Archaeology news August 26-September 3

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There's been a lot of buzz this week about an ossuary supposedly belonging to the granddaughter of the biblical Caiaphas...

2,000-year-old burial box could reveal location of the family of Caiaphas
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/afot-2bb082911.php

and a more sensationalized version of the same at Discovery News...

Biblical Burial Box Reveals Clue About Death of Jesus
http://news.discovery.com/history/box-reveals-clue-jesus-death-110831.html

Other news:

Thinking outside the rocks in the search for ancient earthquakes
http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/476-7db-8-19

Body of Infamous Aussie Outlaw Ned Kelly Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/ned-kelly-remains-found-110901.html

Is This the Face of Jack The Ripper?
http://news.discovery.com/history/face-jack-the-ripper-110902.html

charamei also shared the fascinating discovery of a 3000-year-old chariot in Luoyang, China on archaeology this week.
http://archaeology.dreamwidth.org/6007.html