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The Bears Ears National Monument is full of cliff dwellings and ancient artifacts on land considered sacred to tribes in the Four Corners region.
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On Wednesday, almost 4,000 ancient artifacts - including objects from the «lost city» of Irisagrig - that had been smuggled into the U.S. were...
U.S. officials on Wednesday returned to Iraq 3,800 ancient artifacts that had been smuggled into the United States and shipped to a nationwide arts and crafts retailer.
My grandfather and many others from the village were against the Nazis and worked hard to prevent them from getting their hands on people and ancient artifacts.
- «Based on what he knows at this point, Griffin [Robert Griffin, an ancient Egyptian history scholar at the University of Memphis] said he would hesitate to say the artifacts are definitive proof of the existence of Joseph in Egypt.»
Their designs are based on the hamsa, a hand - shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and is even found among ancient Mesopotamian artifacts.
The method was previously used on human organs as an anatomy study aid for medical students, and has since been adopted to digitally archive artifacts such as ancient pottery and prehistoric skulls so that students and researchers can interact with otherwise rarely handled specimens from museum collections.
«Most of the archaeological evidence for movement is based on artifacts, but artifacts can be stolen or copied, so they are not a real good proxy for actual human movement,» says archaeologist Doug Price of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, who tracks ancient migration by analyzing isotopes.
Now, a study uses a new method that relies on ancient proteins to identify and directly date Neandertal bone fragments from Grotte du Renne and finds that the connection between the archaic humans and the artifacts is real.
Desmond Morris is also a respected painter and an expert on ancient artifacts.
He added that on 11 February looters emptied a storage area in Dashur, an important ancient necropolis in the southern part of the famous cemetery at Saqqara, which contained large blocks and small artifacts.
Of the 350 artifacts of Aztec culture now on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the most discomfiting is a two - foot - tall clay statuette of Xipe Totec, the ancient Aztec god of spring.
Paleoanthropologists like Haile - Selassie study ancient humans and their ancestors, based on fossils and cultural artifacts or symbols that they left behind.
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Embark on an emotional journey to unravel mysteries of tribal societies, ancient artifacts and advanced technologies that will determine the fate of this planet, and of life itself.
There are plenty of giggly dirty jokes, Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) engage in a wacky «hands on an ancient artifact» game, and Ted (Josh Radnor) develops hesitantly romantic feelings for another non-mother love interest.
Whisked off to the cosmos as a boy after his mother died of cancer, Quill spends his infinite free time giving alien floozies the Captain Kirk treatment and going all Indiana Jones on the artifacts of ancient alien temples.
Production has already started on Warner Bros. and MGM's Tomb Raider reboot and the first photos from the set have debuted online from The Daily Mail, featuring Alicia Vikander in costume as Lara Croft, «the only daughter of an aristocratic family who ventures out into dangerous locations in search of ancient artifacts with supernatural powers.»
Adventure Club (Unrated) Sci - fi fantasy about a trio of ten year - old BFFs (Dalila Bella, Jakob Davies and Sam Ashe Arnold) who end up on the run from several shady characters after finding an ancient artifact capable of granting wishes.
He's on the trail of drifter Brayker (William Sadler) and an ancient artifact Brayker carries with him filled with sanctified blood collected, we learn in flashback, literally at a certain mount in Calvary.
A Wakandan by birth, he has teamed up with Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) to steal a vibranium artifact from a British museum — but he has his eyes set on a bigger prize than some ancient pickaxe.
The film starts off with title cards and narration (two signs of post-production add - ons due to lazy / bad writing), a story of medieval knights and their coffins being discovered in modern - day London, then introduces us to Nick and his pal, Chris Vail (Jake Johnson), two American reconnaissance soldiers scheming to find and sell ancient artifacts in Northern Iraq while on duty.
The Transformers» home planet was laid to waste and Optimus Prime must recover some ancient artifact hidden on earth to help rebuild his homeworld Cybertron.
Embark on a compelling, emotional journey and unravel mysteries of tribal societies, ancient artifacts and advanced technologies that will determine the fate of this planet, and of life itself.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a story of Chloe Frazer who is on a journey to recover an ancient artifact, with Nadine Ross who is a renowned mercenary.
