2006 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
- Tomb of the Roaring Lions
- Ukrainian pyramids
- Ancient pet cemeteries found in Peru [1]
[edit] Excavations
[edit] Publications
[edit] Finds
- The Irish Bog Psalter contains the fragments of a prayer book found in a bog in Ireland, where it has been for an estimated 1200 years.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
- The Kharosti scrolls, the oldest collection of Buddhist manuscripts in the world, are radiocarbon dated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). The group confirms the initial dating of the Senior manuscripts to 130-250 A.D. and the Schøyen manuscripts to between the first and fifth centuries A.D.

