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- Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Aegean
- Hoard of Crusader gold found in ruins
- 31 early Christian tombs discovered in Serbia
- More on Temple to Demeter unearthed in Sicily
- Ancient games: an Olympic factfile
- Harran rises once more with archaeological dig
- Over 100 plant species recorded at the Messel fossil site
- Rare fish fossil unearthed in Colorado
- Genome study of African hunter-gatherers elucidates human variation, evolution and interbreeding
- Ancient Nicopolis to be included in UNESCO list
- Medieval tsunami postulated for Irish island
- Ancient statues smuggled from Nigeria to return home
- The Etruscans: A Classical Fantasy
- 6,500 year old hunting trophy found in eastern Croatia
- Work starts on Easter Ross's Nigg cross-slab
- Actinobacteria as the base of the evolutionary tree
- Tracing the “great, great grandmothers” of the chicken world
- Trigger for massive animal weapons, ornaments uncovered
- Ozone hole UV impacting marine life
- Scientists confirm existence of vitamin deserts’ in the ocean
- More evidence for ancient Martian oceans?
- Most stellar heavyweights come in interacting pairs
- Higgs excitations near absolute zero
- 15th century fishermen’s hut excavated in Iceland
- Underwater metal detectors assist in recovery of shipwreck artefacts
| Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Aegean Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT Archaeologists have discovered ancient shipwrecks near the island of Makronissos in the Aegean Sea, dating back to the second century BC through the forth century AD. More specifically, the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research found, after diving expeditions that took place in the area for a whole month, six ancient shipwrecks and as a result, are having now a clearer image of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Hoard of Crusader gold found in ruins Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University has uncovered a hoard of real-life buried treasure at the Crusader castle of Arsur (also known as Apollonia), a stronghold located between the ancient ports of Jaffa and Caesarea, in use from 1241 to its destruction in 1265. The hoard, composed of 108 gold coins, mostly dinars dated to the Fatimid Period (ca. 900 to 1100 AD), was discovered in a pot by a university student. The coins bear... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| 31 early Christian tombs discovered in Serbia Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT The remains of 31 early Christian tombs have been discovered during archaeological excavations in Nis, Serbia's third largest city in the southern part of the country. "These are the most important excavations carried out so far on the site of the early Christian necropolis of Jagodin-mala", said Toni Cerskov, who heads the team of 45 archaeologists, architects, anthropologists, photographers and workers at the site. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| More on Temple to Demeter unearthed in Sicily Posted: 27 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT Archaeologists working in the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, Sicily, one of the largest and most important Greek colonies on the island, have uncovered a temple dating back at least to the sixth century BC constructed with solid stone walls, which predate the pillared architecture commonly seen in extant Ancient Greek temples. The newly uncovered Temple in Selinunte challenges archaeological theory [Credit:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Ancient games: an Olympic factfile Posted: 27 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT As London hosts the 30th modern edition of the Olympic Games, Dr Craig Barker from the University's Nicholson Museum and Michelle Kiss, a Year 10 work experience student from William Carey Christian School, evoke the ancient Olympic spirit with a look at the origins of the world's oldest sporting festival that may provide parallels for the next three weeks of competition in London. [Credit: Getty Images] The first Olympic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Harran rises once more with archaeological dig Posted: 27 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT The excavations at Harran are revealing the remnants of the world's first Islamic university. Harran, one of the oldest settlements in the world, was once was the capital city of Assyria and Umayyads Ruins of the University at Harran. It was one of the main Ayyubid buildings of the city, built in the classical revival style. [Credit: flickr/Grete Howard] The remains of the world's first Islamic university will be restored... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Over 100 plant species recorded at the Messel fossil site Posted: 27 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT Scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt have investigated the extensive collection of fruits and seeds from the Messel pit. They found 140 different plant species, 65 of which were previously unknown. Fruit of the moonseed family which is common in the tropics today with many lianas [Credit: © Senckenberg] The results were published July 27 in the series "Abhandlungen der Senckenberg Gesellschaft für... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Rare fish fossil unearthed in Colorado Posted: 27 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT A rare fish fossil estimated to be at least 50 million years old -- but probably much older -- and featuring a Jaws-like mouth a great white shark would envy has been unearthed from the backyard in a small western Colorado town this week after a decade of disbelief about the remains. Jed Smith, the nephew of homeowner Susan Webster, first discovered the fossils 10 years ago, according to KJCT8.com. But it wasn't... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Genome study of African hunter-gatherers elucidates human variation, evolution and interbreeding Posted: 27 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT Human diversity in Africa is greater than any place else on Earth. Differing food sources, geographies, diseases and climates offered many targets for natural selection to exert powerful forces on Africans to change and adapt to their local environments. The individuals who adapted best were the most likely to reproduce and pass on their genomes to the generations who followed. These are western pygmies of Cameroon [Credit:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Ancient Nicopolis to be included in UNESCO list Posted: 27 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT Ancient Nicopolis, situated close to Preveza in western part of Epirus, Greece, is a walled city founded in the 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. The small theatre (Odeion) at Nicopolis [Credit: TANN] It is a well-preserved archaeological site, a whole ancient city with odeum, theatre, walls and many more relics, and thus, officials of Preveza decided to try to add Nicopolis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Medieval tsunami postulated for Irish island Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT Claims that tsunami type waves may have hit the Kerry coastline in medieval times have been backed up a leading archaeologist. Beginish and Church Islands from Valentia Isalnd | [Credit: Reencaheragh Cottage] Alan E Hayden, the director of more than 200 medieval excavations in Ireland, believes the grouping of islands off the Kerry coast suggests earthquake and tsunami wave style damage. The Irish Times reports on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Ancient statues smuggled from Nigeria to return home Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT A handful of roughly 2,000-year-old figurines began a journey back home to Nigeria today (July 26) after being seized at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. American officials hosted a repatriation ceremony on July 27 to formally return smuggled sculptures to the Nigerian government. The terracotta sculptures (on the table) are the work of the Nok culture and were stolen from Nigeria's national museum [Credit: Wynne... