Michelle Moran's Blog, page 146
May 12, 2009
The king of Stonehenge: Were artefacts at ancient chief's burial site Britain's first Crown Jewels?
By Paul Harris
He was a giant of a man, a chieftain who ruled with a royal sceptre and a warrior's axe. When they laid him to rest they dressed him in his finest regalia and placed his weapons at his side.
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Rare statue of marble discovered in Alexandria
The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said 9/5/2009 that a Greek archeological mission under Calliope Papacosta discovered a rare statue made of white marble in Alexandria.
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May 11, 2009
'Mayan king' remains found
TEGUCIGALPA - HONDURAN researchers believe they have uncovered the remains of one of the first kings of Central America's Mayan civilization.
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BBC show unearths 1641 'passport'
The passport dates backs to 1641 A BBC show which values viewers' family heirlooms has found one of its most valuable artefacts in Sunderland.
Read the rest on the BBC.[image error]Think your life is bad? Archaeologists show us worse.
Amid swine flu, sinking economies and other sorrows of the modern world, losing track of when life was really tough can be easy. Lucky for us, we have archaeologists to put things in a little perspective.
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Egypt's antiquities head says statements nonsensical
One of history's most famous archaeological finds may just be a fake, claims one art historian. The world renowned bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, believed to be 3,400 years old, is at the center of contentious debate on whether the famed artifact is genuine or just a forgery.
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May 8, 2009
'Lost' medieval church discovered
A team from Lampeter University will investigate the site during the summer Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a so-called "lost" medieval village church in Ceredigion.
'Viking ship' discovered in Sweden's largest lake
Marine archaeologists in Sweden have discovered what they believe to be the wreck of a Viking ship at the bottom the country's largest lake.
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Sinai fort may hold clues to ancient Egypt defenses
By Alastair Sharp
QANTARA, Egypt (Reuters) - A military garrison of mud-brick and seashells unearthed in Egypt's Sinai desert may be key to finding a web of pharaonic-era defenses at the northeast gateway to ancient Egypt, archaeologists said on Thursday.
May 7, 2009
What are you waiting for?
If you haven't picked up your paperback copy of CW. Gortner's The Last Queen, now is the time! This is the story of Juana of Castile - or Joanna the Mad - the last Spanish queen and the sister of Catherine of Aragon (yes, that Catherine of Aragon, who married Henry VIII). If you haven't read it already, you're missing out![image error]
