Not sure if this is contemporary archaeology or not, but today's news featured stories of a frozen body in a Detroit elevator, known but unreported for over a month or more. http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090129/METRO08/901290400/1439/METRO08 On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Paul Belford < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Apologies for cross posting... > > I am sure this will be of interest to list members. A flat has been > found in Leipzig which has been untouched since 1988. The BBC quotes the > developer as saying "When we opened the door we felt like Howard Carter > when he found the grave of Tutankhamun". > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7857256.stm > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4378453/Untouche > d-East-German-flat-discovered.html<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4378453/Untouched-East-German-flat-discovered.html> > > See also in German (with numerous photos) > > http://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc~E22FD94725C > 3448A182889BEE472F8E73~ATpl~Ecommon~Sspezial.html<http://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc%7EE22FD94725C3448A182889BEE472F8E73%7EATpl%7EEcommon%7ESspezial.html> > > > All the best > > > Paul > > > > Paul Belford BSc MA FSA MIfA > Head of Archaeology and Monuments > Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust > [log in to unmask] > > -------------------------- > contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events > in contemporary and historical archaeology, and > for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. > ------- > For email subscription options see: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html > ------- > Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: > http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk > -------------------------- > -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------