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...complicated-and ultimately unsuccessful-device intended to force heat into a room while carrying smoke away. But installing the stove meant rebuilding an entire fireplace, and the device apparently couldn't generate enough air flow to force the smoke out. Nevertheless, Franklin's invention was an important stepping-stone in the development of more efficient home heating...
Purported physical evidence of the life of Jesus, a stone burial box thought to have held the remains of Jesus' brother James, has been declared a fake by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The panel of experts found inconsistencies in the patina and wording of the tomb's inscription, "James, the son of Joseph, the brother of Jesus," which they said placed the author in modern times. Hershel Shanks, editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review and a proponent of the tomb's authenticity, says he's not convinced. Adds Harvard paleographer Frank Cross: "If this is a forgery, the forger...
Bloomstein is one of four ACID members who have been meeting with Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs Alan J. Stone and other top University officials to hash out an agreement...
...will, I hope, be able to help [Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs Alan J. Stone] on more of a University-wide basis to look at opportunities to improve community relations,” she said. “I will no doubt continue to be involved in Cambridge to some degree because there’s so much activity...
...Handle" is an understatement. Cut marks on the skulls indicate that the overlying skin, muscles, nerves and blood vessels were removed, probably with an obsidian flake. Then a stone tool was scraped back and forth, creating faint clusters of parallel lines. The modification of the child's skull is even more dramatic. The lower jaw was detached, and soft tissues at the base of the head were cut away, leaving fine, deep cut marks. Portions of the skull were smoothed and polished...