Although archaeoseismology (the study of ancient earthquakes through indicators left in the archaeological record) has a lineage that extends back to the pioneering excavations of Schliemann at Troy, Evans at Knossos and Schaeffer at Ugarit in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is essentially a young and burgeoning discipline that has met with much reservation from some earthquake scientists.
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The results are now on exhibition at New York's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
Developed largely from his study of the ancient Chinese theoretician Sun Tzu and Prussian military reformers of the 19th century, the theory explains how a combatant can defeat the enemy on the mental battlefield, before the real shooting starts.
"This study provided valuable information on ancient medical and pharmaceutical practices and on the development of pharmacology and medicine over the centuries, " the researchers said.
Because the new study has found warmer tropical waters in ancient times, it would support the idea that the earlier shell data were indeed wrong.
The study found that the so-called "ancient" breeds such as the Akita, Afghan Hound and Chinese Shar-Pei, are no closer to the first domestic dogs than any other breeds due to the effects of lots of cross-breeding.
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Truly ancient languages haven't left empirical evidence that scientists can study.
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Years ago I set out to purchase museum-quality ancient art from private hands, to care for it, study the works, keep them in trust and display and lend them.
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Subjects range from traditional textual study to art, theatre, Yiddish literature, Israeli politics, ancient Jewish music and Torah chanting.
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However, it is known from the study of modern hunter-gatherers, and inferred from archaeological evidence about ancient ones, that neighbouring tribes are often hostile.
He had gone to Shetland to study the Hamefarin - the homecoming festival first held in 1960 and revived in 1985, which stresses the ancient Viking roots of the people of the islands.
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