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Trace of a Lost Language

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Dr. Jeffrey Quilter of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University relates the story about a piece of paper his archaeological team excavated in northern Peru in 2008 and the remarkable word list written on it.

Strata: Portraits of Humanity - February 2015

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Archaeology in 12 Minutes; Photographing the Invisible

Christian Ris explains the story of archaeology, its challenges and major advances in a narrative style with numerous archived images. Using black light and intricate exploitation of digital photography...

Project Casus Belli: 11 July 1708–The Battle of Oudenaarde

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In 1708 a crucial battle took place in Oudenaarde, in East Flanders, Belgium, during the War of the Spanish Succession. In the surrounding plains, the two most powerful European armies, including over 180,000 soldiers, confronted each other.

Duplicating the Fossils of Human Evolution at Penn

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A multi-million year old human fossil may be a truly one-of-a-kind look into the history of our species, but even the most well preserved specimen is useless in a vacuum.

Archeology along the Colorado River: Grand Canyon National Park

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Grand Canyon National Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, is home to a Native American population with thousands of years of history and tradition.