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The AP digs into how "Science Digs Into Civil War Sites" and profiles the use of GIS, GPS and GPR. Garrett Silliman, a 35-year-old archaeologist at an environmental consulting firm sums up the state of the art: "A lot of this technology has been around for years, but now it's a lot cheaper and easier to use.
After the terrorist attacks in American soil against symbols of U.S. financial and military might, students have a tough conscience check ahead of them.
CORPUS CHRISTI —A homebuilder has halted new construction after prehistoric Native American bones were found near a Southside subdivision. Nueces County Medical Examiner Ray Fernandez on Monday examined two partial skeletons found in the 8000 block of Wooldridge Road near Oso Bay. He determined the bones were prehistoric and will ship the bones to a University of North Texas anthropologist for ...
By Humberto Fontova * The American Thinker .US. Infosearch: José Cadenas Analyst Bureau Chief USA Dept. de Investigaciones La Nueva Cuba December 2, 2009
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A unique fossil find has surfaced in San Timoteo Canyon. The skull of a giant ground sloth that walked the region 1.8 million years ago was uncovered Nov. 18 during earthmoving operations for construction of a new Southern California Edison relay station near El Casco, a tiny fishing resort 10 miles west of Beaumont.
The Norwegian Fjords, the Bavarian Alps, Ancient Kyoto, Medieval Grenada and the Columbia River Gorge: What do these places have in common? Among other things, they all made it to the top of a fairly prestigious list of world destinations.
Eight AddRan College of Liberal Arts departments, along with the AddRan dean's office, will be moving into the new Scharbauer Hall in late December. Andrew Schoolmaster, the dean of AddRan College, said the John V. Roach Honors College and the departments of political science, modern languages and literatures, Spanish and Hispanic studies, philosophy, economics, sociology and anthropology and ...
Riding in the car is often boring for small children, but leave it to a creative parent to devise a method of entertainment for those long stretches of open road.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What do you give a budding science geek? A perfume chemistry set? A brainwave-operated toy? Vote for the top geek gift of 2009.
Ed Green fell into studying the Neandertal genome. He'd arrived at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig ready to dive into a study of alternative splicing in primates. Instead, he took on sequencing the Neandertal.
Here is the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition Categories, the Festival presents films in five out-of-competition sections to be announced on December 3. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs January 21-31.
Fort Taber/Fort Rodman Military Museum: Open 1-4 p.m. daily. Museum illustrates the history of the fortification and military installations that were once part of the Fort Rodman complex, and also collects and displays the history of New Bedford area...
Just yesterday we brought you the nominees for next year’s Independent Spirit Awards and now we’ve got the line up for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. One of the obvious stand out titles in the U.S. dramatic category is Hesher, a movie that is produced by and co-stars Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film [...]
Work is under way to expand Eternal Hills Memorial Park, aneffort that will bring nearly 1,000 new graves to the Oceansidecemetery.
Photo by Flickr user rumpleteaser This week is full of both holiday themed and Christmas-free tidbits. While the bargains all end up here, check back on Phillyist throughout the week for supplemental pieces like where to find Santa. The Kimmel Center has two great events this weekend, both free and both (mostly) family friendly. Friday sees The Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble take the stage to ...
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