Archeology
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Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woesLast June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones.CanadaJan 27
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What role is archeology playing in the slow pace to rebuilt Lytton?A 7,500-year-old spear point and ancestral remains are among the thousands of artifacts uncovered at the townsite, following a 2021 fire that razed the village.PoliticsOct 19, 2023
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Archeological study at Trent-Severn Waterway Lock 34 in Fenelon Falls faces delayLock 34 of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Fenelon Falls was constructed between 1882 and 1885. Archaeologists are evaluating the site before infrastructure upgrades can proceed.EnvironmentSep 27, 2023
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‘An extraordinary find’: Divers locate 7 shipwrecks off Quebec’s Îles-de-la-MadeleineDiver Jean-Simon Richard said the ships appear to be made of wood and are secured with brass nails, and with copper protecting the hull – all clues they date to the 1800s.CanadaAug 1, 2023
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3,000-year-old ‘Lost Golden City’ found under the sands of EgyptThe buried city of Aten was built in the golden age of Ancient Egypt, and would have been used by powerful pharaohs such as Tutankhamun.TrendingApr 9, 2021
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New Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in Israel’s Cave of HorrorArcheologists also discovered the 6,000-year-old bones of a child and a 10,000-year-old woven basket said to be the oldest in existence.ScienceMar 16, 2021
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2,000-year-old mummy found with gold tongue ‘amulet’ in EgyptArcheologists have unearthed a mummy with a gold tongue in Alexandria, Egypt, at a site linked to the famous Queen Cleopatra VII.TrendingFeb 5, 2021
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Travel the world without leaving home, thanks to Peterborough virtual reality company'We have 40 sites from all over the world,' AVROD founder Jeremy Brooks said of his virtual reality travel programming. 'You can explore sites from almost 20 countries.'TechFeb 4, 2021
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Discovery of two million-year-old tools shows human adaptability: University of Calgary scientistTo the uninitiated, they look like chipped rocks. To Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary, they look like two-million-year-old messages from the dawn of human technology.CanadaJan 7, 2021
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Canadian ‘cursed’ by stolen Pompeii relics returns them with a ‘sorry’A Canadian woman says she's had nothing but bad luck, including cancer and financial woes, since taking artifacts from Pompeii in 2005.TrendingOct 14, 2020
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