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...after what some scholars regard as the most important dig in New World archaeology, this hub of Aztec civilization has again become the subject of intense interest. Excavating in the very heart of bustling Mexico City, archaeologists have succeeded not only in unearthing the battered remains of the Great Temple but also in recovering some 6,000 objects: statues, wall carvings, pottery and jewelry as well as human and animal sacrificial remains. Some 100 choice examples from the dig have gone on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York until...
...short, the visitors from Brown miss the mark on their exhortation to stand up and fight the old fights, but at the same time' they bring off a generally enjoyable evening of sweaty frivolity. Let Hair be Hair and dig it for what...
...Capitol Hill sources told TIME last week that White House aides helped Donovan's old firm, the Schiavone Construction Co. of Secaucus, N.J., recruit investigators to dig up damaging information about the Government officials who have been pursuing the charges against the Secretary. Philip R. Manuel, a private detective who claims to have a "loose consulting arrangement" with the White House, is believed by these sources to be a talent scout for the New Jersey firm in its hunt for sleuths...
...history-making fossils were found last fall in the Awash River valley of the Afar desert in north-central Ethiopia, only 45 miles south of Lucy's burial grounds. Clark's 15-member expedition is the first scientific team to dig in the remote, fiercely inhospitable valley since the fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia began to ease three years ago. Even so, the scientists took protective measures, hiring Ethiopian game wardens and rifle-bearing Afar tribesmen who also toted knives half the size of machetes...
...population is up from an original 30, thanks to recent refugees from Port Stanley. Villagers watch the bombs and antiaircraft fire from their doorways like spectators. But they have adapted to the new conditions, having dug trenches covered with corrugated iron, with 2 ft. of turf over that. Digging is a principal activity in Port San Carlos these days, and it is not always easy going. The earth is spongy. Dig down deeper than 2 ft. in certain areas and you'll have carved yourself a well. Still, there are places where you can go down...