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Homo Erectus Colonization of Europe
http://archaeology.about.com/od/homoerectus/a/pakefield.htm
Geoarchaeologists working on the coast of the North Sea of Britain near the
town of Pakefield in Suffolk, England have discovered artifacts suggesting
that Homo erectus arrived in what is now the UK over 200,000 years earlier
than previously thought.

Forgotten Empire
http://archaeology.about.com/od/persianempire/fr/curtis05.htm?nl=1
The new book Forgotten Empire: The world of Ancient Persia, edited by John
Curtis and Nigel Tallis, combines a detailed introduction to the Persian
Empire with a lavishly illustrated catalog of artifacts and architecture. It
is an excellent introduction to the Achmaenid dynasties of the Persian
Empire, its color images and text together providing a rich and tasty
textured revelation of this long-lost and little-known civilization of the
past.

Sureyya's Journey, Part II
http://archaeology.about.com/od/careerstories/a/sureyya2.htm
22-year old Sureyya Kose has decided to chuck her career as an IT sysop for
the exciting world of archaeology. In this second posting in the series
Sureyya's Journey, Sureyya discovers that the library is the best place to
start to catch up on the reading required for an archaeology degree. Part of
the extensive collection of resources for gaining a Career in Archaeology.

Question of the Week: 
After one civilization conquers another's land, why did they often rebuild
in the same exact place, over the top of the ruins of the previous
buildings? 
http://archaeology.about.com/od/questionoftheweek/qt/buried_sites2.htm

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