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Archaeologist confesses fake finds from hospital bed
A Japanese archaeologist is confessing from his hospital bed to planting fake Paleolithic stone tools at 20 sites across the country.
13:32 Saturday 29th September 2001
Japanese archaeologist admits to many fake discoveries
A once-renowned Japanese archaeologist has admitted to lying about a host of findings, a newspaper reports.
00:13 Saturday 29th September 2001
'Ancient' tools were buried recently
Archaeologists examining stone tools found at an ancient ruin say they were buried there only recently.
02:07 Tuesday 10th July 2001
Ancient leg splint found in Japanese tomb
A wooden stick found in a Japanese tomb may have been used as a leg splint in around 200 AD.
16:24 Tuesday 3rd July 2001
Tutankhamen's pea seeds finally harvested
Seeds from peas found during an excavation of Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt have grown into purple pods.
12:19 Monday 21st May 2001
Archaeologist hangs himself in protest
A top Japanese archaeologist has hanged himself in protest after a magazine questioned one of his discoveries.
14:03 Sunday 11th March 2001
Professor admits planting false artefacts
A Japanese archaeologist has had to apologise after it was discovered he planted artefacts at the site of a dig so he could claim to have unearthed the country's oldest stoneware.
16:23 Sunday 5th November 2000
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