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Ancient tomb made from blue and white porcelain bowls unearthed in China

Ancient tomb made from blue and white porcelain bowls unearthed in ChinaNew Delhi, September 4 : The archaeology department of China’s Chongqing Municipality have announced the discovery of a tomb made from more than 2,000 blue and white porcelain bowls, which dates back to the Qing Dynasty.

The tomb was found by a team of road workers in E’Ling Street, in the Yuzhong district of Chongqing.

The Chongqing Economic Times quoted archaeologists as saying that this kind of tomb is very rare and had probably been constructed by migrants to the area.

Archaeologist uncovers Roman settlement in US

London, September 4 : An archaeologist has uncovered the foundations for a Roman settlement on East Cleveland coast in the US.

According to a report in The Northern Echo, the archaeologist in question is Steve Sherlock, who was helped by volunteers from Teesside Archaeological Society, to find a 1,600 year-old site for creating jet jewellery.

Sherlock had earlier uncovered evidence of Anglo-Saxon royalty in a farmer’s fields near Loftus last year.

“It’s another completely exciting find, even though I didn’t expect to find it. I came here to find a Saxon settlement and I’m discovering a very significant Roman site, too,” he said.

China to build first inland Antarctica station by 2010

China to build first inland Antarctica station by 2010New Delhi, Sep 4 : China will set up a new observatory station in Antarctica at the region’s highest peak within two years.

“The 25th Chinese Antarctic expedition starting in October will mainly focus on building a new station on Dome A and further exploration of the Antarctican plateau,” said Wu Jinyou, party secretary with the Polar Research Institute of China.

Wu made the statement during a visit on Wednesday to the Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to promote environmental protection.

Indian researcher’s improved anti-hacking system for wireless networks

Washington, September 4 : Computer scientists at Florida Atlantic University, including an Indian-origin researcher, have devised a new anti-hacking system to protect wireless sensor networks (WSN).

Feng Li, Avinash Srinivasan, and Jie Wu say that the Probabilistic Voting-based Filtering Scheme (PVFS) they have devised can help improve the viability of WSNs, which are used for detecting and reporting events like hurricanes, earthquakes and forest fires, as well as for military surveillance and antiterrorist activities.

In the International Journal of Security and Networks, the researcher point out that there are two types of cyber-sabotage that might occur on a WSN.

Apple To Re-Launch Its iPod Range

Apple is all set to create vibes yet again in the market. Earlier with 3G iPhone and now it Apple To Re-Launch Its iPod Range has been revealed that by Christmas the company will unveil a whole new range of the latest models of its high-in-demand iPod music players.

It’s been only two months since the company had launched it second generation iPhone. Now there is news that next week on Tuesday, the consumer technology specialist is planning an event in US and Britain called “Lets Rock.”

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