Eighth wonder of the world: a perilous journey through Pakistan's rugged mountains along a branch of the ancient Silk Road

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The Karakoram Highway, covering about 800 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Kashgar, China, has been considered the Eighth Wonder of the World. Evidence indicates that the highway's path reproduces part of the ancient Silk Road. Approximately 30,000 petroglyphs have been found along the highway between Taxila in Pakistan and the Chinese border. The petroglyphs date from 300 BC to the medieval era. At Ganesh, near Karimabad, inscriptions have been found in the early Indian alphabets Kharoshti and Brahmi, as well as in Sogdian, Tibetan, and Chinese. Taxila, near Islamabad, was once part of the Achaemenid empire and an early center of Buddhism.

Pakistan, Description and travel, Silk Road, Petroglyphs

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Challenge of the deep: an MIT conference assesses the new technology

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A conference on new technology in deep-sea archaeology was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Jan 1999. The new technology will vastly improve access to shipwrecks and other important sites that are deeper than 300 feet. New technology includes remotely operated vehicles, manned and unmanned submersibles, robotic lifting devices, and submersible pumps.

Usage, Innovations, Robotics, Submersibles, Underwater archaeology

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At Trowel's Edge: the challenge of field schools

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A field school in Menorca conducted surveys on excavation and analysis of artifacts. The excavations are integrated to the research program of the Museum of Menorca, which is studying the evolution of Talayotic settlements on the island from Final Bronze age to Roman times.

Spain, Excavation work, Excavating & Foundation Work, Excavation Contractors, Evaluation, Surveys, Excavation

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