The how and where of Roman age glassmaking
(Phys.org) -- An EU-funded interdisciplinary study has contributed a deeper understanding of glass production in Italy in the Roman age.
(Phys.org) -- An EU-funded interdisciplinary study has contributed a deeper understanding of glass production in Italy in the Roman age.
Archaeology
May 3, 2012
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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.
Other
Apr 4, 2012
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He's considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. But Sir Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian who applied a scientific approach to the study of scripture, Hebrew and Jewish mysticism.
Other
Feb 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique wing shaped building discovered close to the ancient capital of the Iceni in Norfolk is mystifying archaeologists.
Archaeology
Feb 2, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pyrite, better known as "fool's gold," was familiar to the ancient Romans and has fooled prospectors for centuries but has now helped researchers at Oregon State University discover related compounds ...
Materials Science
Nov 28, 2011
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Research coordinated by Carlos III University in Madrid analyzes the images of women in Roman mosaics and their impact on the collective consciousness of feminine stereotypes. In many cases, the research concludes, the images ...
Archaeology
Nov 7, 2011
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The manuscript seems straight out of fiction: a strange handwritten message in abstract symbols and Roman letters meticulously covering 105 yellowing pages, hidden in the depths of an academic archive.
Computer Sciences
Oct 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, neutron images in 3 dimensions have been taken of rare archaeological artifacts here at ORNL. Bronze and brass artifacts excavated at the ancient city of Petra, in Jordan were recently ...
General Physics
Oct 13, 2011
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Google Earth software has been downloaded more than one billion times, and that stellar achievement was marked Wednesday with a website showcasing ways the interactive replica of the planet is used.
Internet
Oct 5, 2011
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They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in ...
Archaeology
Sep 5, 2011
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