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Archaeological News: Italian princess ancestor of... →
archaeologicalnews: The Italian princess ancestor of the women believed to have inspired the Mona Lisa has said her remains should be left in peace as archaeologists began the hunt for her body. Natalia Guicciardini Strozzi, a member of one of Florence’s oldest noble families, said that searching for and…
Apr 29th
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Archaeological News: Girl 'murdered' by Roman... →
archaeologicalnews: The body of a girl thought to have been murdered by Roman soldiers has been discovered in north Kent. Archaeologists working on the site of a Roman settlement near the A2 uncovered the girl who died almost 2,000 years ago. “She was killed by a Roman sword stabbing her in the back of the…
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Archaeological News: Titanic's Unknown Child Given... →
archaeologicalnews: Five days after the passenger ship the Titanic sank, the crew of the rescue ship Mackay-Bennett pulled the body of a fair-haired, roughly 2-year-old boy out of the Atlantic Ocean on April 21, 1912. Along with many other victims, his body went to a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the…
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Archaeological News: Historic Church's... →
archaeologicalnews: Researchers from Kingston University in London have carried out a full scientific survey of an historic churchyard widely believed to be the site of the crowning of at least two Anglo-Saxon kings. The team used an earth resistance meter to survey a graveyard at the site where possibly as many…
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Archaeological News: Legendary Saints Were Real,... →
archaeologicalnews: The skeletons of two married, early-Christian saints—said to have been buried alive nearly 2,000 years ago—may have been identified in Italy, scientists announced Thursday.  Analysis of the skeletons—sealed off for centuries in an Italian cathedral until recently—seems to support the legend of Chrysanthus and Daria, who are said to have been persecuted in the city of Rome...
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Archaeological News: Nearly 100 Sets Of Human... →
archaeologicalnews: A team of archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey have removed nearly 100 sets of human remains found in an unmarked cemetery on the grounds of Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, about double the amount they expected to find when the project began. The graves are located…
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