The America's first colony?: A possible Olmec outpost in southern Mexico

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The archaeology of Canton Corralito shows a possible colony of Gulf Olmec people located in the Soconusco, a narrow strip of coastal Chiapas and Guatemala with some of the richest agricultural soils in Mesoamerica. It is fascinating to see the incredible quantity and quality of foreign 'Olmec-style' objects and its location in the center of a territory occupied for centuries by the Mokaya people, a culture with its own distinctive traditions and styles.

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Fortunate fire

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The 50-year-old replica of Lewis and Clark's Fort Clatsop was burned down in October 2005 just before the bicentennial services were to begin. This has unexpectedly given archaeologists their first chance to excavate what might be one of the most important sites of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Lucy turns thirty

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Donald C. Johanson discusses about Lucy, our oldest-known human ancestor and the future and scope of paleoanthropology. He discusses the incorporation of genetic technology in this field.

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