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| Gods, Graves, Glyphs Weekly Digest #311 Saturday, July 3, 2010 |
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| Let's Have Jerusalem | |
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| Archaeological mystery solved (Sea-Peoples and the Song of Deborah) |
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· 07/01/2010 8:20:27 AM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 11 replies · · University of Haifa · · Jul 1, 2010 · · Editor · |
A 3,200-year-old round bronze tablet with a carved face of a woman, found at the El-ahwat excavation site near Katzir in central Israel, is part of a linchpin that held the wheel of a battle chariot in place. This was revealed by scientist Oren Cohen of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa. "Such an identification reinforces the claim that a high-ranking Egyptian or local ruler was based at this location, and is likely to support the theory that the site is Harosheth Haggoyim, the home town of Sisera, as mentioned in Judges 4-5," says Prof. Zertal.... |
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| Why Were Hundreds of Dogs Buried at Ashkelon? |
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· 07/01/2010 3:55:26 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 42 replies · · Biblical Archaeology Review · · July 2010 · · Lawrence Stager · |
Ancient Ashkelon, now quietly nestled beside the Mediterranean in the south of Israel, is shaped like a giant 150-acre bowl... Inside the bowl are buried at least 20 ancient cities, dating from about 3500 B.C. to 1500 A.D., a span of 5,000 years.... In 604 B.C., Philistine Ashkelon was destroyed by the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar (neb-uh-kuh-DREZ-uhr; also called Nebuchadnezzar [neb-uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr]), whose army soon thereafter (in 586 B.C.) destroyed Jerusalem, capital of the kingdom of Judah, together with its Temple. Thus began what is known in Israelite history as the Babylonian Exile. Less widely known is the fact that the Philistines... |
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| I Buried Joan | |
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| Pope Joan: Subversive! Controversial! And, uh, not real |
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· 06/26/2010 3:32:22 PM PDT · · Posted by NYer · · 25 replies · · Ignatius Insight · · June 26, 2009 · · Carl Olson · |
The Syndney Morning Herald reports that a German movie about "Pope Joan" has been making some waves in Europe: Her story was considered so subversive that for centuries the Vatican tried to expunge it from the records. Now a film, which last week reached the top 10 box office list in Italy, has revived the story of Pope Joan - an Englishwoman who, legend has it, disguised herself as a man and became the only female pontiff. The film will fuel debate over whether Pope Joan really existed or whether, as the Catholic Church maintains, she was a mythical figure... |
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| Sensational News: Joan of Arc was not executed. She died at 57 |
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· 01/17/2004 12:51:31 PM PST · · Posted by paltz · · 35 replies · 950+ views · · Pravda · · 1/17/04 · · RIA "Novosti" · |
Sensational News: Joan of Arc was not executed. She died at 57 01/17/2004 16:25 A Ukrainian anthropologist Sergey Gorbenko claims that Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake. She lived till 57.He was able to reach such conclusion after examining several skulls of the French royal family of Ludwig XI at the Notre Dame de Cleri Cathedral near Orleans, reports Ukrainian newspaper "Uryadovy cur"r" ("The Government's courier").In the course of his studies, the anthropologist revealed that a skull which used to be considered to belong to the king himself, in fact belongs to a... |
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| Remains of Joan of Arc to be examined |
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· 02/13/2006 10:47:07 AM PST · · Posted by NYer · · 75 replies · 950+ views · · Web India · · February 13, 2006 · |
A French medical team is to spend six months analysing the presumed remains of Joan of Arc, who was burned at the age of 19 in 1431, the daily Le Parisien reported Monday."We will use the remains that were recovered from beneath the pyre, essentially bones and skin fragments that have been preserved over generations," said Philippe Charlier, a known specialist in the field of forensic medicine. A complete DNA analysis of the remains will be carried out, he added.The examination is intended mainly to definitively identify the remains. The girl known the world over as "The Maid of Orleans"... |
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| Joan of Arc Was a Loser |
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· 11/28/2008 11:43:28 AM PST · · Posted by Starman417 · · 33 replies · 1,024+ views · · Flopping Aces · · 11-28-08 · · mlajoie2 · |
Yes, Joan of Arc was a loser. Moses was a failure. Churchill was an outcast and then an outcast again. The Lord Jesus himself was defeated. This is an important thing to remember at times like this. The election has been lost. But even the defeated never lose - even when they do - if they preserve that core of self deep within that no one but our Creator can touch. Yes, as we probably all know, Joan of Arc did have some success. [Her story is one of the best and well-documented of any medieval saint (save Francis of... |
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| Megaliths and Archaeoastronomy | |
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| Archaeologists Begin Dig on Buried Stone Circle TEN Times Bigger than Stonehenge |
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· 07/01/2010 5:37:28 PM PDT · · Posted by GiovannaNicoletta · · 42 replies · · DailyMail.co.uk · · 6/30/2010 · · Daily Mail Reporter · |
Archaeologists have begun a major dig to unearth the hidden mysteries of a buried ancient stone circle site that is ten times bigger than Stonehenge. The enormous 4,000 year old Marden Henge, in Wiltshire, is Britain's largest prehistoric structure stretching for 10.5 hectares, the equivalent of 10 football pitches. English Heritage is carrying out a six-week dig hoping to reveal the secrets behind the giant henge which has baffled historians for centuries. |
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| Helix, Make Mine a Double | |
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| New study of centenarians links certain genetic variations to a long lifespan |
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· 07/02/2010 1:39:00 PM PDT · · Posted by neverdem · · 13 replies · · Washington Post · · July 2, 2010 · · Rob Stein · |
Scientists studying aging have long been fascinated by those rare individuals who somehow manage not only to live at least 100 years but also remain relatively healthy and spry even in their final years. What's their secret? Is it clean living? A positive attitude? Or is it something in their genes? A federally funded study released Thursday took an important step toward trying to answer that question by scanning the genes of a large number of centenarians and identifying genetic signatures that appear linked with living a long, healthy life. "This is groundbreaking research," said Winifred K. Rossi, deputy director... |
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| Paleontology | |
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| 'Sea monster' whale fossil unearthed |
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· 06/30/2010 9:36:54 PM PDT · · Posted by shibumi · · 18 replies · · BBC News · · June 30, 2010 · · Pallab Ghosh · |
Researchers have discovered the fossilised remains of an ancient whale with huge, fearsome teeth. Writing in the journal Nature, the scientists have dubbed the 12 million-year-old creature "Leviathan". It is thought to have been more than 17m long, and might have engaged in fierce battles with other giant sea creatures from the time. Leviathan was much like the modern sperm whale in terms of size and appearance. Continue reading the main story At the same time in the same waters was another monster... they might have fought each other Dr Christian de Muizon Natural History Museum, Paris But that is... |
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| Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer |
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· 08/06/2008 12:18:53 AM PDT · · Posted by neverdem · · 37 replies · 402+ views · · biologynews.net · · July 26, 2008 · · NA · |
Figure of the fossil ostracod from the Dry Valleys. The specimen is less than 1 mm long, but preserves an array of soft tissues including legs and mouth parts. A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. The discovery by an international team of scientists is published today (**Embargoed until 00.01 BST Wednesday 23 July**) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. It involved researchers from the University of Leicester, North Dakota State University,... |
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| Diet and Cuisine | |
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| Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria |
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· 06/30/2010 9:52:51 AM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 15 replies · · FASEB Journal · · Jun 30, 2010 · · Unknown · |
