Mysterious shipwreck identified

Source: BBC News

26 May 2012 Last updated at 05:07 ET A wooden barque similar to the Flower of Ugie A mysterious shipwreck that lay in the Solent for 160 years has been identified by archaeologists as the 19th Century sailing barque the Flower of Ugie. The wreck lies on ...
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Video: Getting warmed up for popular charity walk

Source: Cambridge Evening News

Thousands of people in the Cambridge area can start getting set for one of the city's most popular summer events. Bridge the Gap, the hugely popular charity walk organised by the News, is back – and the date for people’s diaries is Sunday, September 9 ...
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Open access and open source in the context of scholarly publishing

Source: LXer

The landscape of scholarly publishing, like the world of software development, is driven by two opposing economic and philosophical approaches: commercial and closed versus free and open. These two approaches are part ...
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Growing Up Geek: Alexis Santos

Source: Engadget

Welcome to Growing Up Geek , an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our new editor, Alexis Santos . Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted something emblazo ...
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Archaeology Students Find Temple During Practice

Source: About.com: European History

I took archaeology classes while at university, but I didn't do any digging. Even so, I'm still jealous of this story. Lecturers at the University of Bonn arranged for their students to have a practice dig on a building site on campus, and wh ...
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Weekend Movies: History + Archaeology + Meteorology = Awesomeology!

Source: Showcase TV Blog

Dance like nobody's watching! Love like you've never been hurt! Watch Showcase’s weekend movies or we’ll kidnap your houseplants for a tidy ransom! 10,000 BC: Friday, May 25, 10pm, plus Saturday, May 26, 3am ET/PT Raiders of the ...
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'ReStruction' Art at Croton Falls’ Schoolhouse

Source: The Daily Somers

CROTON FALLS, N.Y. – William Shakespeare would be astonished to see the Schoolhouse Gallery art exhibit that accompanies the current production of his play, “Twelfth Night,” at the Schoolhouse Theater. The exhibit, curate ...
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Hammer Biennial lends artists a helping hand

Source: Los Angeles Times

Until this year, Vishal Jugdeo's videos were dramatically low-budget affairs. The artist had a crew of two, counting himself and a director of photography and not counting actors whom he occasionally asked ...
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Regal Seville

Source: Delta Optimist

Leaving Cadiz aboard a motor coach with fellow shipmates, guide Maria confirms our keen interest in exploring Spain's fourth largest city: "Seville best represents Iberian culture and sophistication. It's a pleasure to share a slice of its rich h ...
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