CronacaNews of the Old, Talk of the NewWalking over the dead- June 30, 2008 Tens of thousands of skeletons that lie hidden beneath the streets, houses and offices of London have been revealed for the first time on a map, in a collaboration between the Museum of Londonhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005414.html Mercurial monks- June 30, 2008 The perils of rubrication Medieval bones from six different Danish cemeteries reveal that monks who wrote Biblical texts and other religious materials may have been exposed to toxic mercury, which was used to formulate justhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005413.html Record Monet- June 25, 2008 A Claude Monet painting, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, has fetched a record £40.9m for the artist's work at auction. The identity of the victorious bidder at Christie's, London, has not been made public. Thehttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005411.html The end of the banana as we know it- June 25, 2008 Is the era of cheap bananas coming to an end That bananas have long been the cheapest fruit at the grocery store is astonishing. They're grown thousands of miles away, they must be transported inhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005410.html Another reason to stay at home- June 24, 2008 As if the cancelled and delayed flights, the awful service, and the general hassle weren't enough! Now US Customs agents are seizing and copying digital devices and media, apparently without cause: The extent of thehttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005409.html Missing airmen sought -- from WW2- June 24, 2008 A US team is visiting the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India to search for the remains of US pilots who crashed during WWII. . . It is thought the remains ofhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005408.html Anger at closed, neglected, Greek archeological sites- June 24, 2008 Extra staff have been dispatched to guard the great cultural gems of Greece as the government in Athens tries to deflect growing criticism of its handling of national treasures. Amid unprecedented protests from tourhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005407.html Neanderthal tool hoard- June 23, 2008 Dozens of tools thought to have belonged to Neanderthals have been dug up at an archaeological site called Beedings in West Sussex. Dr Matthew Pope, of University College London, said the discovery provided newhttp://www.cronaca.com/archives/005406.html Re-viewing Hadrian- June 23, 2008 A cherished image of the Roman emperor Hadrian as a gentle, philosophical man wearing the robes of a Greek citizen has been shattered with one blow of a conservator's chisel at the British Museum.http://www.cronaca.com/archives/005405.html Sir Walter Scott's "Waterloo" standards- June 23, 2008 REGIMENTAL standards thought to have been found after the Battle of Waterloo by Sir Walter Scott have been dismissed as "tourist tat". The four flags - described as three French and one Scottish -http://www.cronaca.com/archives/005404.html |