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Excavation Licenses indicate continued reduction in archaeological and construction activity in 2012 | The Charles Mount Blog

Excavation Licenses indicate continued reduction in archaeological and construction activity in 2012 | The Charles Mount Blog | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
Archaeological Licenses indicate that in 2012 archaeological activity in Ireland continued to contract for the sixth year.
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Ireland took it quite bad.   it would be intersting to see the similar stats for the UK

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Ancient Syrian city of Aleppo a victim of war

Ancient Syrian city of Aleppo a victim of war | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

Residents fighting for survival wonder how they can save their heritage...

Aleppo, Syria: Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo’s ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years. But the modern weaponry of Syria’s escalating civil war is proving too much.

 

The stone walls are pockmarked with bullet holes, whole houses have fallen after air strikes, and small wooden doors decorated with metal filigree are cracked from explosions.

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