New research in the FASEB Journal shows that defensin-1, a protein added to honey by bees, possesses potent antibacterial properties and could be used again drug-resistant bacteriaSweet news for those looking for new antibiotics: A new research published in the July 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) explains for the first time how honey kills bacteria. Specifically, the research shows that bees make a protein that they add to the honey, called defensin-1, which could one day be used to treat burns and skin infections and to develop new drugs that could combat antibiotic-resistant infections. "We have completely... |
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| Faith and Philosophy | |
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| Irish manuscript found is more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls |
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· 07/01/2010 8:26:44 AM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 38 replies · · Irish Central · · March 20, 2010 · · PATRICK COOPER · |
An eighth-century religious manuscript described as " more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls" has finally been put on display at the National Museum of Ireland. The 1,200 year old religious manuscript was found in a bog with the Latin words of Psalm 83 open. It had lain undisturbed for 1,200 years. The psalm closes with the words: "Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD -- that you alone are the Most High over all the earth." The National Museum rated the work as of "staggering importance" and says the book of psalms or psalter is among the top... |
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| Archaeologists Find Oldest Paintings of Apostles in Roman Catacombs |
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· 06/22/2010 8:32:35 PM PDT · · Posted by Fred · · 26 replies · · Fox News · · 062210 · · AP · |
The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome. fox news ROME -- The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome, Vatican officials said Tuesday. |
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| Middle Ages and Renaissance | |
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| France's new medieval castle |
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· 06/30/2010 10:21:19 AM PDT · · Posted by Lorianne · · 18 replies · · BBC News · · 30 June 2010 · · Hugh Schofield · |
Deep in the forests of central France, an unusual architectural experiment is half-way to completion, as a team of masons replicates in painstaking detail the construction of an entire medieval castle. The ≠Chateau de Guedelon was started in 1998, after local landowner Michel Guyot wondered whether it would be possible to build a castle from scratch, using only contemporary tools and materials. Today, the walls are rising gradually from the red Burgundy clay. The great hall is almost finished, with only part of the roof remaining, while the main tower edges past the 15m (50ft) mark. Builders use sandstone quarried... |
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| Greece | |
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| Greece lightning: Ancient Parthenon lit from above as storm breaks over Athens |
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· 06/29/2010 10:21:24 PM PDT · · Posted by Candor7 · · 36 replies · · Daily Mail · · 30th June 2010 · · Mail Foreign Service · |
It looks like a narrow escape for one of mankind's most ancient symbols. A bolt of lightning illuminates the sky around the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, high on the Acropolis during a heavy rainfall in Athens early this morning. Fortunately, the temple is believed to have escaped any damage ( more at link) |
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| Egypt | |
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| Egypt finds evidence of unfinished ancient tomb |
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· 06/30/2010 7:47:56 PM PDT · · Posted by Free ThinkerNY · · 9 replies · · Associated Press · · June 30, 2010 · |
CAIRO -- Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh's tomb with a secret burial site, the antiquities department said Wednesday. Egyptian chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said it has taken three years to excavate the 570-foot (174 meter) long tunnel in Pharaoh Seti I's ornate tomb in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings. The pharaoh died before the project was finished. |
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| Never Take Me Alive Copper | |
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| Serbian site may have hosted first copper makers: Finds intensify debate over Old World origins... |
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· 06/29/2010 7:38:27 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 4 replies · · Science News · · Friday, June 25th, 2010 · · Bruce Bower · |
An archaeological site in southeastern Europe has shown its metal. This ancient settlement contains the oldest securely dated evidence of copper making, from 7,000 years ago, and suggests that copper smelting may been invented in separate parts of Asia and Europe at that time rather than spreading from a single source. The find extends the known record of copper smelting by about 500 years, an archaeological team headed by Miljana Radivojevi¸ and Thilo Rehren of University College London reports in an upcoming Journal of Archaeological Science. The pair were joined by Serbian researchers, led by Dusan Åljivar of the National... |
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| Farty Shades of Green | |
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| Crannog site revealed after lake's level drops |
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· 06/29/2010 7:23:44 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 8 replies · · The Irish Times · · Tuesday, June 29, 2010 · · Lorna Siggins · |
The recent prolonged dry weather spell which put pressure on water supplies in the west has proven to be good news for archaeologists. The low water table on the western lakes and rivers has yielded a number of significant finds in Connemara, according to archaeologist Michael Gibbons. Among them has been a new crannóg site which is part of a complex in the south Connemara area. It was located by Co Galway silversmith and archaeological student Ruairí O'Neill and a friend, John Foley, while exploring Lough Dhúleitir, north of Carna. Mr Gibbons, who lectures on Mr O'Neill's course, said that... |
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| Epigraphy and Language | |
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| Council worker stumbles across 3,000-year-old carving |
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· 06/30/2010 4:18:45 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 10 replies · · Sheffield Star · · Saturday, June 26, 2010 · · Richard Marsden · |
John Gilpin, a woodlands officer in the Parks and Countryside department, stumbled upon the find in Ecclesall Woods. He discovered a boulder with a series of markings, lines and cuts - which, after being examined by experts, has been declared a significant archaeological find... Despite having been examined by experts, the meaning of the carvings is unclear... The previous discovery of prehistoric rock art in Ecclesall Woods was in 1983. The only other example nearby is at Gardom's Edge, north of Baslow in the Peak District... The find is one of a number of new archaeological discoveries made around South... |
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| Ancient Autopsies | |
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| Female 'gladiator' remains found in Herefordshire |
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· 07/02/2010 2:10:54 PM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 36 replies · · BBC · · Jul 1, 2010 · · Unknown · |
Archaeologists in Herefordshire have uncovered the remains of what could possibly be a female gladiator.Amongst the evidence of a Roman suburb in Credenhill, they have found the grave of a massive, muscular woman. She was found in an elaborate wooden coffin, reinforced with iron straps and copper strips, which indicate her importance. Her remains were found in a crouched position, in what could be a suburb of the nearby Roman town of Kenchester. The archaeological Project Manager, Robin Jackson, said: "When we first looked at the leg and arm bones, the muscle attachments suggested it was quite a strapping big... |
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| Roman Empire | |
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| Romans killed dozens of unwanted babies at English 'brothel' |
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· 06/29/2010 8:48:14 AM PDT · · Posted by NYer · · 54 replies · · Mail Online · · June 26, 2010 · · Sam Greenhill · |
A farmer's field in Buckinghamshire has yielded a grisly secret -- it was the burial ground for nearly 100 tiny babies slaughtered by the Romans. The site is suspected of being an ancient brothel and the 97 newborns could have been the unwanted babies of prostitutes, experts say. With little or no effective contraception available to the Romans, who also considered infanticide less shocking than it is today, they may have simply murdered the children as soon as they were born. The Yewden Villa excavations at Hambleden in 1912. Archaelogists have found the remains of 97 babies at the site... |
