Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearbyGoogle Earth Archaeologists have discovered a massive network of ancient fisheries in Belize constructed by hunter-gatherers some 4000 years ago. The system of earthen channels exceeds 640 kilometres in length and dates to the Archaic Period, which preceded the emergence of Maya civilisation centuries later. It is the oldest large-scale fish-trapping facility ever recorded in Central America. “We were all expecting it to date to a period of sedentary Maya civilisation,” says Eleanor Harrison-Buck… Source link
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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, senior national politics reporter Sahil Kapur explores why it won’t be easy for the Democrats to claw back control of the Senate anytime soon. Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump’s transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Senate GOP campaign…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.Humanoids Summit: 11–12 December 2024, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAEnjoy today’s videos!Proxie represents the future of automation, combining advanced AI, mobility, and modular manipulation systems with refined situational awareness to support seamless human-robot collaboration. The first of its kind, highly adaptable, collaborative robot takes on the demanding material handling tasks that keep the world moving. Cobot is incredibly proud to count as some…
Former CDC director Robert Redfield, an outspoken critic of Antony Fauci, believes COVID-19 had sinister origins. We know the NIH was funding gain-of-function research under Fauci at a lab in Wuhan, China. However, Redfield believes the virus leaked from a domestic lab located at the University of North Carolina. Redfield believes Dr. Ralph Baric was the mastermind behind the creation of the virus. Baric was among the first to alert government officials that SARS-CoV-2 was rapidly spreading. In January 2020, Baric told the government “had three months” before they would be faced with a deadly pandemic. He has spent his…
Credit: Ingfbruno via Wikimedia Commons While our country struggles to embrace its history, President Trump has an opportunity to unify national consciousness through the elevation of America’s most celebrated figures. By reviving his proposal to establish a National Garden of Heroes, Trump can strengthen the American identity with a patriotic culture and honor the merit that made our country great. Proposed in July 2020, the National Garden of American Heroes sought to feature statues of prominent Americans, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Betsy Ross, who contributed to the nation’s rich history of politics, sciences, arts, and civil rights.…
What should’ve been an amazing evening for breakout country artist Shaboozey at the 2024 Country Music Awards (CMAs) was instead one filled with alleged racial microaggressions toward the singer.Off the heels of what is now the longest running no. 1 hit in Billboard history, the “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” performer was in attendance at this year’s ceremony as a two-time nominee. He would end the night without a win, and with multiple white country artists making fun of his name.Article continues below advertisementShaboozey’s Name Was the Focus Of Multiple Alleged Racial Microaggressions at the 2024 CMAsWriters at Rolling Stone report…
BEIRUT: Israeli strikes battered southern Lebanon and the outskirts of the capital Beirut on Friday (Nov 22), killing at least five medics, as ground troops clashed with Hezbollah fighters in the south. Israel has pushed on with its intense military campaign against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, tempering hopes that efforts by a US envoy could lead to an imminent ceasefire. US mediator Amos Hochstein said earlier this week in Beirut that a truce was “within our grasp”. He travelled on to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz before returning to Washington, according to the…
Who: Manchester City vs Tottenham HotspurWhat: English Premier League footballWhere: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United KingdomWhen: 5:30pm (17:30 GMT) on SaturdayHow to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up and full text commentary of the game Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he would stay to the end of his contract with the Premier League champions even if they were relegated, a day after he signed a two-year extension that will keep him at the club until 2027. Guardiola, who joined City in 2016, has won 18 trophies with the club, including six Premier League titles and their first…
The Titans’ revamped cornerback group has suffered heavy losses this season. Chidobe Awuzie has not played since Week 3, and L’Jarius Sneed will join the free agent signing on IR.Sneed is moving to the injured list, per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, due to a quad injury. Sneed has not played since Week 6; this will tack on four more absences to the highly paid cornerback’s ledger in what has been another tough season for the Titans’ CB corps on the injury front.Tennessee rarely saw 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley healthy, helping to lead to this overhaul. The Titans let Kristian Fulton and Sean Murphy-Bunting walk in…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. These days, customers aren’t just looking for a great product or service. They want an experience that’s smooth, hassle-free and feels like it was designed just for them. If you’re not delivering that, your competitors are ready and waiting to steal them away.Salesforce’s “State of the Connected Customer” report makes it clear: 80% of customers say the experience a company offers is just as important as its products or services. So, if you’re not focused on making the buying process easy, you’re missing the boat.This means you can’t just solve a problem…