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Today is an Archaeoscoop special examining the news that, after months of speculation, there’re no Spitfires in Burma:
No Spitfires in Burma:
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21074699
Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9810503/There-are-no-buried-Spitfires-arch…
Times: ‘Farce’ :http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article3661318.ece
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WW2 Lard washes up on beach at Angus nature reserve:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21079285
New Online Israel Archaeology Archive:http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/164256#.UPlDyieEySp
Correction: Egypt-encroaching on Antiquities story:
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/world/ci_22383848/correction-egypt-encroachi…
Archaeologists in West Bromwich find grave robbing evidence:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-21044770
Healing Crystals from Panama’s First Shaman:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=42371#.UPlDtSeEySr
Richard III due a re-appraisal, says man linked to skeleton under car park:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9774024/Ric…
Roman man’s face finally revealed at Caerleon museum:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21009520
Letter Boxes: The red heart of the British Streetscape:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21057160
Surrey withdraws £5million offer to Runnymede Magna Carta plan:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-21046151
Richard III hunters ready to hunt for buried Spitfires in Birmingham:
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/richard-iii-hunters-set-to-hu…
Mendip Hills team gets conservation cash boost:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-21059670
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archaeology spitfires Burma Myanmar david cundall excavation news negative result second world war WW2 Egypt encroaching West Bromwich lard grave robbing Panama healing crystals Richard III re-appraisal Caerleon Roman face red Britain post box Runnymede Magnat catra Mendip Hills
