Archaeology
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Southern Alberta man returns ancient artifact to Costa RicaA jade amulet given as a gift more than 50 years ago has been returned to Costa Rica after a Southern Alberta man learned of its cultural significance.CanadaApr 6, 2025
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Ceremony gives residential school survivors sense of ‘finality,’ reclaim their spiritsSurvivors who attended a residential school on the land that Poundmaker's Lodge now sits on have come together for a three day celebration of healing and reclamation.CanadaJun 14, 2023
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2,000-year-old Hercules statue unearthed in GreeceThough the unearthed Greek statue was fragmented, it is in impressive condition, with Hercules' sharp jawline (and chiseled abs) still clear in the dusty stone.TrendingOct 5, 2022
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Scientists unearth when the first humans came to Alberta’s oilsandsNew research may have answered a long-standing mystery by pinning a rough date on the earliest known humans in Canada's oilsands region.CanadaJul 31, 2022
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Bison point way to major cultural find that rocks Wanuskewin’s historyFour petroglyphs - a form of rock art caused by cultural modification - have been discovered at Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon.CanadaNov 19, 2021
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Indigenous knife found on Parliament Hill set to be returned to Algonquin nationsArcheologists say the return of the stone knife is a historic move that officially recognizes Indigenous Peoples inhabited the land that is now the site of Parliament Hill.CanadaOct 17, 2021
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Archaeology students dig up the past at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpArchaeology students from the University of Lethbridge are busy getting their hands dirty at an excavation site at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.CanadaAug 7, 2021
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Fossilized champsosaurus skull could still be out there near Climax, USask student saysJack Milligan will spend a portion of his summer digging for the fossilized skull of a champsosaurus near Climax, Sask.CanadaJun 3, 2021
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USask project locating unmarked grave sites could aid in Canadian reconciliation effortsTechniques and technology being used in the research could also be used to uncover more about the tragic history of the Canadian residential school system.CanadaApr 8, 2021
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Critics condemn Egyptian highway project through pyramid plateauTwo Egyptian highways are being constructed across a pyramid plateau, cutting through some of the most important ancient sites in the world.WorldSep 21, 2020
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