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Egyptian princess was first person with diagnosed coronary artery disease

May, 19 2011

EurekAlert

The coronary arteries of Princess Ahmose Meryet Amon visualized by whole body computerized tomography scanning

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Largest excavation in history launched at Peking Man site

May, 19 2011

Peoples Daily Online

The protective excavation of the No.1 site at the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site was launched on May 16. This is the largest protective excavation since the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site was first excavated in 1921.

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Forgeries in the Bibles New Testament?

May, 19 2011

Discovery News

Nearly half of the New Testament is a forgery, according to a provocative new book which charges that the Apostle Paul authored only a fraction of letters attributed to him, and the Apostle Peter just wrote nothing.

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Standing Up to Fight: Does It Explain Why We Walk Upright and Why Women Like Tall Men?

May, 19 2011

Science Daily

A University of Utah study shows that men hit harder when they stand on two legs than when they are on all fours, and when hitting downward rather than upward, giving tall, upright males a fighting advantage.

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Debate Continues over growth of the Aboriginal population

May, 19 2011

The Stone Pages

A great debate is under way following the use of a new mathematical model, which has been used to predict the growth pattern of the native Australian Aboriginal population, in the time prior to the arrival of Europeans.

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Culross Palace dig discovers east wing

May, 19 2011

BBC

The dig has uncovered 17th Century foundations One of Fife's most historic buildings could have had an east wing, according to new evidence uncovered by archaeologists.

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Surprise Archeological Find from Icelands Settlement

May, 19 2011

Iceland Review

Hólar, a different archeological site. Photo by Geir Ólafsson. Archeological remains that were found during an excavation in Urridakot in Gardabaer, a neighboring town of Reykjavik, were much older than archeologists had assumed. They date back to the settlement of Iceland in the 9th century AD while Urridakot is first mentioned in written sources from the 16th century.

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NOAA and partners explore the hidden world of the maritime Maya

May, 19 2011

NOAA

The carved serpent head found at the base of Vista Alegre' s temple structure. The carved serpent head most likely was one of a pair that would have been placed at the base of the balustrades flanking the main set of stairs leading to the top of the main temple structure. Team members found the serpent head in 2002 during the first visit to the site. Ancient port site was used periodically between 800 B.C. and 1521 A.D.

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Threatened rock carvings of Pakistan

May, 19 2011

Dawn

Pakistan is going to lose one of the most precious rock art carvings due to construction of the Diamer Basha Dam. The proposed site of the dam hosts some 30,000 ancient art carvings and inscriptions which may vanish forever due to the construction of this reservoir.

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Floods Threaten Historic Sites, Not Tourist Favorites

May, 19 2011

NPR

Water from the Mississippi River rushes out of open bays on the Morganza Spillway and into a pasture in Morganza, La., on Monday. Diversion of floodwaters has spared urban areas at the possible expense of rural historic and archaeological sites. There has been good news over the past 24 hours for Baton Rouge and New Orleans.