News tagged with trophy heads
Trophy heads reveal secrets about ancient South American civilization
The Nasca civilization is perhaps best known for the drawings its people etched onto the desert floor in southwest Peru, a massive and mysterious body of simple and intricate works that span several hundred square miles.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Discovery helps solve mystery of South American trophy heads
The mystery of why ancient South American peoples who created the mysterious Nazca Lines also collected human heads as trophies has long puzzled scholars who theorize the heads may have been used in fertility ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Vets take action to save Poland's lynx
Growling furiously, Benek the lynx cub looks up with baleful eyes as a veterinarian squats by his cage and takes aim with a tranquiliser gun.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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A bumpy road to 'Modern Warfare 3'
(AP) -- Behind a pair of nondescript black doors on the second floor of an angular office building along an unremarkable stretch of Ventura Boulevard is the headquarters for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Highly sexed crickets take to the ring in China
Unlike many sportsmen who avoid sex the night before a match to ensure they have enough strength, Chinese crickets are encouraged to enjoy as much hanky-panky as possible on the eve of a fight.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Burglars hunt down rhinos in museums
It was a daring daytime robbery at the natural science museum.
Jul 31, 2011 |
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What is war good for? Sparking civilization, suggest archaeology findings from Peru
Warfare, triggered by political conflict between the fifth century B.C. and the first century A.D., likely shaped the development of the first settlement that would classify as a civilization in the Titicaca basin of southern ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Virginia Tech robotics team dominates international RoboCup competition
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory team dominated the international robot soccer competition known as RoboCup this past weekend, winning the Louis Vuitton Humanoid Cup, ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Scientists trace violent death of Iron Age man
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iron Age man whose skull and brain was unearthed during excavations at the University of York was the victim of a gruesome ritual killing, according to new research.
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Mar 29, 2011 |
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Pioneering HIV research recognized
Professor Michael H. Malim, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at King's College London, has been announced as the recipient of the 2010 M Jeang Retrovirology Prize. The prize, which is awarded annually, and is ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Britain's biggest animal 'killed for antlers'
A giant red stag thought to be Britain's biggest wild animal was killed for its antlers, according to reports on Tuesday.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Best Visual Illusion Of 2010 Defies Gravity
On May 10, Japanese scientist Kokichi Sugihara claimed to have discovered a technology that every sixth grader knows to be impossible: a magnet that attracts wood. In front of a crowd of hundreds, he played a video showing ...
May 11, 2010 |
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