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Virtual Interactive Environment of Ancient Tomb of Ramesses VI
The tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses VI in the Valley of the Kings has been digitally scanned to create a virtual interactive high-resolution environment.
Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt during the late…
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Virtual Interactive Environment of Ancient Egyptian Temple of Abu Simbel
The Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel in Egypt has been digitally scanned to create a virtual interactive high-resolution environment.
The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock-cut temples on the banks of Lake Nasser in Upper Egypt, that…
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Medieval Containers Hint at Thriving Wine Trade in Islamic Sicily
Researchers at the University of York have found chemical residues of grapes in medieval containers indicating a prosperous wine trade in Islamic Sicily.
They found that a type of container from the 9-11th century, called amphorae, traditionally…
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The Melting of Large Icebergs is a Key Stage in the Evolution of Ice Ages
A new study, in which the Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (IACT) (CSIC-UGR) participated, has described for the first time a key stage in the beginning of the great glaciations and indicates that it can happen to our planet in the future.
The…
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Ancient Kauri Trees Points to a Turning Point in Earth’s History 42,000 Years Ago
The temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago sparked major climate shifts that led to global environmental change and mass extinctions, a new international study co-led by UNSW Sydney and the South Australian Museum…
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Organic Molecules Found in 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Rocks
A research team including the geobiologist Dr. Helge Missbach from the University of Cologne has detected organic molecules and gases trapped in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks.
A widely accepted hypothesis says that the earliest life forms used small…
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The Search For Second Earth
In the search for planets capable of sustaining life, an international research team with members from ETH has taken a significant step forward.
As the researchers reported recently in the journal Nature Communications, they found signs of a…
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CT Scans Reveals Pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II was Executed by Multiple Attackers
Modern medical technology is helping scholars tell a more nuanced story about the fate of an ancient king whose violent death indirectly led to the reunification of Egypt in the 16th century BC.
Pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II, the Brave, briefly ruled…
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Study Shows Tasmanian Aboriginals Witnessed the Laschamp Geomagnetic Excursion.
Drilling a 270,000-year old core from a Tasmanian lake has provided the first Australian record of a major global event where the Earth’s magnetic field ‘switched ‘- and the opportunity to establish a precedent for developing new…
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