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    Es-Sagher and V. Dominique1979 and completing excavation to discover the another parts of the temple. The surrounding houses should be removed according to the law as they do not give any chance for the aesthetic appreciation of the temple in addition to give chance to complete the new excavation Vegetation removal should be carried out by mechanical removal for roots and rhizomes and chemical removal by using chemical

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    Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower By: Hadi Radwan Section: N1 Date: 4/1/2011 Problem statement: With the launch of the new innovative Quartz shower by Aqualisa‚ the Company expected to have a boost in its sales. Yet the sale of the product was not picking up. The Company was facing a big challenge with communicating its product to the consumer/target. The Company wants to ensure that the innovative technology‚ which is leaps and bounds ahead of competition‚ will generate more sales

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    Temple of the Sun By Jorge Perez De Lara Archaeology November/December 2005 Thinking about Mexico’s Pre-Columbian past one might think about the enormous Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan. In 1905‚ is when Mexico had their first official excavation. The nation’s icon has also helped mirror how the country itself has changed and developed over the years. The Pyramid of the Sun is one of the tallest structures in the Americas. Teotihuacan was one of the world’s biggest cities and it had an enormous

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    Report Lehner Mammoth Kill Site In 1952‚ a man called Ed Lehner discovered some extinct mammoth bone fragments in the geological deposits at the locality named Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site. Lehner notified the Arizona State Museum and excavations took place in 1955‚ and again in 1974. This site is located in southern Arizona. It is very important because this site is the first to be associated with the Clovis culture to have definable fire hearths. Approximately 11‚000 years ago‚ a group

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    list of the richest archaeological sites. Sirpur boasts of one of the finest brick temples‚ the magnificently crafted Laxman Temple‚ and the equally beautiful Gandheshwar temple. The credit to the rising popularity of Sirpur goes to the various excavations in Buddha Vihar. The brick constructions and the underground rooms are quite an enchanter. The six feet tall statue of Lord Buddha is a testimony to the unmatched designs and architectural brilliance. Lord Buddha’s gracious presence still makes

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    later. Nonetheless‚ this experience was dangerously exciting‚ but also an interesting way to start my life-changing trip to Israel where I traveled around the historical region‚ experienced different cultures‚ and volunteered at an archeological excavation. Before volunteering‚ I wanted to travel around the country. Although I traveled to Israel alone‚ I had my Israeli aunt Julie to show me the beautiful country. Julie lived in a small desert town called Dimona‚ where we started our travels. We took

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    Classicism “Classicism: Aesthetic attitudes and principles based on culture‚ art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome‚ and characterized by emphasis on form‚ simplicity‚ proportion‚ and restrained emotion.” Classical Idealism · - Classical idealism is best understood if one starts at the beginning‚ with Plato and his notion of paradeigma‚ which in essence is describing the other worldly‚ or heavenly place that all beings were originally designed after.[2] - The classical

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    depends on the density and gradient of the slope. The pyroclastic flow consists of two parts. The Basal flow‚ flows on the ground and contains coarse boulders and an extremely hot ash plume. Another good example of a pyroclastic flow was seen in the Pompeii. The Unzen eruption in 1792 started with a dacitic lava flow coming from the Fugen-Dake lava tube. Suddenly the Mayu-Yama dome collapsed unexpectedly following a post eruption earthquake which started a deadly landslide and mega-tsunami which reached

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    Described as the "crossroads of western Asia" the Levant surrounded by Turkey to the North‚ Egypt to the south‚ Mediterranean Sea to the west‚ Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia to the east. The Levant consists of the countries of Cyprus‚ Israel‚ Jordan‚ the northeastern tip of Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ and Syria. Geographically‚ this area became divided between the coastal plans of the west and the hill country of the East. As a result of rainfall‚ which decreases from the north to the south‚ the northern

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    features like usefulness to area of study and its overall reliability Pithoi- Pithos (plural pithoi) is the ancient Greek word for a large storage jar of a characteristic shape Archaeological- The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts Prehistory- The period of time before written records Relative dating- Relative dating is the science determining the relative order of past events‚ without necessarily determining their absolute age...

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