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Caveman campsite, tools uncovered by construction of U.S. Embassy in London
While monitoring the construction of the new U.S. Embassy in London, archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric campsite. Estimating that the site is 11,750 years old, archaeologists with the Museum of London Archaeology discovered several patches of charred ground from campfires, animal bones, fish traps and stone tools, according to a report from LiveScience. The oldest artifact […]
June 5, 2014
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Hotel construction unearths beer mugs, liquor bottles and a bar dating back to before the Revolutionary War
Archaeologists are excavating the construction site of a 22-story hotel on The Bowery in New York City, which has been occupied since the 1740s, in order to preserve any history that may be hiding in the soil. And recently they made a big discovery. According to a report from DNAInfo New York, Chrysalis Archaeology discovered hundreds […]
May 14, 2014
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PHOTOS: Construction workers unearth E.T. in the New Mexico Desert
[imagebrowser id=68] A long-standing legend was confirmed at last over the weekend when a crew of construction workers finally dug deep enough to uncover the remains of “E.T” in a New Mexico desert landfill. Remains of the video game, that is. In 1983 famed video game maker Atari acquired the rights to make the official […]
April 28, 2014
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PHOTOS: Construction crew discovers ancient graveyard of whales, sloths and fish killed by algae
[imagebrowser id=44] Scientists have solved the mystery surrounding a mass graveyard of ancient sea life discovered by a Chilean highway construction crew more than three years ago. During the widening of the Pan-American Highway in northern Chile, road workers uncovered more than 40 fossilized skeletons preserved in sandstone. Most of the skeletons were that of baleen […]
March 18, 2014
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San Francisco construction crew adds human skeleton to unique collection of finds at Transbay Transit site
A construction crew in San Francisco is slowly amassing a small museum of the city’s history. While building the $1.9 billion Transbay Transit Center, described as a “Grand Central Station of the West,” workers with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority have found several interesting items that represent various periods of the city’s past, according to […]
February 27, 2014
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Construction crew unearths rare, pre-Civil War sword in Arkansas
While doing excavation work for a new parking deck in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, a construction crew unearthed a sword that predates the Civil War. The Clark Construction crew turned the sword over to the Historic Arkansas Museum. In an interview with KATV, the museum’s chief curator, Swanee Burnett, said the museum is very excited […]
February 14, 2014
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Utility construction crew unearths 2,000-year-old skeletal remains in South Florida
While digging the trench for a water line installation a few weeks ago in Davie, Florida, a utility crew discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Tequesta Indian woman. Archaeologists in the area rarely find fully intact skeletons and are saying that this discovery may be the best preserved find in the last 40 years, according […]
January 15, 2014
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Construction crew rescues live deer from basement of house it’s building
Construction crews find all kinds of things on, and often underneath, the jobsite. Suffice it to say, it’s not often that it gives them a fight on its way out of the ground. But that’s exactly what happened when a crew composed of members from Tim Halbrook Builders and Steve Fischer Construction found a live, 9-point […]
November 11, 2013
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English quarry workers nearly processed this World War II rocket (PHOTO)
On Monday, Quarry workers discovered a World War II rocket at the Welcome Pit quarry in Burgh Castle, England, according to our sister site Aggregates Manager. The discovery of the rocket likely sent chills up the spines of the quarry workers who found it. The 2-foot-long rocket shell was found mixed in with material about […]
September 24, 2013
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