http://www.mail.com/subjects/24212-archaeology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24212-archaeology.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083040-builders-bulldoze-big-mayan-pyramid-belize.html BELIZE CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083040-builders-bulldoze-big-mayan-pyramid-belize.html 2013-05-13T22:51:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2056194-scholars-find-cannibalism-jamestown-settlement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. For years, there have been tales of people in the first permanent English settlement in America eating dogs, cats, rats, mice, snak... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:46:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2056194-scholars-find-cannibalism-jamestown-settlement.html 2013-05-01T21:46:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997878-ancient-site-unearthed-iraqi-abraham.html BAGHDAD (AP) — British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. The structure, thought to be about 4,000 years old, probably served as an administrative center for Ur, around the time Abraham would have lived there before leaving for Canaan, according t... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:33:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997878-ancient-site-unearthed-iraqi-abraham.html 2013-04-04T16:33:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961848-saddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein's feared eldest son was said to torture underperforming athletes. Saddam built the split teardrop-shaped sculpture in the middle of a manmade lake in the early 1980s to commemorate Iraqis killed in the Iran-Iraq... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:02:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961848-saddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks.html 2013-03-18T07:02:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1956698-london-rail-workers-find-plague-burial-pit.html LONDON (AP) — Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death — a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century. Workers involved in the Crossrail project located 13 skeletons lying in two carefully laid out... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1956698-london-rail-workers-find-plague-burial-pit.html 2013-03-15T15:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952038-politics-clouding-obamas-coming-visit-to-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas. Jerusalem city officials are offering visiting journalists a free tour of Israel's most contentious archaeological excav... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952038-politics-clouding-obamas-coming-visit-to-israel.html 2013-03-13T18:09:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888614-syria-official-warns-trafficking-antiquities.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit trade that has flourished during the nearly 23-month-long civil war. Syria's turmoil has increasingly threatened the country's rich archaeological heritage but the issue of smuggling ar... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:49:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888614-syria-official-warns-trafficking-antiquities.html 2013-02-13T14:49:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1866902-experts-find-remains-englands-king-richard-iii.html LEICESTER, England (AP) — He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave, and his name became a byword for villainy. On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of Richard III from anonymity — and the monarch's fans hope a revival of his reputation will soon follow. In a dramatically orchestr... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1866902-experts-find-remains-englands-king-richard-iii.html 2013-02-05T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859622-sacrificial-skull-mound-mexico-puzzles-experts.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists say they have turned up about 150 skulls of human sacrifice victims in a field in central Mexico, one of the first times that such a large accumulation of severed heads has been found outside of a major pyramid or temple complex in Mexico. Experts are puzzled by the unexpected find of such a large number of skulls at what... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859622-sacrificial-skull-mound-mexico-puzzles-experts.html 2013-01-31T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1820302-correction-egypt-encroaching-antiquities-story.html DAHSHOUR, Egypt (AP) — In a story Jan. 14 about illegal construction near a pharaonic temple and pyramids in Egypt, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the head of antiquities at Dahshour. His name is Mohammed Youssef, not Mohammed Younes. A corrected version of the story is below: New cemetery endangers Egypt's ancient necropolis New co... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1820302-correction-egypt-encroaching-antiquities-story.html 2013-01-16T09:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1822292-israel-to-open-exhibit-biblical-king-herod.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's national museum said Tuesday it will open what it calls the world's first exhibition devoted to the architectural legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled Jerusalem and the Holy Land under Roman occupation two millennia ago. The display includes the reconstructed tomb and sarcophagus of one of antiquity's... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1822292-israel-to-open-exhibit-biblical-king-herod.html 2013-01-15T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1810848-archeologists-egypt-unearth-3000-year-old-tombs.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Antiquities Minister says Italian archaeologists have unearthed tombs over 3000 years old in the ancient city of Luxor. Mohammed Ibrahim says the discovery was made beneath the mortuary temple of King Amenhotep II, seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who reigned from 1427 to 1401 B.C. The temple is located on the western bank of the N... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1810848-archeologists-egypt-unearth-3000-year-old-tombs.html 2013-01-10T10:50:00Z