Sentences with phrase «from ancient cemeteries»
Digging out and examining human remains from ancient cemeteries is the expertise of osteoarchaeologists (osteology being the examination of human remains and archaeology their recovery, with anthropology a combination of both)-- a hobby that turned into a profession for Duhig and took her into the world of crime investigation.
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Researchers are trying to extract DNA from skeletons buried in the ancient Philistine cemetery of Ashkelon, in what is now Israel.
An answer came in 2016 from a study of the ancient DNA of Anglo - Saxons and indigenous Britons, who were buried side by side in the fifth and sixth centuries in a cemetery near Cambridge, U.K..
Her job in the ancient cemetery is to rebuild each skeleton from the disordered bones and fragments (there are no less than 206 bones in the human body).
Other artifacts include Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets (some of the world's oldest writing), Egyptian mummies, a crystal ball owned by China's Dowager Empress, monumental stone sculptures from the ancient Maya and 4,500 - year - old jewelry from the Royal Cemetery at Ur.
Within walking distance from the Inn are fabulous restaurants, historic sites, museums, art galleries, unique shops, ancient cemeteries, attractions, 11 - blocks of pedestrian - only traffic, and a multitude of tours.
Inspired by Edinburgh's famous One O'clock Gun and the city's ancient maritime history, Timeline explores themes of sound and distance, plotting a series of short sound installations in some of the city's most atmospheric sites, from The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill, to Old Calton Cemetery, Waverley Bridge and The National Gallery of Scotland on The Mound.