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Archaeologists discover long-lost temple in Sudan

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Czech archaeologists have found a long lost temple from the Meroe period near the town of Vad Bon Naga in Sudan, Pavel Onderka, from Prague's Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures, told journalists yesterday. The Czech expedition has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad bon Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s Sudan [Credit: Prague Post] The large temple compound is situated 130...

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Mexican archaeologists reveal ancient Aztec school

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Archaeologists in Mexico teamed up with Spain for an ambitious exhibition that showcases dozens of artefacts from an exclusive school for the children of Aztec nobility. The Calmecac houses the remains of what was once the center of religious and military training of the children of the Aztec ruling class [Credit: INAH] With over 80 priceless pieces ranging from an elaborate altar to a skull encrusted with prehispanic art,...

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Mass grave in Dorset holds Viking mercenaries

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A mass grave found ahead of the construction of a new road belongs to a group of Viking mercenaries, an archaeologist has claimed. The burial site at Ridgeway Hill, Dorset, was discovered in 2009 in anticipation of the road being built. The remains were found by workmen digging a new road and were thought to have been killed during the reign of Aethelred the Unready who ruled from 968 to 1016 [Credit: PA] Archaeologists...

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Archaeologists dig at Furness Viking hoard site

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Archaeologists have examined the secret Furness site where a hoard of silver Viking booty was unearthed by a metal detectorist. Dan Elsworth, director of Greenlane Archaeology, carrying out an archaeological dig at the site where the Furness Viking hoard was recently found [Credit: Joe Riley] In Easter last year a local enthusiast discovered 92 pieces, made up of a number of very rare silver coins and assorted...

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Early Byzantine cemetery found in Adana

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

A farmer from the southeastern province of Adana’s Gökbuket village, Ahlat Gezer has unearthed a historic graveyard while plowing. Gezer’s tractor was suddenly stopped by an obstruction while he was plowing the field, which he rented from the Regional Directorate of Forestry. Under a concrete block in the field, he discovered a hole containing human skeletons. The gendarmerie officials have determined a...

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Bones found at building site 'could be Roman'

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:00 +0000

A set of bones discovered on a building site in Milton Keynes could be Roman, said a council archaeologist. Human remains excavated at a building site in Milton Keynes [Credit: BBC] The remains of more than one person have now been discovered at the Taylor Wimpey development in Oakridge Park. The bones of one skeleton were first unearthed by workers on the site two weeks ago. Forensic archaeologists...

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7,500-yr-old fishing seines and traps found in Russia

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

An international team of archaeologists led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has found a series of more than 7,500-year-old fish seines and traps at an archaeological site near Moscow. Wooden fishing trap found at the Zamostje 2 site [Credit: Dr. Ignacio Clemente/CSIC] According to the CSIC, the newly discovered seines and traps display a great technical complexity and are among the oldest fishing equipment...

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More on Y-shaped Roman structure discovered in UK

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000

The Roman town of Venta Icenorum, meaning market of the Iceni people, was discovered during the 1929-35 excavations and has been a popular place of both local and national interest, with the BBC’s Time Team filming there in 2010. Aerial shot of the Roman site at Caistor, St. Edmund near Norwich [Credit: Fred Marsham] The latest revelation, dating back to third century AD, was discovered by the Norfolk Archaeological...

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Ancient secrets unearthed by team digging deep into the past

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

In one room a student is analysing limpets from northern Spain. In another, soil specimens from Turkish burial grounds are being put under the microscope. Across the courtyard, an ancient cellar is home to endless boxes of everything from bone fragments to shards of Roman pottery. Jonathan Finch, Lectuer in Historical Archaeology takes a closer look at one of the pottery finds [Credit: Gerard Binks] When York University’s...

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Pottery sheds light on Dereham’s medieval history

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:45:00 +0000

A small piece of pottery discovered during an archaeological dig has provided a glimpse into Dereham’s medieval past. Chris Birks with a fragment of a cooking pot believed to be from the 14th century that he found during an archaeological dig on the former Dereham library site [Credit: Ian Burt] The excavation, or trial by trenching, of the former library site in Church Street is being headed by Chris Birks Archaeological...

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Study into Jersey Neanderthal mammoth hunters

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Archaeologists are investigating the truth behind the story that Ice Age Neanderthals in Jersey would push mammoths off cliffs in St Brelade for food. 250,000 years ago it was possible to walk between Jersey and what is now St Malo in France [Credit: BBC] About 30 years ago, evidence suggested early residents of what is today the island of Jersey chased the giant mammals off the cliffs at La Cotte above Ouaisne. Dr...

