Groton's rolling hills are vestiges from ice-age glaciers of long ago. Life was non-existent until the age of glaciations ended and five-thousand feet of ice in our region slowly melted, approximately 15,000 years ago.
Magdeburg, Germany - Hundreds of Germans paid their last respects Friday to an English queen born 1,100 years ago, during a reburial ceremony in the cathedral of the eastern city of Magdeburg.
Peruvian archaeologists have unearthed four perfectly preserved mummies at an ancient burial site in the capital city, Lima.
More skeletal remains been uncovered at the Gisborne District Court extension site.
A 400-year-old village of 10 longhouses has been uncovered in Ontario, on the banks of Strasburg Creek. Some artifacts from the site are even older, dating back 4,500 and 9,000 years. “The descendants of the people from that site are now among the Six Nations today,” said contract archaeologist Paul Racher. ~Archaeology News
After yesterday's site visit, archaeology team says passageway is around three centuries old; blueprint of GPO building may be available at British Library in the UK
Many ancient artifacts have been curated at the Sunshine Coast Museum, but very little information exists around the meaning and function of these items.
Friday, October 22, 2010
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