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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has contracted with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center to monitor cultural resources on about 24 acres of the 75.4-acre Mathy tract on Brice Prairie.
Google is putting thousands of images of ancient artifacts at Iraq's National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq.
Google’s chief executive said his company would create a virtual copy of the collections of Iraq’s National Museum and make the images available online by early 2010.
About 200 Stafford County students attended the school system's second annual career night last week at Brooke Point High School. Each heard from three professionals of their choice during 25-minute sessions. Fifty people spoke about their trades, which included cosmetology, nursing, emer-gency services, performing arts, law, engineering, archaeology and culinary arts....
Smelly monkeys have left scientists wondering if one way to find the partner of your dreams is to follow your nose, Sky News reported.
Sons honor dying father's wish with a homemade Romanian-style coffin as a final act of devotion
Although the first Thanksgiving was held in 1621, humans were roasting birds long before then.
Florida junior linebacker A.J. Jones, the team's sixth-leading tackler and a big play man this fall for the Gators, will miss Saturday's game against Florida State.
Image 1: Illustration of what the Toba eruption might have looked like around 42 km above northern Sumatra. Courtesy WikipediaImage 2: University of Illinois anthropology professor Stanley Ambrose and his colleagues found that central India was deforested after the Toba eruption, some 73,000 years ago. Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois News Bureau.
One of three Hemet teens reported missing last week under suspicious circumstances - before human remains were found in the backyard of her boyfriend's home - has been found safe, police said this afternoon. Video:
Archaeologists from the University of Vermont are searching for the remains of a War of 1812 hospital near Battery Park in Burlington.
The landmarked Lott House will soon be surrounded by landscaping in keeping with the venerable structure’s 18th century vintage.Thanks to an allocation of $1.8 million secured by City Councilmember Lewis Fidler, the city’s Department of Parks & Recre...
What would Thanksgiving be like if the de Luna settlement had survived back in 1559? Take a culinary tour of what might have been.
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The world's largest species of monkey "chooses" mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research study.
by Bill Mitchell For most people learning about the 13th century adventures of Marco Polo, it’s enough to read his book. But two friends from Queens went far more than the extra mile by following in the legendary explorer’s footsteps. read more
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