Kyle Tucker leads Houston with 4 RBIs to rout Angels 11-3
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For decades, archaeologists have been trying to work out how a trove of ancient Egyptian artefacts were buried in the grounds of a school in Scotland. In 1952, a schoolboy was sent to dig up potatoes as a punishment – how times have changed – when he found a statue. It turned out to be a masterpiece made some 4,000 years ago. Fourteen years later, more treasure was discovered by a boy during a PE class, before, in 1984, a group found another item with a metal detector. It turned out to be part of a set of 18 antiquities dug up over the next 30 years at Melville House, a historic building in Fife, Scotland. But nobody had any idea how they got there. Now, researchers think they might have unearthed what was going on. Alexander Lesie-Melville was a young heir to Melville House when he travelled to Egypt in 1856. A year later, he had returned to Scotland and died. Leslie-Melville might have picked up the collection on his travels – it certainly beats the Duty Free section at Heathrow – as antique dealers routinely sold ancient artefacts to rich foreigners during that period. After Leslie-Melville died, family members are thought to have moved the objects to an outbuilding, where they were promptly forgotten about. The outbuilding was then demolished. Margaret Maitland, principal curator of the Ancient Mediterranean at National Museums Scotland where most of the objects are housed, said: “The discovery of ancient Egyptian artifacts that had been buried in Scotland for over a hundred years is evidence of the scale of 19th century antiquities collecting and its complex history.” “It was an exciting challenge to research and identify such a diverse range of artefacts.” Dr Elizabeth Goring, who has since investigated the site, said: “Excavating and researching these finds at Melville House has been the most unusual project in my archaeological career, and I’m delighted to now be telling the story in full." The full story will be published in an upcoming article in the journal Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign up to our free indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-11-29 02:21
Danone Pins Turnaround Hopes on AI
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Who stole Mandy Moore's FedEx package? 'This is Us' alum shares the image of the alleged thief on social media
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2023-07-13 07:20
Weeks before graduating high school, he was shot and paralyzed. 7 years later, he walked across the stage to accept his college degree
Seven years ago, the chance to walk at graduation was stripped from Khalil Watson, a Virginia man who was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot weeks before finishing high school.
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New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
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2023-11-29 14:56
Amouranth: Fans call Twitch streamer's most controversial video 'soothing, weirdly'
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2023-05-25 16:27
Benfica pip Porto to Portuguese title on final day
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2023-05-28 03:27
Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout
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2023-08-26 14:47
Khloé Kardashian finally reveals her son's name
Khloé Kardashian's has revealed her baby boy's name.
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