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Wednesday, April 25
April 25, 2012

Three University of California professors have filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of two human skeletons to a Kumeyaay tribe for burial. The 10,000-year-old skeletons were discovered in 1976 on the property of the University of California, San Diego. The researchers say that tests have shown that the two people ate primarily seafood, unlike the […]

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Tuesday, April 24
April 24, 2012

An intact 2,500-year-old tomb containing bronze weapons, musical instruments, and jade jewelry has been discovered in eastern China. Inscriptions on bronze pots will help archaeologists identify the occupant of the tomb, especially since they have not been able to find any human remains. “We need to do more research to determine whether the owner of the […]

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