News tagged with heritage science

Sound effects inspired Stonehenge: US scientist

Ancient legends of thunder gods can be explained today with the modern science of sound waves, said a US scientist on Thursday who believes an auditory illusion inspired the creation of Stonehenge.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (12) | comments 10

Scientists name Dorset crocodile after Kipling

(PhysOrg.com) -- A superbly preserved 130-million-year-old crocodile skull, discovered at Swanage in Dorset in 2009, has been described as belonging to a species new to science in a paper by researchers at ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Space technologies help historians to virtually reassemble tomb monuments

A group of Renaissance Tomb-Monuments in Suffolk is being analysed with tools developed in Space Science, to unlock their mysterious past and offer new insights into the Tudor Reformation.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Leading edge facility to strip history bare

A new facility opening later this year at the Diamond synchrotron is set to revolutionise world heritage science. A new research platform soon to be available at the leading UK science facility, Diamond Light ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 2