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Saturday, April 23, 2011

In Turkey, surveyors map a WWI battlefield

"In Turkey, surveyors map a WWI battlefield

(AP) – 2 hours ago

ISTANBUL (AP) — The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the most extensive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped forge the identity of young nations."

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