Michelle Moran's Blog, page 120
October 26, 2009
German Archaeologist: Beneath Every Footstep in Syria is an Ancient Civilization
Syria, the land of civilizations and history, is rife with ancient monuments that tell the stories of the many peoples and civilizations that lived in it, whose stories endured in the face of time to tell humanity about their greatness.
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'Death can tell us a lot about living,' mummy expert says
Ronn Wade, with samples from the Burns Collection, mummified a dead rat for his ninth-grade science project.
October 24, 2009
Penn Museum show casts new light on ancient Iraq
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Life) - A flattened human head draped with gold and lapis lazuli jewelry lies in a glass case at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, its teeth the only recognizable feature.
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HISTORY'S HORRORS IN THE PRESENT: Journalist to Receive 60 Lashes
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October 23, 2009
HISTORY'S HORRORS IN THE PRESENT: Farmers sell wives to pay debts in rural India
BUNDELKHAND, India (CNN) -- The cattle slowly drag the old-fashioned plow as a bone-thin farmer walks behind, encouraging them to move faster with a series of yelps.
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Ancient Greeks introduced wine to France, Cambridge study reveals
The original makers of Côtes-du-Rhône are said to have descended from Greek explorers who settled in southern France about 2500 years ago, it claimed.
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The First Men And Women From The Canary Islands Were Berbers
A team of Spanish and Portuguese researchers has carried out molecular genetic analysis of the Y chromosome (transmitted only by males) of the aboriginal population of the Canary Islands to determine their origin and the extent to which they have survived in the current population. The results suggest a North African origin for these paternal lineages which, unlike maternal lineages, have declined to the point of being practically replaced today by European lineages.
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Ancient Anglo Saxon and Iron Age artefacts and human remains found between Rudston and Boynton East Yorkshire
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Byzantine Clay Lamps & Glass Kohl Jars Uncovered in Syria
The excavations of the Syrian-Polish Joint Expedition during 2009 in the site of Horta, 15 kilometers north of the ancient city of Apamea in Hama, uncovered a number of clay lamps and glass kohl jars dating back to the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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'Dutch' Batavians more Roman than thought
The Batavians, who lived in the Netherlands at the start of the Christian era were far more Roman than was previously thought. After just a few decades of Roman occupation, the Batavians had become so integrated that they cooked, built and bathed in a Roman manner. Dutch researcher Stijn Heeren discovered this during archaeological research.
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