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| Underwater Archaeology | |
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| Roman Shipwreck Discovered Near Aeolian Islands |
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· 07/02/2010 5:59:48 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 2 replies · · ANSAmed · · July 2010 · · unattributed · |
The wreck of a Roman ship from the first century AD which is still whole and has over 500 wide-mouthed amphorae onboard has been discovered to the south of the island of Panarea... [announced] by the Regional Councillor for Cultural Heritage, Gaetano Armao, and by the Superintendent, Sebastiano Tusa. ''From the first surveys,'' said Tusa, ''we can establish that it is a merchant shipping measuring around 25 metres, in perfect condition, which transported fruit and vegetables from Sicily to the markets in the north. The style of the amphorae is in fact typical of the 'workshops' of the island and... |
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| Her Lips are Venomous Poison | |
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| Cleopatra Killed by Drug Cocktail? |
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· 07/02/2010 6:04:02 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 15 replies · · Discovery News · · Thursday, July 1, 2010 · · Rossella Lorenzi · |
Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, died from swallowing a lethal drug cocktail and not from a snake bite, a new study claims. According to Christoph Sch‰fer, a German historian and professor at the University of Trier, the legendary beauty queen was unlikely to have committed suicide by letting an asp -- an Egyptian cobra -- sink into her flesh... "The Roman historian Cassius Dio, writing about 200 years after Cleopatra's demise, stated that she died a quiet and pain-free death, which is not compatible with a cobra bite. Indeed, the snake's venom would have caused a painful and disfiguring... |
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| Oh So Mysteriouso | |
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| Science historian cracks "the Plato code" |
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· 06/28/2010 8:47:04 AM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 33 replies · · University of Manchester · · June 28, 2010 · · Unknown · |
A science historian at The University of Manchester has cracked "The Plato Code" -- the long disputed secret messages hidden in the great philosopher's writings.Plato was the Einstein of Greece's Golden Age and his work founded Western culture and science. Dr Jay Kennedy's findings are set to revolutionise the history of the origins of Western thought. Dr Kennedy, whose findings are published in the leading US journal Apeiron, reveals that Plato used a regular pattern of symbols, inherited from the ancient followers of Pythagoras, to give his books a musical structure. A century earlier, Pythagoras had declared that the planets... |
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| Neandertals / Neanderthals | |
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| Excavations In Eastern Europe Reveal Ancient Human Lifestyles |
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· 03/27/2002 2:56:18 PM PST · · Posted by blam · · 5 replies · 253+ views · · Science Daily · · 3-27-2002 · · University Of Colorado · |
Source: University Of Colorado At Boulder (http://www.colorado.edu/) Date: Posted 3/27/2002 Excavations In Eastern Europe Reveal Ancient Human Lifestyles Ongoing excavations in Russia indicate anatomically modern humans were developing new technologies for survival in the cold, harsh region some 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher. John Hoffecker of CU-Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research said that excavations at Kostenki -- a series of more than 20 sites about 250 miles south of present-day Moscow -- have yielded bone and ivory needles with eyelets that are 30,000 years old. In addition, the research... |
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| Prehistory and Origins | |
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| Prehistoric man went to the movies, say researchers |
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· 06/29/2010 1:22:10 PM PDT · · Posted by NormsRevenge · · 56 replies · · AFP on Yahoo · · 6/29/10 · · AFP · |
VIENNA (AFP) -- Prehistoric man enjoyed a primitive version of cinema, according to Austrian and British researchers, who are currently seeking to recreate these ancient visual displays. Rock engravings from the Copper Age found all over Europe in remote, hidden locations, indicate the artwork was more than mere images, researchers from Cambridge University and Sankt Poelten's university of applied sciences (FH) in Austria believe. "The cliff engravings... in our opinion are not just pictures but are part of an audiovisual performance," Frederick Baker of Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology said in a statement Tuesday. "There was still no... |
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| Climate | |
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| Man-made global warming started with ancient hunters |
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· 06/30/2010 12:14:10 PM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 43 replies · · American Geophysical Union · · Jun 30, 2010 · · Unknown · |
WASHINGTON--Even before the dawn of agriculture, people may have caused the planet to warm up, a new study suggests. Mammoths used to roam modern-day Russia and North America, but are now extinct--and there's evidence that around 15,000 years ago, early hunters had a hand in wiping them out. |
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| PreColumbian, Clovis, and PreClovis | |
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| Incredible find-Record arrowhead discovered in western Kentucky creek |
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· 06/28/2010 9:57:49 AM PDT · · Posted by Palter · · 57 replies · · Murray Ledger & Times · · 18 June 2010 · · KYSER LOUGH · |
For Darrel Higgins, finding an ancient arrowhead in a creek isn't surprising, it's actually expected. Finding a record-setting artifact that dates back to an estimated 14,000 to 18,000 years? Definitely unexpected. Higgins has been hunting creek beds for artifacts since he began finding them on farmland when he was a child. But nothing he had found compared to the 9 3/4 inch by 2 3/4 inch specimen he recently found in western Kentucky. The item, described as a clovis point made of buffalo river chert, was submerged in a creek bed when Higgins stumbled upon it. "As soon as I... |
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| Ancient tool found in melting ice near Yellowstone |
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· 06/29/2010 1:10:39 PM PDT · · Posted by JoeProBono · · 32 replies · · hosted · · Jun 29 · |
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Researchers say they've found a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon that had been preserved in melting ice near Yellowstone National Park. The spear-like wooden dart was found in 2007, but the University of Colorado didn't announce it until Tuesday. |
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| The Minoans | |
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| Sailing Against Conventional Wisdom |
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· 06/29/2010 9:28:32 PM PDT · · Posted by Palter · · 12 replies · · WSJ · · 12 Feb 2010 · · DALYA ALBERGE · |
Author Gavin Menzies Is Determined to Prove That Minoans Discovered the New World 4,000 Years Ago It takes a brave soul to rewrite history by sailing against current thought. More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus "discovered" America, another seaman is doing just that, entering previously uncharted academic waters with claims that other "Europeans" -- the Minoans -- got there first, thousands of years earlier. Gavin Menzies, 72 years old, is drawing on his experience as a former British Royal Navy submarine commander to prove in a book he is writing that the Minoans were such supreme seafarers that they... |
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| China | |
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| Zheng He's Tomb Found in Nanjing |
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· 06/26/2010 11:45:40 AM PDT · · Posted by Palter · · 22 replies · · CRI · · 26 June 2010 · · CRI · |
A recently excavated tomb in Nanjing has been confirmed to be the grave of Zheng He, a eunuch from the early Ming Dynasty who led historic voyages to Southeast Asia and eastern Africa. The tomb was discovered accidentally on June 18th by workers at a construction site near Zutang Mountain that also holds the tombs of many other Ming Dynasty eunuchs, the Yangtse Evening News reported. The tomb was 8.5 meters long and 4 meters wide and was built with blue bricks, which archaeologists said were only used in structures belonging to dignitaries during the time of Zheng He. But... |
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| Biology and Cryptobiology | |
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| Why you should never arm wrestle a saber-toothed tiger |
