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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 ...
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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The largest bat in Europe inhabited northeastern Spain more than 10,000 years ago
Spanish researchers have confirmed that the largest bat in Europe, Nyctalus lasiopterus, was present in north-eastern Spain during the Late Pleistocene (between 120,000 and 10,000 years ago). The Greater Noctul ...
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Mastodon Tusk May Be Largest Ever Uncovered In NYS
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research under way at the New York State Museum indicates that a huge mastodon tusk, recently excavated by Museum scientists in Orange County, may be the largest tusk ever found in New York State.
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Oct 23, 2009 |
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UBC engineering students unveil moon dust-shoveling robot
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot designed by UBC students will be shoveling moon dust at an international robotics competition next week, vying for a $500,000 prize and the opportunity to contribute to NASA's future space exploration ...
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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The African origin of anthropoid primates called into question
Well-preserved craniodental fossil remains from two primate species have been discovered during excavations at an Algerian site. They reveal that the small primate Algeripithecus, which is 50 million years ...
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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Figurines of Aphrodite from the era of the Roman Empire discovered in Hippos
A 1,500-year-old treasure: Three figurines of Aphrodite, goddess of love, hidden during the era of the Roman Empire's transition to Christianity, discovered in Hippos (Sussita) *During the tenth season of ...
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Sep 14, 2009 |
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Scientists Use Squid Ink to Draw its Jurassic Period Owner
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists digging in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in England have uncovered the fossilized remains of a prehistoric squid-like creature that lived in the Jurassic period around 150 million years ...
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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Archaeologists find cache of tablets in 2,700-year old Turkish temple
(PhysOrg.com) -- Excavations led by a University of Toronto archaeologist at the site of a recently discovered temple in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a cache of cuneiform tablets dating back to the Iron ...
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Archaeologists unearth 'birthplace of Roman emperor' in Italy
Archaeologists said Thursday they had unearthed the ruins of a villa believed to be the birthplace of a Roman Emperor who reigned almost 2,000 years ago.
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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Ancient Maya Practiced Forest Conservation -- 3,000 Years Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- As published in the July issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, paleoethnobotanist David Lentz of the University of Cincinnati has concluded that not only did the Maya people practi ...
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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The common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes may have originated in Asia
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a new primate fossil in Myanmar (formerly Burma) lends weight to the hypothesis that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes (anthropoid primates) originated in Asia, and not in Africa. ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Primate archaeology sheds light on human origins
A University of Calgary archaeologist who is one of the few researchers in the world studying the material culture of human beings' closest living relatives - the great apes - is joining his colleagues in ...
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Jul 15, 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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A million-year-old mammoth skeleton found in Serbia: report
A finely preserved skeleton of a mammoth, believed to be one million years old, was uncovered near an archaeological site in eastern Serbia, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Jun 03, 2009 |
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