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“Bizarre” New Dinosaur: Giant Raptor Found in Argentina

National Geographic, Mon December 22, 2008, comments (5)
Patagonia Region, Argentina - Scientists have discovered what they say is a completely unexpected new giant dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago in Argentina.



4,000-year-old Amber Necklace Has Been Unearthed In England

Science Daily, Tue December 16, 2008, comments (0)
Manchester, England, UK - A 4,000-year-old amber necklace has been unearthed in England. The rare find was unearthed from a stone-lined grave -- known as a Cist -- excavated by the team from The University of Manchester Field Archaeology Centre and Mellor Archaeological Trust.



Greek dig unearths Neolithic household gear

Associated Press, Sat October 25, 2008, comments (0)
Sosandra, Greece - A 6,000 year-old set of household gear, including crockery and two wood-fired ovens, has been found in the buried ruins of a prehistoric farmhouse in northern Greece, officials said Thursday.



‘Gladiator’ tomb is found in Rome this article opens in a new window

BBC, Fri October 17, 2008, comments (0)
The tomb of an ancient Roman general, thought to have been an inspiration for the film Gladiator, is discovered in Rome.



Earliest Animal Footprints Ever Found this article opens in a new window

Terra Daily, Tue October 07, 2008, comments (2)
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 07, 2008 - The fossilized trail of an aquatic creature suggests that animals walked using legs at least 30 million years earlier than had been thought. The tracks -- two parallel rows of small dots, each about 2 millimeters in diameter -- date back some 570 million years, to the Ediacaran period.



Stonehenge Drew Ailing Pilgrims for Healing this article opens in a new window

Discovery News, Mon September 22, 2008, comments (0)
A new excavation suggests Stonehenge was thought to have healing properties.



Looted Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia this article opens in a new window

Discovery News, Thu September 04, 2008, comments (0)
After 70 years, the Axum obelisk has been painstakingly reconstructed on its native ground.



Jerusalem ancient walls unveiled this article opens in a new window

BBC, Thu September 04, 2008, comments (0)
Archaeologists in Jerusalem give a sneak preview of newly exposed 2,100-year-old walls to the south of the Old City.



Roman temple found under church this article opens in a new window

BBC, Tue August 12, 2008, comments (0)
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Roman temple beneath the foundations of a church.



Neanderthal Bone Yields Complete Mitochondrial Genome this article opens in a new window

Discovery News, Thu August 07, 2008, comments (0)
The Neanderthal mitochondrial genome is sequenced from a 38,000-year-old bone.

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