Results: Digging Up the Past
Published on 04/16/2013
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Archaeology Magazine lists the top ten finds of 2012. Which ones interest you? Mayan stucco masks shows sun closely associated with Mayan kingship. 250 to 400 AD.
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Neathanderals used medicinal plants. 50,600- to 47,000 years ago.
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South African border cave -earliest evidence of humans using poison, probably on arrow heads. 24,000 years ago.
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Mexico's Temple Mayor center of Aztec civic life. 1,000 tightly packed human bones found buried as consecration after a large building phase.
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Temporary Roman military camp found in southwestern Germany. Dates to 50BC probably built by Julius Caesar.
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Earliest example of engraving found in France. About 37,000 years ago.
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Earliest known pots in the world found in China. Dated to 20,000 years ago.
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Rare European mummification. Found in Scotland Hebrides Islands. 3,000 years ago.
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Treasure chest of jewelry and gold coins found in Israel's Kiryat region. Likely dates from Bar Kokhba revolt. AD 132-135.
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Oldest boast found in Egypt, 20 feet long. Dates to 2950 BC.
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Are you interested in Archaeology? Yes
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No
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Depends on the culture.
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Depends on the time period.
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Not interested.
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N/A
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