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Breaking News! is
predominantly advance "gleanings" from the NEARA Transit,
abstracted by Ros Strong, with additional items from Susie
Thompson
and Terry J. Deveau. The NEARA Transit is a twice yearly
NEARA publication of archaeological
news and abstracts.
Suggestions and comments welcome: Email Terry J.
Deveau.
Archive:
New Information on Glozel
December 16, 2005
Ancient
Humans Brought Bottle Gourds To The Americas From Asia
December 11, 2005
Stone tools found in
southern England have been dated to 700,000 years ago (also here)
December 14, 2005
Did two
distinct populations settle the Americas more than 12,000 years ago? (also here)
December 13, 2005
Australian
Petroglyph Site Under Threat by Industrial Development
December 5, 2005
Flints give Cyprus oldest
seafaring link in Med
November 22, 2005
Map
of Southern Tip of Italy, 500 BC
November 18, 2005
Ancient Ohio
Earthworks Used for Astronomical Observations of the Moon (also here)
October 29, 2005
Tiny
chinless wonders threaten anthropology rift
October 11, 2005
Aboriginal
petroforms under threat by land developers
September 26, 2005
Enthusiast uses Google
to reveal Roman ruins
September 14, 2005
Ancient phallus
unearthed in cave
July 25, 2005
Seafloor survey
buoys Atlantis claim
July 22, 2005
Peruvian ‘writing’
system goes back 5,000 years
July 20, 2005
8,000-year-old
relics found in Miss.
July 18, 2005
Claimed find of second
Viking site in Newfoundland
July 11, 2005
After
9,300 years, Kennewick Man's exam begins
July 6, 2005
Footprints of 'First
Americans'
July 7, 2005
Unexplained Underwater
Stone Structure found in Ontario
July 2, 2005
Oak Island in the News
(two items)
July 2, 2005
Did
ancient Polynesians visit California?
June 20, 2005
Ruins found in Cape
Breton claimed to be Chinese
June 7, 2005
Europe's Oldest Script
Found in Bulgaria
May 18, 2005
'Original men'
of Malaysia tell story of migration
May 13, 2005
Ancient
Metalworking Sites Recreation
April 26, 2005
Genetic testing reveals
awkward truth about Xingiang's famous mummies
April 19, 2005
Evidence
of early urbanization in Turkey
April 18,
2005
Ancient Maya Entrepreneurs Made
Salt
April 5, 2005
Owner of Upton Chamber
property willing to sell to the town
April 3, 2005
Minas
Basin "footprints" made by ancient fish?
March 29, 2005
Itinerant Irish may be
remnants of pre-Celtic culture? (also here and here)
March 27, 2005
Bayers Lake mystery wall
baffles archeology buffs
March 21, 2005
Ancient
tombs found in Loubu desert, China
March 18, 2005
Archaeologist
discovers ancient ships in a cave in Egypt
March 18, 2005
2100 year old
skeleton found under Geneva cathedral
March 14, 2005
Chess
piece of walrus ivory, late 11th or early 12th century, similar to 1841 find
on Isle of Lewis
March 14, 2005
Novel
Babylonian inscription discovered in Iran
March 14, 2005
A
2,400-year-old British warrior leader found buried in his chariot
(also here)
March 10, 2005
Viking
sagas read through the lens of climate change
March 9, 2005
Divers
find Bronze Age artifacts off Devon coast
March 8, 2005
King Tut 'died from a
broken leg'
March 8, 2005
700-year-old
tunnels dug out on farm in Scotland
March 7, 2005
How
prehistoric farmers saved us from new Ice Age
March 6, 2005
New Hominid
Fossils Found in Ethiopia Predate "Lucy."
March 5, 2005
Ruins
of 1,000-year-old palace discovered in Nepal
March 4, 2005
Egyptologists
Uncover one of the Best-Preserved Mummies.
March 3, 2005
FSU
anthropologist leads incredible journey through 'hobbit' brain
March 3, 2005
The High-Tech of
Prehistory
March 3, 2005
Ancient
Mesopotamian city built in desert for metallurgical industry
March 2, 2005
Found:
first-ever complete example of an Iron Age kiln
March 2, 2005
Prehistoric artifact
found in Scallop Drag (video)
March 1, 2005
Toys 7000 years old
unearthed in Florida
February 18, 2005
Underwater
arrowheads, tools dazzle Maritime historians
(also here,
and video)
February 17, 2005
The Origin of
Prehistoric Polynesians
February 2005
American Geological
Institute Article on Kensington Rune Stone
January 2005
Rock
Art Hints at Whaling Origins
April 21, 2004
.
Scientists
Win New Battle Over Skeleton
April 20, 2004
UW
Student Considers Mound a Key Archaic Site
April 18, 2004
Old
Stones Reveal their Age
April 14, 2004
.
Review
of "The Island at the Center of the World"
April 5, 2004
Astronomy
Study Reveals Ancient Places of Healing
April 4, 2004
Teeth
Unravel Anglo-Saxon Legacy
March 17, 2004
A
Biological Dig for the Roots of Language
March 16, 2004
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Scientists
Discover Lost World
February 15, 2004
.
