Photo Album

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Bison Skull found / Pompeii could collapse

Ice Age bison skull found

 

A 250 pound bison skull has been found by a construction crew outside Snowmass Village. The skull is twice the size of a modern bison with the span of the horns more than 6 feet.


Other specimens have been found at the same dig site and include a Columbian mammoth, American mastodon and an Ice Age deer.

More articles:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/enormous-ice-age-bison-skull-found-106861243.html
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/25666299/detail.html

Pompeii could collapse


Italy's culture minister said that more buildings inside Pompeii could collapse. This comes after a 2 000 year old house disintegrated.

So many buildings need restoration that damage is inevitable said Daniela Leone, a spokeswoman for Pompeii's archaeological superintendence.
 
More on this:
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/11/07/italy_more_building_collapses_at_pompeii_possible/
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_600588.html
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/135264/italy-warns-more-building-collapses-pompeii
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/4319286/More-Pompeii-treasures-at-risk



3 comments:

  1. Wow that second picture is actually rather disturbing!
    Its so weird, I hope they do something to preserve the buildings better

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Totally. I thought the things they buried up were dead people!

      Delete
  2. Me too, but there are just too many, and I don't think they have the resources :(

    ReplyDelete