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Mexico finds fire-god figure at top of Pyramid of the Sun
MEXICO CITY -- Did the rulers of the ancient city of Teotihuacan dedicate their largest pyramid to the god of fire, the so-called old god with a signature beard and fire atop his head? Mexican archaeologists announced this week that a figure of the god,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Mexico
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River exploration, archaeology and more at Robinson Nature Center camps
Summer break finds many kids sleeping in, riding bikes and splashing in the pool. But it’s not every day you come across a pastime like Autumn Boit’s. “Yesterday I skipped lunch to clean artifacts,” the Ellicott City fourth-...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Ellicott City
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State dig uncovers the secrets of an 1814 battlefield
The DNA of a battle that helped turn the tide of a war going horribly wrong for America lay buried just six inches below the surface in a Kent County cornfield. For nearly two centuries, the musket balls, canister shot and other artifacts from intense...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, St. Mary's County, Georgetown, War of 1812
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For some, the high-speed wheels grind slow
One of the sad, untold stories about the imminent end of the world is that Patrick Sutton and his neighbors will meet their doom without ever having enjoyed cable television and high-speed Internet in the comfort of their own homes. I kid, of course....
Tags: Television Industry, Allentown, Meningitis, Judges, Pen Argyl
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Timothy Potts has ideas for Getty Museum
When Timothy Potts became the director of the Getty Museum in September, he knew he was stepping into an anomaly of a job, unusual within the ranks of America's most prestigious museums. Other museum heads, bound by tight budgets, must essentially beg...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Philosophy, Larry Ellison, Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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Maya 'doomsday' may actually be Sunday, archaeologist says
TULUM, Mexico – Hold on to your doomsday fever, folks, the Maya calendar date celebrated Friday as the “end of the world” might actually be off by two days – or a full year. The end of the 13th baktun cycle of the so-called...
Tags: Winter Solstice, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Caribbean Sea
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Panel backs 1.5% tourism tax
PIERRE - Dozens of advocates turned out Thursday at the state Capitol to urge legislators to permanently set South Dakota's tourism tax at 1.5 percent. But one person they didn't convince during the hearing by the House Taxation Committee was its...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues
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Panel backs 1.5% tourism tax
PIERRE — Dozens of advocates turned out Thursday at the state Capitol to urge legislators to permanently set South Dakota's tourism tax at 1.5 percent. But one person they didn't convince during the hearing by the House Taxation Committee was its...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues
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Mayan 2012 Apocalypse TV programming
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Nov. 30, 2012, 12:31pm CT Dec. 21, 2012. There hasn't been so much interest in — and, in some cases, fear over — a date since 1999 and the impending approach of Y2K. Whether or not you believe in the supposed Mayan 2012 prediction that... -
Research Revealed Oldest Known Arctic Skin Boat
Channel 2 NewsThe remains of an umiak, which is a type of boat made out of dried animal skin, were discovered among the recently acquired Birnik collection at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The remains have been dated at 1,000 years old, making these the...Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Museums, Science
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Local woman speculates about Stonehenge in novel
Name: K.P. (Karen) Robbins Age: 67 City in which you reside: Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Day job: Retired advertising agency president Book title: “The Stonehenge Scrolls” Genre: Historical fiction Synopsis of book: Ancient scrolls reveal the secrets...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Geography, Customs and Tradition, West Virginia University, Arts and Culture
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Historic Brafferton Building basement probed
Even before archaeologists began digging in the basement of the Brafferton Building late this summer, they could see and smell one of the most urgent reasons why they were sent into the historic College of William and Mary structure as part of a $3.65...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary
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