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An archaeological mystery in a half-ton lead coffin
In the ruins of a city that was once Rome's neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 29, 2010 |
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New method could revolutionize dating of ancient treasures
Scientists today described development of a new method to determine the age of ancient mummies, old artwork, and other relics without causing damage to these treasures of global cultural heritage. Reporting ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 23, 2010 |
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NASA Reveals New Batch Of Space Program Artifacts
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is inviting eligible education institutions, museums and other organizations to examine and request space program artifacts online. The items represent significant human space flight technologies, processes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2010 |
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'Smell of old books' offers clues to help preserve them
Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its smell. In a report in ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal, they describe develo ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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New insights into the life of the Maya
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient artifacts are almost always concerned with rich and powerful religious and political leaders, but new excavations of an ancient Maya site have unearthed a pyramid decorated with murals ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Excavation unravels mysteries of men's gymnasium's demise during 1906 earthquake
More than a year into an excavation project of the men's gymnasium that was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, Stanford university archaeologist Laura Jones' team has unearthed evidence suggesting why the newly ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Team tracks infamous conquistador through southeast
Archaeologists at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History have discovered unprecedented evidence that helps map Hernando de Soto's journey through the Southeast in 1540. No evidence of De Soto's path ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 05, 2009 |
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History in 3D
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-dimensional computer graphics is moving into museums. Works of art are being digitally archived in 3D, simplifying research into related artifacts and providing the public with fascinating ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010
(AP) -- The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Mummy's tooth yields DNA
(PhysOrg.com) -- A four thousand year old Egyptian mummy's tooth has yielded its DNA to probing scientists.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2009 |
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NASA Announces Screening of Space Shuttle Artifacts
NASA is inviting eligible educational institutions, museums and other organizations to begin registering to screen potential space shuttle artifacts.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Japanese help uncover ancient Peru remains
A joint Japanese-Peruvian archeological mission has uncovered the remains of a pre-Incan woman sacrificed more than 2,000 years ago in the Andean nation, experts told local media Wednesday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Gulf exploration yields evidence of raw materials used by early Americans
In one of the more dramatic moments of an underwater archaeological survey co-led by Mercyhurst College archaeologist James Adovasio along Florida's Gulf Coast this summer, Andy Hemmings stood on an inundated ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Ancient Humans Left Evidence from the Party that Ended 4,000 Years Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- The party was over more than 4,000 years ago, but the remnants still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware. For the first time, University of Missouri researchers have ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Underwater exploration seeks evidence of early Americans
Where the first Americans came from, when they arrived and how they got here is as lively a debate as ever, only most of the research to date has focused on dry land excavations. But, last summer's pivotal underwater exploration ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 09, 2009 |
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