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Terracotta Army
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A mysterious underground chamber has been found inside the Chinese imperial tomb guarded by the famous Terracotta Army, Chinese archaeologists say.
Historical records describing the tomb of Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor, do not mention the room which is 30 metres  deep.
The unopened chamber was found at the site near the old imperial capital of Xian using remote sensing technology.

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Archaeological sensation in Oestfold
Norwegian archaeologists are puzzled by a find which indicates an Inca Indian died and was buried in the Oestfold city of Sarpsborg 1000 years ago.


There's a newsbit doing the rounds of international summer-starved media about a funny cranium found at St. Nicholas' church in Sarpsborg, Norway during excavations headed by Mona Beate Buckholm of Østfoldmuseet. The cranium belonged to a batch of bones surfacing when some rose bushes were moved. Radiocarbon dates them to most likely the 11th century AD. The find is touted as having "the same genetic marks as the Inca people of Latin America". This is an oversimplification.
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The epic drought gripping Lake Okeechobee has opened a mud-spattered window into Florida's past.
Since March, falling water levels have exposed 21 archaeological sites -- for now, the locations a secret to the public. Thousands of artefacts have been unearthed, including pieces of pottery, shell pendants, candleholders, arrowheads and fishing weights.
Human bones, too.
Archaeological teams from the state and Palm Beach County are hunting for still more relics before the rains take hold and they are lost to the lake again.

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National Archaeology Week is your unique chance to discover and explore the archaeological heritage of the United Kingdom. During this NINE DAY event, which will run from 14th22nd July, you can take part in excavation open days, guided tours, exhibitions, lectures, ancient art and craft workshops and much, much more.

"National Archaeology Week is the CBA's flagship event, a national festival of archaeology with numerous events ... which showcase the best of British archaeology and allow everyone to see archaeology in action" - Mike Heyworth, Director, CBA

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Archaeological sensation in Oestfold
Norwegian archaeologists are puzzled by a find which indicates an Inca Indian died and was buried in the Oestfold city of Sarpsborg 1000 years ago.

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Helleristningene er krittet opp, fotografert og tegnet over på gjennomsiktig plast. I felt 3, ved helleristningene, ble det gravd ytterligere to lag, 15 cm totalt. I alle feltene er de forskjellige jordlagene tegnet inn på millimeterpapir.
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The city of Alexander the Great to become open-air museum
The excavations of the ruins of the ancient port city allegedly established by Alexander the Great after his conquest of the Persian Empire on the site of todays Yumurtalk, near Adana, are to be turned into an open-air museum.
Adana Museum Director Kazm Tosun said that Yumurtalk has a long history and they are making these efforts in order to share this history with younger generations, reported the Anatolia news agency. Explaining that they have been discussing this issue with the Yumurtalk Governors Office and local municipality for some time, Tosun said that these talks have resulted in works for the construction of an open-air museum in the city centre.

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During the Roman Empire period, just after the fall of Parthia, a salt mine worker from northwestern Iran lost his life following a catastrophic rock collapse. Approximately 1,800 years later, the man's body preserved in salt was discovered in the very spot where he died, according to recent Iranian news service accounts and to a report issued by the Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies.
Since salt prevents bacterial growth and acts as a drying agent, the unfortunate accident victim became a rare natural mummy. He is the sixth "salt man" to be found at the Chehr Abad mine in Zanjan province.
Removal of the body from its salty environs could damage it, so archaeologists hope to keep the mummy on site for now.

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An Israeli anthropologist is using modern forensics and an obscure Biblical passage to challenge the accepted wisdom about mysterious human remains found at Masada, the desert fortress famous as the scene of a mass suicide nearly 2,000 years ago.
A new research paper published Friday takes another look at the remains of three people found in a bathhouse at the site two male skeletons and a full head of women's hair, including two braids. They were long thought to have belonged to a family of Zealots, the fanatic Jewish rebels said to have killed themselves rather than fall into Roman slavery in the spring of 73 A.D., a story that became an important part of Israel's national mythology.
Along with other bodies found at Masada, the three were recognized as Jewish heroes by Israel's government in 1969 and given a state burial, complete with Israeli soldiers carrying flag-draped coffins.
But Israel might have mistakenly bestowed that posthumous honour on three Romans, according to a paper in the June issue of the journal Near Eastern Archaeology by anthropologist Joe Zias and forensics expert Azriel Gorski.

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The archaeological sites known as Las Motillas are probably the most remarkable type of prehistoric settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in the central area of Spain called La Mancha, they date to the Bronze Age, approximately 2200-1500 cal. BC. This type of site is characterised by artificial tells measuring between 4 and 10m in height, produced by the destruction of a complex fortification with different lines of concentric stone walls. Another important feature is the regular distribution of these sites over the plains of La Mancha; settlements have been found every 4 or 5km and are normally associated with the river basins and low areas, where until recent times there were often ponds. These features are especially related to the adaptation to the peculiar ecological conditions of La Mancha's environment.

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Latitude: 39.043109°N , Longitude: -3.497548°E

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