Site WatchAncient Settlement in Syria.
Ruins of the Assyrian provincial capital Shadikanni on the Khabur River.
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Pre-ColumbianArtifacts of prehistoric people who lived in Arkansas are being excavated by professionals who are trying to piece together more of the story of those who once lived here. Those artifacts are also being dug up by criminals.
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Rock ArtThe Burrup Peninsula in the rugged north-west of Western Australia is home to some of the oldest rock carvings in the world, dating back tens of thousands of years. But the area is also enormously rich in other resources, and energy giant Woodside Petroleum wants to strip away some of the rock artworks to build a plant as part of its Pluto gas project.
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Site WatchA recent mission to Iraq headed by top archaeologists from the U.S. and U.K. who specialize in Mesopotamia found that, contrary to received wisdom, southern Iraq's most important historic sites -- eight of them -- had neither been seriously damaged nor looted after the American invasion. This, according to a report by staff writer Martin Bailey in the July issue of the Art Newspaper.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeIt is a rare lunar spectacle whose significance dates back to ancient times, drawing visitors to the Isle of Lewis from across the world. But now the druids, pagans and witches [and normal people :) - MegP Ed] who gather at the Callanish Stones fear the next time they visit their treasured view of the Moon could be ruined by a 53-turbine wind farm.
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Site WatchTrustees of an ancient monument in Oxfordshire are set to do battle to prevent a new traffic plan spoiling the site of another stone circle. The Rollright Stones, which date back about 4,500 years, could have heavy goods vehicles sent thundering down the lane that passes between the stone circle and associated megaliths, if a new traffic management proposal goes ahead.
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Pre-ColumbianRecent archaeological surveys show prehistoric Indians made their homes and buried their dead along the banks of Blind Creek, an area that has drawn controversy as a possible site for wind turbines. “The area has a large number of prehistoric villages and burial areas that have somehow survived all the indignities of time,” said Robert Carr, of Archaeological and Historical Conservancy Inc., who directed the study.
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StonehengeThree men dressed as cartoon character Fred Flintstone evaded security earlier this year and scaled Stonehenge in a protest by protest group Fathers 4 Justice. They climbed the ancient monument and unfurled a banner with the message "Drag the family courts out of the Stone Age."
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Rock ArtThe original News -- It would be hard to imagine a simpler theft case than the one against John Ligon. Three boulders bearing centuries-old petroglyphs of an archer and bighorn sheep were part of his front yard landscaping. So when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out convictions against the Reno man and a co-defendant, it left prosecutors and archaeologists questioning whether they have any legal weapon to fight the plunder of unknown thousands of ancient sites.
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Pre-ColumbianParis-based International Council of Museums appealed to authorities, the art world and the general public to be on the alert for illegal Peruvian antiquities — including mummies, statuettes made of semiprecious stones and well-preserved textiles.
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Rock ArtA boulder bearing petroglyphs several hundred years old has been stolen from federal land near Yuma. The 500 lb. boulder, covered with American Indian petroglyphs, was found missing recently during a routine patrol of the area. $500 reward for information leading to the boulder's return.
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Pre-ColumbianDeveloper given $50,000 penalty for violation of British Columbia heritage act; First Nation's band sees it as a matter of 'respect.' The fine is the largest ever for a violation of the act. The company pleaded guilty to disturbing a site inhabited prior to 1846 while constructing a phase of Poet's Cove Resort and Spa four years ago.
Grant Keddie, curator of archeology at the Royal B.C. Museum, said Poet's Cove was the site of a long-buried village, dating back 3,000 years, that yielded artifacts not used for 2,000 years.
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Pre-ColumbianPiece by piece, year after year, relics that tell the history of Palm Beach County are vanishing.
Development along the coast and expanding westward has paved over countless sites once home to Florida's earliest civilizations. The sites that remain along the western edge of the county are being pillaged by thieves, who've dug up centuries of unrecorded history in search of lucrative clay pots, tools and jewelry that can be sold to collectors.
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