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Wednesday, October 19
October 19, 2011

An intact Viking boat burial of a high-ranking warrior has been discovered in Scotland’s west Highlands. He had been buried with an ax, a sword with a decorated hilt, a spear, and a bronze ring pin. A fragment of pottery bearing an image of a woman in childbirth has been unearthed at the Etruscan site of Poggio […]

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Tuesday, October 18
October 18, 2011

A second Lapita cemetery has been discovered in Vanuatu. The construction of a hotel in Hatay has revealed an ancient glass workshop and the largest mosaic ever found in Turkey. “We avoid using any kind of construction machines in order not to damage ancient artifacts on the site,” said the landowner. Local Turkish officials will reportedly […]

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