The little colony that couldn't

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A short-lived settlement founded in Maine in 1607 that could have changed the course of American history is presented. A few Englishmen landed on Kennebec River on Maine's coast and started the Popham Colony the first attempt to a New England settlement that did not last and came to an end in the fall of 1608.

Maine, Discovery and exploration, Sagadahoc Colony

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Earth explorer

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Issues are discussed regarding the impact the findings of volcanologist Haraldur Sigudsson has had on ideas of the evolution of some ancient societies.The integration of the volcanological and historical records provides new insights about how ancient civilizations such as the Cretan one died.

World, Investigations, Volcanologists, Sigurdsson, Haraldur

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Legacy of jade and gold

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Visitors to Costa Rica's capital city of San Jose can see a legacy of carefully wrought ceramics, jade, stone and gold at the Marco Fidel Tristan Castro Jade Museum.

Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified, Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum), Gold, Exhibitions, Rocks, Jade

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