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...Cactus Hill presents still more corroboration. Taking its name from the prickly pears that grow at the site, it was discovered in 1988 by a sharp-eyed farmer named Harold Conover, who alerted researchers to some curious stone tools he had spotted in road sand dug up from an old pit nearby. In 1989, McAvoy's team began excavations, now sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the state of Virginia. So far, the team has unearthed a variety of Paleo-Indian stone tools shaped for hunting, butchering and processing game; charred bones of mud turtles, white-tailed deer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: New Ways to The New World | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...William, absorbing every tidbit of insight regarding potential lovebirds Joey and Pacey, and critiquing Christina Aguilera's newest 'do (yup, she is still ugly). Like sneaking crack cocaine across the border, I must adeptly shroud the zine behind the German intellectual tradition so that the library checker or a curious student does not catch a glimpse of my sinful adolescent delight...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Nineties Meet The Teens | 4/14/2000 | See Source »

...curious case of an American accused of spying in Moscow may reflect the blurring of lines in the post-Cold War twilight, but staging his arrest as a media event may be intended to send a clear message that the Yeltsin-era bonhomie between the erstwhile enemies is over. An American private citizen, identified by ABC News as retired Navy captain Edmond Pope, was arrested Thursday on charges of espionage, and is awaiting trial in the notorious Lefortovo prison. A Russian associate was arrested along with him, in a swoop on what Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Spy' Arrests May be a Message From Moscow | 4/6/2000 | See Source »

...protests brought curious visitors to the area...

Author: By Shira H. Fischer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Biotech Event Draws Scientists, Protesters | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

Please allow my son to bring in his favorite stuffed animal, Curious George, to Show and Tell. He is in no way implying that he and the monkey share a common ancestry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notes From Your Parents | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

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