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Book Review: "Wrigley Regulars"
3 September 2010, 9:41 am

Many times, I have been asked, "Why do you go to every single game?" or "What is it about the bleachers that you like so much?" or "Why do you sit out there when you could get a better seat closer up?" The answers to these questions are difficult to give, but now I can simply tell people who ask, "Go buy 'Wrigley Regulars', because it answers all ...

Rare Roman Lantern Found in UK Farmer's Field
3 September 2010, 5:31 am

LONDON .- An intact Roman lantern made of bronze, believed by experts to be the only one of its kind in Britain, has been unearthed in a field by a metal-detecting enthusiast.

Feasts at a Funeral
3 September 2010, 1:17 am

We know that the Romans, Greeks and Vikings did it, and today it's still an active part of occasions such as birthdays, weddings and anniversaries.

Garbage Anthropology
2 September 2010, 9:02 pm

The Believer has a fascinating interview with Robin Nagle, who is the New York City Department of Sanitation's anthropologist-in-residence. Nagle examines the dissonance around waste, and explores the culture of, and around garbage - and how it has changed society through time.

Harking back to times gone by
2 September 2010, 4:57 pm

THERE will be ghost stories, archaeology, period music and more at a Civil War day in Worcester.

Eleven jobs saved as arrangement with creditors approved
2 September 2010, 12:44 pm

Eleven jobs at a archaeological and historical consultation service provider have been preserved after the High Court gave its' approval to a scheme of arrangement with the firm's creditors.

Human bones discovered during work on city car park
2 September 2010, 8:43 am

Workers at the building beside tha Gorse Stacks car park covering up the Roman road.

UM Professor's Cave Diving Makes Nat Geo Cover
2 September 2010, 4:33 am

Only a few have dared to venture into the dangerous Bahamas Blue Holes. Dr. Kenny Broad is one of them.

Chattooga High graduate leading archaeological study of Civil War POW camp
2 September 2010, 12:18 am

By the time he was a student at Chattooga High School in Summerville, Kevin Chapman knew he wanted to be an archaeologist.

Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple
1 September 2010, 8:03 pm

Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday.