Michelle Moran's Blog, page 124
October 1, 2009
ARMENIA: ARCHEOLOGISTS SAY THEY'VE FOUND REMAINS OF WORLD'S OLDEST HUMAN BRAIN
An Armenian-American-Irish archeological expedition claims to have found the remains of the world's oldest human brain, estimated to be over 5,000 years old. The team also says it has found evidence of what may be history's oldest winemaking operation. The discoveries were made recently in a cave in southeastern Armenia.
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Fresh autopsy of Egyptian mummy shows cause of death was TB not cancer
Ian Sample, science correspondent
The mysterious death of an Egyptian woman, whose mummy became a public spectacle in Georgian Britain, has been solved by a team of researchers in London.
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Oldest human skeleton offers new clues to evolution
By Azadeh Ansari
(CNN) -- The oldest-known hominid skeleton was a 4-foot-tall female who walked upright more than 4 million years ago and offers new clues to how humans may have evolved, scientists say.
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September 30, 2009
Archaeological dig yields clues to ancient Ohio
COSHOCTON -- "I've never in my life found anything that old!" exclaimed Jeff Dilyard, a Wayne County volunteer who found a base of a Crowfield fluted point at a rockshelter archaeological dig in Coshocton County.
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Celebrating history? Empire State Building Goes Red for Communist China, Sparking Protest
September 29, 2009
Rome archaeologists find 'Nero's party piece' in dig
Archaeologists in Rome claimed today to have found the remains of a legendary revolving dining room built by Emperor Nero to impress his guests. Digging on the Palatine Hill, archaeologists stumbled on the remnants of a circular room, 16 metres (53ft) in diameter, which they believe formed part of Nero's palace, built in the first century AD.
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Archaeologists to search for Arghun Shah's grave near Soltanieh Dome
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Jewish Priesthood Has Multiple Lineages, New Genetic Research Indicates
ScienceDaily — Recent research on the Cohen Y chromosome indicates the Jewish priesthood, the Cohanim, was established by several unrelated male lines rather than a single male lineage dating to ancient Hebrew times.
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Was Mighty T. Rex 'Sue' Felled By A Lowly Parasite?
ScienceDaily — When pondering the demise of a famous dinosaur such as 'Sue,' the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, it is hard to avoid the image of clashing Cretaceous titans engaged in bloody, mortal combat.
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Roman Statues Found in Blue Grotto Cave
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