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1800-year-old marble head unearthed in Israel »
Posted by: israeligirl1 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered what they believe is the bust of a Roman boxer from the second or third century. The tiny marble figurine ...
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Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered »
Posted by: israeligirl1 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Israeli archaeologists had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian symbols etched into ...
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Ancient Gold Treasure found in Jerusalem - Chanukah Miracle? »
Posted by: israeligirl1 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Israeli archaeologists are having a particularly happy Hanukkah after discovering 264 ancient gold coins in a car park in the City of David, a Jerusalem ...
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Researchers discover a protein that amplifies cell death »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified a small intracellular protein that helps cells commit suicide. The finding, reported as ...
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Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue' »
Posted by: idyll 10 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The monument has baffled archaeologists who have argued for decades over the stone circle's 5,000-year history but academic Rupert Till believes he has ...
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Remains of the Day »
Posted by: idyll 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Style
Contemporary archaeology is a response to the problem of preserving and recording our disposable, rapidly changing culture. The structures of the postwar era - 1960s tower ...
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Physicist applies for sweeper's job in S Korea amid economic slump »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months ago in News
A jobless scientist with a doctorate in physics has applied for a street sweeper's job, reflecting the severe economic slump and rising unemployment, officials ...
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Can Egypt bring Cleopatra's palace back to life? »
Posted by: idyll 8 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Ambitious but controversial plans are under way to open up this unique site via an immersed fibreglass tunnel which would enable close-up viewing of the ...
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X-ray ten billion times brighter than sun to analyse mummies »
Posted by: idyll 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A British X-ray with a light ten billion times brighter than the sun is to be used to see inside mummies and other ancient artefacts
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How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: idyll 9 months, 1 week ago in News
To honor their gods and goddesses, ancient Greeks often poured blood or wine on the ground as offerings. Now a new study suggests that the ...
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Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden? »
Posted by: idyll 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The solitary Kurdish man, on that summer's day in 1994, had made the greatest archaeological discovery in 50 years. Others would say he'd ...
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12,000 Years Old Skeleton of a female healer found in a cave »
Posted by: israeligirl1 1 year ago in Science & Technology
The skeleton of a female healer dating back 12,000 years was discovered in a cave in northern Israel, along with grave offerings including 50 ...
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Million-year-old camel bone unearthed in Syria »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
The jawbone was found last month near the village of Khowm in the Palmyra region, about 150 miles northeast of Damascus , said Heba al-Sakhel, the ...
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The Ancient World's Longest Underground Aqueduct »
Posted by: idyll 8 months ago in News
Roman engineers chipped an aqueduct through more than 100 kilometers of stone to connect water to cities in the ancient province of Syria. The monumental ...
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2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 1 year ago in News
JERUSALEM – Israeli archeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city, the Israel ...
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