News tagged with greek colony
Archaeologists hail unique find in Albania
Archaeologists unearthed a Roman bust from the 2nd century AD hailed as the most important archaeological find of the last 50 years in Albania, experts said Friday.
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Aug 20, 2010 |
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An excavation is no camping trip
The Greeks were not always in such dire financial straits as today. But is it necessary to look as far back as these Bonn archeologists did in order to see a huge, flourishing Greek commercial area? They have ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Castles in the desert - satellites reveal lost cities of Libya
Satellite imagery has uncovered new evidence of a lost civilization of the Sahara in Libya's south-western desert wastes that will help re-write the history of the country.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 07, 2011 |
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The Eerie Silence
Why have we not made contact with aliens after so many years searching the depths of space? The Eerie Silence, a new book by SETI researcher Paul Davies, provides a fresh and thoughtful look at this question.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2010 |
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First Fossil-Makers in Hot Water
Microbe mats in Yellowstone's hot springs may be living analogs of the primordial microbe communities that constructed the oldest rock fossils on Earth.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Greeks uncorked French passion for wine
(PhysOrg.com) -- The bottle sitting in your wine rack at home is probably labelled as a juicy, full-bodied French number, with dark berry flavours and a long, complex finish.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Gene by gene, scientists dig for the triggers
James Thomson knew that to send a cell back to its past was no trivial matter. Like generations of biologists, the University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell pioneer had been taught that development was a one-way street; it ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 02, 2009 |
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Deathways open doors to unexpected cultural practices
Cremation, "air burial," grave cairns, funeral mounds, mummification, belief in life after death – death practices sacred to one culture are often considered "odd" or even terrifying by another.
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Probing Question: How old is political satire?
During the 2004 election season, an animated streaming video featuring Senator John Kerry and President George Bush trading insults to the tune of This Land Is Your Land was seen by millions of people over the Internet—and ...
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Genome of marine organism tells of humans' unicellular ancestors
The newly sequenced genome of a one-celled, planktonic marine organism, reported today in the journal Nature, is already telling scientists about the evolutionary changes that accompanied the jump from one-ce ...
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Feb 14, 2008 |
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Greek experts look out for lost honey bees
Greek experts have expressed concern for the unexplained disappearance of large quantities of honey bees.
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Jan 28, 2008 |
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