Sentences with phrase «such ancient techniques»

ZPS's mode of working is marked by meticulous lost craft and contemporary thought, reviving such ancient techniques as marbling and gilding, and considerations about how such yearnings remain increasingly ever - present.

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New diagnostic techniques revealed traces of blood (inset, in blue) in microscopic samples from ancient African artifacts such as this one.

Previous attempts to get DNA from parchment did not work well, but by using modern sequencing techniques, researchers can now get abundant livestock DNA from parchment, such as the 16th century deed from Lancashire, U.K., shown above, the team reports online today in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Not only is parchment plentiful, but as a legal document, it also has been carefully stored and often dated, making it a more readily available source of ancient DNA than bones.

A new study of impact marks on the bones of ancient prey shows that such sophisticated killing techniques go back at least 90,000 years ago in Africa and offers a new method of determining how prehistoric hunters made their kills.

Fullagar predicts that the technique of examining the edges of tools for evidence of ancient food processing will allow study of other cases of early agriculture which do not leave archaeological clues such as mounds or seeds.

One such study, done by Kevin Chow, BS» 13, when he was a senior in collaboration with Stanford, SLAC and the Getty Conservation Institute, took a deeper look at the techniques of the ancient Greek potters, which are difficult to reproduce and not entirely understood.

If the technique proves successful (such as with the passenger pigeon), it might be applied to the many other extinct species that have left their ancient DNA in museum specimens and fossils up to 500,000 years old.

And again, natural calming techniques such as Tai Chi as well as Qi Gong, another ancient martial art, are highly effective stress - busters.

Some people seem to think that the term «fermented» sounds vaguely distasteful, but many others however enjoy these foods every day, which are results of this ancient preparation and preservation techniques — produced through the breakdown of carbohydrates and proteins by micro-organisms such as bacteria, yeasts and molds.

The use of enamel became popular in the jewelry of ancient Egypt, where a technique now known as cloisonné (pronounced «Cloy - zon - nay») was used in creating small pieces such as rings.

Carbon dating is a technique scientists used to determine the age of ancient organic materials, such as animal fossils.

It introduces them to: - The term «globalisation» - The spread of artwork from ancient civilizations such as the Romans - The impact of trade along the Silk Road - The impact of colonialism on the spread of artwork and art techniques - A comparison of very local artists such as John Constable with modern global artists such as Peter Fischli and David Weiss.

Choose your indulgence from all - natural Spa Alila treatments and beauty rituals that blend ancient Asian healing techniques with age - old beauty recipes, including locally inspired treatments such as the traditional Balinese lulur body scrub.

Computer science researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to determine which strategies give players an edge at winning in multi-player (action) real - time strategy (ARTS) games, such as Defense of the Ancients (DotA), Warcraft III and Starcraft II.

Looking specifically to the shapely vessels of Classical Greece, the artist's hand - built objects marry ancient ceramic techniques with modern industrial materials such as neon and machined metals.

In the late colonial era, a crop of Nigerian artists known as the «Zaria Rebels» gave definition to the practice of meshing ancient indigenous art such as Nok with contemporary religious design and western technique.