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Korean Mummy Suffered from Painful Disease
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John Donne’s Woman’s Constancy
Poems of John Donne
by John Donne
PIBN: 1000146331
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Thomas de Quincey’S Confessions
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The Confessions of an English Opium – Eater
Being an Extract from the Life of a Scholar
by Thomas de Quincey
PIBN: 1000534747
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Other Sources:
Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Other
Writings, Edited by Grevel Lindop,
Oxford University Press 1998
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800 000 Year Old Footprints Found in Britain
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Colonial Chapel Uncovered in Texas
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Dicken’s a Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
PIBN:1000028308
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th century BC. Under the project, ancient engineers drained marshlands using drainage control systems and diverted six streams and rivers from the basin to two mammoth canals in the Kopais basin. This transformed the Kopais basin into one of the most fertile plains in Greece. The canals were also reinforced with Cyclopean revetments that helped in supporting roads as well. Archaeologists believe that approximately 2,000,000 cubic meters of earth was required to be moved in order to build the embankments and dykes and as much as 250,000 cubic meters of stone was used to carve the face of the embankments. The Citadel of Glas was believed to be the main administrative center for this project. It was protected by a huge stone wall that was 5.5 – 5.8 meters thick. This wall ran for about 3kms, featured 4 gates and three central enclosures. According to Maggidis, there were certain peculiarities in the Citadel of Glas. He said that one of the biggest oddities was that only 1/3rd of the area seemed to be occupied by buildings and structures, although it did not make sense for the space outside the central enclosure to be completely void of structures. Maggidis believes that the Citadel of Glas was much more than a simple fort to administer the drainage of the Kopais lake. He states that this was what prompted him to explore the Citadel further. As a result of his uncertainties, Maggidis and his colleagues performed a geophysical survey of the citadel with the help of a GPR, satellite imagery, a Fluxgate gradiometer and electrical resistivity. The group mainly focused on areas that were left unexplored. And the results were amazing to say the least. Maggidis states that the tests proved that the Citadel wasn’t void of structures, but was full of buildings that had many uses, including extensive residential quarters, well built complexes, terraces, a cistern and staircases. The picture that emerged was that of a fortified town. Maggidis believes that this discovery finally took them one step further to uncovering the mysteries that the Citadel had to offer. Even though the findings are still at their nascent level, a detailed report that showcases the discoveries made in the Citadel of Glas shall be published in the Popular Archaeology Magazine in September. ]]>
th century that man fully managed to exploit the natural source of mineral water. The Selters soon became popular all over the world and it began being sold all across the world – right from Florence and St. Petersburg to New York and London. It was called as the Selters Liquid Treasure back then and was always delivered in uniquely designed clay jugs. The high quality water and refined tastes soon made Selters synonymous with the finest mineral water in the world. In fact, Selters was the prototype of the word famous Seltzer soda water. Experts believe that although not unexpected, it is still extremely rare to be able to find a fully corked bottle of Selters from the period in reference. Bednarz stated that the bottle definitely contained some liquid and he also seemed sure that it was definitely not sea water. Although this ancient Seltzers bottle is expected to contain the original Selters water, Bednarz also stated that he wouldn’t eliminate the possibility of the bottle being full of wine. He says that excellent shape in which Seltzer bottles were designed made them handy for storing other liquids as well, once the water was finished. Bednarz states that the advantage of corked bottles were that they could be used, reused and corked whenever required. He also stated that the group planned on checking the contents of the bottle. Hopefully, we should finally get an answer in a few days whether the bottle contained the purest form of mineral water or an old world wine, both of which sound to be a delicious prospect. ]]>