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Ship yields archeological bone-anza
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Most treasure hunters dream of the gold, silver and emeralds in
the galleon Atocha, 55 feet under water off Key West.
But as other divers brought up handfuls of silver coins, Field
Museum staffer Bob Pickering was looking for animal bones.
"Even if there weren't any gold and silver and emeralds, it's
still one of of the most fantastic archeological stories I've been
involved with," says Pickering.
On his recent trip, he was studying animal bones...
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A barrow full of cattle skulls. (cattle burial mound in Northamptonshire, England)
Antiquity
; Introduction Most of the animal bones found on archaeological sites are distributed rather haphazardly, and probably represent scattered food remains. The frequencies of different parts of the skeleton mainly reflect differences in rates of post-mortem destruction: dense bones, especially teeth,
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The discovery of the biggest haul of Iron Age gold has been announced by the British Museum. (News).(Brief Article)
History Today
; The discovery of the biggest haul of Iron Age gold has been announced by the British Museum. Over 3,000 gold and silver coins, together with a rare gilded silver Roman helmet and animal bones, were found in shallow pits in Leicestershire. (April 8th)
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(book review)
Antiquity
; TERRY O'CONNOR. The archaeology of animal bones, ix+206 pages, 56 figures, 23 tables. 2000. Stroud: Sutton; 0-75092251-6 hardback 30[pounds sterling]. `To review the whole field [archaeological animal bone studies], in cluding methods, analysis and interpretation, would require a stout book'
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Voodoo Items Found With Marijuana Stash
Albuquerque Journal
; It wasn't your usual stash. Along with 12 pounds of marijuana and cash, East Texas authorities found animal bones, urns of "strange" fluids and voodoo books when they stopped two Cuban nationals from Albuquerque on Monday. "We took the drugs and left that voodoo stuff in the car," Gregg County
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Disgust as dump ruins beauty site.(News)
Sunday Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: MICHELLE O'KEEFFE ONE OF Ireland's top beauty spots has been turned into an illegal dumping ground for decomposing animal bones. Five sacks of animal remains and a variety of household and electronic waste was discovered at the historic Hill of Uisneach, in Westmeath. A local man and his
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