For news today, find out how and where you can work on an archaeological dig site. Then read about Indiana Jones style Crystal Skulls. And finally, how old are chocolate drinks? They could be ancient! Let’s go to today’s links…

Dig Like an Archaeologist

If you’ve ever had the hankering to work on an archaeological dig, the only thing stopping you could be yourself.

For $25 a day, or thousands for a couple of weeks, you can participate in digs and learn a thing or two, according to an msnbc report.

But how do you get started? Check out that msnbc article, Dig Deeper into Archaelogy. 10 online resources are provided that can help get your hands dirty in a real dig.

Real Crystal Skulls

The film “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” is now playing. So, what are crystal skulls? Are they real or movie made up magic?

For a brief overview into their mythology, science and "realness", check out the LiveScience article, Secrets of the Real Crystal Skulls.

For an in depth look, read Legend of the Crystal Skulls.

3,000 Year Old Chocolate Brew

If scientists are right, chocolate drinks could have been made ages ago, as in more than 3,000 years back.

Archaeologists at Cornell University found the residue of the chemical theobromine, which only occurs in Mesoamerica in the cacao plant used to make chocolate. And the pottery holding it dates from somewhere between 1400 and 1100 BCE.

Read the entire article at Scientists Discover Ancient Chocolate Brew.