World's oldest person passes away at 115September 12th, 2009 LONDON - The world's oldest person has died at the age of 115. According to doctors, Gertrude Baines may have suffered a heart attack.n autopsy will be conducted to confirm the cause.
New discovery hints ancient Egypt and Israel had ties during Early Bronze AgeSeptember 2nd, 2009 JERUSALEM - The discovery of a rare, four-centimeter-long stone fragment at the point where the Jordan River exits Lake Kinneret, has suggested a link between ancient Egypt and Israel around 3,000 BCE during the Early Bronze Age. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, Tel Aviv University (TAU) and University College London archeologists found the fragment.
World's oldest dog dies at 21September 1st, 2009 LONDON - The world's oldest dog aged 21(147 in dog years) has died of natural causes. Chanel, a wire-haired dachshund, took its last breath at Long Island at her owner's home in Port Jefferson Station, a village 50 miles east of New York City.
Unique 10th century Byzantine seal discovered in BulgariaAugust 24th, 2009 SOFIA - Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a unique medieval Byzantine seal at the site of the Princely Monastery near the Eastern city of Varna, dating back to the 10th century. According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, the seal is dated back to the 10th century and belonged to the Byzantine dignitary Antonius, who was an imperial protospatario in Constantinople.
Archaeologists discover over 7,500 fragments of ancient frescos in BulgariaAugust 14th, 2009 SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has discovered over 7,500 fragments of frescos during excavations in the church of the monastery complex in the Karaach Tepe area near the town of Varna in north-western Bulgaria. According to a report in Balkan Travellers, in addition to the fresco fragments, the archaeologists discovered parts of saints' clothes and letters with their names, national media reported today.
Archaeologists discover 13th century monastery in BulgariaJuly 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of archaeologists in Bulgaria has discovered a 13th century monastery, as well as a 30-gram silver ring from medieval France. According to a report by Sofia News Agency, the team of archaeologists, led by Professor Nikolay Ovcharov, discovered the part of a wall and medieval coins within it that are dated from 1210 to 1240, in the yard of the St Peter and St.
Henry Allingham, world's oldest man dies at 113July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Henry Allingham, who just last month became the world's oldest living person at 113 years, has died, his nursing home near Brighton City, UK said Saturday.
Allingham had gained the status as the planet's oldest living person in June after Tomoji Tanabe of Japan died, also at the age of 113.
Archaeologists claim discovery of Africa's oldest ceramic in eastern MaliJuly 10th, 2009 GENEVA - Archaeologists from Geneva University in Switzerland have discovered what they claim is Africa's oldest ceramic, dated at around 9,400BC, in eastern Mali. "It's a tiny, ornate fragment that was made with great skill and the use of fire," said ethno-archaeologist Anne Mayor in Bamako, the Malian capital.
Oldest surviving Christian Bible goes onlineJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - The oldest surviving Christian Bible has been launched on the Internet, thanks to a painstaking conservation project involving institutions in the UK, Germany, Egypt, and Russia. High-resolution digital images of the pages in the fourth-century book, considered to be one of the most important texts in the world, have been created to view online.
British Library unites world's earliest known Bible digitally on the InternetJuly 6th, 2009 World's oldest Bible digitizedLONDON — The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited — digitally. The library says the early work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years.
British Library unites world's earliest known Christian Bible digitally on the InternetJuly 6th, 2009 World's oldest Christian Bible digitizedLONDON — The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited — digitally. The library says the early work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years.
Rarest rock discovered from IndiaJune 25th, 2009 MUENSTER - German geologists Thursday said they have discovered in India one of the world's rarest rocks, dating back to the birth of the planet when the Earth was covered with a hot ocean of melted stone. The fragment from the primeval crust is only the second ever discovered, said scientists at the University of Muenster.
Henry Allingham, World's oldest man owes his longevity to 'cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women'; now deadJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - World's oldest man Henry Allingham attributes his longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women". The Brit who has spent 113 years and 14 days on this earth, is presently living at St Dunstan's care home for blind ex-service personnel, in Ovingdean, near Brighton.
Guinness World Records: British WWI vet is now world's oldest manJune 19th, 2009 British WWI vet is now world's oldest manLONDON — Guinness World Records says 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham is now the world's oldest man. The previous holder of the title, Tomoji Tanabe, died in his sleep in southern Japan earlier Friday.
World's oldest person, 130, credits cottage cheese, sense of humour for longevity!March 25th, 2009 LONDON - A Kazakhstan lady, who mothered ten children, will be celebrating her 130th birthday this week, making her the world's oldest person by 16 years. Sakhan Dosova's age was discovered during a census in Karaganda in northern Kazakhstan, when the date of birth on her passport showed as 1879, which was the same year Edison invented the light bulb and Stalin and Einstein were born.
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