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Probing Question: How and why was Stonehenge built?

From the grassy deserted plains of southern England rises a circle of standing stones, some of them up to 24 feet tall. For centuries they have towered over visitors, offering tantalizing hints about their ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (19) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Prehistoric site found near UK's Stonehenge

(AP) -- Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge.

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created Oct 03, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 3




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Zooarchaeological study indicating hominids already practiced sophisticated hunting techniques in East Asia

More than ten thousands of bone fragments were recovered from the Lingjing site, Henan Province during 2005 and 2006. By taking statistical analyses of the skeletal elements of the two predominant species ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Archaeologist finds first evidence of cult in Judah at time of King David

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today the discovery of objects that for the first time shed ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Did climate change shape human evolution?

(Phys.org) -- As human ancestors rose on two feet in Africa and began their migrations across the world, the climate around them got warmer, and colder, wetter and drier. The plants and animals they competed ...

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Archaeologists rewrite history of the Trefael Stone

The Trefael Stone, a scheduled ancient monument in south-west Wales originally thought to be an ancient standing stone is actually the capstone of a 5,500-year-old tomb, according to new research from an archaeologist ...

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

'Smart City' ambitions for quake-struck Italian town

Three years after a quake devastated L'Aquila, the Italian town has launched a bid to become a hi-tech European city -- to the scepticism of thousands of people still living in temporary housing.

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitive researcher designs and builds a real-world modular working tricorder

(PhysOrg.com) -- To say it’s about copying the tricorder from Star Trek, of television and movie fame, is to belittle the ingenuity and thought that has gone into the devices that Peter Jansen has cr ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

Statue, chapels and animal mummies found in Egypt

A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ...

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From caves to Stonehenge, ancient peoples painted with sound

Stone Age cave paintings evoke reverent silence in most people. But David Lubman, Miriam Kolar, and Steve Waller prefer to shout and clap instead.

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created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce's disease in grapevines

A gene fusion research project led by a University of California, Davis, plant scientist delivers a one-two punch to Pierce's disease, a deadly threat to California's world-renowned wine industry.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vinyl records make the world go around again

In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back!

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created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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