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10
Jul
2009
Dumping graves to sell the plots ranks pretty high on the soulless list  

1 hour ago by Ernie Smith

“I don't even know what to tell you about the heartbreaking stories that I've been hearing from people, crying hysterically that they're going through the burial for the second time today.” Cook County, Ill. Sheriff Tom Dart • On the effect the excavation of 300 grave sites (for the purpose of resel ...

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08
Jul
2009
A theme song for a Stone Age excavation  

1 day ago by Magnus Reuterdahl

Day 8 at the Skepplanda 32 excavation dealt a mixed hand; a bit of rain, a good deal of sun and some wind to top it off. It all started with horses though, two had escaped and was finding our excavation site a nice enough place (sorry no photos). Obviously not all that glimmer in the ground is from ...

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dig cancelled  

1 day ago by Holmes

It was susposed to be clear this afternoon but a big thunderstorm around 10:30 made the locality unworkable. We will start again as soon as it looks like we have a dry period. Sloth on, Holmes

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Festivals, Music and Underground Tunnels Fascinate Visitors to Slovenia  

1 day ago by Tracie

During the hot summer days, many towns in Slovenia offer surprising experiences below the surface of the earth. Wherever you are, you can visit karst caves of all sizes. Many towns have famous wine cellars, cool and inviting, and in some places you can even go down mine shafts (in Mežica you can eve ...

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getting a late start today  

1 day ago by David

Currently raining. 1/2″ last night shouldn’t pose a problem for the berm we built yesterday but it would be nice to have the ground dry out a little bit for walking around. Scattered lightning around us now too that has to move off before we go out. The forecast says all of this should be gone in a ...

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Okla. Couple Accused In Burial, Excavation Of Girl, 11  

1 day ago by Dinesh. R

OKLAHOMA CITY — A southern Oklahoma couple buried an 11-year-old girl, dug up her remains several times and moved the body from place to place for more than a year, according to arrest warrants issued Tuesday. Warrants for the arrest of Abel Wolf, 35, and Denise Wolf, 40, were issued by a Bryan Coun ...

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07
Jul
2009
Through the eye of the Geodimeter  

2 days ago by Magnus Reuterdahl

The excavation continues, though a lot of nice flints and some ceramics we’ve still haven’t found any traces of the settlement itself, no postholes, no cocking pits and no hearths. Well we’ve found one hearth but it’s probably Iron Age and not Stone Age though a C14 analysis will settle that at a la ...

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the dig is on  

2 days ago by David

Holmes and I are here in Shenandoah. We drove over last night from Iowa City with long-time MNH volunteer Aaron Last. Will be joined by dig-veterans Will Mott, Rob MacAfee and Lee McNair this AM. Despite an inch of rain on Saturday, the creek is still down and the forecast is good (chance of scatter ...

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06
Jul
2009
Astrobotic creates robot to win NASA Moon excavation competition  

3 days ago by alex.gutierrez

PITTSBURGH, PA – July 6, 2009 – Astrobotic Technology Inc. announced today that it has begun testing a robot designed to win a NASA competition for excavating simulated Moon dirt. The NASA Regolith Excavation Challenge, set for Oct. 17-18 at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, will awar ...

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Foundation May ‘09 Cont.  

3 days ago by vmezhvinsky

The nearly 14 feet tall portion of the foundation shown here is what will be the media room on the second floor. The concrete walls are well suited for sound insulation, making this space ideal for a home theater. In another picture, the backyard stairwell is being prepped for waterproofing and form ...

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