London’s Earliest Timber Structure Found During Belmarsh Prison Dig
August 17th, 2009
London’s Earliest Timber Structure Found During Belmarsh Prison Dig: ”
London’s Earliest Timber Structure Found During Belmarsh Prison Dig
ScienceDaily (Aug. 14, 2009) — London’s oldest timber structure has been unearthed by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East (part of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London). It was found during the excavation of a prehistoric peat bog adjacent to Belmarsh Prison in Plumstead, Greenwich, in advance of the construction of a new prison building. Radiocarbon dating has shown the structure to be nearly 6,000 years old and it predates Stonehenge by more than 500 years.
June’s record ocean warmth worries fishermen, environmentalists | McClatchy: ”
WASHINGTON — Ocean surface temperatures around the world were the warmest on record for the month of June, according to federal scientists, though they caution that one month doesn’t necessarily imply global warming.
The warmer temperatures do confirm that an ocean phenomenon known as El Nino is building in the Pacific Ocean.
Some scientists think that the rising temperatures hint at broader changes, perhaps resulting from global climate change. Environmentalists and fishermen are wary of what it may mean.
‘It’s really kind of disturbing,’ said Zeke Grader, the executive director of”
