Monday, March 19, 2012

#Syria #Iraq Mapping first human settlements in Syria, Iraq Groundbreaking discoveries can take years to come to fruition

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Ciro Villa  -  8:19 PM  -  Public
Harvard anthropologists use sophisticated algorithm to aid in the discovery of early human settlements

"Archaeology is a delicate trade, requiring discipline, dedication and, most of all, patience. Groundbreaking discoveries can take years to come to fruition.

Unless, of course, you manage to streamline the discovery process by teaching a computer to do your work for you.

At Harvard University, anthropologist...
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Archaeology is a delicate trade, requiring discipline, dedication and, most of all, patience. Groundbreaking discoveries can take years to come to fruition. Unless, of course, you manage to streamline...
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Robby Ball  -  8:14 PM  -    -  Public
Now the Russian Black Sea fleet's Iman tanker has arrived in the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea with an anti-terror squad from the Russian Marines aboard according to the Interfax news agency. The Assad government has insisted it is fighting a terrorist insurgency. The Iman replaced another Russian ship "which had been sent to Syria for demonstrating (sic) the Russian presence in the turbulent region and possible evaluation of Russian citizens," the Black Sea Fleet told Interfax.
Whoa. # Russia sends troops into # Syria - http://bit.ly/FQ0boJ. 50+RETWEETS; 18FAVORITES; Aneesa چودھری · Jesse Hdz. Mensch · Damian Drazhar · DannySith · YatanAdam · John. Russian Anti-Terror Troops...
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Kent Goertzen  -  8:12 PM  -  Public
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A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions. ---->>Russian troops roll into Syria to support Assad
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By Martial Trezzini, AP UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France circulated a proposed statement to the UNSecurity Council on Monday that urges the Syrian government to immediately implement proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan to end the yearlong bloodshed. The statement would pledge to consider ...
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