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- Hyderabad's history could date back to 500 BC
The department of archaeology and museums has discovered an Iron Age site studded with megalithic burials near Ramoji Film City in Hayatnagar on the outskirts of the city. The archaeologists also discovered implements of the New Stone Age.
"These findings date back to 500 BC, which shows that the history of the city and environs goes much beyond Kakatiya and Qutb Shahi periods and even go back to the Neolithic period," said archaeology and museum director P. Chenna Reddy.
He said the Iron Age site has Cairn Circles, also called megalithic burials. "The burial site also yielded iron implements and pottery reflecting the material culture of the Iron Age people," Reddy said.
The burial spot was on a five-acre private land near the entrance of Ramoji Film City, just off the Hyderabad-Vijaywada highway.
The department has sought permission from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for excavation. The work is likely to begin in November this year.
"The excavations will continue. We need systematic archaeological excavations to evaluate the details of these burial sites," he said.
The department is also taking the initiative to protect such sites before real estate eats into them.
"The citizens also need to be be made aware of such findings as they do not know their historical significance. If they are told in advance, they can report it to the department and not damage them," Reddy said.
The new discoveries add to a number of Iron Age sites found in Hyderabad and its surrounding areas over the last few decades. Similar burials were discovered at Moulaali, Hashmathpet, Kothaguda Botanical Gardens and in the Hyderabad Central University campus near Lingampalli.
The site at Moulali was excavated by the then department of archaeology of Hyderabad State in 1935, while the one at Hashmatpet was unearthed and studied by the Birla Archaeology and Cultural Research Institute in 1978.
Seabed archaeology goes virtual
Science reporter, BBC News, Liverpool
People will soon be able to operate their own virtual submersibles to explore hidden treasures at deep underwater archaeological sites.
Shipwrecks and their priceless cargoes remain under threat from erosion, deep-sea trawling activity and looting.
The Venus project team has generated 3D digital records of underwater European shipwrecks that can act as a permanent record of these sites.
The simulator is being unveiled at the BA Science Festival in Liverpool.
The Venus (Virtual Exploration of Underwater Sites) consortium has drawn on expertise from a wide range of disciplines - including computer science.
The simulation has already recreated two European shipwrecks, including Pianosa in Italy where amphorae - ancient ceramic vases - were found.
Traditionally, archaeologists would prepare detailed hand-drawn sketches of such sites.
Over the past three years, the Venus project team has developed an advanced system to acquire accurate and detailed 3D maps of precious artefacts that lie on the seabed at various depths below the surface.
Multi-beam sonar is used to locate the exact position of the artefacts, and high-resolution photographic data is collected by divers or remotely-operated unmanned vehicles.
Archaeologists will be able to extract statistical information from the data and determine where they are most likely to find cargo.
The general public will be able to use the simulator simply to explore the deep.
The simulator will go on display at the Deep Aquarium in Hull, and the software will also be accessible online.
"Members of public can experience the actual dive process - from coming off the vessel and piloting a submarine down to an accurate model of the seabed," said Dr Paul Chapman from the University of Hull.
"Presenting Venus is this way allows us to capture the imagination of the general public in a way that could not be achieved using traditional methods of dissemination," he added.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5992858.html
Dig ancient artifacts? Here's a place for you
Hill Country landowner allows visitors to excavate
By CALEB CHAPMAN
Kerrville Daily Times
Sept. 9, 2008, 10:45PM
COMFORT ? There are treasures waiting to be found just west of Comfort.
With money and a little work, people can dig for archaeological finds on private property.
Randy's Dig, a 13-acre tract of land has been around since 2002, and owner Randy Brown said during a typical week about 20 diggers visit his property. Eighteen people were out there on Sunday alone.
Folks from Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arizona, all over Texas and even Connecticut have made the trek in search of ancient tools.
"There's something magical about finding artifacts that haven't been touched in thousands of years," Brown said. "While we have a lot of arrowheads out here, that's not all there is. There are many different types of tools that have a story behind them."
Ancient tools
Brown, a former factory-trained Volkswagen and Audi mechanic from San Antonio, said he first saw the land more than two decades ago.
"When I was still in the auto repair business, I was always asking family and friends if they knew of any property for sale in the Hill Country," he said. "I first saw this property in 1982 and knew then that it had potential."
Brown purchased the property in 1996 and first dug up artifacts with friends before opening it to the public.
