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New Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus Offer Insights Into Origins Of Ancient Greece's Most Powerful God
January 23, 2008 The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 ... > full story -
Maya Mask Splendor Enhanced With Sparkling Mica
January 23, 2008 Ancient Mayan temple builders used dazzling lustrous pigments. Studying tiny shards of paint from the Mayan city of Copan, a physical and chemical sciences researcher found evidence of mica that ... > full story -
New Survey To Reveal 'Britain's Atlantis'
January 16, 2008 The lost city of Dunwich, Britain's own underwater 'Atlantis', which has captured the imagination of people for centuries, could be revealed for the first time with high-tech underwater sonar. Marine ... > full story -
Riddle Of The Jade Jewels Reveals Vast Trade Arena
January 1, 2008 Analyzing the origins of jade used in ancient jewelery has revealed a trading arena that was active for more than 3,000 years and sprawled over 3,000km in Southeast Asia -- possibly the largest such ... > full story -
New Report On First Death By Spearing In Australia
January 1, 2008 "Ritual punishment using barbed death spears was witnessed at European contact in the Sydney region," one of the researchers said. "The Narrabeen man provides early archaeological evidence for ritual ... > full story -
Captain Kidd's Shipwreck Of 1699 Discovered
December 13, 2007 Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ... > full story -
Stunning Survey Unveils New Secrets Of Caistor Roman Town
December 13, 2007 On the morning of Friday July 20, 1928, the crew of an RAF aircraft took photographs over the site of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St. Edmund in Norfolk, a site which now lies in open ... > full story -
Artificial Jellyfish, Explosives Sensor Among Projects Being Developed At Undersea Technology Center
December 8, 2007 Artificial jellyfish, explosives sensors and seabed batteries are among the diverse research projects under way just nine months after the creation of a Center of Excellence in Undersea Technology. ... > full story -
Ancient Maya Marketplace Located, Challenges Views On Goods Distribution
December 3, 2007 Coaxing answers from 1500-year-old clues hidden in soil clumps, a team of archaeologists and environmental scientists identified a marketplace in an ancient Maya city, calling into question ... > full story -
Ancient Blood Found On Sculptures From Kingdom Of Mali
December 3, 2007 Scientists are reporting for the first time that sculptors from the fantastically wealthy ancient Empire of Mali -- once the source of almost half the world's gold -- used blood to form the beautiful ... > full story
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