News tagged with grave
Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets
(AP) -- When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, ...
May 02, 2009 |
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Was the fox prehistoric man's best friend?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Early humans may have preferred the fox to the dog as an animal companion, new archaeological findings suggest.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town
(PhysOrg.com) -- The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets — with the help of equipment that could revolutionise underwater archaeology.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 11, 2009 |
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Viking mass grave linked to elite killers of the medieval world
A mass grave found in Dorset could belong to a crew of Viking mercenaries who terrorised Europe in the 11th century – according to a new documentary on National Geographic which pieces together the story ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Decapitated skeletons were Vikings: scientists
Dozens of decapitated skeletons have been unearthed in southern England believed to be those of 1,000-year-old Vikings, scientists said Friday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 12, 2010 |
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The Thunderstone Mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- What's a Stone Age axe doing in an Iron Age tomb? The archaeologists Olle Hemdorff at the University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology, Norway, and Eva Thate are researching older objects ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Teeth of Columbus' crew flesh out tale of new world discovery
The adage that dead men tell no tales has long been disproved by archaeology.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Ancient Egypt and a pioneer of palaeopathology
At the start of the last century, a team of archaeologists began a race against the clock to rescue thousands of human bodies from ancient graves in modern Egypt’s Lower Nubia region. They would have ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Thyroid removal is safe and effective for Graves' disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgical removal of the thyroid isn't usually considered as the first option in treating Graves' disease, but a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that in experienced hands maybe it should ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Body of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly found
The headless remains of the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly have finally been identified, officials said Thursday, solving a mystery dating back more than 130 years.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Uncovering secrets from beyond the grave
The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 05, 2009 |
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Spain's typhus epidemic revealed by 18th century skeletons
By studying the dental pulp of skeletons buried in Douai (northern France), French researchers from CNRS and the Universite de la Mediterranee have identified the pathogenic agents responsible for trench fever ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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