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Largest Greek Tomb May Have Been Hephaestion’s

Post author By Irina.Slav
Post date October 7, 2015
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heads of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion

Tags Alexander the Great, Greece, Hephaestion, Macedonia, shrine, Tomb

Historical Research Finds Wildfires Worsening Over Time

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date October 7, 2015
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A forest fire

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'Obscene' Howl Performed for the First Time

Post author By Daryl.Worthington
Post date October 6, 2015
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Allen Ginsberg

Tags beats, censorship, ginsberg, howl, obscene, poem, San Francisco, Trial, USA.

Details of Montana State Fossil Revealed in Giant Study

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Post date October 6, 2015
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Maiasaura peeblesorum fossil cast

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Tags histological study, Maiasaura, paleobiology, paleontology

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New Tool For Studying Extinct Animals

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Post date October 6, 2015
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Mammoths

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Tags extinct animals, Migration, strontium isotopes, tools, tracking

First Scientific Dive to Antikythera Wreck Reveals 50 Artefacts

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Post date October 5, 2015
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Bronze Fragment from a statue discovered in the Antikythera wreck

Tags Aegean Sea, Antikythera wreck, ceramics, mechanism, ship, Statues

Ancient, Massive Tsunami Portends Future One?

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date October 5, 2015
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Fogo, Cape Verde Islands

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Tags Fogo volcano, megatsunami, Santiago Island, tidal wave

Congenital Anomalies Point to Neanderthal Inbreeding

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Post date October 5, 2015
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Neandertal Skull

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Tags clefts, congenital, endogamy, inbreeding, Neanderthal

50 Graves Found at English Medieval Pilgrimage Site

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date October 4, 2015
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Lichfield Cathedral (2)

Tags almshouse, Graves, lichfield, medieval england, monastery

People In Pompeii Led Healthy Lives

Post author By Irina.Slav
Post date October 4, 2015
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Tags CAT scan, diet, eruption, health, plaster cast, Pompeii, teeth, vesuvius, victims, volcano