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Across the Zooniverse

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:17:06 PDT

Telescope View of Sky from Big Hill, NSW. [Ryan Wick, Flickr] Keeping an eye on citizen astronomy Amateur astronomers in Russia made a discovery last week any professional would envy – it seems...

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Space Archaeology

noreply@blogger.com (Jose-Pierre Estrada) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:20:36 PDT

Space archaeology is a recent research method scientists FlyingSinger, Flickr.com, CC BY 2.0 have begun using in order to evaluate man-made items found across the galaxy. These artifacts can...

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Ancient Oklahoma

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:04 PDT

The Spiro Mounds of Oklahoma are only a few miles away from the city Spiro. The mound site consists of 12 mounds, an elite village, and a support village within 150 acres of land. Originally in...

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Native American Culture at its Finest

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:09 PDT

J. Stephan Con, Flickr.com, CC BY- NC 2.0 The Cherokee Heritage Center is located in Park Hill, Oklahoma with an Ancient Village and the Trail of Tears being its two major exhibits. It...

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Megafauna Extinction: Hunting or Climate?

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:17:50 PDT

Hunting or climate change? Megafauna extinction debate narrows By Christopher Johnson, University of Tasmania What is the oldest debate in Australian science? Probably, the argument over what...

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[From the Archive] The World's First Art Studio?

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:23:26 PDT

Birth of bling: world's first art studio found in South Africa By Peter Hiscock Could we have found the first artist’s studio in human history? We may well have. We all recognise the material...

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Deco Japan at ABQ

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:18:00 PST

An art exhibit has come to town to display the artwork and craftsmanship of Japan during the 1920s through the 1940s called Deco Japan. It features works from ornaments and pottery to paintings and...

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Exploring Toronto's Abandoned Urban History

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:40:18 PST

The term urban exploration is defined as the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment. Definitions tend to sound too...

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Irish Bogmen

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:00:07 PST

In 2003, two Irish bog men were found at Croghan Hill and Clonycavan. These two bodies were violently killed and their bodies well preserved. The body found at Croghan Hill, called Oldcroghan man was...

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Ancient Rome

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:00:04 PST

Romulus & Remis, the fabled orphan founders of Rome. [Laszlo Ilyes, Flickr, CC BY 2.0] The Beginning The first Roman Emperor was Caesar Augustus who ruled from 27 BCE to 14 CE, but Rome was...

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Norse Mythology

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:00:05 PST

Within Nordic culture the people used myth to explain certain aspects of their society, how they see the world, and explain natural phenomenon. These myths set up the basic structure and decorum that...

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Old Pharsalos

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:00:09 PST

Geography Farsalas or Ancient Pharsalos is a city located in Thessaly, Greece near the foot of Mt. Narthacium. The origin of Farsalas people and city construction is not fully known. The city was...

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Snake River & The Rise of Ancient Idaho

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret Smith) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:43:10 PST

Inhabitants of Ancient Idaho In the southern most area of the Plateau resided the people called the Nez Perce. The Nez Perce also resided in central Idaho, eastern Oregon, and Washington. The...

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Origins Wishes You Happy Holidays!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:18:02 PST

This has been a successful year at BermudaQuest with the launch of our magazine, Origins! Thank you everyone who has contributed to this wonderful new project: authors, photographers, media...

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Land of the Cloud People

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:18:56 PST

Chachapoyas, in northern Peru, is the land of the “Cloud People.” This is the cloud forest of eternal mist, high in the Andes, overlooking the Amazon Basin, hidden in a perpetual mist with orchids...

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Hittites: Empire of Mesopotamia

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:26:21 PST

During the time of early empires in the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, several civilizations rose and fell during intense warfare and failed development. These early territories contributed a...

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Sampling Some Northern Italian Culture & History

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:30:26 PST

Waterfront in Italy [La Citta Vita, CC BY-SA 2.0] Italy has been home to technological advances and innovative ideas for hundreds of years. From Roman architecture to Italian fashion, Italy...

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Symbols & Their Mysteries

noreply@blogger.com (Jose-Pierre Estrada) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:18:20 PDT

Petroglyph comes from the Greek words “petro” meaning stone and "glyphein" meaning to carve. They are created by removing rock surface either by picking or carving. Petroglyphs can be found all over...

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Discovering the Past in Modern Vancouver

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:53:40 PDT

If you find yourself in Vancouver with some free time to kill, a sense of adventure to satisfy, and an interest and appreciation of history to fulfill, then you’re in luck, as Vancouver offers...

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Ashes Ashes The Twins Fall Down

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:55:20 PDT

“Where were you on 9/11?” That question has become part of the fabric of our lives as Americans and was one of the inspirations for writing “Ashes Ashes The Twins Fall Down.” The initial...

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Flaming Zozobra

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:13:25 PDT

The most anticipated event in the southwest is the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe, held the first weekend in September. For the past 300 years Santa Fe hosts a 3 day festival that began in 1712 to...

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Hikers Paradise: Table Mountain in Cape Town

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:00:05 PDT

Mountain Walk [South Africa Tourism, used with permission] A true hiking Mecca, Cape Town offers a variety of hikes that cater to a range of skill and fitness levels and ages. The one thing...

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Water Wars In History

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:15:27 PDT

Outside of air to breathe, what is the one commodity that all human beings need to survive? What is the one thing necessary for growing the crops that feed us? What is essential for both food and...

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My Curiosity is on Mars!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:24:29 PDT

These images [left] may look familiar - they are the FIRST photos received from Mars Rover Curiosity after landing on Mars at 10:31 pm PDT. The photo is a screenshot of the live feed, but you can...

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The Lost Culture of the Mississippian Floodplain

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie E Magdalena) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:00:06 PDT

Before Columbus, one of the largest and sophisticated cities of America, rivaling even some of the largest cities in Europe, thrived on the floodplain of the Mississippi. This powerful culture...

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