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DNA Analysis Of Egyptian Cat Mummies Is Helping Scientists Map Out The Factors That Drove Feline Domestication
The DNA from archaeological cat remains is being tested in an effort to solve the mystery of cat domestication. Scientists ...
How LiDAR Helped Archaeologists Discover Two Lost Mountain Cities
Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...
Researchers Discover Enormous Ancient Cities Hidden in Uzbekistan’s Mountains
Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...
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100 Years of the Discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization: How It Shaped Indian Politics
As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...
Map Shows Most Common Surnames in Every U.S. State
Besides Smith, Williams and Johnson are the most common surnames in the U.S., with at least one of these featuring in the top ...
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Lost Silk Road cities mapped using remote sensing
Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. Now, archaeologists for the first time have ...
Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road
A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.
Lost Silk Road cities rediscovered by scientists in mountains of Uzbekistan
The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...
Greek Reporter14d
The Most Important Ancient Greek Colonies in History
Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early ... A number of cities and settlements were established, spreading Hellenism in Europe, Africa and Asia ...
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Coral Gables Map and Directions
All routes below lead to the Pavia Parking Garage on the Coral Gables Campus. If you park in Pavia, it’s an easy walk to the Office of Admissions Building. More information on parking can be found on ...
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Archaeologists Map Two Forgotten Medieval Cities That Flourished Along the Silk Road in the Mountains of Central Asia
High in the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists have mapped the footprints of two medieval cities that thrived along the ...
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How archaeologists unearthed ancient cities in Central Asia’s mountains
He and his team would spend nearly a decade trying to map out the site, as well as the one he’d originally ... most comprehensive urban plans of any medieval city” in Central Asia situated at high ...