Archaeology

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/style/naples-roman-beach-house-pliny/index.html

2,000-year-old beach house discovered during building work​

 

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Stone age wall found at bottom of Baltic Sea ‘may be Europe’s oldest megastructure’

Structure stretches for almost a kilometre off coast of Germany and may have once stood by a lake

www.theguardian.com

 

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This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means​

View: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1238815651/this-medieval-astrolabe-has-both-arabic-and-hebrew-markings-heres-what-it-means

 

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Construction for new archaeology lab at Colonial Williamsburg unearths 17th-century building

Archaeologists are digging up the past at Colonial Williamsburg, and their most recent find was a house that dates back to 1660.

www.wtkr.com

 

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Greek archaeologists discover mysterious 4,000-year-old building on hill earmarked for new airport​

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/14/science/crete-4000-year-old-building-intl-scli-scn/index.html

 

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Centuries-old cherries were found at George Washington's home. What can they tell us?​

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/20/nx-s1-5009924/mount-vernon-cherries-george-washington

Officials first announced in April that they had discovered two glass jars of cherries, liquid and pits while excavating the cellar of Mount Vernon, the residence, plantation and final resting place of the nation’s first president. Further sweetening the deal, last week they announced the discovery of 35 more fruit-filled vessels. Officials say 29 of the bottles are intact and contain “perfectly preserved cherries and berries, likely gooseberries or currants.”

 

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The world's oldest solar calendar may have been unearthed in Turkey​

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/g-s1-16502/worlds-oldest-solar-calendar-turkey-gobekli-tepe-comet-strike

 

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Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge​

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5076832/stonehenge-altar-stone-mystery-scotland

Still mysteries to be uncovered after all this time.

 

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Explorers say they’ve found a British warship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI​

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/19/nx-s1-5081182/wwi-british-warship-found-hawke