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Lost Parthenon sculptures found in Athens Acropolis

4 March 2011 Fragments of five lost friezes from the Parthenon were detected by air during a vertical scan of the walls of the Athens Acropolis by the Culture Ministry, where a total of 2,250 photographs were taken.
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30,000 year old ochre mine in Australia protected

8 March 2011 A 30,000-YEAR-OLD ochre mine in outback Western Australia has been granted national heritage status by the federal government, a move that will help protect the historic site from encroaching iron ore developments. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/heritage-status-for-wa-ochre-mine-site/story-e6frg8n6-1226017265120
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Palaeolithic site in China dated to 600,000 years

6 March 2011 Discovery of an early to middle Pleistocene stone tool making factory used by Homo erectusin the Lushi Basin, South Luo River, in central China, dated to 600,000 years.
Journal of Human Evolution Abstract:
A newly discovered Paleolithic site in loess deposits in the Lushi Basin, South Luo River, central China, is dated using pedostratigraphic analysis, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and magnetostratigraphic analysis. This region is regarded as an important place for hominin occupation and settlement during the early to middle Pleistocene. Results indicate that the archaeological site dates from 600 ka to 620 ka, reinforcing the view that Homo erectus had occupied a large area of eastern Asia by 620 ka. The lithic assemblages of Lushi Basin is a flake and core technology, typical for this time period in north-central China. It may be compared with that at the Zhoukoudian locality 1 in north China and some sites in the Luonan B…
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Rio's slave port uncovered?

4 March 2011 Archaeologists from the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro digging in the city's waterfront area, think they may have located the site of the notorious Valongo wharf, where thousands of slaves were landed, stored and sold as commodities between 1818 and 1830.
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Bronze Age hoard found near Newark, England

1 March 2011 Metal Detector enthusiast Maurice Richardson, found a hoard of 18 bronze objects when detecting in a field near Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. The hoard, which includes four socketed axes, a chisel, a broken sword and a spearhead and is around 3000 years old, may be part of a metalworker's stash of bronze for recasting.
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Walkers find Roman inscription near Hadrian's Wall

1 March 2011 A couple who went for a walk with their children while on holiday on Hadrian's Wall, England, discovered a sandstone fragment inscribed with Roman letters M, R and P.
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Stirling Castle 16th C. defences found

2 March 2011 Archaeologists have found fragments of Stirling Castle's 16th Century outer defences. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-12620099
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New death ritual identified in Nepal

1 March 2011 The remains of 27 ancient men, women, and children have been found in cliffside caves at Mustang in Nepal. Many of the bones bear cut marks that point to a previously unknown Himalayan death ritual. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110301-himalayas-caves-defleshed-skeletons-science-nepal-mustang/
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