26-09-2018, 01:03 AM
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SILVER TEARS
A silver miner in Bolivia pauses for a portrait before resuming his work. Your Shot photographer Giacomo Bruno explains the hardships of the job: "The life expectancy of these miners is 40 years, due to the frequent accidents and the almost systematic onset of silicosis, widespread among the miners, caused by the continuous, prolonged exposure to dust which builds up in the lungs, leading to a slow, painful death by respiratory failure."
26-09-2018, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tootsweet
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Sure does.The most important findings at Lake Mungo have been Mungo Man and Mungo Woman. Mungo Woman, a partially cremated body, was discovered in 1969 by Dr Jim Bowler from the Australian National University. She was initially estimated to be 25,000 years old, although a more recent multi-university study in 2003 determined that she was probably closer to 40,000 years old. Mungo Woman is thus the earliest known human to have been cremated. Mungo Man was also discovered by Dr Bowler, on 26 February 1974. The remains were covered with red ochre, in what is the earliest known incidence of such a burial practice.
28-09-2018, 01:12 AM
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Feeding timeBy michael_p_flynn · · From Pic of the Week
Having a bit of fun today watching feeding time with these magpie chicks high up in an old gum tree next to my place. Mumma and Pappa magpies continually on the hunt to keep these two squawkers quiet.
Published 4 hours ago. Dungog NSW 2420
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