"It turned out to be a good real estate investment," he said.
Most of the artifacts found at Randy's Dig date back from about 8000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.
"I think the ancients lived here because it really was the perfect place," Brown said. "There are two creeks running through here, and 80 percent of the perimeter is surrounded with running water."
Despite the age of artifacts found there, don't expect to get rich with your find.
"Most people who come out here are collectors and just collect to collect," Brown said. "It's not a money thing."
He said most finds are worth anywhere from $5 to $200. Some pieces have sold for $1,000 to $1,500, but he said those are rare and exceptional.
Brown said he first became interested in archaeology when he was a kid.
"I would have gotten an archaeology degree, but when it was time for college I was getting ready to be drafted," he said. "So I joined the Air Force."
Appreciation for history
During his time in the military, however, he was able to see history around the world. Brown said he was stationed in England for some time where he was able to take in such sites as Stonehenge. His military travels also took him to Greece and Italy.
Brown said he also has done a lot of traveling around Mexico, visiting the Aztec and Mayan ruins.
"My interest in archaeology isn't exclusive to Texas," he said.
For any critics, Brown said that he isn't disturbing anything that hasn't already been disturbed. Professional archaeologists, including Dirt Brothers and the South Texas Archaeological Society, have studied his property and determined that there are no Paleolithic relics on the site.
There is one more dig site on Brown's property that he will open up, but after that, he said, he is looking to turn the land into an RV park. Currently, he is looking for other landowners who would be interested in him running digs for them on their properties.
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9Edzy6vaivYvgvRyHADYTwf_bSAD934DTNO0
Washington state tries 4-day week to save money
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) ? Feeling the pinch of soaring energy costs, and with a projected budget deficit on the horizon, Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked a few hundred state employees to start working four-day weeks ? an admitted "experiment" suggested by the workers themselves.
Gregoire said Wednesday officials would meet next week to work out how they'll implement the planned four 10-hour days, including decisions on how long the pilot project should run.
The Monday-Thursday work week will be tried for everyone at two small agencies: the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. Seven other agencies will try the four-day week at selected offices, Gregoire said in a statement.
She also asked all agencies to implement a list of smaller energy-saving steps, such as more carpooling, more aggressive recycling and use of more efficient appliances.
Last month, Gregoire announced a freeze on hiring, out-of-state travel, service contracts and new equipment purchases for agencies under her control. She also told officials to cut gas consumption by 5 percent below 2007 levels, and suggested agencies headed by separate officials take the same steps.
"All of our residents are feeling the pinch caused by rising energy prices," Gregoire said in a statement Wednesday. "Reducing energy use is good for our environment and good for our budget."
The Democratic governor's opponent in the fall election, Republican former state Sen. Dino Rossi, panned the idea as too little, too late. Shortening the work week for a few agencies is "more about making headlines than actually coming up with effective cost savings," Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait said.
Gregoire said the shorter work week was the top suggestion from state workers asked last month for ideas to help conserve energy. She said the four-day week could eventually involve about 650 state workers who use about 260,000 square feet of building space.
Gregoire said the plan could help save money by cutting electric consumption and janitorial costs at the offices, and could have side benefits for the environment and traffic congestion by keeping some commuters off the roads.
Although affected workers will be getting a three-day weekend, Gregoire said the plan actually could help customer service by leaving state offices open two hours longer on the days they are staffed.
- Governor's letter on four-day work week: http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/20080910_letter.pdf
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http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/10/stories/2008091058090100.htm
Iron Age burial site discovered
K. Venkateshwarlu
HYDERABAD: The State Department of Archaeology and Museums has stumbled upon a significant Iron Age burial site at Kethepalli near Ramoji Film City, that could push back the historicity of Hyderabad and surrounding areas to 500 BC.
P. Chenna Reddy, Director of Archaeology and Museums, who led a team of archaeologists told The Hindu that they found the site studded with cairn circles recently. When excavated, there was a possibility of recovering skeletal remains, black and red ware and iron implements typifying the Iron Age, also referred to as megalithic burials.
?The discovery of such archaeological evidences shows that the history of the city and environs goes much beyond Kakatiya and Qutb Shahi periods,? Prof. Reddy said. The burial spot was on a five-acre patta land in Sy. No.124, in the possession of B. Mallaiah of the same village in Hayathnagar mandal of Ranga Reddy district, just off the Hyderabad- Vijaywada highway. On the face of it, the site was datable to 500 B.C, but unless systematic excavations were carried out, further details would not be known, he added.
