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( Mercyhurst College ) A new archaeology field school at Southern Methodist University's Taos campus leverages strengths of SMU and Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa., in creating an unparalleled training initiative.
A University of Leicester archaeologist has just returned from a period of fieldwork in Iran, working on the first archaeological project in the country to explore the very recent past. Dr Ruth Young, of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, has been looking at the effects the Iranian White Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s had on the ancient 'Landlord ...
COLUMBIA ⎯ The current exhibit at MU’s Museum of Art and Archaeology is not just about showcasing works of art — it’s about showing others how the past and the present are truly connected. The exhibit, "Pre-Columbian Textile Art: Design that Speaks Today," features ancient Peruvian weaving that dates as far back as 600 CE. It will be displayed through Aug. 2 at the museum, located Pickard Hall ...
In 1860, when a crack shot named William F. Holcomb crossed over a peak into a valley north of Big Bear Lake, he found the grizzly bear he had been tracking -- and gold in the valley's quartz veins. Video:Photo Gallery:
Archaeology students help piece together history of immigrants' town Just off York Road in Cockeysville, Stephen A. Brighton, assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, is leading about a dozen archaeology students in what historians believe is the first survey of an Irish immigrant village in the United States. The students have unearthed ...
SAN PASQUAL VALLEY ---- The San Diego Archaeological Center has received a $46,500 National Park Service grant to help determine exactly where the Battle of San Pasqual was fought in 1846.
Lubbock residents who are interested in learning about archaeological discoveries in the area will have an inside look at Lubbock Lake Landmark's "Archeology in Action" event this Saturday. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature tours of the current excavation area at the landmark, a unit of the Museum of Texas Tech, as well as a tour of their research facilities.
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History signed an agreement with Google Mexico to promote archaeological and historical sites in a bid to revive tourism following the swine flu epidemic....
A University of Leicester archaeologist has just returned from a period of fieldwork in Iran, working on the first archaeological project in the country to explore the very recent pastDr Ruth Young, of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, has been looking at the effects the Iranian White Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s had on the ancient ‘Landlord ...
Editor’s Note: Sun photographer Susannah H. Snowden, on sabbatical from the newspaper, is realizing her lifelong dream of working as an underwater archaeology photographer. She writes of her exploits in pursuit of a Roman marble carrier that sank 2,000 years ago off the Aegean coast of western Turkey.
Allentown native Meg Watters is starring in "Time Team American," a new PBS archaeological adventure/reality series that takes her to excavation sites across the nation.
Ever wonder what it would be like to be an archaeologist, digging up the past and discovering that missing piece of history?
Archaeology students help piece together history of immigrants' town The discovery of a discolored and worn-thin penny rarely generates enthusiasm, unless the discoverer is digging into history and the coin provides insight into the life of another era.
Maureen Costura, an archeologist graduate student at Cornell University worked with Andrew Haupt, Paul Haupt and Larry Currier, all of Troy, N.Y. to clear topsoil away from a digsite at French Azilum on Sunday.
RURAL WESTPORT -- The banks of the Elm River are giving up their secrets, though not without prompting....
Lima - Archeologists in northern Peru have found the remains of a woman who was apparently killed in a 15th-century sacrifice to calm the wrath of nature. The find was made in Chan Chan, the oldest mud citadel in the Americas, archaeologist Raul Sosa...
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