archaeology site News
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Investigating Historic Archaeological Sites
Our colleagues from ImpulseRadar USA recently had the chance to demonstrate the Raptor-45 3D GPR Array at the Fort site, Historic St Mary’s City, and we extend our thanks to Dr Tim Horsley for this opportunity. Raptor is proving increasing useful to quickly and efficiently investigate such important archaeological sites. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) presents the archaeologist with a way ...
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S Neox helps in the Tribological Study of a surface of an Archaeological Drawing
The oldest known abstract drawing, made with ocher, has been found in South Africa’s Blombos Cave—on the face of a flake of siliceous rock retrieved from archaeological strata dated to 73,000 years before the present (BP). It is a crosshatch of nine lines purposefully traced with a piece of ocher having a fine point and used as a pencil. The work is at least 30,000 years older than ...
By Sensofar
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Peterborough students celebrate British Science Week with a day at Flag Fen
The Museums and Schools project is funded by DfE through an Arts Council England programme that has partnered 10 regional museums with national museums with the aim to develop high quality visits and learning opportunities for schools, particularly those in less affluent areas, or areas of low engagement. Peterborough Vivacity and NHM (via the Real World Science team) have worked in partnership ...
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AECOM Wins Al Wakrah 2022 FIFA World CupTM stadium contract in Qatar
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, announced today that it has been selected to provide design consultancy and construction supervision services for the Al Wakrah Stadium and Precinct for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™. The Qatar ...
By AECOM
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Urban expansion can reduce food security
Urbanising arable land can have serious economic consequences as a result of the reduction in food production and loss of ecosystem services, according to recent research. The loss of 15 000 ha of productive soils during 2003-2008 on the Emilia-Romagna Plain in Italy cost approximately €19 million in carbon storage, €100 million in wheat production and €270 million in raw ...
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Conservation Partners Restore San Dieguito River Habitat
Daily commuters may have noticed exciting activity happening near the San Dieguito River recently. Helicopters have been airlifting out wildfire-burned logs and other debris since September, capping a multi-year effort to restore the river back to health – complete with native vegetation and restored habitat for various wildlife species. Federal, state and local conservation agencies and ...
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Pollution, Invasive Species Plague Great Lakes National Parks
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 11, 2007 (ENS) - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan is in danger of being loved to death. High numbers of visitors are trampling down vegetation and erosion is occurring in high traffic areas. Water quality and the ecological integrity of Lake Michigan at the Dunes is in poor condition due to invasive species such as quagga and zebra mussels, which ...
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