TAG: top 10 of 2011
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Features January/February 2012
Arab Spring Impacts Archaeology – Libya/Egypt/Tunisia/Syria
o discussion of the year 2011 can be complete without a reference to what's been termed Arab Spring. The political phenomenon has the potential to have an extraordinary impact on archaeology for years to come.
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Features January/February 2012
First Domesticated Dogs – Předmostí, Czech Republic
Researchers have, until recently, thought that dog domestication occurred about 14,000 years ago. In 2011, the case for it taking place much earlier received a boost from sites across Eurasia.
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Features January/February 2012
Neolithic Community Centers – Wadi Faynan, Jordan
The discovery of the remains of a 4,500-square-foot structure at the south Jordanian site of Wadi Faynan is helping redefine the purpose of architecture at the point in history when roving bands of hunter-gatherers transitioned to sedentary societies.
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Features January/February 2012
War Begets State – Lake Titicaca, Peru
ear the northern end of Lake Titicaca in Peru, a team led by Charles Stanish of the University of California, Los Angeles, found evidence that warfare may have been critical in the formation of early states.
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Features January/February 2012
Viking Boat Burial – Ardnamurchan, Scotland
A spectacular Viking boat burial was uncovered this year on the coast of Ardnamurchan, a remote region of western Scotland, the first such burial to be found on the British mainland.
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