Archaeology

3D modelling gets the measure of stone axes (New Scientist)

4 Jul 2008

Archaeology is set to become more precise by using imaging software to get objective measurements of artefacts like stone axes (full text available to subscribers)

Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

4 Jul 2008

Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. The marble block roughly 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and 1 1/2 feet (half a meter) wide contains an engraving of a bearded man kneeling in prayer and several lines of cuneiform writing. Iraq's minister of tourism and archaeology, Mohammed Abbas al-Auraibi, told a news conference Thursday ...

Getting the facts straight on Antiques, Treasures Trove Act (Borneo Bulletin)

4 Jul 2008

Senior Archaeology Research Assistant Awg Hanapi speaking at the event. - LIZA MOHD Under the Antiquities and Treasure Trove Act implemented in 1967, members of the public who discover archaeological remains and fail to surrender it to the Museums Department can face a fine of up to $3,000 or one year imprisonment or both.