http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/ Archaeology News covers mummies in ancient Egypt, sunken galleons filled with treasure and the latest findings by archaeologists on digs around the world. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/ 144 19 Wed Feb 10 2010 04:58:05 GMT Wed Feb 10 2010 04:58:05 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-february-5.html 459d6aac-fc46-4793-b485-f5874ede317d Archaeology Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/egypt-christian-monastary-muslim.html d8122b0f-2327-40b0-aeed-07a83468581c Archaeologist Christianity Egyptologist Europe Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:40:00 EST World's Oldest Christian Monastery Restored Egypt's antiquities chief unveiled the $14.5 million project, touting it as a sign of Christian-Muslim coexistence. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/luxors-sphinx-avenue-to-be-restored.html 8fc92e0d-2b97-44ee-9ec1-6940dc8ec4ff Rossella Lorenzi Ancient Civilizations Ancient Egypt Archaeology Conservation History Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:00:13 EST Luxor's 'Sphinx Avenue' to Be Restored A site in Luxor, Egypt will become one of the world's largest open-air museums when part of a $11 million project is complete in March, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said today in a statement. Excavation work along the ... http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/mongolian-tomb-western-skeleton.html 4228c49b-9d8b-4e52-8af0-8b4c92f818f5 Anthropology Asia DNA Genetic Science History Tombs Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:35:00 EST Ancient Mongolian Tomb Holds Skeleton of Western Man The remains of a 2,000-year-old skeleton found in eastern Mongolia reveal a man of multi-ethnic heritage. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/native-americans-turkeys-domestication.html c6f2d488-585d-4313-9fdb-de3456158214 Jennifer Viegas Animals Aztecs Birds DNA History Native Americans Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:00 EST Native Americans First Tamed Turkeys 2,000 Years Ago The turkeys we eat today ultimately descended from breeds raised by the Aztecs. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/hawass-to-announce-king-tut-dna-results.html 441a81ea-23f2-4b6b-967c-c84e32e156f3 Rossella Lorenzi Ancient Civilizations Ancient Egypt Archaeology DNA Mummies Science Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:08:00 EST Hawass To Announce King Tut DNA Results One of history's greatest mysteries -- the family lineage of the boy pharaoh King Tut -- may soon be solved. Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced on Sunday he would hold a press conference on ... http://news.discovery.com/videos/archaeology-ancient-roman-aqueduct-source-discovered.html 6a42758f-632c-4089-9a95-4644a46f3a74 Archaeology Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:28:04 EST Archaeology: Ancient Roman Aqueduct Source Discovered Two British filmmakers recently uncovered the long-lost source of Rome's ancient aqueduct. Rossella Lorenzi reports on the discovery. http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-january-29.html 9bf55465-56ee-4a9c-ad00-d821c7a38dc8 Archaeology Dinosaurs Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cant-get-enough-of-discovery-news.html 3c1461e0-40a1-4699-a9ee-dafd372ca2d8 Lori Cuthbert Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:04:53 EST Can't Get Enough of Discovery News? 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When it comes to identifying ancient artifacts, can you distinguish a forgery from the real thing? http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/temple-to-cat-goddess-discovered-in-egypt.html ecec36f3-9872-4617-82dd-c7d4b2043796 Rossella Lorenzi Ancient Civilizations Ancient Egypt Archaeology History Religion and Spirituality Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:56:32 EST Temple to Cat Goddess Discovered in Egypt A limestone statue of the cat goddess Bastet discovered in Alexandria, Egypt. Photo: courtesy of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. The remains of a 2,200-year-old temple dedicated to an ancient Egyptian cat goddess have been discovered by archaeologists near Alexandria's ... http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/zeus-altar-shrine-greek-gods.html b4d53f36-5e6a-4d1a-ae2a-b829302be5f2 Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Cities and Sites Ancient History Greek Gods History Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:35:00 EST Mound of Ash Reveals Shrine to Zeus An altar dedicated to the king of the gods was used for ritual ceremonies by the ancient Greeks. http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/astonishing-ancient-amazon-civilization-discovery-detailed.html b40e4329-9e18-4a37-9aca-07f7c3ccf108 Rossella Lorenzi Ancient Civilizations Archaeology Archaeology of the Americas History Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:50:00 EST 'Astonishing' Ancient Amazon Civilization Discovery Detailed Recently, new satellite imagery detected a hidden kingdom in the Amazon that had eluded explorers for nearly 500 years. An aerial picture of traces of earthworks built by a lost Amazonian civilisation. Denise Schaan Some called it El Dorado, others, ...