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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Roman Achievements Jigsaw Background: The period of great cultural achievements for the Roman Empire is referred to as the Pax Romana‚ or “Peace of Rome.” Beginning after the Republican Wars in 27 B.C.‚ and lasting to about 180 A.D.‚ this era was marked by general tranquility and unity across the empire. By this time‚ Rome had overtaken most of the Mediterranean world and had spread its culture. Family & Religion The family was the basic unit of Roman society. Under Roman law‚ the male head
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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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dated back to the Christian Era. One of the first known methods of advertising was outdoor signs‚ they would be painted on the wall of a building and were usually very eye catching. Archaeologists have found signs in the ruins of ancient Rome and Pompeii which advertised travelers to go to a tavern situated in another town. In about the 1440 ’s there was an invention of a movable-type of advertising which was a printing press. In the 16th century some companies had a trade mark which was a two or
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surrounding a central flat stone. The structure is oriented toward the sunrise on the longest day of the year‚ and may also predict eclipses. VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument‚ characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. Menhir:
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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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Restaurant From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Restaurant (disambiguation). Tom ’s Restaurant in Manhattan was made internationally famous by Seinfeld Chefs working in a restaurant kitchen at Sugar Street‚ Causeway Bay‚ Hong Kong A restaurant (/ˈrɛstərənt/ or /ˈrɛstərɒnt/; French: [ʀɛs.to.ʁɑ̃] ( listen)) is a business establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money‚ either paid before the meal‚ after
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famous people who used this type of art. Two of the famous artists of this period are Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Nicolai Abildgaard. What brought about neo classical art is the discovery of ancient Italian artifacts at a ruin in the region of Pompeii. A German art historian by the name of Johanna J. Winckleman had a great deal of influence on the neoclassical art. Romanticism came around after neoclassical art. Romanticism came about in the 18th century and is intellectual‚ artistic‚ and literary
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