The earliest written explanations of exhibits on display in a museum date back as far as 530 BCE, when clay cylinders in different languages were used to accompany the artifacts in the Ennigaldi - Nanna's museum of Ancient Ur.
Obsession with work, the economy and plain old love take center stage in this month's science fiction and fantasy selections.While preparing for a documentary about his life in The Atlantis Code, linguist Thomas Lourds is shown a strange artifact featuring a language that even he, the foremost authority on ancient languages, can not identify.
A unique artifact — one that may hold the key to returning Kali's memories — is uncovered by the archaeology firm where she works part - time, sending Kali and Rhane on a dangerous journey that leads them to the Forbidden City, into the unforgiving Gobi, and into the ruins of Rhane's ancient homeland.
A mysterious ancient artifact washes up on the beach of a small coastal town.
History shows that the earliest written explanations of exhibits on display date back as far as 530 BCE, when clay cylinders in different languages were used to accompany the artifacts in the Ennigaldi - Nanna's museum of Ancient Ur.
Archeologists have found many artifacts, dating back to Babylonian times, and there are images of Dane - like dogs on ancient Egyptian buildings, dating from 3000 B. C.
Explore the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, hike to ruins in the Urubamba Valley, examine pre-Columbian artifacts at Lima's renowned Larco Herrera Museum, and witness the sunrise on magical Machu Picchu.
Enjoy day excursions by boat to Antiparos, where you'll indulge in a picnic on the beach and explore ancient artifacts.
See ancient artifacts in the Lamanai Museum on site, entrance included.
Enjoy the relaxing experience of floating through a cave on a large inner tube or exploring one of the caves the ancient Maya utilized as ceremonial centers, where they left their artifacts and way of life etched into the walls and floors.
Many of the art and artifacts on display come from early expeditions: Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets (with some of the world's oldest writing), architectural elements from the 3,200 - year - old palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah, towering ancient Maya stone monuments, evocative masks from West Africa, Buddhist sculptures from China and Native American regalia.
On the way, stop at the Bailey House Museum to see Maui's largest collection of ancient Hawaiian artifacts housed in a stone missionary home.
It has on display arts and artifacts reflecting the ancient history and lifestyle of traditional Arabs.
Closed toed shoes with socks are essential, and in certain parts of the cave you will need to remove shoes in order to avoid damaging the the many ancient artifacts scattered on the ground.
«Our investigations are still ongoing,» Awe and Helmke write, «and we are certain that future analyses of the artifacts recovered within the chamber will undoubtedly shed more light on this intriguing aspect of ancient Mayan culture.»
Cave tubing is the uniquely Belizean sport of floating on inner tubes through a series of subterranean labyrinths, many of them still containing artifacts, weapons, pottery, and even skeletons of the humans who were sacrificed by ancient Maya priests.
The Caracol tour includes a visit to the on site museum that hosts the ancient artifacts narrating the a story of Caracol in it's era.
During the journey to find the last wind monk, Robert will «Learn new songs on [his] magic flute nose, to activate ancient artifacts and invoke the wind», adding an
During the journey to find the last wind monk, Robert will «Learn new songs on [his] magic flute nose, to activate ancient artifacts and invoke the wind», adding an Ocarina of Time - style music element to the puzzle - solving.
Gameplay has you on the offensive as you round up keys that will allow you to access the eight different levels in the game as you attempt to reassemble the eight pieces of the Chronoscepter, an ancient artifact that has the power to shred the fabric of time.
The story gives us more of what we know and love about Uncharted, and this time focuses on an ancient Indian artifact, the Tusk of Ganesha.
The Spiria is a powerful force within one's self that controls emotion, and also allows individuals to wield ancient artifacts known as Somas; these items evolve depending on the person wielding them.
Players will take the role of Frank Simmons as he tracks down his brother, who went missing on a trak into the Himalayas to find an ancient Buddhist Artifact
Embark on a compelling, emotional journey and unravel mysteries of tribal societies, ancient artifacts and advanced technologies that will determine the fate of this planet, and of life itself.
Lara takes players on an epic adventure filled with grave dangers where they need to help her collect all five pieces of the Excalibur sword, an ancient artifact which, as legends relate, belonged to King Arthur.