1,000 Graves Unearthed in Ancient Greece


	1,000 Graves Unearthed in Ancient Greece

carrerinyes

3-14-2008 10:04 PM

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3-15-2008 3:18 AM

tanyamm

I think if I had stayed in school and continued my education I would have liked to be an archeologist. The past has always fascinated me. The present and the future is just what it is and I'm just marking time until the end.

3-15-2008 6:21 AM

debbyski

I always wanted to be a geologist from the time I was very young, so I appreciate things like this on an entirely different level.

3-15-2008 6:44 PM

skwirlinator

Grave Robbery used to be a crime

3-16-2008 6:38 AM

carrerinyes

Greece must be a wonderful country to be an archaeologist! There is always a dig going on!

3-16-2008 4:37 PM

Spiritraiser

Well, we have an issue with digging here... Everywhere we dig we find something!

3-16-2008 7:39 PM

skwirlinator

Too bad we cant dig into the future

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