Tag - archeology

 
 

ARCHEOLOGY

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2015
'Ishuretsuo: The Image of Ezo'
Dec. 15-Feb. 7
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015
Brazil's Olympic dig unearths a royal toothbrush
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, archaeology is enjoying a revival, thanks in part to an unlikely convergence of bureaucracy and sensibility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2014
Two sculpted female figures unearthed in Greek excavation site
Archaeologists have unearthed two sculpted female figures, known as caryatids, as they slowly make their way into an ancient tomb recently discovered in Greece's northeast, the country's culture ministry said on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE
Sep 28, 2013
Camera artist casts new light on Jomon millennia
The Jomon Period of Japanese history is so shrouded in the mists of time that any bid to fathom its secrets stretches even the usual bounds of prehistoric archeology. Yet as amateurs and experts alike have continued unearthing examples of Jomon pottery and stone tools for more than a century, the pieces of the puzzle are gradually coming together.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2013
Nara researcher finds oldest weights in Japan
Archaeologist Susumu Morimoto recently made a landmark discovery that could change today's views of Japan's ancient measuring system and of the Yayoi Period (300 B.C. to 300).
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2013
As rival theories tumble, mystery of Stonehenge keeps scientists guessing
It already attracts more than a million visitors a year. Yet these numbers could be dwarfed once Stonehenge, one of the world's greatest prehistoric monuments, completes its radical facelift.

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