The Skeletons
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Active from | 1986 |
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| Genres | Rock |
| Members | Bobby Lloyd Hicks |
| Joe Terry | |
| D. Clinton Thompson | |
| Lou Whitney | |
| Albums | Waiting |
| Nothing To Lose | |
| Record labels | HighTone Records |
| Alias Records | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2381215 |
About The Skeletons
Rare dinosaur 'Barry' up for sale at Paris auction
... Speaking to the BBC at the time, Prof Steve Brusatte, a dinosaur expert at Edinburgh University, said he was concerned The Skeletons, which are " scientifically very valuable" could " disappear into the vaults of private collectors"...
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... The Skeletons It s easy to forget that Pompeii was a human tragedy...
Pompeii archaeologists discover 'pizza' painting
... The Skeletons of three people were also found near the oven in the working areas of the home in recent weeks, a culture ministry statement added...
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... She was also involved in the vetting process for senior ministers - so will have some knowledge of where The Skeletons in government are hidden...
Roman burial unearthed at hidden Garforth cemetery
... The Skeletons are believed to include both late Roman and early Saxon men, women and children...
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... And may there be a similar spirit in the national government, as a new administration takes over with the opportunity to clean up The Skeletons in the closet of the outgoing government...
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... The Skeletons of many burned-out cars are still strewn across the bomb site: the blast was so fierce that one is even wrapped around a pillar of the building...
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims
... " It was all about the preservation of The Skeletons, " explained Prof Gabriele Scorrano, from the Lundbeck GeoGenetics centre in Copenhagen, who led the study...
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims
Researchers studying Human Remains From Pompeii have extracted genetic secrets from The Bones of A Man and A Woman who were buried when The Roman city was engulfed in volcanic ash.
This first " Pompeian human genome" is an almost complete set of " genetic instructions" from The Victims , encoded in DNA extracted from their bones.
Ancient DNA was preserved in bodies that were encased in time-hardened ash.
The findings are published in
The Two People were first discovered in 1933, in what Pompeii archaeologists have called Casa del Fabbro, or The Craftsman 's House.
They were slumped in The Corner of the dining room, almost as though they were having lunch when the eruption occurred - on 24 August 79AD. suggested that the huge cloud of ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius could have become lethal for The City 's residents in less than 20 Minutes .
The two victims the researchers studied, according to anthropologist Dr Serena Viva from the University of Salento, were not attempting to escape.
" From The Position [of their bodies] it seems they were not Running Away , " Dr Viva told " The Answer to why they weren't fleeing could lie in their health conditions. "
Clues have now been revealed in this new study of their bones.
" It was all about the preservation of The Skeletons , " explained Prof Gabriele Scorrano, from the Lundbeck GeoGenetics centre in Copenhagen, who led the study. " It's The First thing we looked at, and it looked promising, so we decided to give [DNA extraction] A Shot . "
Both the remarkable preservation and the latest laboratory technology allowed The Scientists to extract a great deal of information from a " really small amount of bone powder" as Prof Scorrano explained.
" New sequencing machines can [read] several whole genomes at the same time, " He Said .
The genetic study revealed that The Man 's skeleton contained DNA from tuberculosis-causing bacteria, suggesting he might have had the disease prior to his death. And a fragment of bone at The Base of his skull contained enough intact DNA to Work Out his entire genetic Code .
This showed that he shared " genetic markers" - or recognisable reference points in his genetic Code - with other individuals who lived in Italy during The Roman Imperial Age . But he also had a group of genes commonly found in those from The Island of Sardinia, which suggested there might have been high levels of genetic diversity across the Italian Peninsula at The Time .
Prof Scorrano said there would be much more to learn in biological studies of Pompeii - including from ancient environmental DNA, which could reveal more about biodiversity at The Time .
" Pompeii is like a Roman island, " he added. " We have a picture of One Day in 79AD. "
Dr Viva added that every Human Body in Pompeii was " a treasure".
" These people are silent witnesses to one of The Most well-known historical events in The World , " She Said . " To work with them is very emotional and a great privilege for me. "
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Source of news: bbc.com