SHOVELMONKEY'S TEST PIT

Monday, October 3, 2005

Well it has been a month since my last post. I am out of state working a dig and have no access to this computer and the internet. Very sad life, I know. I have new pics via Flickr of the site I am working on so check that out and hopefully will post again soon.

When In Doubt, Dig It Out

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Prehistoric spider find sparks 'Jurassic Park' hopes. A British scientist has revealed he has discovered a prehistoric spider preserved in amber, possibly meaning its DNA could be extracted - just as in the blockbuster film Jurassic Park.

The spider, four centimetres long by two centimetres wide, was trapped in resin 20 million years ago but has been perfectly preserved [digg]
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Announcing the New Understanding Evolution Website. September 20, 2005: On September 15, 2005, the University of California Museum of Paleontology and NCSE launched a major expansion to the Understanding Evolution website. The initial Understanding Evolution site was intended for teachers, but with this update, the target audience is now everyone interested in learning ab ... [National Center for Science Education]
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KU chancellor reaffirms the need to teach evolution. September 28, 2005: In a letter to faculty, staff, and students at the University of Kansas, the university's chancellor Robert Hemenway reaffirmed that "Evolution is the central unifying principle of modern biology, and it must be taught in our high schools, universities and colleges." "On a personal level," he added, "I see no contradiction in being a person ... [National Center for Science Education]
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27,000 year-old grave discovered in Austria. A more than 27,000 year-old grave with the bodies of two babies has been discovered near Krems in Lower Austria. Archaeologists of the Prehistoric Commission of the Austrian Academy of... [Stone Pages Archaeo News]
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California education chief assails "intelligent design". September 30, 2005: Speaking at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum on September 28, 2005, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell declared that "intelligent design" was unwelcome in California's public school science classes. "The introduction of intelligent design theory in natural science courses would be a blow to the integrity of e ... [National Center for Science Education]
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Unearthing secrets of the earliest Scottish settlers. Archaeologists are hoping to unearth secrets that some of Scotland's earliest settlers are still keeping during a weeklong excavation in the northeast. A Mesolithic site, dating as far back as... [Stone Pages Archaeo News]
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Prehistoric skeletons found in Moroccan Cave. A team of Moroccan archaeologists working in the well-known Grotte des Pigeons Cave at Tafoghalt, near Oujda, Morocco, have recently brought to light human remains dating to around 11,000 to... [Stone Pages Archaeo News]
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Bones' discovery surprised construcition crew. A construction crew's discovery Tuesday of Native American bones under the Highway 101 realignment site came as a complete surprise, said David Nicandri, executive director of the Washington State Historical ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Indians may go to court (Reg Req'd). The state attorney general's office ruled Thursday that the transportation department is not required to release information on Indian artifacts or remains it may have found during construction of Ennis Joslin ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Archaeologist wants site protected from water plan. Evidence of prehistoric campgrounds - one more than 1,300 years old - may be in the path of a proposed east-side reservoir that's considered a key to providing future drinking water to Colorado Springs. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Dig proves ancient trash is modern-day treasure (Reg Req'd). One of the most ambitious Missouri Department of Transportation projects this year won't improve roads or bridges, but it is exploring the state's past. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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