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Mother, daughter plead guilty in artifacts case

A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Monday to several felony charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts.

FBI: 2nd defendant in artifacts case found dead

A second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide, the FBI said Friday.

FBI: 2nd defendant in artifacts case found dead

The FBI says a second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of ancient artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide.

Feds face criticism over arrests in artifacts case

The sun was barely up when federal agents began surrounding a dozen homes scattered across rural southern Utah, the final stroke of a two-year undercover investigation into the theft and trafficking of ancient Indian artifacts around the Four Corners area.

Man indicted in artifact theft probe found dead

A Utah physician indicted in a federal investigation into the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region has been found dead in an apparent suicide, a sheriff's official said Friday.

Salazar defends investigation into artifact thefts

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he stands behind the investigation that resulted in the indictments of two dozen people accused of illegally trafficking in ancient artifacts from the Four Corners region.

24 indicted in Four Corners artifact theft probe

Two dozen people were indicted Wednesday in a sweeping federal investigation into ancient artifacts stolen from public and tribal lands in the Four Corners area.

Ill. Landfill Appeal Denied

An independent pollution-control agency has rejected environmentalists' claims that a planned landfill could desecrate possible burial grounds near the ruins of a once-thriving prehistoric city.

Major Archaeological Find in Puerto Rico

U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits.

Ancient Stone Tools Found in N.America

What appear to be crude stone tools may provide evidence that people lived in Minnesota 13,000 to 15,000 years ago, which if confirmed would make them among the oldest human artifacts ever found in North America, archaeologists said Friday.

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Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt
Source: Live Science

A trench that was cut through collapsed mud bricks and the compacted debris of buildings leveled centuries ago is revealing a dusty scene of roof-topped streets in ancient Amheida, a city marooned on an oasis deep in Egypt's western desert.

Italy dig unearths female "vampire" in Venice
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual.

12,000 Year Old Discovery May Change Everything We Know
Source: thirdeyeconcept

They certainly were important. The solitary Kurdish man, on that summer's day in 1994, had made the greatest archaeological discovery in 50 years.

Palestinian government forced to save birthplace of Christ as monks squabble over restoration - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

Discreetly announced in a Jerusalem paper, Mr Abbas' decree was careful to say the three groups would be fully consulted by a special committee set up by the Palestinian authorities. But there was no hiding the sense of frustration at the bickering between the sects that had thr …

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