Welcome to Archaeoscoop. In this series we bring you breaking news, headlines and interviews from the archaeological world.
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Child’s 2,000-year-old sock goes on display:
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Child-s-2-000-year-old-sock-goes-display/story-19806590-detail/story.html
Isis reaches gates of ancient Syrian city Palmyra, stoking fears of destruction :
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/14/isis-syria-palmyra-iraq