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Oklahoma Articles News briefs from around Kentucky at 3:58 p.m. EDT Sat, 19 May 2012 22:30:53 GMT According to court documents obtained by the paper, Mayor Mike Taylor claims he told reporter Ron Coleman not to call his home or cell phone but Coleman continued to call. (More). Toronto Raptors Possible Draft Day Trades Sat, 19 May 2012 22:29:02 GMT The new luxury tax penalties that kick in after next season have put some NBA teams in a bind, no longer will teams only pay dollar-for-dollar when spending too much, these new rules will cause some serious pain. (More). Aggie Men's Golf Punches Ticket to Nationals Sat, 19 May 2012 22:26:48 GMT BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Texas A&M men's golf team earned its fifth straight trip to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Bowling Green Regional. (More). Mengden's Heroics Help Aggies Finish Sweep of OSU Sat, 19 May 2012 22:26:38 GMT Daniel Mengden's three-run, pinch hit home run in the top of the ninth capped a come-from-behind win for the sixth-ranked Texas A&M baseball team Saturday afternoon at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as the Aggies defeated No. (More). Metta World Peace on altercation with Russell Westbrook: 'He's going crazy' Sat, 19 May 2012 22:26:31 GMT During a must-win situation for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at the Staples Center in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, things began to get physical between these two teams with both squads knowing the importance of winning Game 3. With about four minutes left in the first half , Russell Westbrook and Metta World Peace got into a ... (more) (More). Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller Sat, 19 May 2012 22:23:33 GMT With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. (More). Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950 Sat, 19 May 2012 22:23:27 GMT The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. (More). Former Oklahoma Christian golfer Rhein Gibson shoots 55 at Edmond's River Oaks Sat, 19 May 2012 22:17:33 GMT Former Oklahoma Christian golfer Rhein Gibson set a provisional world-record score by shooting a 55 at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond last Saturday, according to ESPN.com. Former Oklahoma Christian golfer Rhein Gibson set a provisional world-record score by shooting a 55 at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond last Saturday, according to ESPN.com. (More). High school notebook: Oil Bowl set for June 9 Sat, 19 May 2012 22:17:13 GMT You can bet the Oil Bowl crowd will get a good look at a dangerous rushing attack when the Oklahoma all-stars take on the Texas all-stars in the 75th edition of the annual football game. (More). Collected Wisdom: Woody Mayfield, retired NBA referee and Norman resident Sat, 19 May 2012 22:16:45 GMT Retired NBA referee Woody Mayfield grew up in Apache, graduated from Southwestern State, taught and coached in Lawton and Norman before becoming a Big Eight basketball official in 1978. (More). |
Archaeologists News Archaeologists: Israeli artifacts support Solomon?s Temple Fri, 11 May 2012 17:35:19 -0700 JERUSALEM -- Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of artifacts dating back to the time of the biblical King David that they say closely correspond to the description of Solomon?s Temple found in the Book of Kings. (Read Story). Archaeologists Claim They're One Step Closer to Proving the Bible True Wed, 09 May 2012 06:58:21 -0700 A bundle of new discoveries on a rocky hill in Israel may upend the community of Biblical historians struggling to understand Judah in the time of King David. Professor Yosef Garfinkel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a team of archaeologists have been excavating the ancient city of Khirbet Qeiyafa, and have recently unearthed a trio of cultic shrines that date back to the time of ... (Read Story). Underwater archaeologists searching for lost village Fri, 18 May 2012 15:51:01 -0700 A group of underwater archaeologists are preparing for a project off the shores of Empire. (Read Story). Archaeologists accuse MoD of allowing US company to 'plunder' shipwreck Tue, 08 May 2012 16:48:57 -0700 Experts take legal advice in effort to block lucrative deal on underwater excavation of HMS Victory The Ministry of Defence is facing a legal battle and parliamentary questions after letting a US company excavate a British 18th-century warship laden with a potentially lucrative cargo. Lord Renfrew is among leading archaeologists condemning a financial deal struck over HMS Victory, considered the ... (Read Story). Archaeologists discover lost language Thu, 10 May 2012 10:18:04 -0700 Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists working in Turkey. Researchers working at Ziyaret Tepe, the probable