From the Trenches

Volume 63 Number 1, January/February 2010

News and Notes from the World of Archaeology

Catch a Pithecus by the Toe A 4.4-million-year-old skeleton found in Ethiopia belonged to a primate that may have walked upright and had teeth similar to humans. But is she our ancestor? Bluestonehenge Over the past two years, archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a previously unknown stone circle less than two miles from Stonehenge. Gem of a Find A tiny gemstone etched with Alexander the Great's portrait was found at the Hellenistic port of Tel Dor in Israel. Bamiyan Now Mine-Free Afghans hope that archaeologists will return to the sites to conserve them and conduct further research.

World Roundup Recent discoveries around the globe Off the Grid Northwestern University archaeologist Mark Hauser suggests you see the ruins of Bois Cotlette, a seldom-visited plantation site on the small island of Dominica, between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Exhibitions Egypt's Model Afterlife Copper Age Thinkers Books The Spy Who Loved Old Stones

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