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Today my top three headlines examine ancient DNA, Egyptian artefacts and Iron age Britain!
1) DNA hints at African cousin to humans:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/342711/title/DNA_hints_at_African_…
2) Egyptian artifacts seized at international bridge in Laredo:
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=782264#.UBop6mGe6um
3) Silchester Iron Age finds reveal secrets of pre-Roman Britain:
https://archaeosoup.com/silchester-iron-age-finds-reveal-secrets-of-pre-roman-…
Video: Test flight over Peru ruins could revolutionize archaeological mapping:
http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/08/archaeological-mapping/
Pictures: “Important” Aztec Child Burials Found in Mexico City:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/pictures/120731-aztec-burials…
Israeli scholars claim possible evidence of Samson:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9438668/Israeli-s…
Interactive: the mysterious treasures of ancient Britain:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/interactive/2012/aug/01/1
Walsall heritage concerns follow three building fires:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-19077218
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