Archaeologists and engineers from the University of Southampton are collaborating with the British Museum to examine buried Roman coins using the latest X-ray imaging technology.
Archaeology
Jul 10, 2012
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In ancient Roman times A.D., Palmyra was the most important point along the trade route linking the east and west, reaching a population of 100 000 inhabitants. But its history has always been shrouded in mystery: What was ...
Archaeology
Jun 15, 2012
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Castor oil is known primarily as an effective laxative; however, it was also used in ancient times with pregnant women to induce labour. Only now have scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research succeeded ...
Biochemistry
May 21, 2012
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Our modern love-hate relationship with fat dates to antiquity, says a University of Kansas researcher who writes about the cultural history of fat in Western civilization.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2012
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(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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