Archaeology News Updates

Posted on December 18, 2007 by archaeologyknits

Just a couple of recent news stories on archaeology

Police in Belize stopped a car only to find that the owner was transporting tens of thousands of dollars worth of Maya artifacts of about 1300 years old.
In England, a curse charm was found targeting the the emperor by an amateur metal detector. Of particular interest [...]

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Article on Religion and Cults (which is which?)

Posted on December 8, 2007 by archaeologyknits

Mitt Romney, a Mormon as we all know, has said some short quips about Atheists/Agnostics/Secularists in the past, and apparently his aids are refusing to clarify his position.  Quite frankly I don’t know why, most people know what his position is, and the only people who would not be openly happy with a clarification of [...]

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Does Wikipedia Germany Goosestep?

Posted on December 8, 2007 by archaeologyknits

In Germany, Katina Schubert deputy leader of the Left Party is suing Wikipedia Germany for use of Nazi symbols.  In Germany, it is apparently illegal to use Nazi symbols for purposes other than education, and Schubert is stating that the number of Nazi symbols on the wikipedia site is too great for educational purposes.
While I [...]

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