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• China discovers tomb of ancient ruler

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Chinese archaeologists believe they have found a nearly 1800-year-old tomb belonging to the legendary ruler Cao Cao, who was known as a cruel tyrant but also a cunning military strategist and poet. PHOTOS: Cruel tyrants tomb foundThe tomb is located in central Henan province, not far from the Yellow River and near the ...
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• Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project

  
  Past Horizons' Weblog - World Archaeology — Authority: 121
  The Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project aims to advance material investigations of the peoples and cultures of the Altai Mountains, a crucial region between the nomads of the Mongolian steppes and the Silk Roads area within present-day northwest China and Kazakhstan. The project is a collaborative effort to ...
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• 3-nation consortium to dig Panama Canal extension

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Panama City, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) A consortium made up of Spanish construction firm FCC, Mexico’s ICA and Costa Rica’s Meco has won a Panama Canal dry-excavation contract with a $267.8 million bid.The consortium beat out Belgium’s Jan de Nul, Brazil’s Oderbrecht and the ISC Panama consortium to win the contract, ...
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• Front Loader

  
  9dom Info Site — Authority: 142
  Also known as a front end loader, bucket loader, scoop loader, or shovel, the front loader is a typeof tractor that is normally wheeled and uses a wide square tilting bucket on the end of movablearms to lift and move material around. The loader assembly may be a removable attachmentor permanently mounted on the ...
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• Scientists successfully germinate 4,000-year-old lentil seed

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Ankara (Turkey), December 20 (ANI): Scientists have successfully sprouted a 4,000-year-old lentil seed that was unearthed in an archeological excavation, which might lead to invaluable data for comparisons between the organic and genetically engineered plants of today.According to a report in Hurriyet Daily News and ...
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• BAT Archaeological Project, Oman – Looking for Field Archaeologists

  
  Past Horizons' Weblog - World Archaeology — Authority: 121
  The BAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT is seeking available field archaeologists from Jan 5 – March 15 2010 (*THIS* Jan-March). Bat is a UNESCO World-Heritage site in the safe and sunny Sultanate of Oman (next to the Emirates) dating to the 3rd millennium BCE with one of the best preserved Early Bronze Age ...
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• Murals found at Mexican excavation depict everyday life of the Maya

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 952
  Newly discovered Mayan murals, uncovered during an excavation at Calakmul, Mexico, offer a glimpse of the life of ordinary people instead of the more common depictions of the concerns and lives of Mayan ruling elites, according to the researchers who found the artworks.
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• Different Types Of Backhoe Loaders

  
  9dom Info Site — Authority: 142
  CaterpillarCaterpillar hit a dial of power and performance withits top of the line 446 backhoe loader when it firstintroduced the D series version of the machine. The102 HP machine also features a new operator stationand offers optional joystick controls. The digforces on the bucket have increased 10% on ...
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• A better shovel: Can you dig it?

  
  The Hardware Aisle — Authority: 134
  The basic shovel has, for the most part, remained unchanged for decades. Sure some manufacturers have tinkered with the handle and added rust-resistant coatings, but there havent been any changes that youd consider revolutionary. Well, I just discovered an ingeniously designed shovel from Canada that may not be ...
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• Northbeach Residence by Heliotrope Architects

  
  Daily Icon — Authority: 555
  For over a thousand years this site was a summer camp location for the Lummi Indians, and due to its archeological significance no footing excavation could take place on the site. Further, its location in a federally designated flood plain required that the structure be raised off the ground several feet. The design ...
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• 300,000 tonnes of bauxite deposits found in Chhattisgarh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Raipur, Dec 9 (IANS) A new reserve of about 300,000 tonnes of bauxite ore has been found in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist stronghold of Bastar, mining officials said Wednesday.“We found about 300,000 tonnes of bauxite reserves spread in an area of 20 hectares at village Kudarwahi in Keshkal area in Bastar district,” an ...
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• How much should it cost to construct a concrete slab of 125 square metres?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 170
  I would like a rough idea from someone who knows of how much it ought to cost to level a site and lay a concrete slab for a shed of 125 square metres. The site has a fall of 50cm from one end to the other and the concrete slab needs to be a minimum of 100mm thick with a tamp finish. How many days would be required to ...
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• Nashua’s buried asbestos problem

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 135
  Nashua City Hall in New Hampshire was recently the location of a hearing on asbestos site rules. A spokeswoman for the Solid Waste Bureau in the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services stated that Nashua and Hudson are the two communities that hold most of the state’s asbestos disposal sites. This is a ...
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• Brief Information Of The Sears Parts And Service Shop

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 152
  If your strategy starts to foreswear you lineage then the execute evidence you direct to do is encounter a Sears Parts and Work Heart. This is because at every Sears Parts and Pairing Property you crapper deciding from the many than sevener 1000000 parts and accessories that heritage work movement every different ...
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• Mass grave of Vietnamese soldiers discovered

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Hanoi, Dec 3 (DPA) Authorities have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of at least 25 Vietnamese soldiers killed in combat 41 years ago, an official said Thursday.“They belonged to a commando company killed in 1968 while trying to liberate Quang Ngai prison,” said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Trong Luyen, ...
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• Bhopal Disaster, Corporate Responsibility and Peoples’ Rights

  
  Kafila — Authority: 120
  2 December 2009 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster. It was the night of 2nd December 1984 when over 35 tons of toxic gases leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, owned by the US based multinational Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)’s Indian affiliate Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL). In the next ...
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• Shakespeare’s final home to be excavated

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  London, Nov. 28 (ANI): The excavation at the site of Shakespeare’s final home, The New Place, in Stratford-upon-Avon, will begin next year.Archaeologists are hoping to find out more about the history of the building where the playwright died in 1616, the BBC reports. The building was demolished in 1759, but it is ...
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• Archaeological cemetery dating back to Romanian era unearthed in Syria

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, November 26 (ANI): The Syrian national archaeological team has unearthed an important and unique archaeological cemetery dating back to the Romanian era at the village of Ma’rin al-Jabal, southeast of the city of Hama in central Syria. According to a report in the Global Arab Network, Chairman of Hama ...
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• Excavations at Trowulan Information Centre ends

  
  SEAArch - The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog — Authority: 103
  The excavation at the site of the Majapahit Information Centre concluded last week, yielding the discovery of 150,000 fragments (?) and 60,000 Chinese coins (periods not specified). The haul of Chinese cash has been interpreted as th existence of trade and diplomatic relations between China and Majapahit, but I think ...
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• Carelessness in construction in Vietnam

  
  Antidote to Burnout — Authority:
  The following article  on 20 November 2009 from Thanh Nien News Online (English version) tells an unfortunately common story about construction mishaps in Vietnam: Quang Ninh resident dies in bizarre housing accident A house in Quang Ninh Province tilted and crashed into another on Monday ...
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