex contains at least 20 tombs, and dates from the pre-Inca Sican era. The Sican culture flourished from approximately AD 800-1300, one of several metalworking societies whic...	Blobrana	0	Nov 22 13:23 2006 by Blobrana
	Reading University (Preview) Reading University's ruling council has voted to approve the closure of its physics department in 2010. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 20 20:10 2006 by Blobrana
	Extinct pig (Preview) Scientists at the Shetland Islands have recreated a pig that has been extinct for about 200 years. The grice, a pig variety living at the Shetland Islands having the size of a large dog and carrying tusks, was recreated by a taxidermist after meticulous investigative work. [url=http://www....	Blobrana	0	Nov 20 18:22 2006 by Blobrana
	Ring (Preview) A ring is an endless circle of life. In the film "The Lord of the Rings," it symbolised power. Sometimes, it is a sign of wealth, love, religious belief or magic. Rings have been widely used symbols in human history, identifying the wearer’s place and status in social settings. [url=http...	Blobrana	0	Nov 20 12:00 2006 by Blobrana
	Rock structure (Preview) Rock structure puzzles historians An out-of-place pile of rocks above Kannah Creek is no natural phenomenon, but that’s well short of saying exactly what it is. The pile, actually a structure of skilfully laid native stone, appears to have been constructed as a platform of sorts, said Da...	Blobrana	0	Nov 19 21:19 2006 by Blobrana
	Java sunken treasure Treasure (Preview) [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacif...	Blobrana	0	Nov 19 16:30 2006 by Blobrana
	Shahr-i Sokhta site Temple (Preview) Archaeologists are determined to resume their excavations in part of the Burnt City historical site where remains of a possible temple from the 2nd millennium BC have been found. Remains of an architectural construction believe...	Blobrana	0	Nov 13 03:22 2006 by Blobrana
	Taiwan prehistoric site (Preview) Until recently, little was known about the histories and cultures of Chinese Taipei's Austronesian aborigines and, in particular, about their relationships with the island's ancient inhabitants. Discovery of the Peinan site in southeastern Taiwan, and the associated artefacts unearth...	Blobrana	0	Nov 12 23:50 2006 by Blobrana
	Third Jellinge stone (Preview) Possible third Jellinge stone found Archaeologists believe they have found a new Viking-era stone engraved with ancient Danish Rune writing Archaeologists from Vejle Museum think they may have found a third 'Jellinge stone' - a large rock with carved runes and considered the first e...	Blobrana	0	Nov 11 00:17 2006 by Blobrana
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