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In ancient Pompeii, trash and tombs went hand in hand
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cemeteries in ancient Pompeii were “mixed-use developments” with a variety of purposes that included serving as an appropriate site to toss out the trash. That’s according to ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Ancient sewer excavation sheds light on the Roman diet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists working in a system of connected sewers and drains under the ancient town of Herculaneum in the Bay of Naples area of Italy have analyzed the human excrement found there and ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Island of broken figurines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why were Bronze Age figurines smashed, transported and buried in shallow pits on the Aegean island of Keros? New research sheds light on a 4,500-year-old mystery.
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Hidden water holds the key to a changing desert
Passover, which celebrates the Israelites' flight from Egypt, ended Tuesday night. Yet after the exodus, they wandered the desert for 40 more years. There, Moses struck a rock with his staff and made water ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Lighting up in style: the gentleman's smoking room is back
Sink back into a leather armchair and let the grey plumes curl up to the ceiling: tobacco may be banned from bars and clubs across Western cities, but the gentleman's smoking lounge is making a comeback.
Dec 21, 2010 |
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TED takes on 'What the world needs now'
Let the mind-bending begin! A TED conference that attracts brilliant minds and challenges them to solve humanity's ills got underway Tuesday in the southern California city of Long Beach.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Powered by olive stones? Turning waste stones into fuel
Olive stones can be turned into bioethanol, a renewable fuel that can be produced from plant matter and used as an alternative to petrol or diesel. This gives the olive processing industry an opportunity to make valuable ...
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Electrons discover their individuality
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrons have something in common with people: the more information they acquire about their setting, the more they become aware of their individuality and the more belonging to a group loses ...
Sep 01, 2008 |
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Scientists simulate dinosaur digestion in the lab
Scientists from the University of Bonn are researching which plants giant dinosaurs could have lived off more than 100 million years ago. They want to find out how the dinosaurs were able to become as large as they did. In ...
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Feb 06, 2008 |
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Remains of ancient synagogue with unique mosaic floor found in Galilee
Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2007 |
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