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  • Divers Looked for Treasure in the Titanic's Wreckage—and Discovered a Stunning Lost Statue

    09/07/2024 7:41:15 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 24 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | September 4, 2024 | Tim Newcomb
    Chronicling the changes in the Titanic has shown a 15-foot-long section of the port side of the bow's railing has fallen to the seafloor.Researchers have uncovered the bronze "Diana of Versailles" statuette, once a centerpiece in the doomed Titanic's first class lounge, and now mired in oceanic muck. It marks the first sighting of the Roman goddess Diana statue since 1986 and highlights the sunken ship's ongoing decay.The Georgia-based RMS Titanic, Inc. has the only legal salvage claim to the Titanic, the famous British passenger liner that struck an iceberg and tragically sank on April 14, 1912. A 2024 expedition...
  • BREAKING: Maryland State re Judge K - No Case Ever Filed + 1 YEAR Statute of Limitations EXPIRED

    09/28/2018 7:19:54 PM PDT · by Steven W. · 259 replies
    Baltimore Sun ^ | 9/28/2018 | Montgomery County, Maryland Chief of Police & State's Attorney
    To date, there have been no criminal reports filed with the Montgomery County Department of Police that would lead to the initiation of any criminal investigation related to Judge Kavanaugh. Furthermore, the law at the time the offense occurred is the law must be applied to any charges that might be brought. For example, in 1982, assault and attempted rape were both misdemeanors and subject to a one year statue of limitations.
  • Archaeologists Find 6,000 Year Old Statuette In Sumperk Area

    08/10/2003 5:05:59 PM PDT · by blam · 20 replies · 356+ views
    Archaeologists find 6,000-year-old statuette in Sumperk area POSTRELMOV, North Moravia, Aug 1 (CTK) - Archaeologists have found a unique about 6,000-year-old statuette of a human head from the Neolithic period near Postrelmov, archaelogists' team head Vladimir Gos said. The statuette, which probably served ritual purposes, was discovered during the archaeological exploration before a planned construction of a highway in the area, Gos added. "We have uncovered a number of valuable findings, but the statuette is definitely the most important one. It proves that people from the local Neolithic settlement devoted their time to spiritual life," Gos explained. He said that...