Kennewick
Man Ruling - Politics or Science?
February 14, 2004
City
Preserves Historic Tribal Observatory
January 26, 2004
.
7,500
Year Old Settlement Found in Norwell Mass
January 22, 2004
.
Big
Chill Killed Off the Neanderthals
January 21, 2004
.
Canadian
Finds Signs of Ancient Greek Battle
January 21, 2004
.
Archeologists
Mistake 1940's Patio for Viking Village
January 8, 2004
.
Prehistoric
Cave For Sale
January 5, 2004
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New
World Link to Arctic Find
January 2, 2004
SALU
Moot Sheds New Light on Harappa Civilization
December 31, 2003
.
Treasure
Hunter Solves Oak Island Puzzle?
December 29, 2003
.
Calusa
Built Round Homes
December 23, 2003
.
Site
Turns Up 1000's of Ancient Artifacts
December 21, 2003
.
Archeologist
Finds Treasure of a Lifetime
December 14, 2003
10,000
Stolen Relics From American West Recovered
December 12, 2003
.
German
"Stonehenge" Marks Oldest Observatory
December 8, 2003
.
Firefighters
Find Unearth Ancient Indian Camp
December 6, 2003
.
Stone
Age Research Center Opens in Indiana
December 5, 2003
.
What
(and why) is Serpent Mound?
December 2, 2003
.
New
Study Deems Vinland Map Authentic
November 24, 2003
.
Ancient
Hearth Tests Carbon Dating
November 17, 2003
.
Etruscan
Demons, Monsters Unearthed
November 5, 2003
.
Seed
Study Breaths Life In Old Remains
November 3, 2003
.
Company Expansion
Threatens Culture Site
November 2, 2003
.
Is
This Where Jesus Bathed?
October 22, 2003
.
Amazonian
Find Stuns Researchers
September 20, 2003
.
Mohicans
Oversee Dig Into Their Past
September 15, 2003
. .
Tribes
vs. Scientists in Court over Ancient Remains
September 11, 2003
.
Find
Gives Insight Into Northeast 9,000 Years Ago
September 10, 2003
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Baja
Skulls Shake up American Ancestry
September 6, 2003
.
2,100
Year Old Fish Trap Found in Alaskan River
September 6, 2003
.
Lion
Man takes Pride of Place as Oldest Statue
September 4, 2003
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Past
Centuries Emerge from Miami Parking lot
September 3, 2003
.
DNA
Study to Settle Inuit/Viking Mingling Mystery
September 1, 2003
.
Stone
Circle Found On Remote Scottish Island
August 28, 2003
.
Haffenreffer
Seeks NEARA help w/Viking Weekend
August 25, 2003
.
Date
of Early Human Site Debated
August 22, 2003
.
String,
and Knot, Theory of Inca Writing
August 12, 2003
..
Archeologist
Unearth German Stonehenge
August 8, 2003
.
New
World Ancestors Lose 12,000 Years
July 25, 2003
.
Make
Way for Duckies
July 18, 2003
.
Petroform
Destroyed in the Name of Progress
July 10, 2003
.
Extinct
Language Reveals Celtic Origins
July 2, 2003
.
A&M
Method Challenges Cave Painting Claims
July 2, 2003
A
Wellspring of Ancient Manuscripts
June 25, 2003
.
Early Heartland of
Agriculture found in New Guinea
June 24, 2003
.
Orkney
Discovery May be First Farm in Britain
June 20, 2003
.
Y Chromosomes
Rewrite British History
June 19, 2003
.
NEARA
Seeks Assistant Webmaster
June 17, 2003
.
An Archeological
Tour in the Upper Midwest
June 16, 2003
.
Archaeologists
Unearth Britain's First Cave Pictures
June 15, 2003
.
In
Ancient Skulls From Ethiopia, Familiar Faces
June 12, 2003
Stone
Faces Found in Southbridge
May 11, 2003
.
Kaskaskia Illinois
-to-French Dictionary
May 6, 2003
Doubt
Cast on Age of Oldest Human Art
April 18, 2003
.
Ancient Drawing
May Shed Light on Andean Religion
April 15, 2003
.
For Kon-Tiki Theory, Ray
of Hope is Dashed
April 1, 2003
"King of
Stonehenge" was a settler from the Alps
February 11, 2003
The Pinta, Santa
Maria, and a Chinese Junk?
January 29, 2003
Black Sea Yields Ship
from Greece in Glory Days
January 16, 2003
.
In the Wake
of Zheng He
January 15, 2003
Making Waves Over Noah's
Flood
January 14, 2003
.
Shroud Lifts on Unearthed
Ancient Relics in Acton
January 5,
2003
An
Ancient Link to Africa Lives on in Bay of Bengal
December 10, 2002
New Evidence of Early
Form of Writing in Mexico
December 6, 2002
Skull
Proves First Americans Came from Europe?
December 3, 2002
NEARA Fall Conference A Success!
November 16, 2002
Kennewick Man Court
Decision
August 30, 2002
Standing
Stones on Wild Hill Remain a Puzzle
February 2, 2002
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