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· 07/02/2010 3:08:24 PM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 28 replies · · NESCent · · July 2, 2010 · · Unknown · |
X-ray analysis reveals that sabertooth forelimbs were exceptionally strong compared to their feline cousinsDurham, NC -- Saber-toothed cats may be best known for their supersized canines, but they also had exceptionally strong forelimbs for pinning prey before delivering the fatal bite, says a new study in the journal PLoS ONE. Commonly called the "saber-toothed tiger," the extinct cat Smilodon fatalis roamed North and South America until 10,000 years ago, preying on large mammals such as bison, camels, mastodons and mammoths. Telltale clues from bones and teeth suggest they relied on their forelimbs as well as their fangs to catch and... |
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| The Revolution | |
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| The COLORED PATRIOTS of the American Revolution |
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· 06/26/2010 1:38:01 AM PDT · · Posted by Yosemitest · · 31 replies · · U of NC at Chapel Hill · · 1855 First edition (OCR) · · Nell, William Cooper · |
This is an excerpt, to link you to the internet free and readable copy of: THE COLORED PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WITH SKETCHES OF SEVERAL DISTINGUISHED COLORED PERSONS: TO WHICH IS ADDED A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE Condition and Prospects of Colored Americans By William Cooper Nell Page 5 INTRODUCTION. THE colored race have been generally considered by their enemies, and sometimes even by their friends, as deficient in energy and courage. Their virtues have been supposed to be principally negative ones. This little collection of interesting incidents, made by a colored man, will redeem the character of... |
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| American History in Black & White |
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· 06/27/2010 8:45:02 AM PDT · · Posted by wtd · · 17 replies · · Glenn Beck Founding Father's Friday June 25, 2010 · · 2010 · · David Barton · |
The second installment of Glenn Beck's "Founders' Friday- Black American Founders", (first installment aired 5/28) (second installment aired 6/25), Glenn Beck mentioned the best selling book "American History in Black & White". At Amazon (currently ranked @ #5 in Books ), I notice the book has a related video with the same title. This video is posted at YouTube.com in twelve segments. MUST WATCH! Did you know that there were MANY black men in Congress BEFORE the Civil War? Care to guess which political party these brave men represented? You will learn about the first black speaker of the house... |
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| Democrats & Republicans In Their Own Words (Civil Rights) |
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· 06/27/2010 4:10:04 PM PDT · · Posted by ttjemery · · 6 replies · · Gather.Com · |
I watched Glenn Beck's "Founders weekly program" on Friday. Very interesting program about African Americans who actually served our country during The Revolutionary War. And other tid bits about other issues pertaining to other things dealing with African Americans during the history of the USA. On the program was David Barton of Wallbuilders who really sheds better light to our (USA) history and has documents to prove what he is saying is true. Well anyways, I came across this great article "Democrats and Republicans: In Their Own Words A 124 Year History of Major Civil Rights Efforts Based on a... |
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| The Framers | |
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| Thomas Jefferson made slip in Declaration (not slip, a decision) |
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· 07/02/2010 2:43:05 PM PDT · · Posted by DJ MacWoW · · 42 replies · · Associated Press · · Jul 2, 2010 4:16 PM (ET) · · LAUREN SAUSSER · |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Preservation scientists at the Library of Congress have discovered that Thomas Jefferson, even in the act of declaring independence from England, had trouble breaking free from monarchial rule. In an early draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote the word "subjects," when he referred to the American public. He then erased that word and replaced it with "citizens," a term he used frequently throughout the final draft. |
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| Not So Ancient Autopsies | |
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| Michigan's first governor remains missing |
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· 06/29/2010 12:27:39 PM PDT · · Posted by JoeProBono · · 30 replies · · upi · · June 29, 2010 · |
DETROIT, - Detroit officials said workers have been unable to locate the remains of Michigan's first governor as part of a park renovation project. The officials said workers moved the statue of Gov. Stevens T. Mason, who was first elected governor at the age of 24 in 1835, two years before Michigan gained statehood, in Capitol Park, but there was no sign of the governor's remains beneath the memorial, The Detroit News reported Tuesday. Experts said details of Mason's last reburial, which occurred in 1955, are sparse due to a strike at the local newspapers. The remains are variously described... |
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| The Civil War | |
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| This Day in Civil War History June 30, 1862 Battle of Glendale (White Oak Swamp) |
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· 06/30/2010 4:36:20 AM PDT · · Posted by mainepatsfan · · 26 replies · · History.Com · |
Jun 30, 1862: Battle of Glendale (White Oak Swamp) The Seven Days' Battles continues at Glendale (White Oak Swamp), Virginia, as Robert E. Lee has a chance to deal a decisive blow against George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had already won the Seven Days' Battles, but the Confederates' attempt to rout McClellan cost many Southern casualties. The Seven Days' Battles were the climax of McClellan's Peninsular campaign. For two months, the Union army sailed down Chesapeake Bay and then inched up the James Peninsula. In late June, the two forces began a series... |
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| This Day in Civil War History July 1st, 1863 First Day of the battle of Gettysburg |
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· 07/01/2010 4:15:44 AM PDT · · Posted by mainepatsfan · · 25 replies · · History.Com · |
Jul 1, 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins The largest military conflict in North American history begins this day when Union and Confederate forces collide at Gettysburg. The epic battle lasted three days and resulted in a retreat to Virginia by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Two months prior to Gettysburg, Lee had dealt a stunning defeat to the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. He then made plans for a Northern invasion in order to relieve pressure on war-weary Virginia and to seize the initiative from the Yankees. His army, numbering about 80,000, began moving on June... |
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| The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913 |
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· 06/30/2010 1:45:25 PM PDT · · Posted by GOP_Raider · · 44 replies · · Canada Free Press · · 30 June 2010 · · Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. · |
Happy 234th birthday America! The War Between the States Sesquicentennial, 150th Anniversary, runs from 2010 through 2015. The Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans has an information page. Make it a family affair to attend the events planned throughout the USA . The National SCV Sesquicentennial Commission has a website. The fading photos and stories of Union and Confederate Veterans from that summer of 1913, shaking hands, sharing a meal and trading war stories is a special part of our National Heritage well worth sharing. Do young people know who Gen. Robert Edward Lee, Major Gen. George Edward Pickett and... |
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| Custer's last flag: Little Bighorn banner for sale |
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· 06/27/2010 7:36:34 PM PDT · · Posted by Saije · · 60 replies · · London Telegraph · · 6/27/2010 · · Tom Leonard · |
An American flag found at Little Bighorn after Lt Col George Custer and nearly 270 men were wiped out by Indian warriors is expected to fetch as much as £3.3 million when it goes up for auction. The swallowtail battle guidon of the 7th Cavalry Regiment was the only military artefact left behind after Custer and his men were defeated by thousands of Lakota and Cheyenne Indians, led by Sitting Bull, in June, 1876.*** The victorious Plains Indians had stripped the corpses clean of trophies but evidently missed the flag, which was hidden under the body of a fallen soldier.... |
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| War veterans remember Indian soldiers' effort in World War I |
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· 06/27/2010 12:57:17 AM PDT · · Posted by nickcarraway · · 13 replies · · Hindustan Times · |
