Pompeii red is actually yellow
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) "Pompeiian red" became a favoured colour following the discovery of Pompeii in the 18th century. But, the red colour in the Roman town's frescoes was initially ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old poo reveals Romans’ rich diet
June 15th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) A British team has unearthed tonnes of 2,000-year-old ancient Roman poo from a sewer, throwing light on Romans' rich diet of urchins, dormice and figs, a ... Read more...
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World’s deadliest volcano in Africa waiting to explode
March 31st, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world's deadliest volcanos, is waiting to explode and turn Goma, a city of a million people in the Democratic Republic ... Read more...
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Italy’s ancient gladiator training centre collapses
November 7th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) An ancient building, which was used by Roman gladiators as their training centre, has collapsed, officials said.The building in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii collapsed Saturday morning, ... Read more...
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House of Gladiators in Pompeii collapses
November 7th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): A house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has collapsed.The House of the Gladiators was found in ruins when curators came to open the site to visitors ... Read more...
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Pompeii’s mystery horse is actually a donkey
November 4th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Pompeii, Nov 04 (ANI): The strange breed of 'horse' that was discovered in 2004, at Pompeii, was actually a donkey, Cambridge University researchers have found.In 2004 when academics unearthed skeletons found at ... Read more...
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Pompeii victims ‘killed by intense heat not suffocation’
October 26th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 70 AD, temperatures shot up to 600 degrees Celsius, killing residents instantly within a span of ten seconds, a study has revealed."Contrary to ... Read more...
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It’s official: Ozzy Osbourne is a Neanderthal
October 25th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Ozzy Osbourne is a descendant of a Neanderthal man, according to researchers who have studied the singer's DNA.The researchers discovered that the star shares some DNA with the ... Read more...
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Vesuvius India to double plant capacity
June 3rd, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Refractory supplier Vesuvius India Ltd is planning to commission its Kolkata project by December which will double its plant capacity, top company officials said Thursday.
The expansion plan of ... Read more...
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Business in West Bengal affected ahead of Tuesday strike
April 26th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Business activities in West Bengal have begun to be affected ahead of Tuesday's nationwide strike called by 13 political parties, including the Left, against price rise and ... Read more...
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UN calls on nations to better prepare for natural disasters like the Icelandic volcano
April 23rd, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations (UN) said Thursday that there is a global need to reduce risk of further natural disasters such as the recent Icelandic volcano ... Read more...
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Pompeii to offer live excavation experience to visitors
February 28th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Visitors to Pompeii will be able to experience a live dig next month in the ancient Roman town that was buried in Mount Vesuvius' catastrophic eruption in 79 ... Read more...
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10 failed doomsday prophecies
November 9th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 9 (ANI): Scientists have listed ten failed doomsday prophecies, which undermines the seriousness of the 2012 end of the world prediction by the ancient Mayans.According to National geographic News, ... Read more...
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New archaeological find explores life in ancient Roman town buried by volcano in 79 AD
March 23rd, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, March 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have uncovered a marble sculpture dating back to the 1st century AD in the ancient roman town of Herculaneum, which has been sent to Naples, where ... Read more...
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Scientists reconstruct Pompeii familys final hours
December 12th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): A group of Italian researchers have reconstructed the last hours in Pompeii of a dozen people of a household who managed to survive Mount Vesuvius devastating eruption ... Read more...
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Fish sauce reveals Pompeii eruption happened in 79 A.D.
September 30th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 30 (ANI): Remains of rotten fish entrails have helped establish the precise dating of Pompeiis destruction, as 79 A.D., according to the analysis of the towns last batch of ... Read more...
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Magma chamber beneath Mount Vesuvius rises towards the surface
September 11th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): A new study has indicated that the magma reservoir beneath Mount Vesuvius in Italy has been migrating toward the surface over the past 20,000 years, which might ... Read more...
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Three lesser-known sites in Rome show Pompeii destroying volcanos explosive might
September 1st, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): Three lesser-known sites in Rome, are providing the maximum proof of the annihilation of Pompeii, an ancient roman city that was destroyed by the cataclysmic eruption of ... Read more...
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