Here are the top archaeological headlines for the period of August 20th to August 27th 2009 | Voici les nouvelles archéologiques pour la semaine du 20 août au 27 août 2009. Presented by Matt Thompson.

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In this episode:

USA| Archaeologists search for Texas plantation remains
USA| Archeologists uncover items that are vital clues to Santa Cruz's obscured past
USA| UCLA professor Kara Cooney hosts 'Out of Egypt' on Discovery Channel
MEXICO| Federal and State Resources Destined to Buy Plots with Vestiges in Jalisco
MEXICO| Laboratory to Decipher Zapoteca Writing will be Created
UK| Shackles found in River Thames hold ghoulish tale
UK| Archaeologists unearth home of Lord of Man
UK| Rare tiles unearthed at palace
UK| Scotland's 'earliest face' found
GERMANY| Archaeologists uncover large Roman statue of Augustus
ITALY| Archaeologists to explore how prehistoric Italians made their living at end of the Ice Age
GREECE| Greek Wildfire Spares Marathon Archaeological Sites Near Athens
BULGARIA| Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Unique Medieval Byzantine Seal
TURKEY| Diving into the secrets of Hagia Sophia
ISRAEL| Archaeological dig reveals 1,500 yr old figurines of Greek goddess Aphrodite
NIGERIA| German Archaeologists Labor to Solve Mystery of the Nok