Sentences with phrase «preserved remnants»

For the analysis of the growth course, cuts had been taken from the base of the trunk and from a meter distance from 13 living larches, as well as the 13 most - preserved remnants of sub-fossil larch trunks.

Archaeologists have declared the cave as one of the most well - preserved remnants of the pre-classical Mayan culture from the time period 700 - 900 AD.

They're like the preserved remnants of an ancient star, and examining them is like doing astronomical archaeology... on a scale 60 trillion kilometers (40 trillion miles) across.

God has always preserved a remnant.

The wiser religions even preserve those remnants as part of the tradition.

You express that idea in A Naturalist and Other Beasts: «To preserve a remnant of beauty becomes an ideal, and this ideal possesses one until it is transformed into a faith.»

Białowieża is the best - preserved remnant of old - growth forest that once spanned lowland Europe.

«Our localized search, in areas of the bone that are likely to preserve remnants of the original soft tissues, is more likely to succeed than previously used methods.

On the southern Osa Peninsula is the internationally renowned Corcovado National Park, which preserves a remnant of sizeable lowland tropical rainforest that is unique in the world.

We began planting macadamia trees on our land and preserving the remnants of the natural primary rainforest.

Not exact matches

That is to say, not only did the king not know Joseph, he did not know the God who had sent Joseph to Egypt so that Joseph might preserve his brothers through famine and keep alive a remnant of God's people on earth.

A remnant of the Israelis was preserved and the people wandered in the wilderness.

Half a century later in the U.S., only a few remnants of desert, mountain and forest have been preserved, and pressure to develop even these patches has begun to be exerted.

At this point a number of traditionalists reacted to the new demands for freedom, characterizing them as the work of the devil, and in some cases urging withdrawal into communities of the perfected saints to preserve a «saving remnant» from God «s wrath as the world came to an end.

(See the Council's document on revelation, Dei Verbum) In the past, a defensive style of theology, remnants of which still unfortunately live on, sought to preserve an often rather narrowly conceived Christian notion of revelation from attack by alternative positions, whether religious or secular.

Her fidelity showed that the true faith could be preserved in one sole individual, and thus Mary became the mother of the true remnant Church.

The stated intention of buying the farm was to preserve open space, provide the community with more recreational land and showcase a remnant of the region's farming history.

If the outer layers of Iapetus froze solid at this time, some remnant of that shape might be preserved.

Remnants of Earth's original crust preserve time before plate tectonics.

Seeing the geologic remnants of the prehistoric ocean that once covered the region got me curious about the gargantuan water recovery effort that makes a desert megalopolis like Las Vegas possible, so I made my last stop the Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Preserve, just south of Frenchman.

The rocks surrounding the preserved tissues didn't contain the carbon - rich compounds, further suggesting the chemical remnants stem from preserved soft tissues and not ancient sediments, the team reports online today in Nature.

Findings reported in today's Science linking bison grazing to plant diversity in a Kansas tallgrass prairie offer hope to land managers trying to preserve the last remnants of native U.S. grasslands.

It tests remnant DNA preserved in the sediment.

Now, the exquisitely preserved fossil of a tiny mammal from the time of the dinosaurs reveals a variety of soft tissues, including skin, fur, and spines; even remnants of its external ear were fossilized.

Although much older mammalian fossils include remnants of hair, Luo notes, those structures are mere impressions and don't preserve the detail seen in the newly described fossil.

Reconstructing the evolution of early microbial life depends mainly on finding organic and mineral remnants of microbial activity preserved in the rock record.

Using confocal laser microscopy and electron microscopy, coupled with the use of advanced synchrotron techniques at the Swiss Light Source, in Villigen (Switzerland), and at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, Canada, the team was able to show that not only the morphology of microbial twisted structures is preserved after long incubations under diagenetic conditions, but also organic remnants can be detected in the mineralized twisted structures.

Fossil: Fossil, remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth's crust.

Maria Island features rare Macropods perfectly preserved, stunning red caves and water spouts and geological remnants of Australia's split from Gondwana.

Prehistoric remnants are preserved here, amid this somewhat lunar landscape.

The only remnant of the formerly extensive wetlands in Point Loma, aside from the riverbed itself, is a city - owned nature preserve called Famosa Slough, which branches off from the river near its mouth.

During our excursion, we discover the remnants of centuries past, preserved in the ancient monuments and mosques of the city.

Saigon's city centre offers a wealth of sightseeing opportunities, ranging from well - preserved Buddhist temples and colonial architecture to sleek skyscrapers and upscale boutiques while excursions to the iconic Chu Chi Tunnels and War Remnants Museums are available at affordable prices.

Sévellec's art lies in his ability to dispose the slightly antiquated remnants of human life in a way that preserves their habitual correspondences, which we are on the verge of forgetting.

Like remnants of cloth that preserve family memories in quilts, the discarded scraps of metal add rich color, texture and history to Rose's highly functional designs.

From her «Losing Weight» project, Kristine has shredded her «skinny» photos capturing the ghostly remnants in «Bell» jars as if to preserve or contain them.