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Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins
The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.
The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off R.I.
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.Air Force One tapes shed light on JFK death aftermath
The U.S National Archives has released long-lost audio recordings of conversations that happened on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington, D.C., following the assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was president.
The U.S National Archives has released long-lost audio recordings of conversations that happened on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington, D.C., following the assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was president.Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
Maple Leaf Gardens time capsule offers peek at 1931
A time capsule buried at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931 and revealed on Thursday contains an NHL rule book, a municipal code, financial information on the team and a tiny carved ivory elephant of mysterious origin.'The Ship That Would Not Die' returning to U.S.
"The Ship That Would Not Die" has returned to its South Carolina home.
"The Ship That Would Not Die" has returned to its South Carolina home. Historic flag of War of 1812 flies again
The Tecumseh Flag, said to have covered the dead Chief Tecumseh in 1812, will be unveiled in Windsor in February and remain on display until January 2013. 190 million-year-old dinosaur nesting site found
A Canadian-led team of international researchers has unearthed the 190-million-year-old nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus — predating previously known nesting grounds by 100 million years — at an excavation site in South Africa.Ancient Peruvians snacked on popcorn 7,000 years ago
Peruvians were snacking on popcorn nearly 7,000 years ago, according to a recent paper co-authored by Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno.
Peruvians were snacking on popcorn nearly 7,000 years ago, according to a recent paper co-authored by Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno.Rare woman's tomb found in Egyptian Valley of the Kings
In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday.
In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday. Canada's first licensed airfield celebrates 85th year
Canada's first licensed airfield, located in Edmonton City Centre, is celebrating its 85th anniversary this weekend. Halifax hopes to mark Titanic anniversary in big way
The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will be marked in 2012, and a group in Halifax says the city should play a large role in the commemoration.Archaeologists discover ancient clay seal in Jerusalem
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday.
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday. Restoring history: The Sexsmith District Historical Society will restore one grain elevator
The Town of Sexsmith is backing the Sexsmith and District Historical Society for funding associated with restoring the most prominent grain... Canada's bicentennial to honour 'forgotten war'
Canada is poised to use its bicentennial anniversary to honour vets who served in the War of 1812, often called the nation's "forgotten war."Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat
After 70 years buried in peat could the unearthed machine guns from a downed fighter still be made to fire?
After 70 years buried in peat could the unearthed machine guns from a downed fighter still be made to fire? Should Ottawa make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday?
With 100th anniversary of First World Ware approaching, opposition parties think it’s time to give veterans more recognition Early Quebec settlers give insight into human expansion
A study of genealogical history going back to some of Quebec's earliest settlers is providing a tantalizing clue about how human populations expanded to cover the globe over the last 50,000 years. Local dino bonebeds feature of ABC show
The dinosaur bones of Pipestone Creek will be the stars of the show when ABC's Born to Explore airs Saturday, displaying some of the most... Time to kill the beaver? Senator pitches polar bear as national emblem
Harper appointee suggests Canada has had enough of furry rodentShip from failed Mongol invasion found off Japan
The wreck of a ship thought to have taken part in a failed Mongol invasion in the 13th Century has been found off Japan, experts say.
The wreck of a ship thought to have taken part in a failed Mongol invasion in the 13th Century has been found off Japan, experts say.Sir Francis Drake's body 'close to being found off Panama'
The owner of an US pirate museum claims to be close to finding the remains of Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan sailor, off the coast of Panama.
The owner of an US pirate museum claims to be close to finding the remains of Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan sailor, off the coast of Panama.Blackbeard's cannon salvaged from ship
Researchers have raised a 900-kilogram cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years.
Researchers have raised a 900-kilogram cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years. WWI soldier's remains to be buried in France
The remains of a Canadian soldier killed during the First World War and missing for nearly a century will find a final resting place during a military ceremony in France on Tuesday.Archaeologists unearth ancient Viking boat burial site
LONDON — Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, axe, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula -- one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain.
