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Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 1-24-14
If you missed anything from the ASOR Facebook or Twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section!
- Bosnia opens The Gazi Husrev-beg library housing ancient Islamic manuscripts
- A Workshop on Digital Tools examining the use and potential of digital technologies in the research of art history, archaeology, and conservation will stream live on February 1st.
- Digital Domains conference at Dartmouth College, scheduled for March 20 – 22, 2014.
- Byzantine lady’s face revealed, given name of Maria
- Poles discovered an over 8 thousand years old grain storage in Turkey
- Papyrus, parchment and paper trails
- Bones Found in Scotland Recall 19th Century Serial Killers
- Ruins in Arizona May Be ‘Lost’ Jesuit Mission
- Carmel cavemen used plants in rituals 13,000 years ago, archaeologists find
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