Rare Bronze Age necklace is found BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester 1 December 2008 “A rare amber necklace believed to be about 4,000 years old has been uncovered in Greater Manchester. Archaeologists made the find while excavating a cist – a type of...
Saxon relic worth up to 15,000 pounds BBC NEWS | UK | England | South Yorkshire 17 September 2008 “A rare Saxon artifact found by a metal detector enthusiast from South Yorkshire is expected to fetch up to 15,000 pounds (US $27,300) at auction. Tim Pearson...
Rare Islamic ewer expected to fetch over $5 million Yahoo! News Wed Sep 10, 2008 “LONDON (Reuters Life!) – A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, will be offered for auction next month at Christie’s...
British man’s ‘shoebox’ treasure sells for 98,000 dollars Yahoo! News Thu Jun 5, 2008 “LONDON, June 5, 2008 (AFP) – An ancient gold cup mysteriously acquired by a British scrap metal dealer and kept in a shoe box for years by its...
Mesopotamian sculpture sells for record 57 million dollars Yahoo! News Wed Dec 5, 2007 “NEW YORK (AFP) – A tiny and extremely rare 5,000-year-old white limestone sculpture from ancient Mesopotamia sold for 57.2 million dollars in New York on Wednesday,...
130-year-old outhouses yield treasures Yahoo! News Tue Jul 17, 2007 “VENTURA, Calif. – The spot where a pair of outhouses stood 130 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover some...
Rare skeleton, jewels found in Bolivia pyramid Yahoo! News Wed May 2, 2007 “TIWANAKU, Bolivia (Reuters) – Archaeologists have uncovered the 1,300-year-old skeleton of a ruler or priest of the ancient Tiwanaku civilisation together with precious jewels...
A monster in the living room? Maybe so for winning bidder Tuesday, April 03, 2007 Roja Heydarpour THE NEW YORK TIMES “NEW YORK – The dinosaur skull was advertised as “perfect for a New York City apartment,” though with a starting bid of...
Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid Yahoo! News Mon Feb 19, 2007 “CAIRO, Egypt – A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt’s most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official...
Halifax’s buried treasure at the the Salters Gate development Archeologist: Artifacts found under new hotel detail history of city The ChronicleHerald.ca By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER Staff Reporter January 2, 2007 “The artifacts from under the ground of a new...
