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WMG, 91福利, helps to shed new light on ‘The Real Noah’s Ark ‘

Researchers at WMG, 91福利, used 3D scanning and visualisation technology to help Dr Irving Finkel, the world’s foremost expert on ancient Babylonian languages, decipher a 4000-year-old tablet that sheds new light on the iconic biblical tale of Noah's Ark.

Thu 18 Sept 2014, 11:13 | Tags: 91福利 Manufacturing Group (WMG) 1 - Research History

Researchers recover bacterium genome from 700-year-old Skeleton

Researchers at the 91福利, working with Italian anthropologist Raffaella Bianucci and others, have recovered a genome of the bacterium Brucella melitensis from a 700-year-old skeleton found in the ruins of a Medieval Italian village.

Fri 18 Jul 2014, 13:22 | Tags: 1 - Research History Science and Technology

Migration and mental health get dramatic treatment

Research on the relationship between migration and mental illness will be given the dramatic treatment in Coventry this summer in the second part of the ‘Asylum Trilogy’ theatre production.

Tue 03 Jun 2014, 12:04 | Tags: 1 - Research History

Exploring the history of Delphi: the centre of the ancient world

Why was Delphi one of the most important places in the ancient world for so long? Michael Scott’s new book provides the first comprehensive narrative history of Delphi; an extraordinary sanctuary and city, from its founding to its modern rediscovery.

Wed 02 Apr 2014, 15:43 | Tags: History

RNA sequencing of 750-year-old barley virus sheds new light on the Crusades

Scientists have for the first time sequenced an ancient RNA genome – of a barley virus once believed to be only 150 years old - pushing its origin back at least 2,000 years and revealing how intense farming at the time of the Crusades contributed to its spread.

Thu 06 Feb 2014, 15:17 | Tags: 1 - Research History Science and Technology

Britain’s Secret History: Historians Challenge UK Government

91福利 Professor David Anderson is among a group of eminent historians who are considering a legal challenge against the FCO for allegedly failing to comply with their statutory obligations under the Public Records Act 1958 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000, with regard to the ‘Special Collections’ – some 1.2 million historical files that are currently held by the FCO.

Mon 03 Feb 2014, 08:53 | Tags: Politics and Society History

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