Michelle Moran's Blog, page 71
October 16, 2010
Monmouth trysting place of Admiral Nelson and his mistress unearthed by archaeologists
by Darren Devine, Western Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are hoping they can rebuild the summer house that provided the backdrop to an illicit romance between Britain's greatest ever naval hero and his aristocratic mistress.
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October 15, 2010
Cancer 'is purely man-made' say scientists after finding almost no trace of disease in Egyptian mummies
Cancer is a man-made disease fuelled by the excesses of modern life, a study of ancient remains has found. Tumours were rare until recent times when pollution and poor diet became issues, the review of mummies, fossils and classical literature found.
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Dinosaur Footprint Found at NJ Construction Site
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October 14, 2010
Scientists find sign cave dwellers took care of elderly
MADRID — Scientists said Monday they had uncovered evidence suggesting cave dwellers who lived in northern Spain some 500,000 years ago took care of their elderly and infirm.
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White Horse of Uffington is a dog, claims vet
It is one of Britain's most-loved ancient hill figures, careering across the downland. Now vets are being urged to question whether the White Horse of Uffington was meant to be a horse at all.
October 12, 2010
Volcanoes Wiped out Neanderthals, New Study Suggests
ScienceDaily — New research suggests that climate change following massive volcanic eruptions drove Neanderthals to extinction and cleared the way for modern humans to thrive in Europe and Asia.
Jericho unveils massive ancient mosaic
By KARIN LAUB (AP)
JERICHO, West Bank — Visitors to ancient Jericho got a rare glimpse Sunday of a massive 1,200-year-old carpet mosaic measuring nearly 900 square meters (9,700 square feet), making it one of the largest in the Middle East.
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Resurrecting the Maize King
For two weeks we had been tunnelling beneath the surface of the acropolis hill at the ancient Maya city of Waká in Guatemala's Petén rainforest. It was the spring of 2006, and we knew that under the surface of the acropolis was a virtual layer cake of earlier structures. The acropolis had been one of the city's enduring spiritual centers before it was abandoned around A.D. 820.
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Viking treasure discovered in North Yorkshire village
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October 11, 2010
A 'Mike' found in Buffalo?
This unfinished painting of Jesus and Mary could be a lost Michelangelo, potentially the art find of the century. But to the upstate family on whose living-room wall it hung for years, it was just "The Mike."
