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World Heritage Sites in the United States World Heritage Sites in the United States: The National Park Service and US/ICOMOS offer a list of sites of cultural and natural interest already nominated and waiting for review. Criteria for site nominations. (United States) http://www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/ National Archeological Database National Archeological Database: A computerized communications network from the National Park Service. Includes reports, the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act, GIS maps, and permits. (United States) http://www.cast.uark.edu/products/NADB/ Antiquities Dealer Arrested for Smuggling Iranian Silver Drinking Vessel Antiquities Dealer Arrested for Smuggling Iranian Silver Drinking Vessel: An antiquities dealer with offices in New York and Geneva has been arrested for illegally importing an Iranian object, described as 'the most important representation of a griffin in antiquity.' (United States) http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11540 Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest: A brief look at the astronomy of the Anasazi. Includes photographs of the Fajada Butte light-dagger. (United States) http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/People/sw_archaeoastronomy.htm How long ago was America settled? How long ago was America settled?: From MSNBC, evidence that humans inhabited western Pennsylvania 16,000 years ago is still dividing archaeologists, 30 years after blade tools and materials to make beads were found in a rock shelter. (United States) http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/956001.asp Chronology of Southwestern Archaeology Chronology of Southwestern Archaeology: Timelines for both Anasazi Periods and Non-Anasazi Peoples. Includes Chaco Canyon Pueblos. (United States) http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/arch/swchron.html Archeoastronomy Archeoastronomy: Seminar series by the Albuquerque Teachers' Institute looking at the practice of astronomy by the native peoples of North America. (United States) http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/ArcheoCUs/ First,...Recognize That It's a Penny First,...Recognize That It's a Penny: Report on the "Newark" Ritual Artifacts, they date to the Late Medieval period. (United States) http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/Altman_Newark.htm Southwestern Archaeology Southwestern Archaeology: Resources for archaeology of this region. Includes Got Caliche? newsletter, contact information for archaeologists, and job listings. (United States) http://www.swanet.org/ The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended: Primary historic preservation legislation in the US. (United States)[PDF] http://www.achp.gov/NHPA.pdf Iraqi Treasures to Tour US Iraqi Treasures to Tour US: From BBC, Baghdad Museum is sending some of its artefacts to the US, months after they were feared lost. (United States) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3115803.stm Southwest Web Ring Southwest Web Ring: Essays related to southwestern Native American history, pre-history, and contemporary issues. Includes photo galleries of ancient southwest ruins. (United States) http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/ Links to the Past: Archeology Links to the Past: Archeology: Information for the public and professionals from the National Park Service includes illustrated, popular articles or longer reports on sites, indexed by state. (United States) http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology.htm Solving Hunley Sinking Mystery May be Matter of Time, Experts Say Solving Hunley Sinking Mystery May be Matter of Time, Experts Say: The Charleston Post and Courier, archaeologists studying the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley say a clue to the sub's sinking may come from the historical fact that the Southern navy and the Northern navy used two sets of clocks to record the time of day (United States) http://www.charleston.net/stories/080803/loc_08hunley.shtml INS to deport archaeologist for work in U.S. INS to deport archaeologist for work in U.S.: From Bangor News, A New Zealand archaeologist arrested last week by the U.S. Border Patrol has been ordered removed from the United States on Friday. (United States) http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.cfm?ID=74635&byline=WayneBrown&cname=Statewide&section=County&tt=9AM Archeologists Find Buried Slave Plantations in North Archeologists Find Buried Slave Plantations in North: From Red and Black, slaveholding plantations are no longer uniquely southern, based on new archaeological discoveries. (United States) http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/03/05/3e6622bd001c5 Chesapeake and Allegheny Clusters Chesapeake and Allegheny Clusters: Secretary of Interior's 1997 Report to Congress on archeological activities undertaken for National Parks in the Northeast Region. (United States) http://www.nps.gov/chal/sp/jar9701.htm 1860s Warship May be Salvaged 1860s Warship May be Salvaged: From the Charlotte Observer, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun an investigation of how to save the remains of the sunken confederate warship CSS Georgia. (United States) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4433372.htm