Archaeology
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If I could go anywhere: Greek cake shops, the Athenian countryside and the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron
Plato was clearly talking about the Athens of his day, but, over 2,000 years later, he could have easily been…
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Six reasons to save archaeology from funding cuts
The UK government recently announced plans to cut its subsidy for English university teaching of the subject (along with many…
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What were the Spartans like?
In the second episode of the current season of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a…
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Mayan urn returned to Mexico by Albion College
The urn, considered to be of high historical value, has been housed at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969. BBC The…
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A 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ has been unearthed in Egypt
The lost city, known as Aten, is believed to have been founded by King Amenhotep III, the ninth king of…
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How modern pet dogs originated from wolves in Ice Age Siberia
Man’s best friend – our four-legged canine pets – originated as Siberian wolves, according to new scientific research. Independent Until…
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Magic, culture and stalactites: how Aboriginal perspectives are transforming archaeological histories
In 1971, Cloggs Cave was rediscovered near the town of Buchan in East Gippsland, Victoria. Authors The Conversation By the…
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Well preserved ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in Pompeii
Researchers discovered a frescoed thermopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, in an exceptional state of preservation in Pompeii. SBS News…
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Rio Tinto CEO and senior executives resign from company after Juukan Gorge debacle
The Rio Tinto chief executive, Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and two other senior executives are leaving the global miner after its board bowed…
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Bronze age Britons made keepsakes from parts of dead relatives, archaeologists say
Bronze age Britons remembered the dead by keeping and curating bits of their bodies, and even turning them into instruments…
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‘Final frontier of Australian archaeology’: Drowned artefacts reveal first underwater heritage sites
But in a fresh example of the tension between heritage and industrial values in the region, these cultural riches are…
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Art historian Alice Procter is on a mission to decolonise museums and galleries in her ‘Uncomfortable Art Tours’
Do you think about how they were acquired? ABC Arts / By Hannah Reich for The Art Show Or, how…
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Athens hotel ordered to demolish top floors blocking Acropolis view
A battle over the right to enjoy uninterrupted views of the Acropolis has resulted in a five-star hotel being ordered…
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Children are doing archaeology – and becoming experts who enrich whole communities
They will use the results of this experiment to better understand an archaeological find: the broken pieces of an old…
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Virtual reality can bring ancient cities back to life and improve conservation
The city’s origins date back to 3000BC and the first alphabet and alphabetic writing system are believed to have developed…
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Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece?
This sentence cries out for justice. Mary Norris The New Yorker It makes you long to see not only the…
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