Source: The 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Found At ’Britain’s Pompeii’ On Farm Near Peterborough – Yahoo News
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Blackburn archaeological survey: Bodies of 800 young children found – BBC News
“The bodies of 800 children aged under six are among the remains of nearly 2,000 people unearthed ahead of the construction of a road in Lancashire.”
“Dave Henderson, an expert in the study of bones with Headland Archaeology, said full analysis of the skeletons had ‘barely started’ but the team believed most of the children had died from infections in the lungs and guts.”
Source: Blackburn archaeological survey: Bodies of 800 young children found – BBC News
Bronze Age houses uncovered in Cambridgeshire are Britain’s ‘Pompeii’ – BBC News
“Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire uncover Britain’s ‘Pompeii’ with what they describe as the “best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found.'”
Source: Bronze Age houses uncovered in Cambridgeshire are Britain’s ‘Pompeii’ – BBC News
“Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges from the shadows after 2,000 years” – Telegraph
“An underground chamber that was a place of worship for a mysterious cult 2,000 years ago has opened to the public for the first time” If I ever get to Rome this will be on my must see list!
Source: Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges from the shadows after 2,000 years – Telegraph
“Ancient Mayan Tablet with Hieroglyphics Honors Lowly King” – Yahoo News
This is interesting: Ancient Mayan Tablet with Hieroglyphics Honors Lowly King – Yahoo News.
“Goliath Gates: Entrance to Famous Biblical Metropolis Uncovered” – Yahoo News
Archeologists have uncovered the gates of the Philistine city of Gath. They have only begun the excavation process and “[b]ecause the remaining walls are so massive, it may take several seasons to fully uncover them.”
Read the story here: Goliath Gates: Entrance to Famous Biblical Metropolis Uncovered – Yahoo News.
“Satellite images show ISIS, other groups destroying archaeological sites.”
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse! Stephen H. Savage uses satellite images to assess the damage from not just ISIS but others.
Satellite images show ISIS, other groups destroying archaeological sites.
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