From the Trenches	Volume 60 Number 1, January/February 2007

News and Notes from the World of Archaeology

Top 10 Discoveries of 2006 Valley of the Kings Tomb 3-Million-Year-Old Child Olmec Script Irish Bog Psalms Peru's Temple of the Fox China's "Guest Worker" Tomb of the Roaring Lions Lost Kingdom of Tambora Scythian Mummy Brazilian Stonehenge Read more... You Tell Us! The results are in from our first online poll, where we asked: How would you like your body to be preserved for archaeologists of the future? 33% - No thanks, keep your trowel off of me! 26% - Mummified like an Egyptian pharaoh 17% - Preserved in a peat bog 14% - Frozen in ice like Ötzi 10% - Trapped in permafrost like a Scythian warrior Looks like a lot of people out there are perfectly happy to read about excavations, but would rather not wind up in one a few thousand years down the road.

World Roundup Recent discoveries around the globe Photo in the News Reverse archaeology in Italy Destination We asked archaeologist Steve Lekson what ancient site is the best-kept secret in the American Southwest. Fact Check Ukrainian "Pyramid" Syrian Finds Clay-decorated skulls, camel remains, and more A Moment in Time What was happening in 1700 B.C.? Books    Jamestown: The Buried Truth    The Stories in Stone Museums    Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun    Tutankhamum and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs Web Watch Our favorite websites about human origins

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