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A prehistoric, water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a "treasure trove" with the announcement by Indiana University archaeologists of the discovery of stone tools, a small primate skull in remarkable condition, and the claws, jawbone and other bones of several species of sloths.
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Una cueva prehistórica llena de agua en la República Dominicana se ha convertido en "una fuente de tesoro" con el anuncio hecho por arqueólogos de la Universidad de Indiana sobre el descubrimiento de herramientas de piedra, una calavera pequeña de primate en condiciones extraordinarias, las garras, la mandíbula, y otros huesos de varias especies de perezosos.
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The public is invited to explore pirate lore on Feb. 12 as Indiana University archeologists Charles Beeker and Geoffrey Conrad discuss their ongoing research in the Dominican Republic, including their work to study and protect what they believe is a shipwreck of notorious pirate Captain Kidd.
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Por ironía del destino, se acabó el tiempo y había mucho cieno y lodo en la Bahía Isabela, localizada en la costa norteña de la República Dominicana. A pesar de estos reveses, piensan los arqueólogos de la Universidad de Indiana (IU) que están a punto de descubrir algunos de los barcos perdidos de Cristóbal Colón - y la explicación de un misterio de 500 años, "Qué llevaban aquellos barcos a bordo?"
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As luck would have it, time ran short and the silt and mud ran deep. Despite these setbacks, Indiana University archaeologists are confident they are closer to discovering some of Christopher Columbus' lost ships -- and the answer to a 500-year-old mystery, "What was on those ships?"
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