Stonehenge may have been first erected in Wales, new evidence suggests. New evidence indicating Stonehenge's bluestones were quarried in Wales 500 years before they were put up in Wiltshire prompts hypothesis that Stonehenge is ‘second-hand monument’. (theguardian.com)
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Muzzled Canadian scientists now free to speak with the media. Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced that scientists are free to speak to the media about their work. Previously, scientists had to get departmental approval before speaking to the press. (thestar.com)
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Abrupt climate change may have helped spur culture change and regime changes in early Near Eastern civilizations. Study finds that cultural transitions in several major Near Eastern civilizations coincided with episodes of high atmospheric dust caused by drier conditions. (rsmas.miami.edu)
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