Day late; Archaeology round-up for May 21-28

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Mummies from along the Nile are revealing how age-old irrigation techniques may have boosted the plague of schistosomiasis, a water-borne parasitic disease that infects an estimated 200 million people today
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/eu-mth052311.php

New pyramids discovered from space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13522957
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/pyramids-egypt-nasa-satellite-110526.html
(As an aside, I'd like to see this special when it airs in the US, but I suck majorly at deciphering TV schedules, so if anyone finds out when it's airing, if you could comment and let me know... ;-D)

And then, the "lol jk": http://www.drhawass.com/blog/bbc-satellite-project
(I still want to see the special, though, so... ;-D)

Pyramid-Exploring Robot Reveals Hidden Hieroglyphs
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/pyramids-hieroglyphs-robot-mystery-110526.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028144.500-first-images-from-great-pyramids-chamber-of-secrets.html

Pollen and mites buried in mud layers of the Andes reveal how llama droppings helped the Inca thrive at high altitudes
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/llama-droppings-inca-andes-maize-110523.html

And a few articles that test the bounds of credibility:

Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast (conveniently the week Pirates 4 hits theaters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110527/ap_on_re_us/us_blackbeard_s_ship

Mona Lisa's Skeleton Found?
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/mona-lisa-skeleton-da-vinci-art-110527.html