News tagged with artefacts
How chemistry can reveal the secrets of ancient worlds
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The day-to-day lives of prehistoric humans have been revealed following new research developed by chemists at the University of Bristol. The research, which combines archaeology with cutting-edge chemistry ...
Ancient tombs discovered by Kingston University-led team
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 09, 2009 |
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A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by a team led by a Kingston University archaeologist. Dr Helen Wickstead and her colleagues ...
Origins of Pompeii-style artefacts examined at ISIS
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Roman artefacts which are nearly two thousand years old with similarities to ancient remains found at Pompeii in Italy will be examined at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s ISIS ...
Leading edge facility to strip history bare
Feb 15, 2009 |
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A new facility opening later this year at the Diamond synchrotron is set to revolutionise world heritage science. A new research platform soon to be available at the leading UK science facility, Diamond Light ...
Surprising find: Medieval China was religious melting pot
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it has gained a reputation for being closed off to the outside world, new research shows China has a long history of multiculturalism that extends back to the dynastic era.
