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Index of Newsbriefs
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Volume 55 Number 5, September/October 2002
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(Click on the title of a newsbrief to see the full text.)
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Latest News
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Check out the latest news from ARCHAEOLOGY Online.
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| Skulls Make Headlines |
Fossils found in Chad and the Republic of Georgia are raising questions about human evolution. |
| A Palaeolithic Work of Art |
Scientists are heralding a remarkably naturalistic 20,000-year-old bison figurine found near Moscow. |
| Banished Bats |
The roof of Cambodia's National Museum has been sealed so that bats can no longer roost there. |
| Another Surprise near Cahokia |
An unusual array of well-preserved artifacts has been found at the Grossmann site in southern Illinois. |
| Unrest in the Mundo Maya |
Politics threatened Maya hotspots this summer. |
| Gaulish Discovery |
A strange and hitherto unknown type of Gallic tomb was discovered at Gondole, near Clermond-Ferrand in central France. |
| Fiery Finds |
As firefighters relax after battling the largest wildfire in Arizona state history, archaeologists are beginning to survey sites impacted by the fire. |
| Britannia Rules... |
The British government has acted to protect the remains of an American ship that was once the scourge of the Royal Navy. |
| Dog Burial Down Under |
Skeletons of six dogs have been unearthed on the former grounds of a jail in Melbourne. |
| Buddha Gets a Makeover |
An ambitious restoration of the 1,280-year-old Great Buddha of Leshan is underway in western China's Sichuan Province. |
| Mammoth Banquet |
A rare find of Neandertal tools in association with mammoth bones was recently made at an ancient water hole in southern England. |
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