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Index of Newsbriefs
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Volume 57 Number 2, March/April 2004
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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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The best source for archaeological news online, updated by 6pm EST weekdays
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| The Executioner's Moat |
Excavations in a medieval moat around Oxford Castle have so far yielded the remains of 60 to 70 criminals, mostly men in their twenties, executed during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. |
| Fetching Figurines |
Mammoth ivory figurines masterfully carved more than 30,000 years ago have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany. |
| Roman Cup |
A magnificent first-century A.D. Roman silver cup was discovered on a farm in Wales. |
| Next Stop: Second Century A.D. |
As Naples extends the underground reach of its subway system, dozens of archaeological sites and thousands of objects are being discovered. |
| WAC vs. the Wall |
The World Archaeological Congress has condemned the destruction of heritage sites in Palestine by Israeli forces. |
| Warming Up to Siberia |
Siberia's frigid tundra is yielding new evidence about medieval life at the Arctic Circle and potential clues to the peopling of North America. |
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