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Today, my top three headlines examine Bali, the Battle of Hastings and ask whether you could beat up a Neanderthal? :

 

1) Workers discover remains of ancient Hindu temple on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/workers-discover-remains-of-ancient-hindu-temple-on-indonesias-resort-island-of-bali/2012/10/26/84940470-1f33-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html

 

2) Are bodies of 10,000 lost warriors from Battle of Hastings buried in this field? :

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archaeology/9632922/Are-bodies-of-10000-lost-warriors-from-Battle-of-Hastings-buried-in-this-field.html

 

3) Could You Beat Up a Neanderthal? :

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/10/neanderthal_vs_homo_sapiens_who_would_win_in_a_fight.html

 

Archaeologists find burnt stucco floor related to astronomical event 1,350 years ago:

 

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=58512#.UIo0v2_A-um

 

The DNA of Aztec conquest:

 

http://www.nature.com/news/the-dna-of-aztec-conquest-1.11649

 

‘Oldest Mayan tomb’ found in Guatemala’s Retalhuleu:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20091121

 

Archaeology class excavates Quiet Green:

 

http://www.browndailyherald.com/archaeology-class-excavates-quiet-green-1.2784424#.UIo02W_A-uk

 

Tel Aviv U. to conduct archaeological digs with right wing group in East Jerusalem:

 

http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/news/jerusalem/5523-tel-aviv-u-to-conduct-archaeological-digs-with-right-wing-group-in-east-jerusalem.html?change_direction=1

 

Earthwatch Adventures: Archaeology in New Mexico’s Valles Caldera:

 

http://www.retirementlifematters.com/get-involved/earthwatch-adventures-archeology-mexicos-valles-caldera/

 

Tomb of King who Founded Mayan Civilisation Discovered in Guatemala:

 

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/398528/20121026/mayan-oldest-tomb-kutz-chman-guatemala-maya.htm

 

Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover’s Bust Among Trove of Roman Art:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/penis-shaped-bone-lovers-bust-among-trove-roman-140347860.html

 

Most Ancient Pottery Prehistoric Figurine of the Iberian Peninsula Found in Begues:

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026084641.htm

 

Possible Key Human Ancestor was Both Upright Walker and Tree Climber:

 

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/possible-key-human-ancestor-was-both-upright-walker-and-tree-climber

 

Bronze Age Golden Cup Unearthed in Italy:

 

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/bronze-age-golden-cup-unearthed-in-italy

 

Riches found in ancient Mayan tomb in Guatemala:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20099872

 

Looters strip Bulgaria of ancient treasures:

 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49569494/Looters_strip_Bulgaria_of_ancient_treasures

 

Two men find 19th-century shipwreck in lake near Oswego:

 

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121024/NEWS01/310240046/1168/RSS?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

 

 

 

 

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