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DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy

Dec 16, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (13) | 11

The DNA of a 1st century shrouded man found in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy. Details of the research will be published December 16 in the ...

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First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 21, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (6) | 5

(AP) -- Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered ...

Scientists retrieve Caravaggio's presumed remains

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Italian scientists Monday collected from a small chapel bones that are presumed to be the remains of celebrated Renaissance artist Caravaggio who died 400 years ago.

First archaeological survey of Paphlagonia published

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Project Paphlagonia is the first fully published multi-period archaeological and historical survey of the little explored region of north-central Turkey. Today this region includes the provinces ...

Gravestones Talking through Time

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 08, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A visit to your local graveyard can provide not only a history lesson, but a science lesson as well. Historians know that gravestones can reflect the lives of people whose memories are lost ...

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