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Friday, September 21
September 21, 2012

Wildfires across south-central Idaho cleared vegetation and exposed ancient artifacts on public lands. “These are areas where Native Americans lived for thousands of years before we ever showed up. These artifacts vary from arrowheads to just everyday items that Native Americans might have used back then,” said Suzanne Henrikson of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. […]

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Thursday, September 20
September 20, 2012

Rectangular coffins carved from limestone outcrops have been unearthed at a 1,000-year-old village in the Philippines. The village is located on Mount Kamhantik, on the island of Luzon, in the northernmost region of the archipelago. Coffins found in this region are usually carved from wood. Pottery jars, metal artifacts, and bone fragments from humans, monkeys, wild […]

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