Sentences with phrase «for ancient artifacts»

Bass Museum of Art (Miami Beach) Founded in 1963 by art collectors John and Johanna Bass, the museum's collection features works from the Renaissance to the 20th - century, and alongside the Lowe Art Museum and the Wolfsonian - FIU Museum, is regarded as one of Miami's best museums for ancient artifacts.

Von Däniken's thesis is this: the postulate that the earth was once visited by spacemen from another world serves better to account for ancient artifacts than do the scientific theories now accepted (p. 51).

The video introduces us to Eric Simmons, with his sexy bad Scottish accent, a well known high - altitude climber who is off to rescue his younger brother who went missing searching for an ancient artifact in the Himalayan mountains.

In their search for an ancient artifact, a group of archaeologists accidentally released a powerful Titan, who is now bent on revenge against the gods who imprisoned him.

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Today, most businesses still use these ancient artifacts because for years, faxing was the only way to exchange documents that needed signing or reading.

due to racism, bigotry and ignorance, most modern historical books in the west do not or have not mentioned such historical facts bc for white men who compiled history books, any credit to any area east of Greece would have been too shameful, but again, when you read about ancient Persian culture and see it in action and look at their tablets and beliefs and artifacts and books, it's quite clear that the Persian Zoroastrian role is all over this....

Until the modern archeologist provided clay tablets, inscriptions, and artifacts, the Bible was the major historical source for important aspects of the ancient world.

The Green family, famed owners of Hobby Lobby who made headlines a few years ago for protesting the Affordable Care Act's birth control legislation, have a reason for acquiring ancient artifacts: They're behind the Museum of the Bible, a new, massive nonprofit museum opening in Washington D.C. later this year full of interactive exhibits, historical Bible - themed items, text and ancient items from Bible times.

Construction crews preparing for the 2004 Athens competitions, scheduled to open August 13, keep hitting ancient buildings and artifacts.

For anthropologists, ancient human DNA (aDNA) provides insights that could not be gleaned from fossils or artifacts.

Herb Maschner, an Arctic archaeologist at the University of South Florida in Tampa, agrees and says the careful excavation methods and analysis serve as a good example of what archaeologists need to do to answer questions about ancient people living in central Alaska where the conditions for preserving bones and artifacts are «notoriously» bad.

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.

(See slideshow below for artifacts that trace some of these ancient journeys.)

From developing the first accelerator mass spectrometer for use in the biology field to tracking radionuclides from the Dai - ichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster, the Laboratory's Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) has spent 25 years in the spotlight of not only dating ancient artifacts...

Professor Willard Libby produced the first radiocarbon dates in 1949 and was Radiocarbon dating is a technique used by scientists to learn the ages of biological specimens — for example, wooden archaeological artifacts or ancient

Radiocarbon dating is a technique used by scientists to learn the ages of biological specimens — for example, wooden archaeological artifacts or ancient A brief discussion of radiocarbon (carbon - 14) dating and its application to the dating of the Qur «anic manuscripts.

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In the Season 2 premiere, Pope Alexander VI takes a new lover and throws a grand, pagan fete for the citizens of Rome when a cache of ancient artifacts is discovered; the rivalry between brothers Cesare and Juan spills into the streets; Lucrezia tends to her newborn child; now a pastoral priest once again, Della Rovere narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

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.

Beneath the makeup Elba can deliver an ugly, broken, adversary that is evil personified; not a terrifying or particularly complex character — it's a Star Trek blockbuster, we had a convoluted villain last time — but one with a simple plan for power i.e. to retrieve an ancient alien artifact.

Whether protecting the ancient Hebrew Ark of the Covenant (as seen in the prequel Raiders of the Lost Ark) or uncovering other antique artifacts, the indestructible hero does for dusty old relics and legends what Bill Nye did for science and lab coats.

Built around a mysterious, ancient alien artifact that can transport people instantly between distant planets (that would be the titular Stargate), the flick dabbles in Egyptian mythology; but is mostly an excuse for a rollicking sci - fi adventure starring Kurt Russell and James Spader at their most fun.

This is of interest to the KGB which wants the alien's corpse, for legend has it that it might contain the mysterious Crystal Skull, an ancient artifact said to be capable of unlocking limitless powers.