LONDON — Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, axe, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula -- one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain. Last remaining CP steamship coming home to Canada
The SS Keewatin, the last surviving Canadian Pacific steamship in the world, is coming home to Canada, more than 100 years after it was launched in 1907 at the height of the Edwardian era.From an Irish bog, a Spitfire with a tale to tell
One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Irela
One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Irela New dino species uncovered
It only took 22 years, but a duck-billed dinosaur discovered in the Peace Country has been declared a new species, it was announced Monday. Cornwall marks Remembrance Day Sunday
A 91-year-old Remembrance Day tradition continued this weekend in Cornwall, P.E.I. The town is holding its Remembrance Day ceremony this Sunday at the cenotaph next to the Trans-Canada Highway.Australian Aboriginals led the way out of Africa
Aboriginal Australians may be descendants of the very first people to leave Africa more than 60,000 years ago, DNA evidence suggests.
Aboriginal Australians may be descendants of the very first people to leave Africa more than 60,000 years ago, DNA evidence suggests. Archeologists dig up mansion to reveal Halifax's royal roots
Remains of 19th century residence that played host to future monarchs discovered beneath parking lot where city’s new library will be built 4,500-year-old bones returned to B.C. First Nation
NAMU, B.C. — The ancient remains of 142 members of a First Nation have been repatriated in a B.C. grave, decades after being dug up by curious archaeologists. Divers find Northwest Passage discovery artifacts
A musket and other artifacts from HMS Investigator, the ship abandoned in the Canadian Arctic in 1854 during the hunt for Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition, have been recovered by divers. The ship is credited with discovering the Northwest Passage. Franklin ships remain unfound
Archeologists in the Arctic hoping to find Sir John Franklin's long-lost ships neared the end of their latest search Friday with no shipwreck in sight.Neanderthal sex boosted immunity in modern humans
Sexual relations between ancient humans and their evolutionary cousins are critical for our modern immune systems, researchers report in Science journal.
Sexual relations between ancient humans and their evolutionary cousins are critical for our modern immune systems, researchers report in Science journal.'Oldest' fossils reveal life 3.4 billion years ago
The preserved cell walls of bacteria that lived in oceans without oxygen 3.4 billion years ago are believed to be the oldest fossils ever found, Australian and British scientists claim.
The preserved cell walls of bacteria that lived in oceans without oxygen 3.4 billion years ago are believed to be the oldest fossils ever found, Australian and British scientists claim.Baby mammoth remains found in Arctic
MOSCOW - A reindeer herder in Russia’s Arctic has stumbled on the pre-historic remains of a baby woolly mammoth poking out of the permafrost, local officials said on Friday.
MOSCOW - A reindeer herder in Russia’s Arctic has stumbled on the pre-historic remains of a baby woolly mammoth poking out of the permafrost, local officials said on Friday. Researchers hope to solve Arctic riddle ? Franklin?s lost ships
Beginning Sunday, near the oddly named Royal Geographical Society Islands in western Nunavut, a Parks Canada-led team of researchers will begin trying — yet again — to unravel the ultimate Arctic mystery: the whereabouts of the lost ships of the ill-fated 300-year-old gold coin found in Nfld.
A 300 year-old Portuguese coin has been found at an archaeological dig site in eastern Newfoundland.Iron Age road link to Iceni tribe
A suspected Iron Age road, made of timber and preserved in peat for 2,000 years, has been uncovered by archaeologists in East Anglia.
A suspected Iron Age road, made of timber and preserved in peat for 2,000 years, has been uncovered by archaeologists in East Anglia.Did Butch Cassidy survive? Text resurrects debate
Did Butch Cassidy, the notorious Old West outlaw who most historians believe perished in a 1908 shootout in Bolivia, actually survive that battle and live to old age, peacefully and anonymously, in Washington state?
Did Butch Cassidy, the notorious Old West outlaw who most historians believe perished in a 1908 shootout in Bolivia, actually survive that battle and live to old age, peacefully and anonymously, in Washington state?Germany marks 50 years since rise of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall's construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city's mayor said Saturday as a united Germany commemorated the bitter anniversary.
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The Berlin Wall's construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city's mayor said Saturday as a united Germany commemorated the bitter anniversary. U of T archeologists find 3,000-year-old stone lion
TORONTO — Archeologists with a University of Toronto project in Turkey are chuffed about a recent find -- a 3,000-year-old lion in full roar. Dig resurrects history of Manitoba's Nazi PoW campHistory | 415 hits | 8:19 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Nazi prisoners of war who spent much of the Second World War in a Manitoba logging camp purchased mail-order items from the Eaton's catalogue, kept themselves impeccably groomed and even staged "temporary" escapes into the nearby countryside.Back to Canada News
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