A monumental feud

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Caral, an oldest city with complex of pyramids, circular plazas, staircases, and one of the largest in Peru covering 165 acres, is emerging as a focus of nasty disputes between scholars that threaten to dominate its significance. It is found that the site would be one of the most important archeological projects in Latin America, in future generations.

author: Atwood, Roger
Peru, Latin American literature, Latin American history, to 1500, Caral (Ancient city)

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Scots on the rocks

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The efforts made by a four member team Project STAC (Severe Terrain Archaeological Campaign) headed by Ian McHardy, an archaeologist and rope-access specialist, to study the historic details of sea stacks scattered around the coast of Lewis island, are discussed.

author: Ravilious, Kate
Management dynamics, Services information, Scotland, Methods, Management, Services, Company business management, Archaeological expeditions, Coastal archaeology, McHardy, Ian

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A river rising

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The implications of building the Three gorges Dam on the Yangtze, in China, on the historical heritage of the country are discussed. The hasty relocations of many historical monuments are described.

author: Austin, Jeffrey
China, Evaluation, Archaeology and history, Historical archaeology, Yangtze River, Three Gorges Dam, China

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subjects list: Discovery and exploration, Historic sites
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