Archaeological News: Trash or treasure? Sifting through ancient rubbish for archaeological gold »

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London (CNN) — We may not immediately equate the activities of archaeologists to trash sifting. Or imagine that the glass-encased artifacts in museums might be one-time refuse. But quite often, this is exactly the case.

Studying ancient trash from around the world gives archaeologists and…

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Wednesday 8th February at 4:12pm

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