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Gladiator's Tomb to Be Reburied
http://news.discovery.com/history/gladiator-tomb-reburied-121204.html
'First tartan' found on Roman statue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579219
Fit for a King: Largest Egyptian Sarcophagus Identified
http://news.yahoo.com/fit-king-largest-egyptian-sarcophagus-identified-174734638.html
1,000-Year-Old Muslim Joke Book Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/muslim-joke-book-121127.html
Drought May Have Killed Sumerian Language
http://www.livescience.com/25221-drought-killed-sumerian-language.html
Underwater Archaeological Discovery Yields Korean Artifacts
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=141265
Mayans Cooked Food With Clay Balls
http://news.discovery.com/history/maya-clay-balls-121129.html
Africa's Homo sapiens were the first techies
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uotw-ahs120512.php
Skeletons in cave reveal Mediterranean secrets
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/plos-sic112112.php
URI, IAA archaeologists discover shipwrecks, ancient harbor on coast of Israel
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uori-uia112812.php
Human Poo Leaves Archeological Stain in Norway
http://news.discovery.com/earth/human-poo-leaves-archeological-stain-in-norway-121128.html
And the WTF for the week...
'Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
http://news.discovery.com/human/archaeologist-sues-indiana-jones-makers-over-crystal-skull-121208.html
http://news.discovery.com/history/gladiator-tomb-reburied-121204.html
'First tartan' found on Roman statue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579219
Fit for a King: Largest Egyptian Sarcophagus Identified
http://news.yahoo.com/fit-king-largest-egyptian-sarcophagus-identified-174734638.html
1,000-Year-Old Muslim Joke Book Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/muslim-joke-book-121127.html
Drought May Have Killed Sumerian Language
http://www.livescience.com/25221-drought-killed-sumerian-language.html
Underwater Archaeological Discovery Yields Korean Artifacts
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=141265
Mayans Cooked Food With Clay Balls
http://news.discovery.com/history/maya-clay-balls-121129.html
Africa's Homo sapiens were the first techies
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uotw-ahs120512.php
Skeletons in cave reveal Mediterranean secrets
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/plos-sic112112.php
URI, IAA archaeologists discover shipwrecks, ancient harbor on coast of Israel
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uori-uia112812.php
Human Poo Leaves Archeological Stain in Norway
http://news.discovery.com/earth/human-poo-leaves-archeological-stain-in-norway-121128.html
And the WTF for the week...
'Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
http://news.discovery.com/human/archaeologist-sues-indiana-jones-makers-over-crystal-skull-121208.html
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Date: 2012-12-09 11:11 pm (UTC)it appears they used them to cook the same way ancient peoples used heated up rocks.
Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
WTF indeed. first; it's four years after the movie came out. second; their research failed miserable on the hoax part.