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Calusa Mound 5 excavations 
  Listeros, Archaeologists are digging at a Calusa mound at Brown's Mound Complex in Pineland, Florida. They are investigating Mound 5 at the site. The Calusa were the dominant tribe of south Florida when the Spanish arrived. They received tribute from as far away as the Keys and Cape Canaveral. So far, they have excavated lots of Belle Glade pottery... more »
By Mike R  - Nov 5 - 1 new of 1 message    

Oldest tool in the Americas uncovered 
  Listeros, In a very important report in Nature Magazine, Dennis Jenkins, the archaeologist who found the pre-Clovis human coprolites dated to 14,000-14,270 years old in Paisley Cave in Oregon, now claims to have found the oldest human artifact ever found in the Americas--a scraper like tool that dates back to 14,230 years ago. The date was calculated... more »
By Mike R  - Nov 5 - 1 new of 1 message    

New finds at Chichen Itza 
  Listeros, INAH is investigating a glyph series on a stela at the Casa Colorado building at Chichen Itza. There is an inscription on a stela that refers to the date 869 CE. The date may indicate the year the building was finished. Construction may have started on the building between 800-850 CE. If this date is correct, it would represent one of the... more »
By Mike R  - Nov 5 - 1 new of 1 message    

Underwater site at Lake Atitlan explored 
  Listeros, Scuba divers are exploring a Maya site found at the bottom of a volcanic lake by an amateur explorer. The site is called Samabaj and was discovered 12 years ago in Lake Atitlan. Professional archaeologists are now exploring the site with sonar technology and excavating structures on the lake bed, 50 feet below. The island site... more »
By Mike R  - Nov 1 - 1 new of 1 message    

November Ancient Americas Lectures and Conferences 
  Listeros, Another busy month in Ancient Americas events, Mike Ruggeri October 31-November 1 Ohio Archaeological Council Fall 2009 Conference “New Approaches in Ohio Archaeology” Reese Center, Ohio State University Newark, Ohio [link] November 1-7 Maya Field Workshops... more »
By Mike R  - Nov 1 - 1 new of 1 message    

explorator 12.28 
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By rogueclassicist  - Nov 1 - 1 new of 1 message    

New photos of the Sipan tomb 
  Listeros, I posted a story earlier about a very ancient tomb of an early Sipan dynast uncovered in August. At EnPeru, new and very good photos of the tomb have been posted shown with the striking owl ceramics found in the tomb. [link]... more »
By Mike R  - Oct 28 - 1 new of 1 message    

5000 BCE Site in Trinidad 
  October 26, 2009 5000 BCE Site in Trinidad In 1994, 5000 BCE artifacts were found at the St. John's site in Trinidad. The dating was not exact. Shells from the site were sent to the US for testing and the date was confirmed. More field work has been done in the last few weeks and new discoveries were made. The... more »
By Mike R  - Oct 27 - 1 new of 1 message    

Canaris culture tombs found in Ecuador 
  Listeros, 12 tombs from the Canaris culture in Ecuador have been uncovered. Their capital was called Canaris. The Incas had to fight very hard to conquer them. The tombs have not yet been uncovered. They are located in a jungle terrain near a small stream chosen for its strategic location. All the tombs but one are perfectly intact. Robbers left... more »
By Mike R  - Oct 27 - 1 new of 1 message    

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By rogueclassicist  - Oct 25 - 1 new of 1 message    

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