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Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The legend is that the great rulers of Canaan, the ancient land of Israel, were all men. But a recent dig by Tel Aviv University archaeologists at Tel Beth-Shemesh uncovered possible evidence of a mysterious ...
Darwin's bills discovered
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen the documentaries and read the book - now, for the first time, you can find out how Charles Darwin spent his money.
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Computer identifies authentic Van Gogh
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dutch researcher Igor Berezhnoy has developed computer algorithms to support art historians and other art experts in their visual assessment of paintings. His digital technology is capable ...
Apology for human rights abuses has precedent in US
Sep 28, 2009 |
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A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be a first for the country, says the president of The Western History ...
FSU Historian's Arctic research has him sitting on top of the world
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2008 |
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It's one of the coldest and most remote areas on Earth, but the Arctic region has long held great strategic interest for a number of nations. Now, a Florida State University researcher is leading an international ...
Researchers detect fake art from originals
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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As museums continue to digitize their art collections, it becomes increasingly easier for paintings to be forged. Two Penn State researchers are part of an international team working on a digital system to help detect original ...
Original or fake?
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Even for art historians, it can be difficult to distinguish original works of art from fakes. Research scientists now screen the pictures with infrared radiation. This shows up the watermarks of the paper ...
Basque roots found in Britain and Ireland
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Mar 07, 2007 |
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A British geneticist says the Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh may have more ancestors in common than current inhabitants would like to believe.
Archaeologists to establish true value of Roman silver coins
Mar 05, 2006 |
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An archaeologist at the University of Liverpool is examining more than 1,000 Roman silver coins from museums around the world in order to establish their true economic value.
Outline of Scotland's Scone Abbey found
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Jul 22, 2007 |
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Scottish archaeologists say they have located the exact location of Scone Abbey, where Robert the Bruce is believed to have been crowned king.
Darwin meets Facebook
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Natural history plans to chart life on earth, yet the discipline risks being buried under a landslide of painstakingly collected data that isn't always used. Now researchers at London's Natural History Museum have created ...
Why Lincoln fell gravely ill after delivering his Gettysburg Address
May 17, 2007 |
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Many school children in the United States memorize President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, considered one of history's most brilliant speeches and a model of brevity and persuasive rhetoric.
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