A tomb to wonder at

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An excavation at Bodrum, Turkey, is providing new information about the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Many sketches of the monument have been based on a description given by Pliny, but ambiguities in the account have left many uncertainties. For example, excavators have established the exact dimensions of the base, which were incorrectly given by Pliny. The arrangement of sculptures on the monument is also being studied. Many of the sculptures were sent to the British Museum in the 19th century by Charles Newton, and their original placement on the tomb is difficult to determine.

History, Antiquities, Curiosities and wonders, Mausoleums, Bodrum, Turkey

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High-tech "digging": fifty years of technological innovations has revolutionized the practice of archaeology

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Modern archaeology has made significant advances in the second half of the twentieth century thanks to scientific and technological advances. Innovations such as DNA analysis, airborne remote sensing of sites, computer-generated mapping, pollen analysis, and radiocarbon dating have transformed archaeology from amateur status into a sophisticated discipline.

Innovations, Archaeology

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Raiding the tomb raiders

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Details of Italy's police division, Carabinieri's investigations that nabbed smugglers and dealers of stolen antiquities, are presented.

Italy, Legal issues & crime, Miscellaneous retail stores, not elsewhere classified, Art Dealers, Auctioneers, Art Dealers, Company legal issue, Investigations, Art thefts, Theft of relics, Italy. Army

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