News tagged with sculpture
Did bone ease acid for early land crawlers?
Here's an anatomical packing list for making that historic trip from water to land circa 370 million years ago: Lungs? Check. Legs? Check. Patches of highly vascular bone in the skin? In a new paper, scientists ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Ancient Mesoamerican sculpture uncovered in Southern Mexico
(PhysOrg.com) -- With one arm raised and a determined scowl, the figure looks ready to march right off his carved tablet and into the history books. If only we knew who he was - corn god? Tribal chief? Sacred ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Giant sculptured Mayan head found
(PhysOrg.com) -- A decorated Mayan head measuring three meters (10 feet) at the base and sculptured out of stucco has been unearthed in northern Guatemala, near the border with Mexico. The sculpture had been ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Metal composition hold key to identity of modern sculptures
How do you tell when, where and how a Picasso or a Matisse sculpture was cast? Could bronze sculptures have their very own DNA?
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 30, 2009 |
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2000-year-old statue of an athlete sheds light on corrosion, other modern challenges
The restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of the famed ancient Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help modern scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion, discover the safest ways to permanently ...
Jul 08, 2009 |
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German scientists eye Afghan Buddha reconstruction
German scientists said Friday they believed it possible to reconstruct one of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas dynamited by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, prompting worldwide condemnation.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Verity Platt is uncovering lives of ancient artists
In a corner of Verity Platt's Goldwin Smith Hall office sits a large plaster reproduction of a famous classical sculpture fragment, the Belvedere Torso.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Monuments monitored from a distance
A team of engineers from the University of Seville (US) has created a system for monitoring historical monuments by remote control and detecting possible damage. Five years ago the researchers placed various ...
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