Archaeology news for March 4-18

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University of Bristol archaeologists unearth slave burial ground on St. Helena
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uob-uob030812.php

Statue, chapels and animal mummies found in Egypt by U of T team
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uot-sca031212.php

Data support theory on location of lost Leonardo da Vinci painting
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uoc--dst031312.php

Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/05/five-hundred-fairytales-discovered-germany

Video: The Search for the Aqua Traiana
http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/rome_aqueduct_video.html

Abydos finds include Hatshepsut in female form (this article contains links to multiple articles about the find)
http://egyptology.blogspot.com/2012/03/abydos-finds-include-hatshepsut-in.html

Mystery human fossils put spotlight on China
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uons-mhf031112.php
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21586-chinese-human-fossils-unlike-any-known-species.html
http://news.discovery.com/human/stone-age-people-fossils-120314.html

The Real-Life Libyan Ocean's Eleven (Kind of disappointing that this article glamorizes the crime, but what do you expect from a popular news outlet?)
http://gizmodo.com/5893843/the-real+life-libyan-oceans-eleven

Comments

[archersangel]

the new fairy tales discovery is interesting.