fossils is right in the middle of downtown Los Angeles: The La Brea Tar Pits. Check out this site to learn about bones that have been preserved‚ not in layers of sediment‚ but in bubbling oil. The video explains the excavation process. http://www.tarpits.org/la-brea-tar-pits/excavation-101 1. What kind of tool does the researcher in the La Brea video use to remove soft matrix from the bone? DENTAL PICK 2. What is the age of the fossils found in the La Brea Tar Pits? 3. What kind of fossils
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Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist who was fascinated with the Iliad and the Odyssey. He had made important discoveries through his countless excavations of multiple sites‚ but it is unclear whether Schliemann was interested in the fame and fortune involved with treasure hunting or whether he had a passion for history and was a true archaeologist. Schliemann was interested in the tales created by Homer and this may be what led him to discover the site of Troy. He had begun excavating
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Introduction to P and H Pompeii and Herculaneum were thriving cities in southern Italy until they were destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD. The eruption had a devastating effect upon the economy‚ society and topography of the surrounding area‚ destroying towns‚ villages‚ villas and farms. The landscape‚ including the coastline and the course of the Sarnus river‚ were altered irrevocably. Pompeii and Herculaneum are situated along the coast in the bay of Naples
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Demise of the Indus Valley Civilization? YES Historian Stanley Wolpert (from A New History of India‚ 6th ed) states that the Aryan invasion of the Indus Valley did occur and that it played a role in the demise of the Indus Valley civilization. All excavations do prove that the decline of the Indus valley civilization occurred suddenly between 1800 BC and 1700 BC. It has been suggested that perhaps the people of the Indus Valley Civilization were destroyed by invading barbaric tribes. It has also been
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GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL‚ SWITZERLAND 1. INTRODUCTION Currently under construction to stretch a record length of 57 km‚ the Gotthard Base tunnel located in Switzerland spans the north of Europe‚ spanning through the Swiss Alps to the south of Europe. This railway tunnel has been designed to bypass the inefficient route of windy roads and cutting down travel time. The Gotthard Base tunnel consisting of twin tunnels is connected by cross passages at every 325m. The twin tunnels have been constructed
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project is 16 per cent over budget and two months behind schedule. A new project manager has been called in to rescue the troubled project. Construction Phase One Milestones Dates Demolition and site- preparation start date Nov 1 Building excavation start date Dec 15 Foundations completion Feb 9 Underground parking complete Mar6 Phase 1 external steel structure complete June26 The World Clock Meeting Planner: Toronto Berlin Shanghai Mon 12:00 Mon 18:00 Tuesday 00:00 Mon 15:00
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Ryan Nielsen PA 472 Term Paper Occupational Safety and Health Administration On December 29‚ 1970 Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The purpose of this act as quoted from the act itself is: “To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research‚ information
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MINING ENGINEERS DESIGN: Layouts for surface and underground mines. Prepare mine plans. Design blast patterns for rock fragmentation and excavation. Design ventilation systems for underground mines. Make mining safer for engineers and their equipment. Optimize mining processes. Interesting fact: Mining utilizes the world’s largest trucks and excavation equipment. 2. Abet Abet stands for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. ABET is a non-government program that accredits
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THE BRONZE AGE The Bronze Age began in 2800 and lasted till 1050BC. This was almost 2000 years ago. This time period started to replace the use of stone and iron with bronze. The development of trading began with the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Crete was responsible for major development during the Bronze Age. Their society was based on structures of extravagant places. The Minoans for the next 500 years had had the power in the Aegean but by 1450BC they were over run by the Mycenaean’s
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BIOREMEDIATION Bioremediation is such type of technology in which microorganism‚ fungi‚ bacteria‚ plant and there is use to convert polluted condition in to original condition. Through bioremediation process microorganism act on pollutant or on chemicals due to which pollution occur and help that thing to come back in its original condition. Bioremediation is an option to offers the possibility to destroy or renders various harmful thing through natural biological activity.
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