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A dealer's checkered career throws light on murky global trade in ancient treasures
Associated Press WritersMUNICH, Germany (AP) _ Leonardo Patterson made his first archaeological find at age 7 in a yam field in his native Costa Rica — a piece of clay pottery his cousin said could be thousands of years old. It launched a lifelong fascination with pre-...Tags: Tom Bradley, Trials, Salvador Dali, Prosecution, Natural Resources
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Imparting colonial history
247-7429When Ralph Freer first came to Williamsburg after retiring from the federal government, he brought his interest in history with him. Wanting to be involved in the telling of the area's history, Freer started by volunteering in the stables at Colonial...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Historic Jamestowne, History, Williamsburg, American Revolutionary War
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Pompeii now open for business to bidders
POMPEII, Italy — When a state of emergency was declared this summer at the ancient grounds of Pompeii, the move by Italy's government touched off an eruption of media accounts about how the ruins near Mt. Vesuvius were, well, in ruins.
Now...Tags: Silvio Berlusconi, Tourism and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, International Organizations, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Bountiful Arts Harvest At Area Museums
Courant Staff WriterThe fall arts scene is dominated by photography, but those who fancy sculpture or painting need not worry. There is even something for fans of "CSI" or "CSI: Miami" or "CSI: New York" as the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art goes forensic on its paintings....Tags: Libraries and Museums, Painting, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Yale University Art Gallery, Gustav Stickley
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Archeologist of biblical sites
New York Times News ServiceAvraham Biran, an archeologist of biblical sites who excavated Tel Dan, an ancient city along Israel's northern border, and uncovered an unexpected stone fragment bearing what might be the earliest reference to the House of David, died Sept. 16 in...Tags: Law Enforcement, Bible, Religious Texts, Judaism, Johns Hopkins University
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Avraham Biran, Israeli excavated biblical sites
The New York TimesAvraham Biran, an archaeologist of biblical sites who excavated Tel Dan, an ancient city along Israel's northern border, and uncovered an unexpected stone fragment bearing what might be the earliest reference to the House of David, died Sept. 16 in...Tags: Judaism
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Tenor Placido Domingo uses local music to smooth controversy over concert at Mexico pyramid
Associated Press WriterCHICHEN ITZA, Mexico (AP) _ Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Luciano Pavarotti, Government, Executive Branch, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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'Wonder' Is At Play In Real Art Ways Exhibit
Also This Week One of the largest open-studio programs in the country starts today in and around New Haven as Artspace presents the 11th annual City-Wide Open Studios in New Haven, Westville, West Haven, Fair Haven and Hamden/Newhallville. Hundreds of...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Jodi Rell, Painting, Diseases, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Strippers, armadillos and the power of the human mind inspire the 2008 Ig Nobel Award winners
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is. For discovering that, yes indeed,...Tags: Philosophy, Fires, Medicine, Coca-Cola Company, Medical Specialization
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Coke as contraceptive? Puzzle-solving mold? Ig Nobel winners tackle improbable science
Associated Press Writer++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab,...Tags: Philosophy, Fires, Medicine, Coca-Cola Company, Medical Specialization
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Egyptian archaeologists discover 3,000 year-old granite head of Ramses II
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Egypt's antiquities council says that archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. The Supreme Council of Antiquities says the discovery was made recently at... -
Archaeologists say Stonehenge used as healing site
LONDON - The first excavation of Stonehenge in more than 40 years has uncovered evidence that the stone circle drew ailing pilgrims from around Europe for what they believed to be its healing properties, archaeologists said yesterday. Archaeologists...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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