Similar burials
In a way, the latest archaeological find adds to the discovery of similar burials at Moulali, Hashmathpet (Boewenpalli), Kothaguda and Hyderabad Central University campus near Lingampalli.
The burials at Moulali were excavated by the then Department of Archaeology of the Nizam?s Dominion in 1935 and the ones at Hashmathpet were opened and studied by the Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute in 1978. Both the places yielded iron implements and pottery reflecting the material culture of the Iron Age people. After the Department of Archaeology and Museums revived opening of the burials at Hashmathpet and Hyderabad Central University campus during 2001 and 2002, valuable artefacts including iron implements, human bones and pottery were recovered.
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http://www.thecharter.ca/index.cfm?sid=169288&sc=312
Funding provided to continue Placentia?s archaeology project
The Placentia Archaeology Project will see an additional $14,500 from the provincial government to develop a marketing strategy.
Innovation, Trade and Rural Development Minister Trevor Taylor made the announcement Friday past.
?The Placentia area attracts more than 40,000 visitors annually for a variety of cultural events that impact the retail and service sectors and provide increased opportunities for business growth. The Placentia Archaeology Initiative plays an important role in the local tourism market and we anticipate its success continuing in the future,? said Mr. Taylor.
In 2007, the Fort Louis-Jerseyside excavations uncovered information on buildings, personal artifacts and families that lived in the area from 1662-1713.
Placentia-St. Mary?s MHA Felix Collins said he was pleased with the funding.
?The Placentia Archaeology Initiative is a very exciting development and is already adding tremendously to Placentia?s tourism potential,? he stated.
Placentia has developed trails, green space, a new town hall and has encouraged compliance with heritage development principles among businesses and residents to maintain the town?s historic reputation, the press release from the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development stated.
?From 1662 to 1713 Placentia was the centre for French business affairs in Newfoundland which has proved a strong attraction for many visitors,? said town managed Ed O?Keefe. ?Our history has also been influenced by Spain, Portugal, France, Ireland, England, Jamaica and the United States which provides us with cultural resources, artifacts and archaeological sites that are of interest to international visitors.?
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http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/5841
September 11, 2008
Kadist Art Foundation
Archaeology of Longing
(Archéologie de la Chine)
September 19 - November 9, 2008
With a title drawn from a short story by Susan Sontag, Archaeology of Longing is an exhibition bringing together a number of artworks, artifacts, and common objects. It begins as an investigation into disenchantment, soon digressing through the historical flatlands of interpretation and substitution. Far from melancholic, and closer to what can be described as politically intimate, the exhibition is an inventory of that journey.
Archaeology of Longing includes artwork by Alejandro Cesarco, Luca Frei, Emma Hedditch, Bethan Huws, Fabio Kacero, Rober Racine, Kay Rosen, Kateřina ?edá, Joe Scanlan and Lisa Tan; artifacts and objects on loan by several contributors, including Tania Bruguera and Archives Erik Satie; and exhibition furniture designed by Tomás Alonso.
A series of events will take place as part of the exhibition. On the evening of September 18th, Luca Frei makes a reading of his book The so-called utopia of the centre beaubourg - An interprétation, and Emma Hedditch performs a new work at the Musée de Montmartre in Paris. On the night of November 1st, Lars Svendsen gives a lecture on his Philosophy of Boredom at Kadist Art Foundation.
A collection of findings uncovered during the archaeology of longing is also available as a publication titled 84 handkerchiefs, an umbrella and some books.
Curated by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, in residence at Kadist Art Foundation, a private foundation in Paris, France. Initiated in 2001, Kadist is dedicated to promoting contemporary art through the constitution of an art collection, and the organization of exhibitions and residencies in its space in Paris.
Kadist Art Foundation
19 bis - 21 rue des Trois Frères, 75018 Paris, France
Gallery Hours: Thursdays-Sundays, 2-7pm
http://www.kadist.org | http://www.sideshows.org
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http://www.isgtw.org/?pid=1001309
Announcement - Cyberinfrastructures and Archaeology, Tuscany, Italy, 16-17 Oct
The First Workshop on Cyberinfrastructures and Archaeology will be held on October 16th-17th , 2008 in San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy, at the Conservatorio Chiara College of Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.
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