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Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 9-20-13
If you missed anything from the or pages this week, don鈥檛 worry. We鈥檝e rounded up some of this week鈥檚 archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section!
An archaeologists analysis on how the construction of megalithic monuments in Atlantic Europe are not restricted to a single purpose, nor how they reflect one aspect of the community that built them鈥
Friends of ASOR launched it鈥檚 new YouTube series 鈥淎sk An Archaeologist.鈥 Real people submit their questions about archaeology and we have experienced archaeologists answer.
The Yorkshire Museum is hosting a special after-hours event this month that will give history fans a chance to interact and 鈥渉andle鈥 King Richard III鈥檚 treasures.
Teens playing in the river find human remains. Turns out to be the remains of a 1,000-year-old sub-Saharan African woman.
Biblical-era town of Dalmanutha (also spelled Dalmanoutha) may have been discovered on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel鈥檚 Ginosar valley.
Students from Primary School have been actively taking part in an excavation at their school. Iron Age relics have been found at the site.
Remains of a pre-Inca pyramid destroyed by heavy machinery in Peru.
First-century mansion discovered in Jerusalem. Some say might have belonged to one of the priests who condemned Jesus to death.
Archaeologists find house of Roman garrison commander.
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