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urmiladuhan
August 26th, 2013, 05:30 AM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/This-1600-Year-Old-Goblet-Shows-that-the-Romans-Were-Nanotechnology-Pioneers-220563661.html?device=ipad

This article demonstrates the whys and how's of a an old artifacts i.e., chalice colors. Use of nanotechnology helped solve the mystery.

urmiladuhan
August 27th, 2013, 02:32 PM
Here is a news reporting Old and rusted coins can be studied clearly by subjecting them to X ray CT scan. This is very good news for archaeologists who otherwise have to resort to chemical cleaning of coins before the information on the coins becomes readable. This chemical cleaning can sometimes result in loss of information on the coins.
In India, DRDO has the facility of X ray CT scanning for engineering and industrial use.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jul/09/x-rays-reveal-secrets-roman-coins

urmiladuhan
August 31st, 2013, 05:42 AM
Here is a news item about an old burial site in Vietnam which can possibly be the oldest known burial site in South East Asia (dated: 5000- 6000 B.C.E). These ancients are being thought as the ancestors of Australians. The unique feature of these burials is perhaps the position of the individual's i.e., their chin touching their knees - perhaps reflecting a religious significance.

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20130105-24317.html

urmiladuhan
November 6th, 2013, 07:56 PM
Here is a news report that states that on the basis of x ray and CT scan analysis, King Tut died as a result of chariot passing over him. His body was embalmed with chemicals such as resins, phenols etc and they reacted leading to the body catching fire! The scanning also revealed that King Tut's heart is missing!

More details here




Here is a news report that states that on the basis of x ray and CT scan analysis, King Tut died as a result of chariot passing over him. His body was embalmed with chemicals such as resins, phenols etc and they reacted leading to the body catching fire! The scanning also revealed that King Tut's heart is missing!

More details here:

The life and death of Tutankhamun have intrigued researchers ever since the treasure trove of the boy king's tomb was first discovered in 1922 -- and a fresh examination of the famous pharaoh’s remains is only likely to add to the fascination after two sensational findings were revealed.

The first: that King Tut’s body may have spontaneously combusted when it was inside his sarcophagus after a botched mummification.

The second: that Tutankhamun may have died in battle after a chariot smashed into him while the warrior king was leading his army.

The latest research was carried out by Egyptologist Chris Nauton and revealed in a documentary for UK’s Channel 4.

Naunton, director of the Egypt Exploration Society, began investigating after he discovered references to the body’s burned condition in the records of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who first uncovered Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Carter’s discovery of the treasure trove, which included the famous golden death mask, prompted worldwide fascination with Tut. The allure of the mysterious boy king was only added to after rumors of a curse that was said to have claimed the life of Carter's sponsor Lord Carnarvon.

Naunton found that a post-mortem exam carried out in late 1960s using an X-ray and a scanning electron microscope showed the flesh was burnt.

Naunton’s research discovered that embalming oils combined with oxygen and linen may have caused a chemical reaction which literally "cooked" the king's body at high temperature.

“Despite all the attention Tut’s mummy has received over the years the full extent of its strange condition has largely been overlooked,” Nauton explained.

“The charring and possibility that a botched mummification led the body spontaneously combusting shortly after burial was entirely unexpected, something of a revelation in fact.”

Naunton research team also performed a "virtual autopsy" which revealed a pattern of injuries down one side of his body which they say were consistent with the theory that he died in a chariot accident.