Word: caving
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mexico, miners prospecting the Chihuahua Mountains found, intact in a hidden cave, a group of skeletons in sitting postures, arms crossed over knees. Measured from crown to heel they sat five to six feet high; erect they would have stood ten to twelve feet. Anthropologists set off to examine these giants, hoping to clear the doubtful origin of the Chihuahua Indians, a rangy race...
...National Museum, scouted out new fields for scientific research. Returning last month to Washington, he reported several new species of fossil big apes in Siwalik Hills (Burma); a new place to dig in the Solo Valley, stamping ground of Pithecanthropus erectus, the Java apeman; two new cave men's skeletons from the Broken Hill country in Rhodesia, South Africa, source of the famed Taungs skull...
...Prince, Lord Cromer and Vice Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey were on hand at Victoria Station to congratulate him in the name of the King on the successful issue of his labors. Crowded about him many members of the Cabinet, including the genial Winston Churchill, Lord Cave, Lord Cecil and Colonel Amery. As they wrung his hand, they noted that the returning diplomatic hero had for once chosen to appear publicly in a crinkled grey lounge suit instead of being austerely and formally attired as is his usual custom. Mrs. Chamberlain, who had accompanied her husband to Locarno...
Author Hamsun Writes of Destiny's Slaves The Story. Carrying the Royal Norwegian Post over the mountain one morning, Benoni Hartvigsen chanced to join Rosa Barfod, the parson's daughter. It chanced to rain. They were by a cave. Taking shelter, they just talked. But a vagabond Lapp chanced to be passing as the rain let up, and he spread a rumor. Benoni denied stoutly, until the notoriety brought him more pleasure than harm. Then he half-admitted, hinted, boasted...
Riot galloped around the coffins. Crossbones churned the fetid air. The maitre fired his revolver. Gendarmes invaded the gloomy cave...