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Index of Newsbriefs
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Volume 52 Number 6, November/December 1999
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(Click on the title of a newsbrief to see the full text.)
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Check out the latest news from ARCHAEOLOGY Online.
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| Chariots Grounded at Paris Airport |
Two Celtic chariot tombs have been uncovered at Paris' airport. |
| Oldest Musical Instruments Still Play a Tune |
Chinese researchers have recovered six bone flutes dating from 8,000 to 9,000 years ago, the world's oldest complete, playable, multinote musical instruments. |
| Case of the Curious Cranium |
A rare cranium of a Homo erectus from Java has been found among a collection of curiosities sold to a Manhattan boutique. |
| Harvard's Skull and Bones |
Construction workers at Harvard University found a large collection of human bones, some of which had been sawed in half. |
| Arhats Return Home |
Clay sculptures of 18 arhats, whose heads had been stolen and later recovered, were reconsecrated by a Buddhist priest. |
| Corinth Loot Found Under Fresh Fish |
Artifacts stolen from the Museum of Ancient Corinth have been recovered from a warehouse in Florida. |
| Surprise Finds
on the Steppes |
Excavations in Russia have demonstrated that the traditional Western view of the Eurasian steppes is incorrect. |
| Spain's Day in Court |
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that Spain was the rightful owner of a frigate that sank in 1802. |
| Say It with Clay Balls |
Twenty baked clay balls may represent a heretofore unknown record-keeping system in ancient Mesopotamia. |
| Sunken City Found |
A joint Georgian-American expedition has recovered artifacts that they believe establish the location of Phasis. |
| Buttons and Breeches |
Archaeology at Monticello is opening the closet door on the clothing of enslaved Africans. |
| Taíno Stilt Village |
The remains of as many as 40 Taíno houses have been found on Cuba's north coast. |
| Sand Creek Massacre |
The site of the Sand Creek Massacre has finally been pinpointed after a century of dispute over its location. |
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