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News archive for Archaeological site: a location that contains physical evidence of past humanactivity and that derives its primary documentary and interpretive information througharchaeological research techniques. These resources are generally associated with both thepre-contact and post-contact periods in British Columbia. These resources do notnecessarily hold direct associations with living communities.

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Archaeological site

At Galilee site, solving a mystery from the time of Solomon  -  28 Aug 2007
Ha'aretz,...to the dirt road carefully, you might not see the weed-covered sign, and not realize that this is the entrance to a very special archaeological site.

Have your say in archaeology poll  -  28 Aug 2007
Bridgwater Mercury,By David Hemming WHICH archaeological site in Britain is the most important? That's the question being posed to people across Sedgemoor in a Radio Four poll

Battle against wildfires continues for fifth day; death toll at 64  -  28 Aug 2007
Athens News Agency,On a slightly more positive note, the historic archaeological site at ancient Olympia again opened its doors on Tuesday in tandem with emergency restoration

Fiona Shaw: Feeling the heat of history  -  28 Aug 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,...electric generators packed up; and the guardians of a fragile archaeological site left tinder-dry by the heat were justifiably worried by the explosion

Some Optimism on Day Five of Deadly Fires  -  28 Aug 2007
Spiegel Online,...group of 55 Israeli firefighters already helping out with the gigantic fire that on Sunday almost destroyed the archaeological site at Ancient Olympia.

'They did everything they could to save Olympia. They chose a ...  -  28 Aug 2007
Independent,His feelings are typical of a widespread anger at how quickly emergency services were mobilised to save an archaeological site while many in places like

Dan - A nature reserve and archaeological treasure trove  -  Aug 24, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,A medium-sized archaeological site with remains from all the significant periods of the historical past, it is situated on the northern border at the foot

Rampaging fires threaten birthplace of the Olympics  -  Aug 26, 2007
Independent,..."It was stopped just before entering the archaeological site," said a fire brigade spokesman. "Six planes, two helicopters, 15 fire engines and 45 firemen

Mayor digs in at archaeological site  -  Aug 21, 2007
Gladwin County Record,GLADWIN -- When Gladwin Mayor Tom Winarski decided to take working vacation of sorts, he tried to combine some of his favorite interests – travel,

Mel Gibson meets with Guatemalan President Oscar Berger, visits ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,AP GUATEMALA CITY – Mel Gibson dined with Guatemala's president and admired Mayan murals in the capital's cultural palace after a weekend jungle visit.

Mel Gibson meets with Guatemalan president, visits archaeological site  -  Aug 13, 2007
International Herald Tribune,AP GUATEMALA CITY: Actor-director Mel Gibson lunched with Guatemala's president and admired Mayan murals in the capital's cultural palace Monday after a

Hunt for arsonists as death toll rises to 60  -  Aug 26, 2007
Scotsman,..."The fire reached the hill overlooking ancient Olympia but was stopped just before entering the archaeological site," said a fire brigade spokesman.

Wildfire stopped at ancient Olympia's perimeter  -  Aug 26, 2007
Athens News Agency,A fast-moving wildfire that momentarily surrounded the hallowed archaeological site at Olympia, in the northwest Peloponnese, was finally turned backed at

The forest fires in Greece  -  Aug 27, 2007
Courrier International,The forest fires that have ravaged Greece since Friday, August 24th, continue their progress even though the Olympic archaeological site was successfully

Silk Road oasis of Samarkand ages fast  -  Aug 24, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,...decision by the authorities has been the building and extension of a road that runs very close to Afrosiyab, Samarkand's chief archaeological site.

Group looking at ways to incorporate archaeological finds into ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
Macon Telegraph,To dig on an existing archaeological site, permission also is required from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, archaeologist Stephen Hammack said.

Karamanlis briefs president Papoulias on toll taken by wildfires  -  Aug 27, 2007
Athens News Agency,On Sunday night, Papandreou paid a visit to Olympia and the archaeological site, which was saved from destruction literally at the last minute,

6000-year-old prehistoric site totally bulldozed in central Iran  -  Aug 15, 2007
Payvand,...project in Qom have entirely demolished the 6000-year-old Shad Qoli archaeological site in central Iran, the Persian service of CHN reported on Tuesday.

First Ancient Manioc Fields In Americas Discovered  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The discovery marks the first time manioc cultivation has been discovered at an archaeological site anywhere in the Americas, said Sheets.

Etched in stone  -  Aug 11, 2007
Toronto Star,Another archaeological site well worth a visit is Citânia de Briteiros, 15 kilometres north of Guimaraes in the Minho region of Portugal.

On-site lab to conserve artefacts  -  Aug 8, 2007
Gulf News,The laboratory was moved from Dubai Museum to the Jumeirah archaeological site to handle the large number of artefacts being unearthed there,

Archaeologists uncover body at Carlow site  -  Aug 9, 2007
Kilkenny Advertiser,The body was discovered at a designated archaeological site in an area close to Castledermot in the north of the county. A spokesperson for Carlow Gardai

Putin, Monaco prince watch Por-Bazhyn fortress site in Tuva  -  Aug 13, 2007
ITAR-TASS,Minister Sergei Shoigu who accompanied the guests said that a place where the granite was recovered has been found not far from the archaeological site.