site of the ancient Assyrian city of Tu?han, believe that the language may have been spoken by deportees originally from the Zagros Mountains, on the border of modern-day Iran ... (Read Story). Mayan Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest Sun, 13 May 2012 03:35:26 -0700 Archaeologists have stumbled on a room full of wall paintings and numerical calculations in the buried ninth century city of Xultun. The room was apparently an astronomer's workshop, with calculations painted on the walls counting lunar cycles and predicting eclipses. (Read Story). Maya Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest Sun, 13 May 2012 03:36:06 -0700 Archaeologists have stumbled on a room full of wall paintings and numerical calculations in the buried ninth century city of Xultun. The room was apparently an astronomer's workshop, with calculations painted on the walls counting lunar cycles and predicting eclipses. (Read Story). Archaeologists discover Mayan astronomers workshop Thu, 10 May 2012 16:41:51 -0700 NEW YORK - Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the societys intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago.The walls reveal the oldest known as... (Read Story). Archaeologists Find Oldest Known Mayan Calendar Thu, 10 May 2012 19:08:25 -0700 sciencehabit writes "A team of American researchers has discovered a small trove of ancient Mayan texts in a surprising place. In a paper published online today in Science, researchers report finding Mayan astronomical tables and other texts painted and incised on the walls of a 1200-year-old residential building at the site of Xultn in Guatemala. The newly discovered astronomical tables are at ... (Read Story). Students archaeologists learn: Garbage is good Wed, 16 May 2012 20:31:14 -0700 When students in an archaeology field school at Flagler College first started digging, instructor Bill Locascio told them an archaeological truth, "It's not what you find, it's what you find out. (Read Story). Archaeologists Articles Ecuadoran archaeologists hope to find Atahualpa's grave Sat, 19 May 2012 20:12:29 GMT Archaeologists from Ecuador's Cultural Patrimony Institute hope to discover the tomb of Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, during a dig to be conducted at Sigchos, about 70km south of Quito. (More). Old graveyard was forgotten by most - but not all Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT Moments after a judge adjourned a hearing in his San Jose courtroom Friday and stepped away from the bench, Mark Marchu, a 57-year-old retired truck driver, held his baseball cap in hand and stood up in the gallery. (More). Stone Age skill sets are still being honed Sat, 19 May 2012 06:21:36 GMT For a few days every June, dozens of people throughout the eastern United States meet nearby to hold a show. (More). Alex Katz brings together over 30 canvases, plus collages and cut-outs at Tate St Ives Sat, 19 May 2012 04:33:40 GMT Alex Katz, Round Hill 1977. Oil on Linen, 180.3 x 243.8 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial and Promised Gift of Barry and Julie Smooke Art Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. (More). The explosive history of Canongate's cannonball Sat, 19 May 2012 00:05:59 GMT IT HAS a strong claim as one of Edinburgh's most intriguing buildings, with a chequered history as a merchant's home, a slum, a church house and a brothel. (More). At 87, farmer John "Whit" Davis has lived a life of preservation Fri, 18 May 2012 15:12:53 GMT John "Whit" Davis told me this week, as he stood on a piece of the 400 or so farm acres he owns in Stonington, that this particular stretch of land, on the Pawcatuck River looking across the water at Watch Hill, R.I., has never been plowed or tilled or disturbed in any way. (More). At 87, farmer John "White" Davis has lived a life of preservation Fri, 18 May 2012 09:17:45 GMT John "Whit" Davis told me this week, as he stood on a piece of the 400 or so farm acres he owns in Stonington, that this particular stretch of land, on the Pawcatuck River looking across the water at Watch Hill, R.I., has never been plowed or tilled or disturbed in any way. (More). Remains may be ancient[Australia] Fri, 18 May 2012 05:44:04 GMT ARCHAEOLOGISTS are on the cusp of unravelling the mystery behind a set of 'hugely significant' ancient Aboriginal remains discovered in the region last year. (More). Tomb team dig reveals Wakefield Cathedral's ancient past Fri, 18 May 2012 05:28:59 GMT The excavations have revealed worship has taken place on the site of the 800-year-old cathedral for more than 1,000 years. (More). Oldest known Mayan charts found in Gautemala jungle Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:00 GMT Ancient inscriptions on the walls of a looted house in the Guatemalan jungle are the oldest astronomical charts known from the Mayan civilisation. (More). |