Indian and British war veterans came together in scores to pay homage to the Indian soldiers who gave up their lives in World War I, fighting on the side of the Allies, at a touching memorial service in Brighton. At a solemn ceremony last evening, Nalin Surie, the Indian High Commissioner to UK, saluted the supreme sacrifices made by Indian soldiers. "Over one million Indian Army soldiers saw active service alongside British troops during the First World War," he said at the Chattri memorial. Surie said Brighton has a special place in the hearts of the people as 12,000 Indian... |
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| World War Eleven | |
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| Huge Discovery For Group Searching For MIA Soldiers (WWII) |
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· 06/28/2010 6:35:01 PM PDT · · Posted by ButThreeLeftsDo · · 21 replies · · WCCO.com · · 6/28/10 · · Amelia Santaniello · |
A local man has dedicated his life, and life savings, to finding the bodies of soldiers missing from World War II. Now all that searching has paid off big time. Bryan Moon lives in Randolph, Minn. and started the group MIA (Missing In Action) Hunters. The group recently made a huge discovery in Papua New Guinea, where it's believed that hundreds of World War II MIA soldiers will soon be recovered. "There are still 76,000 Americans missing in World War II and World War II has been over 65 years. You can't leave them there foreverÖ they've got to come... |
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| No Free Lunch [ the Schechter brothers ] |
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· 06/30/2010 6:28:37 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 12 replies · · New York Times · · August 26, 2007 · · David Leonhardt · |
In the 1930s, the Schechter brothers ran a chicken business in Brooklyn. The name Schechter is derived from the Yiddish word for "butcher," and this is what the brothers did: they slaughtered chickens and sold them to shops. The brothers seemed to be typical immigrants, at once struggling and succeeding. But in 1934, they became famous thanks to Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States. Only months after Franklin Roosevelt had signed a code regulating the chicken business, the brothers were accused of violating it. Prosecutors said they had sold an unfit chicken, one with an egg lodged inside it, and... |
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| Know your Republican Heritage -- QUIZ #1 |
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· 06/28/2010 2:39:34 PM PDT · · Posted by Todd Kinsey · · 5 replies · · Grand Old Partisan · · June 28, 2010 · · Michael Zak · |
Republicans should welcome a comparison of the history of the GOP with that of the Democratic Party -- the party of slavery and socialism, Big Government and the Ku Klux Klan. To quote Back to Basics for the Republican Party: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more the Democrats will worry about the future of theirs." Here,you can test your knowledge. The answers are below. Q. How many Democrats in Congress voted to abolish slavery? 127 95 34 0 Q. Which park was established by a future Chairman of the Republican National Committee? Central... |
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| Why Islam Will Never Accept the State of Israel |
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· 06/30/2010 12:04:03 AM PDT · · Posted by neverdem · · 21 replies · · American Thinker · · June 30, 2010 · · Steven Simpson · |
It is a common belief that the "Arab-Israeli conflict" is a conflict of two peoples fighting over the same piece of land and is therefore one of nationalism. Rarely, if ever, do we hear or read of the religious component to this conflict. However, if anything, the conflict is more of a "Muslim-Jewish" one than an "Arab-Israeli" one. In other words, the conflict is based on religion -- Islam vs. Judaism -- cloaked in Arab nationalism vs. Zionism. The fact of the matter is that in every Arab-Israeli war, from 1948 to the present, cries of "jihad," "Allahu Akbar," and... |
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| Islamic science: The revival begins here |
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· 06/28/2010 2:04:45 PM PDT · · Posted by Nachum · · 24 replies · · newscientist.com · · 6/28/10 · · Lorna Casselton, Royal Society · |
Today the Royal Society will publish the first report based on its Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation Project. The reason we have chosen to undertake this project is the potentially staggering impact that countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others could have on science in the coming decades. Saudi Arabia has established the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, which has risen from the desert in just a few years based on a £20 billion endowment. Qatar has built Education City, a 2500 acre campus outside Doha where seven of the top US universities now have bases.... |
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| Gods, Graves, Glyphs Weekly Digest #312 Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
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| PreColumbian, Clovis, and PreClovis | |
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| Book presents evidence of human connections across Bering Strait land bridge |
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· 07/05/2010 4:38:01 PM PDT · · Posted by Palter · · 28 replies · · Daily News-Miner · · 05 July 2010 · · Mary Beth Smetzer · |
Research illuminating an ancient language connection between Asia and North America supports archeological and genetic evidence that a Bering Strait land bridge once connected North America with Asia, and the discovery is being endorsed by a growing list of scholars in the field of linguistics and other sciences. The work of Western Washington University linguistics professor Edward Vajda with the isolated Ket people of Central Siberia is revealing more and more examples of an ancient language connection with the language family of Na-Dene, which includes Tlingit, Gwich'in, Dena'ina, Koyukon, Navajo, Carrier, Hupa, Apache and about 45 other languages. In 2008,... |
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| Cherokees Spoke Greek and Came from East Mediterranean |
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· 07/07/2010 6:22:09 AM PDT · · Posted by Palter · · 88 replies · · DNA Consultants · · 17 June 2010 · · Donald N. Yates · |
Possum Creek Stone and Anomalous Cherokee DNA Point to Eastern Mediterranean Origins In memoriam Gloria Farley Donald N. Yates DNA Consultants Keynote address for Ancient American History and Archeology Conference, Sandy, Utah, April 2, 2010 SUMMARY†Three examples of North American rock art are discussed and placed in the context of ancient Greek and Hebrew civilization. The Red Bird Petroglyphs are compared with Greek and Hebrew coins and the Bat Creek Stone. The Possum Creek Stone discovered by Gloria Farley is identified as a Greek athlete's victory pedestal. The Thruston Stone is interpreted as a record of the blending of... |
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| An Ancient Hebrew Inscription in New Mexico - Fact or Fraud? |
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· 10/08/2002 11:51:51 PM PDT · · Posted by pistola · · 120 replies · 3,259+ views · · www.unitedisrael.org · · James D. Tabor · |
An Ancient Hebrew Inscription in New Mexico Fact or Fraud? by James D. Tabor The standard textbook wisdom that we all learned from grade school on up is that the Americas were discovered by the Europeans either in 1492 by Columbus, or perhaps even a few hundred years earlier by the Vikings. There seems to be an aversion among the establishment historians to even consider the idea that ancient Mediterranean peoples might have traveled to the Americas in the centuries before our era. Except for certain "fringe" scholarship, particularly promoted by Mormon historians, the standard view is considered indisputable. The... |
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| Peshawar: 'Oldest Living City' in South Asia |
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· 07/05/2010 2:43:52 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 13 replies · · Dawn · · Saturday, July 3, 2010 · · APP Feature Service · |
Archaeologists are resuming excavation at historic Gor Khatri monument to discover the exact archaeological profile of ancient Peshawar, presently enjoying the distinction of oldest living city in South Asia. A recent archaeology excavation at Gor Khatri has established the city's historical profile and now Peshawar is officially claimed by Archaeology Department to be the 'Oldest Living City' in South Asia, boasting a recorded history that goes back as far as at least 539 BC... Dr. Ihsan Ali said presently exact profile of Peshawar city does not exist and it is not clear that exactly how old Peshawar city is... The... |
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| Sassanid fire temple discovered in central Iran |
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· 07/08/2010 6:51:13 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 12 replies · · Payvand News · · Monday, July 5, 2010 · · Mehr News Agency · |
