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NEWS ABOUT: relics

relics stories: 5 news summaries


 Writing's on the Wall 
 for the Chalkboard 

Some still attached, but whiteboards now rule classrooms

Oct 31, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - If today’s kids don’t know what a record is, tomorrow’s won’t likely know what a chalkboard is, at least in the classroom. Whiteboards, without the lung- and computer-choking dust (to say nothing of their immunity to scratching nails) are taking over, with one supplier of both... More »

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education • relics • teachers • students • chalkboards • whiteboards

China Slams Auction of Looted Relics

Christie's denies request to halt sale of Beijing palace booty

Feb 26, 09 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A Christie's auction of two relics looted from Beijing's Summer Palace 150 years ago has infuriated China, the BBC reports. A statement from the country's cultural agency denounced the "illegal" sale and warned of unspecified consequences. The bronze rat and rabbit, seized by invading French and British troops, sold... More »

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China • Beijing • auction • relics • Yves Saint Laurent • antiquities

 For Sale: Soviet Sub, 
 Very Rusty 

Cold War relic once used in Harrison Ford film is too costly to restore, RI museum says

Dec 25, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The former Soviet submarine used in Harrison Ford’s film K-19: The Widowmaker may be sunk for good. The cruise-missile sub, which served as a floating museum in a Rhode Island river until it foundered in a 2007 storm, will be sold for scrap if no one buys it by... More »

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museums • Cold War • submarine • restoration • Rhode Island • artifacts • relics • Harrison Ford • former Soviet state

Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne

First finding of its kind
is decorated with
ivory bas-reliefs of gods

Dec 5, 07 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman throne in the volcanic ash that buried the city of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Scientists unearthed two legs and the back of a throne, the first ever found. The piece was decorated with ivory bas-reliefs of ancient... More »

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archaeology • Romans • relics • Pompeii • Herculaneum • discovery

Pope's Robe Shredded For Relics

100,000 fragments available online for a donation

Sep 25, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A white robe worn by Pope John Paul II has been cut into 100,000 tiny fragments which are being distributed for donations as religious relics to aid prayer and achieve miracles, reports the London Times. The operation is run by the Diocese of Rome and is causing concern... More »

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Vatican • Pope John Paul II • cassock • relics • beatification • sainthood • Vicariate of Rome • Bishop Velasio De Paolis • simony • Father Marco Fibbi • miracle

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