The Find
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Originally published | 2010 |
Authors | Kathy Page |
Genres | Fiction |
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ID | 2927103 |
About The Find
Anna Silowski, highly educated, driven and successful, works as a curator in a prestigious palaeontological museum; Scott Macleod dropped out of school, has a confused relationship with his Native roots, and an alcoholic father in tow. . . .
'Remarkable' 1,400-year-old possible temple found near Sutton Hoo
... Suffolk County Council said The Find was made at Rendlesham, in Suffolk as part of an archaeology project...
King Stephen medieval penny hoard found near Wymondham
... The Find is made up of two pennies, three cut halfpennies and two cut quarters of pennies from Stephen s reign, as well as two cut quarters of short cross pennies from Henry II and Henry III s reigns...
Coin hoard could be linked to 1692's Glencoe Massacre
... Lucy Ankers was on her first dig when she made The Find...
Roman coins find in Buckinghamshire declared treasure
... The Find joins more than 6,000 roman coins the British Museum has recorded as being found in Buckinghamshire...
'Old bucket' turns out to be 'excessively rare' Anglo-Saxon bowl
... Mr Ulliott said The Find was " really exciting" adding he had previously only found " the odd Roman and medieval coin"...
Peru: Priest of Pacopampa exhumed after 3,000 years
... They described The Find as important...
Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze
... The teenager s dad, Jason, said his son was " over the moon" with The Find and knew the second he saw it " it was something"...
Virginia Woolf: Personal copy of debut novel resurfaces
... Scholars say The Find is " remarkable" and could provide insight into the English author s mental health and writing process...
Peru: Priest of Pacopampa exhumed after 3,000 years
By Robert PlummerBBC News
A tomb which had lain undisturbed for 3,000 years has been unearthed during excavations in northern Peru, authorities say.
The occupant of The Grave was dubbed The Priest of Pacopampa by archaeologists after the highland area where it was found.
Researchers dug through six layers of ash mixed with Black Earth to reach his skeleton, which was accompanied by two seals and other sacred offerings.
They described The Find as important.
The seals indicated The Presence of ancient ritual body paint used for people of elite status, Peru's culture ministry said in a statement.
Project leader Yuji Seki told Reuters news agency that the large size of The Tomb , nearly 2m (2. 2 yards) in diameter and 1m deep, was " very peculiar, " as was The Position of The Body lying Face Down with one half of his body extended and feet crossed.
" I think This Was a leader in his time, " he added.
" The Find is extremely important because he is one of The First priests to begin to control the temples in the country's northern Andes, " Mr Seki told AFP news agency.
The Pacopampa site, 2,500m above Sea Level , includes nine monumental ceremonial buildings of carved and polished stone.
They are estimated to date from about 700 to 600 years BC.
The excavation is a joint endeavour involving archaeologists from the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan and from Peru's National University of San Marcos .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com