Ruins of a fire temple dating back to the Sassanid era have recently been discovered during a series of archaeological excavations in the Vigol region near Kashan in central Iran. The discovery was made during the latest season of excavations, which are being carried out by a team of archaeologists led by Mohsen Javeri and began in mid-June, the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization announced in a press release on Monday. The cruciform temple has four entrances leading to the ruins of a fireplace embellished with unique stucco designs, Javeri said. The team has also unearthed pieces of ornate... |
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| Mesopotamia's civilization originated in Armenia [ uh-boy... ] |
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· 07/09/2010 11:16:39 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · PanARMENIAN · · July 2, 2010 · · unattributed · |
Unique discoveries revealed as a result of excavations at Shengavit (4000-3000 B.C.) confirm that Armenia is the motherland of metallurgy, jeweler's art, wine-making and horse breeding. A group of archaeologists studying the ancient city concluded that 4000-3000 B.C. Armenia was a highly developed state with exclusive culture. The excavations are carried out by an Armenian-American archaeological expedition. Director of the Scientific and Research Institute of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the RA Ministry of Culture Simonyan said that for example, the glass beads discovered at the territory of Shengavit are of a higher quality than the Egypt samples. "Meanwhile, the... |
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| Egypt: Colourful ancient tombs unearthed [ 6th dynasty, Saqqara ] |
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· 07/09/2010 10:37:43 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 7 replies · · Adnkronos International · · July 7, 2010 · · unattributed · |
A team of archaeologists has discovered two colourful tombs, believed to be around 4,300 years old, at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egyptian culture minister Farouq Hosni said on Wednesday. Both tombs, found west of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the Giza area, are carved into rocks and and date from the 6th Dynasty (2,374-2,191 BC), the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass said. The tombs belong to Shendwa, a top government official and head of the royal scribes, and his son, Khonsu, who inherited the same titles as his father, according to... |
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| Syria: Scholar Composes Music from Archaeological Ugaritic Cuneiform Tablet |
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· 07/09/2010 9:34:22 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 14 replies · · Global Arab Network · · Thursday, July 8, 2010 · · H. Sabbagh · |
Musical scholar Ziad Ajjan composed eight poetry and musical pieces from the musical archaeological cuneiform tablet known as "Hymn of Supplication" H6 discovered in Ugarit in the early 20th century. Ajjan composed three musical pieces based on the musical notes in the tablet which dates back to 1400 BC, naming the pieces "Sunrise," "Sunset" and "Holiday in Ugarit." This marks the recording of the oldest music notation in the history of the world. Ajjan said he is still working on the tablet based on information he reached after extensive study and previous experiment, making use of previous research by fellow... |
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| Afro-Asiatic languages -- U of MT -- Mansfield Library Language Finger |
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· 07/06/2010 9:22:24 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 10 replies · · Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library · · December 7, 2003 · · Library Webmaster · |
The Afro-Asiatic language family was formerly called Semitic-Hamitic, or, occasionally, Hamito-Semitic. It consists of languages spoken in north Africa and in the Near East, both in the past and presently. Afro-Asiatic is comprised of the Hamitic and Semitic branches. Hamitic consists of four sub-branches, all found in north Africa: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic; it includes such languages as Coptic, Tamazight, Tuareg, and Hausa. The Semitic branch is divided into East and West sub-branches, and is found in both the Near East and in north Africa. East Semitic includes Akkadian and Chaldean. West Semitic is further divided into Northern and... |
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| Ancient site near Nablus 'too problematic' to open [ Mount Gerizim ] |
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· 07/04/2010 4:25:02 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 9 replies · · Ha'aretz · · Friday, July 2, 2010 · · Chaim Levinson · |
Mount Gerizim is sacred to the Samaritans who regard it, rather than Jerusalem's Temple Mount, as the location chosen by God for a holy temple... the Civil Administration is keeping the compound closed despite its huge tourism potential. It says planning at the site near Nablus in the West Bank is "too problematic." Over more than two decades, Yitzhak Magen, the administration's chief archaeology officer, dug up a 2,000-year-old city, once home to 10,000 people. It was preserved in its entirety. The site consists of streets lined with houses, a marketplace and town center. Thousands of bones of sacrificial animals... |
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| Archeologists Explore Rural Galilee and Find Ancient Synagogue |
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· 07/09/2010 10:31:50 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 5 replies · · ScienceDaily · · July 7, 2010 · · Universitaet Mainz · |
Among various important discoveries, the 2010 Kinneret Regional Project discovered an ancient synagogue, in use at around 400 AD. This year's archeological focus is the first systematic excavation on Horvat Kur, a village inhabited from the Early Roman through the Early Medieval periods located on a gentle hill two kilometers west of the Lake of Galilee. Thirty volunteers -- mostly students of theology, religious studies, and archeology -- and staff from the Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, Spain, Israel, and Germany explore the material remains of the village life in Galilee, a region that features very prominently in Early Christian... |
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| Rare coin bears good tidings for UNOs Israeli excavations |
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· 07/05/2010 1:00:12 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 17 replies · · Archaeology Daily · · Saturday, July 3, 2010 · · Omaha World Herald · |
Dr. Rami Arav... is director of excavation and research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Bethsaida Excavations Project, a 24-year effort to uncover the archaeological mysteries of the biblical-era city. The coin, which weighs 7 grams, is 97.6 percent gold, Arav said. The find was unexpected because Bethsaida primarily was home to humble fishermen, he said. Arav said somebody must have been doing good business a little more than 100 years after the birth of Christ. The gold coin, about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, carries the image of Antoninus Pius, the 15th Roman emperor, who reigned between... |
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| Huge Roman coin find for hobbyist |
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· 07/08/2010 5:15:35 AM PDT · · Posted by csvset · · 33 replies · · BBC · · 8 July 2010 · · Staff · |
One of the largest ever finds of Roman coins in Britain has been made by a man using a metal detector. The hoard of more than 52,000 coins dating from the 3rd Century AD was found buried in a field near Frome in Somerset. The coins were found in a huge jar just over a foot (30cm) below the surface by Dave Crisp, from Devizes in Wiltshire. "I have made many finds over the years, but this is my first major coin hoard," he said. After his metal detector gave a "funny signal", Mr Crisp says he dug down 14in... |
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| UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 ancient Roman coins |
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· 07/08/2010 11:14:24 AM PDT · · Posted by GeronL · · 45 replies · · Yahoo · · July 6, 2010 · · Robert Barr · |
LONDON ñ A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such discoveries ever in Britain, officials said Thursday. The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), includes hundreds of coins bearing the image of Marcus Aurelius Carausius, who seized power in Britain and northern France in the late third century and proclaimed himself emperor. |
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| Oldest Illustrated Christian Manuscript in Ethiopia? |
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· 07/05/2010 7:06:30 PM PDT · · Posted by SeekAndFind · · 23 replies · · Hotair · · 07/05/2010 · · Anchoress · |
Exciting news from one of Christianity's earliest seats, and the UK Daily Mail: The world's earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity which located it at a remote Ethiopian monastery.The incredible Garima Gospels are named after a monk who arrived in the African country in the fifth century and is said to have copied them out in just one day.Beautifully illustrated, the colours are still vivid and thanks to the Ethiopian Heritage Fund have been conserved. The survival of the Gospels is incredible considering the country has been under Muslim invasion, Italian invasion and a fire... |
