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 ... ....
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 ... ___ ... ....
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 ... ....
(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 ... While the nation voted 52-48% to leave the EU, the vast majority of Members of Parliament, the people elected to take such decisions in what has traditionally been a representative democracy, were declared supporters of "Remain." ... future....
(Source. USEF - United States Equestrian Team Foundation). The United States dressage team capped a successful weekend at CHIO Rotterdam by clinching the silver medal in the NationsCup, finishing behind only the hosting Dutch team. Rotterdam is the last of three designated observation events that serve as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S.Olympic team ... Their score of 77.314 percent earned them the blue ribbon ... (noodl....
The Netherlands came out on top in the hotly-contested fourth leg of the FEINationsCup™ Dressage 2016 series in Rotterdam (NED) tonight ... It was a big day for the Dutch, but this weekend's result has further extended Team USA's lead on the FEI NationsCup™ Dressage 2016 series leaderboard ahead of the next leg in Falsterbo (SWE) in just over a weeks' time....
... team ahead of the 2017 AfricaCup of Nations in Gabon next year ... He guided Ghana to the finals of the 2010NationsCup before almost leading the side to a semi final finish at the WorldCup months later ... He guided Ghana to the finals of the 2010 NationsCup before almost leading the side to a semi final finish at the World Cup months later....
The tournament was originally scheduled for mid-May and was designed to be held before the round of the AfricanNationsCup qualifiers in June ... They showed their potential at the 2015 tournament and straight from that went on to beat Guinea away at the start of the 2017 NationsCup qualifiers ... Read more on Cosafa Cup 2016....
(Source. Oceania Football Confederation) ... The charismatic and powerfully built teenager is compiling an impressive resume that already includes his senior debut for the national team at last month's OFCNationsCup in Papua New Guinea ... 'Representing Samoa and singing the national anthem is a special feeling and to captain the team is an honour and privilege for me and my family,' Matagi says ... (noodl. 34271188) ....
APIA, Samoa (AP) " Samoa made an explosive beginning but faded and needed a late, breakaway try to quell a second half comeback and beat Tonga 30-10 on Saturday in the last match of the PacificNationsCup.Taking advantage of an... ....
Having lost 26-16 to Fiji in last weekend's World RugbyPacificNationsCup match, Samoa bounced back to beat Tonga 30-10 in the final match of the 2016 edition ... Fiji will take the advantage in the race to qualify for Rugby WorldCup 2019 with the Pacific NationsCup this year and next to determine the Oceania 1 and 2 qualifiers ......
Few coaches, if any, have as much knowledge of the African game as Claude Le Roy, who holds the record of having coached eight teams at the finals of the CAFAfricaCup of Nations...And then there are Congo DR, Senegal, which were outstanding in qualifying for the NationsCup, and Mali, where Alain Giresse is doing an excellent job.'....
Few coaches, if any, have as much knowledge of the African game as Claude Le Roy, who holds the record of having coached eight teams at the finals of the CAFAfricaCup of Nations...And then there are Congo DR, Senegal, which were outstanding in qualifying for the NationsCup, and Mali, where Alain Giresse is doing an excellent job.'....