June 2007 index:
3 June 2007
- Hillfort heritage revealed by a new book
- 'Hillforts - Prehistoric strongholds of Northumberland National Park ' is a new book launched on the 15th of May 2007 by English Heritage; it is an eye-opening new investigation of hillforts, the iconic prehistoric...
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- 2,000-year-old site in Ohio to be auctioned off
- Time is running out for one of ancient Native America's most untouched and unusual sacred places. On June 14, Spruce Hill Works, a vast 2,000-year-old hilltop earthworks enclosure in Ohio...
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- Excavations at Cypriot site completed
- A University of Edinburgh/Lemba Archaeological Research Centre team, under the directorship of Professor Edgar Peltenburg, has completed four weeks of excavations at Souskiou-Laona and unveiled ancient burial sites which provided...
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- Paleolithic graves raise questions about human sacrifice
- A new paper from the June issue of Current Anthropology explores ancient multiple graves and raises the possibility that hunter gatherers in what is now Europe may have practiced ritual...
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- Ancient Scottish sites at risk from erosion by the sea
- Key coastal sites which tell the story of Scotland's ancient past are in danger of being washed away, experts warned. Archaeologists said that historic treasures could be lost forever unless...
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- Group to protect prehistoric site in California
- The archaeologist at the Malibu (California, USA) location where an authenticated Clovis cultural era spear point was found in 2005 has announced the formation of a group to try to...
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- Volunteers invited to help unearth Neolithic mound
- A Neolithic long mound at Warden (Northumberland, England) is to be excavated in a two-week project. Long mounds, which are also called long cairns and long barrows, were generally constructed...
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- Bronze Age finds in Cornwall
- Archaeologists working on the site of the A38 Dobwalls bypass in Cornwall (England) have uncovered finds from the early Bronze Age dating back almost 4,000 years. Initial investigation carried out...
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- Vandalism of petroglyphs in Utah spurs probe
- As many as 35 shots were fired at ancient petroglyphs near Fillmore (Utah, USA), and federal officials say the damage is irreparable. The rock panels were damaged last month by...
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- Ancient Tasmanians had wombats on their menus
- During the last ice age, winter temperatures outside rock shelters in south-western Tasmania (Australia) plummeted to 15 degrees below zero. Summers were cool and short. The terrain was rugged. But...
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- Does Stonehenge deserve to be a World Heritage site?
- A former British Transport and Heritage minister is calling for Stonehenge to be removed from the list of World Heritage sites. Salisbury's Conservative MP Robert Key says money for overdue...
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