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| Pillar of Eliseg: Archaeologists dig beneath 9th Century monument |
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· 07/04/2010 4:09:02 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 8 replies · · BBC · · Friday, July 2, 2010 · · unattributed · |
Archaeologists are to start excavations on a suspected ancient burial site to try to understand the significance of a Llangollen landmark. But the team will have to work carefully because the 9th Century Pillar of Eliseg, a CADW-protected ancient monument, stands directly on top of the barrow - burial mound - and the archaeologists can't disturb it. Medieval archaeology Professor, Nancy Edwards, from Bangor University says it is the first time the site has been dug since 1773 when, it is believed, a skeleton was unearthed... The history behind the monument and why it was erected on the mound in... |
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| Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill |
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· 07/08/2010 5:58:53 PM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 15 replies · · Yale University · · July 8, 2010 · · Unknown · |
New Haven, Conn. -- When Nicholas Longrich discovered a new dinosaur species with a heart-shaped frill on its head, he wanted to come up with a name just as flamboyant as the dinosaur's appearance. Over a few beers with fellow paleontologists one night, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind: Mojoceratops. "It was just a joke, but then everyone stopped and looked at each other and said, "Wait -- that actually sounds cool,' " said Longrich, a postdoctoral associate at Yale University. "I tried to come up with serious names after that, but Mojoceratops just sort of... |
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| Complex, Multicellular Life from Over Two Billion Years Ago Discovered |
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· 07/06/2010 2:59:07 AM PDT · · Posted by jerry557 · · 67 replies · · Sciencedaily.com · · 07/01/10 · |
The discovery in Gabon of more than 250 fossils in an excellent state of conservation has provided proof, for the first time, of the existence of multicellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. This finding represents a major breakthrough: until now, the first complex life forms (made up of several cells) dated from around 600 million years ago. ---snip--- By studying the sedimentary structures of this site, the scientists have shown that these organisms lived in a shallow marine environment (20 to 30 meters), often calm but periodically subjected to the combined influence of tides, waves and storms. In order to... |
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| Wallabies and Bats Harbor "Fossil" Genes from the Most Deadly Family of Human Viruses |
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· 07/05/2010 5:25:21 PM PDT · · Posted by decimon · · 15 replies · · State University of New York, Buffalo · · June 28, 2010 · · Unknown · |
Research reveals potential reservoir species, new mechanism for how mammals acquire genesBUFFALO, N.Y. -- Modern marsupials may be popular animals at the zoo and in children's books, but new findings by University at Buffalo biologists reveal that they harbor a "fossil" copy of a gene that codes for filoviruses, which cause Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers and are the most lethal viruses known to humans. Published this week in the online journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, the paper ("Filoviruses are ancient and integrated into mammalian genomes") demonstrates for the first time that mammals have harbored filoviruses for at least tens of... |
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· 07/05/2010 2:10:21 AM PDT · · Posted by shibumi · · 17 replies · · Telegraph.co.uk · · July 1, 2010 · · Tom Chivers · |
A drill monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Photo: Grendelkhan, Wikimedia Commons Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, and San Diego Zoo have collaborated to create stem cells from the skin cells of a dead drill monkey, an endangered monkey native to Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Cameroon. The scientists, speaking at the International Society for Stem Cell Research in San Francisco, hope that the "induced pluripotent stem" (iPS) cells thus created can then be biochemically persuaded into becoming sperm and egg cells. They can then be implanted into the womb of another... |
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| 'Magical Thinking' About Islands an Illusion? Biologist Refutes Conventional Thinking on Evolution |
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· 07/08/2010 8:14:36 PM PDT · · Posted by SeekAndFind · · 11 replies · · Science Daily · · 07/08/2010 · |
Long before TV's campy Fantasy Island, the isolation of island communities has touched an exotic and magical core in us. Darwin's fascination with the Galapagos island chain and the evolution of its plant and animal life is just one example. Think of the extensive lore surrounding island-bred creatures like Komodo dragons, dwarf elephants, and Hobbit-sized humans. Conventional wisdom has it that they -- and a horde of monster-sized insects -- are all products of island evolution. But are they? Dr. Shai Meiri of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology says "yes," they are a product of evolution, but nothing more... |
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· 09/20/2006 9:51:34 AM PDT · · Posted by SirLinksalot · · 695 replies · 6,776+ views · · The Mathematical Intelligencer · · Granville Sewell · |
A Mathematician's View of Evolution Granville Sewell Mathematics Dept. University of Texas El Paso The Mathematical Intelligencer 22, no. 4 (2000), pp5-7 Copyright held by Springer Verlag, NY, LLC In 1996, Lehigh University biochemist Michael Behe published a book entitled "Darwin's Black Box" [Free Press], whose central theme is that every living cell is loaded with features and biochemical processes which are "irreducibly complex"--that is, they require the existence of numerous complex components, each essential for function. Thus, these features and processes cannot be explained by gradual Darwinian improvements, because until all the components are in place, these assemblages are... |
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| Hips Don't Lie: Researchers Find More Accurate Technique To Determine Sex Of Skeletal Remains |
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· 07/07/2010 10:03:03 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 33 replies · · North Carolina State University · · July 6, 2010 · · Matt Shipman · |
Research from North Carolina State University offers a new means of determining the sex of skeletal human remains -- an advance that may have significant impacts in the wake of disasters, the studying of ancient remains and the criminal justice system. Historically, forensic scientists have been able to determine the sex of skeletal remains by visually evaluating the size and shape of the pelvis, or os coxa... Ross and her colleague Dr. Joan Bytheway have now used three-dimensional imaging technology to effectively quantify the specific characteristics of the os coxa that differentiate males from females. Bytheway is an assistant professor... |
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· 07/07/2010 7:19:56 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 93 replies · · Discovery News · · Tuesday, July 6, 2010 · · Jennifer Viegas · |
Remains of an early Neanderthal with a super strong arm suggest that Neanderthal fellows were heavily pumped up on male hormones, possessing a hormonal status unlike anything that exists in humans today... Neanderthal males probably evolved their ultra macho ways due to lifestyle, genes, climate and diet factors... Project leader Maria Mednikova told Discovery News that Neanderthal males hunted in the "extreme," helping to beef up one arm. "The common method for killing animals was direct contact with the victim," said Mednikova, a professor in the Institute of Archaeology at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Instead of shooting prey, such... |
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· 07/05/2010 2:28:28 PM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 12 replies · · BBC · · Saturday, July 3, 2010 · · unattributed · |
Blodwen is the nickname given to a Neolithic skeleton found on Little Orme in Llandudno, Conwy county, in 1891... The skeleton was discovered in a fissure by an engineer excavating quarry works, who then donated her to the museum in his home town of Bacup. Carbon dating tests carried out at Oxford University have revealed that Blodwen died around 3510 BC, aged somewhere between her late fifties and early sixties. Orthopaedic examinations show that she was about 5ft (1.52m), powerfully built, and her bone structure suggests she was accustomed to carrying heavy loads, both on her head and in her... |
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| Study: Archimedes Set Roman Ships Afire with Cannons |
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· 07/07/2010 8:20:04 AM PDT · · Posted by SunkenCiv · · 40 replies · · LiveScience · · June 28, 2010 · · Jeremy Hsu · |