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Mummified ibis birds given a packed lunch

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Ancient Egyptians paid special attention to the organs of their dead, embalming them so they would continue to function in the afterlife. Now it seems they did the same for sacrificed ibis birds, and even packed their stomachs with food so they wouldn't go hungry. Mummified Ibis [Credit: Andrew Wade/Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History] Ibis mummies are found in their millions at shrines in Egypt, where they were...

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Bones found in Delray are between 1,000 and 3,000 years old

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Bones unearthed during the construction of an oceanfront mansion could be up to 3,000 years old, archaeologists have determined. Archaeologists with the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy are looking for artifacts along Fort Lauderdale beach where the city is in the midst of construction on a parking lot off A1A across from the Bahia Mar [Credit: Sarah Dussault/Sun Sentinel] The bones are believed to be those of an...

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HMS Victory 'set to be recovered' from seabed

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The remains of a 300-year-old warship are to be raised from the sea bed, according to reports. The wreck of HMS Victory, a predecessor of Nelson's famous flagship, was found near the Channel Islands in 2008. The wreck of HMS Victory is to be handed over to the Maritime Heritage Foundation [Credit: John Batchelor/Odyssey Marine/PA] The British warship, which went down in a storm in 1744 killing more than 1,000 sailors, could...

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Hajj: Journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam will be the first major exhibition dedicated to the Hajj; the pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is central to the Muslim faith. Ahmed Mater (b. 1979). Magnetism. Photogravure etching. [Credit: 2011 © Ahmed Mater and the Trustees of the British Museum] The exhibition will examine the significance of the Hajj as one of the Five Pillars of Islam,...

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Following the first steps out of Africa

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The timing and pattern of the migration of early modern humans has been a source of much debate and research. Now, a new study uses genetic analysis to look for clues about the migration of the first modern humans who moved out of Africa more than 60,000 years ago. The research, published January 26 by Cell Press in the American Journal of Human Genetics, the official journal of the American Society of Human Genetics, provides...

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Anthropologists clarify link between Asians and early Native-Americans

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University of Pennsylvania-led team of anthropologists. Golden Mountains of Altai [Credit: national Geographic] Lying at the intersection of what is today Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan, the region known as the Altai "is a key area because it's a place that people have been...

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Radical theory explains the origin, evolution and nature of life

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The trans-disciplinary theory demonstrates that purportedly inanimate, non-living objects—for example, planets, water, proteins, and DNA—are animate, that is, alive. With its broad explanatory power, applicable to all areas of science and medicine, this novel paradigm aims to catalyze a veritable...

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Europe's second-oldest lake, a dumping site

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Few would dispute the ecological importance of Pamvotida, the biggest lake in Greece's Epirus region and one of Europe’s oldest, yet this body of water next to the city of Ioannina is treated as little more than a watery dumping ground. Much is said about the sad state of this 5-million-year-old lake, but little is done to relieve the pressure of residential development and prevent urban and industrial waste from polluting its waters,...

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Restored wetlands rarely equal condition of original wetlands

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Wetland restoration is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States that aims to create ecosystems similar to those that disappeared over the past century. But a new analysis of restoration projects shows that restored wetlands seldom reach the quality of a natural wetland. Restored wetlands like this pond converted from agricultural use in Aragon, Spain, may look natural, but a new study shows that it can take...

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Clean up world seas to boost economy, U.N. body says

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Cleaner and better-managed seas and coasts would help boost economic growth and reduce poverty and pollution, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report said on Wednesday. The report, produced with several other U.N. organizations, highlights the huge potential of a marine-based economy some five months before world governments meet to discuss pathways to more sustainable development at a U.N. conference in Rio...

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Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000

Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galápagos islands are more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in more remote or protected sites on the islands, researchers report in a new study. Proximity to human settlements or tourist sites was the best predictor of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Galápagos reptiles. Land iguanas such as...

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Does antimatter weigh more than matter?

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Does antimatter behave differently in gravity than matter? Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have set out to determine the answer. Should they find it, it could explain why the universe seems to have no antimatter and why it is expanding at an ever increasing rate. Photo shows Allen Mills, a professor of physics and astronomy, in the lab [Credit: Mills lab, UC Riverside] In the lab, the researchers took...

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The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Astronomers have combined observations from the LABOCA camera on the ESO-operated 12-metre Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope with measurements made with ESO's Very Large Telescope, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and others, to look at the way that bright, distant galaxies are gathered together in groups or clusters. The LABOCA camera on the ESO-operated 12-meter Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope...

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Giant asteroid Vesta likely cold and dark enough for ice

noreply@blogger.com (TANN) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Though generally thought to be quite dry, roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold and to receive so little sunlight that water ice could have survived there for billions of years, according to the first published models of Vesta's average global temperatures and illumination by the sun. The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta, as imaged by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft in...

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