 Agonized pose tells of dinosaur death throes June 07, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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The peculiar pose of many fossilized dinosaurs, with wide-open mouth, head thrown back and recurved tail, likely resulted from the agonized death throes typical of brain damage and asphyxiation, according ... | |
 480 million-year-old fossil sheds light on 150-year-old paleontological mystery January 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco that preserves evidence of the animal’s soft tissues has solved a paleontological puzzle about the origins of an extinct group of bizarre ... | |
 New evidence debunks 'stupid' Neanderthal myth August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Research by UK and American scientists has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors (Homo sapiens). ... | |
Graffiti found at ancient Italian prison June 16, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Graffiti left by prisoners held by the Inquisition in Sicily more than 200 years ago have been found on the walls of an ancient prison. | |
 Archaeologists Find 18th-Century Store October 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(AP) -- This history-rich Hudson River community has yielded a museum's worth of 18th-century military artifacts over the decades, from musket balls to human skeletons. But a colonial soldier's daily lot wasn't ... | |
 Archaeologists discover 1699 Captain Kidd Shipwreck December 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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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 ill-fated attempt ... | |
 Dinosaur Deaths Outsourced to India? October 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava ... | |
 A Buffet for Early Human Relatives 1.8 Million Years Ago November 09, 2006 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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University of Utah scientists improved a method of testing fossil teeth, and showed that early human relatives varied their diets with the seasons 1.8 million years ago, eating leaves and fruit when available ... | |
 Science steps in to discover wonders of Toe-tankhamun July 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world’s earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists. | |
 Raiding for women in the pre-Hispanic Southwest? November 10, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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An important new archaeological study from the December issue of Current Anthropology is the first to document interregional movement of women in the pre-Hispanic Southwest. Using an analysis of grave ... | |
4 more historic ships found off R.I. May 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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With four more hulks spotted, Rhode Island can boast it has the world's "largest fleet of Revolutionary shipwrecks," a maritime expert says. | |
Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts ... | |
Archeologist says Holy Grail is in Rome June 22, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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An Italian archeologist says the Holy Grail -- a cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper -- is buried beneath a church in Rome. | |
A large Roman-era villa is discovered May 02, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Italian archeologists have reportedly discovered the remains of a huge Roman villa near Florence -- the first ever in the popular tourist area. | |
2,200-year old amphoras contained wine April 09, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Parts of amphoras believed to be 2,200 years old uncovered in a Bosnia-Herzegovina swamp are suspected to have carried wine, experts said Monday. | |
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