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 Archeological Discoveries of 2010....

1.  The art and craftminship of the ancients. The tomb of Hectatomnus was discovered in Milas,Turkey. Hecatatomnus, was a ruler over Caria, which is now in the Southwest area of Turkey. He was also the father of Mausolus, who was buried in the Masoleum of Helincarnassus, a wonder of the ancient world. Theives attempted to sell the recently discovered tomb, but were quickly apprehended since they were local theives and not devious enough to walk all over Turkey with a large, reclined relief of Hecatatomnus.

Discovered in 2010-Theives attempted to steal the rulers relief, but were soon aprehended. Courtesy of mdsturkey.com

2. Royal Tomb of El Zotz- Guatemala -Found beneath El Diablo in the Mayan City of El Zotz, a large looters gorge, led researchers to a  strange finding. There were buried where the looters dared not venture, bowls with humand fingers inside, teeth in another and in the last a partially cremated infant. Researchers were disturbed by the findings. The strange thing was that the cache was located near a Early Classic Maya tomb that held a king dressed as a dancer.  This king was buried with four infant skeletons, the skulls of two older children, textilies, carvings, and of course pottery. This tomb may be the start of a Mayan dynasty which is what researchers are attempting to understand.
3.HMS Investigator-Banks Islands Canada-  The Investigator was sent out to find two bristish ships lost in teh artic. The Terror and Erebus, instead the crew found themselves trapped in pack ice which forced them to abandon the ship in 1853. Thus, they became the first people to traverse the Northwest passage by sled, foot and sea. They lost three men to scurvy but after three artic winters they were discovered. It took reasearcher under three minutes, pulling a side scanner on a boat to find the wreck. The items on board the ship might in fact be able to tell investigators more about the sailor's affects upon the native inhabitants of the region. The researchers will be diving further in the  summer of 2011.
4. The first church of Jamestown 1608-discovered under what was believed to be a mens barracks, five post holes were found and accrodign to records, the church was 60 feet long. This is the place where Pocahontus married John Rolfe, that very place can be seen now. The discovery also unearthed the remains of early colonists buried beneath the chancel (an area near the altar where important rites were performed).