Greek inventor Archimedes is said to have used mirrors to burn ships of an attacking Roman fleet. But new research suggests he may have used steam cannons and fiery cannonballs instead. A legend begun in the Medieval Ages tells of how Archimedes used mirrors to concentrate sunlight as a defensive weapon during the siege of Syracuse, then a Greek colony on the island of Sicily, from 214 to 212 B.C. No contemporary Roman or Greek accounts tell of such a mirror device, however. Both engineering calculations and historical evidence support use of steam cannons as "much more reasonable than the... |
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| How Europeans Invented the Modern World |
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· 07/05/2010 8:38:13 AM PDT · · Posted by ventanax5 · · 48 replies · · American Thinker · · David Deming · |
Both Greece and Rome made significant contributions to Western Civilization. Greek knowledge was ascendant in philosophy, physics, chemistry, medicine, and mathematics for nearly two thousand years. The Romans did not have the Greek temperament for philosophy and science, but they had a genius for law and civil administration. The Romans were also great engineers and builders. They invented concrete, perfected the arch, and constructed roads and bridges that remain in use today. But neither the Greeks nor the Romans had much appreciation for technology. As documented in my book, Science and Technology in World History, Vol. 2, the technological society... |
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| The Revolution | |
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| First American Revolution - The Worcester Revolution of 1774 |
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· 07/04/2010 8:25:52 PM PDT · · Posted by smokingfrog · · 17 replies · · worcesterma.gov · · unknown · · David J. Rushford · |
The American Revolution did not start on the morning of April 19, 1775. When the British fired upon a small group of hastily assembled patriots on the Lexington Green, they were attempting to regain control of a colony they had already lost. The real Revolution, the transfer of political authority to the American patriots, occurred more than half a year before, when thousands upon thousands of farmers and artisans deposed every Crown-appointed official in Massachusetts outside of Boston. During the late summer of 1774, each time a court was slated to meet under British authority in some Massachusetts town, great... |
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| Standing Up for a Hero of Saratoga |
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· 07/06/2010 7:23:40 AM PDT · · Posted by Pharmboy · · 24 replies · · NY Times · · July 5, 2010 · · Clyde Haberman · |
For a 14th straight year, James S. Kaplan spent the Fourth of July walking in the middle of the night among ghosts of the American Revolution. ... What Mr. Kaplan does every Independence Day, in recent years under the aegis of the Fraunces Tavern Museum, is guide several dozen people to sites in Lower Manhattan that have Revolutionary War significance. Only his tour begins at 2 a.m..snip... Perhaps another distinction is that Mr. Kaplan makes a point of stopping outside Trinity Church to note an injustice that he believes has been done to Horatio Gates, a Revolution-era general who commanded... |
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| A House With a Role in the Revolution Is Now Left Unprotected |
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· 07/05/2010 6:15:30 AM PDT · · Posted by Pharmboy · · 42 replies · · NY Times · · July 5, 2010 · · Peter Applebome · |
There's always been a forlorn tale about history slipping away in the Miller House, a farmhouse where George Washington slept and plotted strategy during the Battle of White Plains in 1776.</p> <p>Elijah Miller and two of his sons died in the war. Anne Miller died in 1819. The house was restored and opened to the public in 1918. snip...Ms. Hohl doubts it will last another winter. The county's plan was to raise $1.2 million to fix and restore the building and $600,000 or so more in private money to move it to a more accessible spot on county parkland near the Kensico Dam.</p> |
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| The Framers | |
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| The Declaration of Independence |
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· 07/04/2010 8:13:55 AM PDT · · Posted by Biggirl · · 4 replies · · wordpress.com · · July 4, 2010 · · annem040359 · |
"IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that... |
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| Longer Perspectives | |
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| the Republican Party's first-ever state convention |
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· 07/07/2010 8:29:04 AM PDT · · Posted by Mobile Vulgus · · 3 replies · · Grand Old Partisan · · 07/07/10 · · Michael Zak · |
Under the OaksIn 1854, the Democrats in control of the 33rd Congress were moving toward passage of their Kansas-Nebraska Act, allowing slavery to expand into the western territories. Championing the bill was Stephen Douglas, the senator who would be the Democratic Party's 1860 presidential nominee. The Democrat President at the time, Franklin Pierce, said he would sign the bill into law. The Democratic Party had chosen to promote slavery. Amid the intense reaction, a grassroots movement similar to the Tea Parties sprang up to oppose the extension of slavery. At town meetings and demonstrations, anti-slavery activists voiced their opposition to... |
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| The Civil War | |
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| This Day in Civil War History July 3rd, 1863 Third Day of the batle of Gettysburg |
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· 07/03/2010 5:16:46 AM PDT · · Posted by mainepatsfan · · 118 replies · · History.com · |
July 3rd, 1863 Pickett leads his infamous charge at Gettysburg Troops under Confederate General George Pickett begin a massive attack against the center of the Union lines at Gettysburg on the climactic third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest engagement of the war. General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia encountered George Meade's Army of the Potomac in Pennsylvania and battered the Yankees for two days. The day before Pickett's charge, the Confederates had hammered each flank of the Union line but could not break through. Now, on July 3, Lee decided to attack the Union center,... |
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| The Great War | |
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| Sedition Acts and Woodrow Wilson: Part 1 [freep-notes] |
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· 07/04/2010 10:53:10 AM PDT · · Posted by Arthur Wildfire! March · · 17 replies · |
Free Speech and the Constitution are under attack. These research notes will help us gain historic perspective. The Sedition Act of 1798. A. The Philosophical Difference Hamilton and John Adams were the driving force behind the philosophy of power. They wanted strong military, powerful industry, and strong central government -- the Federalist Party. Thomas Jefferson led the opposing view -- lean military budget, weak central government, and an agricultural society that was considered to be more virtuous. [For the most part, I like America to be strong. But how much power should one political party have?] Democrats claim that Thomas... |
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| Thoroughly Modern Miscellany | |
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| Conservancy releases more details of SS United States rescue plan |
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· 07/06/2010 7:21:00 AM PDT · · Posted by lack-of-trust · · 18 replies · · Marine Log · · 5 July 2010 · · staff · |
Conservancy releases more details of SS United States rescue plan The SS United States Conservancy has announced more details of its plan to buy the SS United States from its current owner. Here's the statement: In a major development in the effort to save the legendary American ocean liner SS United States from destruction, the SS United States Conservancy announces a donation by Philadelphia philanthropist H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest of up to $5.8 million. The funds will be used to purchase the vessel from its current owner, Norwegian Cruise Line/Genting Hong Kong (Norwegian/Genting), and maintain the ship in its current berth... |
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| Oh So Mysteriouso | |
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| Encounters with Gnomes |
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· 07/05/2010 8:08:12 PM PDT · · Posted by shibumi · · 31 replies · · From the Shadows · · June 30, 2010 · · Jason Offutt · |
Author's note: A June 2009 "From The Shadows" installment told the tale of "Tammy" whose family was terrorized by an evil, little gnome-like man on their property near the Tule River in Porterville, Calif. Her case is not as isolated as we may hope. Dan Bortko's family moved from Wyandotte County, Kan., to Liberty, Mo., in 1948 when he was about nine months old. His family didn't know it, but something already lived in the house on High Street. The house, a stucco bungalow built atop a hill in the 1920s, wasn't the only structure on that site. "There was... |
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