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Guest Commentary: Irresponsible drilling proposals for national parks

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 08:14
Denver Post, Colorado - Opinion - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:14:23 GMT
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A Feud Between Biblical Archaeologists Goes to Court

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 08:03
TIME - World - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:03:19 GMT
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The latest districts news: Historical archaeology in East Africa.

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 07:46
Peeblesshire News, Scotland - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:46:20 GMT
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Bremen space team prepares comet landing

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 07:46
The Local - Sci & Tech - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:46:14 GMT
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When Hollywood and paleoanthropology intersect, 2

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 06:40
John Hawks Weblog - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:40:41 GMT
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New findings suggest Hunley was ‘much closer’ to torpedo blast

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 06:10
The State, South Carolina - Metro - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:10:00 GMT
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VIDEO: The designs that shaped our world

BBC test - Tue, 2013-01-29 05:31
The Design Museum in London is celebrating the 'ordinary' items it believes have shaped the world we live in today
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Did cavemen have mystical powers? New book explains what cave paintings indicate

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 05:25
ArtDaily.com - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:25:52 GMT
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UF has monster exhibit with giant snake

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 04:21
Gainesville Sun, Florida - Local - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:21:08 GMT
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Ancient Chinese Arrowhead Found in Japan (2)

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 04:12
Archaeology Magazine - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:12:20 GMT
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Historic sites under threat

Archaeology in the Media - Tue, 2013-01-29 04:07
The Scottish Herald - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:07:39 GMT
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Ula Dajerling brings Polish wax fortune-telling to Plymouth Arts Centre's Dark Materialism

24 Hour Museum - Tue, 2013-01-29 01:00
Echoing ritual matchmaking prophecies made when hot wax is poured onto water on the eve of St Andrew's Day in Poland, Ula Dajerling considers formlessness in Devon.
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Entries now closed for venues hoping to win the Museum at Night Connect10 competition

24 Hour Museum - Tue, 2013-01-29 01:00
Entries have now closed for museums, galleries and heritage venues hoping to win a share of £35,000 and a visit from a top artist as part of Culture24's Connect10 competition. The public vote to decide who goes where will begin on Monday February 11.
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Kurt Schwitters: The master of collage and connections at Tate Britain

24 Hour Museum - Tue, 2013-01-29 01:00
Tate's absorbing Schwitters in Britain exhibition explores the work of a giant of European Modernism who continues to exert a major influence on contemporary art.
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Fate, Hope & Charity: Tokens left by mothers of abandoned babies at The Foundling Museum

24 Hour Museum - Tue, 2013-01-29 01:00
Stories of eighteenth century women who left their babies with poignant tokens at London children's home, the Foundling Hospital, are revealed at the Foundling Museum.
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Oldest stone hand axes unearthed

Archaeology in the Media - Mon, 2013-01-28 23:55
NBCNews.com - Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:55:35 GMT
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The Essay: Anglo-Saxon Portraits: 11. The Beowulf Bard

BBC News - Archaeology - Mon, 2013-01-28 23:45
… as men, famous and humble - portraits of thirty key figures from the era 550-1066 written and presented by leading historians, archaeologists… 2013-01-21T23:02:00Z BBC
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North Americans were enjoying chocolate 1,200 years ago, dig shows

Archaeology in the Media - Mon, 2013-01-28 23:19
The Washington Post - Health & Science - Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:19:06 GMT
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French, Malians retake Timbuktu, rebels torch library

Archaeology in the Media - Mon, 2013-01-28 23:11
Past Horizons - Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:11:45 GMT
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French, Malians retake Timbuktu, rebels torch library

Past Horizons - Mon, 2013-01-28 23:07


French and Malian troops retook control of Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Monday after Islamist rebel occupiers fled the ancient Sahara trading town and torched several buildings, including a priceless manuscript library.

The United States and European Union are backing a French-led intervention in Mali aimed at removing the threat of radical Islamist jihadists using the West African state’s inhospitable desert north as a springboard for international attacks.

The recovery of Timbuktu followed the swift capture by French and Malian forces at the weekend of Gao, another major town in Mali’s north that had also been occupied by the alliance of Islamist militant groups since last year.

Read more : www.reuters.com

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