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Wednesday, September 9
September 9, 2009

The burials of two children were unearthed in Peru at the Sacsayhuaman archaeological park. The article mentions that they had been buried in the fetal position, so the accompanying photograph is probably irrelevant. The remains of two more young people were uncovered in southern Ontario. “They’re in a disturbed context. Nothing is intact. They’re all […]

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Tuesday, September 8
September 8, 2009

A column capital is missing from a Byzantine church in Ancient Olympia, Greece. Officials there believe it has been stolen. Parts of a colossal statue have been unearthed at the sanctuary of Apollo in Hierapolis, Turkey.   British archaeologists working on Easter Island say the red hats worn by some moai on the coast were carved […]

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