How to reconstruct a Bronze Age City - City Beneath the Waves: Pavlopetri - BBC Two
More about this programme: www.bbc.co.uk Pavlopetri was an advanced city whos...
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How to reconstruct a Bronze Age City - City Beneath the Waves: Pavlopetri - BBC Two
More about this programme: www.bbc.co.uk Pavlopetri was an advanced city whose origins are thought to have contributed to the 'dawning of the west'. More than 3500 years ago it functioned as an active harbour town with trading links around the Mediterranean, but was lost for centuries, under the waves. In this clip, the graphics team are able to build up a stunning portrait of how the city would have worked, following Dr. Jon Henderson's excavation of the site. Through CGI we are able to rebuild and reimagine their large domestic dwellings, reconstruct many types of ornate vessels and containers, and revisit their forward thinking death rituals. The variety of discoveries reveal Pavlopetri to once have functioned as an impressive gateway to mainland Greece. From: BBC Views: 217 5 ratings Time: 05:36 More in Science & Technology
Typhoon Nesat bring...
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Typhoon Nesat brings destruction to Hong Kong
www.euronews.net Hong Kong is the latest place to feel the force of category 3 Typhoon Nesat. The warning signal is...
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Typhoon Nesat brings destruction to Hong Kong
www.euronews.net Hong Kong is the latest place to feel the force of category 3 Typhoon Nesat. The warning signal is at level eight - the highest is ten - meaning schools and offices are automatically shut. The ferocity of the storm was enough to halt everyday activities, even closing the city's busy stock exchange. In Hong Kong's harbour, ships were smashed against the dock by the rough waves and several others ran aground. Fallen trees blocked several roads, making travel by bus or car virtually impossible. Train and metro services have also been cancelled. From: Euronews Views: 1329 6 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News & Politics
Typhoon Muifa Lashe...
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Typhoon Muifa Lashes China's East Coast
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Typhoon Muifa Lashes China's East Coast
For more news visit ? english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ? http Follow us on Facebook ? facebook.com China's east coast has been hit by heavy rains and winds travelling at speeds of up to 110 miles an hour as typhoon Muifa moves north along the coast. State media reported that thousands of residents were evacuated. Typhoon Muifa lashed densely-populated eastern China as it continued to move north along the coast on Monday morning, state media reported. Although Muifa has weakened as it travels north along the coast, state media reported that Qidong in Jiangsu province was hit by the fastest winds ever recorded in the area. Local elderly residents were evacuated to temporary shelters on Sunday in case buildings collapsed. [Mao Xiaonu, Local Resident]: "People from the village evacuated us because the building wasn't safe." Winds tore branches from trees, damaged gates and ripped posters off the top of buildings. Further north near Qingdao city in Shandong province, tourists and local residents were stranded on a small island as the sea surrounding it became rough on Sunday. Local firemen helped around 30 tourists return to the mainland along the small sea road as large waves lashed the coast. To prevent damage, more than 2000 fishing boats were secured at harbour in northern China's largest fishing port of Rongcheng in Shandong province, in anticipation of stormy seas on Monday. Local fishermen have taken extra precautions. "What we are most worried about is the ... From: NTDTV Views: 2 2 ratings Time: 01:57 More in News & Politics
portofino dizzysfin...
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"This will have to be my fav place.. it is absolutely magnificent. and yes stunningly expensive. The port is not big enough to accomodate cruise ships so tenders (...
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"This will have to be my fav place.. it is absolutely magnificent. and yes stunningly expensive. The port is not big enough to accomodate cruise ships so tenders (smaller craft) are used to transport tourist from cruise ships to the port.. This may be a problem when it is windy as the waves make it dangerous to disembark and to get tourist back on the ship .. thats another story which some tourist will remember Portofino by. It is said that Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, (Port of the Dolphin) because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf. Records mention the village from 986 and in 1171 it was included in Rapallo's jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. The town's natural harbour supported a fleet of fishing boats, In 1409 Portofino was sold to the Republic of Florence by Charles VI of but when the latter was ousted from Genoa the Florentine gave it back. In the 15th century it was a fief of families such as the Fieschi, Spinola, Adorno and Doria. In 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia and, from 1861, of the unified Kingdom of Italy. In the late 19th century, first British, then other northern European aristocratic tourists began to visit Portofino. Aubrey Herbert (18801923) was one of the more famous Englishmen to maintain a villa at Portofino. Eventually more expatriates built expensive holiday homes. By 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's main industry,"
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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast / February 27th - March 11th 2009 / Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, Australia // Billabong Pro Junior Coffs Harbour // DVD Teaser: Protest to ...
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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast / February 27th - March 11th 2009 / Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, Australia // Billabong Pro Junior Coffs Harbour // DVD Teaser: Protest to get there /// Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast February 27th - March 11th 2009 / Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, Australia The World Tour is back! Welcome to shralp surf! episode 77. Thanx to [...]