In the workshop was an oven that archaeologists think might have been used to make bronze objects.The excavation of that and a second ancient shop started in May near a necropolis in the Herculaneum port area. Archaeologists are puzzling over what kind of business the second shop did ... tomb of an adult, complete with funerary vases ... Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were ancient Roman towns....
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample on Mars, a finding that suggests the red planet hosted explosive volcanoes during its evolution. The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has been exploring sedimentary rocks within Gale Crater since landing in August 2012... ‘On Earth, tridymite is formed at high temperatures in an explosive process called silicic volcanism ... ....
Court in central London hears witness recall being beaten and seeing companions shot dead during Mau Mau insurgency. @owenbowcott. Nelson Njao Munyaka witnessed two companions being shot dead by British soldiers; he carried their corpses to a white settler’s farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Both victims had taken the Mau Mau oath and been trying to escape ...Related. UK to compensate Kenya's Mau Mau torture victims ... Twitter ... ....
BAGHDAD — A senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than monthlong military operation. Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told The Associated Press... figures ... ___ ... ....
(CNN)The referendum vote to quit the European Union has left the United Kingdom a more divided society than ever before. In fifty years reporting politics I have never encountered such shock and anger. the morning the result was announced my phone was red hot, mostly with younger friends convinced the older generation had, through indulging their prejudices, sold them down the river ... It's Brexit ... by Donald Trump. Read More ... future ... ....
The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local).. 4 p.m. Authorities will provide more information about a fire burning near Pine Valley, Utah, during a community meeting Monday. The meeting is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m ... ___. 10.42 a.m ... ___. 9.17 a.m ... It's one of two major wildfires burning in the state, including a 28-square-mile fire in the ManzanoMountains southeast of Albuquerque that's now 90 percent contained ... ___ ... ....
Mets outfielder Alejandro de Aza did nearly everything wrong tonight in the tenth inning of New York’s scoreless tie against the Braves. he botched the bunt, didn’t run it out, and then slid into first base—headfirst, even. Good job, good effort! ... ....
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local).. 9.17 a.m. A wildfire that's been burning in New Mexico for a month has grown to nearly 66 square miles ... It's one of two major wildfires burning in the state, including a 28-square-mile fire in the ManzanoMountains southeast of Albuquerque that's now 90 percent contained ... ___ ... ....
A run. Imagine that, a run ... So troubled was the Mets' offense on Saturday that manager Terry Collins pulled struggling outfielder Alejandro De Aza aside after a bunt double play in the top of the 10th, which occurred because De Aza slammed his bat to the ground instead of immediately running to first ... Jim Johnson smartly lets Alejandro De Aza's bunt fall to the ground to start the 1-6-4 double play in the top of the 10th inning ... ....
Midfielders Jermaine Jones and Alejandro Bedoya returned to the lineup along with forward Bobby Wood after the three served one-game suspensions, missing the 4-0 semifinal loss to Argentina... ....
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local).. 10.42 a.m. Fire officials say 200 homes and other buildings have now been destroyed in a deadly wildfire burning in central California... ___. 9.17 a.m ... It is 69 percent contained. It's one of two major wildfires burning in the state, including a 28-square-mile fire in the ManzanoMountains southeast of Albuquerque that's now 90 percent contained ... ___ ... Capt....
ATLANTA — Alejandro De Aza’s days with the Mets appear numbered. The veteran outfielder isn’t hitting, and on Saturday, he received an earful from manager Terry Collins after his lack of hustle helped kill an inning. With Wilmer Flores on first base in the 10th inning, De Aza popped up a bunt and slammed his bat in disgust — never bothering to run — as pitcher Jim Johnson settled under the pop up ... “I threw the bat ... 7 to Reyes ... 15 ... ....
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local).. 7.35 p.m. Authorities may have found human remains within a central California wildfire that has claimed two lives and destroyed 150 homes ... An elderly couple apparently was overcome by smoke as they tried to flee the fire ... ___ ... Crews said Saturday that the 28-square-mile fire in the ManzanoMountains southeast of Albuquerque is now 90 percent contained....