However, Jason's curiosity is piqued more by Hop's ancient artifacts, especially an ornate staff the geezer says is waiting for its rightful owner to claim it.

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.

The twins are working in a NUMA underwater enclosure, trying to determine its origin, when two startling things happen: Summer discovers an artifact, something strange and beautiful and ancient; and the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading straight not only for them but also for a luxurious floating resort hotel square in its path.

World travelers with a passion for high adventure and magnificent interiors, the Sackmans have brought together the finest places from their extensive collection to present a lodge with distinct international decor, a personally acquired 3,000 - bottle wine cellar, and splendid museum of fine art and ancient artifacts.

As an introduction to the country, some of the museums in the city not to miss are the Larco Museum for its collection of pre-Columbian artifacts ranging across 3,000 years, including some preserved mummies of ancient cultures, and the Museum of the Central Reserve Bank for its range of gold artifacts and ceramics.

Containing over 1,400 artifacts from the end of the Ancient Maya Empire that have lain undisturbed for more than a millennium, the ATM cave was once used by priests to conduct human sacrifices at a time of drought, warfare, and civil strife.

Head for an ancient Maya ruin where you examine relics, artifacts and perhaps skeletal remains of those who lived in Belize before Christ was even born.

The Majora's Mask is a mysterious artifact that was once used by the Ancient Tribe for their bewitching rituals.

Chloe Frazer's snide remark to her new, unexpected partner, Nadine Ross, is a verbal jab that highlights a conflict more interesting than the treasure they're chasing — the process of a woman learning to explore the world of ancient artifacts and exploiting cultural treasures for profit.

The Templar, a secret society preserving the rites of the original Knights Templar, mix futuristic technology with ancient artifacts to create powerful weapons and armor perfect for short - ranged and melee attacks.

In Deep Sky Derelicts the player assumes command of a group of mercenaries whose goal is to explore giant derelict ships of an ancient alien civilization and search for valuable scrap, powerful artifacts and technology.

Whether you're searching for the perfect thruster upgrade for your Hornet or smuggling ancient alien artifacts across the Xi'An border, every choice impacts how Star Citizen's world reacts to you.

Link's ultimate goal of visiting the land's four races — the Goron, Zora, Gerudo, and Rito — and restoring the ancient artifacts they once used to help the legendary hero fight evil is, thereby, filled up with a world that is not there for the sake of forcing him to walk interminably through a vast emptiness, but for the sake of being thoroughly explored for reasons that are intimately connected with the title's core gameplay.

For supernatural / Cthulhu mythos adventure game fans, Zoetrope Interactive «s release of Conarium adds an insightful and well - turned chapter to existing canon, taking players on a voyage of madness, ancient artifacts, and strange devices; I chatted with developer Onur Samli on the many development facets that brought the project to life.

Penned by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent, the same authorial duo behind the previous Tomb Raider novel The Ten Thousand Immortals, Blade of Gwynnever pulls readers back into Lara Croft's world of ancient tombs and artifacts for a brand new storyline.

Bullet Boy's premise is simple — you take control of a hero who's constantly searching for and collecting ancient statue artifacts.

While tailing the game's bad guy, a chap called Dominguez who's digging up a bit of Mexico on the hunt for an ancient Mayan artifact, you can't help but notice how densely packed the place is.

Pathway «s plot, set in 1936, revolves around Nazis expanding throughout Europe in the Middle East as the Germans excavate ancient ruins for artifacts and conduct occult rituals.

Only we surface to discover it's not an ocean at all but a river, and a treasure that's not gold or ancient artifacts but boxes of copper wiring, fished out for a contract job.

BBC Civilisations AR Ancient history seems like a good match for augmented reality, bringing dusty relics and important artifacts to life in a way few platforms can match.

However, after retrieving the artifact, the main villain for this particular Black Ops 4 mode manages to snatch the pendant from the heroine along with the ancient relic and uses them to unleash a supernatural force that spreads throughout the Titanic, infecting the staff and the passengers, and forcing the four heroes to battle their way out of the underbelly of the boat and make their way to the upper decks.

[Contemporary Art Daily] In the largest police raid in China's history, police arrested 175 people for looting ancient artifacts in the Liaoning province... Read More

Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture, and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum

Bland, also known for her textile paintings, presents smaller meditations on weaving and painting more akin to geometric drawings or artifacts used in ancient ceremonies.