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...archaeological expedition funded by the American School of Prehistoric Research at Harvard’s Peabody Museum resulted in the discovery of the oldest fibers known to have been used by humans—a finding that helps date the rise of civilization due to the importance of string in the origins of human culture...
...team’s findings, published in the Sept. 11 issue of Science, indicate that the fibers are at least 34,000 years old. The earliest-known fibers before the discovery, found at the Dolni Vestonice site in the Czech Republic, date to 30,000 years...
...Last year we were in a place where we were planning and designing,” Nelson said. “We weren’t ready to build. We anticipate actual construction for 2012 and I think we should keep talking about this date...
With less than three years until the anticipated construction date, Nelson acknowledged that several considerations have yet to be addressed—including the need to identify potential temporary housing for undergraduates displaced by construction...
...Celebrations begin a month early in Leipzig, where Oct. 9 is the resonant date. On that night 20 years ago, in the culmination of several weeks of Monday-night demonstrations, 70,000 people gathered on the city streets in a courageous demand for reform. That protest will be marked by the Festival of Light, www.leipzig.de, which will take place along the route of the original march and encompass illuminations, and video and audio installations on the themes of freedom, democracy and civic commitment. (See pictures of the Berlin Wall...