Michelle Moran's Blog, page 148
May 1, 2009
Museum’s Egyptian Mummies: Visit to HUP for CT Scanning
One of three ancient Egyptian mummies CT scanned in the early morning of April 19th at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. (L-R) Penn student and anthropology major Samantha Cox, HUP radiologic technologist Erika Durham, Penn Museum Senior Research Scientist Jennifer Wegner, and Penn anthropology majors Jennifer Rosado and Paul Sanborn.PUM II and Hapi-Men, two of the ancient Egyptian mum
Ancient Carvings Reveal Pharaoh's Dark Age
AFP: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed carvings at four ancient temples in the Sinai peninsula which they hope will shed fresh light on one of the most obscure periods of Pharaonic history.
Dinosaur-Bird Link: Ancient Proteins Preserved In Soft Tissue From 80 Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur
Samples of ancient protein dating back 80 million years preserved in bone fragments and soft tissues of a hadrosaur. (Credit: Courtesy of NCSU)ScienceDaily— Ancient protein dating back 80 million years to the Cretaceous geologic period has been preserved in bone fragments and soft tissues of a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, according to a study in the May 1 issue of Science.
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April 30, 2009
CLEOPATRASDAUGHTER.COM
In preparation for my novel's release on September 15th, I have launched a new website at CleopatrasDaughter.com! Okay, it's actually just a shell site. All of the links go back to Michellemoran.com, but I'd like to point out some of the seriously amazing things we'll be doing for the book.
On August 1, the fist 50 reviewers to sign up will receive an ARC of Cleopatra's Daughter.
The incredibly talented and amazing Shaun Venish (who designed the logo for this site) also designed an entire map of R
Fragment Of Hebrew Inscription From Period Of Kings Of Judah Found
A fragment of a Hebrew inscription from the period of the Kings of Judah was found. (Credit: Vladimir Naikhin, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
ScienceDaily — A fragment of a limestone plaque bearing several letters of ancient Hebrew script was discovered while sifting soil that was excavated in the vicinity of the Gihon Spring, within the precincts of the “Walls around Jerusalem National Park”.
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Fishkill land confirmed to be Revolutionary War gravesite
FISHKILL - Graves, very likely those of hundreds of Revolutionary War soldiers, have been found, at long last, on undeveloped land in the Town of Fishkill that was proposed to be a shopping center.
April 29, 2009
America's 11 most endangered historic places announced
By Rebecca Heslin, USA TODAY
The National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009.
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Roman glass dish found in grave
The Roman millefiori dish was pieced together from its many fragments A rare Roman millefiori dish has been unearthed by archaeologists from the grave of a wealthy Londoner.
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4,300 mediaeval coins unearthed at Carevi Kuli
Total 4,300 mediaeval coins dating back to the second half of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th centuries have been unearthed at the Carevi Kuli archaeological site overlooking Strumica.
