Fosielen vs Vinex

Ancient history vs. Vegas development - Local real estate agent Sandy Croteau made a somewhat surprising pitch as she traipsed through a vacant, gravel-filled wash: She wants to spare the expanse from home developers. Trying to halt this city's growth may be a Sisyphean task, but Croteau, 60, is counting on help from some sun-worn mammoth bones... L.A. Times  29-dec-2007

Grafheuvels

Geschiedenis van de doden herstellen. - Leerlingen van Toonladder adopteren twintig grafheuvels. De Toonladder de boom in. Zo heet het nieuwe project van Deldense basisschool De Toonladder. De school heeft twintig grafheuvels van Landschap Overijssel in de bossen van Twickel geadopteerd en gaat ze in originele staat herstellen. Tubantia 29-nov-2007

Overstroming creëerde Engeland

Megaflood 'made Island Britain' -- Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms. Scientists tell the journal Nature that the torrent probably came from a giant lake in what is now the North Sea...