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| The Etruscans: A Classical Fantasy Posted: 27 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT In popular imagination the Etruscans are the very stuff of fantasy, myth and legend. Who are they, where did they come from, what does their language mean? Details of a wall painting from the Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia, 5th century BC. [Credit: Nicholson Museum] In reality, although wiped out or assimilated by Rome, they have left us an extraordinarily rich heritage of art, jewellery, metal working, terracotta... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| 6,500 year old hunting trophy found in eastern Croatia Posted: 27 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT Archaeologists in Bapska, eastern Croatia have stumbled across 6,500 year old deer antlers. The hunting trophy was found hanging on the wall of prehistoric house along with valuable items of jewellery, writes website dalje.com. "We have the oldest deer hunting trophy in Croatia," said Marcel Buric, the head researcher at the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology of the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. According to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Work starts on Easter Ross's Nigg cross-slab Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT Conservation work has started on an intricately carved Pictish stone from Easter Ross. The Nigg cross-slab dates from the 8th Century AD and features snakes and a depiction of monks receiving bread from a raven sent by God. Detail on the Nigg cross-slab which dates from the 8th Century AD [Credit: Nigg Old Trust] Nigg Old Trust received grants towards the £180,000 restoration project. The monument has been taken to a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Actinobacteria as the base of the evolutionary tree Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:00 AM PDT Ever since Darwin first published The Origin of the Species, scientists have been striving to identify a last universal common ancestor of all living species. Paleontological, biochemical, and genomic studies have produced conflicting versions of the evolutionary tree. Now a team of researchers, led by a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo and including area high school students, has developed a novel method to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Tracing the “great, great grandmothers” of the chicken world Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:30 AM PDT Dr Alice Storey, an archaeologist at the University of New England, is tracing the global migration routes of domestic chickens back through thousands of years towards their origins in the jungles of South-east Asia. In doing so, Dr Storey is pioneering the use of DNA from ancient chicken bones recovered from well-dated archaeological sites around the world. This is enabling her to add a fourth dimension – that of time –... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Trigger for massive animal weapons, ornaments uncovered Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT In the animal kingdom, huge weapons such as elk antlers or ornaments like peacock feathers are sexy. Their extreme size attracts potential mates and warns away lesser rivals. Rhinoceros beetle [Credit: Bernard Durin] Now researchers led by scientists at the University of Montana and Washington State University have discovered a developmental mechanism they think may be responsible for the excessive growth of threatening... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Ozone hole UV impacting marine life Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:30 AM PDT Ultraviolet radiation has caused a steep increase in deaths among marine animals and plants, according to an international team including scientists at the Oceans Institute of The University of Western Australia. The team synthesised 1784 published experiments on marine organisms around the world to evaluate the magnitude of impacts caused by increased ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) in a study published today in the journal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Scientists confirm existence of vitamin deserts’ in the ocean Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT Using a newly developed analytical technique, a team led by scientists at USC was the first to identify long-hypothesized vitamin B deficient zones in the ocean. Scientists recover an array on a University of Hawaii research vessel [Credit: Paul Lethaby] "This is another twist to what limits life in the ocean," said Sergio Sanudo-Wilhelmy, professor of biological and earth sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| More evidence for ancient Martian oceans? Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:30 AM PDT Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed observations. Similarity in geometric patterns on Mars and Earth has long captured the imagination. In this new article from GSA Today, geologists at The University of Texas at Austin examine these large-scale polygons and compare them to similar features on Earth's seafloor, which... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Most stellar heavyweights come in interacting pairs Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:00 AM PDT A new study using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has shown that most very bright high-mass stars, which drive the evolution of galaxies, do not live alone. Almost three quarters of these stars are found to have a close companion star, far more than previously thought. Surprisingly most of these pairs are also experiencing disruptive interactions, such as mass transfer from one star to the other, and about one third are even expected... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Higgs excitations near absolute zero Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT A collaboration of physicists from MPQ, LMU, Harvard and Caltech detect Higgs-type excitations in a low-dimensional system of ultracold atoms at the transition between different phases of matter. Illustration of the Higgs excitation in a two-dimensional system. The dynamics of the Higgs excitation (red sphere) is described by an oscillation in a 'sombrero'-shaped potential [Credit: MPQ, Quantum Many-Body Division] The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| 15th century fishermen’s hut excavated in Iceland Posted: 26 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT A fishermen's hut (verbúð in Icelandic) from the first part of the 15th century was discovered during archaeological research at Gufuskálavör on Snæfellsnes peninsula this summer. It is likely the first verbúð from that period to be excavated in its entirety. The guide outside the verbúð Ósvör in Bolungarvík, a living museum [Credit: Páll Stefánsson] "We have obtained a pretty good picture of what fishermen's huts looked... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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| Underwater metal detectors assist in recovery of shipwreck artefacts Posted: 26 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT In October 1619 the naval warship Warwick sailed into the King's Castle Harbour in Bermuda with an important cargo from England; the colony's new governor, Captain Nathaniel Butler. After taking on provisions the Warwick was to travel onto the struggling colony at Jamestown, Virginia, but it never made the voyage. Before the ship could sail, Bermuda was hit by a fierce hurricane. Battered by strong winds the Warwick broke free from her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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