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Assimilating culture -- what language tells us about immigration and integration
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2009 |
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They're a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture — but some words aren't quite as English as we think.
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Scientists determine Viking trade routes by the metal in their swords
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have worked with the Wallace Collection to analyse the contents of Viking swords - and the results shed new light on trade routes in the middle ...
Scientists present the largest-to-date genetic snapshot of Iceland 1,000 years ago
Jan 16, 2009 |
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Scientists at deCODE genetics have completed the largest study of ancient DNA from a single population ever undertaken. Analyzing mitochondrial DNA, which is passed from mother to offspring, from 68 skeletal remains, the ...
Unravelling the Northwest's Viking past
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Feb 08, 2008 |
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The blood of the Vikings is still coursing through the veins of men living in the North West of England — according to a new study which has been just published.
Viking navigation hypothesis under foggy and cloudy skies requires more light
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Feb 27, 2007 |
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While history portrays the Vikings as skillful masters of the sea, sailing treacherous routes in the northern Atlantic Ocean during the 10th-13th centuries, just how much knowledge, technology and ability they ...
Vikings did not dress the way we thought
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Feb 25, 2008 |
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Vivid colors, flowing silk ribbons, and glittering bits of mirrors - the Vikings dressed with considerably more panache than we previously thought. The men were especially vain, and the women dressed provocatively, ...
Viking mice tell tales of British Isles
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The humble house mouse can tell us a lot about the history of colonisation on the British Isles according to research published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...
John Madden welcomes Favre, Vick to his video game
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's been a busy week in professional football, with a couple of big, controversial stars - Brett Favre and Michael Vick - joining NFL rosters. No worries, though, for John Madden, because both men ...
Dry spells spelled trouble in ancient China: Weakening of summer monsoons to blame
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of ...
Researchers retrieve authentic Viking DNA from 1,000-year-old skeletons
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May 28, 2008 |
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Although “Viking” literally means “pirate,” recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing a horned helmet but in ...
Researcher uncovers secrets of Kells 'angels'
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Book of Kells and similarly illustrated manuscripts of seventh- and eighth-century England and Ireland are known for their entrancingly intricate artwork -- geometric designs so precise ...
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