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Google Earth used to find treasure trove. 02/09/2011
 Put down that whip and silly hat wanna be treasure hunter, you no longer need that poster of Dr Jones to find treasure all you need is a desktop computer and a free software download.
So far almost two thousand potential archaeological sites have been found in Saudi Arabia from the comfort of an office chair in Perth, Australia, thanks to high-resolution satellite images taken from Google Earth. "I've never been to Saudi Arabia," says David Kennedy from the University of Western Australia. "It's not the easiest country to break into." So instead of visiting the country Kennedy used to Google Earth to scan 1240 square kilometres of Saudi Arabia. From the birds-eye vantage point of Google Earth Kennedy managed to find 1977 potential archaeological sites including 1082 ancient tombs made of stone. Add Comment 500 artefacts found in Iran 02/02/2011
 A recent archaeological excavation in north-eastern Iran have revealed over 500 metal artefacts. The excavation is taking place on the Bazgir Tappeh in Gorgan Province in the country. The artefacts are all made of copper and range in purpose from weapons, farming tools, drug tubes and cooking pans. The finds date back to approximately 1800 years ago, Gogan Cultural Heritages' Tourism and Hanidcrafts Department director Fereidun Fali has been reported as saying by IRNA. The artefacts can be compared to recently discovered relics found on archaeological excavations on Gorgan’s Turang Tappeh and the Tappeh Hesar of Damghan in northern Semnan Province, and several ancient sites in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, he added. “Ruins of a large Parthian castle built of 37x37 centimetre mud bricks, which are similar to ruins previously discovered at the Turang Tappeh and the Narges Tappeh, have also been unearthed in the upper stratum of the site,” Fa’ali said. New monument found at stonehenge 02/01/2011
 History is set to be rewritten soon after an archaeology team led by the University of Birmingham in partnership with the Ludwig Blotzmann institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology from Austria have uncovered a major ceremonial monument just under a kilometre from the iconic Stonehenge.
This incredible find is hailed by Professor Vince Gaffney, from Birmingham Univeristy as one of the most significant so far for the teams researching the UK's most important, and iconic, prehistoric structures. Roman road found in Puddletown Forest 01/31/2011
 A previously unknown Roman road has been uncovered in Puddletown forest. The 1,600 year old remains of the road were discovered by forestry workers as they underwent clearance work in the area. A spokesperson for the Forestry Commission said: “By clear felling a plantation of Norway Spruce fir trees in Puddletown Forest, the Forestry Commission has painstakingly uncovered one of the UK’s most remarkable sections of ancient Roman road.” Now, the Forestry Commission in partnership with English Heritage, is undertaking a restoration project to reveal the hidden archaeological find. Stone Age building found in China 01/28/2011
The remains of a large Stone Age building has been discovered by archaeologists in China. The building is the largest ever Stone Age structure found in the country and is thought to be a pre-historical 'town hall.' The structure was found in Notherwest China in the Shaanxi province. The building is pentagon in shape and was discovered at the Xiage Site in Baishui county. Researchers believe the site dates back tot he Yanghsao era of 5,000 to 3,000 BC during the New Stone Age. The building covers about 364 square meters and would have had the capacity to hold hundreds of people. Zhang Pengcheng a researcher with the Shaanxi Archaeological Research Institute has said they believe it could have been used as a meeting place due to its vast size. "The ancients erected four large wooden pillars and columns along the walls, making the structure of this size possible," said Zhang. The remains of Winston Churchill's secret headquarters are being examined by Archaeologists in the hopes of uncovering a new underground operations base. This Coleshill estate was once the English headquarters of a well trained guerilla volunteer force which was formed and operated during the second World War. The house and its surrounding lands are located close to the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border and are now owned by the National Trust. New Geoglyphs found in Peru 01/21/2011
Two new geoglyphs have reportedly been found in Southern Peru's Nazca province by two scientists from Yamagata University in Japan. The new glyphs depict a human head and an animal figure which the researchers have yet to officially identify. According to the archaeology faculty at Yamagata the human head is 4.2 metres long and 3.1 metres wide. It is thought these glyphs have not been seen before because of their small size. Roman Urn sells for £445,250 01/21/2011
A makeshift lamp was found in the hallway of a home in Crowe Hall, near Bath, last year after the home owner died. Auctioneers who examined the 'lamp' identified it as being a Roman marble urn which they dated to around the first century. The urn was first acquired in the 1950s by Mr Barratt's father, a Sir Sydney Barratt, a scientist who had helped create the famous 'bouncing bomb' during the World War Two. Roman Shanty Town 01/21/2011
Evidence of a Roman 'shanty town' has been uncovered by archaeologists in Teesdale. These findings come two years after archaeologists carried out a major dig in Bowes where they found a significant amount of remains of what was believed to be a large unplanned settlement which had grown around the local Roman fort. This settlement was nicknamed a 'shanty town' and was considered a very significant find because it was thought to have been inhabited a lot longer then similar settlements further north. Including the settlement of Housesteads on Hadrian's Wall. This discovery threw up lots of unanswered questions about the declining era of the Roman Empire. Now another archaeological dig has been carried out in the village and has revealed great insights into the civilian life around the Roman fort. Inscription found in India 01/20/2011
An important 15th Century inscription has been discovered at Rattadi, a small village in Kundapur taluk. The inscription is thought to belong to the Sangama dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire.
The inscription itself is in Kannada and is thought to date back to the Saka era. The inscription has a great influence in the study of the Vijayanagara Empire and the Tuluva history. | Blogs i likehttp://mshworldhistory.wordpress.com/
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