archaeology

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  12/9/19
  

  Civil War Soldiers Used Hair Dye to Make Themselves Look Better in Pictures, Archaeologists Discover

  Researchers have uncovered evidence indicating that Civil War soldiers dyed their hair to look better in photos.

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• SOURCE: National Geographic
  8/22/19
  

  Diving into the unfolding history of wrecked slave ships

  The black underwater archaeology advocates searching for slave shipwrecks. 

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
  Accessed 8/22/19
  

  The New Treasures of Pompeii

  From gorgeous artworks to grimacing corpses, archaeologists are still uncovering the truth about life—and death—in the doomed city.

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• SOURCE: Phys.org
  8/5/2019
  

  Archaeologist works with tribe to explore its history and to repair historic injustices

  Archaeology Professor Matthew Liebmann took a group of undergraduate and graduate students to Jemez this summer to help members of the tribe excavate the site of two mission churches.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  7/8/2019
  

  Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Thinks We Need to Learn From the Fall of Egypt’s Old Kingdom

  In a new book, the archaeologist makes the case that ancient history illuminates solutions to modern problems.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  5/26/2019
  

  Beer Archaeologists Are Reviving Ancient Ales — With Some Strange Results

  Travis Rupp has traveled the world in search of clues as to how ancient civilizations made and consumed beer. With Avery Brewing Co., he has concocted eight of them in a series called "Ales of Antiquity."

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• SOURCE: NPR
  3/10/19
  

  Archaeologists Find Trove Of Maya Artifacts Dating Back 1,000 Years

  This collection may help researchers in their quest to learn more information about the rise and fall of the ancient Maya civilization.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/4/19
  

  Egypt Unveils Dozens of Newly Discovered Mummies

  Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a tomb that consisted of a number of chambers that dated from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C. that were accessible through a corridor and sloping set of stairs.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian.com
  1/7/19
  

  In Land of Lincoln, Long-Buried Traces of a Race Riot Come to the Surface

  by Megan Gannon

  Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of five houses that lay witness to the tragedy that set Springfield, Illinois, on fire in 1908.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian.com
  1/3/19
  

  Archaeologists Find First-Known Temple of ‘Flayed Lord’ in Mexico

  While the rituals associated with the site may not be entirely clear, identifying the ruins of a temple to the deity Xipe Tóte is an important discovery

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  12-26-2018
  

  The German sub sank 76 years ago. Now its story is being revealed in eerie fluorescent detail.

  A laser scan shows the sunken U-boat off the coast of the Outer Banks resting in 700 feet of water. Entombed are dozens of German sailors.

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• SOURCE: Artsy
  12-26-2018
  

  The 15 Biggest Art Historical Discoveries of 2018

  From cave paintings to Caravaggio, our understanding of the art of the past—and its relationship to the present—became much more nuanced thanks to the dramatic discoveries of 2018.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  

  Archaeologists release stunning photos of new Pompeii find: Horses remarkably preserved in lava

  Massimo Osanna, general director of the Pompeii archaeological park, told Italian news agency ANSA that he believed the horse belonged to a high-ranking military officer and met a “fierce and terrible end."

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  12-13-2018
  

  Scientists Think They've Solved the Century-Old Mystery of Why a Navy Warship Suddenly Sank Off New York

  The USS San Diego was sailing to New York on July 19, 1918, when an external explosion near the engine room shook the armored cruiser. Within minutes, the 500-foot warship began to capsize.

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• SOURCE: The Local
  12-7-2018
  

  Ancient strain of plague found in Sweden – and it could rewrite history

  A group of researchers from Sweden, Denmark and France analyzed skeletons from a tomb outside Falköping and found DNA traces of yersinia petis, the bacteria that cause plague.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  12-7-2018
  

  Recently Deciphered 4,500-Year-Old Pillar Shows First Known Record of a Border Dispute

  The marble stele, held in the British Museum’s collections for 150 years, also includes the first known use of the term “no man’s land.”

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• SOURCE: The Harvard Gazette
  12-3-18
  

  Study uses rings in teeth to understand the environment Neanderthals faced

  Daniel Green worked with fellow researchers to extract day-to-day realities of life in France 250,000 years ago, including lead exposure.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  12-4-18
  

  Evidence Suggests Humans Reached “Roof of the World” 40,000 Years Ago

  Over 3,000 stone tools show human presence in Tibetan plateau 20,000 years before previously thought.

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• SOURCE: The Daily Beast
  11-24-18
  

  Did Christian Historians Exaggerate Persecution by the Romans?

  Archaeological work in Jordan at the site of a mine where Christians had reportedly suffered horrific torture has uncovered some troubling information.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  11-16-18
  

  Mini Terracotta Army Unearthed in China

  A Han Dynasty-era pit includes 300 soldiers, guard towers, farm animals and everything else a noble might need in the afterlife,