PASOK leader, president discuss wildfires  -  Aug 27, 2007
Athens News Agency,Papandreou toured the ancient Olympia archaeological site in the early morning hours on Monday, where he praised the professionalism, dedication and

Replacement of Vt. bridge yields clues to the past  -  Aug 11, 2007
Newsday,...approaching the bridge was scrapped and replaced by t-stop at a side road entering the curve to reduce the impacts on the archaeological site, he said.

Fire brigade announces seven arrests  -  Aug 27, 2007
Athens News Agency,Caption: A batch of trees burn out of control next to the museum at the archaeological site of ancient Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, on Sunday, Aug.

Statistical Research Receives Grant from US Department of Defense  -  Aug 23, 2007
Emediawire (press release),Statistical Research, Inc. has been awarded a grant to integrate the predictive modeling of archaeological site locations into compliance programs at US

Guarding the past  -  Aug 13, 2007
San Bernardino Sun,When the Old Fire of 2003 raced toward Big Bear Lake and threatened to burn over a Serrano Indian archaeological site, firefighters had no choice but to cut

Archaeologists discover sixth-century mosaic floor near Kibbutz ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Ha'aretz,The Yavneh-Yam archaeological site is located within the confines of a national park, but it is not protected by a security system.

TAMBASAKAN: Trash  -  Aug 22, 2007
Minda News,Today, ASP maintains that the Huluga Open Site is a campsite -- even though it's still an archaeological site anyway. And they still score Burton for

Discovering How the Maya Fed the Multitude  -  Aug 20, 2007
New York Times,Part of a household living area at the Cerén archaeological site. As studies have found much higher Maya population densities than previously estimated,

Archaeology buffs respect early settlers, sites  -  Aug 9, 2007
Tuttle Times,So how do you determine whether your back yard may be an archaeological site? Whether you're in your back yard or out hiking, look for such things as

Mykonos: summer nights  -  Aug 24, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,This uninhabited isle is the most important archaeological site in the Cyclades, with temples and shrines dating from the 9th century BC.

Photo provided by Moundville Archaelogical Park  -  Aug 24, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),The site, named Pride Place after the Pride family who lived there when it was first discovered in January 1933, was the first archaeological site

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875  -  Aug 9, 2007
Al-Ahram Weekly,Early in 2000, however, the town achieved repute as an extremely fruitful archaeological site when a number of ancient Egyptian monuments and artefacts came

China’s Terracotta Army At British Museum  -  Aug 24, 2007
HULIQ,Arguably the most famous archaeological site in the world, it was discovered by chance by villagers in 1974, and excavation has been ongoing at the site

Settlers Divert Drinking Water to Swimming Pool  -  Aug 19, 2007
Arab News,Salim, and Roujib in 1979, said in response that the pool in question was merely a small hole dug near an archaeological site which travelers visit.

Borders fixed for 2 ancient sites in Ioannina  -  Aug 11, 2007
Athens News Agency,The Kastritsa archaeological site, since 2002, was bestowed a 1 st protection zone status, meaning that crop cultivation, herding, reforestation,

Behold the Mighty Qin  -  Aug 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Tourist dollars are already boosting the Chinese economy; the idea that they may have the most significant archaeological site in the world unexcavated may

Dubai's heritage laboratory seeks stronger cooperation with local ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Business Intelligence Middle East,The department is also responsible for excavation works at Sarouq Al Hadeed, a rich archaeological site situated 100 kilmetres South of Dubaii.

Life existed more than 9000 years ago  -  Aug 14, 2007
Charlotte Sun-Herald,The hourglass-shaped spring was first discovered as an archaeological site in 1959 by local divers. "There is evidence of visitation and occupation from

Mel Gibson meets Guatemala's president  -  Aug 14, 2007
INQ7.net,The Oscar-winning director of "Braveheart" spoke to Berger about his plans to film in a Mayan archaeological site in Peten department, 600 kilometers (370

Preserving History: Heritage First  -  Aug 8, 2007
XPRESS,He said the first heritage area to be registered with Unesco once the law is passed will be an archaeological site nearly 5000 years old at Jebel Hafeet – a

Archaeological dig finds Roman coins and games  -  Aug 8, 2007
Northampton Chronicle & Echo,By Nicola Shaw A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War.

A mystery in Loyalist Port Mouton  -  Aug 5, 2007
Nova News Now,Because the Guysborough area is an archaeological site, it is automatically protected under the Special Places Act, explains Chandler.

Proposed development at Ta’ Cenc: Development of golf course ‘a ...  -  Aug 26, 2007
Malta Independent Online,...an Outside Development Zones (ODZ) area – is a massive archaeological site, a whole ecological unit and a bird sanctuary of international importance.

Karamanlis tours site of new museum, park near Acropolis; former ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
Athens News Agency,He also toured a new park adjacent to the Kerameikos archaeological site, southwest of the Acropolis, where he expressed satisfaction over a decision by

Archaeologist-for-a-day adventure: reporter unearths local history  -  Aug 1, 2007
Sackville Tribune Post,...whip, and six-shooter at home for the day, I embarked Friday morning for Fort Beauséjour to take part in the dig at the Beaubassin archaeological site,

Ta’ Cenc: ‘the queen of Gozo’s tourism sector’  -  Aug 23, 2007
Malta Independent Online,Speaking to The Malta Independent yesterday, Mr Mizzi insisted that the whole area was a “massive archaeological site�?, with some of the rich archaeological

Teaching the classics: Helping the kids absorb the highlights of ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),Tired and hot, I promised the kids we would make it quick, but in the end we spent nearly three hours at the empty archaeological site.

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