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Wednesday, March 16
March 16, 2011

The wreck of a German submarine dating to World War I has been discovered by the Dutch navy. It will be designated a war grave.  Global Heritage Fund has launched a new monitoring system for tracking endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries. Professional site monitors, experts, locals, and travelers are able to report threats.  […]

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Tuesday, March 15
March 15, 2011

When did early humans master fire? A new survey of archaeological sites in Europe suggests that hominins may have survived the cold climate for 600,000 years without fire. “We assumed fire had to be an element of the human toolkit to survive northern-latitude winters,” said Francesco d’Errico of the University of Bordeaux.  A team of […]

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