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** Norwegians Find Sunken WWII Warship
The wreck of the German battleship Scharnhorst has been found in arctic
waters more than a half-century after it was sunk by Allied warships in
World War II
** Lennon's piano heads to auction
Steinway has authenticated the piano (serial no. 417139) as Lennon's, and
Owen believes it will be the most expensive piece of pop memorabilia ever to
appear at auction
** At home with the mummies' mummy
"She was a very poorly lady," says Dr David, whose twilight world of
preserved relics and corpses is dedicated to the painstaking detective work
that has brought Egyptians like Asru close to the eternal life they sought
through mummification
** On the track of buried treasure
George Braseros is certain there is gold buried in the jungles of Mindanao
** Tragedy At Pith-la-choc-co
87 canoes were flagged by archaeologists there -- roughly one-fourth of all
ancient canoes ever found to date in North America
** £50,000 reward for four-inch silver figurine
When Danny Lambert found a small metal figurine during a routine day out
metal detecting in Hertfordshire, he simply added it to his collection of
Roman coins and buckles and forgot about it
** New Phar Lap death revelation
Not only did the Americans win all Australia's gold medals, it now seems
certain that they did not kill Phar Lap
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** Parishioners horrified at nude sculpture
Worshippers at a 10th century church are asking the vicar to spare their
blushes by removing a statue of a naked woman
** Oral History Project on Charlotte Trolley Begins
"Along The Line," will consist of a short video film and subsequent
publication to be sold by Charlotte Trolley, Inc.
** This Week's Feature Museum Download - FotoArchive
In the Museum Resources section of the webzine we feature free software made
by a scholar of the humanities for the benefit of the world community of
archaeologists, historians, and historians of art who use digital images in
teaching and research
** Williamsburg's Annual Holiday Exhibit to Feature Antique Toys
This year's annual holiday exhibition at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk
Art Museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, will feature a selection of
highlights from the museum's 19th- and early 20th-century toy collection
** Having a Second Cup of Museum Cappuccino?
Did that hunk of cherry cheesecake really blow your diet? How many extra
miles do you now have to run? Forget the guesswork The dessert wizard
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** Archaeologists Discover First Known Illyrian Sanctuary
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces that a team of international
archaeologists co- directed by Dr. Tim Kaiser, ROM Research Associate, has
discovered a hidden cave in Croatia, containing the undisturbed remains of
an ancient Illyrian cult sanctuary dating from the 1st millennium B.C
** Turkish treasures saved for the ages
It was a race against time and water at the ancient city of Zeugma - and
archaeologists say they won. PLUS VIDEO
** Smithsonian Creates On-line Inventory of Its Outdoor Sculpture
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has completed the first stage of its
ongoing ``Save Outdoor Sculpture!'' project with the creation of the most
comprehensive database of American sculpture available to the public
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** Library of Congress To Get $60M
The Library of Congress will receive a $60 million donation, the largest
single gift in the institution's 200-year-history, from billionaire John
Kluge
** Historical society hesitates to accept bequest
The Goodrich/Atlas Historical Society is hesitating to accept the largest
donation in its history - an estimated $245,600 to $265,600 - because of
concerns it could become a liability
** Phallic stone found in ancient cave
Archaeologists have found a startling phallic stalagmite that appears to
have been the focus of an ancient fertility cult in what is now Croatia.
** Deed Signed by Peter Stuyvesant in 1654 Brings $13,800 at Sale
A deed for a block of land in lower Manhattan signed by Peter Stuyvesant in
New Amsterdam in 1654, sold for $13,800 at Swann Auction Galleries' sale of
New York memorabilia
** Debate over dino 'heart' gets blood pumping
A study on the first discovery of a fossilized dinosaur heart, widely
reported last spring in newspapers and on television, is under attack over
the heart's true identity and a scientific journal's acceptance of the
disputed fossil evidence
** "Managing Cultural Organizations: Skills for Effective Leadership"
November 27 to December 2, 2000
** CAC 27th Annual Conference and Workshop
** IAA Professional Development Workshops Evaluating Interpretation: A
Hands-On Workshop
Monday 13 and Tuesday 14th November 2000, Adelaide, Australia
** Managing a Healthy Collection Sydney
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